Convocation with Abby Kiesa | Including youth in “we the people”: youth voice in US democracy.
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…
Convocation with Theda Skocpol | American Democracy at a Crossroads
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…
Family Weekend Convocation with Pat Sukhum ’96 | Does It Always Have to Be Uncomfortable?
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…
Convocation with Francis Su | Seeing the unseen: the enchantment of mathematical beauty
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,…
Convocation with Senator Patricia Torres Ray | Immigration As Statement of Conscience
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…
A&I Convocation with Deborah Appleman | Academic Freedom and Necessity of Discomfort: The Trouble with Cancel Culture and Content Warnings
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…
Opening Convocation with Representative Dean Phillips
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.…
Convocation with Jill Conklin | Feeding the Future
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 …
Convocation with Pipo Nguyen-duy ’83 | A Dust of Life
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 Brian Sostek ’90 | “Fear, Failure, and Catastrophe: How To Talk with Strangers”
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…