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April - 2025

Apr 3	Pixar's Inside Out and Ethics: Understanding Emotions Across Life Stages in a Multidisciplinary Conversation Brock Commons 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 a.m. In an age where emotions play a larger role than ever, three Virginia Wesleyan professors—drawing from philosophy, cinema studies, and psychology—explore the films’ insights on moral decision- making, emotional identity, and life transitions. Come for a fun conversation and leave with a deeper understanding of the interplay between emotions, ethics, and development, along with practical insights on managing emotions in your own life. For more information, contact the Robert Nusbaum Center at 757.455.3129 or NusbaumCenter@vwu.edu.
Apr 10	Seeing is Believing?: Navigating Visual AI in a Changing World Blocker Auditorium 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. During this hour, VWU professors explore some of the challenges posed by visual AI and highlight its substantive and creative applications through tools like Co-Pilot, Sketchbook, Midjourney, and Clips. The program also demonstrates how using more descriptive prompts in Adobe applications leads to better visual results. Join us as we think critically about this rapidly evolving tool and reflect on ways to navigate the ever-changing challenges of visual AI in practical and meaningful ways. For more information, contact the Robert Nusbaum Center at 757.455.3129 or NusbaumCenter@vwu.edu.
Apr 17	VCIC WORKSHOP: The Hidden Costs of Groupthink: Leadership That Builds Inclusive Teams Pearce Suite, Batten Student Center 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. This workshop offers opportunities for participants to consider their decision-making process and explore best practices for replication. Meagan Starks, MA, MEd, is the Director of Hampton Roads Programs at the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC). For more information, contact the Robert Nusbaum Center at 757.455.3129 or NusbaumCenter@vwu.edu.
Apr 24	Climate and Crisis: Preparing Physicians for a Changing Planet Brock Commons 12:00 p.m. - 12:50 p.m. As an emergency-medicine physician, Aaron Hultgren has been at the front line in many situations involving health care. As an Emergency Medicine doctor at Bellevue Hospital in NYC, he was on the front line of the fight against COVID. In this talk, he shares the importance of physicians being climate informed as the changing world shapes how we need to address new medical issues. For more information, contact the Robert Nusbaum Center at 757.455.3129 or NusbaumCenter@vwu.edu.

May - 2025

May 2	Academic Symposium: Global Religion and Social Justice: A Symposium of Student Research Brock Commons 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. This panel features four case studies by VWU students in a 300-level course, Religion and Social Justice, and highlights the interplay between faith and activism. Each presentation showcases students’ primary historical research, examining how religious ideas, practices, and commitments influenced—and were influenced by—social justice activism and advocacy. The projects explore diverse topics from various global contexts, demonstrating how religious communities have engaged with issues such as racial and gender equality, economic and environmental justice, and the pursuit of human dignity, in the pursuit of a more just world. For more information, contact the Robert Nusbaum Center at 757.455.3129 or NusbaumCenter@vwu.edu.