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February 22, 2021
Dr. A’ndrea J. Wilson, Assistant Professor, Braida Endowed Chair of Creative Writing and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at Grand View, has been selected to serve as an Artist Peer Facilitator for the inaugural cohort of Bringing Artist INC to Des Moines.
The three-hour, weekly fast-paced seminar, lead by peer facilitators, is structured to provide multiple means of engagement to tap into artists’ interests, challenge them appropriately, and motivate them to learn. Using a flipped classroom model, artists participate in hands-on activities, large group discussions, multimedia presentations, games, small group conversations and weekly challenges focused on direct application of class concepts.
February 17, 2021
Three new members have joined the Grand View University Board of Trustees: Rev. Amy Current, Rowena Crosbie and Pat Wood.
Rev. Amy Current is a pastor in The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and has served the Southeastern Iowa Synod in the office of bishop since 2020. She is a graduate of Concordia College, Moorhead, MN (B.A.) and Wartburg Theological Seminary (M.Div.).
Prior to her role as bishop, Current served as vice president for admissions and student services at Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa. She also served in various leadership roles at Wartburg including director for financial aid and stewardship formation, director for public communications, and interim director of the Center for Youth Ministries. Born and raised in North Dakota, Amy was honored to serve as pastor of Maple Sheyenne Lutheran Church in Harwood, N.D., as pastor of Golden Ridge Lutheran Church, Fargo, N.D., and Congregational Lutheran United Church, Gardner,