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| Friday, February 13, 2:30-5:30 pm, with Dinner Following. Location TBA.
It's not too late to sign-up! To participate, please apply at this link by Wednesday, February 11.
For more information please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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| Religious and Philosophical Life Programs
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| Guided Meditation and Tea
Mondays, Noon-1 pm, Goddard Chapel
Join Venerable Upali Sraman, Tufts Buddhist Chaplaincy Intern, for an hour of guided meditation, followed by conversation, tea, and snacks. Various forms of meditation will be led. All students, faculty, and staff are welcome. Sponsored by the Tufts University Chaplaincy. For more information, please email upali.sraman@tufts.edu.
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| Facilitating Difficult Social Justice Conversations Training
Friday, February 13, 2:30-5:30 pm, with Dinner Following. Location TBA. Please apply!
To participate, please apply at this link by Wednesday, February 11.
The purpose of this training is to help participants develop skills facilitating difficult social justice conversations. The program will feature an introduction to active listening in conversations about social justice issues on which people have strongly held beliefs. After that, we will break into small groups and work through a variety of difficult conversation scenarios in which participants might find themselves. The goal of this workshop is not to teach debate or explore the content of specific issues. Instead, we seek to develop skills that will help participants engage in difficult conversations (when they feel safe doing so) in constructive ways, while staying true to their social justice principles.
We hope to have participants from a variety of identities, student groups, academic disciplines, and activist communities represented. Some basic knowledge of social justice theories and community involvement is preferred. Pakistanis in Boston Against Terrorism
Monday, Febuary 16, 7-8 pm, Tufts Interfaith Center
On February 16, Pakistanis will hold vigils in Pakistan and abroad to mark two months since the deadly Peshawar school massacre that claimed the lives of over 140 children and teachers. We protest the internally divisive mindset behind attacks carried out by armed, trained, and indoctrinated men. For more information, click here.
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Do #Blacklivesmatter?: A Dialogue on Blacktivism, Racial Justice, and the Value of Black Lives
Tuesday, February 17, 7-9 pm, Cabot Hall’s Asean Auditorium
Join us for a panel conversation focused on topics including the impact of “Blacktivism”, what it means to be Black in today's society, the criminal justice system, and the role media plays in the #blacklivesmatter movement. Panelists include: - Pete Haviland-Eduah, National Policy Director from Million Hoodies Movement for Justice;
- DeRay Mckesson, hashtag activist, Ferguson protest organizer, and co-founder of wetheprotesters.org;
- Keith Maddox, Associate Professor of Psychology, Tufts University;
- Tricia Rose, Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America and Professor of African American Cultural Politics and Gender Studies, Brown University;
- Moderator: Adriana Zavala, Director of the Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora and Associate Professor of Art and Art History
A reception in Fletcher’s Hall of Flags will conclude the evening.
Click here for more information.
Sponsored by the Chi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity in conjunction with Tuft University’s Dean of Student Affairs Office and the Office of the Dean of Graduate and Undergraduate Students. Cosponsored by the Consortium of Studies in Race, Colonialism, and Diaspora, the Group of Six Centers, the University Chaplaincy, and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
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| Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Service - Liturgy of the Word with Imposition of Ashes
Wednesday, February 18, Noon, Goddard Chapel
February 18th is the beginning of the Lenten season. Christians all over the world will be gathering with their church communities to mark the start of this year's journey through the wilderness. On Ash Wednesday, we honor the ancient call to refocus, refine, re-route/re-root ourselves and our spiritual lives. Join us as we begin our path together, walking beside one another and beside our church throughout the world. Lent ties us to that which is unchanging, Lent binds the Christian community to one another and to its beginnings. In the words of Joan Chittister, "[Lent] ties us to the past in a way that enables us to know who we are in the present...It is about reaching back to remember who we are even while we keep on becoming more than we were." On February 18th, we will sing, we will pray, we will worship and we will tell the stories again. All are welcome and as always, come as you are. Led by Tufts Catholic Chaplain Lynn Cooper and Tufts Protestant Chaplain Chanta Bhan. Please contact them here if you have questions.
