Guess where I will be this Valentine’s Day? Not in the arms of a significant other, if that’s what you were thinking. No, I’ll be busy being swept away by, well, the Windy City.
Yes, I’ll be in Chicago! I was (along with my fellow Interfaith Council Leadership Board member, Naziyya) lucky enough to nominated for the University of Chicago’s Coming Together 6 interfaith student leadership conference! Here’s the adorable banner they designed for it (complete with some UChicago gargoyles):
Aaaaaand…here is the schedule:
Thursday February 14, 2013
- 12 noon – 6:30 pm Registration
- 2 – 6 pm Yoga, Carillon Lessons, Campus Tours, & more!
- 6:30 pm Welcome dinner
- 8 pm Speedfaithing
- 8:30 pm Dessert Reception at the Oriental Institute Museum Friday
February 15, 2013
- 8 am Meditation: 20 Minutes Still
- 8:30 am Breakfast
- 9:30 am University Welcome with the Provost
- 9:50 am Joint Session with Teresa Hord Owens
- 10:20 am Breakout I: Identities
- 11:30 am Fishbowl Conversation: Sex in Paradise (and Here)
- 12:15 pm Jumu’ah prayers
- 12:30 pm Lunch
- 1 pm Jumu’ah prayers
- 1:35 pm Joint Session with Julian DeShazier
- 2 pm Breakout II: Self
- 3 pm Breakout III: Story
- 3:45 pm Free Time [fun & social activities!]
- 4:45 pm Shabbat
- 6:30 pm Interfaith Shabbat Dinner
- 8 pm Yuval Ron Ensemble concert [open to the public, free – please invite Chicago friends!]
Saturday February 16, 2013
- 7 am University of Chicago Tradition Kuvia: Yoga at the Point
- 8 am Meditation: 20 Minutes Still
- 8:30 am Breakfast
- 9:30 am Yuval Ron workshops
- 11:30 am Something Not Boring!
- 12:30 pm Lunch
- 1:35 pm Breakout IV: Mind
- 2:45 pm Joint Session with Dr. Rami Nashashibi
- 3:20 pm Breakout V: Practice
- 4:15 pm Free Time [fun & social activities!]
- 6:30 pm Closing Dinner & Jazz Reception at Rockefeller Chapel
Sunday February 17, 2013
- 8 am Chanting
- 8:30 am Breakfast
- 9:30 am Optional: Chicago Excursions
- Optional: Sunday Morning Services in Hyde Park
Need I tell you that I am excited? We will be getting to meet all sorts of students involved in interfaith work from around the country (and from Canada), and it will also give me a chance to get a feel for UChicago, which is one of the places I am considering for graduate school.
No worries–you can be assured that my next blog post when I return from the conference will fill you in on everything that happened!