The Norbert O. Schedler Honors College Alumni Retreat at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Registration is $50 and covers all meals and snacks for the day plus activities. A fee waiver is available for those unable to pay. Lodging is available on the 23rd and/or 24th for $140/night by calling 501.727.5435. Room options at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute can be viewed here.
Register for the event no later than September 1 by clicking here.
10:00 – 10:30
Registration and Refreshments | Flagstone at the Showbarn
10:30 – 11:00
Welcome | Showbarn
Dr. Patricia Smith, Dean
11:00 – 12:00
Faculty Lectures*
Dr. Donna Bowman, Professor | Governor’s Conference Room
Theological Perspectives on the Evangelical Sexual Abuse Crisis
Dr. Allison Wallace, Professor | Rock Theater
Episodes in the Story of Money
12:00 – 12:45
Lunch | Conference Dining
1:00 – 2:15
Book Discussion Groups* | Various Locations
Doug Corbitt, Lecturer
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Dr. Leah Horton, Associate Dean
The Broken Ladder: How Inequality Affects the Way We Think, Live, and Die by Keith Payne
Dr. Ellen Hostetter, Associate Professor
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Cindy Lea, Lecturer
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
*Childcare provided by current honors students during this time (waiver required)
2:30 – 5:00
Free Time/Activities | WRI Grounds
Game Room | President’s Lodge
Hike | Petit Jean Mountain
Nature Walk | Butterfly Garden & Trails
Fishing (stocked pond) | Boat House
Kayaks/Canoes | Boat House
Bicycling (8 bikes available)
Tennis/Racquetball | Tennis Courts
Bocceball
Baggo
3:00 – 3:30
Guided Improv | Boat House Pavilion
Dr. Adam Frank, Professor
3:30 – 4:00
Refreshment Break | Showbarn Lobby
5:00 – 5:45
Alumni Social/Cash Bar | Patio
6:00 – 6:45
Dinner | Conference Dining
7:00 – 8:30
Entertainment & Closing Remarks | Boathouse
8:30
Game Room Open for Night Owls | President’s Lodge
