A long-held tradition at Wabash College, Chapel Talks are convened throughout the school year, inviting a member of our community to speak their thoughts on current matters within and outside these classic halls. Join us every Thursday for current or archived talks, as we cherish and advance the hon…
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Jon Pactor, Wabash class of 1971, with his talk titled: “Wabash Student Life: 1967-1971 and Today” Episode 164 – Original Speech Date: August 25, 2022
This week features the Senior Chapel of the Class of 2022: Dane Smith '22 Davionne Garrett '22 Kody Witham '22 Andrew Boyer '22 Episode 163 – Original Speech Date: April 28, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is a founding faculty member of the Malcolm X Institute Rev. Dr. Finley Campbell, with his talk titled: “Malcolm X and the Spirit of 1975 – the Unity of Gen. Lew Wallace of the 11th Indiana Volunteers (1863) and Director Horace Turner of the Malcolm X Institute (1971)” Episode 162 – Original Speech Date: April 21, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is CIBE Fellow for Professional Development Anthony Mendez, Wabash class of 2020, with his talk titled: “10 Rules for a Young Professional” Episode 161 – Original Speech Date: April 14, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Mayor of Crawfordsville Todd Barton, Wabash class of 2000, with his talk titled: "Leadership Lessons – From the Emergency Scene to Engineering Change." Episode 160 – Original Speech Date: April 7, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Brady Quackenbush, Wabash class of 2018, with his talk titled: “Good Days and How to Have Them” Episode 159 – Original Speech Date: March 31, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Professor of Spanish and Asian Studies Department Chair Dr. Dan Rogers, with his talk titled: “Conjugating Verbs in Paris” Episode 158 – Original Speech Date: March 24, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Henry Swift, class of 2018, with his talk titled: “My Wabash Family” Episode 157 – Original Speech Date: March 17, 2022
Speaking at a special Tuesday talk in Pioneer Chapel are seniors of the Little Giant Basketball Team and Head Coach Kyle Brumett, ahead of a trip to the Final Four. Episode 156 – Original Speech Date: March 15, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are officers of La Alianza, Vice-President Benjamin Sampsell '24 and President Jonathan Silva-Melendez '24, with their talk titled: “Construyendo un Hogar (Building a Home)” Episode 155 – Original Speech Date: March 3, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies Chase Breaux '24, Malik Barnes '23, K'tren Wilson '24, and James Love III '22, with their talk titled: “Erasing and Distorting History” Episode 154 – Original Speech Date: February 24, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Director of Professional Development Cassie Hagan, with her talk titled: “Being an Impact Player: Ducks Fly Together” Episode 153 – Original Speech Date: February 17, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies Kenny Coleman '22, Jackson Clayborne '22, and Allen Johnson Jr. '23, with their talk titled: “Celebrations: F.or U.s B.y U.s (FUBU)” Episode 152 – Original Speech Date: February 10, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Mental Health Concerns Committee Chairman Brayden Weiss, class of 2024, with his talk titled: “Mental Health Struggles Make You Stronger” Episode 151 – Original Speech Date: February 3, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Assistant Director of Career Services Aaron Morrison, with his talk titled: “Don't Panic, Organize: Collective Action for Social Change” Episode 150 – Original Speech Date: January 27, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Dr. Bill Cook, class of 1966, with his talk titled: “After Wabash: Remembering How to Learn 55 Years Later” Episode 149 – Original Speech Date: January 20, 2022
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Coach Will Bernhardt, with his talk titled: “The Importance of a Daily Shower” Episode 148 – Original Speech Date: December 9, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Mike Warren, Wabash class of 1993, with his talk titled: “Family Union” Episode 147 – Original Speech Date: December 2, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are student members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies Kenny Coleman '22, Willie Gupton '23, Evan Kanetkar '24, Alex Rotaru '22, and K'tren Wilson '24, with their talk titled: “Prioritizing Empathy & Living in the ‘Real World'” Episode 146 – Original Speech Date: November 18, 2021
This week speaking in Pioneer Chapel are members of the Little Giant Football Team and Head Coach Don Morel, for the annual Monon Bell Chapel. Episode 145 – Original Speech Date: Nov. 11, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Ayanna Tweedy, with her talk titled: “Other Duties as Assigned.” Episode 144 – Original Speech Date: November 4, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Dr. Michele Pittard, with her talk titled: “Get Curious, Make Do, and Feed the Fish” Episode 143 – Original Speech Date: October 28, 2021
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel is Scott Bye, Wabash class of 2019, with his talk titled: “Shut Up and Listen” Episode 142 – Original Speech Date: October 21, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Keith Owen, Wabash class of 2020, with his talk titled: “Long Days Make for Short Years” Episode 141 – Original Speech Date: October 7, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is alumnus Joe Mount '15, and students Joseph Julian '22, Zachariah Alvarado '23, and James Love III '22, with their talk titled: “Past, Present, and Future of Queer History” Episode 140 – Original Speech Date: September 30, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Associate Professor of History, Dr. Rick Warner, honorary Wabash alumnus class of 2013, with his talk titled: “Kitchen Wit and Wisdom” Episode 139 – Original Speech Date: September 23, 2021
