The 2024 Annual Conference for the Association of Constructivist Teaching (ACT) was hosted by Boulder Journey School in Boulder, Colorado (https://www.boulderjourneyschool.com). The school, founded in 1984 through a collaborative effort […]
Learnings from the Lilly Conference
This last week (January 8-10, 2025) I had the great privilege of attending for third time, the ITLC (International Teaching Learning Cooperative) Lilly Conference in San Diego. The theme for […]
Not Networking, Building Friendships
I recently attended the International Studies Association (ISA) West conference from September 27-28, 2024. During a panel titled “Fictional vs. Historical Cases: Basing Your Choice on Learning Outcomes,” I presented […]
Course Evaluations and Coffee Table Books
My husband, Dave, and I keep joking that we’ve stumbled upon the perfect idea for a coffee table book. It’s inspired by our kids and their hilariously underwhelming reviews of […]
Society for Neuroscience: A One in Myelin Conference
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Total Recall, the Borne Identity, Men in Black, etc. Hollywood seems obsessed with the idea of being able to erase people memories. Well, the […]
Border & Migration Conference
The Borders & Migration Studies Association hosted its inaugural conference in McAllen, Texas. The conference gathered activist, faith leaders, and scholars from a variety of universities and seminaries. As an […]
22nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education
I had the incredible opportunity to present my research on Safeguarding K-12 Students Against Online Predators at the 22nd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in January […]
Celebrating Priscilla Ziegler
Congratulations to Priscilla Ziegler for completing her master’s degree in Sociology at California State University, Fullerton! Priscilla was first introduced to Vanguard in 2015, as an undergraduate student majoring in […]
Global Christian Forum
During the past year I have had the privilege of traveling both to Ghana and Uganda. The trip to Uganda was for a summer service trip with students, while the […]
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management
The Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Chicago was a major academic event, with five days of presentations held in five different hotels. This year, I was particularly […]