SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 VOLUME 15, NUMBER 1 C OLLOQUY Carol Lytch Named Assistant Executive Director

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 VOLUME 15, NUMBER 1 C OLLOQUY Carol Lytch named assistant executive director

arol Lytch joined the ATS staff in September schools. Cas assistant executive director. Familiar to Its re- many faculty and administrators in ATS mem- search on ber schools, she has, for the past seven years, trends in coordinated the Lilly Endowment Programs theo- for Strengthening Congregational Leadership. logical In 1998, the Endowment invited accredited education ATS member schools to submit proposals to enables two competitive grant programs: (1) Theologi- schools cal Programs for High School Youth and (2) A and the Program to Enhance Theological Schools’ Ca- general pacities to Prepare Congregational Leadership. public to Lytch served as the coordinator for both streams interpret of grant making from 1999 to 2006. From 2003 the ever- to 2006, she also served as adjunct faculty at changing Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in social Louisville, Kentucky. climate of education for ministry. I am honored to be join- An ordained minister in The Presbyterian ing an outstanding set of colleagues and look Church (USA), Lytch holds an MDiv from forward to being part of the team.” Princeton Theological Seminary and the PhD from Emory University’s Graduate School of Daniel Aleshire, executive director of ATS, said Arts and Sciences, Division of Religion, Depart- in announcing her appointment, “Carol has ment of Ethics and Society. A scholar of religion been on scores of campuses of ATS schools and and society, her dissertation title was “Choos- has worked effectively with almost 100 member ing Faith Across Generations: A Qualitative schools in the context of the Lilly Endowment Study of Church Afﬁ liated High School Seniors grant programs. She has considerable admin- and Their Parents.” She is the author of Choos- istrative skill, is an effective evaluator, and has ing Church: What Makes a Difference to Teens? a thoughtful understanding of a broad range (Westminster/John Knox, 2004), now in its of issues in theological education—all valuable second printing. abilities for the work of the Association.”

Lytch is a member of the Board of Directors of The creation of the position of assistant execu- In Trust and is the book review editor of Family tive director followed two years of consultation Ministry, the journal of Louisville Presbyterian and evaluation of the overall administrative Theological Seminary. She has held numerous needs of the work of the Commission on Ac- volunteer positions in The Presbyterian Church crediting and the Association by the ATS Board (USA) and in community and ecumenical orga- of Directors and the Personnel Committee. The nizations. new position will afford Daniel Aleshire the time and opportunity to expand his public role as an Of her appointment to the ATS staff, Lytch said, advocate and interpreter of the value of theo- “I am delighted to be working for ATS because logical education to the quality of ministerial I am aware how much its work in accreditation leadership, a role the board has enthusiastically and leadership education is valued by member endorsed. P ERSPECTIVE Daniel Aleshire, Executive Director In praise of theological libraries

t the Biennial Meeting in Chicago last June, designed so that the chapel and library face each AI talked about a fundamental shift that is other, with glass walls on their facing sides. occurring in higher education accreditation. For Study and worship are connected—maybe even two decades, now, the focus on resources in ac- draw from similar parts of the human spirit. The creditation has been decreasing while the focus library at St. John’s in Collegeville, Minnesota, on educational effectiveness has been increasing. has structural columns that expand in tree-like This shift is widespread and will be long-lasting. branches, reminding seekers of information of Pressure from the U.S. Department of Education the Garden’s tree. Knowledge can be used for will increase emphasis on standards related to good and evil, and we need places that remind assessing educational outcomes. If requirements us that learning for faith incites devotion, not for resources like good libraries or a full-time destruction. faculty remain central in the Commission’s accrediting standards, it will be because ATS Good libraries, as best I can tell, are noisier and schools are committed to them. This year, I am busier than I remember them in the days when devoting several of my columns in Colloquy to the silence police patrolled the stacks. I think the fundamental value of educational resources. that is because good libraries are increasingly Resources don’t guarantee results, but good Good libraries, people places. On many ATS campuses, the resources contribute immeasurably to good library is a gathering place for students as well results. In an era where measurement is increas- as a source of information. New libraries have ingly crucial, measurability isn’t the only value. as best I can tell, rooms for group study and spaces for interac- The American Theological Library Association tion. The main entrance to Denver Seminary’s has declared October as theological libraries are noisier and new library is through the coffee shop; the “no month, so I begin with praise of theological talking” sign is long gone. United Seminary in libraries. busier than I Dayton has a replica of the Wright Flyer (Wilbur and Orville’s father, Bishop Wright, had connec- If their collections have been thoughtfully remember tions with one of the predecessor seminaries of developed, theological libraries hold views that United), and it will cause people to talk. the current faculty don’t hold and have information that the faculty don’t know. The library is them in the Theological libraries are about people seek- the teacher of what history has thought and how ing information. The more information that is that thought stretches through the present into days when the available, the harder it becomes to ﬁ nd the right the future. Theological libraries are a testament information. As the number of new print titles that what we know now is not all that should be silence police continues to increase, the ability to purchase known; that in theological studies, the newest even a reasonable range of those titles dimin- idea may not be the best idea; and that all the patrolled the ishes. As information is housed in an increasing voices not represented on the campus are as im- array of forms, students and faculty need guid- portant to theological thinking as all the voices ance to reliable sources of information. As librar- that are on campus. Available space on the stacks. I think ies are changing, librarianship is becoming more shelves reminds us that good scholarship always crucial, not less important. Choosing the most has more work to do, that new eras require new that is because valuable titles among many is a more complex information, and that old ideas can lead to new task than managing comprehensive purchases forms of wisdom. good libraries from designated publishers. Guiding students and faculty to the right digital sources requires A few years ago, I visited the Wren Library more sophisticated bibliographic skills than the of Trinity College in Cambridge. Looking at are increasingly old reference room required. alcoves of now antique volumes that once informed and recorded the thinking of the Enlight- people places. If you haven’t been to the library lately, take a enment evokes a sense of reverence. Theological few moments and stop by. Search the databases, libraries have a way of connecting study and explore new book titles, and speak to some devotion. Wesley Theological Seminary was people about what they are learning. It’s OK to talk out loud.