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Save the Date: Russell Lecture featuring The Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, AG72
Monday, April 6, 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
The Russell Lectureship on Spiritual Life is the oldest lectureship at Tufts University, established by James Russell 1867. In accordance with the provisions of the donor’s will, each year the University invites a distinguished lecturer to speak on a topic relating to spiritual life. This year will feature The Reverend Janet Cooper Nelson, AG72, who is celebrating her 25th anniversary as University Chaplain of Brown University. Additional details forthcoming soon.
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| Spiritual Interests Survey Drawing Winner
The University Chaplaincy conducts a Spiritual Interests Survey each summer to offer incoming undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to identify their religious and/or philosophical identity and their interests in spiritual life, social justice, and multifaith engagement at Tufts. The survey results help us to develop programming that is responsive to the needs of the community. All incoming students receive the survey. Those who complete the survey are automatically entered into a drawing to win a free Kindle Fire HD from the University Chaplaincy and Tufts Hillel. This year's drawing winner is Ari Weinstein, A18. Congratulations Ari and many thanks to all who completed the survey this year.
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| Religion & Race in the USA: How Far Have We Come? - POSTPONED
Tuesday, February 10, 7:30 pm,
Alumni Dining Hall, Hebrew College
Join us for a thought-provoking and heart-opening evening as we explore the intersection of religion and race in the United States with two distinguished speakers: the Rev. Ray Hammond, founder and pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, and Mark Oppenheimer, New York Times columnist and the Corcoran Visiting Chair in Christian-Jewish Relations at Boston College.
The panelists will discuss issues of civil rights, religious freedom and the ongoing challenges we face in integrating these values into our society. The conversation will focus on the recent tragedies in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere, and the role religious communities can play in creating a more just and compassionate nation.
Islamic Studies Scholar-in-Residence Celene Ayat Ibrahim-Lizzio will serve as moderator.
This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Inter-Religious and Communal Leadership Education (CIRCLE).
Admission: $10
. Register: hebrewcollege.edu/tickets.
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| Day of Remembrance of the Japanese American Internment During WWII
Thursday, February 19, 7:30-8:30 pm, Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room
Boston's Genki Spark, the first and only Asian women's taiko based performance group in the country, will speak about activism and music, then give a demonstration. Dinner will follow the reception. Sponsored by the Tufts Asian American Center. If you any q uestions about this event please e-mail: asianamcenter@tufts.edu Africa on the Global Stage
Friday, February 20, 8 am-6 pm, ASEAN Auditorium
Please consider attending the Africa on the Global Stage, The Fletcher School's second Africana Conference. This event will focus on reconciling the dichotomies that exist in 21st century Africa: technological innovation alongside forces of friction like infrastructural and regulatory gaps; economic growth alongside unemployment and lack of inclusive growth; improvements in health and well-being indicators alongside health crises and increased human insecurity; increased foreign direct investment alongside unclear risk management strategies. Panels will focus on Security and Foreign Relations, Governance, Technology and Innovation, and Trade and Investment.
It Happens Here
Wednesday, February 25, 8 pm, Cohen Auditorium
Most of us have heard the staggering statistics surrounding the prevalence of sexual violence on college campuses. Most of us have taken health classes that describe the horrors of intimate partner violence, acquaintance rape, and other forms of sexual violence. But seldom do we hear the voice of the survivor. Seldom do we hear from the very individuals who, due to lived experience, are best suited to explain the problem. This project is about amplifying that traditionally silenced voice in an effort to start a conversation about a problem that affects so many, but is discussed by so few. On April 2, 2014, we were honored to fill Cohen Auditorium to capacity for the first It Happens Here at Tufts. We will once again gather to hear Survivor Stories on February 25th of 2015 to listen to those who are so brave to share their histories of trauma with us. We invite you to join us once again.
