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New pastor brings rich life experience, interfaith passion to Augustana

Augustana University welcomes Pastor Shawna Day as she joins the Office of Faith and Spiritual Life as an associate campus pastor. Prior to joining Augustana this August, Day attended Concordia University in St. Paul where she studied social justice before joining Luther Seminary in St. Paul and earning a Master

Interfaith Council invites students to 'chat,' sip on chai

Interfaith Council invites students to 'chat,' sip on chai

Augustana’s Interfaith Council has introduced a new regular event this semester aimed at educating students about religion and providing a community especially for non-Christian students. “Chai and Chat” events take place roughly every two weeks in the Interfaith Room. Attending students can drink chai made by members of the

Interfaith Council discovers disrespectful notes at event

Interfaith Council discovers disrespectful notes at event

Augustana’s Interfaith Council celebrated the first day of Interfaith Week on March 20 with a Q&A board in the Morrison Commons, prompting students to reflect on their own faith traditions and what they appreciate about others’. However, when the Interfaith Council went to read the responses on

Council members create interfaith room

Council members create interfaith room

The Interfaith Council traveled to Blaine, Minnesota, on Jan. 19-21 to visit cultural and religious sites in Minneapolis and help students of Augustana’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program create an interfaith room. The council, a part of the Augustana Office of Faith and Spiritual Life, focuses on creating space

Campus Ministry hires interfaith chaplain, announces name change

Campus Ministry hires interfaith chaplain, announces name change

Campus Ministry hired its inaugural interfaith chaplain this semester, introducing her to the campus community in early November. The addition of Jennifer Dreiske, the new interfaith chaplain, comes as a part of a larger department shift: Campus Ministry will become the Office of Faith and Spiritual Life starting January 2024.

Sodexo offers Ramadan meals to foster inclusion

Sodexo offers Ramadan meals to foster inclusion

To better support students celebrating Ramadan, Augustana Dining Services is now providing more halal meals to students who are religiously fasting. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which able-bodied Muslims participate in daily fasting. “Muslims are fasting from sunrise to sunset,” Sara Alhasnawi, a fasting

Interfaith panel fosters peace

Interfaith panel fosters peace

On March 2, Better Together, the Muslim Students’ Association and the Interfaith Council sponsored an interfaith panel, bringing together students to consider different paths to peacemaking. Irfan Omar, an Indian-born professor at Marquette University, and Léocadie Lushombo, a professor at Santa Clara University from the Democratic Republic of Congo, both