WINTER Schedule of Topics

WINTER 2026 Weekly Topics & Speakers Schedule 

Theme: The Science of Humanity

+ Social Events (=🎈)

Weekly Meetings 

Main Meetings  are Wednesdays 4-5:15pm, with preceding "Study Hall" 2:30-4:00 same room

1/7 (RUC 1225)     What is Epiphany? 

1/14 (RUC Kochoff B)     Scott Cherry, Chapter Director

Why Care About Humanity? ...What's  Good and  Not  Good  About Us?

🎳 1/17   All-Campus Bowling, 6-8pm.   Location TBA

THIS WEEK

1/21 (RUC 1225)     Dr. Josh Welch from UM Ann Arbor 

Philosophy of AI, Social Implications:  Is AI Destined to Become the New Humanity? 

1/28 (RUC 1225)     Anna Rowell (Med student at WSU) and John Bayon, Campus Minister to Medical and Dental students

What Health, Healthcare, and Medicine Says About Humanity

1/30-2/1   Winter Retreat  (See dedicated retreat page.)

2/4 (RUC 1225)     Joseph Ratcliff (current pastor and musician, former public school teacher, and grad from WSU)

Humanity and Music: Why do humans love music, and what does this say about GOD?

2/11 (RUC 1227)     Carl Wellborn (UM-Dearborn graduate and current 'spiritual entrepreneur')

Humanity and Happiness:  Why is happiness such a big deal for humans, and so hard to get?

2/18 (RUC 1225)     John Allen, Assistant Chapter Director 

Ash Wednesday and Ramadan: What Religions Tell Us About Humanity

2/25 (CASL 1018)     Student ChaiNa Jade-Parton,  current UM-Dearborn student

"What's Love Got to Do With It?"  What Is Love and Why Do We All Want it?

2/28 -  3/8   Spring Break

 2/28, 3-6pm - Ice Skating at Campus Martius

3/11 (RUC 1225)      Alumnus Aaron Seta, recent grad in December '25

"Why do we Suffer?"  The Problem of Evil, Pain, and Suffering 

3/18 (RUC 1225)      Uriah & Olivia Jeshurun, 2014 Alumni, married with children

Marriage & Family: What do they say about Humanity and GOD?

*Also, Game Night, 6-8pm, Mardigian Library, 2nd floor

3/25 (RUC 1225)       Student Ashley McFarlin

Do We Have Souls?  The Importance of the Human Spirit

4/1 (RUC 1225)          Pastor Jonathan Lacey, Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Detroit

Holy Wednesday   The Death of Death: What the death of Christ can teach us about death

4/8 (RUC 1225)           Ebi Baralaye, Ceramicist, Professor of 3D Art and Design, UM-Ann Arbor

God, Art, and Resurrection: What art can teach us about God and the supernatural world 

4/15 (RUC 1225)    TBD

4/22    TBD

*More info to be added. 🎉