Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) is a nationally respected nonprofit organization that equips the next generation of citizens and professionals with the knowledge and skills needed for leadership in a religiously diverse world. Partnering with higher education institutions and corporations, IFYC is dedicated to making interfaith cooperation the norm and building an Interfaith America in the 21st century.

Hendricks Chapel has invited IFYC representatives to visit campus on Sept. 23-24 to engage in a series of workshops and trainings, for both the broader campus community and Hendricks Chapel students, staff, leaders and chaplains.

The following are opportunities to engage with IFYC this week:

Deep Listening for Learning

Date: Thursday, September 23

Time: 3-5pm

Location: Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel

All members of the Syracuse University campus community are invited to this session, where participants will explore and share how their work is connected to the engagement of religious diversity. For additional information, please visit the Syracuse University Events Calendar posting.

 

The Skills of Interfaith Leadership”

Date: Thursday, September 23

Time: 6-9pm

Location: Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel

Hosted in cooperation with the Student Assembly of Interfaith Leaders (SAIL), this Interfaith Youth Core dinner and discussion will equip all student leaders with the capacity to celebrate religious and spiritual diversity while finding common values in service to a common good.

 

Research Findings on the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal (IDEALS) Survey

Date: Friday, September 24

Time: 10-11:30am

Location: Noble Room of Hendricks Chapel

This “All Hendricks” Meeting will feature Interfaith Youth Core staff sharing their findings of the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal (IDEALS) Survey, a research project that seeks to understand undergraduate student encounters with religious and worldview diversity on a national scale. The design and scope of IDEALS makes it possible to examine how the interfaith diversity experiences and attitudes of students change over time and to pinpoint programs, activities, and other environmental factors that foster meaningful interactions with diverse others.