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Vanguard Faculty Development Funding generously supported my attendance at two professional conferences this academic year.  One meeting was the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Fall Annual Meeting (October 26 – 31, 2017) that was held in Washington, DC.  This conference brings chief nursing academic officers together with noted thought leaders to discuss key…Read More

BASES/FEPSAC, November 2017 I had the privilege to attend this conference which was the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences and European Federation of Sport Psychologists first collaborative conference. The location was Nottingham, UK which was the city of Prince Harry and Megan Markle’s first appearance as an engaged couple, which occurred the day…Read More

WRITING A SELF-STUDY? REMEMBER TO HAVE FUN WITH IT! The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) is a nationally recognized accrediting agency for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs.  The VU Masters’ of Science (MSN) in Nursing program gained CCNE accreditation in 2013.  VU is due for reaccreditation in Fall, 2018.  In preparation for this, Dr.…Read More

At the end of October, 2017, a group of professors and administrators went to San Diego to participate in the 31st Annual Conference of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). This year’s meeting was held at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. The theme of the conference was “Championing Hispanic Higher Education Success: Driving…Read More

The SACNAS 2017 National Diversity in STEM Conference was three full days of cutting-edge science, professional development, training, and mentoring for students and scientists at all levels. Dulce Campos, Biology student in her senior year, and I traveled in October to Salt Lake City, Utah to participate in this conference that was like none other. Equal…Read More

I presented two papers at the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR), which met together late November (as they always do). This year they met in Boston. SBL and AAR are the major societies for scholars of scripture and religion (respectively). This year I offered one paper in each…Read More

As part of an entourage of nine, I was blessed to have attended the 31st HACU Annual Conference at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront in San Diego, CA, held October 28-30, 2017. I arrived one day early for the PreK-12 Higher Education Collaboration Symposium, where I collaborated with individuals from other Hispanic Serving Institute’s (HSIs)…Read More

There’s a sense in which Christmas came early for me in 2017. That’s how blessed I was to represent Vanguard University this past November at an important academic conference in Virginia, Beach, VA. SOME CONFERENCE PARTICULARS The academic gathering I was privileged to participate in was the Reformation 500 Conference sponsored by Regent University. As…Read More

I had the privilege of participating in the 2017 Symposium on Music Teacher Education, “Imagine Possible Futures” presented by the Society for Music Teacher Education (SMTE) national conference which took place in Minneapolis on September 7-9. The theme of the conference challenged music teacher educators to examine the curriculum and the values that influence American…Read More

I attended and gave a presentation with Dr. Jinhee Kim (Kennesaw State University) at the largest early childhood education conference in the world, the 2017 NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA. The title of the presentation was “Meaningful Intergenerational (IG) Activities in Early Childhood Classrooms.”  Acknowledgement of…Read More

PRESIDENT BRAIN (Society for Neuroscience Annual Conference Meeting) I, along with four other students, Rhys Carpenter, Megan Jeske, Carla Keith, and Liana Rizkalla, traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the 47th annual Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference. SfN is the world’s largest organization of scientists devoted to understanding the brain and the nervous system. This…Read More

This past September, I had the honor of attending the Diaspora Peoples of Europe (DPE) consultation in Athens, Greece. This consultation is hosted by an organization called Vision 5:9. Vision 5:9 derives its name from Revelation 5:9, in which Jesus is being worshiped by people from every tribe and language and people and nation. This…Read More

I’m pleased to share my experience attending the 71st University of Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference held at California State University-Los Angeles in August, 2017.  I had known about this conference for many years, but it was my first time in attendance.  The UFVA Conference hosted around 800 Film and Media Professors from all…Read More

I attended The Pacific Sociological Association’s 88th Meeting in Portland, Oregon from April 6 to April 9. This was a particularly exciting year for me for two reasons: This was my 10th year of attendance (yay for made-up anniversaries!) AND my graduate school mentor Karen Pyke served as president. Karen’s concern for disadvantaged populations is…Read More

Costume College, hosted by Costumer’s Guild West, is an annual event attracting attendees and teachers from around the globe.  This year’s theme was “The 60’s—Vintage Daydreams”.  I attended the event for three days.  During this time I attended presentations, took classes, presented, and taught two classes. I attended presentations on the social significance of the…Read More