My reflections on the ATA Deans' seminar

So often we think in terms of the pilgrimage of the student entering our institutions. My great takeaway from this meeting was the sense that there is an openness and honesty amongst leaders in the ATA to explore the idea of the pilgrimage of the institution. Thus, in additon to the ideas of academic, ministerial, and personal formation, there has been added another category, ie institutional formation. The call to deal with institutional trauma, as well as the steps taken to offer help in curriculum development, etc are all part of the emerging consciousness of the need for institutional development/formation. The sharing of the "thick and rich descriptions" from different schools helped fire my imagination and added new benchmarks and indicators which encourage in the right direction.

A alternative view to the 20 some other group photos taken by Regina