When Matt Hartley joined the University of North Florida Interfaith Center in 2018, he set about rebuilding student leadership and engagement that had faded years before. Last week, he traded that director position for a new one: the director of Interfaith programs at the OneJax Institute. OneJax, a local nonprofit organization, used to be part.
The University of North Florida announced on Tuesday that the graduate lounge on the third floor of the Student Union West building will be converted into a permanent Interfaith Space. The space will be an alternative option to the similar, smaller space in the Interfaith Center and offer extended hours to the Osprey community. Its.
It’s been four months since the Interfaith Space in the University of North Florida Student Union was officially closed. Since then, numerous religious students have expressed frustration and said they feel ignored by both Student Government and the university. Like the name suggests, the room was intended to be a place where religious and non-religious.
The day news broke that Student Government was discontinuing the interfaith room in the University of North Florida’s Student Union was being discontinued by Student Government, it was met with outrage from interfaith students, student activists and even current members of the legislative branch.
The prayer and meditation room in the University of North Florida’s Interfaith Center was originally built as a closet. The room is a box approximately 10 feet by 10 feet that can support about four people at once. Nine months ago, then-Student Body President Nathaniel Rodefer worked out an agreement between Student Government, the Student Union and.