Post date: Sep 25, 2013 7:10:34 PM
LU
Faculty group: Alan, Ken & Joanne, Matt, Charlie, Winda, Deborah
Notes:
Wise Guy Pizza has gluten free. Leslie does gluten free, so Hilary can talk to her about tips
Mark Burnstein's comments. Current PC is to pick an example from a group that everyone already agrees with
What to do? A matter of attitude -- how can you make a rule against scorn?
Winda works in payroll. Went to Luther. Has been at LU since last Oct. winda.roets@lawrence.edu
Alan: how many faculty were offended?
Erin, Wellness director, in charge of whole building.
Deb -- convening a committee to talk about spirituality
Lyndsey: everything on the table?
Alan: tendency to check disagreements at door makes them either unimportant or taboo
Convo. notes
collegiate model transcends the curriculum (quotes from Rik Warch)
have we realized true community at LU
old - community defined by shared location or some other common characteristic
new understanding of community defined by shared purpose -- deciding to participate (requires things like openness, sensitivity), a voluntary community formed by participation
Shared sense of LU is palpable: ideas, hopes, support
Student climate survey from 2007, 08, 11, 13
shows 84-96% feel comfortable, accepted, safe & intellectually stimulated
surprisingly high % (whos religious faith is important to them) report religious discrimination
"pretty dismissive" "looked down upon...largely secular"
goal: participate openly and sensitively.
LGBT
LU sticks to normative arguments
LU humbleness, as in non-competing, vulnerability, resp. personhood. Opposite of egoistic competition which hurts "egoism"/self-importance
intel community, ideas taken seriously
Mtg with Lyndsey.
Pathways church did a once a month thing at LU for young adults. Dave Bricker (?)
Dennis Episcopo, son Brian, son in law Cal head of young adult ministies
Fusion (AoG) Shawn (sp?)
Tom Buxton, older guy from Christ church of the valley. Really gets it in terms of prayer and ministry. 920-735-0796