Symposium -- October 1-3, 2026
A Mission Held in Trust: Stewarding the Church-Related UniversitySchedule
Thursday
October 1, 20269:00 am – Registration Opens (Outside Indiana E-G)
9:30-10:15 am – Welcome & Introduction – Jon Kulaga, Jerry Pattengale, & Joe Creech (Michigan/Texas/Illinois)
10:15-11:45 am – Mission, Law, & Lobbying – Jim Gash & Linda Livingstone (conversation led by Andrea Summers) (Michigan/Texas/Illinois)
Noon-1:00 am – Lunch (Indiana E-G)
2:30-4:00 pm – Mission Integrity – Molly Schaller (conversation led by Jeremy Summers) (Indiana E-G)
4:15-5:15 pm – Mission & Finance – Beck A. Taylor (conversation led by Andrea Summers) (Michigan/Texas/Illinois)
5:35-6:05pm – Vespers (Indiana E-G)
6:35 pm – Dinner (Indiana E-G)
7:30-8:45 pm – Mission & Leadership Succession – Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., & Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C. (conversation led by Heather Templeton Dill) (Indiana E-G)
Friday
October 2, 20269:15-10:45 am – Mission & Curricular/Co-Curricular Educator Formation – Karen An-hwei Lee & Kathleen Byrnes (conversation led by Andrea Summers) (Indiana E-G)
11:00 am-Noon – Mission & Messaging – Barry H. Corey (conversation led by Jeremy Summers) (Michigan/Texas/Illinois)
Noon-1:00 pm – Lunch (Indiana E-G)
1:15-2:15 pm – Mission & Common Worship – Aquinas Guilbeau, O.P (conversation led by Andrea Summers) (Indiana E-G)
2:30-3:30 pm – Mission & Board Member Formation – David Pivonka, T.O.R. (conversation led by Jeremy Summers) (Michigan/Texas/Illinois)
4:30-6:00 pm – Hors d’oeuvres Reception and J. J. Johnson: Legacy Jazz Master Concert (offered by Todd Williams, the Indiana Wesleyan University Jazz Ensemble, and Special Guest Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon) (Indiana E-G)
6:00-6:15 pm – Group Assembly and Departure for Night on the Town Dinners (Indiana E-G)
Saturday
October 3, 20269:00-10:30 am – Closing Session: Panel Discussion—Karen An-hwei and Kathleen Byrnes (Michigan/Texas/Illinois)
10:30 am – Conference Concludes
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