Broaden your horizons and explore basic value issues during twice-weekly convocations.
Renowned guest speakers, performing groups and presentations will expose you to politics, society, religion and the arts and sciences – and you’ll be able to ask your burning questions, too.
Gain a broader perspective on current issues and historical events.
Build community through deeper understanding and respect for differing vantage points.
Determine where you stand on issues in the nation and the world from a more well-rounded view.
Spring 2021 convocation schedule
Note: All convocation sessions for spring 2021 will be conducted in a remote format. Video presentations will be posted below as they become available.
| Monday 1/18 | Special session: Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Chris Singleton, motivational speaker and former pro baseball player, with spoken word artist Andre Bradford In-person (Krehbiel Auditorium) or livestream Watch here |
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| Friday 1/22 | (Re)Introduction to Remote Convocation; Student Government Association; Safe Colleges Meredith Lehman and Doug Siemens, convocation coordinators; SGA; Jacob Gunden |
| Monday 1/25 | COVID Update: What is Happening Now Geri Tyrell, D.N.P., director of the Department of Nursing |
| Friday 1/29 | Dr. Tyrell, part 2: Q&A |
| Monday 2/1 | Art and the Audacity to Question Yvonne Osei, artist, St. Louis Watch here |
| Friday 2/5 | Osei, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Sunday 2/7 | Special session: KIPCOR Film Series: Cooked: Survival by Zip Code 2 p.m., discussion groups (Zoom invitation required); remote viewing to have happened previously. See kipcor.org for information and to sign up. |
| Monday 2/8 | Behind the Scenes of TV Video Storytelling Larry Hatteberg, journalist, KAKE-TV, Wichita Watch here |
| Friday 2/12 | Hatteberg, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Monday 2/15 | Do What You Like/Sight & Sound Chris Janzen '04, artist, Fresno (Calif.) Pacific University Watch here |
| Friday 2/19 | Janzen, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Monday, 2/22 | Walking the Talk: Practicing Restorative Justice and Anti-Racism Sheryl Wilson, executive director, Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (KIPCOR) Watch here |
| Monday 3/1 | I AM: Showing Up in a Changing World (first Ada Schmidt-Tieszen Lecture) Je T'aime Taylor '08, executive director, Front Porch Alliance, Kansas City, Mo. Watch here |
| Friday 3/5 | Taylor, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Monday 3/8 | BIFL Lecture on Lamentations (Staley Lecture) Wilma Ann Bailey, Ph.D., professor emerita, Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis Watch here |
| Friday 3/12 | Dr. Bailey, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Monday 3/15 | Staying Physically and Mentally Healthy in College Olivia Gehring '16, M.D. Watch here |
| Friday 3/19 | Dr. Gehring, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Monday 3/22 | Somebody Died, Babe: A Musical Cover-up of Racism, Violence and Greed Kevin Kehrberg '99 and Jeff Keith, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, N.C. Watch here |
| Friday 3/26 | Kehrberg & Keith, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Monday 3/29 | Concert Choir with Woven and Open Road Live in-person: Ad Building steps, 11 a.m. |
| Friday 4/2 | Good Friday – no convocation |
| Monday 4/5 | Seminar on Diversity *Rescheduled to April 23* |
| Friday 4/9 | URICA Symposium Watch here |
| Monday 4/12 | Passion, Pragmatism and Payoffs: Emerging Adults' Work-Relationship Boundaries Kendra Knight, Ph.D., DePaul University, Chicago Watch here |
| Friday 4/16 | Spring break day – no convocation |
| Monday 4/19 | Dr. Knight, part 2: Q&A Watch here |
| Friday 4/23 | Seminar on Diversity Watch here |
| Sunday 4/25 | Special session: KIPCOR Peace Lecture: Leonard Pitts 2-4 p.m.; see kipcor.org for information and registration. |
| Monday 4/26 | C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Finals Organized by KIPCOR, featuring student finalists |
| Friday 4/30 |