SAVE yourself, actually VAES yourself!
Happy 2024 to all of you! In spite of being 2.5 months late, I would regret not saying it. The year is off to a steady start, with all of the New Year’s resolutions reaching somewhat of a steady state.
My most exciting development in 2024 was the creation and execution of four brand new workshops. The themes were Vulnerability, Authenticity, Engagement, and Stories. We had a great group. Faculty Development events at my institution are tricky business because they are mandated to be free events so lots of people sign up but much less actually attend and there is attrition between each one. So there were over 40 people that signed up for the first workshop on Vulnerability (a new record for our faculty development workshops!). I was hoping for 20 attendees. We had 18, but they were a fun group so I count that as a win. The remaining attendance was 12, 8 , and the last one had 9. The win in that is that the numbers dipped but increased in the last one! The workshops themselves have some exciting ways that they can be improved based on the ideas that resonated with the group. I can incorporate many of the themes into all of the improv experiences I have upcoming, which is nice!
