Meetings

Date: September 2, 2015 Time: 12:15 to 1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Brian N. Williams – UGA Assoc. Professor of Public Policy and Administration Topic: The State of Community-Police Relations: Perspectives in Black and White with Resulting Implications in Red. Details: Dr. Williams’ expertise and research is in areas such as law […]

  Our annual CFF kickoff gathering will be held on Saturday evening, August 22, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm at Green Acres Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (2085 S Barnett Shoals Rd., Athens, GA 30605). This is a great time to reconnect with colleagues, meet those that you don’t know, hear about plans for the semester, and

Our last meeting of the school year is over and there are no meetings planned for the summer. However, check back here in July for information about our fall kickoff event in mid August. If you are new to UGA and have a question about the Christian Faculty Forum (or you’ve been around and just

Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 (Reading Day) Time: 8:30-9:30 AM Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Phillip Thompson, Executive Director, Aquinas School of Theology, Emory University Topic: Christian Pilgrims in an Age of Google Details:  This talk will do two things. The first is to examine the state of our communications culture. While admitting some positive

Date: April 1 Time: 12:15-1:15 Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Tina Harris, UGA Professor of Communication Studies Topic: A Religious Framework as a Lens for Understanding the Intersection of Genetics, Health, and Disease  Details: At times research and faith intersect. Dr. Harris has done a study where such an intersection of faith and her research has occurred.

Time: 12:15-1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speakers: Dr. Tom Lawrence and Dr. Keith Delaplane Topic: What’s So Special About Lent? The 40 days preceding Easter is a period that the church has called Lent. Often identified as a period of doing without something, it is much more than that. However, within the different Christian traditions varying

Date: February 11 Time: 12:15-1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: David Salyers, Chick-fil-A VP for National and Regional Marketing and author of Remarkable! Topic: How to Live a Life that is REMARKABLE! David is a UGA business school graduate and began his career with Chick-fil-A the same day he received his diploma. David has invested his

Date: January 14 Time: 12:15-1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Russ Carlson, UGA Emeritus Prof in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Topic: Living Out Your Faith in the Academy Russ was Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BCMB) and Executive Technical Director of Analytical Services at the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center (CCRC) at the University of Georgia from

Date: December 10 Time: 8:30-9:30 am Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Father Anthony Salzman, Priest, St. Philothea Greek Orthodox Church Topic: Art and Its Use in Worship Father Anthony Salzman, along with being a Orthodox priest, is a Byzantine Iconographer.   Through the years he has painted many icons that have graced the walls of churches and sanctuaries

Date: November 12th Time: 12:15-1:15 pm Location: Tate Reception Hall Speaker: Dr. Doug Bailey, UGA Horticulture Dept. Head Topic: Plants of the Bible Dr. Bailey will share his experiences offering Plants of the Bible as a UGA course over the past seven years and also touch on the religious, cultural, and symbolic uses of plants