It’s a challenging time at the university. In our busy, jam-packed lives we can sometimes lose touch with that which is most important to us. Questions preoccupy us: how can I possibly accomplish all of the tasks I am juggling? Why, or for what purpose, am I engaged in this work, anyway? Seldom, however, do we reflect with others: how can I be renewed as I work with and relate to others? With a renewed sense of vitality, how can I discover my strengths and work toward the common good at the university?
The Inner Life of Teaching & Leadership Circle of Trust® cohort experience fosters ways to sustain and renew personal identity and professional integrity. The year-long experience is for a diverse and committed group of university professionals – faculty and professional staff – who find that work and life can sometimes pull us away from what matters most.
We are all at once both a composition and a composer. We have the ability not only to compose the future of our own lives, but to help compose the future of everyone around us and the communities in which we live.
—Maya Angelou