NetVUE Regional Gathering

October 5-7, 2022

Institutional Saga: A Tool for Aligning Mission, Vocation, and Innovation

All colleges and universities have their own historical narratives or “institutional sagas.” When a campus community commits to exploring, shaping, and sharing its saga, opportunities for vocational discovery emerge. This regional gathering will enable participants to examine the value of uncovering, recovering, and claiming an institution’s saga—including the complications and nuances of those narratives. The event is designed to create space for considering where an institution’s saga begins and ends, how it includes (or excludes) particular individuals and groups, and how the story is presented to others. The gathering will include a welcome dinner showcasing local foods and a “Star Party” at Schreiner’s Loftis Observatory, as well as a “Vocation Celebration” featuring music, conversation, and an interactive exploration of the undergraduate vocational journey.

Registration for NetVUE members: $50.00
Registration for non-NetVUE members: $100.00

Schedule of Events

For each day’s schedule, click on the tabs below. For a complete schedule of the entire gathering, click here.

Wednesday, October 5th
Session Time Location
Van/Mini-bus shuttle from Hampton Inn to campus 6:15pm departure Hampton Inn
Welcome Dinner & Star Party 6:30pm – 8:30pm Historic Weston House at Schreiner University.
Van/Mini-bus shuttle from SU Weston Property to Hampton Inn 8:40pm
View Campus Map – Weston House #46

Thursday, October 6th
Session Time Location
Van/Mini-bus ride from Hampton Inn to campus 7:45am departure Hampton Inn
Check-in and Continental Refreshments 8:00am – 9:00am CCAC Ballrooms Foyer
Welcome to Schreiner University – “Three
Presidents” Charlie McCormick, Ph.D., Tim Summerlin, Ph.D. & Sam Junkin, Ph.D.:
“Why an Institutional Saga Matters to Schreiner”		 9:00am – 9:30am CCAC Ballrooms
Plenary Session 1 – Keynote/Marquee
Speaker: Richard Hughes, Ph.D. – Scholar in Residence at Lipscomb University		 9:45am – 10:45am CCAC Ballrooms
Break-Out Discussion 1 – Various Schreiner
Faculty & Staff Facilitated Discussion of Keynote / Continuing the
Conversation		 11:00am – 12:30pm CCAC Ballrooms
LUNCH @ CCAC ballrooms 12:45pm – 1:45pm CCAC Ballrooms

Plenary Session 2

Stewart Van Cleve

Muna Abdirahman

“Truth to Freedom: Navigating Augsburg’s Institutional Saga”

 2:00pm – 2:45pm CCAC Ballrooms
Break-Out Discussion 2 – Various Schreiner
Faculty & Staff Facilitated Small Group Discussion of Plenary Session		 3:00pm – 4:30pm CCAC Ballrooms
Session 3: “Vocation Celebration”
Travis Frampton, Ph.D., Provost & Kelvin Kelley, D.Min, Associate Professor of Theology, Hardin-Simmons University “Saga as Story: Stepping Into a Vision”		 5:00pm – 7:15pm Trailhead Beer Garden at Schreiner University.
Van/Mini-bus rides from SU campus to Hampton Inn 7:30pm departure Hampton Inn

Friday, October 7th
Session Time Location
Van/Mini-bus ride from Hampton Inn to campus 7:45am departure Hampton Inn
Check-in and Continental Refreshments 8:00am – 8:45am CCAC Ballroom
Concurrent Session 4a –John Vassar, Ph.D., Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Mary Hardin Baylor
“Ever Grateful For Our Past: Institutional Saga as Beacon”
 9:00am – 10:15am CCAC Ballrooms 1
Concurrent Session 4b – Gloria Urrabazo, MA, LMSW , Vice President for Mission and Ministry, Our Lady of the Lake University & Antoinette Winstead, MFA, Assistant Professor of English, Drama & Mass Communications, Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio
“Shaping our future Institutional saga while honoring our past.”		 9:00am – 10:15am CCAC Ballrooms 2
Concurrent Session 5a – Tim Summerlin, Ph.D. & Don Frazier, Ph.D.:
“Articulating the Institutional Saga for Schreiner’s 100 Year Celebration”		 10:30am – 11:45am CCAC Ballrooms 1
Concurrent Session 5b – Donald K. Egle, MBA, ABC, APR: “Optimizing the Promise Exchange Between Brand and Saga” 10:30am – 11:45am CCAC Ballrooms 2
Closing Remarks – Travis Frampton, Ph.D., Provost 12:00am – 12:15pm CCAC Ballrooms
Boxed lunches provided to all participants 12:15pm CCAC Ballrooms
Van/Mini-bus shuttle from SU Campus to Hampton Inn 12:30pm departure CCAC parking lot

Keynote Speaker

Richard Hughes

Richard Hughes, Ph.D.

Scholar in Residence at Lipscomb University

For more information on our keynote speaker, click here.

Plenary Speakers

Stewart Van Cleve

Stewart Van Cleve

Associate Library Director and University Archivist at Augsburg University in Minneapolis

Muna Abdirahman

Muna Abdirahman RN, BSN, DNP

Augsburg University

For more information on our plenary speakers, click here.

NetVUE 2022

This event is made possible by the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE).

NetVUE is administered by the Council of Independent Colleges with generous support from Lilly Endowment Inc.

NetVUE Regional Gathering Organizer Contact Information:

Micah Wrase, M.S., LSSP
Schreiner University
Director of Learning Support Services
mkwrase@schreiner.edu
830-792-7258