Sustaining Ourselves and Sustaining Hope in Challenging Times
Melanie-Anne Atkins, University of Guelph
Liza Choi, Mount Royal University
Sterling Crowe, Humber College
Seán Kinsella, Centennial College
This panel of both scholars and practitioners will bring up ideas about how faculty, graduate students, and student affairs staff are navigating current challenges of burnout and stress in the post-secondary space. After pandemic and various global challenges, self-care became even more crucial to sustain ourselves in these difficult times. The panel, from their diverse backgrounds and experiences, will share examples of promising ways of sustaining and advancing our various work with the hope for the brighter future of sustaining ourselves. In this session, we hope to bring the attendees together to share a sense of hope and reflect and discuss the ways of sustaining ourselves in the higher education spaces by incorporating various perspectives and voices.