Convocation with Abby Kiesa | Including youth in “we the people”: youth voice in US democracy.

1 November 2024

Fri, November 1, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am • Skinner Memorial Chapel Abby Kiesa joined CIRCLE after working with students across the country for several years to build more support for…

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Convocation with Theda Skocpol | American Democracy at a Crossroads

28 October 2024

Fri, October 25, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am • Skinner Memorial Chapel THEDA SKOCPOL is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. An internationally recognized…

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Family Weekend Convocation with Pat Sukhum ’96 | Does It Always Have to Be Uncomfortable?

22 October 2024

Fri, October 18, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am • Skinner Memorial Chapel After 25 years in the bustling world of health tech startups, Pat Sukhum found himself, somewhat unexpectedly, as…

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Convocation with Francis Su | Seeing the unseen: the enchantment of mathematical beauty

14 October 2024

Fri, October 11, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am • Skinner Memorial Chapel About the Speaker Francis Su is the Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics at Harvey Mudd College and a former president of the Mathematical Association of America. In 2013,…

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Convocation with Senator Patricia Torres Ray | Immigration As Statement of Conscience

4 October 2024

Fri, October 4, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am (1h) • Skinner Memorial Chapel After working in public service for 20 years Patricia Torres Ray ran for office in 2006 and…

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A&I Convocation with Deborah Appleman | Academic Freedom and Necessity of Discomfort: The Trouble with Cancel Culture and Content Warnings

30 September 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am • Skinner Memorial Chapel Academic Freedom and Necessity of Discomfort: The Trouble with Cancel Culture and Content Warnings will be presented by…

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Opening Convocation with Representative Dean Phillips

19 September 2024

Monday, September 16, 2024 • 3:00pm – 4:00pm • Skinner Memorial Chapel Dean Phillips is a father, businessman, civic leader, eternal optimist, and Representative for Minnesota’s Third Congressional District in Congress.…

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Convocation with Jill Conklin | Feeding the Future

14 May 2024

Fri, May 10, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am (1h) • Skinner Memorial Chapel Jill Conklin is the Director and Strategic Officer of Food for Soul, an international nonprofit organization founded …

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Convocation with Pipo Nguyen-duy ’83 | A Dust of Life

6 May 2024

Fri, May 3, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am (1h) • Skinner Memorial Chapel Pipo Nguyen-duy was born in Hue, Vietnam. Growing up within thirty kilometers of the demilitarized zone of…

Convocation with Pipo Nguyen Duy '83 Fri, May 3, 2024 • 10:50am - 11:50am (1h) • Skinner Memorial Chapel

Convocation with Brian Sostek ’90 | “Fear, Failure, and Catastrophe: How To Talk with Strangers”

26 April 2024

Fri, April 26, 2024 • 10:50am – 11:50am • Skinner Memorial Chapel Brian Sostek, is a writer, choreographer, director, performer, and teacher who brings the best practices of his performing…

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