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Love Your Neighbor
- Sat, Aug 29, 2026
- 12:30 pm–3:00 pm
Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC) Auditorium
The Love Your Neighbor event during Welcome Week invites new students into the biblical call to loving your neighbor right here on 51±¬ÁÏ's campus.
Kickoff: 12:30–1 p.m.
Love Your Neighbor starts with a kickoff in the CFAC auditorium, where we'll introduce the theme, sessions, and logistics.
Then, you'll choose your breakout session options, which will further explore how to love your neighbor as yourself as a new student at 51±¬ÁÏ.
Rotation One: Love Your Neighbor, 1:15–2 p.m.
| Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Music = builds community | Nate Glasper | Recital hall |
| Anti racism | Josh Samarco | Gezon Auditorium |
| Disability Inclusion | Kevin Timpe | Meeter Center Lecture Hall |
| Political difference | Micah Watson | Commons Annex |
| Christian Community | Pastor Mary | Chapel |
| Enviornmental justice | Andrea Lubberts | Hekman Library Basement |
Rotation Two: As Yourself, 2:15–3 p.m.
| Topic | Speaker | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health | Hennie Schoon | Recital hall |
| AI | Amanda Matthysse | Gezon Auditorium |
| Personal Wellbeing | Caitlin Finch | Meeter Center Lecture Hall |
| Study habits | Kyle Heys | Commons Annex |
| Making the Faith my own | Pastor Mary | Chapel |
| Race/Identity | Stacia Hoeksema | Hekman Library Basement |