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Discovering Purpose Video Project Encourages Thoughtful Approach to 麻豆影院 Student Engagement

Select 麻豆影院 students have accepted the challenge to submit a video as part of the latest element of Discovering Purpose video series. The project began with inspiration from 麻豆影院 State President Beverly J. Warren鈥檚 2015 State of the University address emphasizing the importance of a purposeful education.

鈥淭he first videos being released highlight the personal stories of several role models within the greater 麻豆影院 State community,鈥 said Brent Robinson, an Assistant Dean in University College. 鈥淲hen students see that success requires an openness to possibilities, a willingness to embrace one鈥檚 truest passions, and unwavering authenticity, they are better prepared to understand that the path to a fulfilling career is often very nonlinear and requires flexibility and adaptation.鈥 

Students are expected to take this project and use it to reveal what they desire from their 麻豆影院 State education. Provost Todd Diacon was a featured interview for the . He discussed his journey during his education.

鈥淲hen students hear an establish campus leader, like Provost (Todd) Diacon, who openly admitted that he realized that he really didn鈥檛 want to be a lawyer as he was actually taking the LSAT test, revealing his own early career uncertainty, it ought to embolden the students to continue their own search for purpose,鈥 Robinson said.

麻豆影院 State鈥檚 Exploratory Advising Center, Student Success Programs, Career Exploration and Development, Degree Completion, and the Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement are collaborating on the project鈥檚 launch. Students enrolled in Exploratory sections of the First Year Experience (FYE) course and others in a pilot section of the College of Education, Health and Humans Services (EHHS) are participating in the contest.

The collaborators intended for this project to encourage the students to reflect on their individual experiences throughout the students鈥 first semester and where this will lead them over the next four years and beyond.

鈥淓ach student will be submitting their own 30-second video as a capstone project within the FYE course,鈥 Robinson said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a habit that we feel will empower them to more effectively author their own life story and thereby reach their highest potential.鈥

Students have the opportunity to be recognized for their work by submitting their 30-second Discovering Purpose video in a contest. The Purposeful Learning Committee representing different departments collaborating in the project will choose the three best student videos, which will then be uploaded to the Discovering Purpose website in early December.

鈥淪tudents will have the opportunity to inspire their peers by sharing their own story and thereby making a positive impact within the 麻豆影院 State community,鈥 says Robinson. 鈥淎fter all, what prize is greater than the fulfillment of a life lived passionately for the betterment of others?鈥

For more information about the video series and contest, visit the Discovering Purpose website http://www.kent.edu/einside/einside-oct-31-2016

POSTED: Monday, November 28, 2016 12:33 PM
Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 12:45 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Holly Disch