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C O L L O Q U YMARCH/APRIL 2005 VOLUME 13, NUMBER 4

The Association of Theological SchoolsIN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

First consultation for Asians/Asian NorthAmericans generates vigor among participants

It is invigorating to participate in dialogue anddiscussion with people of different ethnic,

cultural, social, and religious backgrounds, evenwhen we share some indefinable commonality that,for lack of a better term, we label ‘Asian American,’”said Frank Yamada in his closing plenary to nearlyone hundred faculty members from ATS memberschools. They met at Redondo Beach, California, forthe first consultation held specifically for theologicaleducators of Asian descent.

Yamada, who teaches Hebrew Scriptures atSeabury-Western Theological Seminary, continued,“My hunch is that part of what makes a [consulta-tion] like this useful is that we share similarexperiences. Because we are characterized asAsians or Asian Americans, we find that we havecongruent stories of being racialized in certainways in our various institutions, most of which areprimarily white.”

Yamada discounted the use of labels, such as“Asian American” or “Asian North American,”which he said do not adequately describe the richethnic, social, cultural, and theological diversity ofthose who fall under these racial classifications. Henoted how, even among those in attendance,volumes could bewritten about theirdiversity.

“What causes us tobuild coalitions witheach other,” he said, “isour common experienceof discrimination andracial exclusion within apredominantly white,Eurocentric society. Andyet, in spite of theproblematic nature ofthese racial classifica-tions, the term ‘AsianAmerican’ has andcontinues to function asa strategic identificationfor social justice andpolitical empowermentamong people of Asiandescent.”

“It is always a good thing to know that you are notalone,” Yamada said. “That you are not crazy forthinking the way that you do about your ownvocation and about your place of employment. Tohear other people’s stories that confirm and affirmyour own is quite empowering.”

Seung Ai Yang, professor of Old Testament at St.Paul Seminary School of Divinity agreed. “Most ofthe participants are the only Asian or person ofcolor in their institutions,” she said. “Learningfrom each other how they not only survive but alsoprosper in their institution and scholarship,[enabled participants to] gain a great benefit.”

Yang who serves as chair of CORE (Committee onRace and Ethnicity), the committee that organizedthe event, said the workshops on publication, grantproposals, and contextualized biblical interpreta-tion all provided concrete information and ideas.

“The stories that presenters shared as well as all thestories and experiences that the participants shared intheir small groups were extremely powerful inassuring the participants that the hope would still bethere beyond all our sufferings and pain,” she said.

(L–R) Gale A. Yee (Episcopal Divinity School) shares her career story while the facilitator,Russell Moy (Church Divinity School of the Pacific), and other panelists, Faustino “Tito”Cruz (Franciscan School of Theology) and Seyoon Kim (Fuller Theological Seminary), listen.

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Grant recipients share their researchat 2005 Lilly ConferenceThe 2005 Lilly Conference on Theological Research was held February 25–27 at the Renaissance

Pittsburgh Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Twenty-four grant recipients shared their research ontopics as varied as Women and the Reformation in Sixteenth Century Europe to Christian-MuslimDialogue in North America to Exploring the Spirituality of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, andTransgender Youth. Five distinguished speakers addressed the group; you will learn more about theirpresentations in the next issue of Colloquy.

J. Kameron Carter (Duke University Divinity School) andJames K. Hampton (Asbury Theological Seminary).

Frederick L. Ware (Howard University School of Divinity)and Basil Davis (Notre Dame Seminary).

Jeffrey Hensley (Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminaryin Virginia) and Colleen Shantz (University of St. Michael’sCollege Faculty of Theology).

Margie Williamson (New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary)and J. Kameron Carter (Duke University Divinity School).

Jin Han (New York Theological Seminary) and Kirsi Stjerna(Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg).

Ron Baard (Bangor Theological Seminary) and Cheryl Tupper(Arthur Vining Davis Foundations).


A development dozen

Two presidents each shared six observationsabout development work at the 2005 Confer-

ence of the ATS Development and InstitutionalAdvancement Program (DIAP).

Laura Mendenhall, president of ColumbiaTheological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, beganby saying, “Development work is like a funeral.”Funerals, she said, are “moments of profound truthtelling. Stewardship is like a funeral—where weget down to the basics, to the essence of what webelieve, to what is real.” Her second point was that“when the ask is right, folks thank us.” Develop-ment work, according to Mendenhall, is “givingpeople an opportunity to be part of what God isdoing in ministries around the world. And moreoften than not donors say, ‘thank you for invitingme into something that is so important.’”

Third, raising money at a seminary has to be ateam effort that goes beyond the president and thedevelopment officer to include faculty, students,alums, and others. Fourth, development work isnot a sprint but a marathon. “The case for sup-port,” she said, “needs to be completely integratedinto all we do. We’re in this for the long haul.”Fifth, Mendenhall said that raising funds for theseminary is the best part of her job. “The best partof my job is inviting people to participate in whatGod is doing to prepare pastors and leaders forChrist’s ministry for generations to come. Her finalpoint was that she has much more to learn.

Ted Wardlaw, president of Austin PresbyterianTheological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, said that he“loves being there when the light goes on insomeone’s heart and mind” about making a gift tothe seminary. Development work, in his view, is acalling that requires a love of the church and itsministry and that is demonstrated in active churchservice. “Development needs to be deeply plantedwithin the school’s leadership,” he said, “becauseso many decisions have a development dimensionto them.”

He noted the necessity of trust and mutual respectbetween the chief development officer and thepresident. He also stated that, “A tightly designedlong-range development plan needs to be ownedby everyone in the school, and everyone should beable to articulate the school’s vision.” Lastly,Wardlaw acknowledged that development workrequires time and patience.

