Religious Life Convocation Series announced
By Staff Report, August 9, 2010
Journalist Byron Pitts will kick off the Franklin College Religious Life Convocation Series with a lecture on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Branigin Room of the Napolitan Student Center.
He is the recipient of two national Emmy Awards, a Black Journalist Award, four Associated Press Awards and six regional Emmy Awards.
Pitts covered the Iraq War, the September 11th attacks, the war in Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina, military buildup in Kuwait and the refugee crisis in Kosovo. He is a Contributing Correspondent to CBS’s 60 Minutes, CBS News Chief national Correspondent and an Author.
During his lecture, Pitts will share the story of how his faith helped him make it through the hard times.
Other speakers in the yearlong series include:
· Jeff Zeleny on Tuesday, Oct. 12
· Eboo Patel on Thursday Nov. 4
· Sheyann Webb-Christburg on Monday, Jan. 17, 2011
· Marcus Borg on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011
· Sally Bingham on Thursday March 3, 2011
· Dave Dravecky on Wednesday, April 13, 2011
All the lectures are free and no ticket is required to attend. Seating is limited.
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