Events
The Graduate Faculty Lecture Series
The Graduate Faculty Lecture Series, a new initiative designed to highlight the innovative scholarship taking place across our graduate programs! The Graduate Faculty Lecture Series fosters academic interest and connection through presentations that showcase scholarly research and address current cultural topics, encouraging and challenging our graduate community in their academic, professional, social, and spiritual development.
Fall 2026 Presenters
Dr. Linnaya Graf
Department Chair of Public Health
Date: September 16, 2026
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Divinity, 1510
What makes research truly meaningful? Dr. Linnaya Graf explores the role of purpose in shaping impactful scholarship. Drawing from experiences in public health, research leadership, community engagement, and faith-informed vocation, this presentation examines how rigorous methodology, strategic timing, meaningful relationships, and a commitment to service contribute to research that matters. Participants will be challenged to consider how purpose influences the questions we ask, the opportunities we pursue, the partnerships we build, and the impact we ultimately create.
Dr. Ronnie Campbell
Director of Residential Doctoral Programs for Liberty Theological Seminary
Date: October 21, 2026
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Divinity, 1510
Dr. Ronnie Campbell will address how to flourish in the academy, despite our disappointments, setbacks, and overly romanticized expectations of academic life. The premise hinges on building virtue and remaining faithful to Christ, while learning to live with the tension between the ideal and the real.
Dr. Michael Davis
Professor of History for the College of Arts and Sciences
Date: November 18, 2026
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Divinity, 1510
Dr. Michael Davis will be examining the piscatorial pursuits of “our angling president,” Chester Arthur. Arthur was a passionate angler, and as president (1881-1885), he sought solace in fishing– especially in Alexandria Bay, New York, and Newport, Rhode Island.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
Thursday, April 18, 2024
JFL Terrace Conference Rooms
- 12:30 p.m. | Check-in
- 1-4 p.m. | 3MT Competition