2 COLLOQUY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 Disability and seminary education

n recent years, a number of ATS member force to develop a policy statement that would Ischools have hosted conferences on issues provide advice and counsel to member schools related to disability and graduate theological on the subject of disability and seminary educa- education. Speakers and workshops have ad- tion. Over the course of time, the members of the dressed practical and theological perspectives Association have adopted policy statements at on disability, student services and support, inte- Biennial Meetings that, while distinct from the grating issues of disability into the curriculum, Standards of Accreditation, provide guidance to overcoming physical and attitudinal barriers schools on a range of topics related to graduate with respect to disability, and preparing future theological education. (See the current policy religious leaders to minister to and with persons statements at www.ats.edu > The Association > with disabilities, among other topics. Policy Statements.) Task force members are cur- rently being invited to serve. In February 2006, ATS convened a small consultation at Wesley Theological Seminary with per- To inform the task force’s work, the Association sons whose institutions had sponsored disability invites member schools to share their formal events in order to explore how the Association policies related to disability with the task force might provide counsel and resources to mem- members. Copies of disability policies may ber schools in the area of disability and enable be mailed to the ATS ofﬁ ce to the attention of seminaries to become welcoming environments Nancy Merrill, director of communications and for persons with disabilities. external relations, or emailed to [email protected].

Attending the consultation were Bruce Birch (Wesley Theological Seminary), Richard Bliese New ofﬁ cers elected (Luther Seminary), John Crossin (Washington Theological Consortium), and Thomas Graves fﬁ cers of the Association elected at the 2006 (Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond). OBiennial Meeting in June were president, Ginny Thornburgh, a trustee of Princeton Donald Senior, president of Catholic Theologi- Theological Seminary and vice president and cal Union in Chicago, Illinois; vice president, director of the Religion and Disability Program John Kinney, dean of Samuel DeWitt Proctor of the National Organization on Disability School of Theology of Virginia Union Univer- (NOD), attended the meeting as a resource sity in Richmond, Virginia; secretary, Leland person. Thornburgh has worked extensively Eliason, executive director and provost, Bethel with congregations of all faiths across the United Seminary of Bethel University in St. Paul, Min- States to help them identify and remove barriers nesota; and treasurer Thomas Johnson, partner of architecture, communications, and attitudes. with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham She also helped launch NOD’s Seminary Project, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a trustee of whose goals are to encourage seminaries to Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, explore a range of theological and educational New Jersey. issues with respect to people with disabilities; to help seminaries welcome faculty, staff, students, and visitors with disabilities; and to better equip future religious leaders to serve and serve with New member schools children and adults with disabilities and their families. (See the elaboration of the Seminary he Association welcomes four schools Project goals at www.nod.org > Religion and Telected to Associate Membership at the 2006 Disability > Seminary Project.) Biennial Meeting: • Mars Hill Graduate School in Bothell, The February consultation discussed ways in Washington which ATS might assist member schools in • Salt Lake Theological Seminary dealing with the range of issues related to dis- in Salt Lake City, Utah ability and seminary education. Following the • Southern Evangelical Seminary consultation, Executive Director Daniel Aleshire in Matthews, North Carolina reported on the conversation to the ATS Board of • World Mission University in Los Angeles, Directors, who endorsed the formation of a task California

S EPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 COLLOQUY 3 Selected highlights from the 2005–06 Graduating Student Questionnaire

he 2005–06 group profi le from this spring’s A list of sixteen statements explored graduates’ TGraduating Student Questionnaire included satisfaction with their seminary experience. The 5,826 responses from 142 schools. The following three most important were I have been satisfi ed highlights should provide a helpful sketch of the with my academic experience; Faculty were sup- overall fi ndings. portive and understanding; and If I had it to do over again, I would still come here. MDiv graduates were asked to indicate their satisfaction with progress in skills related to their 42.0 percent of MDiv students reported working future work. The top three areas were ability to more than twenty hours per week. think theologically, ability to use and interpret Scrip- ture, and knowledge of their own religious tradition. 66.2 percent of graduates brought no educational debt with them; 15.7 percent, however, came 76.9 percent of MDiv students rated their fi eld with a debt load of $15,000 or more. education important or very important. For these students, the two top effects of fi eld education/ 47.0 percent of graduates incurred no new internship were better idea of strengths/weaknesses educational debt during seminary; 33.4 percent and improved pastoral skills. had a debt load of $15,000 or more at the time of their graduation. The top three rated choices of how satisfi ed graduates have been with a variety of seminary 44.9 percent of graduates had no monthly pay- services and academic resources were quality of ments for educational debt; 6.7 percent had a teaching, helpfulness of administrative/staff support, monthly payment greater than $500. and accessibility of faculty. The three most important sources of income for Graduates cited faculty, biblical studies, and inter- graduates in rank order were scholarship/grant, action with students as the three most important off-campus work, and spouse’s work. infl uences on their educational experience. Celebrating God’s Work through DIAP

Disney Coronado Springs Hotel Lake Buena Vista, Florida Keynote Speakers February 15 – 17, 2007 Thursday – Saturday David Harkins, Originating Committee Member and Development Ofﬁ cer Eden Theological Seminary (retired)

Daniel Aleshire, Executive Director Preconference Sessions The Association of Theological Schools Thursday, February 15, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Ann Svennungsen, President The Fund for Theological Education Raising Up Stewards to be Rich toward God! Gary Hoag, Vice President of Advancement Quentin Schultze, Arthur H. DeKruyter Denver Seminary Chair in Faith and Communication Calvin College New Development Ofﬁ cer Workshop: Putting It All Together Richard Dubose, Vice President for Development and Seminary Relations Gary Moore, Columbia Theological Seminary 25Counsel to Ethical and Spiritual Investors

4 COLLOQUY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 ATS announces stafﬁ ng changes

isa Lewis, who joined the ATS staff in Of her change to full-time accrediting work as TAugust 2005 as director of student informa- director, accreditation and institutional evaluation services and organizational evaluation, joins tion, Lewis said, “I will enjoy accompanying our Jeremiah McCarthy and William Miller this fall evaluation teams on site visits, interacting with as senior staff in support of accreditation. “Tisa’s students and school personnel. A major goal work with the ATS schools over the past year, in our work in accreditation is to help member her knowledge of the accrediting standards, schools, who are so good at what they do, to and her participation in a number of accredit- reach their full potential, not by just satisfying ing-related visits to schools in the past year will the Standards of Accreditation but through a provide a smooth transition in staff support for culture of continual planning and assessment. the work of the Commission on Accrediting,” ATS’s own organizational evaluation then said Daniel Aleshire, ATS executive director. becomes informed by our staff involvement in Tisa Lewis institutional evaluation.” Director, Accreditation and Institutional Evaluation Lewis’s appointment to the accrediting staff ﬁ lls the position vacated by the retirement of ESQ/GSQ GO LIVE! Louis Charles Willard last spring. The Board of Commissioners and the ATS Board of Direc- tors approved a fourth professional accrediting Announcing online versions position, pending the action of member schools of ESQ & GSQ available: to adopt a dues increase, which they did at the 2006 Biennial Meeting. The search to ﬁ ll the Nov. 1, Graduating Student Questionnaire fourth accrediting position will commence in Jan. 1, Entering Student Questionnaire this academic year.

