he Scholarship and Creative Arts Day Committee has announced this year’s keynote speaker, Peter Buffett. Buffett will present, “Life is What You Make It: Coffee and Conversation,” a multimedia and musical event that incorporates his music and life story on Tuesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center.

The SCAD Committee chose Peter Buffett because of his ability to speak to multiple departments on campus. Buffett will use his own life story and experiences as illustration to ultimately convey that it’s one’s values and what we are able to give back to society that shape and define us as individuals. Each year, the committee attempts to choose a speaker who will speak to the “ethos” of Scholarship and Creative Arts Day and appeal to a broad audience. It also seeks to balance disciplinary themes from one year to the next.

The keynote event provides a focal point for Scholarship and Creative Arts Day. According to Brian Newsome, associate professor of history, “The purpose of Scholarship and Creative Arts Day is to provide a forum in which students can present their scholarly and creative work to the entire campus community.”