Welcome to the Alumni Life Design Course!

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This session is being recorded and will be available on the Course Website on Friday.

Please only use the chat for positive comments and sharing resources with one another.

Caleb!!

Caleb, YOU are spectacular!

We love you, Caleb!

WooHoo! Love you back!

You can learn more about Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey (17BA) by visiting https://www.thenegroartist.com

Thanks Caleb!

We invite you to introduce yourself to everyone by sharing in the chat your name and what prompted your interest in our class tonight.

Hi James!

Thank you so, so, so much Caleb!!

Caleb, that was amazing—thank you—I realized I need to state that my students MATTER just because they ARE, not because they’re taking a class ;-)

Camelia from Brownsville TX

Susan Meenan Davenport, IA

Thank you!!

Matt Arnold, BA ’93, living in Iowa City.

Garry from Iowa City. Hi--Camelia!!!

Nick Hernandez, www.positivitymatters.org, Lincoln, NE

Hi all! I’m Matt Drabek, living in Iowa City (Indiana in a past life many years ago).

Emma from Platteville, WI.

Hola mi amigo…Garry..

Betsy from Madison

Allanda, BA ’14, living in Portland, OR

Beautiful welcomes, Caleb and James! Tina McCoy BA '85, livin' the life in Iowa City.

John in Iowa City:)

Tricia Windschitl from Iowa City

Dina from Cedar Rapids

Greetings from Las Vegas. I’m a friend and fan of Dave. My dad was born in Storm Lake, Iowa. Glad to be on this journey.

Tu amigo siempre--Camelia!

Kristi from Iowa City

Thank you, James—incredible!

Jamey in NYC (originally from Cedar Rapids). My sister Molly introduced me to this very cool class!

Courtney Cook, BA ’05 MA ’18 - Graettinger, IA

Sandra in NYC!! My sister-friend in Iowa City area helped sign me up! Thanks all!

So joyous it’s hard to type. Veronika Graves, BA2016. Living in Iowa City currently

We invite you to introduce yourself to everyone by sharing in the chat your name and what prompted your interest in our class tonight. Be conscious of chatting “To All Panelists and Attendees” or only “To All Panelists.”

Elke Windschitl from Iowa City!

Hi TIna McCoy!

Joy Beadleston living in Ames, Iowa - I am a Happiness Junkie and fan of my favorite mentor Dave Gould. So glad this class is here to help us move forward through this difficult time with hope.

Greetings! Ann Smith from San Francisco Bay Area.

You can learn more about James Tutson (11BS) by visiting http://www.jamestutson.com/

Beautiful, James Tutson.

Dan MA16, DMA21 in Iowa City. I loved last week’s class so I’m back for more.

Mary Brown from Iowa City. The article in the CR Gazette drew me in. My goal in participating cwas for perspective and growth. I have/am experiencing both. Thank you.

Beautiful!

Yeah! My sister-friend is on tonight from NYC and my sister is the one that led us all here. So thankful-Meredith, Kalona, IA, ’96 & ‘00

Nicholas From Harlingen Texas

Cheers, James!!!

Gorgeous, James! Thank you.

Pat Bowen from Iowa City

Larissa in Cleveland, OH '91 BA. Invited some friends to join this wonderful series. Thank you for the gift of this class Prof. Gould and Center for Advancement. Caleb and James - you are amazing!

You have to join the James Tutson fanclub. I did at the first class. :-) He's phenomenal http://www.jamestutson.com/

Geb Thomas from Iowa City. I’m here because I’d like to live a better life, Dave is wonderful , and the class is great!

Joy- Amen!!!

Beautiful

My dear friend Dave it is great to see you. I am so fortunate to be part of this class.

Megan (BS04) now in NYC (originally from Marshalltown, IA)

Accident

We invite you to put in the chat the name of someone who has changed your life for the better.

