In April 2012, I took over from Donzel Small and became Grounds Manager for Virginia Theological Seminary. Nine years and 4 months later, on Friday, July 23rd, I will be leaving to begin the next stage of my life as a Middle School Math Teacher. When the most thoughtful manager someone can have, Dave Mutscheller, […]
If we have learned anything during this pandemic, it most certainly has taught us that we must be willing to adapt and change. As Fiscal Year 2021 rapidly comes to an end, I just wanted to reflect on a few positive changes that have been made in the Finance Office. In October 2020, Cassandra Gravina […]
In January 2021, many of the functions of Administration were integrated into the Office of Finance and Operations. The department now includes compensation management, staffing, recruiting and on-boarding, employee/labor relations, the Butterfly House, facilities operations and grounds, finance and financial aid administration and information technology. When it comes to the area of information technology, we […]
It is a pleasure to have worked at the Seminary as the Technology Coordinator for nearly 5 years. I am always eager to learn from my supervisors, colleagues, students and faculty that I support. My experience in this role has been continuously fruitful and engaging. The best part of this role is meeting new students, […]
I have been working at the Seminary in the maintenance department for 13 years and as of January this current year, my position changed from Maintenance Director to Director of Facilities Operations. With that came new responsibilities and challenges that have forced me out of my comfort zone and resulted in expanding my knowledge base. […]
As a parent of young children, I understand how difficult it is to choose a Preschool for your child to attend. Every teacher in the Butterfly House is honored to be chosen to care for each child that enters our doors. Some of our parents/guardians found it extremely difficult deciding whether their child would attend […]
What an unexpected year 2020-2021 has been for us all! As the Director of The Butterfly House, I like many others was hit with a situation that I never thought I would be faced with. I must say this year has been challenging, but overall, I am so proud of each of the teachers, the […]
What a remarkable year we have had at Virginia Theological Seminary. We graduated another class of students who spent the year in virtual learning spaces but remarkably were able to have an in-person outdoor graduation ceremony with the Presiding Bishop, Michael B. Curry as their commencement speaker. On that day the grounds were gorgeous, the […]
Next week in our doctoral programs, students in their final summer residency present their project thesis proposals for approval by VTS faculty. For their theses, students envision and carry out an act of ministry in their context that seeks to transform that place, to make it holier. They then put the results of that action […]
I am so happy to announce that this year, after a pandemic-related hiatus, the annual Reinicker Lecture is coming back! This is truly one of my favorite events of the year, and I hope that we can get a good turnout from as many members of the Seminary community as possible. This year’s lecturer is […]