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Graduation speaker suggestion still under consideration

February 22, 2008 by Kelsi Peace

By Kelsi Peace, Managing Editor

This is corrected version of a story that ran Feb. 22.

Plans to bring Jim Wallis, author of “The Great Awakening,” and contributor to Soujourners magazine, may not happen. In a meeting, Dr. Dwayne VanRheenen, provost, did not OK Congress inviting Wallis, Matt Greenberg, SA chief development officer, said. The possibility is still under consideration.

SA apportioned $13,000 in the budget for campus activities, which would include a graduation speaker. Cabinet members arranged to bring Wallace to campus, arranged for Books-A-Million to host a book signing and coordinated lodging for Wallis.

Greenberg said Van Rheenen told him they would want to bring a speaker like Wallis to speak at a larger venue rather than the 12-minute graduation slot.

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