WEBVTT 1 00:00:04.846 --> 00:00:07.679 line:90% (whimsical music) 2 00:00:14.950 --> 00:00:16.830 line:90% One of the things that's important to me 3 00:00:16.830 --> 00:00:20.290 line:90% is to make sure that I'm living out my life 4 00:00:20.290 --> 00:00:21.920 line:90% according to my ideals 5 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:23.850 line:90% in a consistent and coherent manner. 6 00:00:23.850 --> 00:00:25.740 line:90% Whether that's the way I interact 7 00:00:25.740 --> 00:00:27.840 line:90% with my family, my friends. 8 00:00:27.840 --> 00:00:29.310 line:90% Whether it's the way I interact 9 00:00:29.310 --> 00:00:31.250 line:90% with students and my colleagues. 10 00:00:31.250 --> 00:00:33.300 line:90% And then also, the contributions that I'm making 11 00:00:33.300 --> 00:00:35.510 line:90% in the larger world. 12 00:00:35.510 --> 00:00:37.570 line:90% I think a life lived with purpose 13 00:00:37.570 --> 00:00:39.660 line:90% really has to do with 14 00:00:39.660 --> 00:00:42.220 line:90% connecting all the different parts of your life 15 00:00:42.220 --> 00:00:44.080 line:90% in accordance with your values. 16 00:00:44.080 --> 00:00:45.750 line:90% So one of the things I try to do 17 00:00:45.750 --> 00:00:47.880 line:90% is stay on top what's on the news 18 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:50.054 line:90% and what kids of things are happening in the world. 19 00:00:50.054 --> 00:00:52.530 line:90% Both far away and also close to home. 20 00:00:52.530 --> 00:00:53.710 line:90% And then I try to bring that 21 00:00:53.710 --> 00:00:56.180 line:90% into the classroom as much as I'm able 22 00:00:56.180 --> 00:00:58.500 line:90% to show students that anything you're learning 23 00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.650 line:90% within the classroom can have some kind of connection 24 00:01:01.650 --> 00:01:04.330 line:90% to what's going on in the rest of the world. 25 00:01:04.330 --> 00:01:06.380 line:90% By allowing them to take advantage 26 00:01:06.380 --> 00:01:07.820 line:90% of many opportunities, 27 00:01:07.820 --> 00:01:10.640 line:90% to take their passions and their knowledge 28 00:01:10.640 --> 00:01:13.150 line:90% and put them into action, 29 00:01:13.150 --> 00:01:15.120 line:90% not only during their time at Gustavus 30 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:17.060 line:90% but also after they've graduated. 31 00:01:17.060 --> 00:01:19.280 line:90% So that they can continue making contributions 32 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:21.003 line:90% into the world for many years. 33 00:01:23.270 --> 00:01:26.470 line:90% These days, were facing a lot of different challenges 34 00:01:26.470 --> 00:01:29.560 line:90% and a lot of huge changes in society 35 00:01:29.560 --> 00:01:31.160 line:90% and the way that societies work. 36 00:01:31.160 --> 00:01:33.670 line:90% And a Liberal Arts education 37 00:01:33.670 --> 00:01:35.700 line:90% provides students with the knowledge 38 00:01:35.700 --> 00:01:37.560 line:90% and more importantly the tools, 39 00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:40.100 line:90% the kind of intellectual habits of mind. 40 00:01:40.100 --> 00:01:42.440 line:90% That allows students to look at an issue 41 00:01:42.440 --> 00:01:46.240 line:90% and then take a really 360 degree 42 00:01:46.240 --> 00:01:49.530 line:90% kind of, approach to whatever problem it is 43 00:01:49.530 --> 00:01:51.210 line:90% that you are trying to solve. 44 00:01:51.210 --> 00:01:52.810 line:90% I think a Liberal Arts education 45 00:01:52.810 --> 00:01:56.460 line:90% also equips students to talk to one another. 46 00:01:56.460 --> 00:01:59.050 line:90% I think we can all agree that communication 47 00:01:59.930 --> 00:02:02.740 line:90% between and across different groups of people 48 00:02:02.740 --> 00:02:04.080 line:90% is really, really important 49 00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:05.740 line:90% for the ability to work together 50 00:02:05.740 --> 00:02:08.400 line:90% and to find some common understanding. 51 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:10.920 line:90% One of the things I've really loved about Gustavus 52 00:02:10.920 --> 00:02:13.930 line:90% is that it not only provides students an opportunity 53 00:02:13.930 --> 00:02:15.690 line:90% to grow in all of these different 54 00:02:15.690 --> 00:02:18.610 line:90% intellectual and social and cultural areas. 55 00:02:18.610 --> 00:02:20.200 line:90% It's that it also provides faculty 56 00:02:20.200 --> 00:02:21.730 line:90% an opportunity to do that as well 57 00:02:21.730 --> 00:02:24.280 line:90% because I recognize it as place that had 58 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:26.610 line:90% a lot of amazing people that I could 59 00:02:26.610 --> 00:02:28.710 line:90% learn from and work with. 60 00:02:28.710 --> 00:02:30.610 line:90% And I saw Gustavus as a place where 61 00:02:30.610 --> 00:02:34.164 line:90% I could actually make some kind of impact. 62 00:02:34.164 --> 00:02:36.100 line:90% Gustavus Adolphus College 63 00:02:36.100 --> 00:02:37.393 line:90% Make your life count.