Symposium -- September 23-24, 2021

Mentoring Matters: Theological Explorations of Generational Transition and the Academic Vocation

Symposium

Public Intellectuals and the Common Good: Opportunities for Evangelical Scholars

Schedule

Thursday

September 23, 2021

5:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Reception of Guests
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM – Dinner – Jay F. Hein, Sagamore Institute & David W. Wright, Indiana Wesleyan University
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM – These Young People: Mentorship and Explorations of Faith and Learning – David Kinnaman, The Barna Group (Host: Erin E. Devers, Indiana Wesleyan University)
8:00 PM to 8:30 PM – Coffee and Dessert
8:30 PM to 9:30 PM – Who Will Lead Us: Mentorship and the Future of Leadership – Beck A. Taylor, Samford University (Host: David W. Wright, Indiana Wesleyan University)
Emcee—Jerry Pattengale, Lumen Research Institute and Indiana Wesleyan University

Friday

September 24, 2021

8:00 AM to 9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM – A More Perfect Union: Mentorship in Promotion of Ethnic Diversity – Edgardo A. Colón-Emeric, Duke University Divinity School (Host: Abson Joseph, Indiana Wesleyan University)
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM – Break
10:30 AM to 11:30 PM – Organizations Like No Others: The Mentorship of Individuals in Organizational and Institutional Contexts – Margaret DuPlissis Diddams, Christian Scholar’s Review (Host: Stacy Hammons, Indiana Wesleyan University)
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM – Working Where, When, and How: Mentorship and Reflection on Why We Work – Rebecca Hong, Loyola Marymount University (Host: Rod Reed, Indiana Wesleyan University)
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM – Break
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM – Paper Overviews – Michael J. James, Boston College; David M. Johnstone, George Fox University; Matthew D. Lundberg, Calvin University; Ji Y. Son, California State University (Los Angeles) (Host: Jim Vermilya, Indiana Wesleyan University)
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM – Break
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM – Leading Examined Lives: Reimagining Institutional Expectations through Mentorship – Tim Elmore, Growing Leaders (Host: Andrea Summers, Indiana Wesleyan University)
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM – Break
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM – Dinner
7:30 PM to 8:30 PM – Leading Integrated Lives: Navigating Personal and Professional Commitments through Mentorship – Tim Clydesdale, The College of New Jersey (Host: Jeffrey Tabone, Indiana Wesleyan University)
8:30 PM – Coffee and Dessert
Emcee—Jerry Pattengale, Lumen Research Institute and Indiana Wesleyan University
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