Deb Dunkhase

Robert

Monte Jefson in the Twin Cities. Interested in UI today

Kim. thank you for being an amazing friend

Jane.

Tim Murray

Ruth

Kitty

Bill

Andrea

Karen Pennington - great first professional mentor and overall amazing and fierce woman

Rocky Kostick

Jon

Jen

Chris, thank you.

Darwin Nelson, yes!

Ellie :)

Betsy - you handed me the keys to a new way of life.

Maja, Creating space for me to flourish.

Elizabeth:)

Lucas

Doug

Susana, for always being there

Doug

Pamela

Dave

Jennifer for introducing me to the Bible.

Gwen

Alicia

Merideth

Chris

Hi Dan! Thanks for joining us

Joy

Greetings, Dan! Met you a few years ago and read one of your books:) Great!

You can learn more about Dan Lerner by visiting https://daniellerner.com

Please submit questions for Dan Lerner by clicking on Q&A at the bottom of your screen. We appreciate your engagement and will answer as many questions as time allows.

Holly, for her strong beliefs and spirit. They are contagious.

Ben Brown. Love you!

Welcome, Dan. Thank you for being here today.

Dr. L-for holding my hand as I went under anesthesia before surgery.

Stephanie for helping with a career transition

From Joy-Dave - For sharing your vision with the world, being unstoppable in creating dreams and being a compassionate listener and mentor. You helped get so many of us through a crazy time in history and brought us back into the light of positivity and resilience in moving forward.

If you substitute Growth for Accomplishment you can the acronym: EMERGE. Engagement, MEaning, Relationships, Growth, positive Emotion.,

Please submit questions for Dan Lerner by clicking on Q&A at the bottom of your screen. We appreciate your engagement and will answer as many questions as time allows.

WOW.

great song from Godspell

wow

Goosebumps! Thank you for sharing!

Loved that! Thank you!

bravo

Beautiful!

Amazing!

Amazing Spirit!

Amazing

Beautiful

Beautiful and glad your son is here with us!

I apologize. I accidentally clicked on it. I wanted to send a chat to say beautiful video

You can learn more about Dan Lerner’s book U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life) by visiting http://uthrive.info/

Deep! Thank you

Thank you for sharing your story, passion and purpose.

Wow! Thank you Dan for your words and story!

THANKS—so meaningful, Dan.

Thanks Dan!

thaan

Thanks, Dan. That was great!

Thank you so much, so powerful!

thank you!!

Thank you for sharing!

Thank you so, so, so much!!

Thanks, Dan!

Thank you, Dan! Your son has the most beautiful voice!

Super good DAN!

Thanks, Dan! “Well-being is a much richer idea than happiness.”

(((clapping))) Thank you for sharing !!!

Thanks Dan, Wish I could take your class. Your students are lucky.

Thank you so much! So meaningful and helpful to reflect on during this time.

Thank you, Dan

Dan, Thanks so much for being here and sharing your story and wisdom!

can we be happy alone?

Joy- How did you feel when you saw that your son had so many miraculous gifts that were so much more than a limit of the label normal? What would you say to people who have a family member who is labeled with a disability

For more on Seligman https://www.neh.gov/article/martin-seligman-and-rise-positive-psychology

I would love to take your class Dan

Thanks, Dan, for your awesome part in a truly amazing four weeks (thanks, Dave!)

Please submit questions for Dan Lerner by clicking on Q&A at the bottom of your screen. We appreciate your engagement and will answer as many questions as time allows.

Kelly Clarkson

I would love to take your class, Dan!

In this context, random viral social media posts are sort of like winning the lottery.

It makes a difference!

One easy thing - check out the moon tonight!

VIA is awesome!

https://www.viacharacter.org/

Educators can get Headspace for free here: https://www.headspace.com/educators

Yes, I love using Headspace!!

I've started youtubing body scans to center myself whenever I'm feeling out of whack! Free alternative to apps :)

YES! WRITE IT DOWN! Makes such a difference.

