This week you will be hearing from the Dean & President’s Office. Today we would like to highlight the VTS eStore which is one facet of the Seminary that the Dean’s office oversees. The VTS Shop has had many iterations – from being housed in the bookstore, the Welcome Center, and to being stored on […]
Today is the last day of Fiscal Year 2023. Whether this day is on your radar or not, it is an important milestone in our community life. Today is the last day to make a gift to the Annual Fund for this fiscal year, and we want you to know how much every gift matters. […]
Today we lift up our VTS Alumni, the 3,300+ amazing women and men who are the heart and soul of the Seminary. They serve throughout the U.S. and in 52 countries throughout the world. Their impact on the church and in their communities is immense. They embody the iconic VTS motto – Go Ye Into the […]
I’d like to thank my aunt, Dr. Elizabeth DeGaynor, for getting married this past October. If she hadn’t, I wouldn’t be sitting in the Institutional Advancement office right now typing up this commentary and reflecting on the past three weeks of my internship here at VTS. At my aunt’s wedding, I had the opportunity to […]
I was late for my interview at VTS. Living only 1.4 miles away but being directionally challenged, I gave myself 20 minutes travel time to meet with Linda Dienno in Institutional Advancement. As I pulled onto campus with 10 minutes to spare, I thought I had nailed it! I was struck by the beauty of […]
This week’s Dean’s Commentaries are from Institutional Advancement (IA). Throughout the week, you’ll read about the annual fund from Jennifer Greiner and alums from Shelagh Casey Brown. You’ll also read perspectives from Kate Hurney, a relatively new member of the IA team, and Isabelle DeGaynor, an intern who joined us for a week earlier this […]
Today in our doctoral programs, students in their third and 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 […]
This week as we welcome doctoral students, there are so many people and programs that make the doctoral residency possible. Faculty teach and mentor students, including full-time faculty and our dedicated doctoral Senior Lecturers. Many offices across VTS contribute to the residency as well. AASL, IA, and the Dean’s Office have all been involved in […]
During the doctoral summer intensive, we will have worship Monday through Friday at noon in the Immanuel Chapel. We have Eucharist on Mondays and Fridays, while Tuesday through Thursday are noonday prayer. Given the interdenominational representation of VTS doctoral programs, services will draw from a number of denominational traditions. All are welcome, please join us! […]
Today we welcome on our campus VTS doctoral students for their annual summer residency. People often ask what makes VTS doctoral programs distinct, especially compared with other Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) and Doctor of Educational Ministry (D.Ed.Min.) programs. In addition to our curriculum which focuses around three tracks—Ministry Development, Educational Leadership, and Christianity Spirituality—there are […]