Tuesday Plenary Session:
In this plenary session, Dave Guthrie will draw on his experience as a student affairs practitioner, as an academic dean, and as a faculty member to offer some advice for our important work with and on behalf of contemporary college students.
More specifically, he hopes to reflect on several considerations that may serve to direct our efforts well in helping students come to terms with what it means to be humans called to service in a world that, though in ruins, still testifies to God's grace and care.
 David S. Guthrie, PhD Academic Dean Geneva College David Guthrie is the Academic Dean at Geneva, overseeing curricular issues of its traditional, non-traditional, and graduate programs; faculty development initiatives; and, the efforts of departmental leaders. During his first eight years at Geneva, Dave served as the director and professor of the Master of Arts in Higher Education Program, and also taught occasionally in the sociology and humanities departments. In addition, over the last seven years he served as the director or the co-director of Geneva’s Lilly-funded initiative entitled The Call: Embracing Vocation at Geneva College. Dave and his wife, Cindy, have two boys, Sam and Andy, and a daughter, Molly. |
Wednesday Plenary Session:
Based on learning Reconsidered 2, the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education has created a new model of learning outcome domains and dimensions on which to base assessment efforts. This session will present this new model and relate it to a comprehensive assessment plan to help ensure that our efforts are improving educational practices.
Dr. Arminio is currently professor and chair of the Department of Counseling and College Student Personnel at Shippensburg University. She currently serves as chair of the Senior Scholars of the American College Personnel Association. She served on the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) from 1986-2009 and President of CAS from 2004-2007. She frequently writes, consults, and makes presentations about assessment. She recently co-authored a book entitled, Negotiating the Complexities of Qualitative Research published by Brunner Routledge. Prior to becoming a faculty member, Dr. Arminio worked in student affairs for 17 years in the areas of residence life, campus activities, fraternity and sorority advising, multicultural center advising, and judicial affairs. She served on the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) from 1986-2009 and served as the President of CAS from 2004-2007. |
Jan Arminio, Ph. D.