IACE 2025 Faculty Development Conference
RILEY CONFERENCE CENTER | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | MAY 21-23, 2025
Wednesday, MAY 21
1:30 pm Registration and Check-in
3:30 pm SESSION ONE (Room 150)
Welcome
Hymns of Praise
Affirming Our Faith
Devotional
Address: “Faith, Teaching, and Learning” (Matt Hall and Chris Leland, Biola University)
4:45 pm Break
5:15 pm Dinner (The Lane)
6:15 pm SESSION TWO (Room 150)
Address: “Research, Writing, Publication: Book Reviews, Articles, and Books”
(Tommy Kidd, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary)
7:30 pm Adjourn
THURSDAY, MAY 22
7:15 am Breakfast (The Lane)
8:30 am SESSION THREE (Room 150)
Devotional
Address: “Teaching Effectiveness” (Leah Zuidema, Dordt University)
9:50 am Break
10:15 am Breakout Sessions (Room assignments TBD)
“Teaching, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence”
Adam Dodd and Amy Crider, Southwestern Seminary (Riley 250)
“Student Life, Student Formation, and the Hidden Curriculum”
Bryan Carrier, Union University (Riley 243)
“IACE Reading Groups”
Donny Mathis, North Greenville University (Riley 239)
“Enhancing Christian Mission”
Jerome Buckner, Carson-Newman University (Riley 237)
“Honors Programs”
Jeff Green, Arizona Christian University (Riley 252)
11:10 am Break
11:30 am Lunch (The Lane)
1:00 pm SESSION FOUR (Room 150)
Address: “The Place of Academic Freedom at a Faithful Christ-Centered Institution
(Melinda Stephens, Geneva College)
2:10 Break
2:30 pm Discipline-Specific Conversations
Arts and Music (Chris Mathews, Crown College)
Humanities (Barbara Mc Millin, Blue Mountain Christian University),
Education (Jacquelynn Pleis, Charleston Southern University)
Business and Professional Studies (Rick Martinez, Dallas Baptist University)
Biblical, Theological and Philosophical Studies (John Basie, Impact 360)
Sciences, Engineering, and Health Care (Melinda Stephens)
Faculty, Students, and Spiritual Formation (Aaron Lumpkin, Missouri Baptist University)
(Rooms and spaces will be announced at the conference)
3:40 pm “A Faculty Development Case Study” (Academic Leadership at Dallas Theological Seminary)
4:45 pm Break
5:15 pm Dinner (The Lane)
6:15 pm SESSION FIVE
“Conversations with Newer Faculty” Calvin Troup, Geneva College (Riley 150)
“Conversations Regarding Academic Leadership” Ralph Enlow, IACE Board Chair (Riley 250)
“Conversations Regarding the Work of Student Life” Jay Harley, Dallas Baptist University (Riley 243)
7:30 pm Adjourn
FRIDAY, MAY 23
7:15 am Breakfast (The Lane)
8:30 am SESSION SIX (Room 150)
Devotional
Address: “Faculty and Institutional Identity” (Thomas Mach, Cedarville University)
9:45 am Break
10:15 am
Address: “Christian Worldview and Christian Higher Education” (Mark Eckel, Liberty University)
11:30 am Closing Prayer
Adjourn