Something to think about:
To prepare alums who might be coming to the East Coast gatherings this month, I informed everybody that in addition to eating, reconnecting and networking, we would talk about questions such as: “What kind of citizens, workers and people do we need in the future?” and “What kind of education leads to those types of folks” Also, “What are the opportunities technology holds for education?” Roeper needs people with real-world experience to help us stay real.
Obviously, not everybody can attend these gatherings. So why not have those who can't come send in with their thoughts. Keith Cornfield wrote in with
... Hi Emery: I preach Sundays so wouldn't have time to make it out to DC. Before he died, the famous humanistic psychologist, Dr.Carl Rogers told a colleague of mine, Dr. Lou T., a counseling professor from Eastern Michigan University , that the most important thing in helping others was not empathy but rather congruence - those who walk the talk in what they do. Roeper graduates need not only to be competent, caring and helpful in their work and academic lives, but in all that they do, showing forth the love of neighbor that George and Annemarie taught and role modeled for everyone. I think I shared the story of George offering to pay my last two years of Roeper tuition out of pocket when my father refused to pay for it after my parent's divorce. He knew that finishing at Roeper was important emotionally and academically. That was a powerful act of congruence, living out what he "preached" about love and humanism.
Best,
Keith Cornfield
To prepare alums who might be coming to the East Coast gatherings this month, I informed everybody that in addition to eating, reconnecting and networking, we would talk about questions such as: “What kind of citizens, workers and people do we need in the future?” and “What kind of education leads to those types of folks” Also, “What are the opportunities technology holds for education?” Roeper needs people with real-world experience to help us stay real.
Obviously, not everybody can attend these gatherings. So why not have those who can't come send in with their thoughts. Keith Cornfield wrote in with
... Hi Emery: I preach Sundays so wouldn't have time to make it out to DC. Before he died, the famous humanistic psychologist, Dr.Carl Rogers told a colleague of mine, Dr. Lou T., a counseling professor from Eastern Michigan University , that the most important thing in helping others was not empathy but rather congruence - those who walk the talk in what they do. Roeper graduates need not only to be competent, caring and helpful in their work and academic lives, but in all that they do, showing forth the love of neighbor that George and Annemarie taught and role modeled for everyone. I think I shared the story of George offering to pay my last two years of Roeper tuition out of pocket when my father refused to pay for it after my parent's divorce. He knew that finishing at Roeper was important emotionally and academically. That was a powerful act of congruence, living out what he "preached" about love and humanism.
Best,
Keith Cornfield
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