St. Andrew’s College VolumeCONTACT 27, Number 2, Spring 2018 (Back, L. to R.) Students Mona Kuzub, Anne McGrath, Brian Hymers and Erin McIntyre were recognized during convocation on May 5. (Front) Fran Forsberg, Tony Thompson and Austin Fennell were the recipients of honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees. Please see story on Page 5. Concerts for a cause ......................4 Maintaining College character ... 11 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Convocation celebrated ................5 From a Faculty Bookshelf ........... 12 Board Chair’s Reflections ..............2 Planned giving .................................6 Honorary degree nominations.. 12 Manley-Tannis begins new role ....2 DLM program ..................................7 Donors to St. Andrew’s ......... 14-15 Principal’s Ponderings .....................3 Gala honours Calvert ...............8-9 Friends We Shall Miss .................. 15 College Library News ....................4 Faculty updates ....................... 10-11 Upcoming course offerings ........ 16 Time for thanks as College looks to future By Dawn Ballantine-Dickson St. Andrew’s Board Chair At the last board meeting in May, I encapsulated my final report as chair and member of the board as “Thanks and Goodbye.” In the song Farthest Shore by David Wilcox a man goes skinny dipping, leaving all he possesses and all that he has worked for, and yet still has all he remembers and believes when he reaches the final shore. We live in trust that whatever we have done that is of value will be utilized by others. Great thanks is owed by our College to Lorne Calvert who built primarily on the work of Laura Balas in taking the College from deficit budgets to the ability to pay off the mortgage in 2020, barring any major unforeseen expenses. Outgoing board chair Dawn Ballantine-Dickson (right) Under his stewardship, donors were found to help us make congratulates graduates during convocation the building wheelchair accessible and funding was found for a much-needed retrofit of the kitchen and lounge, properly Doug Neufeld as the new chair of the board, and the new named the College Community Centre. More importantly chairs of committees: Lloyd Lovatt for Development, Blaine Lorne enabled us to do what we are called to do: educate lead- Gregg for Finance, and Beth Williamson for Personnel Policy. ers of ministry for the future by supporting faculty and staff These people are capable, faithful and visionary. It is such a to do their work. He also reached out into our communities to joy to leave the responsibility of the College to such faithful, encourage new students to use their faith and courage to fol- capable and visionary folk. low God’s calling and inform our church about the work this As Lorne reminded the graduates at convocation: instead of College does. We should not forget his enabling the work of leaving the St. Andrew’s community, they are now becoming the Saskatoon Theological Union or encouraging the admis- a new part of it; alumni. As I leave being chair I remain alum- sion and exchange of international students. ni, thankful for all of the experience St. Andrew’s College has Sad as we are that Lorne leaves the calling of principal we once again blessed me with and confident that the work of the are confident that the work will continue in new ways. We College remains in good hands. I go leaving all I have worked welcome Richard Manley-Tannis as the new principal, for, taking all that I am and all I believe. Manley-Tannis assumes principal’s position beginning July 1 St. Andrew’s College is preparing In addition to ministry experience to welcome Richard Manley-Tannis in The United Church of Canada, to the role of principal. Manley-Tannis has professional Manley-Tannis, whose appoint- experience in conflict resolution, ment by the college’s board was transformative mediation, restorative announced in early December, of- justice, leadership development and ficially joins the college beginning organizational development. July 1, replacing outgoing principal The search committee and the col- Lorne Calvert. lege’s board were drawn to Manley- Called and commissioned as a Tannis’ optimism and hopefulness Diaconal Minister in Saskatchewan about the future of the college and Conference in 2009, Manley-Tannis the church, and to his view of “stew- most recently served as Winnipeg ardship that allows us to dream.” Presbytery Minister for Evangelism, He shared his belief “that the Mission and Church Development. world in which we live and breathe He holds an undergraduate degree is longing for a message of hope and from Trent University, graduate love. Preparing people to be able to degrees from Queen’s University share that Good News in a changing and St. Stephen’s College, and a di- world and from a changing church ploma from the Centre for Christian presents new opportunities to dream Studies, and is in the final stages dreams.” of completing a PhD with the Taos Manley-Tannis will be joined in Institute and Tilburg University in Saskatoon by his wife, Reverend Richard Manley-Tannis the Netherlands. Shelly Manley-Tannis. 