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Event Template (by Haddon) Paste into html Customize: links highlighted with red text [row] [column lg="12" md="12" sm="12" xs="12" ] [su_heading]This information is for participants already accepted into the workshop.[/su_heading] [/column] [/row] [row] [column lg="4" md="4" sm="12" xs="12" ] [su_button url="http://live-wabash.pantheonsite.io/programs/workshops/early-career-workshop-2/" background="#86b53e" size="3" wide="yes" center="yes" radius="5" text_shadow="0px 0px 0px #FFF" desc="Participants, Other Dates, etc..."]View Info About This Workshop[/su_button] [/column] [column lg="4" md="4" sm="12" xs="12" ] [su_button url="http://live-wabash.pantheonsite.io/programs/workshops/travel-and-accommodations-2/" background="#86b53e" size="3" wide="yes" center="yes" radius="5" text_shadow="0px 0px 0px #FFF" desc=“Flights, Lodging, Directions etc…”]View Info on Food, Travel and Accommodations[/su_button] [/column] [column lg="4" md="4" sm="12" xs="12" ] [su_button url="http://live-wabash.pantheonsite.io/programs/workshops-home/policy-on-full-participation/" background="#86b53e" size="3" wide="yes" center="yes" radius="5" text_shadow="0px 0px 0px #FFF" desc="Attendance, Guests, Dependent Children, etc..."]View Our Policy on Full Participation[/su_button] [/column] [/row] [row] [column lg="12" md="12" sm="12" xs="12" ] link to workshop page Ground Transportation About a week prior to your travel you will receive an email from Trish Overpeck (overpecp@wabash.edu) with airport shuttle information (pdf). This email includes the cell phone number of your driver, where to meet, and fellow participants with arrival times. Please print off these instructions and carry them with you. [/column] [/row]

2017-18 Workshop for Early CareerAsian and Pacific Islander DescentFaculty This workshop will gather 14 faculty drawn from diverse religious specializations, in their first years of teaching, for a week in two successive summers and for a weekend winter retreat. As a learning community of committed and skilled teachers, this workshop will explore issues such as: Pedagogy and politics of faculty of Asian and Pacific Islander descent Being a fulfilled and engaged teacher/scholar Career growth such as tenure and alternate academic tracks Teaching and thriving in one’s institutional context Dealing with religious, social, ethnic, racial, and learning diversities in the classroom Connecting the classroom to broader social issues Course design, assignments, learning goals, and assessment There will be a balance of plenary sessions, small group discussions, workshop sessions, structured and unstructured social time, and time for relaxation, exercise, meditation, discovery, laughter, and lots of good food and drink. Goals To develop a professional network of mutually supportive teachers/scholars of Asian and Pacific Islander descent To speak candidly about the politics and pressures of teaching and learning in higher education To explore the intersections of positionality in the classroom, institution, and academy, such as race, class, gender, sexuality, ability, and age To engage in formal and informal dialogue about existing and needed habits and practices of teaching in mono- or multi-cultural contexts To reflect critically on vocation, identity, and well-being that integrates the rigors of scholarship, teaching, leadership, and work/life balance To hone teaching practices and innovative pedagogies through design and implementation of collaborative projects To prepare for trends and changes in higher education Honorarium and Fellowship Participants will receive an honorarium of $3400 for full participation in the three workshop sessions, plus local expenses and travel. In addition, participants are eligible to apply for a $5000 fellowship for work on a teaching project during the following academic year (2018-19). These awards are for projects that emerge from the conversation and ideas of the workshop, in consultation with the leadership team, and are conducted during the year following the workshop. Read More about Payment of Participants Read More about the Workshop Fellowship Program Participants Front Row: Yii-Jan Lin (Yale Divinity School), *Zayn Kassam (Pomona College), *Tat-siong Benny Liew (College of the Holy Cross), *Su Yon Pak (Union Theological Seminary in NYC), *David Kamitsuka (Oberlin College), Roshan Iqbal (Agnes Scott College). Second Row: Hee-Kyu Heidi Park (Xavier University-Cincinnati), Samira Mehta (Albright College), Cuilan Liu (Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto), Fuad Naeem (Gustavus Adolphus College), Jung Hyun Choi (North Carolina Wesleyan College), Sailaja Krishnamurti (Saint Mary’s University-Nova Scotia), Christine Hong (Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary). Back Row: *Paul Myhre (Wabash Center), William Yoo (Columbia Theological Seminary), Harshita Kamath (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Chrissy Lau (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi), Kenneth Woo (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary), Hoon Choi (Bellarmine University). *leadership/staff position. APPLICATIONS CLOSED Workshop Information Dates First session: July 10-15, 2017, Wabash College Second session: January 25-28, 2018. Corpus Christi, Texas Third session: June 25-30, 2018, Wabash College Leadership Team Tat-siong Benny Liew,College of the Holy Cross, Director David Kamitsuka, Oberlin College Zayn Kassam,Pomona College Su Yon Pak, Union Theological Seminary in NYC Paul Myhre, Wabash Center Important Information flickr Photo Gallery for this Workshop Travel and Accommodations for Summer Sessions at the Wabash Center Policy on Participation Map of Wabash College Campus Travel Reimbursement Form (pdf) Foreign National Information Form (pdf) Payment of Honorarium Fellowship Program (2016-17) For More Information, Please Contact: Paul Myhre, Associate Director Wabash Center 301 West Wabash Ave. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 800-655-7117 myhrep@wabash.edu

