Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life Policies

黑料不打烊 respects the religious, spiritual, and secular beliefs, commitments, and values of聽all members of the campus community, and encourages their free expression. The University聽has entrusted the University Chaplain and Dean of Multifaith Engagement, with the oversight of聽religious and spiritual life on campus, in collaboration with a multifaith team of chaplains,聽professional staff, and approved community affiliates (non-employees).

Our commitment is to ensure that students have reasonable access to religious and spiritual聽services, resources, and practices of their own choosing, and to provide opportunities for all students, religious and nonreligious, to explore questions of meaning, value, and purpose.

We聽believe that religious and spiritual life involves respect for all beliefs, traditions, and worldviews,聽as well as considerate interaction with and learning from one another.

We recognize that there is a dynamic tension between adherence to one鈥檚 own beliefs and聽tradition and exploration of the beliefs of others; between the particularity of one鈥檚 own faith聽and values and the commonality shared with the faith and values of others.

We intentionally聽choose to maintain this dynamic by honoring the specific aspects of each tradition, including聽secular and humanist traditions, while also appreciating the fundamental values we hold in聽common.

The college years are a time of intense learning when students are on a trajectory of growth and聽change. Identities are shaped, beliefs examined, and perspectives are altered. This process of聽reflection, examination, and alteration extends to religious and spiritual identity. The chaplains,聽staff, and community affiliates of the Truitt Center are available to support and encourage聽students in this journey of seeking, questioning, and self-discovery, within the context of our聽diverse multifaith community.

Our聽policies, including the Religious Observance Notification Policy, the , and more, provide the framework for Religious and Spiritual Life on campus, with the goal that聽religious activity be student-centered, support the holistic well-being of all students, and be conducted
ethically and with transparency of purpose.