2026 Celebrations of 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Presentations Listed Below
The Long Vanderburg (LV) Scholars Program honors the first two African American graduates of 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, Fred Long and Marian Vanderburg. It is an honors program that provides historically underrepresented students and those committed to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion with the opportunity to uphold and contribute to Long and Vanderburg’s legacy of academic excellence at Millikin. The program emphasizes interdisciplinarystudy, as well as service, leadership, and civic responsibility through both curricular and co-curricular activities.
During Celebrations of 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, LV Scholars present original research that explores their position in society, their every-growing leadership ethos, their professional creeds, and their development as citizen-scholars. Please join them as they showcase what it means to be Long-Vanderburg Scholars at 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ!
Michael Hartsock, Ph.D.
Long-Vanderburg Director
Long-Vanderburg (LV) Scholars Presentations
SH310
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Presenter(s):
LV Scholars
Faculty Sponsor(s):
Dr. Michael Hartsock
Abstract/Description:
At 9 a.m., LV Scholars and attendees will engage in a fishbowl discussion about their experiences at various stages in the LV program with respect to social justice, service, and leadership.
At 10 a.m., LV Scholars and attendees will break out into roundtable discussions centered about the LV pillars of Service, 91Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, and Leadership.
At 11 a.m., Graduating LV Scholars will present their capstone project, planning the upcoming Unity Fest in cooperation with the International Student Organization.