Well-Being
The Academy of Distinguished Teachers has chosen Well-being as the focus for activities in 2021-2022. In addition to bringing in speakers each week to discuss aspects of well-being for the campus community, a task force has been formed to lead Academy efforts on this subject.
Guiding Task Force Premises
- Students’ experiences on our campus should contribute to their developing and practicing habits that contribute to emotional and physical health while at UT and in their lives beyond school.
- Mental and physical health and well-being are essential in order to learn effectively.
Task Force Goals
- Add Well-being to the University’s Core Values
- Identify aspects of learning experiences on our campus that contribute unnecessarily to stress and diminish well-being, and identify opportunities to refashion learning experiences in ways that promote health and well-being.
Task Force Members:
Robert Duke | Chair, Butler School of Music |
Chandra Bhat | Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering |
Keffrelyn Brown | Department of Curriculum and Instruction |
Mechele Dickerson | School of Law |
Diana DiNitto | School of Social Work |
Samuel Gosling | Department of Psychology |
Brad Love | School of Advertising and Public Relations |
Sonia Paban | Department of Physics |
Michael Starbird | Department of Mathematics |
Lawrence Speck | School of Architecture |
David Springer | Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs |
Membership
Focus for Activities