(L–R) Tim Kubatzky, vice president for institutional advancement for Austin PresbyterianTheological Seminary of Austin, Texas, and his counterpart, Richard DuBose, vice presidentfor development and seminary relations at Columbia Theological Seminary of Decatur,Georgia, pose for a snapshot after their seminary presidents Laura Mendenhall (Columbia)and Ted Wardlaw (Austin) spoke about development work at the 2005 DIAP Conference.

Jay Blossom, the new editor of In Trust, chats with Heather Cooke of Queen’s TheologicalCollege in front of The Supper quilt, which was on display throughout the DIAP Conference.The quilt, based on Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting, took two and one-halfyears to complete.

Mark your calendars for the 2006 DIAP Conference on February 16–18at the Marriott Savannah Riverfront in Savannah, Georgia.


2005–06 Henry Luce III Fellowsin Theology announced

The Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology program of ATS supports the research of full-time faculty ataccredited and candidate member institutions. The program seeks to solicit and fund theological

research projects of high scholarly quality that have the promise to contribute to theological inquiry andprovide leadership in theological scholarship. It hopes to nurture scholarship that contributes to theunderstanding of people of faith and to enrich the work of communities of faith in North America. Finally,it seeks to cultivate research that provides intellectually rigorous perspectives for consideration by publicsbeyond the academy and the church.

ATS is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2005-06 Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology awards:

CATEGORY: BIBLE AND THE CHURCH

Gay L. ByronAssociate Professor

of New Testament and Black ChurchColgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

Utilizing the Legacyof Ancient Ethiopians and Ethiopiafor the Study of the New Testament

and Christian Origins

In her study, Byron will identify, recover, andanalyze primary ancient Ethiopic (or Ge´ez)sources and assess the utility of these sources forthe study of the New Testament and Christianorigins. With the exception of Acts 8:26–40 describ-ing the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch, therich array of documentary and epigraphic evidencethat supports the presence of Christianity inancient Ethiopia has not been examined by NewTestament scholars. Byron hopes to enrich thebiblical, theological, historical, and pedagogicalscope of New Testament scholarship by broaden-ing the interpretive possibilities for understandingChristian origins in light of these ancient Ethiopicsources.

CATEGORY: CONSTRUCTIVE THEOLOGY

Francis Schüssler FiorenzaStillman Professor

of Roman Catholic Theological StudiesHarvard University Divinity School

La Nouvelle Théologie:Its Legacy and Challenge to Theology

Fiorenza’s project grew out of the concern for thelack of a comprehensive treatment of RomanCatholic theology in the twentieth century and,especially, of la nouvelle théologie, the directionassociated with de Lubac and Bouillard thatinfluenced the Second Vatican Council. His projectproposes to analyze this theology, its ambiguities,consequences, and challenges. Such a project will

contribute not only to the broader task of interpret-ing the history of Roman Catholic theology in thetwentieth century but also to the systematic issuesinvolved in Christian theological interpretation ofthe interrelation between grace and human natureand their societal and political consequences.

CATEGORY: MINISTRY AND PRACTICE

OF COMMUNITIES OF FAITH

E. Brooks HolifieldCharles Howard Candler Professor

of American Church HistoryCandler School of Theology of Emory University

The Clergy in America: A History

Although no professional group has been moreprominent in the past 350 years of Americanhistory than the American clergy, no history of theministry in America exists. For his book, Holifieldwill explore the ancient and modern Europeanbackground of ministry in American Revolution,the sundering of the clergy into populist, profes-sional, and immigrant alignments, the dialectic ofrural and urban forces after the Civil War, the drivetoward a professional ministry after 1925, and thedramatic changes that have altered the work of theminister and the demographics of the ministrysince 1965. It will combine social analysis andattention to theological understandings in order toclarify the current practice of ministry.

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CATEGORY: BIBLE AND THE CHURCH

Christl M. MaierAssociate Professor of Old Testament

Yale University Divinity School

Space and Genderin Biblical Concepts of Jerusalem

In her project, Maier will conduct a methodicallyguided analysis of the texts about Jerusalem withregard to space and gender, involving interpreta-tion of the metaphors and spatial concepts byfocusing on the interrelatedness of actual topogra-phy, symbolic space, and spatial practices in ritualsor segregated access to the space. The project willprovide an interdisciplinary approach to theHebrew texts, combining contemporary sociologi-cal (Henri Lefebvre, Jonathan Z. Smith), geographi-cal (Edward W. Soja), and feminist theories (LindaMcDowell, Gillian Rose, Sue Best) on space andgender.

CATEGORY: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

AND THE CHURCH TODAY

John Anthony McGuckinProfessor of Early Church History

Union Theological Seminary

The Theology of the Orthodox Church

McGuckin plans to write a book on the theology ofthe Orthodox Church, representing a discussion ofEastern Christianity, with special reference to keyissues in contemporary life. Its recurring themewill be that Orthodoxy’s temptation to presentitself as an “unchanging” and closed system (onethat too often appears to the modern world asreactionary and authoritarian) is not in accord withits own true history or ethos, because its greatesttheologians have argued persuasively that free-dom, openness, and liberation are definitive marksof the Church of Christ. The book’s educationalrole will be to present the true intellectual traditionof the Eastern Church to a modern readership.

CATEGORY: CHRISTIANITY

AND CONTEMPORARY CULTURE

Emilie M. TownesCarolyn Williams Beaird

Professor of Christian EthicsUnion Theological Seminary

Sites of Memory:Dismantling the Cultural Production of Evil

This interdisciplinary study of theodicy integratesliterary analysis, social history, and cultural studieswith ethical and theological analysis to understandthe interior life of evil—the cultural production ofevil. The focus is on four manifestations of thecultural production of evil in U.S. society and theirglobal dimensions: identity as property andcommodity, uninterrogated coloredness, empire,and religious values in public policy formation.The project concludes with a theo-ethical discus-sion of the type of solidarity necessary to dismantlethese forms of systematic evil through a re-examination of the Christian understanding ofhope.

