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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2025, Andrews University Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:44:00 +0000 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:44:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu University-level Schools: classes resume https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67801 Wed, Oct 15, 2025 12:01 pm -0400 Dissertation Defense: David A. Elias https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68407 <p> A PhD Dissertation Defense for David A. Elias is scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, from 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m. via Zoom.</p> <p> David A. Elias will defend his dissertation in partial fulfillment for the PhD degree in educational leadership. His dissertation title is, “Exploring Educator Burnout: Experiences and Perceptions of Teachers and Principals in Canadian K–12 Seventh-day Adventist Schools.” Those wishing to attend must make their request one day prior to the defense via email at <a href="mailto:ceisdeanga@andrews.edu">ceisdeanga@andrews.edu</a>.</p> <p>  </p> Thu, Oct 16, 2025 09:00 am -0400 Chapel https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/67803 Thu, Oct 16, 2025 11:30 am -0400 Microlearning: AI Safety Check https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68397 <p> Learn essential awareness of AI limitations, bias recognition and privacy protection strategies. Quick guidelines for responsible AI use within institutional policies and course-specific requirements will be shared. There will be an emphasis on understanding appropriate contexts for AI use. Register <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vRRttP72vkX507A7fU4VNj8_X5MV6Dkya-g7Ja9Df8U/edit?gid=891468736#gid=891468736">here</a>.</p> Thu, Oct 16, 2025 12:30 pm -0400 Re-Imagining Disciple Making Conference https://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68420 <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> Join us for the<strong> Re-Imagining Disciple Making</strong> Conference! Over three days, we will engage with critical themes: <strong>disciple making & developmental issues</strong> (Friday morning), <strong>disciple making & trauma </strong>(Friday afternoon) and<strong> disciple making & cultural issues </strong>(Sabbath).</p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">  </p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"> Beginning Thursday, Oct. 16, here is the schedule for our opening day:</p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">  </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-sheets-baot="1" data-sheets-root="1" dir="ltr" style="table-layout: fixed; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: medium;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <colgroup> <col width="38" /> <col width="120" /> <col width="32" /> <col width="340" /> <col width="199" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border-width: 2px 1px 1px 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"> Day</td> <td style="border-width: 2px 1px 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Schedule</td> <td style="border-width: 2px 1px 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">  </td> <td style="border-width: 2px 1px 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Activity</td> <td style="border-width: 2px 1px 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-weight: bold;"> Speaker</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="8" style="border-width: 1px 1px 1px 2px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); font-weight: bold; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: center;"> <div style="max-height: 168px;"> Thursday, Oct. 16</div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> 4 p.m.</td> <td colspan="1" rowspan="8" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> <div style="max-height: 168px;">  </div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Booths Open</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> Seminary Commons </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> 6 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Reception and Refreshments</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> Seminary Commons </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> 7 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Opening Session</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> Seminary Chapel</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: middle; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> <div style="max-height: 42px;"> 15 mins</div> </td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Welcome and Overview</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> S. Ward</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Opening Prayer and Andrews University Welcome</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> President Taylor </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> 7:15 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> History of Disciple Making in the World Church</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> G. Santos </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> 7:45 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Keynote Speaker: “Rehearsal at the Jordan”</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> G. Cangy </td> </tr> <tr style="height: 21px;"> <td style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(204, 204, 204) rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); text-align: center;"> 8:30 p.m.</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239); overflow-wrap: break-word;"> Fellowship & Networking</td> <td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; background-color: rgb(239, 239, 239);"> Seminary Commons </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>  </p> <p> Featured speaker biographies: </p> <div> <strong>Gilbert Cangy</strong>, director of the South Pacific Division (SPD) Institute for Discipleship, began his denominational work as a local pastor in the State of Victoria in 1988 before being called to be youth director for the Greater Sydney Conference in 1993. In 1999, he was appointed director for Youth Ministries for the SPD and, after a short return to the local church in 2010, he was called to the General Conference as director for Youth Ministries the same year.  Cangy returned to Australia in 2016 for family reasons and pioneered the position of pastoral services manager for the Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Group from 2016–2022 before being recalled to the SPD in 2023 to ideate and set up the Institute for Discipleship. Cangy holds a BA in theology from Avondale University, an MA in youth ministry from La Sierra University and a Doctor in Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. Cangy is married to Rosemay and they have two adult children, Joel and Emilie, and a grandson, Theo.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <strong>Gerson P. Santos</strong>, recently reelected associate secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is a powerful and experienced speaker. With deep roots in Brazil and extensive service both domestically and internationally, Santos brings a significant focus on global mission and discipleship. His core responsibilities at the General Conference include overseeing the Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual and leading the church’s worldwide Disciple-Making and Reclaiming Initiatives. As a seasoned administrator with a strong academic foundation—holding a Doctor of Ministry from Andrews University and pursuing a second DMin in church planting from Fuller Theological Seminary—he offers a unique perspective on integrating theological education with practical, cross-cultural leadership. </div> Thu, Oct 16, 2025 04:00 pm -0400