A Christian Academic Symposium for Faculty, Administrators, and Graduate Students

Thriving in Academe is a one-day regional conference for the Western United States designed to provide Christian faculty, post-doctoral researchers, administrators, and graduate students with an opportunity to fellowship with Christian colleagues and to consider matters of profound importance to Christians in academia.

The featured speakers will share their experiences and perspectives on matters relevant to success and flourishing in the academic setting, especially as related to thriving in witnessing communities of faculty.

Breakout small groups (some by discipline and some according to topics of interest) will allow time to meet with other conference participants. Sessions will encourage networking, the deepening of friendships with academic colleagues, and grappling with the issues raised by the speakers.

Featured Presenters

Sharon Anderson
Plenary Facilitator and Conference Director
Associate Professor of Education
Director of Graduate Programs, School of Education
Colorado State University

Katherine Bassard
Plenary Presenter
Associate Professor of English
Virginia Commonwealth University

Marc Baer
Plenary Presenter
Professor of History
Hope College

Registration and Fees

Register online at the 2008 Colorado Symposium registration website.

Graduate students: $30

Faculty, administrators, and others: $55

Spouses (if attending with a delegate who is paying the full price): $10

These fees include a continental breakfast, a box lunch, and refreshments at the conference. Please note that parking is an additional $6 for the day. There will be a place on the online registration form to indicate if you need a parking pass. If you request a pass, we will email you a printable one, and the $6 fee will be due at the beginning of the conference. (Due to the limits of our registration payment system, we are unable to accept payment for this online.)

Tentative Schedule

The event will begin with registration and breakfast at 9:00 am, and the morning will include opening remarks from Sharon Anderson and Cyndy McRae, a presentation and Q & A with Katherine Bassard, and breakout sessions. The afternoon will feature opportunities to meet new colleagues over lunch, which is provided, and a presentation and Q & A with Marc Baer. The day will end with additional breakout sessions and a plenary wrap-up concluding at 4:15 pm.

Directions

Symposium location:
Community Room — Craig Hall
University of Denver
2148 South High Street
Denver, Colorado 80208

From Denver International Airport (DIA):
Exit DIA by Pena Blvd.; travel to I-70 and turn west. Travel on I-70 west to I-25 and go south on I-25. Continue on I-25 south until you reach University Drive (Exit 205). Exit right and go south on University Drive (approx. 3/10 mile) and turn right on Evans Drive. Go right (west) on Evans (approx. 3/10 mile) and turn left onto S. High Street.

From points north:
Travel south on I-25 until you reach University Drive (Exit 205). Exit right and go south on University Drive (approx. 3/10 mile) and turn right on Evans Drive. Go west on Evans (approx. 3/10 mile) and turn left onto S. High Street.

From points south:
Travel north on I-25 until you reach Evans Avenue (Exit 203). Exit to your right, follow service road to Evans. Go left (west) on Evans for approx. 1.7 miles and turn left onto S. High Street.

Directions to primary parking lot:
After turning left on S. High Street, turn left again into the parking structure (just after the first building on your left). Visitor parking is on the first level. You will need a parking pass. Please indicate this on your registration form, and we will send one to you. The cost is $6, payable when you arrive at the conference.

Walking directions from parking lot:
The symposium is located in the Community Room of Craig Hall (the social work building).

After parking your car, you can walk west through the parking garage to the exit very near the building where we will have our conference.

As you walk exiting the parking garage's west entrance, turn left (south), following the sidewalk toward the southeast side of Craig Hall. It is best to enter the building at its main entrance (east facing) by going down the stairs outside and into the doors near the outside patio. The Community Room, where the symposium will be held, is just inside these doors on your right. On the morning of the conference, there will be people inside the building who can help guide you to the main meeting room.

Campus Map & Printable Directions

For a campus map and printable directions, download this PDF file.

Questions?

Please direct any questions you may have about the event to Jim Cook, Faculty Ministry Associate Director for the Western United States.