2024 Annual Deans’ Meeting:
Collaborate to Innovate
When: Monday, June 3 thru Wednesday, June 5*
*Lodging available for participants staying Wednesday night
Where: Camp Allen | Navasota, TX
Who Should Attend: Deans of Local Formation Schools
Travel Costs: Participants are responsible for some travel costs (see details below).
Registration Fee: $50. Includes Camp Allen single room & board.
Please register and pay registration fee on Camp Allen’s website.
ANNUAL DEANS’ MEETING INFORMATION
At this year’s biennial in-person Deans’ gathering, we’ll be doubling down on what we learned about collaboration at last year’s Unconference. Our featured panelists are YOU, and together we’ll be networking and learning from each other around four organizing questions:
- GENERATE: How do we structure syllabi & sequence courses to link academic content to real-world ministry?
- CALIBRATE: How do we measure student learning and program effectiveness?
- COMMUNICATE: How do we give our students meaningful feedback?
- LOCATE: How do we use technology to form students across distances?
Our meeting will take place during a larger retreat open to Iona Collaborative continuing education students.
Dr. Anthony Baker will be our plenary speaker and a panelist at our Deans’ meeting.
You are invited to bring a team to this gathering.
Travel details
Participants are responsible for making and paying for travel arrangements from their home airport to Houston International Airport (IAH). Complimentary shuttle service is available through Camp Allen, and should be coordinated at registration by each participant. Shuttle pick-up times at IAH Terminal B Limousine Area are 11:00am, 1:30pm, and 4:00pm. Departure times from Camp Allen to IAH Terminal B are 8:00am and 12:45pm. Please plan your air travel accordingly.
Camp Allen Accommodations: Participants will be assigned a single room (unless you request to share with someone). Lodging is available for participants staying over Wednesday evening. Shuttle service to and from the airport (IAH), Camp Allen meals and rooms will be covered by Iona Collaborative.
ANNUAL RETREAT & DEANS’ meeting COMBINED Schedule
Arrive to Camp Allen anytime after 3PM
| 6:00PM | Dinner |
| 7:00PM | Happy Hour, Meet & Greet, Special Speaker: Tony Baker |
| 8:15PM | Compline |
| 7:30AM | Morning Prayer |
| 8:00AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00AM | Track Time |
| Noon | LUNCH |
| 2:30PM | Track Time |
| 5:00PM | Happy Hour |
| 6:00PM | DINNER |
| 7:00PM | Worship with Special Guest, Rev. Leyla King (Diocese of West Texas) |
| 7:30AM | Morning Prayer |
| 8:00AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00AM | Track Time |
| Noon | LUNCH |
| 2:00PM | Track Time |
| 4:00PM | Official Close of the Retreat |
| 5:00PM | Happy Hour for Guests Staying Over |
| 6:00PM | Dinner for Guests Staying Over |
This retreat is part of the Thriving in Bi-Vocational Ministry program at the Iona Collaborative.
Funding comes from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., Trinity Wall Street Church,
and the Iona Collaborative.