Summer Reading 2021
Intellectual Theme: Resilience
The Cultural and Intellectual Community Council (CICC) selects the annual intellectual theme and funds related programming during the academic year. The theme for CICC sponsored programs in 2021-22 is #Resilience.
The challenges of the past year have threatened people’s physical and psychological well-being, both personally and professionally. Resilience is the capacity of an individual to withstand, bounce back from, and work through challenging circumstances and events. We chose the intellectual theme Resilience to provide an opportunity for our community to reflect on our own stories and to rebuild our trust in life and to heal.
We have selected The Deepest Well, a book by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, as our summer reading for the class of 2025. Dr. Burke garnered national recognition for her work linking adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress with harmful effects to physical and psychological health later in life. She was elected in 2019 to be the first Surgeon General of California.
We all have experienced trauma and loss in our lives. We hope that reading this book will deepen our understanding of individual differences in handling challenges. Our speakers will share personal stories, scientific evidence, and strategies that help people thrive in the face of adversity. We expect that these conversations will enhance our compassion for each other and will empower us to reframe what happened to us.
Community Learning Day Schedule
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
10:00 AM
Morning Teach-In
Program 1: YOGA
Presenter: Yoga Humanitarian Club
Location: Greenspace/Quimby’s Prairie (rain plan/Education 204) – “bring a mat or towel”
Program 2: Zazen Falconry
Presenter: Christine Chiarell
Location: Greenspace/Quimby’s Prairie
11:00 AM
Keynote Speaker: Kimberly Noble
Student Introducers: Snehi Mukkamalla and Samhita Narendrula
Location: Kendall Hall
12:00 PM
Lunch: “Take a break and have a healthy snack.”
1:15 PM – 2:45 PM
Panel Discussion moderated by Dara Whalen and Liza Woods
Panelists:
Location: Kendall Hall
3:00 PM
Afternoon Teach-In
Program 1: YOGA
Presenter: Yoga Humanitarian Club
Location: Greenspace/Quimby’s Prairie (rain plan/Education 204) – “bring a mat or towel”
Program 2: Broken Vessel
The Press PAWS Project at TCNJ and volunteers from Am I Ok
Presenter: Snehi Mukkamalla, Nicole Lester, Sadhvi Mohankumar, Carolyn Mazzacco, and Christopher Gallo
Location: : Education 110
Program 3: Seeing Resilence in Yourself and Your Community
Presenter: Jonathan Davis
Location: Education 109
7:30 PM (or as soon as it’s dark enough)
Movie Streaming: Resilience
Location: Greenspace in front of Kendall Hall (rain plan/Library Auditorium) – “bring a blanket or chair”
Archive: 2013-2021 Intellectual Themes
Here are some resources in case you or someone you know could use them.
TCNJ
Mental Health Services – https://mhs.tcnj.edu/
Anti-Violence Initiatives (AVI) – https://oavi.tcnj.edu/
AmIOK – (609) 270-4524 (24/7 confidential hotline) & https://linktr.ee/amioktcnj
Alcohol and Drug Education Programs (ADEP) – https://adep.tcnj.edu/
The Office of Title IX and Sexual Misconduct – https://titleix.tcnj.edu/
TCNJ Cares – https://tcnjcares.tcnj.edu/
Student Health Services – https://health.tcnj.edu/
Local and National
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) 1-800-656-4673 (confidential hotline) or https://www.rainn.org