May 17, 2012

Program Schedule

Registration will be available from 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Fine Arts Center Lobby

TUESDAY, JUNE 12
1–5:30 p.m. Registration – Fine Arts Lobby
5:30–6:15 p.m. Light Supper – Marian Hall
6:30–6:45 p.m. Welcome – St. Rose Chapel
6:45–7:15 p.m. Opening Prayer – St. Rose Chapel
7:15–8:30 p.m. Keynote Address: Serving – St. Rose Chapel
Tom Thibodeau, Distinguished Professor of Servant Leadership, Viterbo University
8:30–10 p.m. Opening Reception – Nursing Center
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13
7:15–7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer – San Damiano Chapel
7:45–8:45 a.m. Breakfast – Marian Hall
9–10:15 a.m. Session 1 – Concurrent sessions on the theme of Serving
  Room 1 9–9:35 a.m. Servant Leadership through Action Research
Presenters: Susan Hughes and Rhonda Rabbitt, Viterbo University
  Room 1 9:40–10:15 a.m. St. Clare of Assisi. A Franciscan Servant Leader
Presenter: Georgia Christensen, FSPA, Viterbo University
  Room 2 9–9:35 a.m. Finding Francis in an Urban Desert
Presenter: Melissa Hickey, Neumann University
  Room 2 9:40–10:15 a.m. Opening Minds: Bringing Learning, Reverence, and Service to Life in Community-based Nursing Experiences
Presenters: Mary Anne Kubat and Robin Hamm, Lourdes University
  Room 3 9–9:35 a.m. St. Francis’ Theological Foundation for True Leadership of Service
Presenter: Richard Nicholas, University of St. Francis
  Room 3 9:40–10:15 a.m. St. Francis and Martin Luther in Love with the Cross
Presenter: Bill Reese, Viterbo University
  Room 4 9–9:35 a.m. Service at the International Level
Presenter: Jo Marson, Viterbo University
  Room 4 9:40–10:15 a.m. Using Service to Inform Learning Among Undergraduate Students
Presenters: Michael Weuste and Lori McMeel, University of St. Francis
  Room 5 9–10:15 a.m. Serving, Learning, and Leading in Rural Laos: Implementing the EducAsianal Community Engagement Model
Presenter: Marcia Harr Bailey, Founder of the Poom Loom Project
  Room 6 9–10:15 a.m. Clare of Assisi: Follower or Leader? An Exemplary Model of Servant, Learner, and Leader
Presenter: Jean Moore, FSPA, Viterbo University
  Room 7 9–10:15 a.m. Communications and Recruitment Strategies for Franciscan Universities
Panel Presenters: Kate Dillon Hogan, St. Bonaventure University; Chuck Beutel, University of St. Francis; Pat Kerrigan, Viterbo University
  Room 8 9–10:15 a.m. Serving, Learning, Leading: One Institution’s Mosaic
Panel Presenters: Jennifer Beck, Glenn Blalock, and Kitty Krieg, Our Lady of the Lake College
  Room 9 9–10:15 a.m. Learning to Serve and Serving to Learn: Leading Students to the Waters of Servant Leadership
Panel Presenters: Katrina Boedeker and Anita Holzmer, OSF, University of Saint Francis
10:15–10:45 a.m. Break – Fine Arts Center Lobby
10:45 a.m.–noon Session 2 – Concurrent sessions on the theme of Serving and Learning
  Room 1 10:45 a.m.–11:20 a.m. Stewards of a Legacy Not Our Own: Servant Leadership from the Board Room to the Classroom
Presenters: Gerald Baldner and Thomas Thibodeau, Viterbo University
  Room 1 11:25 a.m.–noon Kissing the Lepers: Who Do Franciscan Universities Serve?
