Workshop – Finding Purpose and Direction in Your Life

Virginia Blackburn

Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

Dr. Virginia Blackburn's research and teaching expertise is in Business Strategy, and she has expanded on these theories to develop a framework for helping people determine their unique Life Strategy. The short session is designed to be very interactive and entertaining. Dr. Blackburn is an associate professor of management who has published widely and won a number of university -wide teaching awards. For more information on Work/Life please visit www.provost.iastate.edu/worklife.

Cosponsored By:
  • Iowa State’s Work/Life Committee
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.

Sign-ins are after the event concludes. For lectures in the Memorial Union, go to the information desk in the Main Lounge. In other academic buildings, look for signage outside the auditorium.

Lecture Etiquette

  • Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
  • Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
  • Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
  • Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.