2017-18Colloquy for Theological School Deans This colloquy seeks to gather a diverse group of theological school deans to engage in creative conversations about academic leadership in an age of dramatic socio-economic, environmental, demographic, and religious change in the North American context. Colloquy participants can expect to engage in collaborative learning, expand their understanding of the work of academic administration, and build a network of collegial support. Goals As peers in a collegial and confidential atmosphere, we will consider such questions as: How do you discern and affirm your vocation as a theological educator in the role of an academic dean within the mission of your institution? How do academic deans lead in times of dramatic social and religious change that directly and indirectly impact theological education? How do academic deans lead to keep faculties vital, curricula relevant, and teaching and learning the center of the theological school enterprise? Read our Policy on Participation Honorarium and Fellowship Participants will receive an honorarium of $3000 for full participation in the two sessions, plus local expenses and travel. In addition, the Wabash Center will reimburse expenses up to $500 for your attendance at the Association of Theological Schools’ CAOS meeting to be held prior to the ATS biennial in June 2018. Read More about Payment of Participants Participants Front Row: Stephen McMullin (Acadia Divinity College), *Deborah Krause (Eden Theological Seminary), *Luis Rivera (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary), Heather Vacek (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary), Munir Shaikh (Claremont School of Theology). Back Row: Susan Abraham (Pacific School of Religion), Grant Taylor (Beeson Divinity School at Samford University), Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre (Drew Theological School), Jeanne Hoeft (Saint Paul School of Theology), Lynda Robitaille (St. Mark’s College), Valerie Rempel (Fresno Pacific University Biblical Seminary), *Paul Myhre (Wabash Center). *leadership/staff position. APPLICATIONS CLOSED Due January 17, 2017 Colloquy Information Dates First Session: July 17-22, 2017, Wabash College Second Session: April 18-22, 2018, Corpus Christi, Texas Leadership Team Deborah Krause, Eden Theological Seminary Luis Rivera, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Paul O.Myhre, Wabash Center Important Information flickr Photo Gallery for this Workshop Travel and Accommodations for Summer Sessions at the Wabash Center Travel and Accommodations for Winter Sessions in Texas Philosophy of Workshops Policy on Participation Map of Wabash College Campus Travel Reimbursement Form (pdf) Foreign National Information Form (pdf) Payment of Honorarium For More Information, Please Contact: Paul O.Myhre, Associate Director Wabash Center 301 West Wabash Ave. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 800-655-7117 myhrep@wabash.edu

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The Wabash Center's international peer reviewed journal becomes available online on January 3, 2017. The journal is published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell. Online and print subscriptions available. The January issue is available for free download throughout the calendar year. Read more about the journal (including links to free content).

