Student/alumni News

The Department of Religious Studies made a strong showing at the international meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Francisco (November 19-22). Five members of the faculty and two graduate students participated in the meetings in various capacities. Chip Horner presented a paper entitled "Scientific Embodiment: Affective Dimensions...

Vincent Burgess has received the Sage Diversity Fellowship to pusure his PhD in the Asian Religions Program in the Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University, beginning in fall 2011. Congratulations Vince!

M.A. graduate (summer 2011) Kristian Diaz will be headed to the University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology for a joint PhD program in Religious Studies and Social Change. There he will be studying under Dr. Luis Leon. This summer DU will be sponsoring Kristian's attendance at the annual Hispanic Theological...

Dominic Martinez, a recent MA graduate, and Professor Greg Johnson will be presenting papers on contemporary Native Hawaiian religious life at the upcoming Native American and Indigenous Studies Association annual meeting in Sacramento. Martinez's paper considers intersections of Hawaiian and Mormon traditions, especially as expressed in renewed canoeing practices. Johnson's...

Eric Haynie, Maureen Kelly, and Jonathan Peterson will present papers at the Rocky Mountain/ Great Plains Regional AAR conference April 5-6, 2013. The three papers comprise a panel, “Formations of Subjectivity in Modernity: Its Forms, Functions, and Pitfalls.” Eric’s paper is on “Askesis, Gelassenheit, and the Project of Life,” Maureen’s...

Eric Haynie, Maureen Kelly, and Jonathan Peterson will present papers at the Rocky Mountain/ Great Plains Regional AAR conference April 5-6, 2013. The three papers comprise a panel, “Formations of Subjectivity in Modernity: Its Forms, Functions, and Pitfalls.” Eric’s paper is on “Askesis, Gelassenheit, and the Project of Life,” Maureen’s...

M.A. candidate Krissy Peterson organized a successful panel on religious diversity at CU's Diversity and Inclusion Summit on November 15, 2012. The panel included students from a variety of religious perspectives, who discussed their experiences on campus. The event was well attended by students, faculty and staff.

Religious Studies alumna Yolanda Chichester is currently involved in an art project, titled ¡Rediseñar los Campitos!, directed by the community and site based art collective, M12. The project opened on July 1st in front of the City and County Building of Denver at Civic Center Park. Today, July 8th, it...

Our reception and graduation ceremony will start at 11:30 a.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, Room 150 on Friday, May 11, 2012. If you are a graduating Religious Studies senior, or graduating master's student please be sure to attend. To RSVP, please contact Lisa.Spiegel@colorado.edu or by phone: 303-492-8041 to confirm...

Theta Alpha Kappa (TAK) will hold its Induction Ceremomy on Friday, April 30th at 5:00pm in Humanities 350 (library on third floor). TAK is the National Honor Society for Religious Studies to encourage and recognize academic achievement in the study of religion. Select department majors and graduate students are inducted...