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THIS WEEK:

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, hold tensions, & realign your soul & role

Join us for a three-part series via Zoom:

Wednesdays (2/3, 3/3, 4/7)
11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Beginner Python and R Lessons

The Digital Scholarship and Communications (DiSC) office is offering two cycles of online beginner Python and R lessons this semester starting Feb. 3. The lessons consist of a series of short videos with practice exercises that can be done on your own at your own pace, or as part of a group of learners meeting weekly via Zoom.

Beginning February 3
For more details and registration, visit http://vanderbi.lt/py and http://vanderbi.lt/r

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

Questions? Steve Baskauf

PPGSA General Body Meeting

This meeting is open to all Peabody professional and graduate students. If you are interested in joining Peabody Professional and Graduate Student Association (PPGSA) or are already a member, you can stay in the loop by joining their GroupMe here.

Wednesday, February 3
7:15 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link forthcoming.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? Elam Miller

Virtual Iris Book Club

During Iris Book Club, students, staff & faculty will engage in rich dialogue about the learnings and takeaways from each book. Participants will also have the opportunity to hear about the other books read by students to spark potential reading opportunities.

Even if you did not sign up for the Book Club or have not had a chance to read the book(s), we welcome you to participate in the discussion and learn more through our conversations.

Friday, February 5
11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

COMING SOON:

Organizations that Influence Education Policy in Tennessee and Nashville

Join us for a discussion forum on understanding how various organizations in Nashville and Tennessee are involved in developing education policy for both the state and the city. Local and state education leaders will discuss how the various governing bodies operate, how they collaborate with each other, and how they influence policy.

Speakers will include:
Hank Clay, MNPS Chief of Staff
Robert Fisher, Senior Education Advisor to Mayor Cooper
Sara Heyburn Morrison, TN State Board of Education
Thom Druffel, Education Committee Chair: Nashville City Council
Christiane Buggs, Board Chair for MNPS Board of Education
Drew Kim, Former Governor’s Policy Advisor

Monday, February 8
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

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

Questions? Ryan Balch

Peabody Virtual Town Hall

This virtual town hall is designed for all students at Peabody as a space to ask questions, share feedback, and discuss what we have learned from the fall semester. The first half of the event (7:15–8 p.m.) will be hosted by the Peabody Associate Deans and Dean’s Office staff. The second half of the event (8–8:45 p.m.) will be a student-only space hosted by the Peabody Professional and Graduate Association (PPGSA).

Please RSVP and submit questions here.

Tuesday, February 9
7:15 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

What’s Your Why? Conversation with Paul Speer

Join us for What’s Your Why? with Paul Speer, Professor and Chair within the Department of Human and Organizational Development. What’s Your Why? provides a space to learn more about our campus leaders as individuals and as academics who were once students, too—who have hopes, expectations, and challenges and have learned important lessons along the way from which we can all learn.

Tuesday, February 16
12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP required.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

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. RSVP required.

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

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being