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The Kaufman Interfaith Institute staff will be using the coming months as an in-service month  devoted to strategic planning and fine-tuning our 2025-2026 program year. As such, we will be taking a break from producing the Interfaith Inform. We will start back on Tuesday, August 5th. See you then!

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There is still time to sign up for the Kaufman Interfaith Leadership Scholars Program!

Exciting changes are coming to our program for the 2025/2026 year. We will kick-off the year with a mandatory retreat on 9/13. Followed by these meeting or event dates are: 9/21, 10/12, 10/14, 11/2, 11/16, 12/7, 1/6, 2/1, 2/15, 3/12-3/15 (in state trip), 3/22 and 4/19.

This unique extracurricular will give your high school student leadership and relationship-building skills.

Apply for the program here!

Rachel Robinson is a '25 Graduate of Grand Valley State University, with a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Neuroscience and a minor in Philosophy. As a proud first-generation college student, she studied abroad in London and is passionate about making study abroad more accessible to underrepresented students. During her senior year, she served as President of GVSU’s Interfaith Student Council. Rachel joins the Kaufman Institute staff as Program Assistant and the inaugural Pamela Kidd MD Interfaith Ambassador, with a focus on supporting our Next-Gen Interfaith Leadership Programs. Join us in welcoming Rachel when you see her at your next Kaufman event!

Save The Date

June 5, 2025 - Community Event | Beyond the Binary: How Faith Leaders Can Complicate the Narrative, 3-4:30pm

July 17, 2025 - Community Event | Fireside Chat: Conversation with Fr. Aaron Wessman, 3-4:30pm