{"id":7310,"date":"2026-09-01T21:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=7310"},"modified":"2026-09-01T21:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T01:13:37","slug":"the-whiteboard-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2026\/the-whiteboard-question\/","title":{"rendered":"The Whiteboard Question"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7310\" class=\"elementor elementor-7310\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d417ba6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d417ba6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19ea256\" data-id=\"19ea256\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62426ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62426ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the high-pressure ecosystem of academia it is easy to view our offices as isolated silos. We spend our days hunkered down, grading papers or prepping lectures, treating our workspaces as fortresses of productivity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38eeb62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38eeb62\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df9cece\" data-id=\"df9cece\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5e956d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5e956d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This was certainly true of me; sometimes I stayed off campus or out of my office just to get grading done.\u00a0But how could we change the dynamic to overcome isolation?\u00a0<\/p><p>Over the last year, however, my Christian colleague TJ Cyders and I decided to take a step of faith and challenge that norm by intentionally reconfiguring our physical environment. We moved out of our individual offices and into a shared common space, inviting a grad student and another staff member to join us. In all we were three faculty, one staff member, and one graduate student intentionally sharing an office suite.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>A Communal Hub<\/strong><\/p><p>We didn\u2019t know if it would work, but everyone agreed to try it for a semester. We wanted this space to be more than just a place to store books; we wanted it to be a communal hub. To bridge the gap between &#8220;work talk&#8221; and &#8220;life talk,&#8221; we started a simple practice: a whiteboard in the center of the room.\u00a0<\/p><p>Every week we take turns writing a question on that board. It\u2019s a low-stakes invitation, but it has yielded surprisingly deep conversations, not just amongst us, but also with students who are constantly in and out of the suite. It was risky. Would we be disturbed too often? Would we get our work done? Would others even take the time to discuss our questions? We weren\u2019t sure, but we wanted to experiment.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>They Force Us to Stop<\/strong><\/p><p>We\u2019ve asked questions like, &#8220;What is the difference between grace and mercy?&#8221; or &#8220;Who is someone you can appreciate today?&#8221;\u00a0<\/p><blockquote>These prompts force us to stop, push away our phones\/laptops, and engage with the people around us.<\/blockquote><p>One of the most impactful moments came when we posted:<em>\u201cWhat is something you\u2019ve always wanted to do and what is stopping you?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0It started as a casual conversation with a student, but it quickly became a profound theological reflection. We had the chance to voice that, as believers, our ambitions aren\u2019t always the end of the road. We discussed how sometimes &#8220;what is stopping us&#8221; might actually be God\u2019s gentle redirecting of our path.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Authentic Community<\/strong><\/p><p>This environment has taught us that authentic community in the workplace doesn\u2019t happen by accident; it requires effort and a little structure (and several iterations). By creating a space that prioritizes curiosity over productivity, we\u2019ve found that some of our colleagues are often eager to jump into discussions about character, purpose, and the eternal.\u00a0<\/p><p>It hasn\u2019t been perfect, and it hasn\u2019t always been easy to set aside work for a moment (or two\u2026maybe three), but we are learning that creating a space where people get to share and feel heard has a larger impact than another \u2018A\u2019 or paper written. 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