Two Lubbock Christian University alumni, as well as several undergraduate students and faculty, are presenting at the LCU Scholars Colloquium on Thursday and Friday.

The Scholars Colloquium serves as a forum for undergraduate research and scholarly presentations by LCU students.

Matt Joyner, another LCU alumnus and assistant professor of biochemistry at Pepperdine University, teaches biochemistry and investigates the chemical and pharmacological properties of native medicinal plants used by local American Indians. His presentation will be offered in the Baker Conference Center at 10:45 a.m. on Friday.

The colloquium has become a grand tradition of honoring our students and faculty for their research, and a way to show the larger community that the academic quest at LCU is strong and vibrant, said Stacy Patty, director of LCUs Honors Program and a professor of religion.

Crystal Silva-McCormick, a graduate of LCU and a doctoral candidate in Interfaith Relations at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, will be addressing issues of injustice, particularly among those poor and marginalized in society, and how poverty is interrelated to both injustice and economic disadvantages. Her presentation is scheduled for Thursday at 7 p.m., and it will be given in the Collier Auditorium in the Talkington Center for Nursing Education.

In addition to the keynote addresses, there will be more than 90 presentations and posters during the Scholars Colloquium, a combination of seniors doing capstone projects and other students presenting findings from their scholarly research at the undergraduate level. LCU faculty will also make research presentations.

All presentations are free and open to the public. Please see lcu.edu/scholars for the full Scholars Colloquium schedule.

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