On Saturday morning, students broke out into three different tracks: Creative Writing (led by part-time faculty members Charlotte Gleason ’02 and Amy Dunlap ’07), Studio Art (led by Professor Andrea Fiori), and Film & Photography (led by Michael Rothermel ’14 and Sarah Zimmerman ’04/G’12).
Sunday morning began with a beautiful sunrise and a leisurely breakfast as students anticipated the climax of the weekend: The Showcase. The main meeting room, transformed into a gallery, was bedecked with the artwork of the visual arts students. The creative writing team debriefed the rest of the group in a panel format and the cinematography students presented a screening of their haunting rendition. The morning session was truly a celebration of who God has made us to be.
Special thanks to John Bolton of HCBC and Saritha (Petthongpoon) Rothermel ’12/G’15 of Cairn University for casting the vision and organizing the event; the Cairn faculty, staff, and alumni for leading the breakout tracks; and Heather Palladino for assisting as a consultant.
We look forward to future conferences to come!






Article by Chris Palladino
Photography by Saritha Rothermel