Chaplain supports LGBT community
Over the years, 56-year-old Frank Corbishley, the chaplain to the St. Bede Episcopal Chapel, has been a friend to UM students in SpectrUM, an organization that promotes education about and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues. “Religion is a difficult topic for a lot of our members because they have been hurt...
Women’s leadership symposium focuses on career goals, balanced living
The Butler Center for Service and Leadership is hosting its first event that focuses solely on women’s leadership at UM, and all students are welcome to attend, free of charge. “The theme of this event is ‘A Balancing Act’ and as the name suggests, will feature components to help students at UM to ‘do it all’...
Pastor hopes to increase involvement within campus ministry
Since being named pastor of St. Augustine parish in 2010, Monsignor Michael Carruthers has spent almost as much time studying and learning as the UM students in the Catholic Campus Ministry. “I spent the first year I was here mostly trying to discern what the needs were and how the vision for Catholic ministry can...
Festivities, activities take place on or near campus to celebrate Jewish holidays
With the high holidays in full swing this September, religious centers on and around the University of Miami campus are welcoming all students and faculty to take part in their Jewish activities and festivities. Dozens of students are expected to take part in Hillel’s Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services, which are unique to the college environment, according...
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