Presenter: David Whidden, Our Lady of the Lake College
  Room 2 10:45–11:20 a.m. Integrating a Retreat for Leadership Discernment in an Undergraduate Senior Seminar Course
Presenters: Jim Kain and Michael Martin Jr., Neumann University
  Room 2 11:25 a.m.–noon Franciscanizing a Largely Non-Franciscan, Franciscan University
Presenter: Sam Shanks, Briar Cliff University
  Room 3 10:45 a.m.–noon Rediscovering Musical Masterpieces through a Spiritual Paradigm: A Franciscan Perspective for Music Appreciation
Presenter: Mary Ellen Haupert, Viterbo University
  Room 4 10:45 a.m.–noon From Margin to Mainstream: Competencies for Senior Mission Leaders in Catholic Higher Education – A Modified Delphi Study
Presenter: Joe Lehman, TOR, St. Francis University
  Room 5 10:45 a.m. –noon Using Sources from the Leaders of the Franciscan Intellectual Tradition for Cross-disciplinary Learning
Presenters: Jean Moore, FSPA, Viterbo University, and Kathleen Moffatt, OSF, Franciscan Charism Services
  Room 6 10:45 a.m.–noon Franciscan Ecotheolgy: Adding Motivational Hope to Sustainability Education for Action
Presenters: Lucy Slinger, FSPA, and Glena Temple, Viterbo University
  Room 7 10:45 a.m.–noon From Freshman to Franciscan in Fort Wayne: A Panel Discussion on Integrating Franciscanism in the Undergraduate Curriculum at USF
Panel Presenters: Matt Smith, Jenny Fawbush, David Johnson, Joseph Steensma, Anita Holzmer, OSF, and Lance Richey, University of St. Francis
  Room 8 10:45 a.m.–noon Serving First Generation College Students by Helping Them Meet Real College Expectations
Presenters: Christine Zielinski and Robert Barwa, University of St. Francis
  Room 9 10:45 a.m.–noon Our Journey in Articulating the Franciscan Dispositions We Hope to Foster in Students, Faculty, and Staff
Presenters: Joe Friona and Stephen Lewis, Franciscan University
noon–1 p.m. Lunch – Marian Hall
noon–12:30 p.m. Mass – San Damiano Chapel
1:15–1:30 p.m. Afternoon Prayer and Announcements – Fine Arts Center
1:30–2:30 p.m. Keynote Address: Learning – Fine Arts Center
Aurelie Hagstrom, Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College, author in the areas of Ecclesiology, Theology of the Laity, and Mariology
2:30–3 p.m. Break – Fine Arts Center Lobby
3–4:15 p.m. Session 3 – Concurrent sessions on the theme of Learning
  Room 1 3–3:35 p.m. Educational Exercises to Help Leaders Understand Economic Consequence: Positive Analysis of Normative Theories
Presenters: Charles Coate and Jeffrey Peterson, St. Bonaventure University
  Room 1 3:40–4:15 p.m. Business School Education and Catholic Social Teaching: A Luca Pacioli Motivated Perspective
Presenter: Charles Coate, St. Bonaventure University
  Room 2 3–3:35 p.m. Maximilian Kolbe: A Single Act of Love Makes the Soul Return to Life
Presenter: Victoria Holtz-Wodzak, Viterbo University
  Room 2 3:40–4:15 p.m. The Hybrid Course: Franciscan Values in Established Courses
Presenter: Michael Lopez-Kaley, Viterbo University
  Room 3 3–4:15 p.m. Franciscan Leadership as a Student Life Experience: A Student Affairs Initiative at Saint Francis University, Pennsylvania
Presenter: Bobby Anderson, Saint Francis University
  Room 4 3–4:15 p.m. Living Out Loud and the Joy of Teaching: Healthy Teachers/Healthy Classrooms
Presenter: Robert Barwa, University of St. Francis
  Room 5 3–4:15 p.m. The Researcher as Servant: Going Above (and Below) the Institutional Review Board
Presenter: Matthew Bersagel-Braley, Viterbo University
  Room 6 3–4:15 p.m. Faculty, Staff, and Students’ Perceptions of Diversity at Madonna University
Presenter: Jerry Charbonneau, Madonna University
  Room 7 3–4:15 p.m. A Synopsis of the Office of Church and Sport’s Three Symposiums and the Effect Franciscanism Can Have on Sport at Our Institutions
Presenter: Patrick Clemens, Cardinal Stritch University
  Room 8 3–4:15 p.m. A Franciscan Model of Teacher Education
