University to create council, advising program to enrich campus religious life
Princeton soon may add its name to a growing list of well-known universities that have created councils designed to address religious concerns faced by college students.In a detailed proposal released earlier this fall, Associate Dean of Religious Life Sue Ann Steffey Morrow suggested two new initiatives ? slated to be introduced sometime near the end of this semester ? that she said could revolutionize the religious climate on campus.Morrow's first recommendation is the creation of what she calls a "religious life council."The council would be made up of one of the deans of religious life, one member of the Center for Jewish Life and other campus religious group leaders.The council's primary objective would be to support and communicate with other departments within the University that demonstrate, according to the proposal, "a similar religious commitment."The second component of the proposal would involve the creation of a religious life fellows program, Morrow said.She has suggested choosing 12 students from varying spiritual and ethnic backgrounds to act as liaisons between the student body and the religious life council.This fellowship program would differ substantially from the University's RA and MAA programs.