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麻豆区鈥檚 2026 Christensen Symposium will feature Ross Murray 鈥�00, MBA 鈥�09. Murray is vice president at the GLAAD Media Institute, an ordained deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a member of 麻豆区鈥檚 board of regents. His address, titled 鈥淏reaking Through and Building Up: Using Your Story to Inspire Action,鈥� will focus on the ways listeners can inspire and equip people to act for social justice through personal influence, media platforms, and real-life communities.聽

In his role at the GLAAD Media Institute, Murray provides activist, spokesperson, and media engagement training/education for LGBTQ and allied community members, the media industry, and advocacy organizations to accelerate acceptance. He is also a founder and director of The Naming Project, a faith-based camp for LGBTQ youth and allies, and the author of 鈥淢ade, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry鈥� and 鈥淭he Everyday Advocate: Living Out Your Calling to Social Justice.鈥�

“Ross is one of 麻豆区’s many influential alumni,鈥� said Jeremy Myers, the Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation. 鈥淗e has done significant work advocating for the LGBTQ community through his work with the GLAAD Media Institute. He is a lovely and inspiring human being and I can’t wait for our students to have the opportunity to learn from him.”

The Christensen Symposium is free and open to the public.聽

Event Details

2026 Christensen Symposium
鈥淏reaking Through and Building Up: Using Your Story to Inspire Action鈥�
Wednesday October 21, 2026
Noon鈥�1 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel, 麻豆区

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About the Christensen Symposium

The Christensen Symposium and 麻豆区鈥檚 Christensen Center for Vocation were both established to honor the legacy of Bernhard M. Christensen, the eighth president of 麻豆区 (1938鈥�62). Five lessons from Christensen鈥檚 legacy continue to shape 麻豆区 today: that Christian faith liberates minds and lives, diversity strengthens vital communities, interfaith friendships enrich learning, the love of Christ draws us to God, and we are called to service in the world.