Category: Center News and Events

Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 Time: 12-1:30 p.m. Location: National Pan-Hellenic Council Room, Memorial Union Hosted by: Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Fernie Rodriguez, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Christina Olstad, Dean of Students Come share your experience and ideas on building a more welcoming Badger community. Hear updates on campus belonging …

The Interfaith Student Council (IFSC), convened by the Center for Interfaith Dialogue, met for the first time on February 20th in the Pyle Center. The Council is made up of student leaders representing religious RSOs across campus including the Muslim Student Association, the Baha’i Campus Association, Hillel, Lutheran Campus Ministry, the Sikh Student Association, Badger …

The Islamic STEM Association (iSTEM), a new registered student organization on campus, hosted its kickoff event, “Chai & Chat,” at the Center for Interfaith Dialogue on February 12th. Khadijah Dhoondia, a sophomore studying Biology on the pre-med track, founded the club along with Norah Al-Sharif, a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering, to address what they saw …

February 28th, 7pm in Pyle 315! Join us for an Interfaith Voter Advocacy Training! We are partnering with Rabbi Bonnie Margulis of the Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign (WIVEC) to learn about current voter suppression in Wisconsin, political engagement, and advocacy through an interfaith lens! Snacks provided.

Amanpreet Kaur Sehra, one of the 2023-2024 Interfaith Fellows, gave the keynote speech at the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting on February 9, 2024. Sehra, a third year studying finance and real estate with a certificate in religious studies, was raised in the Milwaukee area in a Punjabi Sikh household. In 2012, the …

Read senior Gabe Sanders’ reflections on our fall talk: The Power and Promise of Nonviolent Action, cohosted by the Nonviolence Project. Full article here: https://thenonviolenceproject.wisc.edu/2024/02/04/reflections-from-dr-maria-j-stephans-talk-the-power-and-promise-of-nonviolent-action/

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Time: 4:30-6p.m Location: National Pan-Hellenic Council Room, Memorial Union Hosted by: Lori Reesor, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Fernie Rodriguez, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Come and share your experiences and ideas on building a more welcoming Badger community. Hear updates on campus belonging initiatives. Share what you love …

Two of our Interfaith Fellows, Rida Ali (class of 2024) and Jaden Schultz (class of 2025), were selected to be part of Hebrew College’s Building Interfaith Leadership Initiative (BILI) Launchpad Fellowship, which culminated in a two-day conference in Washington, D.C. from January 8-11, 2024. Alongside 18 other outstanding undergraduate students from around the country, Rida …