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Know Your Neighbor Interfaith Dinner - Religion & Politics
November 16, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Get to know your fellow Lakers from across different religious, secular, and spiritual identities and traditions over a free dinner and intentional conversation. This is a space of deep listening,...
Sacred Site Visit - St Nicholas Orthodox Church (INT 100/201 approved)
November 19, 2026 6:00 PM
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSU's Religious Studies Department as we visit different sacred sites around the greater Grand Rapids area over the course of the 2026-2027 academic year. Our...
Sacred Site Visit - Grand Rapids Buddhist Temple
December 3, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join the Kaufman Interfaith Institute and GVSU's Religious Studies Department as we visit different sacred sites around the greater Grand Rapids area over the course of the 2026-2027 academic year. Our...
Common Ground: The Separation of Church & State
January 26, 2027 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The Founders had strong, and often conflicting, beliefs about the proper relationship between religion and government, beliefs that still shape how Americans debate religious liberty today. Our panel...
Open Minds Book Club: Artificial Intimacy
January 27, 2027 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
For the January 2027 session of Open Minds, we will be reading and discussing Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines by Sherry Turkle. "Artificial Intimacy is unique in...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
January 28, 2027 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography,...
Presidents' Day Luncheon
February 15, 2027 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Every presidency leaves behind lessons in leadership, but few offer as clear a window into the daily decisions of power as a firsthand account from inside the room. Join us for our annual Presidents'...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
February 18, 2027 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography,...
Open Minds Book Club: The Constitution of Knowledge
February 24, 2027 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
For the February 2027 session of Open Minds, we will be reading and discussing The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch. "Disinformation. Trolling. Conspiracies....
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 approved)
March 18, 2027 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Unnatural Causes is a documentary series that explores the effects of social factors on health and health care in the United States. It focuses specifically on race, socioeconomic standing, geography,...