{"id":34465,"date":"2017-08-17T12:29:09","date_gmt":"2017-08-17T16:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=34465"},"modified":"2017-08-21T12:36:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T16:36:45","slug":"expanding-legacy-enlarging-tent-annual-faculty-staff-conference-draws-community-exploration-centennial-themes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/expanding-legacy-enlarging-tent-annual-faculty-staff-conference-draws-community-exploration-centennial-themes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Expanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent&#8217;: Annual faculty-staff conference draws community to Centennial themes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>91大神 faculty and staff dipped their hands into bowls of water as they received a blessing on their work for the coming year. The sacred ritual concluded the Aug. 15-16 faculty-staff conference which opens each academic year with worship, singing, plenary and breakout sessions, shared food and shared stories.<\/p>\n<p>The final blessing, offered by Undergraduate Campus Pastor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/lrm488\">Lana Miller<\/a>, included a prayer for each attendee, the students from all faiths and backgrounds who would begin arriving on campus that day, and \u2014 in acknowledgement of <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/08\/ems-alumnus-leads-clergy-protest-charlottesville-emu-community-members-join-activism\/\">recent events in nearby Charlottesville, Virginia<\/a> \u2014 for courage to confront \u201csystems of racism that destroy rather than build the Kingdom of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34480\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/08\/expanding-legacy-enlarging-tent-annual-faculty-staff-conference-draws-community-exploration-centennial-themes\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-018-1000px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34480\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34480 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-018-1000px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-018-1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-018-1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-018-1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Susan Schultz Huxman dons one of three pairs of glasses during her keynote address.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u201cExpanding the Legacy, Enlarging the Tent\u201d \u2014 emphasized integrating 91大神\u2019s history and traditions with a vision for its second century; the conference also officially launched 91大神\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/centennial\">centennial year<\/a> celebrations.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strong vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/smh2246\">Susan Schultz Huxman<\/a> donned three different types of eyewear during her keynote address to illustrate the \u201cspecial kind of seeing we do in Anabaptist Mennonite schools \u2026 more clearly, deeply and widely.\u201d [Listen to the <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/podcast\/2017\/08\/15\/faculty-staff-conference-address-by-dr-susan-schultz-huxman\/\">podcast<\/a>.]<\/p>\n<p>91大神 is well-poised with \u201cstrong vision and high purpose\u201d for the future, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Merging perspectives of <em>hindsight<\/em> and <em>foresight<\/em> with Anabaptist-inspired <em>insight<\/em>, she noted 91大神\u2019s strong and vibrant historic legacy; a robust, holistic and distinctive education that includes cross-cultural study and faith formation; and a cohesive, faith-filled community of faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have just begun to promote a vibrant future of counter-cultural Mennonite education, one that prepares our students for relevant and in-demand careers and meaningful spiritual lives shaped by the reconciling love of Jesus,\u201d Huxman said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">While praising 91大神\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit, epitomized in pioneering professor emeritus and philanthropist Margaret \u201cSpeedy\u201d Martin Gehman and Alumnus of the Year <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/06\/anxo-perez-97-emus-2017-alumnus-year\/\">Anxo Perez<\/a>, Huxman noted new academic offerings: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/dnp\/\">Doctor of Nursing Practice<\/a> program, offered collaboratively with Goshen (Indiana) College, as well as the new four-year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emu.edu\/engineering\/\">engineering program<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/academics\/neuroscience-minor\/\">neuroscience minor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Approximately 380 new and returning employees participated. The fall semester begins Monday, Aug. 28.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00a0Many voices<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34481\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/08\/expanding-legacy-enlarging-tent-annual-faculty-staff-conference-draws-community-exploration-centennial-themes\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-005-1000px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34481\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34481 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-005-1000px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-005-1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-005-1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-005-1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faculty and staff fill Lehman Auditorium Aug. 15 to hear President Susan Schultz Huxman&#8217;s keynote address.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A panel of respondents to Huxman\u2019s speech included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/cds494\">Carl Stauffer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/lzj2457\">Lauren Jefferson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/vd928\">Vi Dutcher<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/gmf2227\">Marci Frederick<\/a>. The final session of storytelling, a much-loved tradition, included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/brownscs\">Sandy Brownscombe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/dfe2222\">David Evans<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/sdj862\">Steve Johnson<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/rek2227\">Ryan Keebaugh<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/dml826\">Dawn Lambert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Special guest Donald B. Kraybill provided a one-hour preview of his forthcoming Centennial history, <em>91大神: One Hundred Years of Counter-Cultural Education<\/em> (Penn State Press, 2017) to be released at the Oct. 13-15 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/centennial\/\">Homecoming and Family Weekend celebration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Four breakout sessions highlighted influential programs, themes and concepts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/08\/sawin-pannell-explore-emus-history-increasing-diversity\/\"><em>Shifting Paradigms, Shifting Power: Diversity and a New Radical Anabaptist Community<\/em><\/a> \u2014 Professors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/pannellm\">Melody Pannell<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/mms326\">Mark Sawin<\/a> traced the history of racial-ethnic diversity at 91大神, with special attention to current diversity trends and shifting paradigms. They asked, \u201cHow could and should paradigms and power structures shift? How can and should our new diversity help us more fully understand and realize the radical nature of our Anabaptist values?\u201d Click here to <a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/08\/sawin-pannell-explore-emus-history-increasing-diversity\/\">read more<\/a>.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_34482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34482\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2017\/08\/expanding-legacy-enlarging-tent-annual-faculty-staff-conference-draws-community-exploration-centennial-themes\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-046-1000px\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-34482\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34482 size-medium\" src=\"\/\/emu.edu\/now\/is\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-046-1000px-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-046-1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-046-1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2017\/08\/20170815-faculty-and-staff-conference-046-1000px.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Peter Dula addresses a packed room during a presentation and discussion of 91大神&#8217;s motto &#8220;Thy Word is Truth.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><em>Drinking in Knowledge at the Source: 91大神&#8217;s Cross Cultural Program<\/em> \u2014 A panel of five experienced cross-cultural program leaders discussed one of 91大神\u2019s most unique academic programs and included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/hershbea\">Ann Hershberger<\/a>, professor and interim cross-cultural program director; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/lb976\">Linda Martin Burkholder<\/a>, program assistant; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/glicke\">Ervie Glick<\/a>, emeritus professor; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/bp275\">Byron Peachey<\/a>, cross-cultural leader and adjunct instructor; and professors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/brennkg\">Kim Brenneman<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/kds273\">Kimberly Schmidt<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Creating a Beloved Community at 91大神: Organizational Culture as Blessing and Barrier<\/em> \u2014 Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/db252\">David Brubaker<\/a> discussed culture and sub-culture identities as both assets and liabilities. He invited the group to list both blessings and barriers to 91大神\u2019s culture (and multiple sub cultures), noting that you must first understand your own organizational culture before you can\u00a0interpret for\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and thus fully integrate\u00a0\u2014\u00a0newcomers.<\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cThy Word is Truth\u201d: Old Song, New Tune<\/em> \u2014 Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/heiseyn\">Nancy Heisey<\/a>, associate dean of Eastern Mennonite Seminary, and Professor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/pd767\">Peter Dula<\/a> discussed \u201cword\u201d and \u201ctruth\u201d as the biblical writer imagined these words, and engaged with ways that the motto speaks to\u00a091大神 at 100 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>91大神 faculty and staff dipped their hands into bowls of water as they received a blessing on their work for the coming year. 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