Using the Arts to Flip Understanding

Using the Arts to Flip Understanding Facilitated by Margot Greenlee

When you’re on a mental “hamster wheel,” running faster doesn’t help. Slowing down, stepping to the side, and seeing from another perspective does.

In our time as graduate students and postdocs, we may find ourselves feeling burnt out on the very work that got us excited about this journey in the first place, or feeling stuck in our thinking about where it’s all going. To get out of this rut, we need to try new perspectives and approaches. In this workshop, we use arts-based activities to open up new neural pathways. We refresh our thinking and jumpstart inspiration with visual art, poetic language, and movement. This workshop re-ignites a range of intelligences and skills inherent in us all – no formal arts training required.

What to expect:

fun, immersive, artistic exploration

guided critical reflection

one-on-one discussion with peers

2 hours that fly by

What you’ll get:

dedicated time and structure for exploring an area or question that’s important to you

refreshed perspective on that area or question

Snacks and beverages will be provided!

This workshop is co-hosted by the OGPS Health and Wellness team in collaboration with the facilitator and a2ru.This project was made possible by a grant from the Arts Initiative at the University of Michigan.



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Taubman Health Science Library 2955
Margot Greenlee, Veronica Stanich, and LaNeisha Murphy

Using the Arts to Flip Understanding Facilitated by Margot Greenlee

When you’re on a mental “hamster wheel,” running faster doesn’t help. Slowing down, stepping to the side, and seeing from another perspective does.

In our time as graduate students and postdocs, we may find ourselves feeling burnt out on the very work that got us excited about this journey in the first place, or feeling stuck in our thinking about where it’s all going. To get out of this rut, we need to try new perspectives and approaches. In this workshop, we use arts-based activities to open up new neural pathways. We refresh our thinking and jumpstart inspiration with visual art, poetic language, and movement. This workshop re-ignites a range of intelligences and skills inherent in us all – no formal arts training required.

What to expect:

fun, immersive, artistic exploration

guided critical reflection

one-on-one discussion with peers

2 hours that fly by

What you’ll get:

dedicated time and structure for exploring an area or question that’s important to you

refreshed perspective on that area or question

Snacks and beverages will be provided!

This workshop is being co-hosted by the OGPS Health and Wellness team in collaboration with co-facilitators Martina Jerant of RNA Biomedicine at the University of Michigan, and Veronica Stanich of the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities.

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