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Open Minds Book Club: I, Robot
January 21, 2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
For the January 2026 session of Open Minds, we will be reading and discussing I, Robot by Isaac Asimov. "I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series,...
King In Conversation: The Spiritualities of Non-Violence - An Interfaith Dinner & Discussion
January 22, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
This interfaith table-talk-style event is a part of GVSU's Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Week. Together, we will explore the spiritual frameworks for nonviolent resistance...
Sacred Site Visit - Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church
January 22, 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 2025-2026 academic year. Our...
Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution featuring Molly Beer
January 29, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join Molly Beer as she presents her new work exploring the extraordinary life of Angelica Schuyler Church, a revolutionary thinker, influential sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton,...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 Approved)
January 29, 2026 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,...
Seeking Monsters to Destroy: How America Goes to War featuring Jeffrey Engel
February 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
At our Presidents’ Day Luncheon, Jeff Engel will explore how American leaders have defined and justified their enemies across history and how those evolving ideas continue to shape the nation’s...
Sacred Site Visit - Sikh Society of West Michigan (INT 100/201 Approved)
February 16, 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 2025-2026 academic year. Our...
Open Minds Book Who is Government: The Untold Story of Public Service
February 18, 2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
For the February 2026 session of Open Minds, we will be reading and discussing Who is Government : The Untold Story of Public Service edited by Michael Lewis. "Michael...
Unnatural Causes (INT 100/201 Approved)
February 19, 2026 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,...
Common Ground: Addressing Affordability
February 26, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Experts from across the political spectrum will consider affordability in America, examining policy ideas and bipartisan strategies that could drive effective and lasting solutions. RSVP for this...