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The Civil Rights Movement in Nashville and Beyond: Listening to the Past, Imagining the Future
Feb. 16, 2016—In a cross campus collaboration, the Spring semester of 2016 will feature a bevy of events focusing on the Civil Rights Movement in Nashville. Beginning in January with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration activities, the series will explore the history of the movement in Nashville and its key players. A combination of lectures,...
Ash Wednesday Services
Feb. 10, 2016—Ash Wednesday services: All Faith Chapel at the Divinity School–10 am St. Augustine’s Chapel (Greek Row)– 7:00 am, noon and 6:00 pm West End Methodist Church–noon and 5:30 pm Cathedral of the Incarnation–7:00 am, 12:10 and 5:30
Sunday Meditation with the Buddhist Geeks
Feb. 2, 2016—Buddhist Geeks Weekend in Nashville, February 19 – 21, 2016 Hosted by One Dharma Nashville February 19 Night Public talk, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7 – 8 p.m. Mindfulness++ A Practical Method for Reprogramming the Mind If we look at meditation–and mindfulness as one of its core aspects–as a way of programming the mind it...
Mindfulness Awareness Workshop
Feb. 2, 2016—Mindfulness Awareness Workshop Nashville Friends Meeting Registration: Click here Description: In this workshop we’ll explore both the practice of mindfulness – actively noticing what you notice as you notice it – and awareness – simply being. We’ll use guided and silent practices, as well as interactive social meditation, in order to move closer to melding...
Mindfulness ++: A Practical Method for Reprogramming the Mind
Feb. 2, 2016—Mindfulness ++: A Practical Method for Reprogramming the Mind First Unitarian Universalist Church In this talk we’ll explore multiple training paradigms that come from both the Buddhist and Mindfulness traditions. We’ll explore how our own intentions line up with these different training paradigms and consider ways we can change or enhance how we’re practicing. Friday,...
Veritas Forum 2016
Jan. 25, 2016—Race and Justice: What Difference Does God Make? For the 2016 Veritas Forum at Vanderbilt, we welcomed Sabrine Rhodes and John Inazu of Washington University in St. Louis. On February 9th at 7pm in Benton Chapel, various Christian ministries of Vanderbilt came together to host this annual event. Well attended and not afraid to push...
Islamic Awareness Week
Jan. 25, 2016—Vanderbilt’s Muslim Student Association hosied its annual Islamic Awareness Week in the beginning of February to help dispel the myths, misinformation, and ignorance regarding Islam. With a full schedule of events, the week was one remembered and celebrated on campus. With the success of last year’s week, this year built on that foundation and went...
More Brave, Less Perfect: A Talk by Dr. Brené Brown
Jan. 21, 2016—Researcher and storyteller, Dr. Brené Brown will deliver a talk entitled “More Brave, Less Perfect: Creating a Culture of Courage at Vanderbilt.” Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past thirteen years studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. Brené is...
2016 MLK Commemoration
Dec. 18, 2015—The 2016 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at Vanderbilt was a memorable experience and hosted Civil Rights Leader and VU Alum Rev. James Lawson on January 18, 2016. With the establishment of the MLK Holiday as a day off from classes for the entire university by Chancellor Zeppos, the Chancellor urged all students...
Vanderbilt hosts SHARING Memorial Service
Dec. 18, 2015—The Office of the University Chaplain and Religious Life was happy to open the doors of Benton Chapel to a wonderful organization called SHARING of Middle Tennessee to host a Candlelight Ceremony to support parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant loss. On December 10, combined nursing staff from Vanderbilt Hospital, St. Thomas...