Panel Presenters: Susan Batell, Lynda Fernholz, and two program graduates, Viterbo University
  Room 9 3–4:15 p.m. Integration of Servant Leadership into a Competency-based Liberal Arts Curriculum
Panel Presenters: Erik Hoyer, Marcolette Madden, FSCC, Patrick Gagnon, Jeremiah Eis, Silver Lake College of the Holy Family
4:30–5:30 p.m. Franciscan Activities – Heritage Tour, FSPA Chapel Tour
5:30–6 p.m. Social – Fine Arts Center Lobby (cash bar)
6–7 p.m. Dinner – Marian Hall
7:30 p.m.– Free Time
THURSDAY, JUNE 14
6:30–6:45 a.m. Bus departs for Mississippi Explorer Boat Cruise 
7–8:30 a.m. Mississippi Explorer Boat Cruise with Morning Prayer (must have prepaid)
7:15–7:40 a.m. Morning Prayer – San Damiano Chapel
8–9 a.m. Breakfast – Marian Hall
9–10:30 a.m. Cafe Sessions (while breakfast is served) – Marian Hall
  Table 1 Cultivating Campuses for Creation: A Dialogue to Enhance Collaboration
Christy Elliot, Franciscan Action Network
  Table 2 Integrating e-portfolio into Liberal Arts Curriculum
Erik Hoyer, Silver Lake College of the Holy Family
  Table 3 Creating Leaders in Addressing Issues of Social Concern
Constance Korteland, Neumann University
  Table 4 A Model for Student-initiated Leadership: St. Bonaventure University SIFE International Service Learning Program
Paula Scraba and Todd Palmer, St. Bonaventure University
  Table 5 A Mind for Excellence, a Spirit for Peace and Justice, a Heart for Service: Franciscan Leadership in Action
Patricia Serotkin and Christina Baughman, St. Francis University
  Table 6 Empowering Students to be Servant Leaders Through Service Learning and Civic Engagement Collegiate Experiences
Phyllis Simpson and Rhoda Reddix, Our Lady of the Lake College
  Table 7 Pilgrimage Leadership: Rekindling the Pilgrim Fire
James Gannon, OFM, Patrick Clemens, Barbara Spies, OFS, Cardinal Stritch University
  Table 8 Emerging Servant Leaders: First Year Experience Franciscan Infusion
Kathy Herrick, Jonathan Metz, Barbara Spies, OFS, Cardinal Stritch University
  Table 9 Practices, Perspectives, and Products: Using Cultural Analysis to Enhance Leadership Opportunities
Marian Woyciehowicz Gonsior, Madonna University
  Table 10 Introducing the Academy of American Franciscan History
Jack Clark Robinson, OFM, Chairman of the Board of the AAFH
  Table 11 Authentic Assessment for Finding the Franciscan Charism in Education
Tom Wilson and Tom Kelly, Franciscan University
10:30–10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m–noon Session 4 – Concurrent sessions on the theme of Learning and Leading
  Room 1 10:45–11:20 a.m. The Augustus Tolton Honor Society: A University’s Response to Promoting and Fostering Leadership in African American Students
Presenter: Alicia McLaughlin, University of St. Francis
  Room 1 11:25 a.m.–noon Learning to Launch: Perfecting Servant Leaders in a Capstone Course
Presenter: Barbara Spies, OFS, Cardinal Stritch University
  Room 2 10:45–11:20 a.m. Faculty as Servant Leaders in the Classroom
Presenter: Janet Thiel, Neumann University
  Room 2 11:25 a.m.–noon Aging GRACE-fully and Redefining Servant Leadership within Academia
Presenter: Martha Meyer, University of St. Francis
  Room 3 10:45–11:20 a.m. Bacon, Francis, and Bonaventure
Presenter: Michael Wodzak, Viterbo University
  Room 3 11:25 a.m.–noon Muscular Franciscans? Assessing Athletics Programs at 22 Franciscan Colleges and Universities in the United States
Presenter: David Waters, Viterbo University
  Room 4 10:45 a.m.–noon Leaders on the Road to Oz
Presenter: Kathleen McCauley, Neumann University
  Room 5 10:45 a.m.–noon Leading with Promise
Presenter: Thomas Ries, Concordia University
  Room 6 10:45 a.m.–noon Contemplating Integrity: Nurturing Franciscan Servant Leadership through Contemplative Prayer
Presenter: Karen Spear, Marian University
  Room 7 10:45 a.m.–noon Is Franciscan Leadership Political?
