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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2025, Andrews University Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:57:00 +0000 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:57:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Celebration of Research http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68431 <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Join us in Buller Hall on <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Friday, October 24, 2025<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, for the 16<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">th<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> annual Celebration of Research. This campus-wide event showcases the creativity, scholarship, and discoveries of our faculty, graduate, and undergraduate researchers. <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">T<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">he afternoon begins with a plenary session (12:30–2:00 pm), featuring presentations by this year’s Siegfried H. Horn Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship Award recipients, Ranko Stefanovic and Vanessa Corredera. A poster session with refreshments (2:00–3:00 pm) and oral breakout sessions (3:00–4:00 pm) will fol<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">low, highlighting research across disciplines. Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:00:56 +0000 Robert & Lillis Kingman Lecture on Science http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68427 <div> This year’s Robert & Lillis Kingman Lecture on Science and Society will be given by Karen Lozano, Chair and Trustee Professor of the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at 7:00 pm in Newbold Auditorium (refreshments at 6:00 pm). The first Mexican woman to earn a PhD in engineering from Rice University, Karen has won numerous wards, including being named the 2025 Higher Education Professional of the Year by Sloan Scholars, the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics,and Engineering Mentoring, and 2015 Engineer of the Year by Great Minds in STEM. Her presentation title is Engineering the Future: The Role of Nanofibers in Innovation and Societal Impact.</div> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:39:14 +0000 An Evening with Lily-Arison Rene de Roland http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/68356 Lily-Arison René de Roland, national director of The Peregrine Fund’s Madagascar Program, is a distinguished scientist and champion of biodiversity conservation. With the support of National Geographic, he overcame significant challenges to rediscover species once thought extinct in Madagascar. In his talk, he will share this remarkable journey and offer practical insights on how we can contribute to lasting, sustainable change. The Office of Research & Creative Scholarship, in collaboration with the Community & International Development program and the Department of Biology, warmly invites alumni, students and community members to join this special presentation. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 10:44:32 +0000 ARC/AHSRA 2024 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65065 From May 20–22, 2024, scholars in the social sciences are invited to attend and present oral and poster presentations at the Andrews Research Conference 2024. Disciplines will include anthropology, archaeology, community & international development, economics, political science, psychology, social work, sociology and related disciplines. This year’s keynote speakers are Karl Bailey and Shannon Trecartin. The Andrews Research Conference is organized to provide Adventist graduate students, post-docs and early career faculty (five years post graduate school) the opportunity to share their research with one another and with Andrews University. Advanded undergraduate students may apply. The submission deadline is May 3, 2024. Apply <a href="http://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/ir_submit.cgi?context=arc">HERE</a>. ARC will be held in conjuction with the Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association (AHSRA) Conference, which will take place from May 22–25, 2024. For more information on AHSRA, click <a href="https://ahsra.andrews.edu/ahsra-2024/">HERE</a>. Contact Mordekai Ongo at <a data-linkindex="0" data-outlook-id="6db2651d-abaf-4286-b6ec-2761a78f6d73" href="mailto:ongo@andrews.edu">ongo@andrews.edu</a> for your discount registration code. Thu, 02 May 2024 17:41:44 +0000 Summit on Social Consciousness 2024 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/64801 The Summit on Social Consciousness is an annual event at Andrews University designed to focus our attention on important social issues that have special relevance to our students, faculty, staff and community. These events are designed to put a spotlight on current social ills and provide opportunities to advance awareness, foster intelligent dialogue and agitate for change.   Race. Religion. Reflections. Andrews University: The Institutional Saga (1960–1980) will run from Feb. 29 to March 2, 2024. Each of the sessions will feature the screening of a video of individuals sharing their lived experiences at Andrews during the years 1960–1980. This will be followed by a panel discussion of experts that delves into the issues raised, celebrating our progress while exploring opportunities for growth.    The video screenings include "The Alvin Kibble Story," "The Merlene Ogden & Hyveth Williams Stories," and "The BSCF Alumni Stories." Our distinguished panel will include Olive Hemmings, PhD, author, researcher and professor of religion at Washington Adventist University and Morris Anthony Beckford, PhD, author, researcher and associate dean at George Brown College in Toronto. The Andrews University faculty, staff and students leading these important discussions include Hyveth Williams, Vanessa Corredera, Anneris Coria-Navia, Meredith Jones Grey, Heather Thompson, moderated by Morgan Williams (Andrews University Saga: Through the Eyes of Our Women); moderated by Christian Hunter (Andrews University Saga: Insights from our Students); and Kevin Burton, Trevor O'Reggio, Andrew Tompkins, moderated by Jose Bourget (Andrews University Saga: Through the Eyes of our Prophets).   Pastor Taurus Montgomery will deliver the homily centered around the scriptural passage for the conference, Galatatians 3:27–29, "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise."   <a href="https://andrews.edu/services/research/research_events/conferences/summit_social_consciousness/summitsocial_20240206_slide_final_updated.jpg">Click here</a> for the dates, times and locations. Refreshments will be served. