{"id":53,"date":"2021-09-24T16:08:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/center-for-faith-vocation\/religious-accommodations\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T13:37:25","slug":"religious-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/religious-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Observances &amp; Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">The Compass Center Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/faith-spiritual-life\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faith &amp; 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Accommodations<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/prayer-meditation-reflection-spaces\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Prayer, Meditation, &amp; Reflection Spaces<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/resources-toolkits\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Resources &amp; Toolkits<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/center-for-faith-and-vocation-scholars-program\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Compass Center Scholars<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/paid-internships\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Student Employment &amp; Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/religion-seminar-series\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Series on Religion and Society<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/a-new-view-film-series\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">A New View Film Series<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/multifaith-baccalaureate-service-and-multicultural-graduations-ceremony\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Multifaith and Multicultural Celebration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/cfv-staff-and-community-advisors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">About the Compass Center<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 id=\"h-religious-observances-amp-accommodations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religious Observances &amp; Accommodations<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler University is committed to supporting students in observing the practices and holidays of their religious and spiritual traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Religious observances may sometimes conflict with classes, examinations, assignments, campus events, performances, travel, meetings, or other required experiences. The Compass Center provides guidance to help students, faculty, staff, and campus partners navigate these situations with thoughtful planning, flexibility, and mutual respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-religious-observance-calendar-accommodation-guide-and-policy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Religious Observance Calendar, Accommodation Guide, and Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual guide brings together Butler\u2019s Religious Holiday Accommodation Policy, a calendar of major religious observances represented within our community, and practical guidance for students, faculty, staff, and event planners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The guide includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Information for students requesting an accommodation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guidance for faculty and staff responding to requests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Planning considerations for classes, programs, meetings, and events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dates and descriptions of major religious observances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Butler University\u2019s Religious Holiday Accommodation Policy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/31\/2024\/06\/08105205\/Religious-Observance-Calendar-and-Accommodation-Policy-AY-2024-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Religious Observance Calendar, Accommodation Guide, and Policy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-questions-or-consultation\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions or consultation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Compass Center welcomes questions about religious observances, accommodations, and inclusive campus planning. We are available to consult with students, faculty, staff, student organizations, and campus partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For questions or support, email <a href=\"mailto:anunez@butler.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:anunez@butler.edu\">Aziel Nu\u00f1ez<\/a>, Director of the Compass Center.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":42,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Religious Observances &amp; Accommodations - Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion at Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Compass Center strives to make Butler a welcoming place for all religious identities, and part of that is ensuring that we have various religious accommodations in place.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/religious-accommodations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Religious Observances &amp; 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