CSC Newsletter October 13
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CSC-UVA Athletics’ Partnership Promotes Flourishing for Student Athletes On and Off the Field
During the 2020 spring semester, CSC and UVA Athletics joined forces to launch a new annual leadership program for student-athletes called the Citizen Leaders and Sports Ethics Community Impact Fellowship.
Contemplative Commons Groundbreaking
The Contemplative Sciences Center along with numerous UVA leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community members celebrated the groundbreaking of the Contemplative Commons with an on-site ceremony on October 8, 2021. Attendants gathered on the former Dell basketball courts adjacent to Bavaro Hall to honor the building’s future as a new university hub for promoting student flourishing in academic, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities, interdisciplinary collaboration and research, and Charlottesville community engagement.
CSC Newsletter September 22, 2021
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CSC Newsletter September 9, 2021
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CSC Newsletter August 25
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Charlotte Rogers on Planting the Seeds of Learning During Remote Instruction
Charlotte Rogers is Lisa Smith Discovery Chair and Associate Professor of Spanish at the University of Virginia, specializing in 20th- and 21st -century Latin America and the Caribbean, with a comparative focus on representation
Living Mindfully Across the Lifespan: An Intergenerational Guide
CSC affiliate, J. Kim Penberthy has just published a book with her daughter, J.
UVA Weekly Features UVA Student, Nia Augustine
Watch fourth year student, Nia Augustine, share mindfulness tips on UVA Weekly!
President Ryan Directs Students to the Contemplative Sciences Center
In his "UVA Weekly" address, President Ryan directs students to the Contemplative Sciences Center as a way to st
Seeking to Learn More About Racial Justice? Start Here.
Come to the upcoming discussion of the book “The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness,” written by triple-Hoo Rhonda Magee, professor of law at the University of San Francisco. The discussion is free and open to the public, but note: the author will not be present. Register for a Zoom teleconference or an in-person event to be held on Aug. 12, 2020 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. It's co-hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence
Announcing: The 2020 Dalai Lama Fellows
The Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) at the University of Virginia has selected 20 new emerging social change leaders for the 2020 Dalai Lama Fellows program.
Student-Inspired Virtual Meditation on the Lawn Attracts Global Audience
The one-hour event was held via Zoom with footage of the Lawn in the background. It featured a guided meditation from UVA Associate Professor of Nursing Sam Green and a panel of speakers including CSC Executive Director David Germano, UVA head wrestling coach Steve Garland, and UVA palliative care liaison nurse Jonathan Bartels. Following the panel’s remarks on practices of mindfulness, resilience, compassion, and well-being, the speakers participated in a live Q&A session in which webinar participants inquired about such things as how to begin meditating and for how long to practice.
Faculty and Students Take on the Challenges of Online Classes
View the UVA Today story interviewing faculty and students on their experiences transitioning to online courses at UVA.
Maintaining A Sense of Social Connection In a Time of Social Distancing
Read the story from UVA Today on how to maintain social connection during a time of social distancing.
Contemplative Commons Building Announced
The University of Virginia today announced plans for an innovative building on Grounds designed to bring students and faculty from different schools and disciplines together, foster collaboration and experiment with new ways of teaching and learning.
David Mick, Colleagues Win Award for Research on Mindfulness and Consumer Decision-Making
David Mick, Contemplative Sciences faculty and the Robert Hill Carter Professor of Commerce in UVA's McIntire School of Commerce is part of a team of researchers whose paper, “Mindfulness: Its Transformative Pot
The Trauma-Sensitive Classroom—Tish Jennings
Curry School of Education professor Tish Jennings is a leading expert on the use of mindfulness-based interventions and social and emotional learning to improve teacher and student wellbeing.
Dalai Lama Fellows Video
In the fall of 2018, the Contemplative Sciences Center assumed leadership of Dalai Lama Fellows (DLF) — one of the world’s most innovative global initiatives. Through contemplation and action, DLF helps cultivate young leaders working at the intersection of justice, peace, and ecology around the world.
Contemplative Sciences Center Assumes Leadership of Dalai Lama Fellows
View the UVA Today story on how the Contemplative Sciences Center recently assumed responsibility for the renowned, international, leadership fellowship-program, Dalai Lama Fellows, which sponsors an annual cohort of emerging young leaders from around the globe.
Speaking Their Language: The Power of Contemplative Practices in the University Classroom
Over the course of her 18 years in the University of Virginia’s Spanish department and particularly in her primary role of training graduate student teachers in the Ph.D. program, Emily Scida had seen plenty of stress among her student population.
Student Flourishing Initiative: Tools for School and Life
Read about the Student Flourishing Initiative, a groundbreaking, cross-institutional initiative that brings together a collection of some of the leading minds and institutions in the fields of neuroscience, higher education and humanistic research.
Bringing Contemplation to Life—Kirsten Gelsdorf
At CSC, we are often asked to describe the positive impacts of incorporating contemplative practices into our lives—from the way we see ourselves and our relationships, to creating balance, managing stress, and succeeding in our careers.
CSC's Class is Helping First-Year Students Start College Off Right
First-year student Tara Srivastava and her classmates took part in a pilot project designed to help students at UVA and two other schools flourish as they begin college, a new UVA course, piloted in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Pennsylvania State University, aims to integrate those extracurricular learning experiences with intellectual topics in the classroom, called “The Art and Science of Human Flourishing.”