African American Spirituality

							                        Fall 2003: Application for
                          Celebration of Diversity
                                   Awards
  Winter 2004:
Minority Mentoring
Program Proposal


                        Fall 2004: Spirituality
                         Needs Survey and
                            UMC Sankofa
                     Ecumenical & Interfaith Programs
2004-2005 Spirituality Needs Survey
         Single Focus
                                2006 -2007 African American
                                Spirituality Committee




                                 2007 Africana Spirituality
                                 Steering Committee
                                      Multifaceted
  The Africana Spirituality Steering
Committee makes the giftedness of the
 Africana spiritual traditions visible to
the University of Indianapolis. To that
  end, we seek to help the university
community discover, engage and share
   in those traditions, recognize our
 common humanity and celebrate our
              uniqueness.
             Sankofa Mentoring
             Community

                             African American
Honoring African             Sages Display
American Sages
                                 Voices of
                                 Worship
   2005-2008: 5 celebrations with 7 honorees
   Largest audiences were for Sage Fr. Boniface Hardin,
    OSB and Sage Regina LaRoche with students




       Celebrated unveiling in April 2009
Voices of Worship Choir
     RSO dissolved in 2003
     2004-2005 choir revived in the Music Department
     Membership remains between 10-20




    May 2007: Kick-off with 25 U.G. and SAL
     students
    2007-2008: Approx. 108 students participated in
     various activities
    2008-2009: Approximately 103 students
     participated in various activities
Encourage, educate, affirm, and
 empower Africana students.
   Meet & Greets
   Mentoring Relationships
   Brown Bags or Forums
   Cultural Events
   Professional Opportunities
   Academic and Social Support
   Educational and Spiritual Pilgrimages
   Who attend events related to the work of Africana
    Spirituality Committee
   Who are actively engaged with the planning of
    Africana Spirituality Committee programming
   Who become involved with events of the Office of
    Ecumenical and Interfaith Programs
Steering Committee Departments
               Ecumenical & Interfaith
                    Programs




    School for Adult                  Music
      Learnering                    Department


  Career        Academic      Human         Students:
                Success                        SAL
 Services                    Resources
                 Center                     BSA ASA
             100
              90
              80
              70
Percentage




              60
                                                               International
              50
                                                               White
              40
                                                               Black
              30
              20
              10
               0
                   1994   1996   1998   2000     2002   2004
                                 Academic Year
               Dreams…
   Create an ethnic/racial identity
    curriculum for all student
    populations
   Have a welcoming campus culture
    that is student-defined
   Increase student engagement
   Increase retention and graduation
    rates