Fellows’ Activities
Fellows participated in the following events and activities during the 2007–08 term:
August 2007
28: Fellows arrive
30: Guest Speaker: Dr. Os Guinness, author and social critic, on calling and on culture, lunch together
31: Fellow training at Osprey Point Conference and Retreat Center
31: Movie Discussion: Freedom Writers
September
4: First day of class
8: Movie Discussion: The Apostle
9: Crab feast with Tom and DeAnne Hutchison
12: Guest Speaker: Susie Harburg
13: Guest Speaker: Fred Harburg
14: Scholar in Residence: Dr. David Powlison
14-16: Parents weekend
16: Kickoff Dinner in Annapolis hosted by the Bob and Diane Kramer
17: Trinity Forum event at Evermay, keynote speaker Dr. Roger Scruton
18: Day of Silence and Solitude
20: Guest Speaker: Dr. David Aikman, spoke after lunch together
21: Movie Discussion: Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
22: Fishing and sailing in the Chesapeake
25: White House tour
28: Shabbat Dinner hosted by Jerry Eisley and the Washington Arts Group
28-9: Scholar in Residence: Andrew Briggs
30: Boating and talk with Paul and Terry Klaassen
October
2: Guest Speaker: Andrew Briggs
3: Fellows Bible study begins
5: Alumni gathering in Washington, DC
5: Movie Discussion: Magnolia
6: Camping trip to Charlottesville, VA
7: Scholar in Residence: Randy Morgan
10: Movie Discussion: The House of Sand and Fog
11: Guest Speaker: Randy Morgan
13-15: Scholar in Residence: Janet Gibbs
16: Fellows begin to share life stories
19: Guest Speaker: Doug Forrester
19: Fall Board Meeting
20: Mentors Luncheon hosted by Ann Holladay
21: Guest Speaker: A.B. Puckett
22: Day of Silence and Solitude
23: Guest Speaker: Bob Kramer, spoke following dinner together
26: Scholar in Residence: Dan and Kathy Russ
November
3: Academy awareness event in Boston
8-10: Fellows Retreat in Charlottesville, keynote speaker Mike Metzger
16: Life Together, group meeting
17-26: Fall break
29: Guest Speaker: Dr. Donald Drew, dinner and symphony
December
Nov 30-Dec 2: Academy Conference: Assessing & Engaging Global Culture with Dr. Os Guinness and Doug Holladay
6: Community Thanksgiving meal
7: Movie Discussion: Bruce Almighty
7-8: Emerging Evangelical Intelligentsia Conference at Boston University
8: Handel’s Messiah concert in Baltimore
11: Guest: Mark Potter
13: Friends of the Academy Christmas Party
21-Jan 6: Christmas break
January 2008
7: Classes resume
8: Guest Speaker: Ann Holladay
10: Guest Speaker: Ben Rogers and Dr. Sandra Bunn-Livingstone, Esq. with Christian Solidarity Worldwide
11-12: Loving Your Neighbor in the City Conference, Washington, DC
14: Guest Speaker: Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project
15: Guest Speaker: Peter Flannigan
17: Diplomacy Lecture, Christ Church Easton
18: Literary Night at St. Michael’s Perk Coffee Shop
19: Guest Speaker: Ashley Berner, DPhil at Oxford, educational philosophy
24: Guest Speakers: Tom and DeAnne Hutchison followed by Bella Luna dinner
February
1: Winter Board meeting
1-3: Alumni weekend
5: Guest Speaker: Ursula Meese
11: Guest Speaker: Dr. John Powell, history professor at Oklahoma Baptist University
17-20: Scholar in Residence: Chris Knowles (‘06)
18: Guest Speaker: Jason Bernd, M&A executive with Princeton Hospital System
21: Guest Speaker: Dr. Robert Reese, international aid expert
27: Fellows teaching days begin
28: Ethics and Public Policy Center: Dr. James Bowman
March
6: Friends of the Academy Dinner with Dr. Os Guinness
10: Guest Speaker: Mark Potter, director of GreenTree Charter
11: Scholar in Residence: Roman Williams, PhD candidate in sociology at Boston University
13: Heritage Foundation lecture with Dr. Os Guinness
16: Guest Speaker: Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project
17: Guest Speaker: Syman Stevens, MA candidate at Columbia University
19-25: Spring break
19: Raleigh Awareness Event hosted by Trinity Forum Trustee Chris Evans
28: Conference with Falls Church Fellows at Osprey Point, speaker Dr. Todd Daly
April
1 Guest Speaker: Fr. Patrick Samway, literature professor at St. Joseph’s University
7 Friends of the Academy Reception with Dr. Michael Lindsay, sociology professor at Rice University, author of Faith in the Halls of Power, hosted by Academy chairman Bob Kramer
8: Guest Speaker: Dr. Michael Lindsay
9: Guest Speaker: Gary Haugen, founder and President of International Justice Mission
10: Scholar in Residence: Lydia Bean, PhD candidate at Harvard University
22: Guest Speaker: Trinity Forum Trustee Chris Evans
23: National Gallery tour with Ed Knippers and Jerry Eisely, reception following at Foxhall Gallery
25: Final research projects due
28: Research project presentations begin
30: Guest Speaker: Dr. Os Guinness
May
2: Guest Speaker: Skip Schoenhals, President, WSFS Bank
4: Host Family Gathering hosted by John and Karen Mathis
6: Guest Speaker: Dr. Ravi Zacharias
8: Guest Speaker: Jim Skillen, Center for Public Justice
9: Guest Speaker: Dr. Os Guinness
22: Academy Graduation