Click here for more information. The submissions will open on Monday the 26th of January, and they will close on February 19th. Please see the google form for further instruction and do not hesitate to reach out to us at ihhtufts@gmail.com.
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Resources, Scholarships, and Opportunities
Annual Alumni of Color Conference
February 27-28, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Appian Way, Cambridge, MA
Registration for AOCC 2015 is now open! The 13th Annual Alumni of Color Conference will take place on Feburary 27th and 28th, 2015. Registration begins at 10 am on Friday, February 27, 2015 and conference activities will take place at Harvard Graduate School of Education on Appian Way in Cambridge, MA. Please use the links below to reserve your space at the confernece.
The Registration Fee Includes: - Friday Askwith Forum and Reception
- Saturday Breakfast
- Saturday Lunch
- Saturday Reception
- All whole-group sessions, workshops and panel discussions
Registration Fee: - Current Student (non-HGSE)- $50
- Other - Includes Educators, Community Members, Friends of AOCC- $90
Registration link for non-HGSE students and faculty, HGSE alumni, and community members (Saturday Night reception is included): http://www.events.harvard.edu/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x29262094d3
Habits of the Heart for Healthy Congregations: Risking the Call to Belong
August 3-6, 2015, Near Chicago, IL
This year's retreat brings together the gifts of Parker J. Palmer with the insights of up to 100 clergy and faith leaders from around the globe. We all long for true community but often have a hard time creating it, especially in the places where we might expect it most: our churches, congregations, and faith communities. We learn quickly that community is no commodity, utopia, or choice. Leaders who can let go of these illusions and risk the messiness of belonging help ground their communities in spiritual truth, growth, and health. For more information please click here.
Faculty Seminars on Teaching Interfaith Understanding
June 21-25, 2015, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
In partnership with the Council of Independent Colleges, Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) will host two summer seminars focused on teaching interfaith understanding. We invite full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty of all disciplines to submit their nominations to attend. The seminars are generously supported by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation which will cover most of the costs of participation. Please click here for the full program description, to download a brochure, or to submit the application materials due February 6th, 2015.
Part-Time Editorial Assistant - The Journal of Inter-Religious Studies (JIRS)
The Journal of Inter-Religious Studies (JIRS), an online publication of the Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education (CIRCLE), a program of Andover Newton Theological School and Hebrew College, is seeking a part time Editorial Assistant. Download the full position description and instructions for applicants here.
Part-Time Research Assistant - CIRCLE
CIRCLE is seeking a part-time Research Assistant for a grant funded initiative beginning March 2015 and ending December 2015. Responsibilities include designing and implementing a qualitative study on the impact of the CIRCLE student fellowship program on Andover Newton and Hebrew College alumni. The Research Assistant will solicit the input and direction of the CIRCLE co-directors and will complete the study in phases. Download the full position description and instructions for applicants here.
Summer Internships in Israel
Develop your professional future and build your resume this summer with a high-level internship in the field of your choice in Haifa or Jerusalem. This custom internship program runs from June 10th- August 6th, and places you in a work place based on your skills, interests and future plans. The cost of the program is only $300, and includes full board (3 meals a day), lodging, insurance, and program costs (airfare not included).
Applications are now open, so apply today here!
Building an Interfaith Community - Summer Course
July 27 to August 14, 2015
This 3 week residential course is designed to enable participants to encounter each other in mutual respect, to learn together, and to challenge and overcome stereotypes. While fully respecting and affirming each particular faith identity, the overall question to be explored is: What can we, as people of faith, do to respond and to overcome, the pressing challenges of our time as violence and conflict and build together mutually accountable societies based on respect and cooperation? Learn more here. Apply here.
