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Wabash Center Reception P17-501 Saturday8:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Second Level - Grand Ballroom 1 Come join us for drinks and dessert as we celebrate our work with faculty in religious studies departments and theological schools. Meet past, present, and future participants from Wabash Center workshops, colloquies, consultations, and grants, and learn about current programming and resources to support your teaching.
Transferable Course Design P17-201 Saturday 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Contingent faculty (those teaching part-time and those working full-time on a contract basis) are often called upon to teach multiple courses at short notice. Can course design empower preparation for a specific course, while also creating learning experiences transferable to other courses? Join leaders P. Kimberleigh Jordan (Drew Theological School) and Hussein Rashid (Barnard College) for conversation about how one might pursue both goals with integrity. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 50 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu, to sign up. Registration deadline is November 1. Session Leaders: P. Kimberleigh Jordan,Drew Theological School, Panelist Hussein Rashid,Barnard College, Panelist
Reunion Dinner: Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students P17-400 Saturday 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Buffet Dinner for Participants in 2016, 2017, & 2018 Wabash Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students (Chicago, Dallas, NYC & Boston)
Teaching and Traumatic Events P16-109 Friday12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Current events are pressing conversations about trauma and traumatic events in classrooms across higher education, not just those associated with theology and religion. This pre-meeting workshop invites religion and theology faculty into critically reflective conversations about trauma and traumatic events related to classroom teaching. The workshop will explore such topics as: hot-button issues, teaching methods and strategies for engaging trauma and traumatic events in classroom teaching, and crisis teaching. The workshop will also provide participants with a range of effective teaching resources related to the topic. We will begin with a buffet lunch at noon and conclude at 5 p.m. Prior to the workshop, participants will read a short essay in advance and be prepared to discuss your teaching context. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu Registration deadline is October 15. Ella Johnson, St. Ambrose University, Panelist Richard Newton, University of Alabama, Panelist
Identity in the Classroom P18-103 Sunday 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Diversity in the classroom is often presented as a challenge for educators, but what if we consider the multiple identities of ourselves and those of our students as assets? Join Eric Barreto (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Rebekka King (Middle Tennessee State) for lunch and conversation about how this perspective can reorient our teaching. We will begin with a buffet lunch at 11:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm. Pre-registration is required.Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Space is limited to 50 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu, to sign up. Registration deadline is November 1. Eric Barreto,Princeton Theological Seminary, Panelist Rebekka King,Middle Tennessee State, Panelist
Grant Design Conversations P19-101 Monday 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Do you have a grant idea for a project on teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about applying for a Wabash Center grant? Do you have questions about our grant procedures and protocols, whether your project would qualify, or how your ideas might be shaped into an appropriate Wabash Center proposal? Come see us in the Convention Center Room CCC on both Sunday, Nov. 18, 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm, and Monday, Nov 19, 9:00 am - 11:30 am to meet with one of the Wabash Center Staff. Please write Beth Reffett (reffettb@wabash.edu) to schedule a time to meet with us.
Faculty of Color Luncheon P17-110 Saturday11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) You are invited to attend the Faculty of Color Luncheon. This mealtime gathering is a space for fellowship, mutual support, and empowerment for our teaching lives. Hear about Wabash Center programming and how to apply for the 2019-20 Peer Mentoring Cluster grants. Pre-registration is required.Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Send an email to Beth Reffett reffettb@wabash.edu. Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins may also be accepted if space is available.
Dinner for New Teachers (Invitation Only Event) P18-402 Sunday 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Mezzanine Level - Denver Room By invitation only, new teachers will join together for an elegant dinner and directed table conversations about the first year of teaching.
