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2022-2023 Holy Days Calendar Available
Jul. 28, 2021—2022-2023 Vanderbilt Holy Days Calendar The Center for Spiritual and Religious Life has made the academic year 2022-2023 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...
Vandy N4 International Story Exchange
Mar. 9, 2021—Vanderbilt University/Nile University Story Exchange Saturday, March 27 at 12:00pm CT/6:00pm WAT Register by Wednesday, March 24: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/6976365 Please join Narrative 4 for an international story exchange between students at Nile University (Nigeria) and Vanderbilt University (USA) on Saturday, March 27 at 12:00 pm CT/6:00 pm WAT. This story exchange is an opportunity for you to make...
COVID-19 Memorial Planned
Mar. 9, 2021—Remember the Empty Chair: A COVID-19 Memorial Event Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7, Religious Life and campus partners will host Remember the Empty Chair: A COVID-19 Memorial Event on the Library Lawn. The display will memorialize those from around the world who have died due to COVID-19, as well as memorialize and honor...
HLS Presents Kindertransport Exhibit
Mar. 9, 2021—The 43rd Annual Holocaust Lecture Series, on the theme “Children in the Holocaust,” offers Holocaust Museum LA’s exhibit Childhood Left at the Station: A Tribute to the Children of the Kindertransport. This exhibit highlights five of the 10,000 children (kinder) who had to leave their families, friends, and homes in search of safety during a...
“This I Believe” with Dr. Rory Dicker
Mar. 9, 2021—Thursday, March 11 at 5:15pm CST Register on AnchorLink: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/6976369 Stories weave together the social fabric of our communities. Dr. Rory Dicker, the Director of the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center at VU, will share a story about a belief that she holds closely, using the format of the National Public Radio “Dialogues on Belief.” We’d...
Divine Feminine: Black Sexuality & Black Spirituality
Mar. 9, 2021—Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 6:00pm CST Please register: https://tinyurl.com/yeyijxg3 In this Women’s History Month program, we will explore the concept of purity culture in the black Church and its effects on black women and black people. How are these ideals helpful? How does or may it cause harm? Join us for a presentation and open conversation about what it means to take agency over yourself and making choices...
From the Chaplain’s Desk, February 2021
Feb. 11, 2021—The power of story is important to the work we do in Religious Life at Vanderbilt. Each one of us has a story that we tell ourselves and others about who we are and how the world works, which helps us to understand the world and where we fit into it. We also inherit, claim,...
Religious Life and UCC Focus on Black Mental Health
Feb. 11, 2021—Black Mental Health and Spiritual Practices Religious Life is partnering with the University Counseling Center for a short series of programs on Black Mental Health and Spiritual Practice in late March and early April. Look for more information on Religious Life social media or contact Chaplain Rocky Major at rocky.major@vanderbilt.edu.