Saturday, October 1
1:15 p.m
Smith Center
for the Arts

In two separate and concurrent sessions, distinguished guests from the worlds of science and business will explore how their disciplines reflect "Sacred Truths, Transformed Lives, and Signs of the Times."

Science Symposium – Angell Blackfriars Theatre

Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Kenneth R. Miller, professor of biology, Brown University .
God, Darwin and Design: Renewing Faith in an Age of Science

Dr. Miller is the winner of five major teaching awards and the co-author of three textbooks for biology courses in colleges and high schools. He is also the author of Finding Darwin’s God: A Scientist’s Search for Common Ground between God and Evolution (Harper Collins, 1999). His research on cell membrane structure and function has resulted in more than fifty papers and reviews in scientific journals.

Discussion panel:

• John V. Conte, Jr., M.D., Providence College class of 1981. Associate director of the division of cardiac surgery, director of heart and lung transplantation, and associate professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  
• Craig B. Wood, Ph.D., professor of natural science, Providence College.
• Seth W. Linakis, Providence College class of 2006, bio-chemistry major.

Business Symposium – Ryan Family Concert and Lecture Hall

Keynote Speaker: Cheryl Watkins Snead, president and chief executive officer, Banneker Industries, Inc. of Lincoln , RI
Sacred Truths, Transformed Lives, and Signs of the Times in Business: Myth or Reality?

Banneker Industries, Inc. is a Supply Chain Management Company that performs e-procurement, assembly, packaging, inventory management, and distribution services. Mrs. Watkins and her company have received numerous awards, both for business accomplishments and ongoing civic work including the 2004 National Federation of Black Women Business Owners “Woman of Courage Emerging Business” Award, the 2003 Rhode Island Black Heritage Society’s Labor & Enterprise Award, the 2000 New England Minority Entrepreneur of the Year, and the Rhode Island Business & Professional Women’s “Women Mean Business.” Later this month she will be honored as a 2005 Woman of the Year by the Rhode Island Commission on Women.

Discussion Panel:

• John R. Formica, Jr., Providence College class of 1981. Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hartford, Conn.
• Carol A. Hartley, C.P.A., M.B.A., assistant professor of accountancy, Providence College.
• Jonathan H. Zinno, Providence College class of 2006, accountancy major.

Open to all members of the Providence College community and invited guests.
For additional information call the College Events office at (401) 865-2344.