February, 2015
Faith in Art!
Feb. 27, 2015—The Vanderbilt Interfaith Council is excited to bring back Faith in Art for 2015. Teaming up with the Vanderbilt Performing Arts Community, the night will be filled with dance, spoken word, song, and creativity. With an amazing catered dinner by Maggiano’s, the night will be filling for all the senses. Celebrating all faith traditions, as...
Touched for the Very First Time: Examining the Cultural, Religious, and Social Constructions of Virginity
Feb. 26, 2015—OUCRL is proud to partner again with Vandy Sex Ed for Sex Ed and Healthy Relationships Week. This year, OUCRL Program Coordinator Mike Zimmerman will partner with Dr. Laura Carpenter, Director of Women and Gender Studies, and Lyndsey Godwin, Assistant Director of the Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality to discuss the various views...
Kosher & Halal Food Making Way for Interfaith Dialogue
Feb. 26, 2015—The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life partnered with International Student & Scholar Services to host a World on Wednesdays presentation entitled “Kosher & Halal Food Offerings: Making Way for Interfaith Dialogue at the Table.” OUCRL Program Coordinator Mike Zimmerman and Field Education Intern John Compton led the talk on Wednesday, February 26th...
Muslim Student Association Events
Feb. 26, 2015—Guest article written by Musie Yosef. Musie is a junior at Vanderbilt University. Musie was born in Toronto, but has lived in Nashville for the last ten years. He is majoring in Mathematics and Secondary Education. This year I am the interfaith representative of Muslim Student Association. I have been fortunate enough to be...
NACUC 2015
Feb. 26, 2015—NACUC Conference 2015 Vanderbilt was excited to host the 2015 National Conference for the National Association of College and University Chaplains this week at the Student Life Center. The conference, themed “the Hidden Wholeness”, brought together Chaplains, Student Affairs professionals and more from around the country to hear from scholars and guest speakers on best...
Terrorism: Who is to Blame?
Feb. 4, 2015—The Muslim Students Association is pleased to announce its first event for Islamic Awareness Month with renowned scholars Sheikh Abdul Nasir Jangda and Abdelrehman Murphy to discuss the causes of terrorism around the world. In addition to talking about the misalignment of terrorism with Islam, they will be describing the difficult times the Prophet (pbuh)...