CATEGORY: HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

AND THE CHURCH TODAY

Phillip L. WickeriFlora Lamson Hewlett

Professor of Evangelism and MissionSan Francisco Theological Seminary

Reconstructing Christianity in China:K. H. Ting and the Chinese Church

Wickeri will study the life of K. H. Ting (DingGuangxun, 1915– ) in relation to church and societyin modern and contemporary China. For the lastthirty years, Ting has been China’s most importantchurch spokesman, combining the roles of Chris-tian thinker, prominent political figure, andinternationally known ecumenical leader. His lifemay be read as a chronicle of religious and politicallife in modern China, the response of a Christianintellectual to revolution and modernization, or therecord of a political insider who has made a placefor Christianity in a Communist society. This studywill explore the forces and beliefs that havemotivated Ting who continues to be a controversialfigure, criticized at home and abroad for hissupport for the Chinese Communists and, at thesame time, praised for his church leadership andChristian witness.

John Anthony McGuckin

Emilie M. Townes

Phillip L. Wickeri

Christl M. Maier


New presidents consider‘death and the presidency’Death and the presidency would seem a strange topic to welcome new seminary presidents to their work intheological education. But Charles E. Bouchard, now in his sixteenth year as president of Aquinas Instituteof Theology in St. Louis, used that theme as a meditation on spirituality and professional growth. Excerptsfrom his presentation follow:

Unless you’re Agatha Christie it may seem oddto link the seminary presidency with death,

even though, as one president noted, death comesdaily to presidents: some days there will be people(often the dean) who want to kill you; other days,you will want to kill the dean—or select facultymembers. Still other days, as pressures andproblems mount, you will wish you were dead.St. Benedict reminded his monks to “keep deathever before their eyes”; after him, St. JohnClimacus said, “Just as bread is the most necessaryof all foods so the thought of death is the mostessential of all works.” It is clear that any seriouscommitment, especially those that have a clearvocational dimension, requires us to die or leaveother things behind; that is no less true of thepresidency. Being explicit about this will help makeyou more effective, and it will also be a help toyour spiritual life.

I intend to outline several of the most commondeaths, but my list is not exhaustive. There are others.

The death of perfectionIn his fine book, The Courage to Teach, ParkerPalmer talks about his experience as a youngteacher. “I yearned for the day when I would knowmy craft so well, be so competent, so experiencedand so powerful that I could walk into anyclassroom without feeling afraid,” he says. “Butnow I know that day will never come. I will alwayshave my fears, but I need not be my fears.”1

I still recall quite vividly some of the mistakes Imade as a young president (and even as a not-so-young president). And if it is bad enough to haveto recall them, it is even worse to have to live withthem, as when you make a bad hire. They areconstant, walking reminders of your own limitedperfection and foresight. Sometimes I couldconsole myself by thinking, “If only I had hadaccess to such-and-such information”; other times Ihad to acknowledge that I simply lacked experi-ence or that my vision had been too narrow. Othertimes, I knew that I had simply caved into pres-sures from one side or another and that I hadlacked the courage to do the better thing.

Chief executives rarely have the privilege of“private mistakes.” We have to learn to live withthat, to accept that when we err, lots of people

know it. We have to acknowledge our failure, livewith the consequences, and garner what we canfrom the experience to help us the next time.

Death to anonymityPresidents are above all public persons. Mydevelopment director, for example, often says tome, “We’ve got to get you out there. You ARE theinstitution.” On one level, of course, that isridiculous. We all know that great institutions arethe result of talent and collaboration and that noone person, even the president, “makes theschool.” On another level, however, it is true thatwe represent and even embody the institution in away that no other single person does. This hasbecome painfully evident in the corporate scandalsthat have unfolded in the last few years. Althoughmany persons may have been complicit, it was theCEO who took most of the blame and of whom themost accountability was expected.

Some of us take to that public life like ducks towater; others find it difficult and constantlychallenging. One can, to a certain extent, acquire theskill of public presence, but it is largely a matter ofpersonality. It is important to know your ownpersonality style.

The death of controlIt is no secret that affluent societies like our ownare accustomed to choice and control. DanielCallahan notes what a problem this is in healthcare: “Choice, and the control over life and deaththat is its necessary condition, has come to be thefinal meaning of life and human existence. We canmake of ourselves and our environment what wewant to.”2

Outsiders, even those on our own faculties, tend tothink of us as having a great deal of power andcontrol. One president noted that the most surpris-ing thing he discovered upon taking office was thatpeople “not only listened to what I said, they evenrepeated it.”

High responsibility jobs like the presidency forceus to temper these illusions of freedom andcontrol, and to ask ourselves what we do when welose control, or when we realize that we never hadcontrol to start with. Do we get depressed? Do weget angry? Do we get even? Or do we get ener-

Charles E. Bouchard

President

Aquinas Instituteof Theology


gized and seek other solutions? Even the best of uswill naturally feel disappointment and frustrationwhen we encounter an insurmountable obstacle;but the trick is to muster hope and ingenuity andgo back at it again. This requires humility, courageand grace.

The death of scholarship“No!” we might say—“the president is the leaderof an academic institution! Her scholarly interestscan never die!” Yet it is a rare president indeedwho can keep up in her discipline; at the everyleast, our habits of study and research are going tohave to change. What’s more, she will also have toacquire another discipline, viz., theologicaleducation and leadership, which has its ownliterature. Unless you have a background inleadership, it is unlikely that the skills andknowledge that enabled you to finish a fabulousdissertation on Cyril of Alexandria will equip youto be an effective leader.

Another way that scholarship dies is in the shiftfrom your own scholarship to that of others.Perhaps one of the supreme sacrifices presidents(and deans) make is to allow their own scholarlypursuits to diminish so that they can encourageand enable the scholarship of others.

