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Professor Felipe Hinojosa<\/a> offered a message of promise during his keynote address \u201cAnother University Is Possible\u201d at Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s annual fall faculty and staff conference: <\/span>Embrace students as visionaries \u2013 and their activism as valuable learning opportunities \u2013 because they can be a source of transformation.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

A campus culture that \u201crespects students\u2019 right to protest\u201d \u2013 that nurtures both students and the social movements they create, and embraces student activism as being the result of new knowledge at the core of liberation \u2013 benefits the entire community, said Hinojosa, a professor of history at Texas A & M. In their activism, students think critically, lead outside the classroom, practice civic engagement, and develop a greater sense of social responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Felipe Hinojosa, professor of history at Texas A & M, speaks about student activism and response when a white supremacist spoke on the campus. (Photo by Macson McGuigan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hinojosa\u2019s August 14 address on the conference theme of \u201cBeing or Becoming a Third Way University\u201d began the two-day event\u2019s broader discussions around campus engagement, civic collaboration and diversity and inclusion, goals that are articulated in the university\u2019s strategic plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Hinojosa\u2019s address was a helpful invitation as we anticipate the return of students to campus,\u201d said Provost Fred Kniss. \u201cCultivating students\u2019 abilities to engage with the world is central to our mission, and as an institution we can also learn from their desires for change.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Conferences an annual tradition<\/b><\/p>\n

EMU\u2019s faculty-staff conferences<\/a> bookend each academic year, with the fall event providing gathering in fellowship and renewal of the community\u2019s common purpose and goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Braydon Hoover, director of development and annual giving and frequent conference emcee, pointed out that common vision in his welcome: \u201cWe\u2019re all here for the exact same purpose \u2026 to prepare every single one of our students to distinctively serve and lead in a global context,\u201d he said. \u201cWhether you coach on the grass or you cut it, whether you teach 18-year-olds or students a little older, whether you work remotely or right here on campus, whether you took a break this summer or work diligently all year round, and even whether you hail from the titular religious tradition or another completely different, we \u2013 all of us \u2013 are EMU.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The event included workshop sessions, worship and fellowship opportunities, and what\u2019s become an annual favorite, \u201cStorytelling,\u201d featuring members of the campus community sharing about their journeys to, towards or within the EMU community. Fall storytellers included professors Johonna Turner and Esther Tian; Jasmine Hardesty, director of development and planned giving; and Scott Barge, vice president of institutional effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was also a forum for announcements about the upcoming academic year, including the observance of MLK Day with extensive service and learning opportunities replacing scheduled classes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keynote speaker calls for empowering synergy <\/b><\/p>\n

Hinojosa knows what it means to envision a different university. While a student at Fresno Pacific University in California, he joined student movements to encourage the hiring of more diverse faculty and expansion of the curriculum and academic programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow could a university in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley, surrounded by a large Latinx population and located in an area that gave birth to the greatest and most successful farm workers civil rights movement, not teach a course on this?\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The synergy between his own student activism and intellectual engagement \u2013 the \u201cgrowth of political consciousness and understanding of history,\u201d his own and his people\u2019s \u2013 was both personally empowering and beneficial to the campus community.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now a tenured professor of history at Texas A&M University, Hinojosa also directs the history department\u2019s undergraduate studies and is co-founder and co-director of the Latina\/o Studies Working Group sponsored by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sharing his pedagogical philosophy that asks \u201cSo what? Now what?\u201d with his students in courses about social movements, Latinx history, gender, comparative race and ethnicity, Hinojosa has become a resource, guide and mentor to diverse student activists.<\/span><\/p>\n

This role \u2013 and the work of activism itself \u2013 is \u201cmessy\u201d and \u201cchaotic,\u201d but \u201cmore important than ever,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In considering the role of the \u201cthird way university,\u201d Hinojosa noted the history of socially progressive Christians. While \u201cdistorted forms of Christianity got the most play,\u201d they quietly went to work in communities around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA third way university must build on this radical tradition,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In response to a question from Director of Multicultural Services Celeste Thomas, Hinojosa elaborated on additional ways of supporting black and brown students in the predominantly white university setting: listening to the voices and perspectives of marginalized students, hiring diverse and\/or culturally competent faculty and staff, providing safe community spaces for these students, and prioritizing issues and the history of diverse communities in curriculum and academic programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond the keynote<\/b><\/p>\n

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WCSC program assistant Karlyn Gehring presents during 2018 faculty and staff conference. (Photo by Andrew Strack)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Afternoon breakout sessions offered faculty and staff opportunities to learn more about distinctive programs that link to core values of EMU\u2019s mission and vision. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Various restorative justice initiatives and programs were highlighted in a special session hosted by professors Johonna Turner and Carl Stauffer, who co-direct the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice<\/a> housed in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/a>. Jon Swartz, associate dean of students, talked about restorative justice as it relates to the campus community and highlighted the growth, and growing interest, in RJ-related trainings. Meg Sanders, director of EMU\u2019s Graduate Teacher Education program<\/a>, spoke about the new master\u2019s degree and graduate certificate in restorative justice, as well as the integration of RJ principles and practices into professional training courses offered by the university.<\/span><\/p>\n

Director Kimberly Schmidt presented on the Washington Community Scholars\u2019 Center<\/a>, EMU\u2019s Washington D.C.-based program offering cross-cultural urban studies, internship and community living experience. She was joined by Associate Director Ryan Good and Program Assistant Karlyn Gehring.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doug Graber Neufeld presented on the Center for Sustainable Climate Solutions<\/a>, a collaborative initiative <\/span>of Eastern Mennonite University, Goshen College and Mennonite Central Committee to lead Anabaptist efforts to respond to the challenges of climate change.<\/span> Neufeld, a biology professor at EMU, directs the center.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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