Grace College To Offer Series Of Lectures
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
WINONA LAKE - Beginning as early as the 1890s to as recently as the 1960s, Winona Lake was synonymous with platform presentations.
Speakers such as Booker T. Washington, Helen Keller, Admiral Richard Byrd, William Jennings Bryan, Billy Graham, Wil Rogers and many more all used Winona Lake as a forum to communicate both ideas and ideals to their generations.
Grace College will present the American Lyceum Lecture Series to provide a setting for a new generation of public speakers.
"The idea behind this public lecture series is to provide high-quality speakers that would be attractive to our community," said Steve Grill, Grace College dean of community education. He said the lecture series is designed for the community as a way for Grace College to say thanks for everything the community has done for Grace.
The first of the lecture series will be held Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Westminster Hall. Open to the public, there is no admission charge.
Edward L. Hubbard, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and author of "Escape From the Box," will be the first speaker of the series and will speak on the "price of success."
There will be two lectures a year in the series. The college is in contact with many different people, Grill said, to ensure that their speakers are "really good."
He said, "The idea would be to find people in business, politics, education - a very broad range.
"We want the speaker to come in and challenge us to think about our culture and community today."
Grill said Hubbard was chosen for a number of reasons.
"His experience as a prisoner of war certainly can provide lessons to us about overcoming obstacles," Grill said. He said he couldn't imagine being a POW for six years and then being released and still in good spirits.
"He has a unique background many of us will never experience," Grill said.
Hubbard served in Vietnam and was a POW in North Vietnam for 2,420 days. After his release in 1973, he earned five college degrees in seven years in his spare time while continuing his military career.
He began motivational speaking in 1985 and is a published author on the subject of overcoming adversity and the power of human potential.
Hubbard's visit is sponsored by the financial services firm Edward Jones. [[In-content Ad]]
WINONA LAKE - Beginning as early as the 1890s to as recently as the 1960s, Winona Lake was synonymous with platform presentations.
Speakers such as Booker T. Washington, Helen Keller, Admiral Richard Byrd, William Jennings Bryan, Billy Graham, Wil Rogers and many more all used Winona Lake as a forum to communicate both ideas and ideals to their generations.
Grace College will present the American Lyceum Lecture Series to provide a setting for a new generation of public speakers.
"The idea behind this public lecture series is to provide high-quality speakers that would be attractive to our community," said Steve Grill, Grace College dean of community education. He said the lecture series is designed for the community as a way for Grace College to say thanks for everything the community has done for Grace.
The first of the lecture series will be held Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Westminster Hall. Open to the public, there is no admission charge.
Edward L. Hubbard, retired U.S. Air Force colonel and author of "Escape From the Box," will be the first speaker of the series and will speak on the "price of success."
There will be two lectures a year in the series. The college is in contact with many different people, Grill said, to ensure that their speakers are "really good."
He said, "The idea would be to find people in business, politics, education - a very broad range.
"We want the speaker to come in and challenge us to think about our culture and community today."
Grill said Hubbard was chosen for a number of reasons.
"His experience as a prisoner of war certainly can provide lessons to us about overcoming obstacles," Grill said. He said he couldn't imagine being a POW for six years and then being released and still in good spirits.
"He has a unique background many of us will never experience," Grill said.
Hubbard served in Vietnam and was a POW in North Vietnam for 2,420 days. After his release in 1973, he earned five college degrees in seven years in his spare time while continuing his military career.
He began motivational speaking in 1985 and is a published author on the subject of overcoming adversity and the power of human potential.
Hubbard's visit is sponsored by the financial services firm Edward Jones. [[In-content Ad]]