Welcome to Because We Love U. A podcast dedicated to helping you live a life of wellness. In this episode, co-hosts Stacy Lipowski, Ph. D., and Jade Breeback, MHS PA-C, interview Rev. Dr. Joe Blosser and Dr. Allie Blosser about why giving matters and how to give more responsibly.
Rev. Dr. Joe Blosser is the Executive Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy at High Point University. He received his Ph.D. in Religious Ethics from the University of Chicago, M.Div. at Vanderbilt University, and his B.S. at Texas Christian University. He is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He joined the HPU faculty in 2011 after teaching at the University of Chicago and DePaul University. He primarily teaches Business Ethics, Educational Ethics, Christian Theology, and Civic Responsibility and Social Innovation.
Joe is highly involved in the High Point Community of North Carolina. He helped get the High Point Schools Partnership going, and serves on the Board for the Guilford Education Alliance. He also helped found and later served as chair of the board for the Greater High Point Food Alliance. He served for six years on the Board and as the Grants Committee Chair for the High Point Community Foundation, and he serves on the advisory boards for the Community Clinic of High Point, Open Door Ministries, and more. He was awarded the “Spirit of Advocacy” by the United Way of Greater High Point in 2015, named the “Community Partner of the Year” for Communities in Schools in 2018, was recognized by Triad Business as one of our community’s 40-under-40, and was the inaugural recipient of the Spirit of High Point University Award in 2018. He currently serves on the NC Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service.
Dr. Allie Blosser is Assistant Professor of Education in the Leadership Studies Department, as well as an Honors Faculty Fellow at High Point University. She holds a PhD in Cultural and Educational Policy Studies from Loyola University Chicago, an MA from Michigan State University and a BA from Texas Christian University. She primarily teaches Education and Society, Diversity in Education, Qualitative Inquiry, and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy.
Allie is actively involved in serving her surrounding community. She serves on the Board of Directors for several organizations in the High Point/Greensboro, North Carolina area such as Ready for School, Ready for Life, the Enrichment Fund for Guilford County Schools, the National Conference for Community and Justice, and Congresswoman Kathy Manning’s Military Academy Nomination Committee. She also researches and publishes on university/community partnerships, is a 2021 NC Educational Policy Fellow, and in 2020 was awarded the Spirit of High Point University Award.
Joe and Allie have two children, Seth and Beatrice. The Blosser family resides in High Point, North Carolina.
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