Augsburg University’s Interfaith Symposium is an annual invitation to build community, foster collaboration, and create a more caring world through learning about religious/spiritual/worldview diversity, participating in enriching dialogue, and networking with exceptional interfaith leaders. As the most ethnically diverse campus in the Midwest, Augsburg University embraces students with a variety of religious beliefs and worldviews. Join us for this opportunity to learn about building partnerships across differences and how to face the future with hope and determination.
The 2026 Interfaith Symposium will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Keynote Speaker – Coming Soon!
2026 Interfaith Symposium Host Committee Members
Ted Chen, Vice President for Equity, Culture, and Learning, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Nancy El-Hibri, Augsburg Parent and Benefactor, El-Hibri Foundation Trustee
Monica Ibarra, Mayo Clinic Enterprise Office of Belonging
Dr. Diane Jacobson, Regent, Augsburg University and Professor Emeritus, Luther Seminary
Elder Suzanne Kelly, CEO, MN Council of Churches
Anant Rambachan, Professor Emeritus of Religion, St. Olaf College
Tamela Spicer, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, WF Fund
Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker, Mount Zion
Dr. Martha Stortz, Professor Emerita, Augsburg University
Joffrey Wilson, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mortenson
2025 Interfaith Symposium:
Revolutionary Love is the Call of Our Times
Keynote Speaker: Valarie Kaur
Held February 27, 2025
Valarie Kaur is a civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project. Valarie became an activist when a Sikh father and family friend was the first person murdered in hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11. Since then, Valarie has led visionary campaigns to tell untold stories and change policy on issues ranging from hate crimes to digital freedom. Her work ignited a national movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. Today, the Revolutionary Love Project is seeding networked communities of practice across the country to build the beloved community. A daughter of Punjabi Sikh farmers in California, Valarie lifts up her vision for America in her acclaimed TED Talk and #1 LA Times Bestseller See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. In Fall 2022, Valarie was honored at the White House in the first-ever Uniters Ceremony, recognizing her as a prophetic leader whose work is healing America. She is also the author of newly released Sage Warrior and children’s book World of Wonder.
Photos from the 2025 Interfaith Symposium
Luncheon Panelists:
THANK YOU 2025 SYMPOSIUM SPONSORS!
Visionary Sponsors
Dana Lonn
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2025 Interfaith Symposium Host Committee Members
Ted Chen, Vice President for Equity, Culture, and Learning, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies
Curtiss Paul DeYoung, Professor of Religion, Augsburg University and St. Thomas University
Dr. Tamara Gray, Founder & Chief Spirituality Officer, Rabata
Dr. Diane Jacobson, Regent, Augsburg University and Professor Emeritus, Luther Seminary
Dr. Eric Jolly, Regent, Augsburg University and President and Chief Executive Officer, Saint Paul & Minnesota
Foundation
Anant Rambachan, Professor Emeritus of Religion, St. Olaf College
Tamela Spicer, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, WF Fund
Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker, Mount Zion
Dr. Martha Stortz, Professor Emerita, Augsburg University
Joffrey Wilson, Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mortenson