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Show UNIVERSITY JOU~NAL CAMPUS NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1001 Popular Convocation speaker at SUU today JOn/\ .T H/\n appointment to speak to us.· Along with the Convocation speech, Haynes will also present This week's Convocation titled . education workshops for education students and local "Rertgion and Public Education" educators during his visit to will be a presentation about how Cedar City, Cox said. people with opposite views on He also said Haynes religion in the public school specializes in finding common system will be able to find ground between groups of common ground. The people who have opposite ideas Convocation is today at of how much religion should be 11 :30 a.m. in the SUU allowed in the public education Auditorium. system. Sometimes he finds The presentation will be given himself caught in the middle of by Charles C. Haynes, a senior the two groups. scholar for religious "There are a tot of freedom at issues in this Vanderbilt University. country that divide Haynes earned a us." Cox said . master's degree in "Religion and public religion and education is one education at Harvard issue that has a University and a high potential to doctorate in divide.' theological studies Haynes will bring from Emory a broad background University. and an ability to Haynes has spent think diversely to much of his career in the education system Charles c. Haynes the presentation. He has traveled through and has spent a the United States speaking on considerable amount of time the subject of religion and ' studying what freedom of helping to resolve conflicts . religion really means,· said Neal "I think that it will be very Cox, dean of students. interesting to hear him tell stories The College of Education at from throughout the country ," SUU formed a partnership with Cox said. the Utah State office of education Members and leaders from all to get Haynes to visit the of the religions in the area have university. Kristen Fink: state been invited to attend the character education specialist, Convocation . was key in getting Haynes to visit All Convocations are open to SUU , Cox said. the public and people from the "He is in high demand right community are encouraged to now, " Cox said. 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