Dr. Wendy Suzuki

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Yes, yes. Not in every single, you know, morsel. But when you look at the relationships that you admire, you know, those long-term relationships, there is the devotion that is there. That, of course, you see for, you know, protection for your young child. It's not identical. But that devotion is beautiful. That's what's moving about those kinds of relationships. Yeah.

Yes, yes. Not in every single, you know, morsel. But when you look at the relationships that you admire, you know, those long-term relationships, there is the devotion that is there. That, of course, you see for, you know, protection for your young child. It's not identical. But that devotion is beautiful. That's what's moving about those kinds of relationships. Yeah.

Absolutely. And I immediately think of the university. And that is a natural place of gathering. In-person universities, you're gathering every single day, multiple times a day. But sometimes I see the stress and the worry of, do I, you know, am I smart enough, you know, in this room? Pushes people apart and then they go and they go on their phone and it's more comfortable to do that.

Absolutely. And I immediately think of the university. And that is a natural place of gathering. In-person universities, you're gathering every single day, multiple times a day. But sometimes I see the stress and the worry of, do I, you know, am I smart enough, you know, in this room? Pushes people apart and then they go and they go on their phone and it's more comfortable to do that.

That is what I'm trying to shift so that we take full advantage of this person-to-person relationship. place of gathering at our university that they feel connected to each other. They feel like they belong there for whatever thing that you want to promote. I as dean want to promote the joy of learning. That is what I want to teach them. That is what I want them to feel like.

That is what I'm trying to shift so that we take full advantage of this person-to-person relationship. place of gathering at our university that they feel connected to each other. They feel like they belong there for whatever thing that you want to promote. I as dean want to promote the joy of learning. That is what I want to teach them. That is what I want them to feel like.

And so, yes, all of you university professors out there, you have this power to make your place of gathering One of these places where people are talking and interacting. And of course we all try that. It's harder because of the pandemic and we're not used to being together as much in society or, you know, in our growing up. So the answer to your question is yes.

And so, yes, all of you university professors out there, you have this power to make your place of gathering One of these places where people are talking and interacting. And of course we all try that. It's harder because of the pandemic and we're not used to being together as much in society or, you know, in our growing up. So the answer to your question is yes.

It's our responsibility to do that. How can we do that more?

It's our responsibility to do that. How can we do that more?

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

It's real. Yeah. Absolutely. And so how do I prioritize it? I just make it a priority and I decide the actions that I'm going to do to get to that goal. So, for example, I am literally strategizing about how I can get in front of As many of those 9,000 students that I have, multiple times during their four years with us, I see them all. Every single first-year student, I see.

It's real. Yeah. Absolutely. And so how do I prioritize it? I just make it a priority and I decide the actions that I'm going to do to get to that goal. So, for example, I am literally strategizing about how I can get in front of As many of those 9,000 students that I have, multiple times during their four years with us, I see them all. Every single first-year student, I see.

Every single one graduating, I see. There's a lot of time between that. What can I do to have a meaningful... Should I go on tour just like you do, but talk to the first years, the second years, the third years? I loved my college experience because I was imbued with the love of learning. And so I do that through the coursework that I provide for my students.

Every single one graduating, I see. There's a lot of time between that. What can I do to have a meaningful... Should I go on tour just like you do, but talk to the first years, the second years, the third years? I loved my college experience because I was imbued with the love of learning. And so I do that through the coursework that I provide for my students.

Actually, I'm trying to develop it right now. It is an online class, but with an in-person component so that I could kind of get up to scale. The first time I did it, it's called the Fluffy Brain course. So I want to give all the students in this course a fluffy brain, teaching them a lot about what we've just spent the last hour talking about.

Actually, I'm trying to develop it right now. It is an online class, but with an in-person component so that I could kind of get up to scale. The first time I did it, it's called the Fluffy Brain course. So I want to give all the students in this course a fluffy brain, teaching them a lot about what we've just spent the last hour talking about.