Join classmates for our next RED Talk webinar–Promise & Happiness with Professor Tony Burrow
This spring Cornell debuted a new civic leadership course to help students fin “purpose” in their Cornell experiences 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.
Many classmates 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.” While much of Tony’s work is focused on Gen Z, there is plenty for us Baby Boomers to learn.
Save the date–Tuesday, June 23, 8:00-9:00 pm ET.
