'Round About Campus

About Making Time for Rest with Leonard Taylor and Amanda Wong

About Campus Season 3 Episode 3

Welcome to 'Round About Campus, the podcast for the About Campus magazine, the scholarly magazine of ACPA-College Student Educators International.

In our third season of 'Round About Campus, we take a go at having a book club. The book we have chosen to focus on for the season is Ashley Neese's Permission to Rest: Revolutionary Practices for Healing, Empowerment, and Collective Care. In this episode, co-hostesses Alex C. Lange and Z Nicolazzo talk with Dr. Leonard Taylor, Jr. and Amanda Wong about how they make intentional and regular time for rest amidst the busy nature of their work. 

Dr. Leonard Taylor is an Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs, and Director of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) at Indiana University. Leonard has taught in college contexts for more than a decade in various teaching roles, working with undergraduate and graduate students. His scholarship is focused on investigating and improving how student success commitments are enacted at higher education institutions.

Amanda Wong is the Assistant Dean and Associate Director of the Office of Pluralism and Leadership (OPAL) at Dartmouth College, overseeing Pan Asian Student Advising after six years of supporting Women and Gender Student Advising and International Student Advising. Born and raised in Seattle, she is a child of refugees and a first-generation college student with a decade of experience in student affairs in various functional areas at institutions in Vermont, Colorado, and California. Amanda also currently serves as a Co-Chair of the Board of Directors for Outright Vermont, a statewide nonprofit building a Vermont where LGBTQ+ youth have hope, equity, and power.

In this episode, a number of publications are discussed, including:

As always, if you have feedback or thoughts, do not hesitate to reach us via email at AboutCampusMag@gmail.com.

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