Last Lecture Series: Dr. Debora Scheffel
November 17 from 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Join the Centennial Institute for our upcoming Last Lecture event with Dr. Debora Scheffel, Dean of the School of Education at Colorado Christian University.
Inspired by the story of former Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch who, after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis, presented a final lecture of lessons he had always wanted to share with his students, Centennial Institute posed the question: “If this was your last chance to address your students, how would you summarize your accumulated wisdom into a concise summation?”
Last Lecture Series: Dr. Debora Scheffel
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm MT
Fran & Larry Donnithorne Great Hall; Anschutz Student Center
Colorado Christian University
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226
MEDIA CREDENTIALING: While members of the media are welcome to attend our events, they are not allowed inside university buildings or facilities for the purpose of reporting unless they have received prior approval in writing from the Communications and Creative Services Department. For more information on how to apply for a media credential, please email centennial@ccu.edu.
About Dr. Debora Scheffel
Dr. Debora Scheffel earned her master’s degree from the University of Denver in Special Education, her doctorate from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in Communicative Sciences and Disorders, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Diego, Laboratory of Human Cognition.
Dr. Scheffel has been Dean of the School of Education at Colorado Christian University since September 2013. She previously served as a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, 6th Congressional District (2010 to 2016), and now represents the 4th Congressional District. She has served as Dean of Research at the University of the Rockies in Denver and Dean of the School of Education at Jones International University in Centennial, Colorado. She was Director of the Competitive Grants and Awards office, as well as Director of the Literacy Grants and Initiatives unit at the Colorado Department of Education.
Dr. Scheffel was also the Special Assistant of Literacy to the Commissioner of Education in Colorado. She has an extensive background in assessment, serving as director of academic assessment at two universities, and has been a visiting scholar at the United States Air Force Academy.
