ANTICIPATED CONFERENCE SCHEDULE*
*Note: Start and end times are set, other times may change. Final schedule available in September.
FRIDAY, October 28
1:15 – 3:00 p.m. Registration opens
Shinn Center, lower level
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Showcase Lipscomb University
3:00 – 3:45 p.m. Welcome, Introductions, and Lipscomb University Gospel Choir
Shinn Center, upper level
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Opening Plenary Address
Eddie Glaude, Princeton University
Shinn Center, upper level
5:00 – 5:45 p.m. Small Discussion Groups around Eddie Glaude lecture
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Reception, dinner, awards
Shinn Center, upper level
8:00 p.m. Vespers: Schrader Lane Church of Christ Chorus
SATURDAY, October 29
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at hotels
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Registration
Shinn Center, lower level
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Second Plenary Address
Tabatha Jones Jolivet, Azusa Pacific University
Shinn Center, upper level
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 – 11:15 a.m. Third Plenary Address
Forrest E. Harris, Sr., President, American Baptist College
Shinn Center, upper level
11:20 – 12:15 a.m. Small group discussions integrating all three plenary addresses
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Luncheon and announcements
1:30 p.m. Musical Performance: Calvin and Odessa Settles
3:00 p.m. Tour National Museum of African American Music
5:00 p.m. Night on the Town: Fifth and Broad, downtown Nashville
SUNDAY, October 30
7:00 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast at hotels
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Mass at Hilton Hotel Green Hills
8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Closing plenary, Hilton Green Hills Hotel
