2020 Hancock Symposium Committee Seeks Nominations

Hancock Symposium brings a variety of speakers to campus. Students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to attend and participate. Nominations for speakers, formats and activites are taking place now.

By the 2020 Hancock Symposium Committee

The 2020 Hancock Symposium committee invites nominations of dynamic speakers, innovative formats and engaging activities that explore the theme of the 15th Hancock Symposium: “Vision & Values: Charting Our Paths to the Future.” The alumni community is encouraged to make nominations and attend the two-day event.

Launched in 2006, the Hancock Symposium is Westminster College’s signature event, representing the finest aspects of a Westminster education. As a liberal arts college, Westminster teaches us to enjoy learning new concepts and to see how interconnected academic disciplines can be within a single topic.

Each September, the Hancock Symposium offers two engaging days of lectures, panel discussions and presentations by noted experts on one particular subject of global interest. The dynamic sessions challenge students with innovative ideas, and the entire campus community participates in the events and learns together.

The 15th Symposium will take place on Wednesday, September 16, and Thursday, September 17, 2020.

Nominations should be sent via email to Dr. Jeremy Straughn ([email protected]) and Mr. Timothy Riley ([email protected]) and include a brief rationale connecting the proposed speaker or activity to the Symposium theme.

Sarah Rummel Backer

Sarah Rummel Backer is the Director of Media Relations and Senior Writer at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. A proud Westminster graduate, Sarah has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and strategic communications in the areas of higher education, medicine, agriculture, and the private business sector.