Visit www.ats.edu > Resources > Joining the staff as part-time coordinator of stu- Student Information for more info. dent information resources, Helen Blier will ad- minister the two student information programs of the Association: Proﬁ les of Ministry and the Entering and Graduating Student Questionnaires of the Student Information Project. A graduate in Helen M. Blier Amendment to Degree theology from Boston College, she holds a Mas- ter of Education from Boston College in religious Coordinator of Student Program Standard L education and the PhD in religion and educa- Information Resources tion from the Graduate Division of Religion t the 2006 Biennial Meeting, member schools of Emory University. Her teaching experience Aof the Commission on Accrediting voted to includes courses on youth ministry and mentor- amend Standard L, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) ing at Candler School of Theology, the Boston Doctor of Theology (ThD), section L.3.2.0, by in- College Institute of Religious Education and serting the word “normally” as indicated below: Pastoral Ministry (IREPM), and Duquesne Uni- versity in Pittsburgh. As a research consultant, L.3.2.0 Courses, seminars, and colloquia Blier worked with the directors of summer pro- for research doctoral degrees shall nor- grams for high school youth at Candler School mally be completed on the main campus of Theology, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, of the institution offering the degree. If and Duke University Divinity School to design course work completed at other insti- and implement qualitative research protocols to tutions is to be accepted for credit in a investigate issues of youth faith development Board-approved research doctoral pro- and vocational discernment. Prior to ATS, Blier gram, that work shall have been eligible was on the faculty at Boston College’s IREPM, for credit in the research doctoral pro- where she taught courses in ﬁ eld education and grams offered by the institution at which youth and young adult faith. She has also taught it was completed, or other advanced at Duquesne University and Candler School of programs primarily oriented toward Theology. theological research and teaching.

S EPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 COLLOQUY 5 Commission on Accrediting June meeting report

he ATS Board of Commissioners met at the regarding course-offering sites, distance and TATS offi ce June 12–14, 2006. extension programs, and removal of notations from the following schools: The Board considered reports from evaluation committees for the following schools: Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MA Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO Springfi eld, MO Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, NS Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University, Springfi eld, MO Fort Worth, TX Biblical Theological Seminary, Hatfi eld, PA Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TN Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA Cincinnati Bible Seminary, Cincinnati, OH Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, TN Columbia Biblical Seminary and School George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Portland, OR of Missions, Columbia, SC Hood Theological Seminary, Salisbury, NC Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, Lexington Theological Seminary, Lexington, KY St. Catharine’s, ON Lincoln Christian Seminary, Lincoln, IL Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO Mount Angel Seminary, Saint Benedict, OR Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, New York Theological Seminary, New York, NY Austin, TX New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, LA Mill Valley, CA Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY South Hamilton, MA St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers, NY Houston Graduate School of Theology, Houston, TX St. Andrew’s College, Saskatoon, SK Immaculate Conception Seminary St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry, of Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Rochester, NY Inter-American Adventist Theological Seminary, Talbot School of Theology of Biola University, Miami, FL La Mirada, CA Logsdon Seminary of Logsdon School of Theology United Theological Seminary, Trotwood, OH of Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX Loyola University Chicago Institute The Board approved the following changes in of Pastoral Studies, Chicago, IL membership status: Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, Fresno, CA Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO From Candidate to Accredited Status: Nashotah House, Nashotah, WI International Theological Seminary, El Monte, CA Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, MO The John Leland Center for Theological Studies, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Arlington, VA New Brunswick, NJ New York Theological Seminary, New York, NY From Associate to Candidate Status: Northwest House of Theological Studies, Byzantine Catholic Seminary Salem, OR of SS. Cyril & Methodius, Pittsburgh, PA Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, TX Carolina Evangelical Divinity School, Payne Theological Seminary, Wilberforce, OH High Point, NC Phillips Theological Seminary, Tulsa, OK St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ Denver, CO Saint Francis Seminary, St. Francis, WI St. Stephen’s College, Edmonton, AB The Board authorized initial accreditation St. Augustine’s Seminary of Toronto, visits to the following school: Scarborough, ON Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Loyola Marymount University Department Wake Forest, NC of Theological Studies, Los Angeles, CA Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX The Board considered petitions for new or Starr King School for Ministry, Berkeley, CA revised degree programs, changes in degree programs or nomenclature, and other petitions COA REPORT continued on page 7

