Event Title
Juggling Academic Demands with Caregiving
Location
Burnell 109
Start Time
12-5-2011 10:50 AM
End Time
12-5-2011 11:50 AM
Description
There are numerous and intricate demands inherent in the professional life of university faculty. Faculty serve as engaged educators and scholars committed to students and the university in their professional life, yet faculty also serve roles outside of academia. Many faculty are parents or care givers for others, such as their own parents. Care giving, in addition to the rigorous demands of academia, can be stressful and emotionally draining. This group of faculty panelists will share, a) some of their frustrations associated with trying to meet the demands of academia and care giving, and b) strategies (successful or not) that may reduce the sources of frustration. Panel presentations will be brief and much time will be allotted to audience participation.
Juggling Academic Demands with Caregiving
Burnell 109
There are numerous and intricate demands inherent in the professional life of university faculty. Faculty serve as engaged educators and scholars committed to students and the university in their professional life, yet faculty also serve roles outside of academia. Many faculty are parents or care givers for others, such as their own parents. Care giving, in addition to the rigorous demands of academia, can be stressful and emotionally draining. This group of faculty panelists will share, a) some of their frustrations associated with trying to meet the demands of academia and care giving, and b) strategies (successful or not) that may reduce the sources of frustration. Panel presentations will be brief and much time will be allotted to audience participation.
Comments
Moderator: Melissa Singer