Academic Officers

Seminary deans and other senior academic leaders enhance their abilities to manage from the middle, navigating between the president and the faculty, through participation in the Chief Academic Officers Society (CAOS). Annual conferences, webinars, and other resources focus on issues of academic administration, curriculum, academic leadership, teaching and learning, personnel, and educational evaluation. In addition, opportunities for peer interaction and networking through Engage ATS (a new online interactive community for those who serve at ATS member schools) enhance this community of practice.

Contact:

Monica Laughery
Program Assistant for Initiatives and Faculty Development

Featured Resources

ATS Design Lab introduces strategic assessment model through iterative design

We’ve all heard about the importance of strategic planning: charting an intentional course forward based on a careful consideration of our missions, contexts, priorities, limits, and possibilities. Far less attention is given to strategic assessment—where we ask how well we are doing something, how we could do it better, or whether we should be doing the thing at all.
An enrollment surprise—more ATS schools grow than decline for first time since 2006

As of early December, 98% of ATS schools have reported their enrollment data for fall 2020. In terms of a year-over-year comparison by school, 54% of ATS schools had enrollment increases and 46% of ATS schools had enrollment decreases. This is positive news for ATS schools!
What do alums wish they had learned in seminary?

In 2017, as part of the Educational Models Workforce Mapping project, ATS conducted a study on alums from member schools. One of the survey questions explored the preparation gap of alums with the question “What was not offered, but you wish you could have learned, in seminary/theological school?”
Webinar: Going Online for the Fall? Glean Wisdom about Online Teaching and Formation

Two seasoned academic deans share their institutional experiences in best practices with online teaching and learning, observations about student formation in the online classroom, and practical guidance for deans who must suddenly pivot their academic programs to an online format.
Changing landscapes—insights from ATS studies on leadership

While studies on ATS leadership education began before the pandemic, the arrival of COVID-19 has heightened the need for good information, including research on leadership.
Webinar: What Do We Do about Commencement? How Schools are Responding Amidst COVID-19

An academic dean and two registrars from member schools lead a panel discussion on how their seminaries are making decisions about commencement in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further findings on religious affiliation trends in ATS schools

This is the second of two articles exploring denominational and religious affiliations of students in ATS schools. The first article was featured in the Holiday 2019 issue of Colloquy Online.
ATS announces new organizational and educational models initiative

Following the Educational Models and Practices in Theological Education project, and building on the work of that grant and recent ATS programs on the Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers and Economic Equilibrium and Theological Schools, the Association will begin work on a largescale four-year project this fall—Organizational and Educational Models in Theological Education: Supporting the 21st Century Missions of Theological Schools.

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