We are delighted that VTS’s Reinicker Lecture will take place next week, Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m., during the doctoral residency. All are welcome to join us for this special event! It will be in Addison 101. Our lecturer this year is the renowned Islamic ethicist Abdulaziz Sachedina, whose lecture is entitled “Islamic Spiritual […]
Looking at our doctoral summer residency from the outside, it’s easy to overlook the tremendous effort that goes into making it work. Yet nearly every department at VTS is involved! The hospitality crew readies the dorm rooms for students, guest house residences for faculty, and classroom space for instruction. Library staff meet with students individually […]
We’d like to welcome our doctoral students to the VTS campus today! We last had an on campus residency in 2019, and we couldn’t be happier to see students’ faces again. Having summer intensives online was worthwhile, but we have missed the rich fellowship of being together. Around 45 students will be on campus over […]
VTS encourages learning and professional development for all staff and faculty. Those who embrace that encouragement can find new career opportunities. So it is that Wendy Bermudez, Development Associate for Database and Gift Processing, is moving on to be Database Manager at The Academy of the Holy Cross in Kensington, MD. Her last day at […]
Development Services Director Jeff Harre calls himself a “Jack of all Trades.” His self-appointed title doesn’t do justice to his role in Institutional Advancement (IA) as Development Services Director! Jeff joined IA two years ago, coming from his position as Director of Hospitality and bringing considerable skills and talent with him. He also is a […]
In the earlier commentaries this week, we mentioned the importance of relationships with those who claim VTS as their Seminary and those who support VTS’ mission and ministry. Much of this relational work goes beyond the Holy Hill. Ideally, it takes the form of in-person visits, parish and diocesan visits, and presence at ordinations and […]
No advancement office can operate without good data and excellent data management. The VTS Institutional Advancement (IA) office is no exception. We are only as strong as the data in our system and our ability to retrieve it in meaningful and valuable ways. The two people who do extraordinary database work in IA are Wendy […]
Sparrow Hall is home to Institutional Advancement (IA), two Dean’s Advisors (the Ven. Jennifer McKenzie ’04 for new initiatives and the Rev. David Beckmann for policy and economic justice); the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) headed by the Very Rev. Kim Coleman ’01; and Mary Kostel, Chancellor to the Presiding Bishop. IA is honored to […]
The past two years have been difficult with the losses we had in our family. I hope that this year is better for everyone. Thank God we are getting better regarding the pandemic. A very special thank you to the VTS community for all the services that were provided and precautions that were taken during that […]
As the school year comes to an end and summer approaches, I am looking forward to all the family outings we have planned. God-willing, we will take the kids to Myrtle Beach to enjoy Ripley’s Believe It or Not Aquarium and Pavilion Park. I am also excited to take the kids on their first camping […]