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83rd Annual Conference - Septemer 21-22, 2018

Lutheran Education & Diversity: What Does This Mean?

We invite you to Concordia University in St. Paul, MN to discuss the myriad ways in which diversity in all its forms presents challenges to and opportunities for Lutheran higher education.

How can we be places where (in the words of CSP’s Promise Statement) Christ is honored and all are welcome? To what degree, if at all, are those two imperatives in conflict? What do ELCA, LCMS, and other Lutheran schools have to teach each other? How have faculty capitalized on and been challenged by new instructional technologies and social media? What is the role of the liberal arts in the 21st century? In what ways do our professional programs reflect our Lutheran identity? How does one best teach a class including everyone from recent high school graduates to seasoned adult professionals? We look forward to a robust discussion of these and many other questions at this year’s conference.

• Conference Hosted by Concordia University St. Paul

Keynote

Rev. Dr. Leopoldo Sanchez, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Session 1

Re-establishing the Lutheran Soul in Higher Education: A 21st Century Model

Ardelle Pate, Joy Mullaney, Concordia University Chicago

From Slogan to Veracity: OneConcordia

John Holton, Bob Hayes, Concordia University Chicago

Seeking Spirituality in a General Education Course

Lana Huberty, Brenda Davies, Joe Ostrem, Concordia University St. Paul

Vaccines & Society: An Interdisciplinary Introduction to the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Laura Merwin, Concordia University Chicago

Undergrad Research Projects in Green Chemistry Alternatives for Organic Lab

Joseph Sumrak, Concordia University Chicago

Framing Explanations of Biological Diversity

Mary Kay Johnston, Concordia University Austin

Women College Presidents: Lessons Learned from their Presidencies

Katherine Tunheim, Gustavus Adolphus College

Facilitating Civil Dialogue in Today’s Diverse Lutheran College Classroom: Tools & Strategies from the Communication Studies Discipline

Basma Ibrahim DeVries, Kim Flottemesch, Colleen Arendt, Concordia University St. Paul

Building Institutional Relationships with Communities of Color

Bruce Corrie, Concordia University St. Paul

Chapel

A Purposeful Journey with Clay

Keith Williams, Professor of Art, Concordia University St. Paul

Session 2

Panel Discussion: Creating an Equity-Driven General Education Program

Jacqueline DeVries, Douglas Green, John Zobitz, Augsburg University

Promoting Moral Responsibility in a Diverse Classroom

Wanda Foster, Concordia University Chicago

Developing Students: Faith and Racial Justice

Jessica Luckhardt, Concordia University Ann Arbor

What? Students Happier in a Group Project? Helping Them Find Their Unique Strengths.

Joel Schuessler, Concordia University St. Paul

Our Multi-Religious Context: A Case for Comparative Theology

John Y. Cha, Gustavus Adolphus College

Lutheran Identity And The Necessity For Diverse Religion Courses

Fatih Harpci, Carthage College

Building Trust & Peace between Christians and Muslims: Lessons from the Al Amana Centre in Oman for Lutheran Colleges and Universities

Joshua Hollmann, Concordia University New York

Lunch Panel

What Does it Mean (to Me) to Attend a Lutheran University?

Cheryl Chatman & Student Panel, Concordia University St. Paul

Session 3

Faculty-Student Dialogues: Academic Growth through Listening and Learning from our Diverse Stories

Rachel Sjodin, College Possible; Kristin Bransford, Concordia University St. Paul; Lori Brandt Hale, Augsburg University

First Steps Studying Academic Stress among First Generation Students

Brian Sundermeier, Andrea Flynn, Concordia Chicago

Focusing on First-Generation: How Lutheran Institutions Can Better Understand and Serve Students

Andrea Flynn, Brian Sundermeier, Concordia Chicago

Distance Education & Culture: Some Observations and Questions

Glenn K. Fluegge, Concordia University Irvine

Preparing Teachers of Color, Preserving Students’ Culture

Sally Baas, Concordia University St. Paul

Online Students: Higher Education’s “Silent” Population

Jean Rock, Brenda Frye, Concordia University St. Paul

27 Degrees of Separation: Social Network Analysis, Texts, and Diversity

Mark Looker, Michael Kalmes, Concordia Ann Arbor

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Higher Education: A Close Look at Pedagogy, Texts and Assessments.

Simeon Stumme, Concordia University Chicago

Session 4

Contemporary Strategies for Responding to the Extraordinary Growth of Homeschool Education

Matthew Buns, Concordia University St. Paul

Working with International Students: From Freshman Year to Graduate Programs

Tiffanie Loeb-Schneider, Colleen Cahill, Concordia University St. Paul

Service-Minded Approach for Christian Educators

Kelly Sadlovsky, Concordia University St. Paul

Taking Theology Beyond the University Classroom

Mark Koschmann, Concordia University St. Paul

Diversity is For Real: Looking Beyond the Obvious in Exploring Self and Interactions with Other People

Joan Roper Adams, Jennifer Pinto, Concordia University New York

So Happy Together: Interdisciplinary Teaching by the Ninja Turtles of Art and Theology

Rhoda Schuler, Keith Williams, Concordia University St. Paul

2018 ALCF Committee

• Paul Hillmer President, Concordia University St. Paul

• Ed Hasecke, President Elect, Wittenberg University

• Tim Hengst, Past President, California Lutheran University

• Robert Hayes, Secretary, Concordia University Chicago

• Patricia Trautrimas, Treasurer, Midland University

• Mark Looker, Concordia University Ann Arbor