Note from the Editor | Mindfulness, Self-Care, and Intentionality
If you’ve been a consistent reader of The Catalyst for the last few years, you may have noticed that we pick themes for our spotlight article but not the entire issue. However, sometimes I find that the articles tend to resonate with each other across topics and authors, and I posit our June issue is one of those. See for yourself as you read through if any threads or themes come to mind (for me it was mindfulness, self-care, and intentionality).
Our third and final spotlight article in our engagement series, Engagement – Learn to Love Your Job, can be found in this month’s issue along with a reminder from our SRAI President, Gloria Greene, to take some time for ourselves this summer. We cover the iSeries Conference session Shifting Your Mindset for Improved Research Management with some helpful mental models for your use and have included a reflection by one of our members on putting out a burning bridge (the metaphorical kind, not architectural). We even found space for a summer treat – a research administration crossword! Feel free to share it with your colleagues and see who can finish it first or add it as an icebreaker for a meeting.
Additionally, we are starting a feature on “Ask the Experts” answered by our Distinguished Faculty, so send us your questions! We’d love to know what it is you want to know, and you are welcome to submit under a pseudonym (Anita Grant, anyone?).
Submit questions to Ask the Experts at catalyst@srainternational.org.
Authored by Karen Bone, Senior Award Administrator
Florida Atlantic University
SRAI Catalyst Co-editor
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