Fall 2022 PilotTalks
PilotTalks - November 2022: Click on each link to watch their story:
Eric Anctil, PHD: Professor of Media and TechnologyThe Key to Raising Resilient Adults in the Digital Age is to Set Kids Free Now
- Dr. Anctil reminds us all that parenting has never been easy and parenting in the digital age feels more daunting than ever. He explores how today's parents can support young adults to question, investigate, and solve the problems of tomorrow as independent, resilient adults.
Casey Shillam, RN, PHD, FAAN: Professor of Nursing, Dean, School of Nursing & Health InnovationsRedefining Hope
- Dr. Shillam shares how her concept of hope has evolved over the course of her career, starting with military service in early adulthood and through her work in providing nursing care for those with serious life-limiting illnesses.
Lars Erik Larson, PHD: Chair, English DepartmentLooking for Hope in a Universe Filled with Failure
- His story takes us across a multitude of life's scales - confronting the fragility of both the human-made and biological worlds, and exploring how and where we look for hope in a place that seems bent on destruction.
Jennette Lovejoy, PHD: Communication DepartmentEmbracing Interconnection with the Natural World
- Her story invites us to look closely at our connections with the world around us. In slowing, observing, and tuning our senses to natural ecosystems, hope is waiting for us all.
Mark Pitzer, PHD: Associate Professor, Psychological SciencesGoing Outside to Get Let In
- Dr. Pitzer's humorous story is one many of us can relate to whether we are parents or not. Worried that his relationship with his 13-year-old daughter is dissolving beyond repair, Mark tries to reconnect by convincing her to leave her bedroom (and her phone!) and join him for an afternoon of fishing.
