The Sheridan Center invites faculty of any rank and staff with faculty appointments to participate in a Faculty Writing Group this fall. Writing groups can be an invaluable source of motivation and accountability, and the Faculty Writing Group is a “guilt-free” group that prioritizes spending time in community and goal-setting together. Each group meeting begins with a brief daily goal-setting exercise and concludes with a short reflective conversation.
This Sheridan roundtable will begin with a 20-minute presentation, followed by discussion and Q&A, drawing from Brown faculty member Eric Louck’s recent book, The Mindful College Student: How to Succeed, Boost Well-Being, and Build the Life You Want at University and Beyond. Dr. Loucks will synthesize evidence on mindfulness programs focused on young adults’ mental and physical health, with an emphasis on a recent systematic review and meta-analysis by Dr. Loucks’s team on randomized controlled trials. Evidence will also be shown on his randomized controlled trials of the Mindfulness-Based College for Young Adults program. An experiential opportunity of mindfulness meditation will be offered, followed by roundtable discussion on the topic including exploring opportunities to provide mindfulness training for Brown students.
Please register for lunch (in person) or a Zoom link.
Biography: Eric B. Loucks, PhD, is a professor, researcher, and pioneer in the study of mindfulness and health. As director of the Mindfulness Center at Brown University, Loucks teaches mindfulness-based interventions and leads high-quality, methodologically rigorous research to investigate the science behind mindfulness and its impact on health and well-being. An expert in aging-related research, he optimizes mindfulness programs to specific age groups. He is the lead developer of Mindfulness-Based College (MBC), and has received numerous research grants from the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, including MBC and Mindfulness-Based Blood Pressure Reduction (MB-BP). Dr. Loucks’ book entitled The Mindful College Student (New Harbinger Publications) was released in 2022. Over the course of his career, he has held teaching positions at Harvard, McGill, and Brown Universities. Loucks has practiced mindfulness for more than 20 years.
The Sheridan Center invites faculty of any rank and staff with faculty appointments to participate in a Faculty Writing Group this fall. Writing groups can be an invaluable source of motivation and accountability, and the Faculty Writing Group is a “guilt-free” group that prioritizes spending time in community and goal-setting together. Each group meeting begins with a brief daily goal-setting exercise and concludes with a short reflective conversation.
New faculty in their first or second year are invited to lunch with Provost Richard M. Locke. This will be an informal conversation over a lunch held in an indoors space. Space is limited; please register by Wednesday, September 7.
In this workshop, we will review strategies for creating an inclusive, accessible learning environment, provide an overview of Sheridan’s digital teaching resources, and show you how to get support from the Center and its campus partners throughout the semester. This session is designed for faculty and postdocs who did not have the opportunity to attend the Launch New Faculty Teaching Orientation, and will include plenty of time for Q&A. Please register.
Are you interested in discussing ways to improve STEM education at Brown? Science Friday is a vibrant learning community, where STEM instructors and staff members share ideas, experiences, and challenges related to STEM education. In our first meeting for the semester, we will set community agreements and brainstorm topics for the semester. Please register.
The Sheridan Center invites faculty of any rank (including staff with faculty appointments) to participate in a Faculty Writing Group. Writing groups can be an invaluable source of motivation and accountability, and the Faculty Writing Group is a “guilt-free” group that prioritizes spending time in community and goal-setting together. Each group meeting begins with a brief goal-setting exercise and concludes with a short reflective conversation. Please register to receive the Zoom link for the session.
The Sheridan Center invites faculty of any rank (including staff with faculty appointments) to participate in a Faculty Writing Group. Writing groups can be an invaluable source of motivation and accountability, and the Faculty Writing Group is a “guilt-free” group that prioritizes spending time in community and goal-setting together. Each group meeting begins with a brief goal-setting exercise and concludes with a short reflective conversation. Please register to receive the Zoom link for the session.
