Published on December 10, 2015 by Josh Reeves  

The Samford University Science and Religion Club received official unanimous approval from the Faculty Campus Life Committee on December 3. Sarah McGhee and Elizabeth are Co-Presidents and Dr. Steve Donaldson is the faculty sponsor.

The club has already been active, kicking off with a pizza Q&A with Dr. Josh Reeves, Dr. Emily Hynds, and Dr. Matt Kerlin around the theme Real Talk: Faith and Academics from the Professors’ Perspective. Other Fall events included student Q&A sessions with guests Dr. Denis Alexander from the University of Cambridge and Dr. Mark Harris from the University of Edinburgh. A number of activities are in the works for the Spring, 2016 semester.

Initial funding for the club comes from the Scholarship and Christianity in Oxford and the Oxford Interdisciplinary Seminars in Science and Religion: Bridging the Two Cultures of Science and the Humanities program in conjunction with a grant received by Dr. Donaldson.

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.