RED Talks Emcee John Foote, just back from a Cornell Reunion, let’s us know that a much requested RED Talk is coming soon

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I just returned from Reunion 2026—beautiful weather and, even though it wasn’t our reunion, it was a great weekend. Check out the Hangovers in concert in Sage Chapel on Saturday.
 
A couple months ago we told you about a civic leadership course recently offered for the first time on campus, to help students “find purpose” in their college experience and their lives after Cornell.  Called “Pathways to Purpose”, this class was born out of the belief that Cornell can do a better job preparing our students to participate in a meaningful way in private and public entities, schools, communities, companies and more.
 

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Many of you responded positively to this idea so we decided to provide the opportunity to “go deeper” into the topic of purpose.  We reached out to one of the designers of the course, Tony Burrow, who wears a number of hats at Cornell: the Ferris Family Associate Professor of Life Course Studies in the Department of Psychology; director of the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research; and senior associate dean for outreach and extension in HumEc.  
 
Tony is an expert on purpose; his research  is centered on why having a sense of self-direction – or purpose in life – serves as a psychological resource for those who cultivate it: “I conduct studies testing the extent to which purpose (a) contributes to positive adjustment and (b) serves as a source of protection in the face of stress and challenge.”
 
On Tuesday, June 23rd at 8pm EDT, Tony will join us for our next RED Talk webinar and talk about purpose and happiness. While much of Tony’s work is focused on Gen Z, there is plenty for us Baby Boomers to learn.
Hope you can be with us for what is sure to be an enlightening hour.