1)
Confronting the Challenges in Adventist Education
By Lawrence G.
Downing MBA Class of 1959 [...] Read
More.
The second of the responses is by Don
Driver. (See Below.) Don Driver is a
retired Senior Pastor of Berrien Springs Village
Church
and an alumnus of MBA, class of 1957.
2)
Will the Future Arrive Ahead of Schedule? 11 Premises
By Don Driver MBA Class of
1957 [...] Read
More.
Alumni who would like to participate may submit a
2-to-4 page responce by e-mail to Bill MacLaughlin,
Webmaster.
For clarification, Questions, or Comments contact
Don Hamer
Here.
Special thanks to Jim Kaatz, a long-time educator and
editor and a leader of the San Diego Forum, for allowing
our web site to post Richard Osborn's talk. For a list
of past Forum lectures available on audiocassette and
CDs and for a schedule of upcoming Forum meetings,
e-mail:
Here.
About Our
Next Speaker Edward Reifsnyder:
Edward Reifsnyder is
president of the Reifsnyder Group, a Texas-based
management consultancy to the healthcare industry. The
firm has an eclectic consulting practice, but focuses
most on client's strategic issues and new business
opportunities. He also performs executive searches.
Prior to forming The Reifsnyder Group, Mr. Reifsnyder
was Chief Financial Officer of Adventist Health
System/Sunbelt.
Early in his career, Mr.
Reifsnyder was an Adventist boarding academy treasurer
and teacher. From late 2003 to the spring of 2005, he
led an effort by the Texas Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists to evaluate Adventist education in that
Conference and recommend strategic directions.
Mr. Reifsnyder earned a
master's degree in management from Crummer School of
Business and is a Certified Public Accountant. He serves
on the Board of Trusties of Southwestern Adventist
University.
He was recommended as a
presenter by another Texas member, Vance Melashenko.
Click
here
to listen to Reifsnyder's presentation.
Why
Adventist K-12 Education Struggles:
Column Christian schools education crisis
middle-class expectations
By Loren Seibold
Adventist K-12
education struggles because it can’t meet the
academic expectations of the educated middle-class
membership it continues to create.
By Loren Seibold.
To read more
Click here.
(added Jun 20 2009)
