PROGRAMS

DISCERNMENT COMMUNITIES create environments that foster healthy discussion and exploration in spirituality, ethics and religious belief. We believe that as students are exposed to diverse thought patterns and beliefs, they will educate one another and better prepare one another for global leadership.

Discernment Communities

BOOK CLUBS/DISCUSSION GROUPS

Groups are organized by chaplaincies with the Chapel to support vocational discernment in community.

CALLS TO CHAPEL

Calls to Chapel encourages community building through worship by administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni within the colleges and schools through moments of sharing during Chapel worship services.

DISCERNMENT SUNDAYS

Discernment Sundays are designated to give particular attention to students who are being called to vocations in ordained ministry. These students are invited to a luncheon with the Chapel speaker following the service for a dialogue about matters of calling to ministry vocations.

RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK

Religious Emphasis Week is an annual University-wide event centered on spiritual unity through worship, prayer, meditation and reflection. Activities have included panel discussions on contemporary events such as The Passion of Christ movie, forums on hip-hop culture and spirituality, lectures on ethical imperatives.

RELIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL (RFC)

Religious Fellowship Council is the University’s interfaith group promoting unity among campus religious organizations. RFC consists of 26 student groups, 10 of which are connected to recognized chaplaincies from various faith traditions, including Christian, Islam and Bahai.