{"id":13274,"date":"2009-03-11T12:21:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-11T19:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=13274"},"modified":"2015-08-17T14:50:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T21:50:11","slug":"speaker-to-fill-generation-me-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/speaker-to-fill-generation-me-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker to fill \u2018generation me\u2019 gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jean Twenge, author and expert on generational thinking, will discuss the research fueling her latest book,\u00a0<em>Generation Me: Why Today\u2019s Young People are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled\u2014and More Miserable Than Ever Before,\u00a0<\/em>from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 27, in Havasupai rooms A and B at the University Union. Gain insight into the mind of young people during the next Provost&#8217;s Speaker Series discussion.<\/p>\n<p>Twenge, author of more than 40 scientific journal articles and book chapters, uses data from 2 million young people to address the differences among generations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not trying to stereotype the generations,\u201d said Twenge, a psychology professor from San Diego State University. \u201cMy empirical research on change over time provides the backbone to this book.\u201d<\/p>\n<table width=\"5%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/generationme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13275\" alt=\"Generation Me\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/generationme.jpg\" width=\"168\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2013\/02\/generationme.jpg 350w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2013\/02\/generationme-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Twenge\u2019s research focuses on data she gathered on baby boomers\u2019 attributes when they were young and compares it to data from young people from the 1980s through today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr.Twenge\u2019s insights will enable us to learn more about what attributes and dispositions our students bring to their university experiences,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Liz Grobsmith<\/strong>, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. \u201cHer visit will make a significant contribution to this speaker series.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Twenge\u2019s visit is part of 2008-09 Provost\u2019s Speaker Series for faculty and staff, Transformations in Teaching and Learning.<\/p>\n<p>Preregistration is requested. Contact the Faculty Development Program at (928) 523-9972 or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/home.nau.edu\/facdev\/\" target=\"_blank\">nau.edu\/facdev<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/speaker-to-fill-generation-me-gap\/\">Jean Twenge, author and expert on generational thinking, will discuss the research fueling her latest book,\u00a0Generation Me: Why Today\u2019s Young People are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled\u2014and More Miserable Than Ever Before,\u00a0from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 27, in Havasupai rooms A and B at the University Union. 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