Thriving Together: Communities
The event 'Thriving together' is an opportunity to engage in the discussion on well-being at SDU. Share your perspectives and ideas about community and well-being, and take part in creating a better university environment for everyone.
October 31, 4.00-7.00 pm.
SDU Odense
Welcome to this year's well-being event for students and employees at SDU
Well-being is not only an individual experience – it is also a joint effort. At this year’s well-being event, we will explore the theme of ‘Community’ and explore what it means to create and sustain communities at a university. What is community and how do we define it within the context of an educational institution such as SDU?
Communities may vary from the overall community at the University to more specific entities such as study groups, learning environments, classrooms and student associations. We will explore the meaning of communities and reflect on what it means to feel outside the community or if the community is absent.
The event is structured as a co-creation process, which kicks off with an inspirational presentation by Rune Mastrup Lauridsen that will introduce us to a way of seeing well-being. We will then engage in dialogue at round tables and apply a citizen science co-creation approach to foster in-depth conversations and exchange of ideas.
You will find more information on the background for the event here.
Programme
4.00-4.45 pm.: Presentation by Rune Mastrup Lauridsen (danish)
Student well-being: And how we make it so much easier for everyone to contribute.
4.45-5.00 pm.: Break
5.00-5.30 pm.: Introduction and first round of table dialogues (danish/english)
We will discuss the theme ‘Communities’ based on working issues developed by a group consisting of academic staff, technical/administrative staff and students.
5.30-6.00 pm.: Break
We will serve refreshments and light snacks.
6.00-6.25 pm.: 2nd round of table dialogues (danish/english)
Participants will switch tables to explore new issues together with different participants.
6.25-7.00 pm.: Summing up and closing plenary session (danish/english)
Table hosts will present the main points discussed at their tables, and everyone can contribute with additional comments, reflections, and questions.