Join us October 3, 2025 for this free conference as we equip high school students and educators to read and teach the great books.
Conference Schedule
Subject to Change
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| 8:30 a.m. | Check In Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
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| Coffee and Danishes Geiger Center, Gathering Room |
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| 9 a.m. | Welcome Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Educator Breakout Session 1: “Faith, Fatherhood, and the Great Books Tradition” with Dr. Daniel Spillman Geiger Center, Rooms 212–213 |
Student Creative Writing Workshop with Dr. Benjamin Myers Geiger Center, Rooms 214–215 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Educator Breakout Session 2: “From Arthur to Aslan: Teaching Tools for Raising Up Redemptive Readers and Writers” with Dr. Lindsey Panxhi Geiger Center, Rooms 212–213 |
Student Campus Tour Begins in lobby outside Geiger Center 219–220 |
| Educator Breakout Session 3: “Teaching T. S. Eliot” with Dr. Alan Noble Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
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| 12 p.m. | Lunch Geiger Center, Gathering Room |
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| 1:15 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote: Andrew Black Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
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| 2:15 p.m. | Awards Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
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| 3 p.m. | Educator Panel: Great Books Across Educational Contexts—A Conversation with Andrew Black, Rachel Byrd, and Holly Kubiak Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
Student Class Session with Dr. Benjamin Myers Bailey Business Center, Tulsa Royalties Auditorium |
| 4 p.m. | Student Panel: Life at OBU Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 (Educators and parents are welcome to attend) |
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| 5 p.m. | Downtime | |
| 6:15 p.m. | Dinner and Evening Keynote: James Matthew Wilson Geiger Center, Rooms 219–220 |
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Registration is free for all attendees.
Students who register for the conference will receive a link to participate in the writing contest in their confirmation email.