The Resource Team for Faith, Values and Spirituality was organized by Stephanie Russel Holz this past summer.
The group’s main purpose is to put on the programming series, including discussions on “Doubt,” “The Last Lecture” and “Life of Pi.”
She created this group with the new chapel on campus in mind and hopes this programming series will create interest in it, bringing more use to the chapel.
Holz expressed that the process of creating the group has been very exciting.
“It’s fun creating a group that will address a need on campus,” Holz said.
So far, the group is composed of five faculty members, seven staff members and four students.
However, many more members of the UT community will be expected to attend the discussion groups, as they have all reached full capacity, shocking the members of the Resource Team.
The programming series has been the main focus of the group, so far.
Over the summer, when they created the series, they pitched ideas for what materials to discuss.
They voted on works of interest, ultimately choosing the works now in the program.
“We are most interested in what the students want,” Holz said.
After this semesters series, the team will create a survey to gain feedback and chose future discussion topics.
The team hopes to have many more ideas for the spring semester.
One definite event, in which the team will invite interested students to a leadership and values retreat, is occurring in the spring of 2010.
Guest speaker Juana Bordas, author of “Salsa, Soul, and Spirit” will discuss culture differences and how they can bring people together.
The retreat promises to be an enjoyable experience.
Most importantly, the team hopes to bring together faculty, staff and students, creating friendships between these various members of the UT campus.