The death of discrete pursuitsSome of us are very linear and if we had ourdruthers, we would pursue one task at a time,neatly completing it before moving on to the next.This is a luxury that is unaffordable in the life of apresident. Our jobs are essentially multi-tasking,multi-lateral, multi-faceted, and multi-valent.Much as we would like to, we will rarely have theopportunity to focus on one thing. Demandsimpinge from all sides.

Tom Gillespie, recently retired president ofPrinceton Theological Seminary, describes sessionshe had with a management consultant whoseadvice he had sought. He said his job appeared socomplex that even the consultant was confused, butthen one of them suggested an analogy that “savedthe day” for him.

The task of the seminary president, heexplained, is like that of someone playing sixchess games at the same time—one game withthe board of trustees, a second with the faculty,a third with the administrators and staff,another with the students, another withalumni, and yet another with the Church . . .and as if that were not enough, the rules foreach game are different . . .3

In the presidency, one size does not fit all. Thesuccessful president will know how to measureand hone his skills, his presence, and his words tosuit a variety of audiences. Lest this lead to loss ofintegrity or fragmentation, however, he must alsoseek the “hidden wholeness” that God calls us toand that is at the heart of our being.4

ConclusionThe leadership guru, Ron Heifetz, describesleadership as “dangerous” and gives advice for“staying alive” in the midst of its challenges.

It is no wonder that when the myriad oppor-tunities to exercise leadership call, you oftenhesitate. Anyone who has stepped out on theline, leading part or all of an organization, acommunity or a family, knows the personaland professional vulnerabilities. Howevergentle your style, however careful your strategy,however sure you may be that you are on theright track, leading is risky business.5

“Staying alive” does not, ironically, mean avoidingdeath. It means facing death and risk, embracing itgracefully and in faith, and trusting that they willshape us into good servants who will lead ourinstitutions to all they can be.

Other topics discussed at the New PresidentsSeminar in January in New Orleans were transi-tions into the presidency, enrollment management,issues new presidents might face, and thepresident’s role relative to institutional resources.An annual leadership education event for presi-dents in their first three years in office, the seminarbrings together experienced institutional leaderswith those who are newer to theological schoolleadership. Over the past several years, approxi-mately twenty new presidents have attended eachyear, many coming to theological school leadershipfrom the parish and denominational structures.The program is supported by the Lilly Endowmentleadership education grant to ATS.

NOTES1. Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of aTeacher’s Life (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998), 57.

2. The Troubled Dream of Life: In Search of a Peaceful Death (Washington, DC:Georgetown University Press, 2000), 151.

3. Thomas W. Gillespie, “The Seminary President as Chess Player,”Editorial, Theology Today, 61 (2004): 149-54.

4. See Parker Palmer, A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward An UndividedLife (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2004). Writing from his Quaker background,Palmer presents an exquisite meditation on the importance of findingintegrity and wholeness in a complex world.

5. Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky, Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Throughthe Dangers of Leading (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002), 2.


Why is ATS undertaking this project andwhy now?

This project is central to the schools as almost all ofthem were founded by churches. It is central to thechurches as theological schools continue to providefuture leadership for the churches. Over the lastquarter century these relationships have evolved.This is a good time to review these ties and see ifand how they have changed. What can ATS learnabout how to strengthen these relationships, bothfor the schools and for the churches? Given thefinancial constraints within which almost everyonemust function, how do we look at new ways towork together to achieve our goals?

What are the issues or concerns the projectaims to address?The project will look at these church-seminary tiesand study how they can be strengthened to meetthe needs of each. Denominations are no longerable to provide the majority of funding for semi-naries, and yet they are still dependent uponseminary graduates for leadership in their par-ishes. What kind of accountability of seminariestoward their parent denominations can exist underthese circumstances?

Can the project adequately address theseissues, given the range of church affiliationsrepresented in the ATS membership?One of the unique features of ATS is that it hasbeen able to be a forum where seminaries with awide range of affiliations can meet and carry ondiscussions. Thus, ATS is the one place where sucha study can take place and where discussion of thefindings can benefit everyone.

How can ATS determine the existing range ofpatterns of relationship between churches andschools?Part of this project is an extensive study that willbe done of the schools and the churches. Allmembers of ATS and their affiliated church groupswill be invited to take part in this study, sharingexisting relationships and looking at present needs.

This study will be one of the pillars of the projectand the foundation on which most of the recom-mendations will be based.

Where do you think the strains are in theserelationships? Where are the relationshipsworking well?There seem to be three major areas where strainshave been evident: First is the question of financialsupport I have mentioned above. Previously, mostof the funding of theological schools came fromparent denominations. Skyrocketing costs andstressed denominational resources have made thisimpossible today. Increasingly schools must findfunding by which to survive. Development workbecomes essential for every school. Second,students are much less mobile than they used tobe. Often older students have families, jobs,commitments that they cannot leave. They are lesslikely to be able to make the move to attend aseminary of their church body, seeking a place tostudy closer to home. Seminaries, on the otherhand, need to find more students in order tosurvive, and thus become more and more ecumeni-cal in their make up. How do these issues affectaccountability? Finally, there are often theologicaldifferences that grow up between schools and theirparent denominations. Such issues will not becentral to this study, but they can have long-termeffects on relationships.

Having said this, one is also conscious that the tiesof many schools to their parent denominationscontinue to remain strong. As the schools havebecome more ecumenical, they have influenced thechurches to move in the same direction.

How will the project engage representatives ofthe churches?The study project will seek to obtain informationfrom the various churches that are of particularimportance to the seminaries. Sometimes these willbe the parent denomination. In other instances,however, it may be a collection of local churchesthat have a special relationship with a particularschool.

