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A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space.  He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.  This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.  Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.

Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)  Mathematical Circles

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Pay attention, then you will know there are other options. It will actually be within your power to experience a crowded, hot, slow, consumer-hell type situation as not only meaningful, but  sacred, on fire with the same force that made the stars: love, fellowship, the mystical oneness of all things deep down.

David Foster Wallace, Commencement Speech

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Love alone can unite living beings so as to complete and fulfill them... for it alone joins them by what is deepest in themselves. All we need is to imagine our ability to love developing until it embraces the totality of men and the earth." 
~ Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Dass Guided Imagery

"LOVE AND DO WHAT YOU WILL"  St. Augustine

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9-10  Why are You Here? Leading with Integrity. Universities, U. T., Liberal Arts, Plan II; Quiz in class. "Best and Worst" for second half of alphabet

TODAY'S GOALS:

 

 [2A2] ETHICS: The second goal of the required leadership/ethics flag courses -- learn to make real-life ethical choices -- is closely related to the core purpose of the University of Texas, to transform lives for the benefit of society. It is also one of the basic education requirements of U.T.: "have experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems." Our ethics goals include    [   [2A2e] To return to the traditional college goals of developing character and conscience.    [2A2f] To practice replacing fear and greed with love, compassion, tolerance, and the sympathetic imagination.

TODAY'S READINGS:

           75                    Tower Motto: Ye Shall Know the Truth

76                    Blake, "London"

77-78               Scallop Shell Symbolism

THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY

447-448           Flawn, Address to the University, 1984

449-453           Newman, The Idea of a University, 5-7

454-456           Giametti, Yale Freshman Address

457-458           "Liberal Arts" defined

459-460           Newman and the Liberal Arts

461-462           Brickley, "Value of the Liberal Arts"

463-464           History for Dollars

465                  Well-­‐Rounded Docs

 

THE IDEA OF THIS UNIVERSITY

466                  Constitution

467                  Seal

 

THE IDEA OF PLAN II

468-471           Plan II history and goals

RECOMMENDED READING: Leadership at U.T. + all of the Idea of a University

TODAY'S TOPICS: 

WHO ARE YOU?

UT leadership image

WHO DO YOU WANT TO BE?

HOW WILL THIS UNIVERSITY HELP YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?

 

In 1984, Peter Flawn, President of U.T. and Regents Professor of Higher Education Leadership, discussing the purpose of U.T. in his annual address to the faculty, said "In thinking about this issue, I reread John Henry Newman's The Idea of a University, a classic treatise familiar to all who are interested in higher education."

 

Texas seal

Texas seal

(Newman's idea of a university was based on his alma mater, Oxford, one of the primary sources of the leaders of the English-speaking peoples. It is no accident that its seal appears on the Main building:)

Texas seal

TODAY'S ACTIVITIES:; MEDITATION,QUIZ and then Blog DISCUSSION.

 

LOOKING AHEAD:

9/11 12th class day last day to add a class

    9-13 Sunday: blogs for 9-15 and 9-17 assignments due by 11:59 PM Sunday.

9/14 Intrasemester reports due in the deans' offices.

 CONNECT, HAMMER INTO UNITY: Your Head and Your Heart

honi soit motto

“Stress Recess” Stressed by papers? Tests? Relationship issues? For these and other stressors, take a few minutes to check out a new interactive website called “Stress Recess” at http://www.cmhc.utexas.edu/stressrecess, a component of the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center. This site is loaded with videos, animation, video games, body scans, quizzes, clickable charts and graphics and practical information tailored to YOU. Learn what causes stress, signs of stress and—most importantly---what you can do to manage stress in healthy ways!

     

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