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- The Rev. Dr. Leith Anderson, President of the National Association of Evangelicals, to Provide Commencement Address -
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Roberts Wesleyan College will celebrate its annual commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, in the Voller Athletic Center on campus. More than 260 undergraduate students and more than 140 graduate students will participate in the event. Roberts Wesleyan College is pleased to have the Rev. Dr. Leith Anderson as the keynote speaker for the class of 2013. Anderson is president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and was senior pastor of Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie for more than 30 years.
“It is a great honor to have Rev. Dr. Leith Anderson speaking to our graduates on such a special day. His pastoring, writing and leadership role in the Christian community is acknowledged and respected by all members of the college,” Roberts Wesleyan College President Dr. John Martin said.
In addition to his role as president of NAE, Leith has a daily radio program with Wooddale Church called “Faith Matters,” which is heard in cities across America and overseas. Leith’s education includes a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Bradley University, a master’s degree in divinity from Denver Seminary and a doctorate in ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. His articles have been published in many periodicals and he has written numerous books, including “Dying for Change,” “A Church for the Twenty-First Century,” “Winning the Values War,” “Praying to the God You Can Trust,” “Leadership that Works,” “Becoming Friends with God,” “Jesus — An Intimate Portrait,” “How to Act Like a Christian” and “The Jesus Revolution.” Anderson lives in Eden Praire, Minn., with his wife, Charleen, and their four children.
Tickets are required to attend this event. For additional information, call 585-594-6350 or visit www.roberts.edu/commencement.
About Roberts Wesleyan College
With an enrollment of nearly 1,800 students and a tradition of excellence since 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a leader among liberal arts and professional studies colleges with a Christian worldview. Striving for higher learning with a higher purpose, the College offers more than 50 undergraduate programs taught by high-quality, caring faculty and graduate programs in business, education, health administration, healthcare informatics administration, marketing, nursing, school counseling and school psychology, and social work. Innovative undergraduate degree-completion programs are also available for working adults in health administration, nursing, organizational management and teacher education.
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