Board of Commissioners Summary of Actions Report February 2016

This report includes items acted on during the Board of Commissioners meeting February 1–2, 2016, as well as those acted on during the September 2015 and January 2016 Reader Panels, August. November and December 2015 Officers Committee conference calls, and by ATS Commission staff from June 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016.

The Board considered reports from evaluation committees for the following schools: Comprehensive Visits Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary - South Hamilton, MA Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology - Wickliffe, OH University of the South School of Theology - Sewanee, TN Initial Accreditation Visits Augustine Institute - Greenwood Village, CO Staff Visits for Candidacy for Accredited Status Holy Apostles College and Seminary - Cromwell, CT Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America - Santa Fe Springs, CA Focused Visits Canadian Southern Baptist Seminary - Cochrane, AB Christian Theological Seminary - Indianapolis, IN Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan College - Johnson City, TN Evangelical Theological Seminary - Myerstown, PA General Theological Seminary - New York, NY McGill University Faculty of Religious Studies - Montreal, QC Montreal School of Theology - Montreal, QC Mount Angel Seminary - Saint Benedict, OR Nazarene Theological Seminary - Kansas City, MO Northwest Baptist Seminary - Langley, BC Perkins School of Theology - Dallas, TX Saint Meinrad School of Theology - St. Meinrad, IN Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary - Berrien Springs, MI Shaw University Divinity School - Raleigh, NC Sioux Falls Seminary - Sioux Falls, SD College & Seminary - Toronto, ON

The Board considered requests for initial accreditation visits from the following schools: Christian Witness Theological Seminary - San Jose, CA Grace Mission University Graduate School - Fullerton, CA Seattle Pacific Seminary of Seattle Pacific University - Seattle, WA Shepherds Theological Seminary - Cary, NC

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The Board received notification of the voluntary withdrawal of membership from the following institutions: Queens School of Religion - Kingston ON University of Faculty of Theology - Winnipeg, MB

Petitions for new or revised degree programs, changes in degree programs or nomenclature, comprehensive distance education, extension sites, educational exceptions and experiments, and petitions pertaining to changes in governance from the following schools were considered: Alliance Theological Seminary - Nyack, NY Asbury Theological Seminary - Wilmore, KY Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary - Austin, TX Bethel Seminary of Bethel University - St. Paul, MN Boston University School of Theology - Boston, MA Byzantine Catholic Seminary of SS. Cyril and Methodius - Pittsburgh, PA Carey Theological College - Vancouver, BC Catholic Theological Union - Chicago, IL Central Baptist Theological Seminary - Shawnee, KS Columbia Theological Seminary - Decatur, GA Covenant Theological Seminary - St. Louis, MO Dallas Theological Seminary - Dallas, TX Denver Seminary - Littleton, CO Ecumenical Theological Seminary - Detroit, MI Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary - Fresno, CA Fuller Theological Seminary - Pasadena, CA George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University - Waco, TX Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary - Mill Valley, CA Grace Theological Seminary - Winona Lake, IN Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University - Grand Rapids, MI Harding School of Theology - Memphis, TN HMS Richards Divinity School Division of Graduate Studies - Riverside, CA Howard University School of Divinity - Washington, DC Knox Theological Seminary - Fort Lauderdale, FL Lancaster Theological Seminary - Lancaster, PA McMaster Divinity College - Hamilton, ON Memphis Theological Seminary - Memphis, TN Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - Kansas City, MO Moravian Theological Seminary - Bethlehem, PA Multnomah Biblical Seminary - