AU Wackerlin Center for Faith and Action
Values Council
Mission Statement |
Faith and Action
Mission Statement
The mission of the Values Council is to encourage students to participate
in intelligent dialogue about ‘valuable’ issues. This program
is designed to promote the “transformative power of learning” which
lies at the core of the university’s ideology. Through the Values
Council, which is an important part of the Center for Faith and Action,
students not only explore the opinions and views of their peers, but
also learn to investigate the implications of their own presuppositions
and convictions. Members of the Values Council find real cooperative
value in talking something through and investigating different viewpoints,
as 'valuable' things are not always black and white. They often concern
themselves with these “shades of grey” in discussion.
Faith and Action
 Since
its inception, the VC has attended various cultural events, visited local
worship sites, traveled internationally, and has even been invited to
lead discussions with business leaders. The Values Council provides interested
and motivated students with opportunities for education and growth outside
of the classroom.
- Attended production of “Proof” at the Steel Beam
Theatre in St. Charles.
- Acted as stewards and handled registration
at the Fall 2004 CFA conference “What Can Women Do For Religion?:
Faith, Feminism and Human Flourishing.”
- Invited to a 10-day
tour of Turkey through the Niagara Foundation.
- Pizza party with
Dr. Jocelyn Hellig of the University of Wittwatersrand, South Africa,
and attended her lecture “The Inter-religious Dynamics
Underlying Antisemitism” at Temple B’Nai Israel.
- Attended “A
Celebration of Gershwin” during the 2005
Music by the Lake series.
- Invited to Iftar dinner at Lutheran
School of Theology in Chicago.
- Full table at the Niagara Foundation’s
3rd Annual Dinner.
- Attended the Chicago Interfaith Gathering,
a massive conference aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue.
- Invited
to lead discussion groups with the Rotary Club of Geneva.
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