06/02/2026
"Trees don't grow roots the night of a storm." This is just one piece of wisdom our class received this semester from Dr. Sood, leading expert on resilience and wellbeing and executive director of the Global Center for Resiliency and Wellbeing.
The Applied Resilience course, created and led by Victoria Howell, brings together students and speakers from a wide range of backgrounds and fields in an effort to explore, build, and practice resilience. This course would not be possible without our continued collaboration with Dr. Sood.
During two sessions this semester, Dr. Sood taught our students about the transformative power of building habits around gratitude and kindness. He discusses consistent practice as key to anchoring oneself during times of turmoil. Through a unique blend of wisdom and science, Dr. Sood shared his philosophy on what it means to be resilient and why resilience matters.
Our class wouldn't be where it is today without Dr. Sood's guidance and partnership, and we are deeply grateful for the opportunity to learn from him each semester.
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