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Contents Hotel Floorplan iv Meeting Agenda 1 Workshops 4 Innovation Expo 7 Participants in the Program 12 Officers and Directors 14 Message from the Executive Director 16 ATS Distinguished Service Awards 17 Past ATS Presidents 18 Past Commission on Accrediting Chairs 19 Past Biennial Meeting Sites 20 ATS Milestones 21 Rules for the Conduct of Business 22 COMMISSION ON ACCREDITING BUSINESS Report of the Board of Commissioners 24 Motion and Process for Redevelopment of the Standards 32 Proposed Revisions to the Commission Bylaws 41 Report of the Commission Treasurer 44 Report of the Commission Nominating Committee 47 ASSOCIATION BUSINESS Report of the Association Board of Directors 50 Membership Report 55 Associate Membership Applicants 56 Affiliate Status Applicants 78 Plan for the Work of ATS: 2018–2024 80 Proposed Revisions to the Association Bylaws 85 Report of the Association Treasurer 88 Report of the Association Nominating Committee 92 REPORTS Committee on Race and Ethnicity 94 Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers Project 96 Educational Models and Practices in Theological Education Project 98 Faculty Development Advisory Committee 102 Global Awareness and Engagement Initiative 104 Governance in Theological Schools Initiative 105 Leadership Education Program 106 Henry Luce III Fellows in Theology 108 Research and Data Advisory Committee 110 Science for Seminaries Projects 112 Student Data and Resources Advisory Committee 114 Theological Education Editorial Board 116 Women in Leadership Advisory Committee 117 Forum for Theological Exploration, Inc 119 iii Hotel Floorplan iv AGENDA Meeting Agenda TUESDAY, JUNE 19 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Lower Level 2 5:00–6:00 p.m. OPEN FORUM: CONVERSATIONS WITH ACCREDITING STAFF Denver 3-6 Debbie Creamer, Barbara Mutch, Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, and Tom Tanner, ATS Accreditors Facilitated by the Commission staff liaisons, this open forum provides an opportunity for anyone to ask the accrediting staff about anything related to accreditation, including issues related to the motion to redevelop the Standards and Procedures. 5:00–7:00 p.m. ASIAN/ASIAN NORTH AMERICAN PRESIDENTS’ AND DEANS’ FELLOWSHIP AND STRATEGY BUILDING MEETING Matchless (by invitation) LATINO/A PRESIDENTS’ AND DEANS’ FELLOWSHIP AND STRATEGY BUILDING MEETING Homestead (by invitation) 5:15–6:45 p.m. PC(USA) DEANS’ MEETING Silverton (by invitation) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. REGISTRATION Lower Level 2 7:00–9:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FOR ALL Colorado F–J FELLOWSHIP OF EVANGELICAL SEMINARY PRESIDENTS’ BREAKFAST Matchless (by invitation) HISPANIC THEOLOGICAL INITIATIVE BREAKFAST Homestead (by invitation) 9:00–10:15 a.m. OPENING PLENARY SESSION Colorado A–E Call to Order and Welcome ~ Janet Clark, ATS President Welcoming Prayer ~ Mark Young, Denver Seminary Opening Address ~ Frank Yamada, ATS Executive Director 10:15–10:45 a.m. BREAK Foyer 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. INNOVATION EXPO Denver Ballroom 12:00–1:00 p.m. LUNCH FOR ALL Colorado F–J AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENTS’ AND DEANS’ LUNCH ASIAN/ASIAN AMERICAN PRESIDENTS’ AND DEANS’ LUNCH LATINO/A PRESIDENTS’ AND DEANS’ LUNCH CANADIAN SCHOOLS’ LUNCH (all four lunches listed above are by prior registration and will be on Lower Level 1) 1 AGENDA 1:00–2:30 p.m. BUSINESS SESSION I Colorado A–E Joint Association and Commission Business Adoption of Rules for the Conduct of Business Appointment of Parliamentarian Appointment of Committee on Reference and Counsel Nominating Committee Reports for the Association for the Commission Treasurers’ Reports for the Association for the Commission Association Business Board of Directors’ Report President’s Report ~ Janet Clark, ATS President Presentation and Action on applicants for Associate membership Presentation and Action on applicants for Affiliate status Commission Business Board of Commissioners’ Report ~ Harry Gardner, Commission Chair 2:30–3:00 p.m. BREAK Foyer 3:00–4:00 p.m. PLENARY Colorado A–E “Educational Models and Practices: What We’ve Learned and Why It Matters” Stephen R. Graham, The Association of Theological Schools 4:00–5:30 p.m. INNOVATION EXPO Denver Ballroom 5:30–6:30 p.m. RECEPTION FOR ALL Colorado I–J (hosted by In Trust Center for Theological Schools) 6:00–7:30 p.m. WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP RECEPTION Colorado G–H (by prior registration; cash bar) 7:30–9:00 p.m. FOUNDATION FOR THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DINNER Silverton (by invitation) Evening FREE THURSDAY, JUNE 21 7:00–8:00 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FOR ALL Colorado F–J ATS GLOBAL INITIATIVE BREAKFAST CONVERSATION Colorado “Prospects for Quality Assurance