This seminar is co-organised by the Ecumenical Institute Bossey, the WCC Programme on Inter-religious Dialogue and Cooperation, the Inter-knowing Foundation (Muslim) and the Racines et Sources Foundation (Jewish). It will involve programme executives from various WCC focus areas, (i.e. inter-religious dialogue, economic justice, women, etc.) giving short-term lectures during the seminar.
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Tufts CMHS Free and Confidential Groups The Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Service is pleased to offer the following free and confidential group offerings this Spring 2015 semester. Space is limited. Contact facilitators today to reserve your spot or to request more information. For general questions about group therapy at CMHS, please contact our group therapy coordinator, Maria Hiraldo, Psy.D. New Spring 2015 Group: Students of Color Support
The Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Service is offering a new group this semester. More details to follow soon.To get more information and find out how to join the group please email or call co-facilitator, Maria Hiraldo, Psy.D. 617-627-3360. Along with:
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Weekly Gatherings During Term
Mondays- Guided Meditation and Tea, led by Chaplaincy Intern, The Venerable Upali Sraman: Noon, Goddard Chapel
- Tufts Protestant Students Association, Book Group: Noon, Tower Cafe
- Tufts Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Meeting: 8 pm, Mayer Campus Center Room 012
- Tufts Hindu Students Council, Puja: 9-10:30 pm, Goddard Chapel
Wednesdays- Tufts Protestant Students Association, Noonday Prayer and Lunch: Noon, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Capen Bible Study (African American Christian): 8 pm, Capen House (8 Professors Row)
Thursdays- Tufts Buddhist Sangha, Meditation: 8:30-10 am, Goddard Chapel
- Non-denominational Christian Fellowship, Large Group: 7:30-9 pm, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Freethought Society, Weekly Discussion Meeting: 7:30 pm, Eaton Hall 202
- Tufts Protestant Student Association, Spiritual Formation: 9:15 pm, Goddard Chapel
Fridays- Tufts Muslim Students Association, Jumah Prayer, 1:15 pm, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Muslim Students Association, Chaplain Facilitated Qur'an and Arabic Circles: 2:15-3 pm, Interfaith Center
- Catholic Community at Tufts, Reconciliation or Contemplative Prayer: 3-5 pm, Interfaith Center
- Tufts Hillel, Conservative & Reform Shabbat Services: 6 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Tufts Hillel, Shabbat Dinner: 7:15 pm, Granoff Family Hillel Center
- Chabad at Tufts University, Shabbat Dinner: 6:45 pm, Rohr Chabad House
- Chabad at Tufts University, Shabbat Service: 7:30 pm, Rohr Chabad House
Saturdays- Tufts Hillel, Conservative & Reform Shabbat Services: 10:30 am, Granoff Family Hillel Center
Sundays- Tufts Protestant Students Association, Worship Service: 7 pm, Goddard Chapel
- Tufts Buddhist Sangha, Meditation: 7 pm, Rabb Room, Lincoln-Filene Center
- Catholic Community at Tufts, Mass: 10 pm, Goddard Chapel
To learn meeting times for the following groups, please see our website for student leader contact information:
- Tufts Baha'i Students Association
- Tufts CAFE (Interfaith)
- Tufts Campus HOPE (Seventh Day Adventist)
- Greek and Athlete Christian Fellowship
- Tufts Latter-day Saints Students Association
- Sikh Students Association
- University Unitarian Universalists
For information about communities not listed, please contact the University Chaplaincy at chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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| About the University Chaplaincy Enews
The University Chaplaincy Enews is published weekly by the Tufts University Chaplaincy to promote programs and opportunities related to spirituality, ethics, culture, and social justice. To propose announcements for inclusion please contact chaplaincy@tufts.edu.
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The Tufts University Chaplaincy is a dynamic hub supporting religious, spiritual, ethical, and cultural life for all members of the Tufts community. We provide pastoral care, support religious and philosophical communities, educate about spiritual and ethical issues in society and the world, and promote multifaith engagement.
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