In light of the short week, I’ll keep my message short!
Over the weekend I have been reflecting on the importance of community. Holiday weekends like this past one, really bring home the need for people to reach out to family, friends and faith groups. We gain strength and hope from each other. This weekend, I was blessed to celebrate Easter and the 90th birthday of my mother – albeit in a much different way than was originally planned. Perhaps we took community for granted, when much of our teaching was face-to-face and we all had lives to go to after classes. Now, with all the COVID restrictions in place, many have re-discovered how important community, also in online teaching. Instructors have told me that they set aside time each class for sharing and re-connecting, and that their students are hungry for it. They miss each other. And, from what I can tell in my chats with NorQuest Faculty, we are also hungry for community as well.
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