University Chapel Service and Guest Lecture with Ruth Naomi Floyd

Please join us for a special University Chapel service led by guest pastor Ruth Naomi Floyd from 11:30 a.m. to noon. After the service, Floyd will lead a lecture from 12:30-1:30 p.m. with a brief, informal reception to follow. 

Floyd is an award-winning vocalist and composer whose discography is dedicated to a sacred jazz expression. Her honors include Best Vocal Recital Award at the San Francisco Classical Voice Audience Choice Awards, a National Endowment for the Arts Project Grant and NPR Music's Best Live Sessions of 2021. A committed music educator, she is the first African American woman to serve as founding director of a university jazz studies program in the United States. She served as director of jazz studies at Cairn University and is an adjunct professor and artist in residence at Temple University. She has taught music education and ensembles for 21 years at The City School. Floyd is also an award-winning fine art photographer, specializing in black and white portrait images. For more than 25 years, she has been devoted and active in providing compassionate care and spiritual support to people infected and affected by HIV and AIDS in Philadelphia and Africa.

 

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