Opportunities & Programs

University Ministry is pleased to offer programs and opportunities to foster understanding, cooperation and respect among our community of varied faiths and traditions.

Interfaith Programs

Interfaith Meditation Room

University Ministry is pleased to offer the university community a quiet place for reflection and prayer. The University Ministry Interfaith Meditation Room is available to faculty, staff and students from Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 6:00pm.

Interfaith Week

Fall 2012 Interfaith Week: November 11, 2012 to November 17, 2012. Spring 2013 Interfaith Week: April 7, 2013 to April 13, 2013

Interfaith Week 2012: April 16-20

Join us for a variety of interfaith programs (times and locations tba). The week will end with our University Ministry April Action Day of Volunteering on Saturday, April 21, 2012, 7:30am-noon. Sign up for April Action in the University Ministry

Interfaith Week 2012 Programs:

April 16th: Tree Blessing, Gleeson Plaza 11:30-1pm

April 17th: Interfaith Dinner: "Community Based Solutions for Changing the World", hosted by Sam Mickey and Morgan Fitzgibbons, 7-8pm in Romero Room

April 18th: Clothes Swap: 11:00-1:00pm in the UC 4th Floor

April 19th: Screening of Renewal: A documentary on religious responses to the ecological crisis 7-8:30pm in the Romero Room

April 21st: April Action

Interfaith Week 2011: November 13-18, 2011

Sunday November 13, 2011: Memorial Mass for UCA Salvadoran Martyrs, 8pm in St. Ignatius Church

Monday November 14, 2011: Documentary Showing "Baraka" in the UM Romero Room from 7 to 8:30pm

Tuesday November 15, 2011: Worldy Wonder, Religions, and Planetary Transformation: Elizabeth Mcanally in the UM Romero Room from 7 to 8:30 pm

Wednesday November 16, 2011: Hunger Banquet in the UM Romero Room from 7 to 8 pm

Thursday November 17, 2011: Religious Club Fair in Gleeson Plaza from 11:30am to 1pm
Interfaith Dialogue Dinner at the UM Romero Room from 7 to 8 pm.

Friday November 18, 2011: Volunteer Day, USF Community Garden from 12-2pm

Interfaith Dialogue Dinners

Insight Meditation

Insight Meditation takes place every Monday. It provides a greater insight into one's relationship with reality, God, and themselves and cultivating empathy, compassion, and solidarity with others, being that we are all on a spiritual, religious, and purpose-seeking journey.
Date & Time: Every Monday from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Join a meditation group led by a Resident Minister every Monday evening in Phelan Hall Room 241 from 8:30pm to 9:00pm.

Interfaith Programs on Campus

Islam Awareness Week

Monday February 27

Opening of Photoexhibit: Famous Muslims Around the World
Location: Kalmanovitz Hall
Time (all week): Monday at 10:00 A.M - Friday at 12:00 A.M.
Description: Through this exhibit we aim to show viewers the diversity among famous figures all over the world. By displaying images of various actors, rappers, politicians, and athletes who are Muslim, individuals will see the assortment of careers Muslims have.

Shariah Law
Location:Xavier Hall
Time: 6:30-9:00 P.M.
Description: Curious to know why modern America has been talking Shariah Law? Why there seems to be a negative connotation attached to it and why people fear it? Come learn about what the law really encompasses with Dr. Bazian, an Islamic scholar as well as professor at the University of California Berkeley. He will be talking about what authentic Shariah Law is and how it was used during a time when Muslims ruled justly.
*Free Food at this event!

Tuesday February 28

Why do Muslim Women Wear the Hijab (the veil)?
Location: University Center 402/403
Time: 11:45-12:45 P.M.
Description: Featuring the Executive Director of CAIR-Bay area (Council on American-Islamic Relations), Zahra Billoo, this event will examine the role of Hijab for Muslim Women in Islam. Zahra will discuss the importance of the veil for women and address any questions people may have.
*Free food at this event!

Wednesday February 29

Love in Islam
Location: Maraschi Hall
Time: 6:30-9:00 P.M.
Description: Imam Tahir Anwar will discuss the misconception that all Muslims have arranged marriages and describe the Islamically acceptable way Muslims "date" to find their special someone.
*Free Food at this event!

Thursday March 1

Muslims Are Hilarious: A Comedic Relief Fundraiser for Ihsan
Location: Maier Hall
Time: 6:30-9:00 P.M.
Description: Writer, actor, solo-‐performer and stand-‐up comedian, Zahra Noorbaksh (All Atheists Are Muslim) will be performing stand-up about stereotypes of Muslims. Come and share some laughs with the Muslim Student Association!
Tickets will be $5 for USF students $7 for faculty and $10 for everyone else. All proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the Nonprofit organization Ihsan, which is dedicated to educational, health, and humanitarian projects in West Africa. To learn more visit their website at: http://www.ihsanfoundation.org/index.php/about-us/

Friday March 2

Jummah Under the Sun (Friday Prayer)
Location: Welsh Field
Time: 1:30 - 3:00 P.M

Description: MSA will be having it's weekly friday prayer on Welsh Field. Imam Abdul Malik will lead a sermon and the prayer. Come see how Muslims pray and hear Imam Malik give a talk on the sayings on the Prophet Muhammad.

The Prophet Muhammad: His Relevance in Present Day
Location: UC 222
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 P.M.
Description: Sidi Ali Ataie will describe the character of the Prophet Muhammad to display how he is the ideal role model for the youth in present day.
*Free Food at this event!

This week is sponsored by the European Studies, International Relations, Modern and Classical Languages, African American Studies, and ASUSF Senate. To Learn more please check out the event page on Facebook or watch the YouTube Trailer. Click here to join the MSA group page on Facebook for any other information about the MSA.

Sacred Spaces Tour

Call Paul McWilliams in University Ministry to book a tour

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InterVaristy Christian Fellowship

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at USF is a community of students and faculty following Jesus together for the campus. They come together from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, church experiences, and life situations to grow in love for God, people, and the world. They gather throughout the week for small group Bible studies, worship and teaching, leadership training, thoughtful discipleship, volunteer opportunities, and prayer.

The Large Group community gathering happens every Wednesday night at 7pm in UC503. To learn more, visit our Facebook page or send an email to intervarsity.usf@gmail.com. You can also contact Casey, the InterVarsity staff worker, at casey_flaherty@ivstaff.org or Bruce Wydick, the faculty advisor, at wydick@usfca.edu.

InterVarsity at USF is part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, a campus ministry with chapters on nearly 600 campuses nationwide. They trace their roots to a movement of British university students in the 1870s. Since InterVarsity was incorporated in 1941, thousands of students have become thoughtful representatives of God’s kingdom and have moved into leadership roles in churches, organizations, corporations and agencies around the world. To learn more about the ministry of InterVarsity/USA, visit www.intervarsity.org.

Other Worship Opportunities

USF is a Catholic university and embraces people of all faiths. University Ministry offers opportunities and information about worship in other faith traditions in this community and in the local area.

Opportunities & Programs

Interfaith Programs

Interfaith Meditation Room

Interfaith Week

Interfaith Week 2012: April 16-20

Interfaith Week 2012 Programs:

Interfaith Week 2011: November 13-18, 2011

Interfaith Dialogue Dinners

Insight Meditation

Interfaith Programs on Campus

Islam Awareness Week

Sacred Spaces Tour

InterVaristy Christian Fellowship

Other Worship Opportunities

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