Deepening Connection in a Time of Distancing
As this disquieting semester comes to a close, it’s appropriate to pause for a moment to reflect on the distance we have traveled and the path that lies ahead.
Over the past five years, we in the College of Arts & Letters at Michigan State University have made intentional efforts to identify the core values that shape our work. In conversations within units across the College, faculty and staff have engaged in a process of self-reflective dialogue about what we value as individuals and as a group.
Trust grows in such conversations. Values orient us when we are uncertain, empower us when we are hesitant, and draw us together when we are apart.
Let us return, then, to the values that emerged from the conversations we’ve had across the College of Arts & Letters:
The power of values lies in the courage we have to enact them.
The ingenuity and creativity of leaders across the College — chairs, directors, faculty, staff, and students — in accomplishing the shift to remote education with such generosity and grace was a remarkable achievement. Faculty adjusted their plans, reached out with care and…