Wabash Center Activities at 2018 AAR & SBL Annual Meetings Teaching and Traumatic Events P16-109 Friday12:00 PM to 5:00 PM (November 16) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) We will begin with a buffet lunch at noon and conclude at 5 p.m. Prior to the workshop, participants will read a short essay in advance and be prepared to discuss your teaching context. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited to 40 participants. Send an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu Registration deadline is October 15. Ella Johnson, St. Ambrose University, Panelist Richard Newton, University of Alabama, Panelist Teaching Against Islamophobia A16-208 Friday 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM (November 16) The Hyatt Regency Granite Room - (Third Level) Follow-up gathering for participants in the “Teaching Against islamophobia” workshop, co-sponsored with the AAR. Faculty of Color Luncheon P17-110 Saturday11:30 AM to 1:00 PM (November 17) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) This mealtime gathering is a space for fellowship, mutual support, and empowerment for our teaching lives. Pre-registration is required. Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Send an email to Beth Reffett reffettb@wabash.edu. Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins may also be accepted if space is available. Transferable Course Design P17-201 Saturday 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (November 17) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) This session is designed for individuals in contingent faculty positions. Contingent faculty (those teaching part-time or working full-time on a contract basis) are often called upon to teach multiple courses at short notice. Can course design empower preparation for a specific course, while also creating learning experiences transferable to other courses? Join leaders P. Kimberleigh Jordan (Drew Theological School) and Hussein Rashid (Barnard College) for refreshments and conversation about how one might pursue both goals with integrity. Session Leaders: Kimberleigh Jordan, Drew Theological School Hussein Rashid, Barnard College Space is limited to 50 participants. Please register in advance by sending an email to Beth Reffett,reffettb@wabash.edu). Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins welcome, as space is available. Reunion Dinner: Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students P17-400 Saturday 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM(November 17) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Buffet Dinner for Participants in 2016, 2017 & 2018 Wabash Teaching Seminars for Doctoral Students (by invitation only). (Chicago, Dallas, NYC & Boston; ATSI, FTE, and HTI) Wabash Center Reception P17-501 Saturday8:00 PM to 10:00 PM(November 17) Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Second Level - Grand Ballroom 1 Come join us for drinks and dessert as we celebrate our work with faculty in religious studies departments and theological schools. Identity in the Classroom P18-103 Sunday 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM(November 18) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) This session is designed for doctoral students in theological and religious studies. Diversity in the classroom is often presented as a challenge for educators, but what if we consider the multiple identities of our selves and those of our students as assets? Join Eric Barreto (Princeton Theological Seminary) and Rebekka King (Middle Tennessee State) for lunch and conversation about how this perspective can reorient our teaching. We will begin with a buffet lunch at 11:30 am and conclude at 1:00 pm. Session Leaders: Eric Barreto, Princeton Theological Seminary Rebekka King, Middle Tennessee State Space is limited to 50 participants. Please register in advance by sending an email to Beth Reffett, reffettb@wabash.edu). Currently full, accepting pre-registration for waiting list. Registration deadline is November 1. Walk-ins welcome, as space is available. Grant Design Conversations P18-203 Sunday 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM(November 18) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Do you have a grant idea for a project on teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about applying for a Wabash Center grant? Email Beth Reffett (reffettb@wabash.edu) to schedule a time to meet with us. Dinner for New Teachers (Invitation Only Event) P18-402 Sunday 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM(November 18) Sheraton Downtown,I.M. Pei Tower Mezzanine Level - Denver Room By invitation only, new teachers will join together for an elegant dinner and directed table conversations about the first year of teaching. Grant Design Conversations P19-101 Monday 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM(November 19) Convention Center - 201 (Street Level) Do you have a grant idea for a project on teaching and learning? Have you ever thought about applying for a Wabash Center grant? Email Beth Reffett (reffettb@wabash.edu) to schedule a time to meet with us. "Wabash Center Lounge" Convention Center 201 (street level) Come by and visit between sessions. Wabash Center events at the ETS Annual Meeting Other sessions on teaching
The image of the beach environment displays its givens: sand, sea, sky, dunes, plants, even the unseen particles in the air. The image of the boardwalk and “private property” sign shows a (passable) boundary onto which one can walk to the beach. It provides narrow, bounded access to a more open, free beach space. In times of change, the academic dean must understand the givens and the boundaries of theological education. Givens are the physical (temporal) and ontological realities that give boundary (like the narrow boardwalk) and freedom (like the open beach) to the work of the dean. As deans of theological schools, theological givens ought to be primary. As the beach becomes something else without sand, sea, and sky, the theological school becomes something else without a certain set of theological givens, and their relationship to other realities. Theological convictions and commitments rooted in texts and traditions, and how they cohere, serve as the sand, sea, and sky of the theological school environment. Other givens––cultural, social, institutional, etc.––will inform each dean’s context. The theological givens, I think, order and prioritize the other givens. The dean must know and value the givens in order to understand and carry out her role as an academic leader. Boundaries show the dean the context and scope of her work. They also indicate lines that either ought not or should be crossed. At times, the dean must help faculty, staff, and students flourish within a certain boundary, whether institutional, cultural, social or others. Other times, the dean must help faculty, staff, and students break through boundaries such as an antiquated and disparate curriculum. Curriculum revision offers one example where the academic dean leads the school to define new boundaries. These new academic boundaries will resonate if they reflect the givens of the school, like the boardwalk “fits” the beach environment because of how it helps us access and enjoy the beach. Academic leadership necessitates clear vision and creative discovery of the proper path for the people of the theological school. The givens and the boundaries of the school give the dean a context and lenses for that vision. When changes to theological education come, as they always have, a clear vision enables the dean to see his or her way forward so that the faculty, students, staff, and other constituents of the school may confidently follow, even if the future is unclear.