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Soaring to New Heights

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I attended the 2017 annual California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) Conference & Expo held in Ontario, CA from March 23 – 26, 2017. CAEYC is a California chapter of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), with a membership of approximately 100,000 members. CAEYC has over 5,000 members.…Read More

Developing the mind and brain

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THINGS TO REMEMBER I along with two other students, Brittanie Clarke (Biological Sciences Major) and Paige Braden (Psychology Major), attended the 24th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) meeting. This society is committed to the development of mind and brain research aimed at investigating the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition. Cognitive neuroscience, a relatively…Read More

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

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On Friday March 24th, I had the opportunity to attend Advancing Women in Leadership Conference at Biola University. The conference focuses on ways to support women and some of the barriers that hinder the advancement of women in leadership. Although attendees are largely women, men are also invited to be part of the conversation and…Read More

Serving Children, Adolescents and Families

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In February, I attended the 2017 Miami International Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference (MICAMH), which is a biennial conference for mental health professionals who serve children, adolescents, and their families. This is considered a leading interdisciplinary conference that focuses on evidence-based interventions for youth, incorporating both didactic lectures and hands-on experiential training for professionals.…Read More

Pentecostalism and Culture

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I attended the 46th annual convention of the Society for Pentecostal Studies held in St. Louis, MO from March 9-11, 2017.  The conference was intellectually stimulating as well as professionally and spiritually enriching. THE SOCIETY The Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) is an interdisciplinary academic society of scholars who research, present and publish scholarly work…Read More

Palliative Care Education, Practice and Research

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I recently attended a conference sponsored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AANC) and the End-of-life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC). AACN embedded a Palliative Care Conference Day at the University of San Diego in their Doctoral Education Conference in Jan, 2017.  I had the pleasure of revisiting my Alma Mater (USD) and AACN…Read More

Book Review – Getting Religion

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Woodward, for forty years the religion editor of Newsweek, has lived through the last 70 years and pondered the intertwining of religion and our American culture.  Getting Religion is fascinating and insightful and I expect would be of great interest to any Vanguard faculty member. The author grew up Catholic in 1950s Cleveland, and his opening…Read More

A Capital Investment

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I participated in the 2017 College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) National Conference in Washington D.C., hosted by George Mason University on Feb 1-4. CODA is the only professional organization dedicated solely to the advancement of college and university orchestra directors. The conference was attended by 75 college orchestra directors, (among 280 in membership) representing public,…Read More

Using Technology to Engage Students

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I had the privilege of attending the Innovating Nursing Education to Improve the Health of the Nation, Faculty Development conference by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing in Anaheim this past November.  There were several excellent presentations at this event, and I wanted to share some of the information on the topic of, “Engaging…Read More

Communications Civic Callings

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  I attended the 102nd annual convention of the National Communication Association held in Philadelphia, PA from November 10 – 13, 2016.  The conference was intellectually stimulating and professionally enriching. KEEPING UP WITH RESEARCH AND TRENDS The National Communication Association is the national professional organization for my discipline of communication, and as a result its…Read More

Diversity, an Imperative: Next Steps for Action

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I attended the 2nd annual Diversity Conference which was hosted on the Manhattan Campus of Nyack College in New York, NY from September 23-25. There were a number of wonderful presentations but I thought I’d share some insights I learned regarding teaching. Dr. Aisha N. Lowe from William Jessup University, who shared some insights on…Read More

Abigail Adams: Patriot, Educator, Dearest Friend, Women’s Advocate

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For the 2016 National Communication Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, PA, our professional association’s call was to consider our past, our present, and our future civic callings as communicators. Channeling Abigail Adams I participated in a performance panel which focused on four women and their civic contributions: two women in our nation’s distant past—Martha Washington…Read More

Learning for Nursing and Non-Nursing Faculty from the California Colleges of Nursing Conference

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I received professional development funding to attend an annual nursing conference, the California Colleges of Nursing Conference, in fall 2016 that was jointly sponsored by the California Association of Colleges of Nursing (CACN) and the California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing Program Directors (CO-A.D.N.)  The Vanguard Nursing Program is a member of CACN and values…Read More