Better Together: An Interfaith Engagement on Campus

http://urds.osu.edu/events.aspx/2011/5/14/12305/

The OSU community is invited to participate in two days of student-focused Interfaith Dialogue events on Friday, May 13, 7-9pm, and Saturday, May 14, 10am-4pm.  All events will be in the Ohio Union.  Friday evening will feature a student voices panel moderated by Dr. Dafina Stewart, OSU alumnus and Associate Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State University. 

Saturday will feature a series of workshops facilitated by the InterFaith Youth Corps (www.ifyc.org).  The series is sponsored by: USG Diversity, CGS, Office of the Vice President of Student Life, University Residences and Dining Services, Multicultural Center, IPC.  Attendees must RSVP to malutampi89@gmail.com.  Please click on the link below for the schedule.

Friday, May 13, 2011

7:00-9:00pm                       Student Panel facilitated by Dr. Stewart, Ohio Union's Senate Chambers

Saturday, May 14, 2011 (All sessions will be located at the Multicultral Center on the First floor of the Ohio Union)

10:00-10:30am                   Brunch

10:30am-12:00pm              IFYC workshop: "Who is an InterFaith Leader?"

12:30-1:00pm                     Lunch

1:15-2:45pm                       IFYC Workshop: "Making Religious Pluralism a Reality: Campus Asset Mapping"

3:00-4:00pm                       Strategic Visioning Session w/ IFYC: What's Next for OSU

4:00-4:30pm                       Dessert Reception

Vision: Who is an IF Leader?

A leader is someone who defines reality.  An interfaith leader casts a vision that sees the world in terms of cooperation rather than conflict.  This 90 minute introductory session is designed to introduce students to IFYC’s vision for interfaith student leadership.  Students will learn a framework that empowers them to speak out about the power of interfaith social action, mobilize their peers for interfaith social action, and sustain the interfaith movement on their campus.

Making Religious Pluralism a Reality: Campus Asset Mapping

This training provides campus stakeholders with the opportunity to workshop specific interfaith programmatic initiatives on campus with an IFYC staff member.  Mapping existing assets and partnerships, participants will walk away with a concrete plan for moving their initiative forward.