Pluralism-list September 2012

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Northeastern's Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service; State of Formation; IFYC

by Pluralism Project Staff

Dear Friends, Please find below information on opportunities and programs of interest including: - Career opportunities at Northeastern University's Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service, Boston, MA - Call for Contributing Scholars at State of Formation, National - IFYC University of Southern CA Interfaith Leadership Institute, Los Angeles, CA Please contact directly the sponsoring organization and/or contact person listed for further details. Best wishes, The Pluralism Project Staff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Career Opportunities at Northeastern University's Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service* Northeastern University, Boston, MA Northeastern University's Center for Spirituality, Dialogue, and Service is looking to fill the following two full-time positions: *-- Program Manager for Service and Engagement Programs *Under the direction and in collaboration with the Executive Director, the Program Manager for Service and Engagement Programs will be responsible for the design, implementation and assessment of programming that develops within students the ability to work effectively to build healthy and just communities on and off campus; build and maintain relationships, facilitate communication and mediate conflicts in order to become engaged global citizens. The Program Coordinator develops opportunities for students to participate in service and constructive social action on and off campus. More information regarding job responsibilities, qualifications, and application instructions for this position is available here<https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/21170> . *-- Program Manager for Dialogue and Educational Programs * Under the direction and in collaboration with the Executive Director, the Program Manager for Dialogue and Educational Programs will be responsible for the design, implementation and assessment of programming that provides students with the ability to identify, understand, learn from, and affirm the common core of spiritual practice and ethical imperative in the world’s religions. More information regarding job responsibilities, qualifications, and application instructions for this position is available here<https://neu.peopleadmin.com/postings/21169> . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Call for Contributing Scholars at State of Formation* Nominations due by September 30, 2012 State of Formation is now accepting applications and nominations for Contributing Scholars. State of Formation is a community conversation between young leaders in formation. Together, a cohort of seminarians, rabbinical students, graduate students and the like – the future religious and moral leaders of tomorrow – will work to redefine the ethical discourse today, particularly as it is used to refract current events and personal experiences. This initiative is supported by a partnership between the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions (CPWR), Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue (JIRD), Hebrew College, and Andover Newton Theological School. Contributing Scholars to State of Formation will be able to take advantage of the numerous benefits to participating in the State of Formation Contributing Scholars Fellowship. In addition to being recognized as a Contributing Scholar by JIRD and CPWR, they may be eligible for travel grants and may have their work featured in articles on additional platforms like CPWR's website, PeaceNext, The Huffington Post, Interfaith Youth Core, Pluralism Project, Interfaith Observer, and Tikkun. Nominees should be currently enrolled in a seminary, rabbinical school, graduate program, or another institution for theological or philosophical formation -- or up to three years out of their graduate program in a professional setting. (On rare occasions, exceptions will be made to these guidelines in order to increase the diversity of the writers.) Contributors should be able to commit to post monthly on the forum while showing respect to others from different traditions. Does this describe you or an emerging leader you know? Please take a moment to fill out the brief nomination form<http://www.stateofformation.org/state-of-formation-nominations/>. Nominations for the fall are due September 30, 2012 and will be accepted on a rolling basis. More information is available here<http://www.stateofformation.org/2012/08/fall-2012-call-for-contributing-sch…> . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *IFYC's Interfaith Leadership Institute at University of Southern California * October 28-31, 2012 (register by Oct. 9) Los Angeles, CA * <http://bit.ly/Mw31Ug>*Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) is excited to host the 10th Interfaith Leadership Institute (ILI) at University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, CA from October 28-31! ILIs are four-day intensives that equip students and their campus allies, inclusive of staff, faculty, and administrators, to be movement builders for interfaith action. Participants will return from the ILI with the tools to help transform their campus and communities by bringing together religious and non-religious traditions to change the world and participating in the Better Together campaign. **If you and/or your campus attended a previous ILI, you can receive a $25 discount on your ILI registration fee. Note that the final deadline to register for the ILI is Tuesday, October 9th at 11:59PM EST. If you can't attend the USC ILI, please email leadershipinstitute(a)ifyc.org<leadershipinstitute(a)ifyc.org?subject=Upcoming%20ILIs%20Interest> for information about other upcoming ILIs. Further details are available here<http://bit.ly/AUSCILI> . <http://bit.ly/AUSCILI> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- The Pluralism Project at Harvard University 2 Arrow Street, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-2481 www.pluralism.org Twittter: @pluralismproj Like The Pluralism Project on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pluralism-Project-at-Harvard-University/1…>!

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2012 Pluralism Project Photo Contest

by Pluralism Project Staff

Dear Friends, We invite you and your students, networks, and organizations to participate in our third annual Pluralism Project Photo Contest. We are looking for high-resolution digital images that convey the vibrancy of religious diversity in the USA. We are particularly interested in images in the following categories: - Religious practices and rituals - Religious centers, including festivals, center openings, and parades - Participation of religious groups in American civic life - Interfaith encounter or social action - Women’s leadership and participation - Emerging leadership within Muslim and Sikh communities - Images of the Atheist/Humanist, Bahá’í, Confucian, Native American, Shinto, Taoist, Unitarian Universalist, and Zoroastrian communities in the US One grand-prize winner will be selected; the winning photographer will receive a $250 cash prize and an extended exposé in the spotlight on our homepage, www.pluralism.org. All winning photos may be featured in our forthcoming online publication, *On Common Ground: World Religions in America 2.0 *or on our website. The photographer’s name will be cited. In order to participate, you must: - be the photographer of the image - grant the Pluralism Project rights to use the image on our website - have the permission of those persons in the picture, if applicable *Entries must be submitted via email to **contest(a)pluralism.org*<contest(a)pluralism.org> * by 5 PM on October 29, 2012*. Photos should be sent as an attachment. Please put “contest” in the subject line. In the body of the email, please include: - your name and title - relationship to the Pluralism Project, if any - addresses – mailing and email - phone number - a brief caption, including location of the image(s), when the image(s) was/were taken, and what is happening (2-3 sentences) - a brief statement indicating that you were the photographer, and that you grant the Pluralism Project the rights to use the image(s) on our website, if selected Submissions of more than 10 photos should be sent on CD-ROM to: The Pluralism Project 2012 Photo Contest 2 Arrow Street, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Information is also available at: http://www.pluralism.org/pages/contest -- The Pluralism Project at Harvard University 2 Arrow Street, 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 617-496-2481 www.pluralism.org Twittter: @pluralismproj Like The Pluralism Project on Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Pluralism-Project-at-Harvard-University/1…>!

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