Reflection: "Who Are We and Whom Shall We Become?"
Dr. Miller became president of Minnesota's first university in 2015. She is the first African American and second woman to serve as president. Dr. Miller earned a BA in psychology from Hampton University and an MS and PhD in experimental psychology at Texas Christian University, had post-doctoral training in applied social psychology at Yale University and was elected as an American Council of Education (ACE) Fellow and a Millennium Leadership Fellow.
Previously, she served as professor and dean of the College of Education and Social Services at the University of Vermont. Before that she was associate professor of psychology at Brown University, where she was the first coordinator of education studies and founding chairman of ethnic studies. She is a social psychologist who specializes in the psycho social development of adolescents and has authored or co-authored seven books or monographs and many articles. Her work includes studies on perceptions of racial/ethnic bias for the Rhode Island Supreme Court, a project on school-based truancy courts for the Rhode Island Family Court, how to transform learning environments and antisocial behavior of children and youth. She has been an invited lecturer throughout the U.S. and in Saudi Arabia, Thailand, China, Australia and the United Kingdom.
President Miller is a gracious, inspiring and engaging speaker. Feel free to invite a friend. The Copper Street Brass will be in the house as well.
See you on Sunday!
For the Children:
Did you know your body is growing every single day? It's true! Your body is amazing and God made it. Every day, all the pieces of your body keep developing and making you into you. But you're not just your body, you're also your mind where you think and your heart where you feel and together it is your soul, the part of you that "You!" You are amazing and God made you. Close your eyes and think about last year. How have you grown as a person, in body, mind and heart? How are you different now? How are you still the same? Ask a loved one to answer the same questions about you to hear their perspective on your growth.
