Who am I ?
I am a parent, partner and professor who believes in the importance of empowering our next generation.
What do I do?
I advocate for the Liberal Arts and the Humanities among the next generation of youth, their parents, and the people and organizations that influence their college decisions.
What problem am I trying to solve?
Despite an ever-increasing need and the existence of exciting career opportunities, the Liberal Arts and the Humanities get a bad rap, and as a result fewer kids are enrolling in these programs.
To make matters worse, our advocacy work is not reaching our kids.
And students are not aware of the exciting career opportunities afforded to them through an education in the Liberal Arts and the Humanities.
What is my solution?
I make a strong case for the Liberal Arts and the Humanities and present them in plain language to prospective students, parents, and others assisting in college planning.
I engage and empower students and young professionals to share their understanding of what the humanities are and how they can lead to both profitable and purposeful careers.
I build bridges between professional and academic communities to enhance communication and share mutually beneficial ideas and solutions.
What makes my work different?
Like many, I want to show students and parents the wondrous world of the arts and humanities and the transdisciplinary opportunities they afford. But I do so with an eye toward the future and the needs of the future workforce. I also do so by including the voices and visions of the next generation through a holistic approach to our work-lives and to the building of communities across differences.
Why do I do what I do?
Because I had wanted to go to art school when I was young. I had no mentor, no money, no understanding of what I could do with a degree in the arts. So I took a different path.
I don’t want any other kid not to follow their passion. Instead, I want to demonstrate, through concrete case studies, how passions can turn into creative careers.
And because I believe that this world of ours needs the kind of social innovation that the Humanities afford.
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I am a parent, partner and professor who believes in the importance of empowering our next generation.
What do I do?
I advocate for the Liberal Arts and the Humanities among the next generation of youth, their parents, and the people and organizations that influence their college decisions.
What problem am I trying to solve?
Despite an ever-increasing need and the existence of exciting career opportunities, the Liberal Arts and the Humanities get a bad rap, and as a result fewer kids are enrolling in these programs.
To make matters worse, our advocacy work is not reaching our kids.
And students are not aware of the exciting career opportunities afforded to them through an education in the Liberal Arts and the Humanities.
What is my solution?
I make a strong case for the Liberal Arts and the Humanities and present them in plain language to prospective students, parents, and others assisting in college planning.
I engage and empower students and young professionals to share their understanding of what the humanities are and how they can lead to both profitable and purposeful careers.
I build bridges between professional and academic communities to enhance communication and share mutually beneficial ideas and solutions.
What makes my work different?
Like many, I want to show students and parents the wondrous world of the arts and humanities and the transdisciplinary opportunities they afford. But I do so with an eye toward the future and the needs of the future workforce. I also do so by including the voices and visions of the next generation through a holistic approach to our work-lives and to the building of communities across differences.
Why do I do what I do?
Because I had wanted to go to art school when I was young. I had no mentor, no money, no understanding of what I could do with a degree in the arts. So I took a different path.
I don’t want any other kid not to follow their passion. Instead, I want to demonstrate, through concrete case studies, how passions can turn into creative careers.
And because I believe that this world of ours needs the kind of social innovation that the Humanities afford.
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