in Global Partnerships” Conveners: David Esterline, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, The Association of Theological Schools (by prior registration) 8:00–9:15 a.m. WORKSHOP SESSION A Room Assignments on Name Badges 2 AGENDA 9:30–10:30 a.m. MORNING PRAYER Colorado A–E Timothy C. Gray, Augustine Institute BUSINESS SESSION II Colorado A–E Association Business Election of ATS Officers, Directors, and Committees Action on Proposed Revisions to the Association Bylaws Commission Business Election of Commission Board and Committees Action on Proposed Revisions to the Commission Bylaws Action on Proposed Motion to Authorize Redevelopment Process 10:30–11:00 a.m. BREAK Foyer 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. WORKSHOP SESSION B Room Assignments on Name Badges 12:15–1:15 p.m. LUNCH FOR ALL Colorado F–J 1:15–3:15 p.m. OPTIONAL BUSINESS SESSION III Colorado A–E If the motion to authorize a redevelopment of the Standards and Procedures from the morning Business Session II should be delayed for some reason, this session would be the opportunity for a vote. After the vote, participants would proceed to their assigned rooms for the Working Forum. WORKING FORUM: KEY ISSUES AND QUESTIONS IN REDEVELOPING THE STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES Denver Ballroom/ ............................................................................. Specific Room Assignments on Name Badges This working forum provides an opportunity for member schools to meet with their respective Commission staff liaisons and others to reflect together on key issues and questions related to the redevelopment of the Standards and Procedures (see list under Commission Report in the program book) and, more generally, to offer wisdom and provide input into that process. 3:15–3:45 p.m. BREAK Foyer 3:45–4:00 p.m. SUMMARY THEMES FROM WORKING FORUM Colorado A–E Harry Gardner, Commission Chair This brief session will summarize some of the key issues and concerns that were expressed by member schools in the Working Forum session. 4:00–5:00 p.m. PLENARY Colorado A–E “Why We Do What We Do: Graduate Testimonies” Recent alumni/ae share how a range of diverse educational models made their ministries possible. 5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT 5:00–5:30 p.m. FREE TIME 5:30–6:30 p.m. CENTENNIAL RECEPTION....................................................................... Denver Ballroom 6:30 p.m. CENTENNIAL BANQUET Colorado F–J Distinguished Service Award Presentation Closing Benediction ~ Brian Blount, Union Presbyterian Seminary 3 WORKSHOPS Workshops SESSION A: Thursday June 21, 8:00–9:15 a.m. SESSION B: Thursday, June 21, 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. 1 Educational Assessment: the ATS Educational Models and Practices proj- Simple, Sustainable, Sufficient ect will share examples and insights about their Debbie Creamer, The Association work in a roundtable format. of Theological Schools Is your assessment plan serving your institution well? In the attempt to “get assessment right,” 3 Tools for Building Cultural Competence many institutions have added layer after layer Caroline McCall, Church Divinity School to their plans, leaving them with assessment of the Pacific processes that are unnecessarily complicated, Bryan Stone, Boston University cumbersome, and sometimes even counterpro- School of Theology ductive The ATS Commission Standards note Mary Young, The Association that even assessment plans need to be evalu- of Theological Schools, Moderator ated for their effectiveness. This workshop will As schools seek to integrate cultural competence explore strategies for reviewing and revising as a lived value in their teaching and as a learn- your assessment plan and will emphasize degree ing outcome for their programs, some have program assessment that (in the words of the found value in the Intercultural Development Commission’s Educational Standard, section Inventory (IDI) and the Intercultural Conflict ES.6.1) is simple, sustainable, and sufficient. Style Inventory (CSI). Now in use for more than 30 years, the IDI offers a developmental approach to measuring and changing orienta- 2 Global Partnerships tions toward cultural similarities and differences Dorcas Gordon, Knox College that faculty, administrators, and students bring Tite Tienou, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School to theological education The CSI measures an of Trinity International University individual’s conflict style using dimensions that H. S. Wilson, Foundation for Theological are culturally relevant. Representatives from two Education in South East Asia seminaries will discuss how they have used these Scott Woodward, Oblate School of Theology tools to build a common language and approach for promoting intercultural competence Lester Edwin J. Ruiz, The Association of Theological Schools,