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OUCRL Statement on January 6 Riot
Jan. 10, 2021—The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life (OUCRL) joins in Vanderbilt’s strong condemnation of the violent riot at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. In particular, we witnessed several rioters carrying signs reading “Jesus” and flags falsely purporting to represent the Christian faith. It was reported that one...
Race & Religion Dialogue Dinner
Oct. 13, 2020—Race & Religion Dialogue Dinner Thursday, October 15 from 6:30-7:30pm Join Interfaith Council this Thursday to discuss BLM and race’s bearing on religion! As always, dinners will be in-person (Library Lawn tent) and online (link on AnchorLink), and there will be FREE FOOD! Order and RSVP here: https://linktr.ee/vandyinterfaith” The next Dialogue Dinner will be...
“This I Believe” with Samar Ali
Oct. 13, 2020—October “This I Believe” with Samar Ali Thursday, October 15 at 5:15pm Samar Ali is President and CEO of Millions of Conversations. As a conflict-resolution practitioner, she is a recipient of the White House Fellows IMPACT Award and Vanderbilt University’s Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. Ali is a Young Global Leader with the World Economic...
BCC Office Hours with Chaplain Rocky
Oct. 13, 2020—Thursdays from 2:00-4:00pm Matriculating through college is a beautiful journey of becoming. It is inevitable that you will experience peak successes and moments of hardship. All in tandem with managing an increasingly overwhelming workload. Wherever you find yourself in the process it is my desire to be a journey partner with you. Perhaps you need...
OUCRL Welcomes Megan Cammack
Sep. 25, 2020—2020-21 Divinity Intern, Megan Cammack Megan Cammack joins the Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life as a chaplain intern for the 2020-21 academic year. Megan is currently a second year Master of Divinity student at Vanderbilt Divinity School focusing on Chaplaincy and receiving a Certificate of Jewish Studies. Originally from Tustin, California, Megan...
Inaugural Interfaith Fellowships
Sep. 10, 2020—First Interfaith Fellows Announced The Office of Religious Life is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of Interfaith Fellows. Created by the Rev. Gretchen Person, Associate University Chaplain and Associate Director of Religious Life, the Interfaith Fellowships program gathers student leaders from across the colleges and schools at Vanderbilt for sustained dialogue across lines of...
HLS Keynote: Jewish Orphans after the Holocaust
Sep. 9, 2020—Dwork to deliver 43rd Annual Holocaust Lecture The planning committee of the 43rd Annual Holocaust Lecture Series is pleased to announce the 2020 keynote lecture, “Jewish Orphans after the Holocaust,” by Debórah Dwork, author of Children with a Star: Jewish Youth in Nazi Europe and many other works. Dr. Dwork is Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at The...
OUCRL Welcomes New Chaplain
Sep. 1, 2020—New Assistant University Chaplain Welcome, Rocky Major The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life is pleased to welcome the Rev. Rocky Major as Assistant University Chaplain and Assistant Director of Religious Life. His responsibilities include support and care for African-American and Black communities of faith at Vanderbilt, programming that explores and celebrates intersectional...
Religious Life Town Hall (3/20/18)
Mar. 15, 2018—The Office of the University Chaplain & Religious Life (OUCRL) invites the entire Vanderbilt community to participate in the upcoming Religious Life Town Hall on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 beginning at 6pm in Kissam 216. As an office charged with serving the spiritual needs of this community, your voices are imperative in the doing of...
Chaplain’s Speaker Series: Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart
Feb. 1, 2018—Chaplain’s Speaker Series: Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart The annual Chaplain’s Speaker Series is honored to welcome the Rev. Naomi Washington-Leapheart, Faith Work Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force and Adjunct Professor at Villanova University, to Vanderbilt University on Thursday, February 8th through Friday, February 9th. Rev. Washington-Leapheart is a United Church of Christ (UCC) minister,...