A time of refreshment and vacation

Update (6/21/10): Registration for Surprised by the Academy, the 2010 Midwest Faculty Conference featuring Dr. Ken Elzinga, is closed. Please join us next, June 18-24, at the 2011 Midwest Faculty Conference featuring Dr. Donald A. Carson!

About Our Speaker

Kenneth G. Elzinga is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. He has received numerous teaching awards, and each fall his introductory economics course attracts over one thousand students, making it the largest class offered at the University of Virginia. An expert in antitrust economics, and he has testified in several precedent-setting antitrust cases, including three Supreme Court decisions. As the author of more than seventy academic publications, Mr. Elzinga also is known for his mystery novels, co-authored with William Breit (under the penname Marshall Jevons), in which the protagonist employs economic analysis to solve crimes. Mr. Elzinga has a B.A. and honorary doctorate from Kalamazoo College and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He has been a member of the faculty at the University of Virginia since 1967.

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Registration and Fees

Update (6/8/10): Registration for Surprised by the Academy, the 2010 Midwest Faculty Conference featuring Dr. Ken Elzinga, is closed. If you are interested in attending, please contact Nancy Vuolo or call 813-333-1853 to check on any availability.

Staff desiring to attend the Midwest Faculty Conference should contact Nancy Vuolo.

Registration fee: $150 per adult

Scholarships are available. To apply, please complete scholarship request information when registering for the conference.

Adult fees for room and board
Family cabins (with private bath) – $455 per adult
Lodge rooms – $345 per adult
Tent/RV sites – $235 per adult

Child fees for room and board
Children 13 and older – $185 per child
Children 2-12 – $125 per child
Children under 2 – $60 per child

More information about housing options is available from the Cedar Campus website.

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Travel

Flying? Check out flights into Pellston Regional Airport,, located at 1321 N. US Highway 31 in Pellston, or into Chippewa County International Airport in Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

After you reserve your flight, send your flight information to Nancy Vuolo, so that we can arrange to have someone pick you up and drive you to Cedar Campus.

Driving? If you are driving, maps and directions are available from the Cedar Campus web site.

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Housing

Cedar Campus features a variety of housing options for singles, couples, and families, including cabins, rooms in the lodge, and campsites for tents and RVs. More information about housing options is available from the Cedar Campus website.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. When should I arrive?

Registration opens at 2:00 pm and accommodations are usually ready by that time. We ask that you delay arrival until then so the staff has the freedom to prepare the conference site. We welcome you at any time you can arrive, but suggest that you arrive by dinner at 6:00 pm for your own ease, nourishment, and orientation to the week.

Q. When do I depart?

Departure the last day is at your earliest desired time, with a pick-up breakfast available from 6:30 am until 9:00 am. Everyone should plan to vacate the premises by 9:00 am so the staff may prepare for the next group.

Q. What should I bring?

Cedar Campus has an excellent list of what to bring and (perhaps more importantly) what not to bring. You can read it here.

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Families & Children

Those who choose to bring their families to this conference will enjoy a wonderful experience of being involved in a variety of activities together.

Click here to read about parents’ experiences with their children at the Midwest Faculty Conference.

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Schedule

For a detailed schedule, click here.

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Seminars

An additional aspect of the week are the elective seminars offered as part of the evening program. These seminars will reflect the wide variety of disciplines and interests of those who attend the conference.

Conference seminars are open to all registered guests (faculty, spouses and staff) and include subjects that are academic and non-academic, theoretical and “hands-on,” of general and special interest.

Seminars this year include a variety of styles and topics:

• Reading between the Lines; Hearing between the Notes (J. S. Bach)
• “Running toward the Goal” on the Tenure Track
• Chesterton Reconsidered (G. K. Chesterton)
• Influencing the “Permanent Party:” The Faculty’s Unique Ability to Shape the Campus
• “Life on the Edge” of the Academy (faculty spouses’ discussion)
• Talking so Students Listen (years of wisdom gleaned from the lecture hall, Ken Elzinga)
• That’s the Way it Was (memoir writing)
• The What and the Watt of Colonel Mustard with the Candlestick (mystery writing)
• Women in the Academy: Staff who serve Women in the Academy and Professions will be serving the conference again this summer. They will offer a variety of opportunities for discussion and the opportunity for women to network across their lives and disciplines.

These seminars provide added value to the conference experience, and most people participate even though they are all optional. Perhaps you too might have a topic, question, or activity that you would enjoy leading. If so, let us know.

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Further Information

To get a true feel for the conference experience, we suggest that you watch this slideshow from the 2009 Conference. Additionally, a summary and photos from the 2008 Midwest Faculty Conference is available. You can also read reflections from past Faculty Conferences.

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

A printable brochure for the conference is also available for download by clicking here (PDF, 594 KB).

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Questions?

If you have any questions, please email us.

Photo credits: Stan Wallace, Howard Van Cleave