Schedule

All events will take place on the campus of Duke University.

Monday, October 8
9:30 a.m.–
2:00 p.m.		 Registration Schaeffer Mall
Bryan Center
11:30 a.m. Alumni Homecoming Luncheon
Class Reunions
Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association
Distinguished Alumni Award Presentation		 Von Canon Hall
Bryan Center
1:30 p.m. Convocation Opening Page Auditorium
2:00 p.m. The Bread of Life
First Gray Lecture: Norman Wirzba		 Page Auditorium
3:00 p.m. Break Duke Divinity School
3:30 p.m.–
5:00 p.m. 		 Continuing Education Seminars Various locations
Duke Divinity School
5:30 p.m.  Worship: A Service of the Word
Carol Bechtel, preaching		 Duke Chapel
     
Tuesday, October 9
8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer Goodson Chapel
Duke Divinity School
9:00 a.m. When the Tree of Knowledge Becomes a Vine
First Hickman Lecture: Wes Jackson		 Page Auditorium
10:00 a.m. Break Duke Divinity School
10:30 a.m. The Land, Our Food, and Our Responsibility
A conversation with Wendell Berry and Wes Jackson		 Page Auditorium
12:00 noon Convocation Celebration!
Lunch and gathering time		 Von Canon Hall
Bryan Center
1:30 p.m. Saying Grace
Second Gray Lecture: Norman Wirzba		 Page Auditorium
3:00 p.m. Break Duke Divinity School
3:30 p.m.–
5:00 p.m.		 Continuing Education Seminars Various locations
Duke Divinity School
5:30 p.m. Worship: A Service of the Word
Ellen Davis, preaching		 Duke Chapel
7:00 p.m. Dean's Club Celebration Dinner
(by invitation only)		  
     
Wednesday, October 10
8:15 a.m. Morning Prayer Goodson Chapel
Duke Divinity School
9:00 a.m. On Membership and Belonging
A conversation with Wendell Berry and Greg Jones 		Page Auditorium
10:30 a.m. Worship: A Service of Word and Table  Duke Chapel
     

Schedule Highlights

 

 

Alumni and friends are invited to the Alumni Homecoming Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Monday to kick off Convocation and Pastors’ School. Program highlights will include:
• reunion class tables
• recognition of the newest Half- Century Alumni from the class of 1957
• and the presentation of the 2007 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Come, connect and celebrate Duke Divinity School with your friends and classmates.

The cost is $12 per person.

Sign up for the Convocation Celebration at noon on Tuesday. Don’t miss this opportunity to visit with friends, meet new colleagues, and mingle with divinity school faculty during this casual luncheon.

The cost is $12 per person.

Experience Daily Worship in Duke Chapel as an integral part of Convocation & Pastors’ School. Join us for Morning Prayer in Goodson Chapel on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

Continuing Education Seminars will be offered on Monday and Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. Relish this opportunity for small-group learning with Duke faculty, invited guests and colleagues.  Space in seminars is limited, so be sure to register early.  One CEU will be awarded to registrants who attend a seminar and all lectures.

The cost is $40 per person.