Belonging On Campus

Build a campus where everyone belongs.

We use visual storytelling to help campuses become communities where every religious, secular, and spiritual identity is included, connected, seen, and empowered.


  
  



Workshops build relationships across difference in 1–4 hours.

Projects go deeper over several meetings, culminating in an exhibition designed to engage your campus.

Trainings equip leaders to cultivate cultures of abundant belonging.

Why Belonging Matters.

Belonging is a fundamental human need. Feeling like one belongs directly affects health, happiness, and countless other fundamental pursuits. It’s particularly important for college students who are finding their way in the world, students who are often living away from home for the first time in their lives.

According to a 2020 study, one’s sense of belonging in their undergraduate years relates to greater “career satisfaction and success, psychological well-being, and community involvement and leadership,” and this is even more true of minority communities. Belonging matters. Yet, many students don’t feel they belong. The American Council on Education found in a 2024 survey that one fourth of all students reported not feeling an overall sense of belonging on campus.

Schedule a time to explore how Interfaith Photovoice can help you build belonging on your campus.

 “Getting to meet a person, … hearing their life story, hearing some of their brightest or darkest days really makes you connect with someone so quickly in a way that I wasn't able to in other settings. That just revealed God to me in a whole different way, how you can connect with somebody so quickly using pictures, which is not something I would've done before. “

— Noah T. (Student, Texas Christian University)


“Being a Hindu from India, my upbringing naturally centered around Hinduism, which has profoundly influenced my religious knowledge. Engaging with individuals from different religious backgrounds in the interfaith cohort helped me understand their stories and experiences. I gained valuable perspectives, allowing me to appreciate the nuances and complexities of their beliefs."

— Sri M. (Student, Grand Valley State University)


“Ultimately, the introduction of photovoice for interreligious engagement was an important step for enhancing worldview inclusivity at Dartmouth and raising awareness of avenues for improvement in terms of interfaith engagement.”

— Trevor G. (Student, Dartmouth College)