A conversation with Faith Rohrboughon church and seminary relationshipsFaith Rohrbough, retired president of Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, joinedthe ATS staff in 2004 as project director of the three-year, $650,000 grant project on Theological Schoolsand the Church. Introduced at the 2004 Biennial Meeting, the project will��cultivate a broad-based conversation about the institutional relationships between theological schools

and church bodies,� define the current patterns of relationship between seminaries and their respective communities of faith, and� develop proposals for strengthening and renewing institutional relationships that benefit both the

church and theological schools.Colloquy asked her to talk about the reasons for the project, its planned activities, and its expected outcomes.

Faith Rohrbough

Project Director

Theological Schoolsand the Church


Can we expect the churches to welcome thisopportunity for dialogue?I think most churches will be eager for such adiscussion that will enable them to understandbetter their own relationships with their theologi-cal education schools as well as hear how otherchurch bodies are dealing with the same issues.The main thrust of the study and the recommenda-tions will be aimed at the schools. The mandate ofATS is to work with them rather than specificallywith the churches themselves. But the churchescannot help but be appreciative of the opportunityto join this discussion to see how they can benefitfrom such a study.

How can ATS schools be involved in theproject?Most ATS schools have already been a part of theinitial stage of the project in that their presidentsand deans took part in the roundtable discussionsat the Biennial Meeting in June 2004, where theproject was introduced. The suggestions fromthose discussions will be the basis of much of theinitial discussion of the task force. Schools will alsohave the opportunity to take part in the study ofrelationships that is being undertaken. In addition,many of them will have the opportunity to be partof the final consultation where the findings of thestudy will be reported.

What kinds of learnings are likely to emergefrom the project?I think we are all hopeful that at the end of theproject we will have a much better understandingof present relationships as well as some recommen-dations for how to improve them. But the excitingthing about such a project is that there may well beunexpected findings that will give us new insightsas to how to strengthen theological education inthe future.

What intrigued you about the project enoughto agree to serve as project director?In 1999, as president of the Lutheran TheologicalSeminary in Saskatoon, I took part in the discus-sion that Dan Aleshire hosted with seminaryleaders in the upper Midwest. We were invited toput forward what we saw as the important issuesfor theological schools for the next decade. Thistopic was high on my agenda as it was for most ofthe others who were there. Thus, when asked towork on this project with the ATS staff, I was quitedelighted. I believe the findings of this study willbe of great importance both to the ATS schools andto the churches in North America as a whole.

“Theological Schools and the Church:Finding A Future Together”

A DVD of Daniel Aleshire’s opening address

at the 2004 Biennial Meeting

is available upon request from the ATS office.

Please e-mail <[email protected]>

to request a copy.

Theological Schools and the ChurchTask Force Members

ChairLaura S. Mendenhall,

PresidentColumbia Theological

SeminaryDecatur, GA

MembersLeith Anderson, PastorWooddale ChurchEden Prairie, MN

Phyllis Anderson, PresidentPacific Lutheran Theological

SeminaryBerkeley, CA

Ron Benefiel, PresidentNazarene Theological

SeminaryKansas City, MO

Charles E. Bouchard,President

Aquinas Institute of TheologySt. Louis, MO

Gerald L. Brown, PresidentSt. Patrick’s Seminary and

UniversityMenlo Park, CA

Leah Gaskin Fitchue,President

Payne Theological SeminaryWilberforce, OH

Zenobia Fox, ProfessorImmaculate Conception

SeminarySeton Hall UniversitySouth Orange, NJ

David M. Greenhaw,President

Eden Theological SeminarySt. Louis, MO

Martha J. Horne, Presidentand Dean

Protestant EpiscopalTheological Seminary inVirginia

Alexandria, VA

Byron D. Klaus, PresidentAssemblies of God

Theological SeminarySpringfield, MO

R. Albert Mohler Jr.,President

Southern Baptist TheologicalSeminary

Louisville, KY

Richard J. Mouw, PresidentFuller Theological SeminaryPasadena, CA

Tite Tiénou, Senior VicePresident for Educationand Academic Dean

Trinity Evangelical DivinitySchool of TrinityInternational University

Deerfield, IL

James Wind,Executive Director

The Alban InstituteHerndon, VA

Peter Wyatt, PrincipalEmmanuel College of Victoria

UniversityToronto, ON

Gabino Zavala, BishopArchdiocese of Los AngelesIrwindale, CA

ATS StaffFaith E. Rohrbough,

Project DirectorSaskatoon, SK

Daniel Aleshire,Executive Director

Pittsburgh, PA

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Entering Student Questionnaire:a look at the 2004–05 profile of participants

The 2004–05 group profile from this fall’sEntering Student Questionnaire included 7,264

responses from 130 schools. The following datahighlight the overall findings.

� 23.1 percent of students have one or twodependents; 11.6 percent have three or more.

� Students come to seminary with a broad range ofundergraduate degrees. In rank order, the topthree most typical undergraduate degrees weresocial/behavioral sciences, humanities, andtechnical studies.

� Students are more likely to come to theologicalprograms with advanced degrees than was truein the past. The total percentage of studentsentering with such degrees was 24.8, with amaster’s degree being cited most frequently.

� More than half of the students brought noeducational debt with them; however, 19.9 percenthad a debt load of $15,000 or more. Similarly,more than half of the students brought no non-educational debt with them; 12.1 percent carried adebt load of $15,000 or more.

� 57.4 percent of students ranked financial aidassistance as “significant” or higher in theirchoice of school.

� While 22.1 percent of full-time M.Div. studentsdo not plan to work this year, 21.4 plan to work10–15 hours followed closely by 21.1 percentwho plan to work more than 20 hours a week.

� Prior to coming to seminary, 49.9 percent ofstudents had been elected or appointed to aleadership position in their local churches.

� The majority (57.7 percent) of M.Div. studentsindicated that they considered seminary beforeor during college.

