Join us for the 2022 Dr. Dawn K. Wilson Teaching, Learning, + Research Symposium!
The 2022 Dr. Dawn K. Wilson Teaching, Learning, + Research Symposium will occur on Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. This highly impactful event will take place in Morris Cultural Arts Center and the Hinton Center on the Houston Christian University campus at 7502 Fondren Road, Houston, TX 77074.
The theme for this year's event is “The Magnificent Seven: Creativity | Collaboration | Communication | Critical Thinking | Cultural Competency | Citizenship | Character Development .” The symposium serves teachers and future teachers in public and private school settings, those who work in higher education, and those interested in research related to education and the behavioral sciences.
Breakout sessions will cover a gamut of topics focusing upon teaching, learning, and research. The sessions will be led by educators from multiple disciplines, area subject matter experts, and HCU graduate students.
Feedback from previous participants includes:
"Excellent, organized, and informative."
"The speakers were knowledgeable about their topics and were also fun."
"I gained useful ideas."
Online registration is available for $30.00 for HCU faculty/staff and community members and $15 for HCU students until November 4.
On-site registration (via credit card only) will be offered for $40 on November 5.
Breakfast will be included.
Please use the hashtag #2022HCUTLRS to share about this exciting event!
The theme for this year's event is “The Magnificent Seven: Creativity | Collaboration | Communication | Critical Thinking | Cultural Competency | Citizenship | Character Development .” The symposium serves teachers and future teachers in public and private school settings, those who work in higher education, and those interested in research related to education and the behavioral sciences.
Breakout sessions will cover a gamut of topics focusing upon teaching, learning, and research. The sessions will be led by educators from multiple disciplines, area subject matter experts, and HCU graduate students.
Feedback from previous participants includes:
"Excellent, organized, and informative."
"The speakers were knowledgeable about their topics and were also fun."
"I gained useful ideas."
Online registration is available for $30.00 for HCU faculty/staff and community members and $15 for HCU students until November 4.
On-site registration (via credit card only) will be offered for $40 on November 5.
Breakfast will be included.
Please use the hashtag #2022HCUTLRS to share about this exciting event!
We are pleased to announce that Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale will serve as this year's symposium keynote speaker!
You will not want to miss this engaging, inspiring keynote address!
About Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale... In 1981, Mack and his wife, Linda, started Gallery Furniture with five thousand dollars and a dream. Mack began television advertising and quickly became a household name. With three locations, Gallery Furniture has been top in the nation for many years, selling the most furniture and mattresses per square foot. Over the years, Mack has received countless awards, most notably the volunteer service award “Points of Light,” awarded personally by former President George H. W. Bush. Mack’s strong work ethic is matched only by his philanthropy, and he believes “we all have the responsibility for the well-being of our community.” |
Past charitable contributions include: providing shelter for hundreds displaced by Hurricane Harvey and hosting countless relief efforts following the disaster, as well as supplying Houstonians with cleaning materials, clothing, water, and food. Mack hosts the Annual Christmas Giveaways, furnishing hundreds of homes for 30+ years. McIngvale has also donated $4+ million to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. He has a passion for supporting health innovations, including sponsoring the nation’s first Mobile Stroke Unit with The University of Texas Health Science Center in partnership with Memorial Hermann, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He co-founded the Peace of Mind Foundation for those affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. McIngvale has donated millions of dollars of furniture to teacher lounges in Houston-area schools, Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, United Way, hurricane victims, and more. He helped to raise over $13 million dollars for the Bush/Clinton fund to aid those affected by the Tsunami in Southeast Asia, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and other disasters. Jim McIngvale and Gallery Furniture also fed 25,000+ people celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter for countless years. Despite these efforts, Mack believes that being at Gallery Furniture every day and providing hope to the community is his most important and significant community involvement.
Mack and Linda also own and operate Club Westside and enjoy spending time with their children James, Laura, Elizabeth, and Regina, as well as their wonderful grandchildren.
Mack and Linda also own and operate Club Westside and enjoy spending time with their children James, Laura, Elizabeth, and Regina, as well as their wonderful grandchildren.