| Time |
Location |
Agenda |
Title |
| 9:00-9:10 am |
Mabee A |
Welcome |
Paula Marks, Ramsey Fowler |
| 9:10-9:50 am |
Mabee A |
Kim Nobles |
“Separating Myth from History: A Glimpse at Celtic Christianity”
Examines contemporary romanticized understandings and historical realities of Celtic Christian spirituality |
| Mabee B |
Christy Brown |
“iJournalism: The Interaction and Intersection of Traditional and New Media in the Blogosphere”
Discusses how voices in the blosophere are affecting the identification and dissemination of news |
| 9:50-10:30 am |
Mabee A |
Aaron Ball |
“From Messiah to God Incarnate: The Theological Evolution and Implications of Jesus Christ as God”
Explores how early witnesses to Christ's life, then theologians and laypersons, have sought to comprehend Christ's divinity |
| Mabee B |
Elizabeth Boysen |
“Heroes of Modern Fiction”
Investigates the idea of the hero in fiction and how the hero figure has changed in such contemporary works as those of Christopher Moore and Octavia Butler |
| 10:30-11:10 am |
Mabee A |
Cindy Matula |
“Kisses in the Wind: An Adoption Memoir”
Chronicles the author's experiences and knowledge gained in seeking an adopted daughter from Russia |
| Mabee B |
Michael Lakhani |
“Changes in Presidential Power Since 9/11”
Looks at the evolution of American presidential power and the ways in which it has been altered during the George W. Bush presidency |
| 11:10-11:50 am |
Mabee A |
Charles Porter |
“Water in San Antonio: From Acequias to the Water Company”
Examines water as a fulcrum for early settlement and community in San Antonio, and as a source of contention among nineteenth-century businessmen and city leaders |
| Mabee B |
Joan Bartz |
“The American Jury, Gatekeeper of Justice: A
Primer for Jury Duty”
Identifies what Americans as potential jurors need to know and understand about the operation of the American legal system |
| 11:50-1 pm |
|
Lunch Break |
|
1:00-1:10 pm |
Mabee A |
Afternoon Welcome |
|
1:10–1:50 pm |
Mabee A |
Jeremy Land |
“The Secularization of Spirituality and Its Ties to the Poetry of William Blake and Walt Whitman”
Investigates the Western movement away from a traditional sacred culture to an individual apprehension of union with God through the work of William Blake and Walt Whiteman |
Mabee B |
Marvela Pritchett |
“New Horizons in Teacher Professional
Development: Teacher Learning and Quality Teaching”
Examines methods, challenges, and opportunities in teacher training and development, recognizing and identifying teachers as adult learners
|
1:50–2:30pm |
Mabee A |
Erin Ray |
“Moments of Transcendence: Spiritual Expression in Modern Art”
Explores the contemporary artist's personal expression of spirituality in art and the viewer's response to it in the modern absence of overtly religious artistic themes
|
Mabee B |
Carrie Marks Land |
“A Balancing Act: Theatre Education and Drama in Education”
Explores two different concepts of theater education, one focusing on the product (the play) and one on the process, and discusses how they might be merged
|
2:30–3:10pm |
Mabee C |
Refreshments |
|
3:10–3:50pm |
Mabee A |
Hollyana Melear |
“From Inanna to Mary: Essays and
Painted Works on the Ancient Feminine Divine”
Explores images of the ancient feminine divine in various religious traditions through research and original artwork
|
Mabee B |
Annabelle Burton, MAT |
“Classroom Teachers’ Technology Perceptions and Needs”
Examines faculty/staff perceptions of technology use, implementation, and professional development, as well as concerns about adequate technology resources
|
3:50–4:30pm |
Mabee A |
Nalda Zepeda |
“Walking through Brownsville History with
Manuel E. Zepeda, 1915-2004”
Explores both local and personal history on the Mexico/Texas border through a study of the life of the author's father
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