� Based on location, 37.9 percent of students weremore likely to come from a suburban churchfollowed by 34.4 percent coming from an urbanchurch. Based on membership, 24.2 percent ofstudents came from churches with a membershipof 1,000 or more followed closely by churcheswith a membership of 100–249 (24.1 percent).

� From a list of fourteen choices, students indi-cated, in rank order, that they were most likelyto have learned about the school from thefollowing sources: friend, graduate, pastor.

� Email/Internet was the most likely used methodwhen first contacting a school.

� The most important reasons for attending aschool, in rank order, were: quality of the faculty,academic reputation of the school, and comfortwith doctrinal position.

� The top five reasons for choosing an institutionwere, in rank order: academic reputation,theological perspective, denominational affilia-tion, faculty, and spirituality.

Griffin joinsStudent Information Resources staffLinda Griffin joined the ATS staff in September

2004 as an administrative assistant for StudentInformation Resources.

Her primary responsibilities are to log, prepare,and process Entering and Graduating StudentQuestionnaires and Profiles of Ministry forms frommember schools. With the data, Griffin producesand distributes reports and ensures proper billingsare coordinated. Additional responsibilities includecoordinating communications and programarrangements for all meetings, conferences, andother activities of these programs.

A graduate of Robert Morris University, Griffinreceived a BS degree in business. She most recentlyworked in administrative support at Bayer.

Her husband, Patrick, is a senior technical serviceengineer at Bayer Material Science and, together,they have two adult children, Shawn and Joshua,and one grandchild, Faith.

Griffin has a special interest in the military becauseher son, Joshua, a naval petty officer 2nd class, ispart of the Sea King/Seahawk helicopter squadronassigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71)aircraft carrier. She participates in Operation AC, anonprofit organization that solicits donations inorder to provide air conditioners and medicalsupplies for soldiers serving in Iraq, and through it“adopted” a soldier serving there. She alsoparticipates in The Ships Project, an organizationwhose members knit socks and stocking caps forsailors. When she’s not busy with those activities,she enjoys reading, crafting, and needlework.

Linda Griffin

For information

about participating

in the

Entering and

Graduating Student

Questionnaires,

contact

Francis Lonsway,

director of student

information

resources, at

<[email protected]>

or 502-244-7065.

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When the National Advisory Committee onInstitutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI)

meets in June 2005, it will consider an interimreport on two accreditation issues that ATSaddressed at its June 2004 Biennial Meeting.

During her review last spring of ATS’s petition forcontinued recognition to accredit seminaries andgraduate schools of theology, Joyce Jones, educa-tional program specialist at the U.S. Department ofEducation, concluded that ATS procedures werenot fully in compliance with federal regulations attwo points.

When schools want to become members of ATS,they normally progress through three stages:associate membership, candidate for accreditedmembership, and accredited membership. A schoolwanting to move from candidate status to accred-ited status completes a self-study that is reviewedfirst by the Commission on Accrediting and thenby an evaluation committee that visits the school.The committee may now recommend initialaccreditation for five years. In the ATS proceduresJones reviewed, substantial issues could lead to arecommendation of “provisional accreditation” fora period of two years.

ATS receives continued recognition

Jones observed that provisional accreditationcreated a category that was not in the ATS scope. Inresponse, ATS eliminated the category of provi-sional accreditation and modified the language ofits procedures to permit the Commission to grantaccredited status for “up to five years.”

Jones was also concerned that the possible sequenceof notation to warning to probation (potentially, asix-year period) could extend the time that a schoolwas not in compliance with the ATS standardsbeyond the limits allowed by federal regulation.

For that reason, ATS amended the procedures toeliminate warning and to remove the sequentialityof the process. Now, schools not in compliancewith the standards will either receive a notation orbe placed on probation and will have two years tocorrect the situation.

NACIQI recommended at its June 2004 meeting therenewal of recognition for a full five-year period.The secretary of education notified ATS in Novem-ber that he accepted this recommendation. BecauseNACIQI reached its decision prior to the ATS BiennialMeeting, it also required an interim report on thesetwo issues, which ATS submitted early this January.

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Fumitaka Matsuoka, professor of theology anddirector of PANA Institute at Pacific School ofReligion, stressed the importance of the smallgroup discussions. “They provided an excellentopportunity to become acquainted with the concernsand challenges facing Asian American andCanadian seminary faculty members, particularlythose who find themselves isolated without anyway of relating to another Asian colleague nearby.”

The final open conversation was the highlight of theweekend for Sze-kar Wan, John Norris Professor ofNew Testament Interpretation at Andover NewtonTheological School. “It built trust and community, andit gave everyone a chance to voice his or her opinions.”

Similar to many of the comments from partici-pants, Wan would like to see ongoing communica-tion between now and the next consultation,whether it takes the form of a newsletter or a moreactive forum, such as a chat room.

(L–R) Facilitator Fumitaka Matsuoka (Pacific School of Religion) introduced the three plenaryspeakers, Devadasan N. Premnath (St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry), Roy I.Sano (Institute for Pacific and Asian North American Research and Training), and Wenh-InNg (Emmanuel College of Victoria University), who addressed the topic of “ChangingLandscapes of Asians/Asian North Americans in Theological Education.”


Aconsortium can best be described as three ormore schools engaged in various forms of

cooperation. This may take the form of multipleschools sharing library resources or a facultymember, or it might involve cross-registration, whichattracts students who seek wider opportunities fromschools and traditions other than their own.

Consortia among ATS member schools fit threetypes: those legally organized with paid staff, thoselegally organized without paid staff, and those in aloose alliance with no staff. Regardless of type,however, a consortium brings together persons andideas from members in ways that no one school cando adequately—a type of “practical ecumenism.”

