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Category: Enduring Values

  • Enduring Values: Gratitude Playlist Update
    November 30, 2023 by

    “Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Thank you to those who contributed to our gratitude playlist. We’ve reached the end of […]

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  • Enduring Values: Reflections of Gratitude
    November 27, 2023 by

    “When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.”- Kristin Armstrong It’s the final week of our month-long celebration of our Enduring Value, Gratitude.  Reflect back on our focus on gratitude this past month. Have you experienced any perspective shifts? What are some things you’re […]

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  • Enduring Values: Grateful for Strengths
    November 20, 2023 by

    “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”- Voltaire It’s week three of our month-long celebration of our Enduring Value, Gratitude. This week we will focus on appreciating our personal strengths as well as the strengths around us. What strengths are you grateful to have? Similarly, […]

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  • Enduring Values: Gratitude in a name
    November 13, 2023 by

    “We must find time to stop and thank the people who make a difference in our lives.”- John F. Kennedy It’s week two of our month-long celebration of our Enduring Value, Gratitude. This week we’ll focus on expressing our gratitude to colleagues.  Vertically write the name of a person that you’re grateful for. For each […]

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  • Enduring Values: Gratitude Playlist
    November 6, 2023 by

    “The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.”- Douglas Wood Today starts our month-long celebration of our Enduring Value, Gratitude. We’ll begin by creating an environment of gratitude through music. Let’s build a gratefulness playlist together. What songs inspire an attitude of gratitude for […]

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  • Enduring Values: Gratitude
    November 6, 2023 by

    We’re very fortunate to have enduring values interwoven into the fabric of our university’s cultural DNA that guide our way of life at BSU. In the month of November, let’s take a moment to reflect on how gratitude is operationalized in our various work units and our personal lives. Gratitude. We commit to express appreciation to […]

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