TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHERS GATHER IN THE OZARKS MAY 18-20!

IAMSR Conference:  Leadership, Spirituality and Education

The Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace

Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas – May 18 – 20, 2017

https://eventmobi.com/iamsr2017info/

·        Transformative teachers from all over the world are gathering to share their approaches ideas, passions and best practices

·        Join a PDW aimed at creating a community of scholars around transforming curriculum in business schools

·         Scholars in MSR, MED and OBTC have been pioneers in creating transformative curricula.  Some approaches explicitly include spirituality, others are entirely secular, but all seek to stimulate students to reflect deeply on big questions of life – such as, discovering a sense of meaning and purpose, articulating core values and discerning how to live a life of integrity.

The Transformative Curriculum Track.

Presentations Include: 

Creating a Community of Scholars to Transform Business School Education

We will consider ways to promote communication around common objectives and obstacles, to share ideas and data, and find collaborators on research.   For more go to:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/h46wv4vusx6mywb/Creating%20a%20Community%20of%20Scholars.pdf?dl=0

The Legacy of André Delbecq's Course, "Spirituality and Business Leadership" by Robert Schindler (Rutgers) and Agnieszka Winkler (Entrepreneur)

Educating for Character and Moral Clarity: Engaging in Moral Conversations about Sensitive Topics by Susan Case and Edward Chavez (Case Western Reserve)

Mindfulness and Faculty Development by Claudio Senna, Unisinos University, Brazil

Educating for Moral Clarity and Character: Deepening Compassion by Understanding World Views by Dorianne Cotter-Lockard, Cotter Consulting

Using Mindfulness and Meditation to Open Minds and Hearts: An Experiential Personal Development Workshop by Christopher Reina (VCU), Timothy Casey (former Director, John Main Center), Bertrand Bouhour (Meditatio Foundation), and Daniel E. Harris (Tyson Center for Faith & Spirituality in the Workplace)

Transformative Curricula by Emily Lean (Union University), Charlie Tackney (Copenhagen Business School), and Richard Peregoy (University of Dallas)

Three academics compare approaches to transformative curricula in very different cultural environments -- from explicitly Christian to resolutely secular.

Inner challenges of leadership in the face of uncertainty and complexity: transcending the crucible of anxiety – Ricardo Levy, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur shares the importance of inner resources in contemporary leadership, and lessons that can be incorporated into transformational curriculum.  

 Nominal Group Technique and other transformative classroom activities by Jim Stoner (Fordham)

Meditation and Mindfulness in Teaching Leadership moderated by Daniel Harris with panelists Bertrand Bouhour (Georgetown), Chris Reina (Virginia Commonwealth), and Tim O'Casey (former Director of the John Main Center).

How do meditation and mindfulness help business schools prepare leaders?  Three distinct approaches will be offered, followed by an open discussion -- questions, critiques, proposed best practices and possible research on impact.

Business Schools and the Inner Life: A Contradiction in Terms?  Jody Fry (Texas A&M – Central Texas) with panelists Lasse Lychnell, and Emma Strenström (Stockholm Schools of Economics)

Panelists will compare experiences in stimulating students from two very different demographics to reflect on the big questions of life.  They will consider the appropriate role of business schools in addressing the inner lives of students, and then open the floor for sharing of other experiences, concerns and best practices.

Spirits Fly Under the Radar: Teaching Spirituality When Nobody is Looking -- Lessons, Encouragements, Warnings.  Moderated by Dr. Martin Steinbereitner (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet, Vienna) with panelists, Dr. Wolfgang Mayrhofer (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet, Vienna), and Dr. Kathryn Pavlovich (U of Waikato, NZ)

Papers

 Educating for Character and Moral Clarity: Religion as a Transformative Vehicle for Inclusion by Susan S. Case and Edward Chavez of Case Western Reserve University

 Resilience Leadership Processes during Cosmology Episodes by James Douglas Orton, Kari A. O'Grady & Chun-Shin Taylor, University of Virginia

 Tempered Radicals: Spiritual Individuals as Change Agents for Organizational Ethicality by Dr. Peter McGhee and Dr. Patricia Grant of Auckland University of Technology

 Transformative Learning: Linking Spirituality and Leadership Through Mystical Experiences by Yang Jiang of University of San Diego

How religious beliefs shape academic and career progress: An explorative study of Saudi Arabian students and employees by Dr. Francois Bester, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

How Religion Influences Business Students' Ethical Practices by Carole Shook, University of Arkansas

Manager Perspectives on Embedding Workplace Spirituality into the Business Curriculum by Joanna Crossman, University of South Australia