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Robert Spurrier, Oklahoma State University
Honors College and Honors Program Administration; NCHC’s Basic Characteristics; Budgeting;
External Reviews; Consulting
Mary Todd, Marshall University
Transitioning to an Honors College; Serving as Founding Dean; Curriculum
Rick Vaughn, Paradis Valley Community College
Honors in Multi-College District; Retreats; Evaluating an Honors Program Using the Basic
Characteristics; Honors Throughout the Curriculum Including Math and Science
Student Interdisciplinary Research Panel
Sponsored by Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company
Friday, October 22
3:30 PM – 4:40 PM
Marriott Tower 2nd Floor, Basie Ballroom C1
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Medieval History and Culture: Lancelot, Female Mystics and the Spread of Christianity
Moderator: Jocelyn Jackson, NCHC past president (1986)
Sir Lancelot: The Paradox at the Heart of King Arthur’s Court
Pavel Goriacko, Long Island University *
Can the most trusted knight at King Arthur’s court also be the knight most critical of the court’s
values In medieval romances, that knight is Sir Lancelot. How does he manage to reject the core
values of the court and yet retain his highly valued position at the Round Table
A League of Their Own: How Saint Birgitta of Sweden and Margery Kempe Put Spiritual
Virginity on the Canonization Docket
Jacquelyn E. Hoermann, University of Missouri-Kansas City *
In the 14th century, it was unheard of for a religious figure to be a mother, because religious
figures worthy of canonization had to be virgins. St. Birgitta of Sweden and Margery Kempe
were mothers who established their spirituality regardless of their sexual status through
revelations shrouded in maternal imagery.
The Spread of Medieval Christianity
Thomas Martz, Towson University *
Unlike other periods in history, the conversion to Christianity among the Celts and Anglo–
Saxons occurred quickly. In order to understand this cultural shift, we must consider those
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