Feb 29 2008
Conference Schedule
The Conference on Christianity, Culture, and Diversity in America will be held at Huntington University in Huntington, Indiana, November 14-16, 2008. The Conference is sponsored by Huntington University and is supported by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities in Washington, DC.
The pre-conference will begin Thursday, November 13, 2008, with student events. Student events will continue on Friday with a Convocation speaker and special sessions planned for HU students.
The main conference will begin Friday evening with registration followed by dinner and a plenary speaker. Saturday will begin with breakfast, followed by a plenary session and breakout sessions before and after a buffet lunch. The day will conclude with dinner and entertainment. The conference will close on Sunday, following worship and brunch.
Thursday, November 13, 2008 (Pre-Conference)
10:00 – Chapel Service with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil – Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts (pre-conference event)
7:00 – Forester Lecture with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil – Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts (pre-conference event)
Friday, November 14, 2008
(Pre-Conference through afternoon – Main Conference begins with Dinner)
7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast – Habecker Dining Commons
9:00 – 10:00 In Search of Shalom: White People in Reconciliation – Documentary Film by Dr. Glen Kinoshita – Hiner Hall, Science Building (pre-conference)
11:00 -11:50 Student Convocation with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil - Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts (pre-conference)
12:00 – Lunch – Habecker Dining Commons
4:00 -4:50 Standing in the Gap: Student Voices in Reconciliation – Documentary Film by Dr. Glen Kinoshita – Hiner Hall, Science Building (pre-conference)
1:00 – 5:30 – Main Conference Registration – Lobby, Merillat Centre for the Arts
5:30 - Dinner – Habecker Dining Commons
7:00 – Opening Worship and Plenary Session with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil - Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts
8:30 – Coffee House: featuring praise and worship led by Marie Sims, Norm’s Place, Huntington Union Building (snacks and coffee available for purchase)
Saturday, November 15, 2008 – for a tentative schedule of speakers for Saturday, click here.
7:30 – 8:30 – Breakfast Buffet – Habecker Dining Commons
8:45 – 9:45 – Plenary Session with Dr. John Perkins – Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts
10:00 – 11:00 – Breakout Sessions A – See conference brochure for locations or click here
11:15 – 12:15 – Breakout Sessions B – See conference brochure for locations or click here
12:30 – Lunch – Habecker Dining Commons
1:30 – 2:30 Plenary Session with Reverend Joe Johns and Reverend Keith Reynolds – Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts
2:45 – 3:45 – Breakout Sessions C – See conference brochure for locations or click here
4:00 – 5:00 – Breakout Sessions D – See conference brochure for locations or click here
5:15 – Dinner – Habecker Dining Commons
6:15 - 7:15 Plenary Session with Dr. John Perkins - Habecker Dining Commons
7:30 - Ayiesha Woods Concert - Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts
Sunday, November 16, 2008
8:00 – 9:00 – Continental Breakfast – Habecker Dining Commons
9:30 – 11:00 – Worship Service – Zurcher Auditorium, Merillat Centre for the Arts
11:15 – Brunch – Habecker Dining Commons
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