Spirituality on Campus

According to a national study of college freshmen, there is a growing interest among students in dealing with issues of faith, spirituality, meaning, and purpose, and many leaders in the field of student development argue that institutions of higher education need to find ways to integrate discussions regarding religion and spirituality into campus culture. Arthur Chickering and Jon Dalton will serve as the featured presenters of this conference, which will address spirituality as it applies to research, theory, curriculum, and student affairs at the university. Arthur Chickering serves as Special Assistant to the President of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. He is the author of many publications, including Education and Identity and has received numerous awards for his work in the field of college student development. Jon Dalton is an associate professor in educational leadership and director of the Hardee Center for Leadership and Ethics at Florida State University. He directs the annual institute on college student values that focuses on moral and civic education in college student learning and development. Dalton and Chickering coauthored the recently published Encouraging Authenticity and Spirituality in Higher Education. Keynote address for the Creating an Inclusive Campus Conference.