Panel Presenters: Richard Kyte, Viterbo University; Lewis Pearson, University of St. Francis; Thomas Schneider, University of St. Francis
  Room 8 10:45 a.m.–noon Developing and Implementing Servant Leadership Qualities in General Education: Viterbo University’s Mission Seminar Serving the Common Good
Panel Presenters: Jennifer Anderson-Meger, Scott Gabriel, Valerie Kokott-Rebhahn, Michael Smuksta, Edward Wenzel, Viterbo University
  Room 9 10:45 a.m.–noon The Heart of the Teacher: A Program to Help Develop Compassionate and Effective Teachers
Panel Presenters: Robert Barwa, Lauren Holland, and Cindy Wrobbel, University of St. Francis
  Room 10 10:45 a.m.–noon Being a Vice President for Academic Affairs at a Franciscan University
Special Interest Session Hosted by: Barb Gayle, Viterbo University
noon–1 p.m. Lunch – Marian Hall
1:15–1:30 p.m. Afternoon Prayer and Announcements – Fine Arts Center
1:30–2:30 p.m. Keynote Address: Leading – Fine Arts Center
Kent Keith, CEO of the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership
2–3 p.m. Break – Fine Arts Center Lobby
3–4:15 p.m. Session 5 – Concurrent sessions on the theme of Leading
  Room 1 3–3:35 p.m. Franciscan 13th Century Leadership: Travelling to Mongolia
Presenter: Keith Knutson, Viterbo University
  Room 1 3:40–4:15 p.m. A Leadership Institute
Presenter: Kathleen McCauley, Neumann University
  Room 2 3–3:35 p.m. The Servant Leadership Attitudes Inventory (SLAI): Evidence About Those who Follow Servant Leaders
Presenter: Ray Preiss, Viterbo University
  Room 2 3:40–4:15 p.m. Servants with a Smile: Integrating Servant Leadership and Positive Psychology to Build Effective Leaders
Presenter: John Race, Viterbo University
  Room 3 3–3:35 p.m. Clare and Servant Leadership
Presenter: Bob Till, Neumann University
  Room 3 3:40–4:15 p.m. Instruments for Peace…
Presenter: Tim Weldon, University of St. Francis
  Room 4 3–4:15 p.m. Father Nathaniel and the Greenwood Movement: The Cost of Leadership
Presenter: Paul Murray, Siena College
  Room 5 3–4:15 p.m. A Franciscan Formula for Leadership Development
Presenter: Patricia O’Connell, Lourdes University
  Room 6 3–4:15 p.m. Six Wings of the Seraph: A Medieval Treatise on Franciscan Leadership for Today
Panel Presenters: Robert Gervasi, John Doctor, OFM, Bill O’Donnell, Quincy University
  Room 7 3–4:15 p.m. Sponsorship: A Relationship of Serving, Learning, and Leading
Panel Presenters: Jean Moore, FSPA, Barb Gayle, Paulynn Instenes, FSPA, Mary Ann Gschwind, FSPA, Glena Temple, and Julie Tydrich, FSPA, Viterbo University
  Room 8 3–4:15 p.m. A Little Play of St. Francis
Presenter: Krista Clements Orlan, Viterbo University
  Room 9 3–3:35 p.m. Globally Responsible Leadership: A Conceptual Framework
Presenters: Raintry Jean Salk and Kem Gambrell, Viterbo University
4:30–5:45 p.m. Closing Mass – St. Rose Chapel
6:30–8 p.m. Closing Banquet – Cargill Room, Downtown La Crosse
8–8:30 p.m. Closing Remarks – Cargill Room, Downtown La Crosse

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