Intersections: Number 59 (Spring 2024)

Intersections is the biannual publication by the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education, especially as these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives.

In this issue, you will find:

pieces on commitment to diversity as a necessary component of vocation-centered education;
inspirational pieces on making change and transformation;
and insights on team culture from our championship soccer teams at Cal Lutheran and St. Olaf.

Please read and/or forward this issue as you can and share the whole issue or individual pieces widely (across professional networks, on social media, linked to college/university websites, etc.)

Invitation to contribute: “Vocation: Educational Access–Lutheran Roots, Contemporary Practices,” related to our summer conference. We invite written or artistic pieces from any perspective within the university that amplifies the theme of the summer conference. Contributions are due September 15, 2024. If you would like to be in conversation about an idea that is brewing, please be in touch with the editor, Colleen Windham-Hughes: windhamh@callutheran.edu

You are invited!: Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education Conference

Augsburg University, Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 8-10, 2024

Topic: Educational Access: Lutheran Roots, Contemporary Practices

*Intersections is a publication of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU) that considers the “intersection” of faith, learning, and the vocation of Lutheran higher education. Contributions are suitable for discussion among staff, faculty, students, and administrators.

FULL ISSUE

Full Issue, Number 59 (Spring 2024)

ARTICLES

From the Editor: Vocation as Action in the Affirmative – Colleen Windham-Hughes

From the Publisher: Navigating Affirmative Action, DEI Policies, and Lutheran Vocational Identity – Lamont Anthony Wells

Forming the Division for Access, Equity & Belonging at Susquehanna University – Amy Davis, Scott Kershner, Dena Salerno, Nina Mandel, and Maria L. O. Munoz

On Recruiting Diverse Students, Rooted in Mission – Eric Rowell and Jason Mahn

What Our Lutheran Heritage Entails for Lutheran Colleges and Affirmative Action – Mark Ellingsen

On the Power of Transformation and Becoming Human – Ken Flores

The Critical Role of Lutheran Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – Jose Marichal, Maya Goehner, and Tyler Haug

Team Culture is Key to Success: Learning from Student-Athletes – Colleen Windham-Hughes

Low-Hanging Fruit, Moonshots, and Coffee: Dreaming Big Within and Beyond Our Limitations – Jeremy Myers