Global Citizenship Conference: The Next Generation Living in a Pluralistic World, March 11
Nazareth College’s Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue is pleased to present Global Citizenship: The Next Generation Living in a Pluralistic World. This event is a full-day conference for high school students to provide tools to respond to intolerance, improve religious literacy, and possess the etiquette required to work in a pluralistic world. Ken Bedell, senior advisor for the U.S. Department of Education Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Center, will be the guest speaker. For more information, please email the Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue at interfaith@naz.edu. Nazareth College is located at 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y. 14618.
Bedell is ordained in the United Methodist Church and has led congregations for sixteen years in New York, Maryland, and Ohio. He has taught at the junior high, high school, college and theological schools level. He has also volunteered his time with the Mennonite Central Committee, where his travels led him to teach high school in Swaziland. Bedell has also visited schools and colleges in Argentine, Brazil, Korea, Mozambique, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.
The Global Citizenship conference was pioneered in 2011 and is geared towards shaping high school students into future leaders with the strong core value of understanding diversity in various environments. Students are able to be more aware of the diversity of culture and religious traditions among people and how it shapes their lives. Engagement in dialogue among the participants will encourage a better understanding of diversity, allowing them to expand their knowledge and taking that into future communities. The Hickey Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue hope students will be able to take the tools they learn at the conference into real life experiences to better integrate diverse environments.
Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is located on a close-knit, suburban campus in the dynamic, metropolitan region of Rochester, N.Y. The College offers challenging academic programs in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. Nazareth's strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. The College enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 1,000 graduate students.
Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.
Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.