2 www.standrews.ca Together we have transformed St. Andrew’s By Lorne Calvert the United Church, the Government of St. Andrew’s Principal Saskatchewan and the sharing of our College home with the University of Nine years ago, when Laura Balas Saskatchewan. A decade ago we were encouraged me to consider making an carrying almost $1 million in debt and application to serve as the Principal of next year the College will be debt-free. St. Andrew’s College, it came as another We have balanced our budgets; created surprise in my life from the God of great surplus budgets; built a healthy savings surprises. Now, as my term as principal account to protect us from unforeseen concludes, I will always be grateful to major property expenses; and have seen Laura for the surprising enquiry and for significant growth in our Endowment making the potential of these years a Fund. For all who have financially sup- possibility. And I will always be grateful ported our College in these past nine to our College community for making years I extend a deep thanks! the opportunity for me a reality. It is for the gospel of love and justice In the time we have walked and made known to us in Jesus the Christ worked together, the College has and for the sake of the learning encoun- changed significantly yet always held ter between teacher and student, between firm to our shared mission of offering College and student, student and Church, justice-driven education for servant between student and community that all Christian leadership. If we have had of this is meant to serve. My strongest some measure of success in meeting and happiest memories of these past nine our mission over these nine years it is years are of many Lutheran, Anglican, because of our whole community: an Mennonite, Catholic and Pentecostal evolving and talented faculty, a deeply students who have been part of our com- committed and able staff, the generosity munity of learners; of the Korean and in- of our volunteers in College governance, ternational exchange students who have the support of our alumni/ae, the Church, Lorne Calvert served nine years joined us for short periods of time; of as the college’s principal the wide St. Andrew’s community and those who have found admission to The many, many friends of this College. now entered our 10th year as an Affirm- United Church of Canada through our admission program; of the 17 individuals During our time together we have ing Ministry of The United Church of we have honoured with honorary doctor- seen transformational change in the Canada. ates; and the 60 graduating students who College through the deepening of our With the support of many we have have earned their degrees, diplomas integrated MDiv program; the expan- been able to invest in our College or certificates. These are for whom the sion of our program offerings including home: in the fundamentals of plumb- College lives to serve. Going forth from a MTS for International Students and a ing, electrical and roofing restoration; the College these are the servants of God DMin in Rural Ministry and Community in accessibility with an elevator and and servants of Church and community Development; our international partner- unisex washroom; in technological and who lead, who strive for justice, who ships and now, international student classroom improvements; in the incor- share compassion and love with the body; the establishment of our unique in poration of the Meewasin stained glass; Canada Dual Degree program; the inclu- in energy conservation through window people and world God loves. And if ever sion of the Designated Lay Ministry replacements; in the renovation of our our Church, our communities and our Program into the life and community chapel and new piano; in the complete world needed these who travel from St. of St. Andrew’s; the development of restoration of our Main Lounge (with Andrew’s, it is now. new directions in online learning and the potential of another new concert For the surprising opportunity to have continuing and community education; quality piano); and the gift of a renewed been part of this community I am deeply and the incorporation of both the collec- kitchen and dishwasher! We have seen grateful. tions of St. Andrew’s and the College the establishment of a community When Laura Balas offered her final of Emmanuel and St. Chad into the St. garden project on our grounds and have contribution to Contact she wrote, “My Andrew’s library. gained a much deeper understanding of prayer is that you will offer our new In these nine years we have celebrated the natural heritage we have on our Col- Principal, Lorne Calvert, all the love the College’s 100th anniversary of lege grounds.