Tony Devine, Brian Sabourin and Insoo Kim came up with the concept of an educator's conference while on a mountainside in Alaska back in the summer of 2002. They pulled together some like-minded colleagues and set up the first "Educators Conference" on the campus of the Unification Theological Seminary in 2002. Everyone was so pleased with the result that we decided to make it an annual conference, and the informal group coalesced into a Steering Committee for The Center For Education at UTS, with Dr. Chang Shik Yang as Honorary Chair. The Steering Committee expands as it discovers new and better ways to serve the community.

The Steering Committee for the Center For Education consists of (you can click on a person's name to send him/her an email):

This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Part-Time Operations Director, Center for Education, New York, NY
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Vice President, International Educational Foundation, Bridgeport, CT
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , President, Unification Theological Seminary, Barrytown, NY
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of Youth Education, FFWPU-USA Education Department
Charko Patterson, Lubin Business student at Pace University
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Youth Ministry Advisor, WestRock Family Church, Tarrytown, NY
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of Youth Ministry, New Jerusalem Family Church, Clifton, NJ
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Director of 2nd Gen Department of the FFWPU North America, New York, NY
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Dean of the Extension Center, Unification Theological Seminary, New York, NY; President, Educare

The Center for Education at UTS has embarked on an important journey. More importantly, we wish to encourage you to join us on this journey. Whether you are an educator, religious educator, ministry leader for a specific community, a parent or someone interested in education, we invite you to travel down this educational road with us. If you have educational materials that you are using and feel are effective, share them with the Center for Education. If you have a ministry that you wish to share with others or simply want to network and learn from others, register for the upcoming annual conference. If you have educational concerns that you think others might be facing as well, send them to us so that they can be addressed through the annual conference or through research or the development of resources. Or if you simply want to engage in this valuable educational conversation, introduce yourself to us today. We are sure that you will find this to be a conversation well worth your time and investment.

As the Center grows and develops, the list of activities sponsored by the Center will also grow and expand. This is what excites all of us the most - the almost unlimited possibilities that are spread out before us...

Mission Statement

The Center for Education at UTS brings people together to facilitate educational development.

Objectives

The Center for Education at UTS seeks to:

• Empower all individuals who seek to make a difference through education
• Promote the professional development of educators and pastors
• Build a community of practice around value-centered education
• Become a clearing house for relevant educational materials and resources
• Support the publication of educational resources and methods
• Establish guidelines for curricular and professional certification
• Sponsor the annual Educators Conference

Core Values

• God-centered
• Family-focused
• Grassroots
• Empowering
• Comprehensive
• Outcomes-driven
• Professional
• Transformative

God-centered, family-focused: Vertically aligned and strengthening, Purpose driven

Grassroots: Grassroots ownership, Representative, Voluntarism, selfless service, Living for the sake of others, Driven by grassroots needs, Community building, Organizationally flat  

Empowering: Philanthropic, grant giving, Resource sharing

Comprehensive: Intergenerational, Diverse, broad, liberal, Respectful, Collegial, Bridge-building, Interfaith, Networking

Outcomes-driven: Pragmatic, bias against abstract theory, Horizontally manifested

Professional: Professional quality and attitude, Advancing education, Transparent, Honest, open, Innovative, Experiential, Self-sustaining

Transformative: Joyful, Spirit-filled