VICE PRESIDENT ENEWS MESSAGES

Recently we were blessed to have Student Affairs Visiting Practitioner, Dr. Ajay Nair, Senior Vice President and Dean of Campus Life at Emory University, share with us his wisdom on creating a vibrant student learning community. One of the jewels that emerged for me from Ajay’s words was the idea of the impossible conversation.
 
In this day and age, there is so much happening in our world that can make it seem like some conversations are more impossible than ever. Yet if we’re doing what’s best for students we know we have to find ways to engage those conversations still—however uncomfortable, regardless of how strongly we may disagree, however impossible.
 
Recently I heard a student say, “Fear should lead us to curiosity.” The things of which we are most fearful are those we most need to explore and understand. So I am challenging myself and you, for the betterment of students and our learning community, be curious—and be open to what we may discover.
 
I am ready to take on the impossible. I hope you are too.