{"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":"2025-03-24T11:56:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:56:38","slug":"religious-accommodations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/diversity-equity-inclusion\/compass-center\/religious-accommodations\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Accommodations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">The Compass Center Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" 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Here are some of the ways we seek to ensure all students feel welcome on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-academic-policy-butler-religious-holidays-accommodation-policy\">Academic Policy: Butler Religious Holidays Accommodation Policy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With planning, students are able to work with faculty to be absent for religious observance that conflicts with the academic schedule. View the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/registrar\/religious-holidays\/\">Religious Holidays Accommodation Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dining-services-partnerships\">Dining Services Partnerships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Challah bread is available every Friday in Atherton Marketplace.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Halal chicken is sourced and provided everyday in Atherton Marketplace and ResCo Dining.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An array of high-protein vegetarian options are available every meal for those seeking to maintain a vegetarian diet out of religious observance (or for any other reason!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust Passover entrees during the Passover holiday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To-go boxes provided through Dining Services (at reasonable cost) for students observing Ramadan;&nbsp;Iftar boxes and breakfast boxes provided at sundown in ResCo. Stay tuned for more information on how to sign up for Ramadan to-go boxes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For students seeking further Kosher or Halal options, schedule an appointment with our Campus Dietician, Precious Nwokeleme, RDN, LDN at <a href=\"mailto:Precious.Nwokeleme@cafebonappetit.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Precious.Nwokeleme@cafebonappetit.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meditation-prayer-and-reflection-space\">Meditation, Prayer, and Reflection Space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Compass Center has worked to create various spaces on campus for personal religious and secular practice related to meditation, prayer, and reflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come and visit the Contemplation Room on the second floor of The Compass Center, available 8:30 AM\u20135:00 PM&nbsp;or after hours with any Butler ID card access.&nbsp;Also check out our Compass Center Satellite Spaces in Jordan Hall, Rooms 182 C and D for open spaces available from 8:00 AM\u20138:00 PM&nbsp;Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Diversity Center also has a meditation, prayer, and reflection room in Atherton Union at the Garden Level, AU 001.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-53","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Religious Accommodations - Diversity, Equity &amp; 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