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Rest, Relax, Revive

Part 1
Monday, Nov. 11 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Spirit Space

Part 2
Tuesday, Nov. 12 | 6:30-8 p.m.
Diversity Center

D&IC x Spirit Space will be collaborating to create a self-care workshop to help students de-stress and practice self-care before finals.

This will be a two-part event.

  • Part 1 will be set in Spirit House and provide skincare products, pastries, and tea.
  • Part 2 will be set in the D&IC and provide catering from Mai’s Deli, games, and simply socialize.

Community Dinners

Everyone’s favorite Thursday night programming is back! Every Thursday night, students are welcome to prepare and share a homecooked meal at the Spirit Space. Cooking begins at 4:30 p.m., and the meal ends around 7 p.m.

Come any time and stay as long as you like! Hang out with old friends, make new ones, and enjoy how food connects people.

Eco-Spirituality Retreat

Saturday, September 28 | 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Holy Wisdom Monastery

Join us, plus students from UW-Milwaukee and Carroll University) for a visit to an ecological restoration monastery in Madison! Learn about how the spirituality and the environment can intersect. Although it is a Christian monastery, you do not need to be Christian, nor belong to any particular religious tradition to attend.

  • 8 a.m. | Depart Lawrence
  • 10 a.m. | Arrive at Holy Wisdom
  • 4 p.m. | Depart Holy Wisdom
  • 6 p.m. | Arrive at Lawrence

This trip is open to anyone. Spiritual and Religious Life will cover all costs, including all meals.

Register by September 19!

Register for the retreat

End-of-Term Closing

Thursday, May 30 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Goldgarden & Spirit Space

Join us for an opportunity to pause and breathe at the end of a long term. This is a time to reflect on the past term and consider what you’d like to leave behind or bring forward. We will have a short dinner afterward. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome!

S&RL is Hiring for Fall 2024

Come work at the Esch Hurvis Center for Spiritual and Religious Life! We have the following positions open for the Fall 2024 Term:

  • Student SRL Assistant
    The SRL Assistant maintains the physical space of the Esch Hurvis Center for Spiritual and Religious Life and supports the functions of the Office of SRL.
  • Student SRL Specialist – General
    This position provides programming development and support for Spiritual and Religious Life.
  • Student SRL Specialist – Multifaith
    The Multifaith specialist coordinates Spiritual and Religious Life education about multiple religious observances and programmatic support for some observances.

Apply on Handshake by Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

Touching the Earth

Interested in the intersection of Buddhist practice and ecology? Looking for summer plans? Consider applying to Touching the Earth, a program from the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. Our very own former Practices Fellow, Della, participated in this program two summers ago and loved it!

The program runs from July 26-August 17 in Vermont.

Questions?

End-of-Term Gathering

Friday, March 8 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Warch 225

Spiritual and Religious Life invites you to take time to acknowledge a turning and the impact that this term has had on our community, our relationships, our knowledge, our dreams, and our souls. When we pause to see from multiple perspectives then it is possible to hold hard and joyful, growth and struggle, loneliness, and community in the same space.

We will close with a release of our regrets, gratitude, and prayers for the term. We hope you will plan to be part of a shared experience.