2016 Annual Conference
About
81st Annual Conference - Septemer 30-October 1, 2016
Liberal Arts Education, Professional Training, and Lutheran Vocation
Conference Hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin
Plenary Address
Scott Ashmon, Concordia University Irvine
Posters
“Lutheran Public Health Programs: A 21st-Century Need”
Christian B. Albano, Concordia University Wisconsin
Melinda Mastel, Concordia University Wisconsin
Michael Cottanaro II, Concordia University Wisconsin
Arthur Antunes de Souza Pinho, Concordia University Wisconsin
Dean L. Arneson, Concordia University Wisconsin
Robert Burlage, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Relating Faith to Learning in the Classroom: The Effect of One Online Discussion”
Michael Borst, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Teaching Math in Urban After School Settings: Understanding Self and Understanding Math”
Hoyun Cho, Capital University
“Teaching Outside of One’s Culture: A Vocation of Educating Self and Others”
Cheryl Conrad DoBroka, Capital University
“Assessing Research Climate and Improving Scholarly Productivity at a Growing Lutheran University”
Amanda Mulcahy, Concordia University Chicago
“Can the Clifton StrengthsFinder Help Lutheranism be Relevant once Again?”
Joel Schuessler, Concordia University St. Paul
“Discussing the Intersections of Christian Faith and Healthcare through an Elective Course: Faith and Health Professions”
Nancy Stoehr, Concordia University Wisconsin
Annie Biesboer, Concordia University Wisconsin
Doug Borys, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Describing the Curriculum Content for Concordia University Wisconsin PA Students to Assure the Develop Safe, Effective, and Limited Opioid Analgesic Prescribing”
Ernest Stremski, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Increasing Retention and Graduation Rates of Diverse Undergraduate Nursing Students through the Integration of Seminars in Nursing Student Success”
Giannina Vernon, Concordia University Wisconsin
Tina Orr, Concordia University Wisconsin
Session 1
“Vocation as Pursuit of the Holy Ordinary”
Rebecca Parker Fedewa, Wisconsin Lutheran College
“Authority and Vocation in John Donne’s ‘A Hymn to Christ, at the author’s last going to Germany”
Neal Migan, Concordia University Ann Arbor
“A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own: Virginia Woolf’s Idea of a University”
Mark Looker, Concordia University Ann Arbor
“Spreading our Lutheran Identity Through Professional Development to a Diverse Community”
Elliott Moeser, Concordia University Wisconsin
Steven Witt, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Providing a Lutheran Higher Education: University Essential Learning Outcomes”
Beth Venzke, Concordia University Chicago
Rachel Eells, Concordia University Chicago
“Experiential Learning in the Core: The Gift of Our Diverse Urban Context”
Suzanne Hequet, Concordia University St. Paul
Mark Koschmann, Concordia University St. Paul
“Cross Cultural Immersion Experiences: Are they Impacting Students?”
Julie Parve, Concordia University Wisconsin
Session 2
“Using the MAP-IT Framework for Implementing a K-12 Homeschool Education Program at a Lutheran University”
Matthew Buns, Concordia University St. Paul
“Hear me; See Me: 10 EdTech Tips for Creating a Virtual Presence and Infusing a Lutheran Identity Online”
Ardelle Pate, Concordia University Chicago
“Mathematics and Faith: A Lutheran Perspective”
Kristen Schemmerhorn, Concordia University Chicago
“Guiding Students Through the Great Texts of Physics and Anatomy”
Kerry Kuehn, Wisconsin Lutheran College
“The Body of Christ: Using Anatomy in our Vocations”
Jessica Loppnow, Concordia University Wisconsin
Postmodern Relativism and Scientism: What paradigms are in my Classroom?”
Michael Young, Concordia University Wisconsin
Roderick Soper, Concordia University Irvine
“Leadership Development at a Lutheran University: Preparing Faculty for Service”
Sarah Holtan, Concordia University Wisconsin
Tracy Tuffy, Concordia University Wisconsin
Leah Dvorak, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Lutheran Vocation in ‘Intro to Writing’”
Colleen Fenno, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Faith and Learning Integration: The Doctrine of Vocation as it Applies to Online Graduate Faculty in the School of Education”
Catherine Webb, Concordia University Irvine
“If Grammar Was Taught”
Thomas Wilmeth, Concordia University Wisconsin
Keynote
Martin Marty, The University of Chicago
Session 3
“Creating a Discipline-Specific First-Year Seminar for Students in Psychology Centered on Vocation and Service”
Rachel Pickett, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Using Dialogue-Rich Active Learning Environments within the Context of a Lutheran Perspective of Student as a Vocation to Enhance Student Learning and Dialogue”
Jeff Schwelm, Concordia University Ann Arbor
Kellie Durham, Concordia University Ann Arbor
Elizabeth Peckham, Concordia University Ann Arbor
“The Vocational (and Avocational) Role of Music in the Liberal Arts Curriculum”
Alexa Doebele, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Image and Faith: Restoring a Place for the Visual Arts”
Gaylund Stone, Concordia University Wisconsin
“The Creator and the Creative Artist: A Glimpse at Faith Integration in the Study of Theater Arts”
Lori Woodall, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Learning in the Natural Environment”
Wanda Routier, Concordia University Wisconsin
Carol Burns, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Developing Student Skills Using National Marketing Competitions”
Nancy Harrower, Concordia University St. Paul
Session 4
“Professional Formation with Luther and Cicero”
David Loy, Concordia University Irvine
“Helping Business Students Find their Niche in a Fallen World”
Van Mobley, Concordia University Wisconsin
“The Economics of Ananias and Sapphria”
David Tucker, Concordia University Portland
“Preparing Students for Vocations in Health Services”
Kathleen Craft, Concordia University Chicago
Rachel Eells, Concordia University Chicago
“Faith, Health Care, and Vocation: Development of a Graduate Certificate in Bioethics at a Lutheran University”
Kevin Voss, Concordia University Wisconsin
“Active Learning Strategies: Using an ‘Aging Suit’ to Understand and Aging Population”
Nancy Harrower, Concordia University St. Paul
Mary Ann Yang, Concordia University St. Paul
“Strengths-Coaching to Articulate Purpose for Career, Service, and Relationships”
Joel Schuessler, Concordia University St. Paul
Jean Rock, Concordia University St. Paul
Tom Hanson, Concordia University St. Paul
“Incorporating Faith into our Profession through the Professional Organization Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International”
Nancy Stoehr, Concordia University Wisconsin
Annie Biesboer, Concordia University Wisconsin
Conference Program
2016 ALCF Committee
Brian Harries, President, Concordia University Wisconsin
Tim Hengst, President Elect, California Lutheran University
Justin Lytle, Past President, Pacific Lutheran University
Robert Hayes, Secretary, Concordia University Chicago
Patricia Trautrimas, Treasurer, Midland University
Mark Looker, Concordia University Ann Arbor