Two Great Stories

My lack of blog posting over the past few weeks can partially be attributed to the fact that I was travelling to, speaking at, and otherwise participating in two great conference events.  Luckily, other folks put together great Storify summaries of these events.

First, I attended the Vanguard Campus Convening with staff from the Interfaith Youth Core, in conjunction with the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge organized by the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships. I spoke about some of the work happening in relationship to interfaith cooperation and civic engagement on my campus, and made some great connections with people at other campuses and organizations.

Here is the Storify of that event:

Then, I hopped on a plane to New Orleans, where I attended the National Conference of the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts, along with the fall meeting of the National Network Board on which I currently serve.  We heard some great speakers, and enjoyed selections from an emerging civil rights opera. Here is the Storify of that event: