The "Symposium on Religion in Modern/Campus Life" on Monday, Sept. 14, will kick off a week of activities surrounding the inauguration of Wayne State University's ninth president, Irvin D. Reid.

Sponsored by WSU's Grosberg Religious Center, the daylong symposium starts at 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center Ballroom with "Walking the Labyrinth: An Interactive Spiritual Experience."

The labyrinth on display at WSU is based on the one laid in the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France around 1220 A.D. It normally can be found in a field adjoining the Church of Our Saviour, located at Middlebelt near Maple Road in West Bloomfield Township.

Labyrinths comprise 11 interlocking circles on the floor with the outline of a six-petaled flower at the center. They have been used for thousands of years for religious and numerous other purposes associated with harmony, contentment or celebration.

Unlike a maze, labyrinths have a single path, which leads to the center and back out again. A story about the recent rediscovery of labyrinths has been featured on ABC's World News Tonight.

The day's events continue with "What is Religion? What is not Religion? And What Difference Does it Make?" a panel discussion moderated by Carmen Harlan, news anchor at WDIV-TV4, will take place at 1:15 p.m. in McGregor Memorial Conference Center.

Noted author and lecturer Marianne Williamson caps off the day's activities at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom with a discussion on "Goodness."

Williamson wrote A Return to Love, A Woman's Worth and Illuminata, all #1 New York Times best sellers. Her other works include Emma and Mommy Talk to God, The Healing of America and Illuminated Prayers.

She is the spiritual leader of the Church of Today, the Unity Church in Warren.

In addition to the Symposium on Religion in Modern/Campus Life, two other Grosberg Center activities are scheduled as part of its open house week.

First, Sept. 14 also marks the opening of "At Sea in the Philippines: Scenes and Memoirs of U.S. Occupation and the Filipino Insurrection, 1898-1901," an exhibit featuring historical memorabilia and print accounts from the Spanish-American War (1898) and the Philippine-American War (1899-1901).

The exhibit will be on display through Sept. 19 in the Newman Center, located in the Student Center Building.

Sponsored by the Philippine School of Michigan, the exhibition commemorates the centennial of Philippine independence and is designed to evoke comparisons to current issues.

Second, the Wesley Lounge, room 799 SCB, will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. The menu includes chicken casserole, string beans, rolls, cake and beverage for $4.

For more information on any of the aforementioned Inaugural Week/open house activities call the Grosberg Religious Center at (313) 577-6090.