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RSL Day Panel Announced!
RSL Day 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
“The Changing Face of Religious and Spiritual Life at Vassar: A Panel Discussion”
5:00pm-7:00pm, Room 300, Rockefeller Hall
Prologue
“Religious and Spiritual Life at Vassar, 1968-2008: One Teacher's Perspective”
Michael McCarthy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy
Panel of past and current chaplains/directors at Vassar College:
Rev. George Williamson, Jr., Ph.D.
Chaplain, 1970-1981
Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Granville, Ohio
Rev. Allison Stokes, Ph.D.
Chaplain, 1982-1985
Director, Religious and Spiritual Life, University of Rochester
Rev. Janet Cooper Nelson
Director, Religious Activities and Chaplaincy Services, 1989-1991
Chaplain of the University, Brown University
Rabbi Shirley Idelson
Director of Religious Activities and Chaplaincy Services, 1991-1998
Dean, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion
Rev. Samuel Speers, D.Min.
Director, Religious & Spiritual Life Office, 1999-present, Assistant Dean for Campus Life, 2010-present
Respondent
Jonathon Kahn, Assistant Professor, Department of Religion and Program in American Culture(s)
Moderator
Rabbi Rena Blumenthal, Assistant Director, Office of Religious & Spiritual Life, and Rose and Irving Rachlin Advisor to Jewish Students
RSL Day 2011, Full-Day Schedule
- 11am-3pm: Tabling by student religious and spiritual groups, College Center
- 11am-4pm: BIG Art 2010—“A History of Sacred Cows at Vassar”, Villard Room
- 5pm-7pm: Panel Discussion with former Chaplains and Directors, Rocky 300
- 7:00pm: Celebratory Dinner, South Asian Halal meal, Villard Room
Posted Thursday, February 3, 2011