Presidential Speaker Series

Engage, Imagine, Lead

Join President Beth Dobkin as she hosts a series of 4 lectures in 2025 to celebrate Westminster University's Sesquicentennial. Each lecture reflects President Dobkin’s viewpoint as she guides the institution into its 150th year and beyond. Selected speakers and topics reflect Westminster University's enduring commitments to student learning, inclusive engagement, and imaginative responses to today's challenges.

Engagement in the Presidential Speaker Series involves coming together to learn from and be challenged by the knowledge and experiences of others and to embrace unsettling yet bold, transformative processes of imagination. New perspectives will stretch your imagination, growing the possibilities for creating a better world. Leading is the activity of bringing the imagined world into reality, and by leading with creativity and courage, we can cultivate an environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

President Beth Dobkin
PRESIDENTIAL SPEAKER SERIES HOST

"For 150 years, Westminster University has cultivated leaders who bring people, perspectives, and communities together to imagine and create futures that sustain us all."

President Bethami (Beth) Dobkin, PhD, Westminster University’s 19th president, has a distinguished history in higher education as an academic leader and faculty member. In addition to her award-winning scholarship and teaching, Dr. Dobkin brings a service orientation to leadership, supporting students with a challenging and inclusive education that inspires them to create, innovate, and lead with passion and integrity. She is driven by her conviction that learning can be transformative, and that education is imperative in creating a more just, humane, and sustainable world. Learn more about Dr. Dobkin.