2025

Registration

This year's registration will be limited to FACET member and nominees, and special guests for ceremonies. Each member will be able to invite one of their non-FACET member colleagues as a guest. 

Online registration is open through May 9. Meal tickets for personal guests range from $15-50 depending on meal, you may add tickets in the online form. On-site registrations may be available during the retreat, depending on availability.

Full Retreat - Member and Nominee: $150
Full Retreat - Non-Member: $200
Induction Ceremony (Monday Evening): $50
Innovate Awards Ceremony (Tuesday Evening): $50

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Abe Martin Lodge

Book your hotel reservation by April 28 using the discounted group rate code 0519SP. Visit the link below to book online or call the central reservations line at 1-877-563-4371. You must pay for the first night's room and tax when making the reservation.  

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Schedule

The tentative schedule is now available. Please note times are subject to change. Workshop details will be updated soon. 

Schedule

From Gratitude to Joy: Unlocking the Transformative Power of Thankfulness

How do we learn to live more joyful lives? In this talk, Dr. Joel Wong will unpack the meaning of joy and demonstrate how cultivating gratitude can be a key pathway to a more joyful existence.  He’ll share not only scientific insights on how to be more grateful but also practical strategies for building enduring gratitude habits. Joel will conclude by offering suggestions for incorporating gratitude practices in classroom settings.

Dr. Joel Wong is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the IU School of Education. Joel conducts research on Asian American psychology, the psychology of men and masculinities, and positive psychology—the science of happiness, well-being, and virtues—especially gratitude interventions and practices. Joel’s research on gratitude addresses a range of interventions and practices, including gratitude journaling, interpersonal activities, group interventions, and psychotherapy. Joel teaches an undergraduate class, Living the Grateful Life, where he shares scientific insights and practical tips for cultivating gratitude with his students.

PA Mack Award Lecture

Israel Herrera is the 2024 P.A. Mack Awardee. His presentation title and abstract will be added soon. 

Israel Herrera serves as the outreach coordinator for the department and the faculty advisor for the Spanish Theater group (VIDA), the Grupo Ñ (Spanish Club), Sigma Delta Pi (National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society), the International Latin American and Spain Student Association, and the Iberoamerican Film Crew. He organizes the Spanish and Portuguese Song Festival, Film Series at the IU Cinema, and different cultural activities for the Hispanic Heritage Month on campus and in the city. He teaches the S308 Honor Section (Conversation and Composition), S280 (Spanish Grammar in Context) and different sections in the BLP. His areas of interest are the Ibero-American Cinema, the Colombian Cinema, Social Justice Documentaries, Social Justice Shorts, Dual Language Immersion Programs, Community Service Programs, Hispanic/Latino Education in Indiana, World Language Teaching and Learning Methods, Multilingual Learning, IPAs.

In Bloomington, he serves in the City of Bloomington Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs. He hosts the Spanish radio show “Un cafecito con….” on WFHB 91.3FM and coordinates activities for the educational Latino program “La Escuelita para Todos.” He also serves in the MCCSC Equity, Access and Opportunity Steering Committee and the MCCSC Diversity Advisory Committee.

He currently serves as the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association Vice President, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Indiana Chapter, Vice President (2nd Term), and Executive Board Member of the European Association of Spanish Teachers. he is member of the Advocacy Committee in CSC and officer in the ACTFL Cinema SIG.
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