April is designated as National Stress Awareness Month, and the CFI is pleased to host the inaugural Faculty Well-being Weeks. From April 6 to 17, this exciting collaborative effort provides all faculty with opportunities to focus on various components of well-being.
Partners: JMU Libraries, The Counseling Center, President’s Council on Health and Well-being, Balanced Dukes, CommonHealth, and Talent Development
Monday - April 6, 2026
The Interdisciplinary Collaboration Faculty Community invites you to join us as we collaborate with writer Dr. Sofia Samatar to engage with her novella The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain. During this event, we will explore a range of ideas related to higher education, collaboration and connection, and imagining just futures, using a wide range of disciplinary perspectives.
How do you relate to the themes of this novella? Consider bringing an artifact that connects to your own pedagogy or relationship to higher education as a starting point for conversation. Please also bring questions, discussion prompts, or anything else you'd like to explore with Dr. Samatar and other participants.
We invite faculty from all disciplines and areas across campus to bring their perspectives to this collaborative, community-building conversation about higher education and just futures!
Program Outcomes
- Building a community around interdisciplinary collaboration
- Exploring themes related to higher education and imagining just futures
- Applying insights to faculty work and well-being
Facilitators
- Daisy Breneman, CFI & CAL
- Sofia Samatar, CAL
- Emily York, CISE
- Shannon Conley, CISE
Genre: Other
Location: Futures Lab, EnGeo 2001
Time: 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Register by:
Friday, April 3, at 11:59 p.m.
Registration Information
Please refer to the Faculty Well-being Weeks website for the full weeks' details and schedule.
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