Supporting Religious and Spiritual Life in all its Expressions

USM Religious & Spiritual Life (formerly Interfaith Chaplaincy) provides support for all members of the university community in religious and spiritual development as well as interfaith respect, appreciation, and cooperation. 

Our work is guided by these goals for student learning as a result of participating in our programs:

Students will learn

• to clarify their own beliefs and values;

• to connect their beliefs and values to their choices and actions; and

• to understand and relate respectfully to those whose beliefs and values are different from their own.

University Interfaith Chaplain/Director of Religious & Spiritual Life  coordinates religious and spiritual programs and services and offers personal support and counsel from a broadly spiritual perspective.

Chaplains and Advisors from diverse religious and spiritual traditions offer services and support for learning and for deepening students' own spiritual journeys.

Interfaith programs provide opportunities for the USM community to come together from different religious and spiritual perspectives, find common ground, and address community issues from  religious/spiritual perspectives.

Student Organizations around common religious identity offer connections and activities with others who share the same tradition, background, or religious/spiritual interests.