CATLA Fall Conference Schedule: Friday, October 30th

Thursday, October 29th
Concordia Theological Seminary Visit
5:00pm – Tour of Walther Library, Fort Wayne, IN

Friday, October 30th
CATLA Fall Conference
Location: Grace College & Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN


Theme: Scholarly Communication
Reminder: schedule is on Eastern time
9:30 am                      Registration and refreshments
10:00 am                    Business meeting
10:20 am                    Keynote speaker: Melody Layton McMahon
11:30am – 1:00pm      Lunch off campus
1:00 – 1:45                 ATLA: Brenda Bailey-Hainer
1:45 – 2:00                 Break
2:00 – 3:00                 Roundtables discussions on scholarly communication topics

Our morning speaker will be Melody Layton McMahon, library director at Catholic Theological Union, who will be discussing library publishing. CTU library currently publishes two journals: http://www.ctu.edu/library/publications. The afternoon session will include a discussion with ATLA staff on core purposes and values and the future of ATLA, followed by discussion groups around topics related to scholarly communication issues.

Hotel options near Grace College are listed here: http://www.grace.edu/campus-life/visit-us/schedule-visit/area-hotel-information. More information on local options during the CATLA conference are available on this guide. Hotel options near Concordia Theological Seminary were distributed on the CATLA listserv. There are a limited number of guest rooms on Concordia’s campus. To check availability, call 260-452-2105.

Please RSVP to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by October 16th. Please indicate if you will be attending just the CATLA meeting, or both the CATLA meeting and the Thursday tour at Concordia.

Save the Date! CATLA Fall Meeting on October 30th

Save the date for the CATLA Fall Conference!

When: Friday, October 30th
Where: Grace College & Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
Theme: Scholarly Communication

We hope to see you all in Indiana this fall! An optional tour of the Walther Library of Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne is scheduled for Thursday, October 29th.

CATLA Spring 2015 Meeting Report

Thanks to North Park University for hosting our 50th anniversary celebration! We enjoyed a diverse program on many fascinating topics from our speakers. Some presentations are now available on the catlalibraries.org site.

The spring meeting also serves as CATLA's annual meeting. Gregory Morrison from Wheaton College was elected as the Secretary/Vice-President/President Elect. The Secretary/Vice-President serves a one year term, and succeeds as the President in the following year. Thanks to all the members of the CATLA board for your willingness to serve!

CATLA Spring Conference Schedule: Friday, April 24th

2015 is CATLA's 50th Anniversary!

Spring Conference Theme: A Collection of Stories and History from the Members of CATLA

When: Friday, April 24th
Where: North Park University, Johnson Center for Science and Community Life, Chicago IL



Schedule
9:00 - 9:30am -  Registration
9:30 – 9:40am - Welcome and Business Meeting
9:40 – Noon - Member Presentations
Noon – 1:30pm - Lunch on your own
1:30 – 3:00pm -  Member Presentations
3:00pm - Cake Reception and Tours

Join us as we celebrate fifty years of CATLA history! Our program will feature presentations on many aspects of CATLA's history - the stories of our association, of our members, and of theological education in the Midwest. The conference will include a poster display; if you would like to present a poster about the history of your institution or some aspect of theological education in the region, please submit your poster title and a brief description to Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by April 1st.

A number of restaurants are located within a short walk of the North Park campus. A map of campus and parking options for North Park is available on their website. To RSVP for the conference, please email Lisa Gonzalez at lgonzalez@ctu.edu by April 3rd.

Save the Date! CATLA Spring Meeting on April 24th

Save the date for the CATLA Spring Conference!

When: Friday, April 24th
Where: North Park University, Chicago IL

We hope you will join us as we celebrate CATLA's 50th Anniversary! Our program will feature our members as we reflect on our history together and the history of theological education in the Midwest. More information on the schedule will be coming soon.