A Conference for Christian Faculty

In Thy Light We See Light
Theological Acuity and Academic Vocation

A Conference for University and College Faculty

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You won't want to miss the information we just posted about seminars at the conference. Download the seminar readings before you arrive.

Flying to Cedar?

Check out flights into Pellston Regional Airport, located at 1321 N. US Highway 31 in Pellston, or into Sault Ste. Marie Airport.

We will arrange to have someone pick you up and drive you to Cedar Campus. Contact Howard Van Cleave, Faculty Ministry Associate Director, if you'd like a ride from the airport.

"I wanted to say how much I was encouraged and refreshed by the Cedar Campus Faculty Conference this past summer. I met old and new friends and colleagues. There was just the right mix of worship, lectures, and time for fellowship and adventure. There is nothing more encouraging for a Christian scholar than to spend a week with others sharing their work and views. I would call it a mix of a God-ordained interdisciplinary think tank and beautiful vacation all in one."

Mary Poplin
Professor of Education
Claremont Graduate University

Read more reflections about the significance of time spent at a Faculty Conference.

June 16 – 22, 2007

Purpose: An opportunity to interact with other faculty and gain a more profound grasp of Christian truth by:

• Deepening our personal and spiritual lives
• Advancing Christian witness in the academic community
• Enriching our practice of vocation as academics under the Lordship of Christ to the glory of God

It comes as no surprise that Christian faculty often express a desire to better understand Christian theology and its bearing on the academic life. Our program seeks to address this spiritual and intellectual hunger for instruction and discussion on these issues.

Our conference will offer unhurried time for relaxation and recreation in the beautiful setting of Cedar Campus on the shore of Lake Huron, conversation and community with faculty peers, intellectual stimulation, and social merriment. Indeed, we expect that this week will make for the very best sort of vacation! We welcome families to attend and offer outstanding programming for children.

Sunset at InterVarsity's Cedar Campus.

Location

Cedar Campus is an InterVarsity conference and training center, located in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan, forty miles east of the Straits of Mackinac. For more information and travel options, visit the Cedar Campus web site.

You might be interested in knowing more about this beautiful place in God's creation via a brief history.

Presenters

Michael J. Murray
Arthur and Katherine Shadek Professor in Humanities
Professor of Philosophy
Franklin and Marshall College

Daniel J. Treier
Associate Professor of Theology
Wheaton College (Illinois)

Steven A. Telian
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Director, Division of Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery
Medical Director, Cochlear Ear Implant Program
John L. Kemink Professor of Neurotology
University of Michigan

Program

The Faculty Conference program will include lectures and discussion of our theme led by various guest presenters, daily prayer and small-group Bible study discussions, and seminars. It is our goal and desire to honor the highest standards of the academic vocation and to explore the deepest needs of the human heart.

Download the conference schedule (144 KB) for more information, or read about the seminars being offered.

Families & Children

Those who choose to bring their families to this conference will enjoy one of the best experiences being involved in a variety of activities together.

Fees

We recognize that faculty salaries vary widely by institution, tenure, and rank. In order to encourage junior faculty (especially those with families) to join us, we offer a subsidized fee schedule. If your situation dictates using subsidized rates, we are delighted to offer them to you. There is also a camping option for those so inclined.

Housing & Meals Full Rate

Full Rate Child Discounts

Housing & Meals Subsidized Rate

Subsidized Child Discounts

Registration

Online pre-registration for the 2007 Faculty Conference, which will allow you to place your deposit and reserve a spot, is now open. To complete your reservation, you must also download and fill out the Conference Registration Form. Please email this form to ckanderson@intervarsity.org or mail it to:

C.K. Anderson
2007 Faculty Conference
Graduate & Faculty Ministries
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
P.O. Box 7895
Madison, WI 53707-7895

Or you may simply complete the Conference Registration Form and mail it in with a check for your deposit payble to "Cedar Campus." The deposit is $50 for individuals or $100 for couples/families.

If you have any questions about registration, please contact the conference registrar.

Tell a Friend

Make your experience at Cedar even more enjoyable by inviting another colleague from your campus! You may want to print off this postcard, or just email it along.

Or you can use this newly designed brochure (2.5 MB) to tell friends about this event.

Questions?

Please contact Howard Van Cleave, Associate Director, InterVarsity's Faculty Ministry, by email using this form.

Also available: information about the 2006 Faculty Conference.