Pre-Night Professor Carolyn Goerner

On Friday, February 21^st, we held our annual Conference pre-night at the Bloomington Convention Center.  For the first time, we kicked off our Conference with a speaker at our pre-night.  This year we had the pleasure of hearing from one of Kelley’s own, Professor Carolyn Goerner.  Professor Goerner provided each attendee with ten powerful quotes that she touched on throughout her speech.  For example, she used the quote: “Do all you can, with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.  Do all you can.”  In this quote, Nkosi Johnson (paraphrasing John Wesley) is stressing the importance of being in the moment.  Professor Goerner emphasized this by sharing a story about how her parents have bags in their car for homeless people.  The bags contain water, a protein bar, and directions to nearby homeless shelters.  This exemplifies doing all you can with what you can and will make an unfathomable difference in the lives of those who receive them.  Professor Goerner’s down-to-earth, open speech encouraged our members to share some of their own insight about each quote and what it means to them.  We cannot thank her enough for starting our Conference off on such a positive note and for being honest and open with us.  We look forward to seeing you around in Kelley—and if we are lucky hopefully in class as well!