http://www.aarweb.org/programs/Workshops/2008/Leadership/default.asp
Taking Religion(s) Seriously: What Students Need to Know
| Date: | Friday, October 31, 2008, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM | |
| Where: | Chicago, IL |
This workshop is developed by the Academic Relations Committee.
The workshop goal is that all students learn to think seriously about the ways religion(s) impacts public life and their role as citizens. This may be a common goal of religion courses offered at all sorts of institutions; however, this objective is not always articulated and may be submerged in more specialized concerns. In this workshop, we explore what this goal entails and then invite chairs to consider how the curriculum they oversee addresses (or could address) it, how the mission and culture of their institution shapes this objective, and how it might contribute to assessment of their program’s effectiveness. Exchange of experience and ideas will be central to the day’s work.
Leader:
- Krista Tippett, the host of Minnesota Public Radio’s popular Speaking of Faith program
Speakers and Panelists:
- Chester Gillis, Georgetown University
Preliminary Agenda:
Legal issues, conflicts, and life cycles will be addressed for individual, department, and administration concerns.
| 9:00 AM-9:15 AM | Welcome | |
| 9:15 AM-9:45 AM | Educating Students for Public Life | |
| 9:45 AM-10:15 AM | Break-out Session | |
| 10:15 AM-11:00 AM | Panel Discussion: How does this interact with the mission and culture of your institution? | |
| 11:00 AM-12:00 N | Break-out Session | |
| 12:00 N-1:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:15 PM-2:00 PM | Assessment of Your Institution: Addressing the question — How should this be assessed and how do you assess it? | |
| 2:00 PM-3:30 PM | Plenary Session on Objectives and Assessments |
Colleagues in your institutions, such as chairs, other faculty members, faculty being developed to assume leadership responsibilities, and deans, may be interested in attending this workshop. Chairs may want to bring a team of faculty or send a designated faculty person.
Registration is limited to the first 75 participants. The cost for the workshop is $100, which includes the entire day of sessions, lunch, and a book on the topic.