Filed under: Development
This is what I did today:
- This evening I filmed the sports fields near Parkwood: there were some matches against Christchurch on.
- I also filmed the CPAS Gospel Choir rehearsals until I ran out of tape!
- I met (albeit accidentally) with the Anglican Chaplain and confirmed our meeting tomorrow.
- I also spoke to the University Publicity Office and I’m going to pick up my filming permit tomorrow.
Another productive day, the only disappointment was I did not manage to call the Muslim Chaplain.
Filed under: Development
This is the basic format of the questions I have sent the chaplains to prepare for the interview. It is slightly adapted to suit each chaplain before sending it.
1. Please introduce yourself
(e.g. My name is… I am the chaplain of.. and my role involves…)
2. Please briefly explain the beliefs of your chaplaincy
3. How are the university students involved in your community
(e.g. do they regularly attend services, meetings?
are they involved in other areas such as leadership, administration, etc)
4. Is your community quite international? Please explain this more.
(e.g. do you know how many nationalities are represented,
do you communicate with other communities of your religion around the world,etc)
5. Do you have any advice or thoughts you would like to pass on to new international students coming to the university?
(e.g. do you feel they will feel welcome here,
are they any areas you feel they should be careful or wary about)
6. Is there anything else you would like to add?
I have given example answers but please do not feel limited to answer in that format. If there are any questions you feel confused about, please contact me. Or if there are any you would prefer not to answer, we will happily remove them. The last question is for you to add anything that you feel we missed out and that you believe would be useful to our project.
The religious leaders have been responding positively to my emails. So in addition to the others, this is the current schedule of interviews that has been set up:
- Thursday, 24th Jan, at 3.00pm – Anglican Chaplain
- Friday, 25th Jan, at 2:00pm – Accommodation Office
- Sunday, 27th Jan, after service – Pentecostal Leadership Team member
- Monday, 28th Jan, at 1.00pm – President of Kent Union
- Monday, 28th Jan, at 3.00pm – Quaker Chaplain
- Tuesday, 29th Jan, at 1.00pm – Student Activities Sabbatical
- Tuesday, 29th Jan, at 3.00pm – Buddhist Chaplain
The Muslim Chaplain asked me to call and set up a meeting, so that will be confirmed later today hopefully.
I am still waiting for responses from the Methodist, Catholic and Jewish chaplains; the Accommodation Office; the Registry; and the International Office.
