2019 Fall Faculty-Staff Conference

This year’s conference, “Engage!,” will support our strategic plan goal to “increasingly engage students, faculty, staff and alumni with our community of learning in its local and global context.” Focusing on the faculty/staff element, our purpose will be to re-energize our shared vision and strategic plan - and create an opportunity to join with others in developing ideas and initiatives to achieve our goals.

Forms and Map

General Comments Form- Share general comments or feedback anytime during the conference and especially during "Harvesting Ideas" and "Sharing Ideas" sections.
World Cafe Reporting Form- For table recorders/reporters during World Cafe
Open Space Map and Agenda- Find topics and spaces for open space conversations
Open Space Reporting Form- Report on open space conversations

See reports Resources

Schedule and Info

Tuesday

8	Gathering and Coffee
8:30	Worship and Storytelling
9:05	Introduction to the conference
9:25	World Cafe How shall we live into our goals? Honing our strategic objectives Form for reporting table conversations ENGAGE - How will we build a community in which all people feel engaged and valued, as described in our Life Together statement? “Because each person has immeasurable worth in God’s eyes, we value participatory processes and pedagogies. Each person has a right to be heard, and to work and study in a safe environment. Policies and procedures aspire toward equity, including individuals of all backgrounds in the benefits of community membership and giving everyone a recourse against abuse of power. We commit ourselves to show respect for the rights, dignity, and full personhood of one another.” GROW - How will we enable more students to find, join, and succeed in our community of learning? DIVERSIFY - How will we enhance our capacity to support, retain and increase the various forms of diversity present in our community? CELEBRATE - Who are we at our best? What do we want to celebrate? What would we like the wider world to know about our university community?
10:55	Coffee Break
11:20	Harvesting Ideas What themes are emerging? What is it imperative for EMU to do to thrive over the next 3-5 years and beyond? You may provide feedback electronically with the "general comments" form if you prefer not to speak in front of the group
12:30	Lunch
1:45	Open space: Introduction and creating the agenda
2:45	Open Space Session 1 Find open spaces sessions using this open space map and agenda page Report a summary of your open space session using the open space summary form
4	Dismissal
6	University Picnic

Wednesday

8	Gathering and coffee
8:30	Worship and Storytelling
9:05	Open space session 2 Find open spaces sessions using this open space map and agenda page Report a summary of your open space session using the open space summary form
10:20	Coffee break
10:50	Sharing ideas, discoveries, initiatives and thoughts from open space You may provide feedback electronically with the "general comments" form if you prefer not to speak in front of the group
11:40	Moving forward together: leadership reflections
12:30	Dismissal

Reports

Large group comments feed- comments from the "Harvesting ideas" time on Tuesday and the "Sharing ideas" time on Wednesday
World Cafe Reports- reports from World Cafe process on Tuesday morning
Open Space Reports- reports from open space sessions on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning

Resources

Institutional Statements (mission, vision, life together, brand position, etc.)
Current Strategic Plan
Active Faith @ EMU - Spring Conference 18-19 Discussions