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Sabbatical Presentation Series

Seaver faculty conducting outdoor research

Dear colleagues:

Seaver College faculty are warmly invited to the 2025 Sabbatical Presentation Series. This series provides the opportunity for faculty who took sabbaticals in the previous year to present their research. The sessions will be held in TAC 100 (with two exceptions) and will include lunch.

To RSVP for one or more sessions, use the following link. You may use this same link multiple times to RSVP for later sessions if you wish.

RSVP for Sabbatical Presentations


The sessions begin ten minutes prior to the hour. The first ten minutes of the session will provide a time for casual conversation. If you can't arrive until later, please still plan to attend. The first presentations will begin right on the hour.

The schedule is:

All presentations will be in TAC 100 except October 20, which will be held in the Seaver Board Room.

Wednesday, 9/3
11:50 AM - 1 PM

  • Philip Freeman | Boethius and the Consolation of Philosophy
  • Cooker Storm | TBA

Wednesday, 9/24
11:50 AM - 1 PM

  • Amanda Rizkallah | Crisis and Cross-Sectarian Solidarity in Lebanon
  • Felicity Vabulas | Domestic Politics and US Funding of International Organizations

Monday, 10/20
11:50 AM -  1 PM

  • Klive Oh | Exploring Social Media Virality in Korea
  • Mason Marshall | Feasibility in Plato’s Republic

Wednesday, 11/5
11:50 AM - 1 PM

  • Paul Contino | Finding Christ in Dante's Commedia
  • Stan Warford | Computer Systems

I hope to see you at these presentations and look forward to engaging the research of our colleagues.

Sincerely,
Kindy De Long
Associate Dean of Seaver College