{"374501":{"#nid":"374501","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech and Emory Launch Partnership on Multi-Faith Leadership","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA public symposium Feb. 18 on \u0022\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/about-us\/multi-faith\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECompassion and Leadership in a Multi-Faith World\u003C\/a\u003E\u0022 is the inaugural event of the newly established Leadership and Multi-Faith Program (LAMP), a joint initiative between Georgia Tech\u2019s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts and Emory University\u0027s Candler School of Theology.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe half-day working symposium will feature a keynote address by Dr. William H. Foege, epidemiologist and author of \u0022\u003Cem\u003EHouse on Fire: The Fight to Eradicate Smallpox\u003C\/em\u003E. Foege was the 2012 recipient of Georgia Tech\u2019s Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage and is Presidential Distinguished Professor Emeritus of International Health at Emory\u2019s Rollins School of Public Health. Participants will draw from faith, activist, and non-profit organizations, academia, and the arts. View the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/about-us\/multi-faith\u0022\u003Efull program\u003C\/a\u003E. The event is free, but\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1rrzPBmFHaK2MgllUsFGleVfbhLy2bvEb5-Lh0CCKme0\/viewform\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregistration\u003C\/a\u003E is requested.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELAMP seeks to address the need for multi-faith understanding and community building in Atlanta and the surrounding region through a partnership between Ivan Allen College and Candler. The public - private venture in higher education is made possible through the support of Bruce McEver, the McEver Foundation, and the Foundation for Religious Literacy. The partnership includes the establishment of a faculty position at Candler and the development of public programming offered by the Ivan Allen College.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Leadership and Multi-Faith Program brings yet another dimension to the cross-disciplinary perspectives of Georgia Tech\u2019s work to improve the human condition,\u201d said Jacqueline J. Royster, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. \u201cFaith traditions are intricately entwined within the cultural and societal forces shaping our world, and deepening our understanding of these forces is critical to effecting socially and ethically conscious leadership.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022LAMP is focused on the complexities of life, work, and leadership in a world where many faith traditions converge, whether our encounters are local, regional, or global,\u0022 says Candler Dean Jan Love.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoyster and Love note that, more than in any previous period in American history, people of many different faiths \u2212 or no faith \u2212 go to work, schools, hospitals, recreational facilities, grocery stores and malls together, but they often don\u0027t understand each other\u0027s religious identity or communal practices very well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThat ignorance, says Love, has the potential for breeding contempt that can cause a degradation of public discourse and \u2212 in the worst cases \u2212 spawn violent acts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELAMP will light the way toward understanding by offering students, civic and business leaders, and the general public opportunities to learn more about multi-faith relations, through public events, courses at the two schools, and continuing education programming such as seminars and experiential learning opportunities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Compassion and Leadership in a Multi-Faith World\u0022 will be held Feb. 18 at the Historic Academy of Medicine,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/875+West+Peachtree+St+NW,+Atlanta,+GA+30309\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f50467c93a2c69:0xd61042370d21ccd0?sa=X\u0026amp;ei=71XSVKPOG4jAggSE-YC4DA\u0026amp;ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E875 West Peachtree St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30309\u003C\/a\u003E, from 2:00 \u2013 8:00 p.m. The event will include a reception with heavy hors 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