Our Philosophy of Workshops, Consultations, and Other Gatherings I. Teaching is a Vocation Discerning the telos or goal of one's teaching vocation is crucial to the teaching and learning task. Good teaching is grounded in sound scholarship and nurtures an ongoing discussion about one's subject area. Clarifying one's teaching philosophy and learning goals facilitates classroom decisions such as course design, assignments, and assessment. Faculty members gain vocational colleagues and companions when they think collaboratively about teaching and learning. Thinking holistically about the work of teaching and scholarship develops a sense of one's career trajectory and stages. When faculty members talk together about their craft, they discover a richness of teaching knowledge and experience among them. II. Teaching is a Craft Teaching is a craft developed over a lifetime of critically reflective practice. Critical reflective practice is enhanced by engagement with pedagogical research and participation in the scholarly discourses on teaching and learning. Improving one's skill as a teacher enhances the quality and satisfaction of one's vocational choice. Teaching involves understanding the power of one's persona and embodied presence in the classroom. Teaching benefits from increased awareness, intentionality, and commitment to student learning. The digital environment has significant influence on teaching and needs to be reflectively engaged in classroom practice. There are many perspectives about teaching and learning, each with its own particular strengths and weaknesses. Understanding this variety expands the range of one's teaching capacity and ability to engage a diversity of students and learning environments. III. Institutional Setting Matters Appreciating the fundamental values of the institution is key to understanding the dynamics of teaching and learning in a particular place. The larger teaching culture of an institution deeply influences the work in each particular classroom. Sustained conversation about teaching and learning can transform the culture of teaching in a school or department. Focusing on the daily work of teaching and learning transcends boundaries between different disciplines, ranks, and other academic divisions to create a space for collaborative and fruitful discussion. Good teaching enhances the institutional culture and is an act of institutional citizenship. Teaching is integrally connected to the public interpretive role of the department, seminary, or theological school.

2016-17 Teaching and Learning Colloquy for Mid-Career Religion Faculty at Colleges and Universities "Pedagogies of Community Engagement" APPLICATIONS CLOSED Experiential education includes a wide range of pedagogies that engage students in the use of material culture, site visits, active experimentation, creative performance, and service. This colloquy will focus on one type of experiential education, pedagogies of community engagement. These pedagogies are motivated by ethical intent, give attention to questions of embodiment and social location, foster empathetic imagination, and are characterized by collaborative partnerships. Why would mid-career faculty focus on pedagogies of community engagement? To align their passions and commitments with their teaching practice and scholarship To develop learning outcomes that demonstrate civic knowledge and engagement, intercultural competency, and ethical reasoning and action, all through active involvement with diverse communities and real-world challenges (identified as an essential learning outcome of the “Liberal Education, America’s Promise” initiative of the American Association of Colleges and Universities) To engage the work of disciplines, institutions, and communities that effectively address difficult social issues in an increasingly pluralistic and globalized world To consider whether existing models of pedagogies of community engagement are sufficient to transform learners and teachers, institutions, and communities over time This colloquy will explore how, why, and if Religious Studies and Theology offer unique questions, methodologies, and tools for collaborative learning through community engagement. Do comparativist and interdisciplinary approaches expand our capacities to critically understand and engage the multiplicity of experiences in diverse communities? Can the content of our field offer constructive sources for thinking about ethical intent including embodiment, empathy, and action in partnership with local communities? Does this thinking challenge us to reconsider how we engage diverse opinions and values inherent in pluralistic democracies? We invite applications from mid-career teachers with a range of experience with these pedagogies: from those who are new to these pedagogies and are ready to seriously explore their use to those who want to deepen their own experience and/or guide conversations about these pedagogies with departments, institutions, or community partners. Goals To create a collaborative learning community in which participants will share and learn from each other’s expertise and experience To explore emerging models and trends of community-engaged pedagogies To develop teaching practices that: • complexify students’ thinking about civic and community-based issues; • interrogate social locations of students and teachers; • invite students to cultivate empathic perspectives by creatively/imaginatively inhabiting worlds beyond their own; To reflect on one’s personal and professional priorities at mid-career by: • considering the alignment between teachers’ passions and commitments and their teaching practice; • increasing participants’ capacity to be effective agents for change; • developing projects that will translate and disseminate the insights of the colloquy into other contexts • integrate class content with community-based action in partnership with local communities Honorarium Participants will receive an honorarium of $3,400 for full participation in the three workshop sessions, plus local expenses and travel. Each participant is eligible to apply for a $1,000 grant for a colloquy-linked project. Read More about Payment of Participants Read More about the Colloquy GrantProgram Participants Front Row: *Tom Pearson (Wabash Center), * Joseph Favazza (Stonehill College), *Joy Bostic (Case Western Reserve University), *Bobbi Patterson (Emory University), Andrew Irvine (Maryville College). Second Row: Lori Hale (Augsburg College), Robert Williamson (Hendrix College), Teresa Delgado (Iona College), Joyce Nki (Bethune-Cookman College), Julie Miller (University of the Incarnate Word), Ahida Calderon Pilarski (Saint Anselm College), Christopher Tirres (DePaul University). Third Row: Maureen O’Connell (LaSalle University), Todd Hibbard (University of Detroit Mercy), Davina Lopez (Eckerd College), Sara Pattterson (Hanover College), William McDonald (Tennessee Wesleyan College), David Aftandilian (Texas Christian University), Sarah King (Grand Valley State University). leadership/staff Workshop Information Dates First Session: June 27 to July 2, 2016, Wabash College Second Session: January 26-29, 2017, Corpus Christi, Texas Third Session: June 5-10, 2017, Wabash College Leadership Team Joseph Favazza, Stonehill College, Director Joy R. Bostic, Case Western Reserve University Bobbi Patterson, Emory University Thomas Pearson, Wabash Center Important Information Travel and Accommodations for Summer Sessions at the Wabash Center Policy on Full Participation Map of Wabash College Campus Payment of Participants Colloquy Grant Program (2016-17) List of Awarded Grants For More Information, Please Contact: Lynne Westfield, Director Wabash Center 301 West Wabash Ave. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 765-361-6047 westfiel@wabash.edu

