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WAP Book Club: The Flourishing Teacher

September 22, 2020 to November 3, 2020 | Virtual Meeting

Are you a young professor beginning this unusual academic year? Perhaps you are a veteran teacher feeling burned out and teaching during the pandemic feels like the last straw....

Whether you are a seasoned college professor or just starting out, Christina Bieber Lake takes you through the academic year by helping you to see your daily work as a calling, sharing practical wisdom, and addressing the particular challenges of women in academia. Join Women in the Academy & Profession’s Fall Book Club on The Flourishing Teacher and reignite your passion for this vocation! We will meet twice a month on Tuesdays from 9:00 – 10:00 p.m. Eastern on Zoom. For specific dates and to register and receive a discount code from IVP for 40% off and free US shipping, click here.

This event is hosted by: Women in the Academy & Professions

In Search of Shalom: A Race & Justice Book Discussion Series

November 15, 2020 to March 21, 2021 | Virtual Meeting

All are welcome as we search together for shalom, examining racial justice from a Christian perspective through monthly readings and discussions.

NorCal Faculty/Staff Conference

March 12, 2021 to March 13, 2021 | Moraga, CA

As we keep an eye on the status of the pandemic, it is apparent that we will unfortunately not be meeting in person this coming March as we had hoped. Though it was a difficult decision to make, we want to take the necessary steps to ensure health and safety of those who would have been present.

Alternatively, we are moving the conference online! Please save the date and join us for this virtual experience.

Midwest Faculty Conference

June 19, 2021 to June 25, 2021 | Cedarville, MI

Come out of busyness into God’s rest. This conference welcomes faculty, graduate students, spouses, and families to engage in a wide variety of seminars and workshops in addition to enjoying a generous amount of leisure time. Come and disconnect from the world’s chaos, be restored, and meet God in the beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Blue Ridge Faculty Conference

June 20, 2021 | Brevard, NC

Due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 and all of the ripple effects, we have decided to cancel the Blue Ridge Faculty Conference for 2020. We have come to this decision after much thought and prayer. We hope for and are planning for a Blue Ridge Faculty Conference in 2021 with the same speakers and at the same beautiful retreat center.

West Coast Faculty Conference

July 27, 2021 | Virtual Meeting

As university faculty and staff, you contribute to God’s kingdom in unique ways. But our experience as Christians in the academy can be a lonely one. Join us online for a virtual Faculty Conference and connect with colleagues despite the pandemic. We will worship, pray, network, explore our vocational calling, and engage in conversations of importance to your life, work, and much more!

Northeast Faculty Conference

August 1, 2021 | Virtual Meeting

In lieu of our in-person, 3-day conference for 2020, we hosted four monthly Faculty Events online this summer around the timely theme: Teach us to number our days: reconciling the finite with the infinite in conversations with Kyle and Lydia Dugdale, a scripture study of Psalm 90, and an online session about prayer.