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USU Interfaith Initiative collection, 2013-2014

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah State University
Title
USU Interfaith Initiative collection
Dates
2013-2014 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_FOLK COLL 57
Summary
This is a collection of information on how Utah State University’s Interfaith Initiative project began and the shaping process it endured. It includes emails, flyers, PowerPoints, meeting notes, roundtable summaries and transcriptions, IRB forms, grant applications.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Interfaith Initiative was started by Bonnie Glass-Coffin, PhD of Utah State University’s (USU) Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Anthropology. She discovered the need for religious literacy on USU’s campus after teaching a course titled, “Introduction to Shamanism” in spring 2012. Following this course, Dr. Glass-Coffin took the need for religious literacy into her own hands by starting a campus-wide search for a program that fit USU’s specific needs and culture. Though the initiative took on several shapes, Dr. Eboo Patel’s Interfaith Youth Core based in Chicago took root. Dr. Patel’s core belief that “religion is a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division” became the foundation for USU’s Interfaith Initiative. The initiative is focused on creating a safe place for religious literacy and interfaith cooperation through service projects and activities.

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Content Description

This collection will continue to grow as materials are added.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the USU Interfaith Initiative collection must be obtained from the Curator of the Fife Folklore Archives and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: UUS_FOLK COLL 57; USU Interfaith Initiative collection; Fife Folklore Archives, Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_FOLK COLL 57, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

  • A breakdown of the collection organization follows
  • SERIES I: ADMINISTRATION
  • Sub-series A: Correspondence
  • Sub-series B: Documents
  • Sub-series C: Media Recordings
  • SERIES II: PUBLICITY/PUBLICATIONS
  • Sub-series A: Publicity
  • Sub-series B: Publications
  • SERIES III: ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
  • Sub-series A: Correspondence
  • Sub-series B: Administrative Documents
  • Sub-series C: Oral Histories

Processing Note

Processed in Summer of 2014 and updated Winter of 2015 by Heidi Williams

Acquisition Information

The collection was created by Dr. Bonnie Glass-Coffin who desired to bring religious literacy to the campus of Utah State University (USU). Through the gathering of administrative materials, Dr. Glass-Coffin accumulated a chronological paper trail which tells the story of how USU’s Interfaith Initiative began. With approval from USU’s Institutional Review Board and assistance from several student researchers, Dr. Glass-Coffin interviewed students at USU gathering a qualitative picture of spiritual/religious acceptance on campus; these interviews were not allowed to be included in this collection. All materials were donated by Dr. Glass-Coffin to Utah State University’s Special Collections and Archives in hopes of preserving the campus movement.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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