Come by and visit us when we're not in session at the "Wabash Center Lounge" Room 221 D in the Convention Center [row][column lg="7" md="7" sm="6" xs="12" ] Grant Design Conversations  Saturday, Nov. 19 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Convention Center Room 221D P19-110 Pre-Conference Workshop, "How Learning Works" RSVP to Trish Overpeck by November 1, 2016 (overpecp@wabash.edu) Friday, Nov. 18 12-5:30 pm Location: Convention Center Room 221D P18-104 Faculty of Color Luncheon Saturday, Nov. 19 Luncheon 12:00 - 2:00pm Location: Convention Center Room 221D RSVP to Trish Overpeck by November 1, 2016 (overpecp@wabash.edu) P19-116 Wabash Center Reception  Saturday, Nov. 19 8:00 -10:00 pm Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Texas Ballroom C P19-402 Grant Design Conversations  Sunday, Nov. 20 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Convention Center Room 221D P20-107 Graduate Student Lunch and Session Sunday, Nov. 20 12:00 - 2:00 pm Location: Convention Center Room 221D Preregistration is strongly encouraged: Trish Overpeck (overpecp@wabash.edu) P20-108 Wabash Center Dinner for New Teachers  Sunday, Nov. 20 6:00 - 8:00 pm (Invitation only event) Location: Marriott Rivercenter, Grand Ballroom, Salon M P20-302 A Conversation about Starting Conversations about Teaching Monday, Nov. 21 9:00 - 11:30 am Location: Convention Center Room 221D P21-100 [/column] [column lg="5" md="5" sm="6" xs="12" ] Friends at last year's conference (0:58): [su_youtube_advanced url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Oq--dYaOw"] [su_button url="###" background="#a6192e" size="3" wide="yes" center="yes" radius="5" text_shadow="0px 0px 0px #FFF" desc=""]Other AAR and SBL Sessions on Teaching[/su_button] [/column] [/row]

[row][column lg="9" md="9" sm="6" xs="12" ]Annual Deadlines for Submission of a grant proposal to the Wabash Center: March 1 and October 1. More information about the Wabash Center Grant Program.[/column][column lg="3" md="3" sm="6" xs="12" ][/column][/row]