6 COLLOQUY SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 Commission on Accrediting invites STAFF third-party comments Daniel O. Aleshire EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR he following member schools are receiving The ATS Commission on Accrediting invites Ext. 229 | [email protected] comprehensive evaluation committee visits any member school to submit third-party com- T Helen M. Blier during the fall semester: ments on any school scheduled to receive a visit. COORDINATOR OF STUDENT Comments should be addressed to the attention INFORMATION RESOURCES Abilene Christian University Graduate School of the Commission on Accrediting and sent by Ext. 248 | [email protected] of Theology, Abilene, TX mail, fax, or email to Susan Beckerdite, sbecker@ Tisa Lewis Bethany Theological Seminary, Richmond, IN ats.edu by November 1, 2006. DIRECTOR, ACCREDITATION AND Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, IN Ext. 228 | [email protected] Haggard School of Theology of Azusa Paciﬁ c Carol E. Lytch University, Azusa, CA Petition Deadline ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, IL Ext. 238 | [email protected] Newman Theological College, Edmonton, AB Petitions to the ATS Board of Commissioners must be received by April 1 Jeremiah J. McCarthy Notre Dame Seminary, St. Benedict, LA DIRECTOR, ACCREDITATION AND Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, for consideration in its spring meeting INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION Ambridge, PA and by November 1 Ext. 249 | [email protected] for consideration in its winter meeting. Chris A. Meinzer DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Ext. 232 | [email protected]

COA REPORT continued from page 6 Nancy Merrill DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS Taylor University College and Seminary, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Ext. 234 | [email protected] Edmonton, AB Rochester, NY William C. Miller Trinity College Faculty of Divinity, Toronto, ON Concordia Lutheran Seminary, Edmonton, AB DIRECTOR, ACCREDITATION AND Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfi eld, IL Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN INSTITUTIONAL EVALUATION Union Theological Seminary, New York, NY Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX Ext. 247 | [email protected] University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, William R. Myers Dubuque, IA Berkeley, CA DIRECTOR, Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, BC Dominican Study Center of the Caribbean, LEADERSHIP EDUCATION Westminster Theological Seminary in California, Bayamon, PR Ext. 252 | [email protected] Escondido, CA Ecumenical Theological Seminary, Detroit, MI Chris Olsztyn Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, MANAGER OF TECHNOLOGY Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Cambridge, MA Austin, TX Ext. 233 | [email protected] Gonzaga University Department of Religious The Board acted on reports received from the Studies, Spokane, WA following member schools: Heritage Theological Seminary, Cambridge, ON ATS OFFICE Huron University College Faculty of Theology, 10 Summit Park Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275 Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, NS London, ON Phone: 412-788-6505 Alliance Theological Seminary, Nyack, NY Knox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale, FL Fax: 412-788-6510 American Baptist Seminary of the West, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN Web site: www.ats.edu Berkeley, CA Nashotah House, Nashotah, WI THE MISSION Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary of The Association of Theologi- Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, in Virginia, Alexandria, VA cal Schools in the United States Providence Theological Seminary, Otterburne, MB and Canada is to promote the Springfi eld, MO improvement and enhance- Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, St. Andrew’s College, Saskatoon, SK ment of theological schools to Richmond, VA SS. Cyril & Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake, MI the benefi t of communities of Bethel Seminary of Bethel University, St. Paul, MN Shaw University Divinity School, Raleigh, NC faith and the broader public. Bexley Hall Seminary, Columbus, OH Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, EDITORS Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University, Wake Forest, NC Nancy Merrill Fort Worth, TX Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS Louisville, KY AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary, Cochrane, AB Ext. 234 | [email protected] Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, IL The University of Winnipeg Faculty of Theology, Central Baptist Theological Seminary, Winnipeg, MB Linda D. Trostle Kansas City, KS Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, TN COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Ext. 246 | [email protected] Chapman School of Religious Studies Washington Theological Union, Washington, DC of Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN Westminster Theological Seminary, Church of God Theological Seminary, Cleveland, TN Philadelphia, PA

S EPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 COLLOQUY 7 SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER EVENTS

Self-Study Workshop September 21–22 • Pittsburgh, PA

Proﬁ les of Ministry Introductory Workshop October 5–6 • Pittsburgh, PA

Black and Hispanic Dialogue II October 13–15, 2006 • Pittsburgh, PA

A Roundtable Seminar for Newly Appointed Faculty October 20–22 • Pittsburgh, PA

Women in Leadership Seminar Understanding our Institutional Contexts: Challenges and Strategies October 27–29 • Pittsburgh, PA

You’re invited to . . . ATS Reception at the AAR/SBL Annual Meeting Saturday, November 18, 2006 7–8:30 p.m. A collective effort by more than four dozen presi- Grand Hyatt Washington dential contributors, A Handbook for Seminary Room: Constitution B Presidents offers advice on everything from boards Administrators, faculty, and friends of ATS member schools and enrollment to facilities and institutional ad- are invited to attend the ATS reception vancement, with special discussions of women in at the AAR/SBL annual meetings in Washington, DC. leadership, Canadian schools, and the challenges of Please plan to join your colleagues and friends for refreshments and conversation. university-based programs. Contact Linda Giehll at ATS to order.

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