2022 - Fostering Belonging: Renewing the Conversation about Race and Mission
Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee
October 27-28, 2022
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Speakers:
Dr. Willie James Jennings, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies, Yale Divinity School
Dr. William Turner, Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Public Service, Counselor to the President, Lipscomb University
Dr. Herbert Medina, Provost, University Of Portland
Dr. Susan VanZanten, Senior Research Professor in the Humanities, Christ College, The Honors College of Valparaiso University
2021 - Mapping Institutional Mission: Where Does Mission Live on Your Campus and Why Does It Matter?
Dr. Patricia O’Connell Killen, Provost Emerita, Gonzaga University
Dr. Caroline Simon, Provost Emerita, Whitworth University
2019 - Our Students: Their Spiritual and Religious Lives
Baylor University
October 17-18, 2019
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Speakers:
Dr. Denise Doyle, Provost Emerita, University of the Incarnate Word
Dr. Kathleen M. Light, Provost, University of the Incarnate Word
Rev. Brian Johnson, Assistant Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Valparaiso University,
Dr. John Schmalzbauer, Blanche Gorman Strong Chair in Protestant Studies, Missouri State University
2018 - Hiring Faculty for Mission
Hope College
October 11-12, 2018
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Speakers:
Dr. Margaret Freije, President and Dean of the College, College of the Holy Cross
Dr. Mark Sargent, Provost, Westmont College
2017 - Mentoring Faculty for Mission
Loyola Marymount University
October 26-27, 2017
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Speakers:
Dr. Paul Benson, Provost, University of Dayton
Dr. Susan VanZanten, Professor of English, Seattle Pacific University
2016 - Uniting Liberal and Professional Learning through Christian Mission
Augsburg College
October 13-14, 2016
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Speakers:
Dr. Marilyn McEntyre, Professor of Medical Humanities, UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program
Dr. Stephany Schlachter, Provost, Lewis University
2015 - Mentoring for Leadership in Mission
Belmont University
October 8-9, 2015
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Speakers:
J. Bradley Creed, President of Campbell University
Denise Doyle, Provost Emerita of the University of the Incarnate Word
2014 - From Mission to Meaningful Lives: Student Success in Church-Related Higher Education
Xavier University of Louisiana
September 25 - 26, 2014
Speakers: Bobby Fong*, President of Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Patricia O'Connell Killen, Academic Vice President of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
More information on this conference, including speakers' presentation, is available here.
*President Fong passed away several weeks before the workshop, and his paper was presented by Mark Schwehn, former Provost of Valparaiso University and the LFP's Project Director.
2013 - Mission and the Economic Challenges Facing Higher Education
The University of Scranton
October 17 and 18, 2013
Speakers: Christine M. Wiseman, president of Saint Xavier University, and R. Richard Ray, provost of Hope College. More information on this conference, including the speakers' presentations, is available here.
2012 - Christian Higher Education:The Legal and Regulatory Landscape.
The University of Indianapolis
October 18 and 19, 2012
On October 18 and 19, 2012, the Workshop for Senior Administrators convened at the University of Indianapolis with the topic: Christian Higher Education:The Legal and Regulatory Landscape. This workshop addressed the challenges posed by contemporary legal and regulatory dynamics to the mission and identity of church-related institutions of higher learning and suggest positive ways to address them.
David W. Burcham, President of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California and John E. Hart,
General Counsel of Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio were the two speakers for this workshop which was lead by Mel Piehl, Dean of Christ College, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana.
Speakers: David W. Burcham, President of Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California and John E. Hart, General Counsel of Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio. More information on this conference, including photographs and video recordings of the presentations, is available here.
2011 - Leadership, Mission, and Meaning: Engaging the Curriculum
Samford University
The speakers for this year’s Administrators Workshop were MaryStrey, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Faculty, and Professor of Chemistry and Biology at Central College in Pella, Iowa and Paul E. Benson, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. Click here for Mary Strey's talk and here for Paul E. Benson's session. To learn more about the speakers, click here. Administrator Workshop attendees attended the Vespers service, “This Far by Faith,” at the Andrew Gerow Hodges Chapel of Beeson Divinity School at Samford University, Thursday evening, October 20, led by Dr. Penny Marler, liturgist and Professor of Religion, with preaching by Timothy George,Dean and Professor of Divinity, History, and Doctrine, at Beeson Divinity School. The service was directed by Eric L. Mathis, Instructor of Church Music and Worship Leadership with Kristin Kenning, Assistant Professor of Music, as cantor. A video recording of Timothy George's sermon is available here.
2010 - The Arts as Institutional Signature
Valparaiso University
The entire Administrators Workshop was filmed and individual presentations are now available. To view the recordings of the Administrator Workshop, click here. To obtain a DVD copy of the complete 2010 Workshop for Senior Administrators, please contact the Lilly Fellows Program.
2009 - Assessing Mission Effectiveness
Calvin College
2008 - Diversity and Mission
Seattle Pacific University
2007 - Mentoring for Mission
Mercer University
2006 - Hiring for Mission
Xavier University, Cincinati, OH
2005 - Marketing for Mission
2004 - Hiring for Mission: The Role of Department Chairs
St. Olaf College
2003 - Developing Leadership for Mission
Pepperdine University
2002 - Developing Boards for Mission
Valparaiso University
2001 - Developing Faculty for Mission
Rivier College
2000 - Hiring for Mission
Loyola Marymount University
