Unpublished papers |
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| 2006 | Presented a paper at Oxford Roundtable conference, "An Ambivalent Luddite's Scrutiny of the Two Cultures," summer 2006. |
| 1999 | Abstractor of articles in Epworth Review for Religious and Theological Abstracts. |
| 1998 November | Paper, "The Impact of Oberlin Perfectionism on the Expression of Wesleyan Theology in America," Social Science History Association in Chicago. |
| 1997 | Abstractor of Epworth Review for Religious and Theological Abstracts. |
| 1996 | Abstractor of "Epworth Review" for Religious and Theological Abstracts |
Outside teaching activities |
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Year: |
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| 2005 | Spent a month in Jamaica teaching a church history survey course for Caribbean Nazarene College, summer 2005. |
| 1999 | Lecture on background of the conflict in Yugoslavia, Rotary Club's annual Exchange Students Banquet. |
Professional activities |
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Year: |
Item: |
| 2009 May | Co-leader of a study trip to Romania |
| 2007 | Participated in the Oxford Round Table, Jesus College, Oxford. Theme of the conference was "The Two Cultures," concerning the conceptual and semantic divide that separates the humanities from the sciences. Presented the closing paper entitled "An Ambivalent Luddite's Scrutiny of the Two Cultures." |
| 2006 | Invited to an invitation-only Oxford Roundtable conference at Oxford University focused on "The Two Cultures." The theme is the nature of and reason for the difficulty of natural and social science practitioners in communicating academically. |
| 2004 | Presented lecture, "Crisis in Islam," at the International Students Banquet of Rotary International. |
| 2003 | Abstracter for 'Religious and Theological Abstracts.' |
| 2002 | Abstracter for Religious and Theological Abstracts. |
| 2001 | Abstractor, Epworth Review for Religious and Theological Abstracts. |
| 2001 | Board member, General Conference Board of Education and the General Conference Course of Study Committee for the Evangelical Methodist Church. |
| 1998 October | Presentation on Departmental Assessment at CCCU Assessment Conference, "One Department's Attempt to Measure Teaching Effectiveness," Taylor University. |
| 1996 | Primary writer for CIC grant for the study of faculty evaluation, roles and rewards |
Travel |
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Year: |
Item: |
| 1999 May | Romanian Studies Program three-week intercultural course to Sighisoara and Bucharest, Romania, with seven students. |
| 1997 | Traveled to Bucharest and Sighisoara, Romania, with a team of faculty members from ENC and MVNC to study overseas study program; also to Russia to observe CCCU's Russian Studies Program. |
| 1996 Spring | Work and Witness trip for college students to Berea Biblical Seminary, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Spring Break, 1996 |
Community service |
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Year: |
Item: |
| 2009 | Member of the Board of Directors of the Kankakee County Museum |
| 2003 | Presented a lecture on Iraq to the Twentieth Century Club, Kankakee, March 2003. |
| 2001 | Back-up chaplain, Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 2001 | Member, Spiritual Care Advisory Committee, Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 2000 | Back-up chaplain for Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 1999 | Back-up chaplain, Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 1997 | Volunteer chaplain/bereavement counselor for Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 1996 | Member, Spiritual Advisory Committee, Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 1995 | Member, Spiritual Advisory Committee of Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |
| 1994 | Member, Chaplaincy team for Hospice of Kankakee Valley. |