You can learn more about Dan Lerner’s book U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (and Life) by visiting http://uthrive.info/

Lol. what a pro

Loool subtle :'D

Thanks, Adetayo! I hadn’t done that before! Cool.

No problem! I actually struggle with meditation/ "clearing your mind" so body scans feel like a more active form of meditation that fits my wandering mind ^_^ Hope it helps!

I write down what’s going right everyday, instead of a gratitude journal.

You can learn more about Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey (17BA) by visiting https://www.thenegroartist.com

You can learn more about James Tutson (11BS) by visiting http://www.jamestutson.com/

Thank you Caleb, James and Dan for tonight. Thank you Dave for this class and experience!

XOXOXO Thank you for the arts influence tonight, James & Caleb! Thank you, Dan!

Thank you, Caleb and James, for sharing your gifts with us.

You can access the course website, readings, and discussion sheets by visiting https://uiowa2.instructure.com/courses/762/

thank you to all 4 of you

Beautiful night, thanks for everyone’s participation

Thank you to Dan and David.

Lose it. Yes!

So true!

Woof — I’m with you James…feeling that in a big way!

Thank you to Caleb and Dan and to James for being on 2X this course. You all rock, roll, and move the road. David, you are the best my friend at bringing inspiring people together!

Thank you everyone that made this happen!

Thank you, all! This has been a great start to 2021!

Thanks to all!

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Awesome work Heather and team!!

Yay to CfA

Thanks to all!

Thank you all!!

Thank you!

Thank you.

Thank you all so much - this was such a highlight to my weeks!

Thank you to all who made this happen. Amazing!

thank you all very much!

Hey Pete!!!

Y’all have brought in 2021 with a BANG and I couldn’t be more grateful!

Pete! Rock on, brother!

Yes ! Thanks you ALL!

Kudos!

Dave and my UICA peeps all rock! THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much Caleb, James, and Dan:) And thank you to all!!

Thank you SO much!

Thank you all so much! I’ve loved this class.

You can learn more about Pete Damiano (82BS, 86DDS) and his work with the University of Iowa Public Policy Center by visiting https://ppc.uiowa.edu/

thanks to all

Pete with the dapper shirt! Credit to all for making this happen--such a great series. And HOW ABOUT DAVE!?! Bravo!!

Yes James!!!!

Thank you everyone, most especially you, Dave, for creating this wonderful course!

You can access each class recording by visiting https://uiowa2.instructure.com/courses/762/

Thank you Dave!

Thank you to everyone!!

Thanks, Dave!

I have tears in my eyes, because I am going to miss this time together! Such positivity in the middle of the week. I am now tasked to find my happiness!

Thanks Dave!

Thank you so much Dave:)

Thanks for everything, and everyone you introduced us too, Dave! You are a treasure on this earth!

THANKS DAVID----HOPE WE CAN DO IT AGAIN!!!

Grateful—thank you, Dave

I need a Class Reunion!!

Agreed. I hope there is another opportunity to experience this again. Thanks Dave.

Thanks again for participating, and please fill out our feedback survey on tonight’s class - https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3vAapWox11nIJng

Thanks everyone!

Thank you Dave, Dan, James & Caleb! What an incredible few weeks :) Thankful for this space to connect and encourage!

You can sign up for other upcoming events for alumni and friends by visiting https://www.foriowa.org/events/

This has been awesome! Many thanks to Dave and all who have made this happen.

Bravo!!!

You can access each class recording by visiting https://uiowa2.instructure.com/courses/762/

You can learn more about James Tutson (11BS) by visiting http://www.jamestutson.com/

BEAUTIFUL. Thank you, James.

Beautiful, James

Thank you Dave and friends! much love!

Fantastic!

Thanks again for participating, and please fill out our feedback survey on tonight’s class - https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3vAapWox11nIJng

Thanks, James!

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