LAKELAND, Fla. (March 9, 2005) - The Florida Center for Science and Religion at Florida Southern College will hold its Annual Meeting on Spirituality and Wellness on March 19 in Room 152 of the Polk Science Building on the Florida Southern campus. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the event concludes at 4:30 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. Lunch is available for $5. 

The meeting features presentations on spirituality and wellness, breakout sessions on the roles of faith communities and health professionals in wellness and a keynote address by Dr. Keith G. Meador of Duke Divinity School and Duke University Medical School. Meador will discuss "Spirituality and Health in a Therapeutic Culture: Theological Considerations & Concerns." 

The event is funded in part by Florida Southern College and the Local Societies Initiative of the Metanexus Institute on Religion and Science (www.metanexus.net). For more information about the Florida Center for Science and Religion or the annual meeting, please visit www.fcsr.net  or contact Dr. Sara Harding or Dr. Nancy Morvillo at 863-680-4185 or via email at sharding@flsouthern.edu or nmorvillo@flsouthern.edu. 


About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College is a private, comprehensive, United Methodist college with a liberal arts core. The college maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 38 undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student/faculty ratio, provides strong student/faculty mentorship programs, boasts 24 NCAA Division II national championships, and is ranked by U. S. News and World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors. Located on scenic Lake Hollingsworth, Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.