Friday, December 19, 2008

Graduate and BOLD

Ceremony: December 19, 2:00 p.m.
MANDATORY Rehearsal: December 19, 12:00 noon
Location: Chase Gymnasium

Undergraduate

Ceremony: December 19, 7:00 p.m.
MANDATORY Rehearsal: December 19, 10:00 a.m.
Location: Chase Gymnasium

**Tickets are NOT required to attend

 

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

Undergraduate, Graduate, and BOLD

LEE STROBEL

Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of nearly twenty books and has been interviewed on numerous national television programs, including ABC’s 20/20, Fox News, and CNN.

Strobel has a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School. After becoming a devoted Christian, Strobel joined the staff of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL in 1987, where he later became the teaching pastor. In 2000, he joined Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, CA, as a teaching pastor. He left Saddleback’s staff in mid-2002 to focus on writing.

Strobel quickly became a famous author, writing books including God’s Outrageous Claims, The Case for Christmas, Exploring the Da Vinci Code (co-authored with Garry Poole) and Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage, which he wrote with his wife, Leslie. For two seasons, Strobel was executive producer and host of the weekly national network television program Faith Under Fire. He was also a contributing editor and columnist for Outreach magazine.

HONORARY DOCTORATE

PHILIP JOHNSON

Biola University is pleased to award Phillip E. Johnson with an Honorary Doctor of Laws, for distinction in public service.  Honorary degrees are awarded by formal action of the Board of Trustees on recommendation by the university president to recognize individuals who have a clear evangelical Christian testimony and have demonstrated significant service and achievement over an extended period of time, which is national or international in nature and is relevant to the mission of Biola University.

Johnson, a retired UC Berkeley professor of law, is also the author of Darwin on Trial, a key piece of literature for the Intelligent Design movement, of which he is considered a founder. He was previously honored at Biola in 2004 when he received the inaugural Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth for his dedicated work in the area of Intelligent Design.

Johnson will receive his honorary degree at Biola University’s Graduate Commencement Ceremony on December 19, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. in Chase Gymnasium.

Live Webcast

A live webcast will be available during both Graduate/BOLD and Undergraduate ceremonies. A link to the webcast will be available on the Biola home page 10 minutes before the start of the ceremony.

Feature

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