The Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
11 a.m., Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Einstein’s God: Revisiting Science and Religion in a New Century
Krista Tippett, host/producer of On Being, American Public Media
The Center for Counseling and Health Promotion Convocation
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Noon, Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Peak Performance When It Matters Most
Sian Beilock, PhD, professor of psychology, University of Chicago, Author of “Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal about Getting it Right When you have to”
The Humanities and Fine Arts Convocation
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
10 a.m., Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Excerpts from:
Portraits of Peru, 1785 Exotic Folksongs and Dances from Trujillo
The Rose Ensemble, award-winning musical ensemble based in St. Paul
Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
Monday, January 20, 2014
1 p.m., Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Music for Martin
A celebration of song honoring of one of the United States’ visionary civil rights leaders. The 26th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation will be hosted by local artists and educators; T. Mychael Rambo and Brian Grandison.
Video: Full convocation
Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
11 a.m., Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Awakening to the Reality of a Crucified World: Discovering What It Means to Be Human
Sister Peggy O’neill, S.C., president and director of Centro Arte para la Paz, Suchitoto, El Salvador
Video: Full convocation
Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Lecture
April 7-8, 2015
April 7 at 7 p.m. — Tiny Conspiracies: Cell to Cell Communication in Bacteria
April 8 at 11 .m. — Manipulating Quorum Sensing to Control Bacterial Pathogenicity
Bonnie L. Bassler, PhD, professor in molecular biology, Princeton University
Video: Full lecture – Tiny Conspiracies
Video: Full convocation – Manipulating Quorum Sensing