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Center for Religion

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Spiritual and Religious Life

Center for Religion

The Center for Religion works closely with local and international charities, and organizes educational programs, speaker events and experiences based on religious literacy, interfaith dialogue and social justice, both in the community and abroad. A Catholic chapel, which also serves as a generous meeting space here, can comfortably seat 100 people.

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Overview

The Center for Religion creates a lifelong connection among different religious traditions by focusing on common bonds and shared values. It fosters respectful, rigorous engagement while considering how local, national and global perspectives affect our view of the world.

At its core, the Center for Religion addresses questions and issues that communities of people have struggled with for thousands of years. By bringing these conversations into a contemporary context, students learn about themselves and their place in the 21st century.

The 6 Vectors of Religious Life

Thoughtful, informed discussions about social issues and causes aren’t limited to the classroom. At Quinnipiac, religious life is focused on growing and nurturing the community. We do more than help individual students find meaning and purpose. We help them develop the skills to make a difference in the world.

When our student service group, CompACTION: Compassion in Action, sponsored a clinic for women and children in Nigeria, a QU student invited a local Nigerian man to speak to the group about his country and culture. As part of the student’s research, he discovered cola nuts play an important role in the traditions of the Nigerian community. So when the guest came to speak, he was presented with a bowl of cola nuts as a symbol of thanks: The one who gives cola, gives life.

1

Literacy

Learn about different beliefs and perspectives.

2

Advocacy

Discover your voice and use it to help others.

3

Social Justice

Develop your moral and ethical compass.

4

Values

Consider the timeless questions of humankind.

5

Community

Belong to our community of communities.

6

Perspective

View the world with curiosity and respect.

“My passions are influenced by an overarching principle of positive impact whenever possible.” — Iddrisu Awudu, Muslim Religious Life Coordinator

Contact Us

Interfaith Chaplain

Emily Peck, a student in the Master of Divinity program at Yale University, is serving as our Interfaith Chaplain for the 2024-25 academic year. For more information about interfaith counseling, events and services please contact Emily at epeck@quinnipiac.edu.

Appointments:

  • Tuesdays, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Thursdays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

  • Carl Hansen Student Center 202L 

  • Email epeck@qu.edu for an appointment

Catholic Chaplain

Sister Anne Therese Yuen serves as the Catholic chaplain and is based out of the Catholic Chapel on campus, located in our Center for Religion. For information about Catholic life, contact her at SisterAnneTherese.Yuen@quinnipiac.edu.

Appointments:

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

  • Sundays 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

  • The Center for Religion and Catholic Chapel 

  • Email SisterAnneTherese.Yuen@qu.edu for an appointment

University Rabbi

University Rabbi g.W. Reena Judd is based at the Peter C. Hereld House for Jewish Life and serves as the Jewish chaplain. For information about Jewish life, contact her at reena.judd@quinnipiac.edu.

Appointments:

  • Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

  • Fridays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

  • The Peter C. Hereld House for Jewish Life

  • Email reena.judd@qu.edu for an appointment

Muslim Coordinator

Iddrisu Awudu, an associate professor of management, is the Muslim religious life coordinator. The Office of Religious Life has a dedicated prayer room for Muslim students. For more information about Muslim life, contact him at iddrisu.awudu@quinnipiac.edu.

Appointments:

  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

  • Faculty Office Building (FOB) 130

  • Email iddrisu.awudu@qu.edu for an appointment

General Information

For additional or general information about religious life, contact us at religious.life@qu.edu.

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