Mr. Smith Goes to Washington – Schedule

Tickets for the full conference (including lunch and dinner) are $125.

Thursday, April 10, 2025

8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. |  Sticht Lecture Hall  |  Atrium  | Check In – Coffee and Water available

8:45 a.m. |  Sticht Lecture Hall  |  SHAL  | “Welcome” | with The Honorable Paul J. McNulty ’80

8:50 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Sticht Lecture Hall | SHAL | “Frank Capra and the American Classic” | with Dr. Paul Kengor

9:50 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Sticht Lecture Hall | SHAL | “Mr. Smith Goes to School” and “The Importance of Virtue Among the Leadership Class” | with Lenny McAllister and Dr. Jay Cost

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Sticht Lecture Hall | SHAL |  “When Mr. Trump Goes (Back) To Washington: The First 100 Days” | with Marc Thiessen

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Rathburn Hall | Morledge Room | “American Miracle” | with Michael Medved

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Sticht Lecture Hall | SHAL | “The Dysfunctionality of Congress” |  with author Dr. Yuval Levin | sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. | Sticht Lecture Hall | SHAL | “Restoring Federalism: Helping States Declare Their Independence” | with Megan Martin, Tony Woodlief, Michael R. Dimino, and The Honorable Tom Corbett | sponsored by the Commonwealth Foundation

4:20 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Sticht Lecture Hall | SHAL | “Where Are We Now” | featuring Grove City College and IFF Student Fellow Alumni | Isaac Willour ’24, Libby Krieger ’22, Corey Kendig ’24, Noah Gould ’20, & Olivia McGalla ’23

5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Dinner | Morledge Room | Rathburn Hall | “The Case for Limited Government” | with Vice President Mike Pence


7:15 p.m. Optional: Screening of the documentary “The American Miracle” at the Guthrie Theater, downtown Grove City.


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