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CFI Symposium 2026

Explore connections to faith and get excited to earn up to three Chapel credits throughout Symposium Day!

8:00am EDT

ALL DAY DISPLAY | Art: Loveliness and Validity Loggia (Ken Olsen Science Center)ART 151 Class (Art History: Renaissance to Modern) • Morgan Forest

8:15am EDT

* Morning Mercies: A Time of Prayer and Praise for Symposium KOSC 126Miriam Belli

9:00am EDT

* Research with a Heart: Seeing, Discovering, Serving KOSC 127Emily Bengtson • Maya Harris * CEL Immersion Trip Insights: How God is Moving in Silicon Valley KOSC 124Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership • Miriam Belli • Stephen Hincken Egyptian Identity, Encaustic Icons, and Syrian Mariology KOSC 125Mark Shan • Renata Boulay * JAF Debate Discussion: "The Pursuit of Beauty is a Distraction From the Work of Justice" KOSC 109Jenna Broaddus • Jordan Burwell • Kate Coburn • Audrey Coe • Karis Duck • Elasia Gahagan • Debrah Hernandez • Carley Hoover • Benjamin Pajunen • Woobensky Pierre • Savyna Renfrow • Jonah Sparling • Kirsten Spolar • Josabeth Wilson

10:00am EDT

* Faith Formation in a Secular Age KOS 109 (Fowler Lecture Hall)Luke Parker * Rethinking Waste: A Glimpse into Gordon's Sustainability Systems KOSC 127Restore Creation • Chloe Ring • John Nelson * Student Panel: Exploring Justice in a Fractured World KOSC 124Daniel DaSilva • Kaiyang (Kai) Liao • Maxwell Forget • Rebekah Baker • Solomon Dhavale

11:00am EDT

* The Idiom Exhibit KOSC 124Ainsley Harrington • Andrew Diller • Ason Munro • Audrey Coe • Gabrielle Cooper • Isak Steele • Jillian Wivel • Johnny Paul-Faina • Josie Hendricks • Morgan Forest • Nina Robbins • Presley Beal • Sandra Pan • Stephen Denio • Thomas Eagan • Zoey Robinson * The Deeper Beauty France Hungers For KOSC 127Le Cercle Français • Evie Wilson • Naomi Fidler After Byzantium: Ottoman and Russian Competition for Imperial Legitimacy KOSC 109Hannah Morton

12:00pm EDT

Beauty in the Everyday: Restore Creation Photography Competition Jenks Library (near Bistro)Restore Creation • Chloe Ring * Discovering Beauty and Justice in Community KOSC 124Community Engagement Student Leaders • Abbie Roddy • Dan Young • Kate Rider • Mara Sell • Olivia Miller • Raven DeGrace • Selah Anna-Salu Banez * Doing Justice to Mathematical Beauty Around the World KOSC 126Ellie Wambold • Kaiwen Li • Joshua Miller • Samuel Wares * Broken Systems, Restored Justice: A Kingdom Perspective KOSC 127International Justice Mission and Social Welfare Club • Amy Hughes • Laurel Copp • Jesse Commanda • Kaitlyn Cammarata • Selah Steinle

1:00pm EDT

* Senior Art Showcase Sneak Peek KOS 109 (Fowler Lecture Hall)Ethan Blaisdell • James Wellborn • Jonathan VanAntwerp • Johnny Paul-Faina • Sandra (Xinjia) Pan • Vanessa Johnston * "A Still, Small Voice": God's Voice Across the World KOSC 124Linguistics Club • Annika Tophoven • Arwen Hefner • Boston Lamb • Evie Wilson • Hayden Harp • Johnny Paul-Faina • Micah Clarkson • Michael Roy • Neema Mungai • Ruth Holst • Xiomara Perez Puerta • Yerang Hong • Yoadan Caleb * The Bible Boat and Jesus Bus: Christians for Climate Change Justice at COP 30 KOSC 127Iris Mark • Rachael Dickerson

2:00pm EDT

Chinese Characters: A Visual Representation of Semantics KOSC 125Kari Lawrence Roman Ideals of Beauty and Justice KOSC 124HIS216 Class (History of Ancient Rome) • Aidan Orlando • Aubrey O'Malley • Benjamin Ward • Brian Panei • Cailin Giles • Danae Ericsson • Emily Zak • Hannah Coombs • Jack Birmingham • Kevin Whalen • Kyle Neprud • Madi Gormley • Nate Sorrell • Rosa Olan • Teagan Davenport * Twelfth Night: An Informal Discussion KOSC 127Brian Jason Lewis • Emmanuelle DeOliveira • Ginny Crimp • Gretchen Munter • Hannah Jennings • Kate Coburn • Sarah Bollacke

3:00pm EDT

* "But, Yet: A Theatrical Examination of Lament" KOSC 127Abi Eisner • Caroline Henninger • Carter Horne • Emmanuelle DeOliveira • Ginny Crimp • Hannah Jennings • Jamila-Ashanti Scales • Johnny Paul-Faina • Kate Coburn • Sawyer Everitt * Is Efficiency Beautiful? Rethinking Justice in the Age of AI KOSC 124Aalina Tejada Lara

4:00pm EDT

A Celebration of Symposium Reception Loggia (KOSC)

4:30pm EDT

* Symposium Theme Panel: A Conversation with Faculty, Staff, and Students Chairs' Room (KOSC)Johnny Paul-Faina • Kelly Foster • Kerilyn Harkaway-Krieger • Porter Sprigg