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2021-2022 Holy Days Calendar Available
Jul. 28, 2021—2021-2022 Vanderbilt Holy Days Calendar The Center for Spiritual and Religious Life has made the academic year 2021-2022 Holy Days Calendar available. The calendar allows students, faculty, and staff to be aware of religious observances and to plan academic and work responsibilities accordingly. The undergraduate Student Handbook states, “It is the obligation of students to...
Vandy Karma Celebrates Holi
Mar. 24, 2021—Sunday, March 28, 12:00-3:00pm Alumni Lawn Event Tent Vandy Karma will celebrate Holi, a popular Hindu festival of love, color, and spring, by hosting a social distanced food pickup and tie dye t-shirt kit event in Alumni Lawn Event Tent.
Women in Leadership Dialogue
Mar. 24, 2021—Women of Faith in Leadership Thursday, March 25, 6:00-7:00pm AnchorLink: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/7002502 Zoom: https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/99501945752 Join us for a dialogue between three empowering women of faith in leadership. We will have esteemed Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish guest panelists in leadership positions come talk about how their faith has impacted their work and share their experiences about women’s...
Black Mental Health Series
Mar. 24, 2021—It’s the Peace for Me Thursday, March 25, 12:00-1:00pm and Thursday, April 1, 12:00-1:00pm Register online: https://tinyurl.com/y7wptmx7 Religious Life and the University Counseling Center present this 2-part series addressing the realities of anxiety and depression for black identified students at a PWIs. This program will address how to recognize symptoms and provide practical tools to...
Vanderbilt Vigil for AAPI Communities
Mar. 24, 2021—Vanderbilt Vigil of Sorrow, Hope, and Solidarity with AAPI Community Thursday, March 25 at 7:00pm Register on AnchorLink at https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/7023641 Members of the Vanderbilt community gather virtually to mourn the deaths of Asian, Pacific Islander, Asian-American, and other community members killed in Georgia; to condemn violence against members of Asian and Pacific Islander communities; and...
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...