Religious and Spiritual Life

Langsam Library, Room 451: The Prayer and Meditation Space is available for use 24/7 on a first-come basis, no reservations required. Use of the space is for quiet meditation, prayer or silent reflection. Please do not use this room as a lounge, study room or meeting room. Read more in this Prayer and Meditation Space news article from the Grad College.

Clifton Court, Room 5150: This is a meditation room for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.

Steger Student Life Center, Room 645B: This room is for individual students to pray and/or meditate and is on a first come, first serve basis. This room is located in the Commuter Student Lounge in Steger. 

To explore opportunities to join a religious student group, please visit GetInvolvedUC.

The university adopts the policy that reasonably accommodates the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to all examinations or other academic requirements and absences for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system. This policy can be viewed on the Office of Equity, Inclusion & Community Impact’s website.

A non-exhaustive collection of major religious holidays and/or festivals with short descriptions is also available on their website.

Visit the National Institute of Health Diversity Calendar to view dates for many religious holidays and more from the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.