It’s easy for Christian faculty to feel alone and isolated on a large campus like UF. A primary objective of the monthly faculty luncheon is to let people know we are on campus and we are Christ followers. Our desire is for our gathering to be a safe place for faculty who are seeking to know Christ. It’s also a place for Christian faculty to be strengthened in our witness for Christ as we mutually encourage one another to pursue the Lord. The speakers are generally UF professors and they cover topics that appeal to professors.
See below for dates and speakers. We’ll meet from 11:45 to 12:45 in a room in the UF Reitz Union.
Spring 2026
- Friday, February 27 – Cilia Zayas, PhD (UF College of Dentistry, Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science)
- Friday, March 27 – Paul Lim, PhD (Professor of Humanities, Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, University of Florida)
- Thursday, April 23 –Jack Mecholsky, PhD (Emeritus Professor, Materials Science and Engineering)
Fall 2025
- Thursday, September 11 – Gbola Adesogan, PhD (Professor, Animal Science; Assoc. Vice President and Director, Global Food Systems Institute)
- Friday, October 10 – One Cru Gathering to bring together the multiple movements within Cru. We’ll hear from a representative of each movement and pray together. Venue to be determined.
- Thursday, November 6 – Natalie Coers, PhD (Instructional Assistant Professor, Agricultural Education and Communication)
- Friday, December 5 – Ben Johnson, PhD, JD (Professor of Law, Levin College of Law)
