THIS WEEK:

Election Touch Stones: Zoom Call-in for Support and Connection Post Election

A drop-in space to reflect and discuss thoughts and feelings related to the election and outcome. All are welcome.

Wednesday, November 4
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Sharon Shields or Meaghan Mundy

Election Expressions via Zoom—A Space to Share Spoken Word, Poetry, and Song

Election Expressions provides a safe space for participants to share poetry, song, music and other related art and media that reflect individual and communal responses to the election. Feel free to come and share or simply listen.

Wednesday, November 4
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Sharon Shields or Meaghan Mundy

Election Reflection via Zoom

Peabody alum Norman Merrifield will lead a collaborative, interactive space for students to reflect and share their thoughts on the election through music and dialogue.

Wednesday, November 4
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Hasina Mohyuddin

Election Expressions via Zoom—A Space to Share Spoken Word, Poetry, and Song

Election Expressions provides a safe space for participants to share poetry, song, music and other related art and media that reflect individual and communal responses to the election. Feel free to come and share or simply listen.

Wednesday, November 4
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Sharon Shields or Courtney Mullane

Virtual Yoga with SKY Campus Happiness

Join SKY Campus Happiness via Zoom for virtual yoga to help rejuvenate, center, and balance.

Thursday, November 5
5:00 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Marcelo Galeano

Faculty/Staff Coffee and Conversation

Open to all faculty and staff, please join us in conversation via Zoom to share thoughts and feelings post election.

Friday, November 6
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Sharon Shields or Meaghan Mundy

Faculty Face Time with Eve Rifkin

You are invited to join the Peabody community for a virtual lunchtime conversation with various Peabody College faculty members! Faculty Face Time Fridays are an opportunity to learn about featured professors’ research, interests, career paths, and more. For this event, Eve Rifkin will be leading discourse surrounding the creation of inclusive learning spaces and what these look and feel like.

Friday, November 6
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Jasmyne Yeldell

Spirit Matters: Making Meaning in Challenging Times

Spirit Matters is a space of reflection, renewal, and restoration for students, staff and faculty to dialogue about the challenges and uncertainties of the semester.

Sunday, November 8
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Meaghan Mundy or Chris Donald

COMING SOON:

Inaugural Peabody Research Spotlight

The new Peabody Research Spotlight (PRS) series is designed to showcase research conducted by faculty and PhD students at Peabody College, and to facilitate and strengthen interdisciplinary collaborations. The series is open to prospective Peabody PhD students as well. The session will consist of presentations by five faculty members, representing all Peabody departments. Each presenter will provide a brief overview of their program of research or of a new research project(s). Each presentation will be followed by a brief Q&A period.

Inaugural PRS Series Speakers:
Assistant Professor David Diehl, Community Research and Action
Professor Jason Grissom, Leadership Policy and Organization
Assistant Professor Lisa Fazio, Psychology and Human Development
Professor Mary Louise Hemmeter, Special Education
Associate Professor Amanda Goodwin, Teaching and Learning

Monday, November 9
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students and prospective students

Questions? Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez

Crucial Conversations with EDI

Our hope is to create a brave space to have constructive dialogue on the 2020 election and what it means for us as a Peabody community.

Tuesday, November 10
8:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Hasina Mohyuddin

Peabody Faculty & Staff Circles of Trust

Our monthly Circle of Trust® experiences, facilitated by Dane Anthony, are designed to foster personal and professional renewal by offering time and space to:

• pause, disconnect from technology, & be still
• explore where you are on your journey
• acknowledge & honor both struggles & successes
• learn to ask open & honest questions

Join us for a 3-part series via Zoom:

Wednesdays (10/21, 11/11, 12/9)
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Meaghan Mundy

Building Young Students’ Vocabulary and Comprehension through Interactive Read-Alouds

Begin with Books presents Dr. Sonia Cabell, a professor from FSU specializing in children’s literacy. She will discuss her work in the field, highlighting the importance of conversational interactions with primary-grade students for the development of academic language skills necessary for proficient reading comprehension. Research shows that content-rich, interactive read-alouds help build these skills. Participants will learn about the research in this area as well as specific techniques to provide high quality read-aloud experiences.

Thursday, November 12
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Sydney Takemoto

Save the Date:
Virtual Post-Election Conversation

A conversation open to all Human and Organizational Development (HOD) faculty and students, hosted by Community Research and Action (CRA).

Friday, November 13
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Virtual event. 

More details to come.

Questions? Caroline Christopher

CONTINUING:

Meditation Mondays

Co-sponsored by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being and the Center for Student Wellbeing, we invite all Peabody faculty, staff, and students to a free guided meditation every Monday.

Every Monday
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Ellie Clark

Common Grounds Peabody Coffee Pairing Program

Sign up for the Common Grounds Peabody Coffee Pairing Program to be randomly matched up with a fellow student, faculty or staff member in the Peabody community. You can plan to meet for a socially distanced tea or coffee, or connect over Zoom. New pairs will be matched biweekly, and you can unsubscribe from the program at any time.

Date and time coordinated by you/your partner
Virtual or in-person (your choice). Sign up.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Ellie Clark