Third annual IACE Faculty Development Conference set for May 24-26

FORT WORTH - Registration is open for the 2023 IACE Faculty Development Conference, to be conducted May 24-26 at the Riley Conference Center on the campus of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. 

Attendees may register through this online link for the conference and reserve accommodations at either the Riley Center or at nearby Hyatt Place TCU. The cost is $400 per person. 

IACE president David S. Dockery said this conference, now in its third year, has become a highlight of IACE’s work. 

“Academic officers, deans, department chairs, and newer faculty are all aware of this special opportunity,” Dockery said. “We certainly want to encourage multiple faculty from institutions to attend.” 

A preliminary schedule for the event is posted on the IACE website. Plans call for a light lunch on May 24, followed by the first session at 2 p.m. that day. The conference will conclude May 26 at noon. 

Among the speakers at this year’s conference: Scott Rae, professor of Christian ethics and chair of the philosophy of religion and ethics department at Talbot School of Theology; Tommy Kidd, research professor of church history, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Melinda Stephens, provost, Geneva College; Nathan Finn, provost, North Greenville University; Shelette Stewart, Stewart Consulting; Ralph Enlow, IACE board chair; Barbara McMillin, president, Blue Mountain Christian University; Matt Pinson, president, Welch College; and Jacob Shatzer, associate provost, Union University.

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