Large Group Gatherings

All Cohorts

September 2: What is the story of George Fox University?

Hoover 203 (3-5pm)

• Susan Van Zanten, Joining the Mission, Ch.1

• Paul Anderson, Mission of a Christ-Centered Quaker College (36 pages)

September 16: How does the Quaker ethos influence George Fox's culture, practices, and processes? 

Hoover 203 (3-5pm)

• Parker Palmer, Meeting for Learning (pamphlet given at new faculty orientation)

• Barry Morley, Beyond Consensus: Salvaging the Sense of the Meeting (29 pages)

• Arthur O. Roberts. The People Called Quakers (pamphlet given at new faculty orientation)

September 30: Who are we called to be as faculty members?

Hoover 203 (3-5pm)

• Susan Van Zanten, Joining the Mission, Ch.8

• Conditions and Benefits of Faculty Service in Faculty Handbook (read Part 3 through the subheading on Sabbaticals)

• Faculty Tenure, Review, Promotion Snapshot document

• Faculty Governance Section in Faculty Handbook

Cohorts 1 & 2 

October 7: Who are we as teachers?

• Read Chs. 1-3 in Courage to Teach (book given at new faculty orientation)

• Read Ch 7 and Appendix 1 in Teaching for Spiritual Formation (ebook link)

October 21: How can we cultivate learning communities in our classrooms?

• Read Ch 4 in Courage to Teach (book given at new faculty orientation)

• Teaching and Christian Practices. Eat This Class.

November 4: What are we teaching?

• Read Ch 1 in On Christian Teaching (ebook link)

Cohorts 1 & 2 (Cohort 3 - if no faith-based institution background)

November 11: How are we formed by God's great love story?

Hoover 203 (3-5pm)

• Selected metaphor from Teaching and Christian Imagination (ebook link)

December 2: How does our faith inform our approach to inclusive excellence?

Hoover 203 (3-5pm)