Common Ground: An Interfaith Leadership Summit

The Common Ground: Interfaith Leadership Summit creates space for learning, collaboration, and relationship-building across religious, spiritual, and belief differences. Participants will explore how interfaith engagement can contribute to belonging, civic responsibility, and shared campus life. 

Who Should Attend

Institutions are invited to bring:

• up to five students involved or interested in religious, spiritual, or interfaith life
• up to two supporting staff or faculty members

Students from diverse faith traditions, spiritual backgrounds, and those who are spiritually curious or questioning are encouraged to participate. If you would like to bring more than five students or two staff members, please email ORSL@oberlin.edu. 

What to Expect

The summit will include:

• Student facilitated conversations
• Facilitated small-group sessions and workshops
• Continental breakfast and lunch
• Opportunities to connect with peers from across Ohio

The program is designed to balance reflection, skill-building, and learning that participants can bring back to their campuses. 

Cost

We are planning to offer this event at no cost to participants. We ask that participants register only if they can confirm attendance so that we can order the correct amount of food. 

Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change) 

• 9:30 am- 10:00 am: Arrival and Check-In
• 10:00 am- 10:15 am: Welcome
• 10:15 pm- 11:15 am: Keynote Conversation
• 11:15 am- 11:30 am: Transition and Break
• 11:30 am- 12:30 pm: Workshop Breakout 1
• 12:30 pm- 12:45 pm: Transition and Break
• 12:45 pm- 2:00 pm: Lunch
• 2:00 pm- 2:15 pm: Transition and Break
• 2:15 pm- 3:30 pm: Workshop Breakout 2
• 3:30 pm- 3:45 pm: Transition and Break
• 3:45 pm- 5:00 pm Workshop Breakout 3

For questions, please contact the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life at orsl@oberlin.edu.