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Contemplative Commons Building Announced

Press Release, originally published in UVA TODAY

December 3, 2019 — The University of Virginia today announced plans for an innovative building on Grounds designed to bring students and faculty from different schools and disciplines together, foster collaboration and experiment with new ways of teaching and learning.

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THE CONTEMPLATIVE COMMONS

STUDENT FLOURISHING

The Contemplative Commons embodies a new model of higher education at the University of Virginia that is based upon immersive, experiential, and participatory modes of deep learning that facilitate student flourishing.

This innovative complex of indoor and outdoor spaces will enable us to bridge persistent gaps in higher

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Benefits to a Contemplative Approach to Teaching and Learning

Spotlight on CSC’s Faculty Engagement

The Contemplative Faculty Learning Community

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Winter Break Reading Group: Contemplative Practices in Higher Education

Join us for a discussion of the book "Contemplative Practices in Higher Education: Powerful Methods to Transform Teaching and Learning" by Daniel P. Barbezat and Mirabai Bush (authors will not be present). This book provides a gentle introduction to how contemplative practices are being used in various university classrooms across disciplines and programs and will be particularly interesting to new-comers to contemplative pedagogy.

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Bringing Contemplation to Life: Kunal Doshi

In this series, CSC interviews a variety of people on the importance of contemplative practices and ideas in their personal and professional lives. Our goal is to shed light on the diverse applications and benefits of contemplation.

This month we feature a conversation with Kunal Doshi, a 2011 alumnus of UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce.

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Contemplative Pause: Tool for Engagement

Now that we've entered into the winter season, a time that ushers in holidays for many of us and often also brings added stress, how can we prepare to interact with family, friends, and others with a greater sense of agency, resilience, and kindness?

What if our goal was how to be versus what we'll be doing?

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More First-Years and Student-Athletes Benefit from CSC’s Course Focusing on Resilience, Critical Thinking, Social and Emotional Well-being

Since the fall of 2017 when the Contemplative Sciences Center first introduced “The Art and Science of Human Flourishing” to 60 first-year UVA students, course enrollment has doubled, and almost half of the 120 first-years in this semester’s cohort are student-athletes.

“We have continued to grow our relationship with the athletic department at UVA,” said Leslie Hubbard, CSC’s Program Director for Student Engagement and Contemplative Instruction.

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Spring 2020: Advanced Mindfulness in Health and Human Development — EDIS 4012 (prerequisite is EDIS 3012)

Prerequisite: EDIS 3012

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Spring 2020: Mindfulness in Health and Human Development — EDIS 3012

EDIS 3012 Mindfulness in Health and Human Development

Mindfulness in Health and Human Development is designed to integrate cutting edge science with practical applications for students preparing to work in caring professions, or other work environments. Evidence has shown that mindfulness can give us an edge in supporting our own well-being and our ability to provide support for others.

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Spring 2020: Mindfulness for Teachers — EDIS 5012

EDIS 5012 Mindfulness for Teachers

Mindfulness for Teachers is designed to integrate cutting edge science with practical classroom applications. By focusing on the social, emotional, and cognitive demands of teaching, this course will help you develop the competencies you need to orchestrate healthy and supportive classroom dynamics, boost your enjoyment of teaching, and cultivate your students’ love of learning.

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