Lectures at Messiah College

The Office of the President is pleased to announce the following lectures and talks hosted at Messiah. Please contact the individual Sponsor for further details.

We invite you to visit the links at left to learn more about Messiah College’s special series of “Courage and Conviction” events during the 2012-2013 academic year. All events are open to the public and are free of charge. We hope to see you on campus for one (or more!) of these meaningful events!

If you would like to have your Messiah College department's or organization's confirmed lecture added to this site, please contact shoffman@messiah.edu.

	Common Reading Convocation Helene Cooper Sept. 10; 2012; 7 p.m. Brubaker Auditorium, Eisenhower Campus Center Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket required. Author of “The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood” and White House Correspondent for the “New York Times”. “Finding My Voice” Contact: Shirley Groff; groff@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Office of General Education and Common Learning

	Wittlinger Chapel Series Stephen Gallaher Sept. 13; 9:30 a.m. Grantham Brethren in Christ Church Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket is required. Associate professor of Christian Ministries at Messiah College “Holiness” Contact: Carol Hostetter; hostette@messiah.edu Sponsor: The Sider Institute at Messiah College

	Wittlinger Chapel Series Kim Phipps Sept 27; 9:30 a.m. Grantham Brethren in Christ Church Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket is required. President of Messiah College “Reconciliation” Contact: Carol Hostetter; hostette@messiah.edu Sponsor: The Sider Institute at Messiah College

	Wittlinger Chapel Series George Pickens Oct. 4; 9:30 a.m. Grantham Brethren in Christ Church Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket is required. Associate professor of theology and mission at Messiah College “Peacemaking” Contact: Carol Hostetter; hostette@messiah.edu Sponsor: The Sider Institute at Messiah College

	Carol J. O’Hara Oct. 18, 2012; 7 p.m. Alexander Auditorium, Frey Hall Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket required. RNs will receive one CEU Carol J. O’Hara, RN, BC, BSN, M.Ed “Transition of Care” Contact: Beth Aumen; BAumen@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Department of Nursing Lambda Kappa Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honors Society

	American Democracy Lecture Annette Gordon-Reed Nov. 6, 2012; 7 p.m. Hostetter Chapel Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket required. Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor of History, Harvard University’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School “Thomas Jefferson, Slavery and Sally Hemings” Contact: Tina Keul; tkeul@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Center for Public Humanities and the Department of History

	All tickets have been distributed for this event. Eric Metaxas Nov. 7, 2012; 7:30 p.m. Hostetter Chapel Admission is free and open to the public, but a ticket is required. Tickets will be available at the Messiah College Ticket Office beginning September 28. Author of the “New York Times” #1 bestseller, Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy “Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy” Contact: Lili Hagenbuch; collegehonorsprogram@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Honors Program

	Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Rev. Samuel “Billy” Kyles Jan. 24, 2013; 5 p.m. Hostetter Chapel Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket required. Pastor, Monumental Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn. “Speaking Truth to Power: Courage and Conviction for Challenging Times” Contact: Tatiana Diaz; tdiaz@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Multicultural Programs

	Spring Humanities Symposium Keynote Lecture Geoffrey Galt Harpham Feb. 21, 2013; 8 p.m. Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket required. President and Director of the National Humanities Center “Melancholy in the Midst of Abundance: How Americans Invented the Humanities” Contact: Tina Keul; tkeul@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Center for Public Humanities

	The Messiah College Religion and Society Lecture Emmanuel Katongole Feb. 26, 2013; 7:30 p.m. Hostetter Chapel Admission is free and open to the public; no ticket required. Associate Professor of Theology and World Christianity, Duke Divinity School “Christian Social Imagination: Envisioning the Kingdom of God Today” Contact: hostette@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Annual Lectures on Religion and Society

	Leymah Gbowee March 18, 2013; 7:30 p.m. The Calvin and Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts Admission is free and open to the public; but ticket is required. Please contact the ticket office after January 15, 2013. 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate, President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Contact: The Messiah College Ticket Office; tickets@messiah.edu Sponsor: Messiah College Office of the President