Dear Alumni and Friends,

Greetings from campus, where the heat of the summer is beginning to turn a little cooler, and the initial flurry of fall Orientation has turned into the rhythms of the fall semester.

I want to let you know we are thinking of you from Emory, and we’ve had a great start to the year with a wonderful WISE interfaith pre-orientation program with 40 amazing students participating. Important programs like the Emory Inter-Religious Council have resumed, meeting every Monday night for dinner and discussion--now 31 years strong. And we have seen an outpouring of new involvement in our spiritual communities, from Beloved Community worship, to Voices of Inner Strength, to Buddhist meditation, our Jewish and Muslim communities, and vibrant Hindu holidays.

We are currently raising funds to ensure there are the proper shrines and goods for our different religious communities in the center, as well as beautiful art that reflects the world’s spiritual traditions—including those of the Muscogee Nation with whom we are building a new relationship. We got to know the Nation better on a Journey of Reconciliation to Oklahoma last spring.

We would be grateful if you would consider including Emory OSRL in your fall giving this year, toward the Religious Life Center Fund or any of our funds, now or during Emory Giving Week, especially November 3.