Join us in person for our next Leadership Series, featuring Dr. Erik Ankerberg, President of Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor

"Concordia: Here to Serve and Impact Our Communities"

Concordia's Leadership Series is a signature, semi-annual event that exists to recognize and encourage ethical leadership principles and provide networking opportunities for business and community leaders to come together in a dynamic, Christian, higher education environment.

Presenting Sponsor: PNC Bank

EVENT DETAILS:

Siebert Dining Hall
Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI

7:30-9:00 a.m. CT (Doors open at 7:00 a.m.)
Networking and breakfast, program at 8:00 a.m.

SPONSORSHIP:

Individual: $30

Corporate Sponsor: $300

  • One (1) table of EIGHT for the event
  • Company name recognition at the event

Supporting Sponsor: $2,000

  • TWO (2) tables of EIGHT for the event
  • Meet and greet for TWO(2) sponsor attendees with the event speaker and CUW senior leadership
  • Recognition from the podium during announcements and introductions

REGISTRATION:

Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Registration is now closed. Please contact Michelle Buss for registration information or questions at michelle.buss@cuw.edu or 262-243-4337.

SPEAKER BIO:

President Erik Ankerberg's professional resume includes nearly 15 years of experience in leadership positions at Lutheran higher education institutions. Within this time, Dr. Ankerberg has led academic operations for three separate universities: as provost for Concordia University Chicago and Concordia University Texas, and as assistant provost at Wisconsin Lutheran College. He also served as interim president for Concordia University Chicago in summer of 2019.

Prior to his tenure as a provost, he was a department chair and held faculty positions at Wisconsin Lutheran College. He also taught at Concordia University Ann Arbor and Concordia University Wisconsin early in his career.

He holds a Ph.D. and Masters of Arts in British Renaissance Literature from Marquette University and earned his bachelor's degree from Concordia University Chicago. His research interests include aesthetics and the intersection of early modern literature and theology. He is currently pursuing pastoral ordination within the LCMS.

Dr. Ankerberg and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for 27 years. Jennifer is a literacy educator in the River Forest public schools. They have two sons: Peter, who is completing graduate work in architecture at the University of Michigan, and David, who is studying at Valparaiso University.