Prior to 1960, few consortia existed. They began aslow-risk cooperative efforts, such as shared libraryprivileges—the backbone that still holds mostconsortia together today. Some took the next stepby combining their library databases. In one case,the consortium built one physical library building.

Members from the Minnesota Consortium ofTheological Schools described how the self-startingprofessional drive of five librarians pulled togethera shared/union catalog. Interlibrary loans fol-lowed, as did a common search engine. A broadrange of voluntary cooperative activities andregular consultation occurred among thisconsortium’s libraries, and, as a result, eachlibrary’s purchasing power was expanded.

Other low-risk consortial activities the participantsdiscussed include:

� Faculty events/disciplinary conversations:Almost all consortia hold events for faculty;some hold regular meetings in disciplinary andcross-disciplinary groups.

� Grant proposals: Most consortia note that, onoccasion, grant work has been more effectivewhen several schools have become engaged.

� Technology: Some consortia report that sharingamong consortium members has been mostuseful in group purchasing and shared expertiserelated to technology.

� Administrator meetings: At least one consortium(Washington Theological Consortium) reportsthat it provides regular occasions for deans,registrars, librarians, and chief financial officersto meet and to discuss common issues.

An important question consortium members ask is,“What can we do together that we cannot do (or doas well) individually?” The resulting answerguides each consortium into a level of cooperationsuitable for its member schools. And graduatesfrom these schools report a “universally highlypositive intellectual/theological richness” in theireducations because of the consortial relationships.

Consortia: ‘practical ecumenism’

Washington Theological Consortium of Arlington, Virginia, hosted in January fourteen persons represent-ing ten ATS consortia* as part of the ATS Leadership Education program.

*Atlanta Theological Association, Boston Theological Institute, Detroit, Graduate Theological Union, Minnesota Consortiumof Theological Schools, Philadelphia Area Institutional Partnership and Eastern Cluster of Lutheran Seminaries, TheologicalConsortium of Greater Columbus, Theological Education Association of Mid-America, Toronto School of Theology, andWashington Theological Consortium.

Linda D. Trostle joined the ATS staff inDecember 2004 as Communications Project

Coordinator, with responsibility for handling arange of communications projects, includingestablished print publications and a variety ofmaterials in support of ATS programs and events.

Project coordination responsibilities includewriting articles, editing copy, preparing camera-ready materials for printing, soliciting bids fromprint vendors, and overseeing projects throughfinal production and distribution.

A 2004 graduate of Slippery Rock University ofPennsylvania, she received a BS degree in commu-nication/journalism with a minor in English. Inaddition to owning and operating Lemstone Books(Christian bookstore franchise) for six years, Trostlewas formerly employed by Frito-Lay and ALLTEL.

In her spare time, she enjoys bicycling the manyRails-to-Trails throughout Western and CentralPennsylvania, camping, and cheering for thePittsburgh Steelers. She is married to David, acertified public accountant.

Trostle joins communications staff

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Martha Lund Smalley and Paul F. Stuehrenberg

Librarians and Teaching Faculty in Collaboration:

New Incentives, New Opportunities

Melody Layton McMahon

Is There a Strategic Alliance in Your Future?

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Commission on AccreditingJanuary meeting report

The ATS Commission on Accrediting met atthe ATS office January 24–26, 2005.

The Commission considered reports fromevaluation committees for the followingschools:Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NYBaptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Richmond, VACanadian Southern Baptist Seminary, Cochrane, ABCatholic Theological Union, Chicago, ILConcordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN(The) General Theological Seminary, New York, NYHaggard School of Theology of Azusa Pacific University,

Azusa, CAHouston Graduate School of Theology, Houston, TXLuther Seminary, St. Paul, MNNew York Theological Seminary, New York, NYPittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PASt. Patrick’s Seminary and University, Menlo Park, CATaylor Seminary, Edmonton, ABTrinity College Faculty of Divinity, Toronto, ONUnion Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School

of Christian Education, Richmond, VAWestern Seminary, Portland, ORWestminster Theological Seminary in California,

Escondido, CAM. Christopher White School of Divinity, Boiling

Springs, NCWinebrenner Theological Seminary, Findlay, OH

The Commission approved the followingchanges in membership status:

From Candidate to Accredited Status:Dominican Study Center of the Caribbean, Bayamon, PREcumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, MIHeritage Theological Seminary, Cambridge, ONKnox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Commission authorized an initialaccreditation visit to the following school:Wake Forest University Divinity School, Winston-Salem, NC

The Commission considered petitions for newor revised degree programs, changes in degreeprograms or nomenclature, and other petitionsregarding course-offering sites, distance andextension programs, and removal of notationsfrom the following schools:Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NYAnderson University School of Theology, Anderson, INBethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, INBethel Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MNBexley Hall Seminary, Columbus, OHCanadian Theological Seminary, Calgary, ABThe Catholic University of America School of Theology

and Religious Studies, Washington, DCCentral Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, KSCincinnati Bible Seminary of Cincinnati Christian

University, Cincinnati, OH

Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CAConcordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, INConcordia Seminary, St. Louis, MODallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TXDominican House of Studies, Washington, DCEvangelical School of Theology, Myerstown, PAGeorge Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, ORFuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CAGolden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CAHaggard School of Theology of Azusa Pacific University,

Azusa, CAHarding Graduate School of Religion, Memphis, TNInstitut de Formation Theologique de Montreal de

Grand Seminaire de Montreal, Montreal, QCLoyola University Chicago Institute of Pastoral Studies,

Chicago, ILLuther Seminary, St. Paul, MNMcMaster Divinity School, Hamilton, ONMennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Fresno, CAMichigan Theological Seminary, Plymouth, MIMidwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MONorth American Baptist Seminary, Sioux Falls, SDPhillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OKProvidence Theological Seminary, Otterburne, MBSaint Meinrad School of Theology, St. Meinrad, INSeabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, ILShaw University Divinity School, Raleigh, NCSoutheastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NCSouthern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KYSS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, MISt. Andrew’s College, Saskatoon, SKTalbot School of Theology, La Mirada, CAGeorge W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor

