About the Series

Doing things that boost positive emotions throughout the day impact us cognitively and inter-personally. Positive emotions can impact our task performance, resilience, success in life, and even longevity. Incorporating positive emotions like gratitude and optimism and using humor throughout our day benefit us and those around us. This series will focus on the tangible things that you can do to boost positivity including ways to apply the skills in the classroom.

About the Series

Doing things that boost positive emotions throughout the day impact us cognitively and inter-personally. Positive emotions can impact our task performance, resilience, success in life, and even longevity. Incorporating positive emotions like gratitude and optimism and using humor throughout our day benefit us and those around us. This series will focus on the tangible things that you can do to boost positivity including ways to apply the skills in the classroom.

The Power of Positivity: Supporting Faculty to Support Students

All faculty are invited to participate in a learning community to reflect on the topics of the series. This certificate is based on completion and participation. To achieve the certificate, participants will agree to attend (or watch a recording) of the Lunch and Learn sessions and complete 2 reflection activities.

The Fall lunch and learn dates and topics are:

September 20
Session 1: Positive Emotions: How to increase positivity throughout the day