Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m.

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General Information
University Forum, held each Wednesday during the academic year in the ECM building at 1204 Oread, is free and open to the University and Lawrence communities. University Forum begins at 12:00 noon, and usually includes a brief question and answer period before concluding at 1:00 p.m. (Optional lunch is at 11:30am).

University Forum is sponsored by Ecumenical Christian Ministries. The Forum brings together the University and Lawrence communities for dialogue on issues and events that shape our community.University Forum also offers a venue for professors to have an interdisciplinary forum for informal discussion, often on topics related to their research interests.

Ecumenical Christian Ministries is open to anyone regardless of race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.& ECM is made possible through the generosity of many individuals, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, Oread Friends Meeting (Quaker), and the Church of the Brethren denominations. University Forum is free and open to the University and Lawrence community. The forum consists of an informative lecture followed by a brief question and answer period. An optional $6.25 ($3.50 for students) lunch is served at 11:30. Please call 843-4933 by Noon the preceding Tuesday for lunch reservations. Brown bags are also welcome.

Forum Lunch
An optional luncheon is served at 11:30 a.m. The cost for lunch is $3.50 (student) and $6.25 (other).Reservations are helpful and can be made before the preceding Tuesday by calling the ECM Office before noon at 843-4933 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Brown bags are welcome. Beverages are available.

Supporting the Forum
The University Forum has been bringing together the KU and Lawrence communities for over fifty years.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Forum, please send your gift to:

University Forum
1204 Oread Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66044

Funds received will be used to support the publicity and incidental expenses related to the Forum. Speakers do not receive an honorarium for their presentations.

We also welcome suggestions for topics and/or speakers. Please contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it