Today was the second day of our faculty retreat. The retreat committee believes we met our goals. Based on feedback from the previous retreat some years ago, we wanted to avoid passive, boring panels of speakers or brainstorming sessions that don’t result any actionable outcomes. The day one theme was outward focusing (toward our user population, resources and services) and today was inward focusing (on support specifically for us to get our work done). There was a mix of talks and breakout sessions. We encouraged tangible next steps and skill building. We even had a bit of fun in mixing up groups in between activities. There was plenty of food…