University, Waco, TXUniversity of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IAUniversity of Notre Dame Department of Theology,

Notre Dame, INUniversity of St. Mary of the Lake Mundelein Seminary,

Mundelein, ILWartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IAWesley Biblical Seminary, Jackson, MSWestern Seminary, Portland, ORWestminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA

The Commission acted on reports receivedfrom the following member schools:Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NYAndover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MAAshland Theological Seminary, Ashland, OHAssemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, MOAthenaeum of Ohio, Cincinnati, OHBangor Theological Seminary, Bangor, MEBarry University Department of Theology

and Philosophy, Miami Shores, FLBethel Theological Seminary, St. Paul, MNBexley Hall Seminary, Rochester, NYBriercrest Biblical Seminary, Caronport, SKCapital Bible Seminary, Lanham, MDCarey Theological College, Vancouver, BCChapman Seminary, Oakland City, INChrist the King Seminary, East Aurora, NY

REPORT continued on page 15


S T A F FDaniel O. AleshireEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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Marsha Foster BoydDIRECTOR, ACCREDITATION

AND LEADERSHIP EDUCATION


Francis A. LonswayDIRECTOR, STUDENT

INFORMATION RESOURCES

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Jeremiah J. McCarthyDIRECTOR, ACCREDITATION AND

INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION


Chris A. MeinzerDIRECTOR, FINANCE

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Nancy MerrillDIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS

AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS


William R. MyersDIRECTOR, LEADERSHIP EDUCATION

AND ACCREDITATION


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Louis Charles WillardDIRECTOR, ACCREDITATION

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Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TNCincinnati Bible Seminary, Cincinnati, OHConcordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, ABConcordia Seminary, St. Louis, MODenver Seminary, Denver, COEarlham School of Religion, Richmond, INEastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wynnewood, PAEmmanuel College of Victoria University, Toronto, ONErskine Theological Seminary, Due West, SCEvangelical School of Theology, Myerstown, PAFuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CAGarrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Evanston, ILGolden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, CAGrand Rapids Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, MIHoly Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology,

Brookline, MAHoward University School of Divinity, Washington, DCHuron University College Faculty of Theology, London, ONImmaculate Conception Seminary, Seton Hall

University, South Orange, NJInterdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta, GAKenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, MOLogos Evangelical Seminary, El Monte, CALutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SCJames and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology, Atlanta, GAMcMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, ONMeadville Lombard Theological School, Chicago, ILMidwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MONew York Theological Seminary, New York, NYNorth American Baptist Seminary, Sioux Falls, SDPacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CAPayne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, OHPhillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OKPittsburgh Theological Seminary, Pittsburgh, PAPontifical College Josephinum, Columbus, OHQueen’s Theological College, Kingston, ONRegent College, Vancouver, BCRegent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, VASt. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, CASt. John’s Seminary, Brighton, MASaint Paul Seminary School of Divinity, St. Paul, MNSt. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, South

Canaan, PASt. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary,

Crestwood, NY

The following member schools are receivingcomprehensive evaluation committee visits

during the spring semester:

• Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY

• Canadian Theological Seminary, Calgary, AB

• Duke University Divinity School, Durham, NC

• Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wynnewood, PA

• Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary, Emmitsburg, MD

• The University of Winnipeg Faculty of Theology,Winnipeg, MB

Commission on Accrediting invitesthird–party comments

• Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, TN

• Wake Forest University Divinity School, Winston-Salem, NC

The ATS Commission on Accrediting invites anymember school to submit third-party comments onany school scheduled to receive a visit. Commentsshould be addressed to the attention of theCommission on Accrediting and sent by mail, fax,or email to Susan Beckerdite <[email protected]> atATS by April 15, 2005.

SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, MISeminary of the Immaculate Conception, Huntington, NYShaw University Divinity School, Raleigh, NCToronto School of Theology, Toronto, ONTrinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, ILUnited Theological Seminary, Dayton, OHUniversity of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IAUniversity of Notre Dame Department of Theology,

Notre Dame, INVancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, BCWestern Theological Seminary, Holland, MIWestminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PAWestminster Theological Seminary in California,

Escondido, CA

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for consideration in its spring meeting

and by November 1

for consideration in its winter meeting.


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Retreat for Senior Women AdministratorsMarch 4–6, 2005 • Bethany, WV

This retreat consists of guided conversations for the weekend, along withplanned times of rest and replenishment. By invitation for all womenpresidents and deans of ATS schools.

Entering Student Questionnaire WorkshopMarch 7, 2005 • Pittsburgh, PA

This workshop is for schools currently participating in the Entering StudentQuestionnaire as part of the Student Information Project.

Consultation for Racial/Ethnic Members of ATS CommitteesMarch 11, 2005 • Louisville, KY

This consultation is being held concurrently with the Society for the Studyof Black Religion (SSBR). A presentation of findings from October’sconsultation, The Present is Mestizo: Consultation for Hispanics/Latino(a)sin Theological Education, will provide source data for this meeting.

Profiles of Ministry Introductory WorkshopMarch 17–18, 2005 • Tampa, FL

Designed as an orientation to the Profiles of Ministry program, thisworkshop examines the instruments and introduces participants to ananalysis of student profiles and details necessary to begin the program.

Chief Academic Officers Society Conference ANDStudent Personnel Administrators Network Seminar

March 31–April 2, 2005 • Savannah, GAThis event will provide opportunites for workshops and small groupdiscussions to address common issues of concern. Plenaries, keynoteaddresses, and roundtable discussions will highlight the conference themeof “Focusing on Practice and Research.” By registration.

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