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:48:27 +0000 Andrews Speaks Podcast: Peace March (June 2020) http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/56893 <iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/879424180&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=false" width="600"></iframe> <div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Andrews Speaks">Andrews Speaks</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074/as018-peace-march-june-2020" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="AS018: Peace March (June 2020)">AS018: Peace March (June 2020)</a></div> Meylin Allen and Jordanne Howell-Walton, both graduates of Andrews University, discuss the peace march they organized with students from the Berrien Springs public high school. The event's purpose was to raise awareness about racial injustice and to call for change. This episode is Part 1 of the conversation. Part 2 can be found on <a href="http://youtu.be/kTTPeag3G58" target="_blank">YouTube</a> (including peace march footage). Media Coverage: <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.wndu.com/content/news/Hundreds-of-protestors-march-in-Berrien-Springs-peacewalk-571090071.html" target="_blank">WNDU 16 News</a></li> <li> <a href="https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/berrien_springs/we-are-history-this-is-history-more-than-1-000-march-for-racial-equality-in/article_6ef977f8-be87-50b0-a288-1f857b1b6542.html" target="_blank">Herald-Palladium</a></li> </ul> To access more podcast episodes, please visit the <a href="https://www.andrews.edu/podcasts/">Andrews Speaks webpage</a>.    CREDITS ------------ THEME MUSIC: “Onward” by Podington Bear (Free Music Archive) PRODUCER: Jeff Boyd, University Communication COPYRIGHT: ©2020 Andrews University Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:18:18 +0000 Andrews Speaks Podcast: Bill Wolfer, Failure http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/56013 In this episode Bill Wolfer argues that failure is an important part of the learning process, an unavoidable feature of the road to success. Bill Wolfer is an assistant professor of computer science, chair of the Department of Computing, and director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. Also in this episode, Carlisle Sutton is back with another video for the World Changers 360 segment. Rather than showcasing a program by a campus group, this video is a message from Seventh-day Adventist General Conference President, Elder Ted Wilson. He thanks the Andrews community for service to humanity as an expression of faith, and he also encourages us to continue searching for creative ways to bless others in our local community and around the world. <h3 class="western"> AUDIO PODCAST</h3> Listen on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074/as017-bill-wolfer-learning-to-fail-2020" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a> or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andrews-speaks/id1297516124">iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/andrews-university/andrews-speaks-2">Stitcher</a>. <iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/808447393&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="600"></iframe> <div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Andrews Speaks">Andrews Speaks</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074/as017-bill-wolfer-learning-to-fail-2020" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="AS017: Bill Wolfer, Learning to Fail (2020)">AS017: Bill Wolfer, Learning to Fail (2020)</a></div>   <h3 class="western"> VIDEO EDITION</h3> View the video on <a href="https://vimeo.com/412423649" target="_blank">Vimeo</a> or in the player below.   <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/412423649"></iframe></div>   This presentation on creativity, failure and success is the final episode of Season 2 of the Andrews Speaks podcast. Thank you for listening to this season as we addressed a number of important issues—change, mental and physical health, science and faith, environmental activism, racial injustice, and creativity. We'll see you again soon for Season 3! <style type="text/css"> p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent } p.western { font-family: "Calibri", serif; font-size: 11pt; so-language: en-US } p.cjk { font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 11pt; so-language: en-US } p.ctl { font-family: ; font-size: 11pt; so-language: ar-SA } a:link { color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline } </style> <style type="text/css"> p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent } p.western { font-family: "Calibri", serif; font-size: 11pt; so-language: en-US } p.cjk { font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 11pt; so-language: en-US } p.ctl { font-family: ; font-size: 11pt; so-language: ar-SA } a:link { color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline } </style> Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:28:54 +0000 Andrews Speaks Podcast: Dr. Brand, Play+Creativity http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/56002 In this episode Dr. Jay Brand invites us to again learn to play. To this end, he introduces us to the important concepts of divergent thinking and deep empathy. Dr. Brand is a professor of Leadership and Higher Education, and he has extensive experience in both academia and business. Carlisle Sutton is also back with another video for the World Changers 360° segment. This time he shares a ministry that is serving in Cuba. <style type="text/css"> p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent } p.western { font-family: "Calibri", serif; font-size: 11pt; so-language: en-US } p.cjk { font-family: "Calibri"; font-size: 11pt; so-language: en-US } p.ctl { font-family: ; font-size: 11pt; so-language: ar-SA } a:link { color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline } </style> AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074/as016-jay-brand-learning-to-play-2020">SoundCloud</a> or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/andrews-speaks/id1297516124">iTunes/Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/andrews-university/andrews-speaks-2">Stitcher</a>. <iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/808150057&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="600"></iframe> <div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 600;"> <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Andrews Speaks">Andrews Speaks</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-767929074/as016-jay-brand-learning-to-play-2020" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="AS016: Jay Brand - Learning to Play (2020)">AS016: Jay Brand - Learning to Play (2020)</a></div>   VIDEO EDITION: View the video on <a href="https://vimeo.com/412179760" target="_blank">Vimeo</a> or in the player below.   <div class="embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="embed-responsive-item" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/412179760"></iframe></div>   Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:26:46 +0000