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Category Archives: Student Posts
Smith ServeUp 2017 Update
Nineteen Smith students along with about 65 from the Five Colleges, journeyed down to New Orleans this Spring Break with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship to spend a week serving the city and discussing the intersection of faith and social justice, while … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Orgs, Student Posts
Tagged Bible, community service, Smith Christian Fellowship, travel
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London Launch:
Giving Students Vision Abroad
The Smith Christian Fellowship (SCF) is organized through a larger organization called Intervarsity, a Christian campus ministry with the vision “to see students and faculty transformed, campuses renewed, and world changers developed.” For students who are abroad, Intervarsity coordinates weekend … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Posts
Tagged Bible, Christianity, Smith Christian Fellowship, travel
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Reflections on “Resistance and Rebellion”
by Kiki Teshome
In response to the tense state of reproductive justice, The Steinem Initiative hosted a panel on February 1 in Weinstein Auditorium entitled “Visions for Reproductive Justice: Resistance & Rebellion 2017 and Beyond.” The Steinem Initiative—which, according to Co-director Joyce Follett, … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Social Justice, Student Posts
Tagged politics, Steinem Initiative
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Camino Pilgrimage:
Walking in Faith
This past summer, I set out on a pilgrimage across Spain with my friend Chelsea. We walked along the El Camino de Santiago, in English “The Way of Saint James,” a total of nearly 500 miles. We walked over mountains, … Continue reading
Student Advisory Board Strives for Inclusion and Advocacy
The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life’s Student Advisory Board is a group of students that gather to advise the Center on a variety of things. Part of our job is to help plan events, like vigils and contemplative spaces, … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice, Student Orgs, Student Posts
Tagged black lives matter, CRSL news, interfaith, race/racism, Student Advisory Board
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Contemplative Practice:
Support in Staying Grounded
Among the central priorities of the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life (CRSL) is to encourage contemplative practice and mindfulness. A number of events sponsored and supported by the CRSL affirm contemplative practice including Pet-a-Pet day, Mindful Mondays, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Programs & Events, Student Posts
Tagged meditation, Pet-a-Pet Day, weekly programming
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Reflecting on the 2016 Election
The results of the 2016 elections have come as a shock to many Smith students and members of the greater Northampton community. I’ve felt weight of the worry, fear, and confusion as I walk to class with my fellow students. … Continue reading
Posted in Interfaith Matters, Student Posts
Tagged campus news, Islamophobia, national news, politics
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Vespers 2016
Smith’s annual celebration of Advent, Vespers, was held two weeks ago in John M. Greene Hall. Smith College Chorus, Glee Club, Chamber Singers, Handbell Choir and Orchestra collaborated to produce the musical portion of the service while members of the … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Programs & Events, Student Posts
Tagged Christianity, music, Vespers
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Mindful Mondays
The Wurtele Center and the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life have collaborated to create the new series, Mindful Mondays. This semester, the Mindful Monday series has consisted of four lunchtime meetings where food is provided and a member of … Continue reading
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Tagged food, mindfulness, weekly programming
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Otelia Cromwell Day: Sonia Sanchez
The well-known activist, artist, academic, and author Sonia Sanchez gave the keynote address for Otelia Cromwell Day. Students gathered in John M. Greene Hall on November 3 to hear Sanchez’s address entitled “Activism in Art: An Afternoon with Sonia Sanchez,” … Continue reading