L.A.C.E.

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Love. Authenticity. Courage. Empathy.

Our country is in the midst of a reckoning. Powerful institutions can no longer ignore the overt and systemic inequities facing marginalized people. Coaching is at the epicenter of this societal shift. As we work to remove oppressive systems of the past, we must create and embrace lifestyles and systems that prepare us for a more just future. Enter L.A.C.E.

Flourishing with LACE Winter/Spring 2025

 

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The Framework

L.A.C.E. is built around a framework of love, authenticity, courage, and emapthy. Explore our framework to utilize L.A.C.E. by:

  • Self-awareness: Raising Personal Awareness and Knowledge
  • Relationships: Building Connections With Individuals and Communities
  • Systems: Transformation of Self, Systems and Society

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The Toolkit

The L.A.C.E. Toolkit provides classroom resources that allow you to facilitate the L.A.C.E. hearted way in your own teachings. See how you can utilize love, respect, authenticity, and courage as a modality for faculty and students to create more equitable classrooms and dialogue.

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Article Spotlight

Using Neuroscience and Positive Psychology to Enhance College Teaching

Read Using Neuroscience and Positive Psychology to Enhance College Teaching and Learning by Yvette Alex-Assensoh, which paved the way for the L.A.C.E.-hearted way to be championed in higher education.

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Flourishing with L.A.C.E.

This section is a collection of viable resources and community building experiences that help fortify our common ground. It reflects our commitment to flourishing and inclusive excellence.

These efforts are part of our division’s on-going work to foster a flourishing campus climate that is undergirded by love, authenticity, courage and empathy.

We are grateful to our campus and community partners for the resources they’ve committed to gathering in an effort to de-escalate conflict and enhance learning across multiple points of difference.