The Faculty all got tested for COVID, and I am pleased to report that we all tested negative. So we started our traditional January retreat. It is an opportunity to think about our work together. We were blessed with the presence of Dr. Roger Nam from Emory (a consultant on teaching whose visit was made […]
It was my privilege to deliver a lecture yesterday at High Point University. The topic was “Theodicy Revisited: The Atonement as Penance.” It took place in a window between two snow storms. It was lovely to meet such an energetic and strong department of religion and philosophy. And it was lovely to see John Wesley […]
As you may have noticed if you've visited campus lately, there is now an eleven-dock Capital Bikeshare station on campus!
Of the many worries that I have the gift of carrying, one is computer security. In my discussion with FDS yesterday, we talked about “phishing attempts.” Apparently, in a test over the last two weeks, 20% of our community clicked on a “suspicious” link. Fortunately, this was only a test. If it had been a […]
Yesterday was an important day. The national calendar of the United States has this important moment where we recognize the work that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. started and that we must progress. It is a moment when we are invited to examine our history as a nation and acknowledge the evil of slavery and […]
It is inevitable as we navigate this season that the VTS community is interested in the results of our COVID testing. In the last two weeks, two further students have come down with the variant, along with one staff member in facilities. The two students are both living in the apartments. In all cases, we […]
It is spectacular. It is a piece of extraordinary art. It takes three of the oldest buildings on the campus and reproduces, in extraordinary detail, the complexities of those buildings. I am pleased to announce that the Lego reproduction of Aspinwall, Meade, and Bohlen halls is now complete. I added the cross to the top […]
Every morning I try to get across to the Flamingo. It means I get a few steps in (which is tricky when it is so cold outside). Once there, I resist the urge to have a free cup of drip coffee. I am aware that we have two employees providing a wonderful service and some […]
It isn’t the same. Normally, the deans and the academic deans of all the Episcopal seminaries gather at one of our seminaries and share a program together at this time of year. But yesterday, it all took place on Zoom. Still the conversations were rich and thoughtful. We had the privilege of the presence of […]
Last week, during the snow storm, and with her canonical examinations looming, Nurse Julia Domenick tested hundreds of people. We are very grateful to Julia. It is truly a ministry of the moment. With the holidays, we knew reentry would generate some cases. We had been fortunate in the Fall; apart from one spouse, we […]