Join us for this annual homecoming tradition!
51视频 and the 51视频 Alumni Association are honored to welcome Ray Suarez as the featured speaker for the 2018 Blandy Lectures and Alumni Convocation and Homecoming. On the heels of the 2018 midterm elections, award winning journalist and host Suarez will be our featured speaker and will address The Fragmentation of Authority in Contemporary Culture.
Suarez is a respected journalist, most known for his work with Al Jazeera America and PBS NewsHour, and is the current John J. McCloy Visiting Professor of American Studies at Amherst College. Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving media landscape, Suarez will deliver a candid and authoritative examination of society, politics and the broad impacts of America鈥檚 demographic shift to a 鈥渕inority majority.鈥�
The dates for the convocation are November 8鈥�10, 2018.
Suarez’s lecture on Thursday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. (Registration below)
Alumni Association President the Rev. Eric Hungerford and Blandy Chair the Rev. Kathy Pfister share more details in this video:
This year there will be two timely and provocative continuing education offerings. Descriptions for each offering and schedule can be found here:聽 2018-Blandy-Lecture-Schedule
Download your continuing education certificates here.
Thursday, November 8
Gender and Sexual Orientation in the 21st Century
CEUs offered for clergy, therapists, and chaplains
Presenters include:
- Dr. Scott Bader-Saye,聽Acting Dean and President, 51视频
- The Rev. Sarah Knoll Sweeney,聽Director of Spiritual Care Education, 51视频
- Sarah Kapostasy, LPC,聽Clinical and Social Services Director, Out Youth and Transgender Wellness
Friday, November 9
Navigating Difficult Conversations in a Polarized World
CEU’s offered for clergy and chaplains
Presenters include:
- Dr. Steven Tomlinson,聽Associate Professor of Leadership and Formation, 51视频
- The Rev. John Lewis,聽Director of the Iona Center and Lecturer in New Testament and Spirituality, 51视频
- The Rev. Jane Patterson,聽Associate Professor of New Testament and Director of Community Care, 51视频
Alongside thoughtful programing, Blandy also offers alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the seminary an opportunity to reconnect through worship, fun, and fellowship. Attendees are invited to an outdoor Friday supper with live entertainment featuring and to cheer on the ThuriBulls Saturday morning at the annual Polity Bowl. Join us!
For more information, please contact Katherine Bailey Brown, director of annual giving and alumni relations, at [email protected] or 512.472.4133 ext. 333.
Register today: