Join the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities for the Liberating Structures workshop series. Liberating Structures is a methodology grounded in the idea that the strategies commonly used to organize collaborative discussion often end up stifling creativity and a sense of belonging.
Sept. 28
Reflecting and Connecting (Grad Students)
10 a.m.–noon
Community Room, Central Library
Engage in a playful-yet-serious reflection on what it means to be a graduate student—and how to do your best work in challenging contexts. A great way to make connections and learn from others.
Sept. 28
Including and Unleashing Everyone (Faculty, Grad Students, Staff)
3–5 p.m.
One Magnolia Circle, Room 241 (Peabody)
Learn new ways to encourage students and colleagues to take risks, tolerate ambiguity and engage others’ perspectives both critically and generously.
Sept. 29
Mending and Transforming (Faculty, Grad Students)
4–6 p.m.
Buttrick Hall, Room 123
Using RPW’s theme of “Mending and Transforming,” we will experience the different ways that Liberating Structures can be applied to work with groups—from classrooms to faculty meetings to community collaborations to supporting student initiatives. There will be a reception following the workshop.