CBFA Spring Symposium
2025 CBFA Spring Symposium on Pedagogy
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
3:00 - 5:00 pm EST (2:00 - 4:00 pm CST)
Held virtually, the symposium format will include two 45-minute breakout sessions. Participants will be allowed to choose one concurrent presentation per session. Session topics and presenters are listed below.
*The symposium is free and open to all. Click on the button below to register.
2025 Concurrent Session Schedule and Topics
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION (2:00)
SESSION 1 (2:07)
Presentation 1A
Biblical Integration in a Secular University
Yvonne Smith, Janice Black, David Burns
Presentation 1B
The Collegiate Death Pool: How Private Universities Can Prepare for the Demographic Cliff
Jim Long
BREAK (2:52)
SESSION 2 INTRODUCTION (3:00)
SESSION 2 (3:05)
Presentation 2A
The Integration of Emotional and Cultural Intelligence
Jeanine Parolini
Presentation 2B
From Sage on the Stage to Shepherd in the Field: The Transformative Effect of Generative AI on the Professor's Role in the Classroom
Alina Leo, John Delano
CLOSING REMARKS (3:50)
Q&A WITH CBFA BOARD (4:00)