Change is not a spectator sport

Why a blog?  I’ve been thinking about an RJ blog for some time.  This summer, I was powerfully convinced of the potential of digital media to help draw community together.  I follow, as many at Muhlenberg do, the Facebook group, Stay Strong with Jacy.  I observed in awe the number of group members grow to nearly 700 virtually within days of its creation by fellow RJ, Les Polk.  I still believe online communication is no substitute for face-to-face interaction, but I cannot deny the potential of this medium to help build and sustain communities dispersed in space and time.  So I’m creating this blog to stay better connected to the RJ community, and to share news, ideas and opportunities of interest to students learning about change.  

This change in communication signals bigger changes to come for a program that, by definition and design, needs to keep evolving, keep innovating, be forward-thinking.  Ideas about change emerge in communication, so my hope is that this blog grows into a space of interaction, dialogue, debate.  This is not a one-way street:  everyone is invited to join the conversation, add your own reflections, ideas, inspirations, and creativity.  So speak up!  Change is not a spectator sport!