AJCU International Education Conference Transforming our World Together: Contributions of Jesuit International Education Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska October 31 November 2, 2018 Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Schedule 7:30 9:00 PM An Evening with Former Secretaries of State (Pre-registration required) Wayne and Eileen Ryan Athletic Center Former Secretaries of State Dr. Madeleine Albright and Gen. Colin Powell will appear together in the Ryan Center for a discussion regarding national and global issues. Suzanne Malveaux, an award-winning journalist with CNN, will serve as moderator. The event is part of the Creighton 140 Presidential Lecture Series. Wednesday, October 31, 2018 11:00 AM 1:30 PM Registration Table Opens Pre-ordered box lunches available until beginning of conference 12:00 12:30 PM Optional Mass 1:30 PM Opening of Conference, Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Creighton University Chair, AJCU International Education Conference Board 2:00 2:45 PM The New Frontiers in Jesuit Higher Education Fr. Michael Garanzini, S.J., Secretary of Education for the Society of Jesus This talk will explore the challenges and opportunities facing Jesuit higher education. Forming the next generation of civic and political leaders for a world that is increasingly divided along economic, religious, social lines constitutes a new frontier. In addition, technology has changed the way we live, think and behave making our educational task more complex and daunting. Can the Jesuit university be an agent of reconciliation in this landscape of division and polarization? 2:45 3:15 PM Possibility Incubator: Articulating the Place of International Education in the IAJU Vision 3:15 3:40 PM Break and Refreshments
Wednesday, October 31, 2018, cont. 3:45 5:00 PM Breakout Session 1A: Transformative Jesuit Higher Education at the Margins: Global Thinking with the Brightest of the Poorest. Mary McFarland, PhD (Director of Global Research, Jesuit Worldwide Learning); Marie Friedemann, PhD, RN (Regis University, JWL Faculty Coordinator); Tina Facca-Miess, PhD (John Carroll University, JWL); Martha Habash, PhD (Creighton University JWL Coordinator) Breakout Session IB: English Language Assessment: The Partnership Between the Universite Saint-Joseph and Saint Louis University Bert Barry, PhD (Program Director, Saint Louis University) Breakout Session IC: TITLE TBA Rebecca Murray, PhD (Creighton University), Erika Schmidt (Marquette University), Gina Lopardo, EdD (Seattle University), Lizzy Curran (Creighton University) 5:00 5:30 PM Break 5:30 6:00 PM Welcome Cocktail Reception Hosted by the Rev. Daniel Hendrickson, S.J, PhD, President, Creighton University Harper Center Fitzgerald Boardroom (4 th Floor) 6:00 7:30 PM Welcome Dinner Welcome from Daniel Hendrickson, SJ, PhD, President, Creighton University (4 th Floor) 7:30 PM Transportation to Hotels Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:30 AM Transportation via hotel shuttles (by reservation at your hotel) 7:00-7:30 AM Optional Mass 7:30 8:30 AM Transportation to Creighton University via hotel shuttles (by reservation at your hotel) 8:30 9:00 AM Opening of the Day Announcements 9:00 10:00 AM Leadership in the Ignatian Way of Proceeding Eileen Burke-Sullivan, STD, Vice-Provost for Mission & Ministry, Creighton University. 10:00 10:15 AM Refreshment Break
