UVU’s Interfaith Engagement Programs provide students with the resources, space, and support they need as they bring their full selves, including their religious, ethical, moral and philosophical identities, to campus life.

Definitions

Worldview

The set of beliefs you have about the world that guide the way you live in it. It is individual to you and an essential part of who you are.

Interfaith

Interfaith refers to the experience of relating to people whose worldviews differ from our own.

Pluralism

An ethic for living together in a diverse society where people of differing religions and worldviews can live and work together in peace while maintaining their distinctiveness. Pluralism is worldview diversity put to work for the common good.

Interfaith Student Council

UVU Interfaith Student Council Members
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Reflection Center

UVU Reflection Center - a spacious and well list room with several arm chairs and bookshelves full of books
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Cultural Competency Workshops

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UVU Employees can enroll in an “Interreligious, Interfaith and Worldview” Cultural Competency Workshop as part of their Cultural Competency Certification.
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Interreligious Engagement

A card on a table that says Interreligious Engagement at UVU
Building bridges across religions, worldviews, and spiritual traditions, UVU is committed to education through courses offered in the Religious Studies Department. We prioritize efforts to shape the university as an inclusive institution, a place where people of all religions, spiritual communities, and ethical perspectives are welcomed and supported.
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