UNITED METHODIST STUDENT FORUM TO MEET AT ADRIAN COLLEGE posted 5/12/06
Adrian campus selected for premier event; hundreds to visit from nation and world

Adrian College is excited to be hosting the premier international college student event of The United Methodist Church later this month. Religious life is an active and growing part of the student experience at Adrian. Above, Adrian students take part in an outdoor chapel service.

The premier international college student event of The United Methodist Church will meet on the campus of Adrian College May 25-28.

The Student Forum of the United Methodist Student Movement, sponsored by the denomination's General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, is a leadership development conference for college and university students. It is expected to draw 600 to 700 college students from around the nation and world, as well as internationally-recognized speakers and professionals in church-related higher education.

The forum seeks to provide leadership training, Bible study, theological reflection, worship, and education for social justice. It also offers a gathering place and time to discuss and take action regarding national/international issues. Recent student forum events have been held in Mississippi, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Montana.

“Students at Adrian College feel very privileged and blessed to know that the 2006 Student Forum will be held on our campus,” said Robin Huth, president of the Adrian College student Religious Life Council.

The May gathering will allow Adrian College to offer several leadership gifts to the church: the passion of committed students and staff, the energy and vision of Adrian President Jeffrey Docking, improved campus facilities, and a chaplaincy that has developed a model Pre-Seminary program.

One of the workshops offered during the forum will delve into Adrian College and its roots in social justice and the Underground Railroad.

The United Methodist Student Forum harks back to pre-World War II nationwide campus spiritual life movements and was established in 1989.

Adrian College, located in southeast Michigan, is a private residential college related to The United Methodist Church. (More about Adrian College)