This week's episode features a speech given in the Fall semester of 2014 by Tim Haffner, Wabash class of 1982, titled: “The Wabash Secret Sauce” Episode 138 – Original Speech Date: October 23, 2014
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel is Wabash class of 2018 alumnus Kenneth “Trey” Harnden III, with his talk titled: “Play Your Own Games” Episode 137 – Original Speech Date: September 9, 2021
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel is Student Body President Daniel Bass, Wabash class of 2022, with his talk titled: “Be Afraid and Embrace the Unknown” Episode 136 – Original Speech Date: September 2, 2021
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel is Nick Gray, Wabash class of 2015, with his talk titled: “Trust Me, Lean Into It.” Episode 135 – Original Speech Date: August 26, 2021
Our final episode of the season features a 2010 talk given by archivist Beth Swift, titled: “Thoughts on Our History” Episode 134 – Original Speech Date: April 15, 2010 ----------------------------- Beth's Blog, Dear Old Wabash: https://blog.wabash.edu/dearoldwabash/ Wabash From the Vault: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL662501E9537A6867
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Associate Professor of History, Dr. Rick Warner, honorary Wabash alumnus class of 2013, with his talk titled: “Scarlet Rays of Hope” Episode 133 – Original Speech Date: April 29, 2021
This week features the Senior Chapel of the Class of 2021: Drew Buttrum ’21 Jeffrey Inman ’21 Jacob Page ’21 Justin Kopp ’21 Episode 132 – Original Speech Date: April 22, 2021
This week features a 2009 talk given by professor Scott Himsel, Wabash class of 1985, titled: “Lies, Myths, or Harmless Falsehood? Why We Can't Tell the Truth about the Supreme Court, and the (not so) Curious Case of Sonia Sotomayor” Episode 131 – Original Speech Date: September 17, 2009
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is George Vinihakis, Wabash class of 2015, with his talk titled: “Make It Happen” Episode 130 – Original Speech Date: April 8, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Zackery Carl, Wabash class of 2018, with his talk titled: “Work in Progress” Episode 129 – Original Speech Date: April 1, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Wabash’s Acting Dean of Students Greg Redding, class of 1988, with his talk titled: “Show Up and Listen” Episode 128 – Original Speech Date: March 25, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Matthew Page, Wabash class of 2013, with his talk titled: “Networking and Wabash – Be Active and Persistent” Episode 127 – Original Speech Date: March 18, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is John Castro, Wabash class of 1997, with his talk titled: “Wabash Words of Wisdom” Episode 126 – Original Speech Date: March 11, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Andrew Miller, Wabash class of 1990, with his talk titled: “Humility and Contrition” Episode 125 – Original Speech Date: March 4, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Brian Parks, Wabash class of 2018, with his talk titled: “Unity and Inspiration” Episode 124 – Original Speech Date: February 25, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Adam Phipps, Wabash class of 2011, with his talk titled: “Son. Brother. Husband. Father.” Episode 123 – Original Speech Date: February 18, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Head Cross-Country Coach Tyler McCreary, with his talk titled: “Embrace the Chase” Episode 122 – Original Speech Date: February 11, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are James Love III ’22, Willard Gupton Jr. ’23, Andrew Young ’21, Allen Johnson Jr. ’23, & Kenny Coleman ’22, with their talk titled: “28 Days of Acceptable Blackness: Black History IS History” Episode 121 – Original Speech Date: February 4, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is John Janak, Wabash class of 2019, with his talk titled: “Embrace the Unknown” Episode 120 – Original Speech Date: January 28, 2021
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Vice President of the National Association of Wabash Men Kip Chase, Wabash class of 2003, with his talk titled: “Leading in the Age of Civility” Episode 119 – Original Speech Date: November 12, 2020
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel are Wabash College faculty & staff who are first-generation college graduates: Dean Michelle Janssen – “Bingeing to Belong” Dean Steven Jones ’87 – “Want vs. Need” Professor Michael Abbott ’85 – “Dirty Laundry Episode 118 – Original Speech Date: November 5, 2020
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Wabash College Class Agent for the Class of 2011 Jake German, with his talk titled: “A Civil Discussion in an Uncivil Time” Episode 117 – Original Speech Date: October 29, 2020
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel is Wabash College alumnus class of 2017, Anthony Douglas II, with his talk titled: “Dear Wabash. With Love.” Episode 116 – Original Speech Date: October 22, 2020
Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is former Wabash College basketball and golf coach Mac Petty, with his talk titled: “The 1982 National Champs” Episode 115 – Original Speech Date: October 15, 2020
Speaking outside Pioneer Chapel are student members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies Andrew Young ’21, Maddox Lee ’22, Micah Walker ’21, and Kenny Coleman ’22, with their talk titled: “America Through a Colored Lens” Episode 114 – Original Speech Date: October 8, 2020
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