Thursday, November 1, 2018, cont. 10:15 11:45 AM 11:45 AM Break 12:00 12:30 PM Optional Mass 12:00 12:30 PM Optional Campus Tour Breakout Session 2A: Community Health Needs Assessment: Lessons Learned Through Collaboration Thomas Kelly, PhD (Professor of Theology and Director, Office of Academic Service- Learning, Creighton University); Caron Gray, MD (Associate Professor OB/GYN, Creighton University School of Medicine); Andrea Montoya, JD (Director, Institute for Latin American Concern, Creighton University); María Ángeles Capellán, Medical Student (Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, República Dominicana). Breakout Session 2B: Educating For and With The World Alia Nardini, PhD (Spring Hill College); Todd Waller, EdD (Spring Hill College); Naomi Olson, PhD (Regis University); Marie Friedemann, PhD (Regis University). Breakout Session 2C: Different Students and/or Different Outcomes for Mission-based Study Abroad? Data from Casa vs. Non-Casa students at LMU Jennifer Abe, Ph.D. (Loyola Marymount University) 12:30 2:00 PM Lunch Buffet 2:00 3:15 PM Breakout Session 3A: Integrated Praxis-Based Education in the Ignatian Tradition Kevin Yonkers-Talz (Director, Centro Ignacio Allacuría, Universidad Centroamericana Simeón Cañas, El Salvador) Breakout Session 3B: Leveraging our Jesuit Network to Promote a Culture of Encounter, Dialogue and Solidarity Diane Ceo-DiFrancesco, PhD (Associate Professor, Xavier University); Olaf Bohlke, PhD (Assistant Professor, Creighton University); Maria Mena Bohlke, MA (Instructor, Creighton University); Carolina Maturet de Paris (Coordinator, AUSJAL); Xochitl León, MA (Coordinator of the Language and Culture Center, Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón, México); Oscar Mora, MEd (Faculty Coordinator of Basic English in the Department of Communication and Languages, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, Colombia), and Edison R. Santacruz, MA (Head of Internationalization, School of Languages, English Instructor and Coordinator of the VDI Program at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador). Breakout Session 3C: Men and Women With and For Others Through Sustainable Development Nina Miller, PhD (Regis University); (Creighton University)
Thursday, November 1, 2018, cont. 3:15 3:30 PM Refreshment Break 3:30 5:15 PM Possibility Incubator: The International Education Network and the IAJU Francisco de Borja Martin, PhD (Director of International Relations, Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Olivia Quiroz (Coordinator of International Academic Affairs, Universidad Iberoamericana de Puebla), (Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Creighton University). Tentative: Panel of Presidents 5:30 6:30 PM Networking Reception Art Gallery, Lied Education Center for the Arts 6:30 PM Transportation to Hotels Dinner On Your Own Friday, November 2, 2018 6:30 AM Transportation via hotel shuttles (by reservation at your hotel) 7:00-7:30 AM Optional Mass 7:30 8:30 AM Transportation to Creighton University via hotel shuttles (by reservation at your hotel) 8:30 8:45 AM Opening of the Day Announcements Skutt Student Center Ballroom 8:45 10:15 AM 10:15 10:30 AM Refreshment Break Collaboration Hub 1: Medically-Based Student Experiences Abroad: Trends and Policies Discussion Facilitator: Karlin Wester (Associate Director, Office of International Education, Marquette University) Desired Outcome: Brainstorming of Contents for Recommended AJCU Guidelines Collaboration Hub 2: A Dichotomy: Navigating Between Being at the Margins and U.S. Jesuit University Legal Constraints Education of the Marginalized Theme Gina Lopardo, EdD (Director of Education Abroad, Seattle University) and Kique Bazán, EdD (Adjunct Professor and Associate Director for Immersions, University of San Francisco) Desired Outcome: Brainstorming of Contents for Recommended AJCU Guidelines Collaboration Hub 3: Jesuit International Education Stories: Special Issue Publication Facilitator: (Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Creighton University) Desired Outcome: Draft Table of Contents for Special Issue Publication
Friday, November 2, 2018, cont. 10:30 11:30 AM Plenary Session: Topic and Speaker TBA 11:30 AM 12:00 PM Closing Group Reflections (Vice Provost for Global Engagement, Creighton University; Chair, AJCU International Education Conference Board) 12:00 12:30 PM Box Lunches Available Skutt Student Center Ballroom 12:30 PM Shuttles to Hotels or Airport Deglman Circle 12:30 4:30 PM Optional Zoo Excursion Advance Registration Required Deglman Circle