Featuring dynamic speakers from various faith traditions, the series will help students explore the relationship between their spiritual values and their vocational choices. All talks will be at 8 PM in the residence halls on Duke's West Campus. Registration is free and open to the public. For reservations or more information, contact Ed Cheely at ed@selfknowledge.org, 919/832-7436.

The series begins October 8^th with a talk by Fr. Francis Kline, O.C.S.O., Abbot of Mepkin Abbey, SC. Other talks will feature Rabbi Niles Goldstein, author and Jewish chaplain for the New York City Police Department and September 11 Ground Zero counselor; Fleet Maull, Buddhist founder of both the Prison Dharma Network, and the National Prison Hospice Society; Darlene Nicgorski, former Catholic nun and activist for Latin American refugees; William Willimon, renowned author and Dean of Duke Chapel; and August Turak, prominent software entrepreneur and board chair of the Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation. Despite their different backgrounds, the speakers have all led extraordinary lives on the way to discovering their true vocations, leading them on fascinating adventures which they will share with students.

The Reverend Regina Henderson is director of the Pathways Program, also known as the Church and Society Servant Leader Initiative. She notes, "This lecture series will strongly appeal to students since the emphasis is on the personal stories of some amazing people of faith—how they struggled, what they discovered, and what they are doing now to share their wisdom with society. By their example, we hope to inspire students to integrate faith into their vocational choices and to become spiritual leaders in their own right." The series is made possible by a prestigious grant by the Lilly Endowment, Inc.

Duke's Interfaith Dialogue Project, an initiative which fosters understanding and respect for religious pluralism and diversity, is a cosponsor of "Finding Your Own Path." Duke Chaplain Mark Rutledge was immediately drawn to the idea of the series. "The wide variety of perspectives these spiritual leaders reflect provides Duke students an invaluable opportunity to explore their faith and the faiths of others."

Adds Father Joe Vetter of the Newman Catholic Student Center: "Our life choices are motivated by many needs, desires and thoughts. I hope this project will provide a thoughtful space to help students look deeper at how they might use those gifts to benefit others and find fulfillment for themselves."

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The Duke Chapel Pathways Program (www.dukeservantleader.org) nurtures and equips undergraduate students who seek to serve as leaders of congregations or other religious institutions that are engaged in ongoing service to humanity. It assists students in understanding their future work in light of their faith commitments while bringing faith into vocation, culture into communities, theological reflection into academia and worship into everyday living.

The Duke Interfaith Dialogue Project (kenan.ethics.duke.edu/links6.asp), an initiative which fosters understanding and respect for religious pluralism and diversity, is co-sponsored by the Kenan Institute for Ethics and Duke Chapel. It has sponsored special programs as well as a student-run course, "Religious Diversity in America," which examines several major faiths, and promotes respectful understanding of how Duke students express their different spiritual traditions on campus.

The Freeman Center for Jewish Life (fcjl.studentaffairs.duke.edu) provides opportunities for Jewish students to explore and celebrate their Jewish identity. The Freeman Center actively engages Jewish students by providing them with opportunities to do Jewish activities that are meaningful and appealing to them. FCJL maintains a pluralistic approach to Judaism through social, educational, religious, cultural, and outreach activities.

The Kenan Institute for Ethics (kenan.ethics.duke.edu) is a university-wide initiative at Duke University that supports the study and teaching of ethics and promotes moral reflection and commitment in personal, professional, community, and civic life. Their work is guided by the conviction that universities have a responsibility to prepare students for lives of personal integrity and reflective citizenship by nurturing their capacities for critical thinking, compassion, courage, and their concern for justice.

The Newman Catholic Student Center (www.duke.edu/web/catholic) fosters unity within the Catholic community on campus and in the surrounding area. Through prayer, worship, sacraments, and education, the CSC strengthens its communion with God; through service and fellowship, it strengthens its communion with all people.

The Self Knowledge Symposium Foundation (www.selfknowledge.org) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization that encourages people to consciously develop their own personal, moral and spiritual values and to live according to them. The SKSF creates experiential learning programs and social contexts within which people can explore the deeper questions in life, developing intellectual understanding and personal character in a quest for the life worth living.