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New York Times article: “A Little Respect for Dr. Foster”

A Little Respect for Dr. Foster New York Times, Sunday March 28, 2015: ONE sign of a landmark shift in public attitudes: A poll last year found that Americans approved more of gays and lesbians (53 percent) than of evangelical … Continue reading

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PBS interview with Chinese economist Zhao Xiao

Jesus in China: PBS interview with Zhao Xiao Zhao Xiao is a prominent Chinese economist who has gained attention for arguing that China’s economy would benefit from the spread of Christianity. He wrote an essay in the Chinese edition of … Continue reading

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New Faculty Interview – Thanks to All Who’ve Participated

Many thanks to all who’ve helped the Faculty Commons New Faculty Interview.  From Political Science to Crop Science, Aerospace Engineering to Finance – over 50 new faculty have participated so far.  We especially appreciate the feedback from those who would describe themselves as atheists … Continue reading

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Aletheia – ἀλήθεια – a Christian Academic Journal at Cal Poly

Aletheia is a Christian academic journal being launched by a group of students at Cal Poly.   Similar journals have been launched on a dozen East Coast universities – Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth – as well as UC Berkeley and the … Continue reading

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Cal Poly SLO Alpha: Exploring the Meaning of Life

The Alpha course is seven week series, seeking to introduce other to the basics of the Christian faith through a series of talks and discussions. It is described by its organizers as “an opportunity to explore the meaning of life”. It … Continue reading

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Video Link: “Nurturing the Yawp: An Atheist and a Christian discuss Education, Achievement, and the Point of Learning”

Please enjoy this video link from our Feb 12, 2015 Veritas Forum event featuring our guest Dr. Francis Su (Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College) dialoguing with Dr. Ken Brown (Philosophy, Cal Poly) on “Nurturing the Yawp: An Atheist and a Christian discuss Education, Achievement, … Continue reading

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Faculty Response Panel Lunch: Wednesday Feb 18th 12-1pm UU 220

We hope you and your students will join us for a faculty response panel Wednesday February 18th in UU 220 as three professors share their thoughts on last week’s Veritas Forum. It’s our hope that students and faculty, from whatever … Continue reading

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Nurturing the Yawp: Feb 12th Veritas Forum in the PAC

Thursday evening Feb 12th hundreds of students and faculty were at the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center to hear Dr. Francis Su and Dr. Ken Brown discuss the motivation for education, achievement, and the point of learning. Many thanks to everyone who prayed for … Continue reading

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Veritas Forum evening event: Thursday Feb 12th 7:30-9pm

                        Some people ask “Why are we here?” in regard to life itself, life on earth, in a cosmic sense. At this year’s Veritas Forum we’re asking, “Why are … Continue reading

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Veritas Forum Faculty Lunch 1-2pm Thursday Feb 12th

Thursday, February 12th 1-2pm in UU 220 the Veritas Forum is hosting a welcome lunch for faculty with our guest Dr. Francis Su. The most important human pursuits arise from a quest for meaning. How does that fact shape the way we … Continue reading

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