Leadership-in-Action Video - Aging Well in Marseille
I asked Laidlaw scholars what "Transcendence" means to them, reflecting on our discussions from the Oxford Character Project.
Evalyn Lee
(She/Her)
Student, Georgetown University
Hi! My name is Evalyn Lee, and I am in my fourth year at Georgetown University. I am studying English, Art History, and French!
My research focuses on the 18th-century poet, Elizabeth Singer Rowe. Despite the limited scholarship on the poet, Rowe was an influential political writer who made significant contributions to literary history, including the development of the novel. Through my research, I hope to add to the scholarship that highlights the work of early modern women writers.
For my Leadership-in-Action project, I will be partnering with make_sense and Les Jardins d'Haïti, an intergenerational third-space for seniors, in Marseille, France.
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Evalyn, this is absolutely gorgeous, thank you so much for sharing. If you have a moment, you might want to reach out to Nic Palmarini, the UK Director of the UK's National Centre for Aging. You can reach him via email nicolapalmarini99@gmail.com or post your video on LinkedIn and tag him https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolapalmarini/. I am sure he would be delighted to see your work.
Evalyn, thanks for sharing this inspiring video! I love seeing how you took what you’ve been learning through the character programming and intentionally applied the dimension of Transcendence to your LIA project, and brought your fellow scholars into it too. It’s wonderful to see character development extending beyond the program and into the work you’re doing in the world.
Transcendence has the potential to expand our sense of possibility, both in ourselves and in others. It looks like this project drew on your own Transcendence while also elevating that sense of possibility for those around you, especially through the beauty you created together.
Thanks for being such a brilliant example of what it looks like to bring character alive through your LIA. I hope it inspires other scholars to think about how they can do the same!
So inspiring and, dare I say, transcendent!
Evalyn, this is so great ! I highly appreciate that you took the time to make this video, thank you!! You should definitely share it to Marion !
It was a huge pleasure to accompany you throughout these 6 weeks, you have been amazing, from the interview in december to now ! I hope it inspires scholars for the next edition of the re_action for impact program.