Religious Pluralism on College Campuses Jim Badger Amanda

Religious Pluralism on College Campuses � Jim Badger � Amanda Herbe � Karen Schmalstig

Agenda � Discussion Guidelines � Goals � Icebreaker � Overview of different religious beliefs � Small Group Exercise � Possible requests, controversies, and difficulties � Supporting various religious cultures � Group Exercise � Campus Resources � Questions and Comments

Housekeeping Items � Food and Drinks provided � Cell phones � Ask Questions � Break � Restrooms

Discussion Guidelines � Show respect for the beliefs of others � Everyone makes mistakes � You may choose not to participate � Religion is a broad subject and all cannot be addressed � Ask questions at any point in the workshop

Goals/Learning Outcomes � Teach student affairs professionals how and why to provide the physical place for diverse religious and spiritual groups to gather and have events related to their religion ◦ Learn what events, holidays, beliefs and practices are important to different religious groups and physical space needed for these activities ◦ Gain knowledge of and respect for religious groups ◦ Understand the needs of different religious groups

Icebreaker � Break into groups of three � Identify three commonalities ◦ Cannot use student affairs � Share one unique characteristic � Large group discussion

Religious Diversity �Hinduism �Buddhism �Judaism �Christianity �Islam �Other

Number Exercise � No talking but keep your eyes open � Concepts, items, or titles will be named � Based on how you rate each one move to the corresponding number

Dealing with controversy surrounding religious groups on campus

Web Activity What does faith mean to you?

Campus Resources

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