Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast To Host Interfaith Forum

FORT WAYNE, IN - Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast will host an Interfaith Forum on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in room 513 of the Student Life Center on the college’s North Campus off of St. Joe Rd.

The Interfaith Forum is sponsored by this semester’s Philosophy of Religion course instructed by Rick Pulling. It features three prominent religious leaders from three major religious groups in the Fort Wayne area - Imam J. Tamir Resheed of the Islamic Center of Fort Wayne, Rabbi Marla Joy Subeck Spanjer of the Jewish Congregation Achduth Vesholm (Unity and Peace), and Rev. Dr. Terry Anderson, Christian pastor and counselor and Executive Director of the Interfaith Hospitality Network and the 2008 recipient of the prestigious “Gandhi King Ikeda Award.”

The forum will include presentations by the panel and questions from the students and audience about the desire for inclusiveness in our society amidst the exclusivistic claims of segments from each religious group. This forum will highlight the fact that many see this as one of the most important issues facing us in the 21st Century.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information about the event, contact Rick Pulling at 260-481-2237 or rpulling@ivytech.edu.

Ivy Tech Community College is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly-accredited statewide community college system with more than 130,000 students enrolled annually. Ivy Tech has campuses throughout Indiana. It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering affordable degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its community along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.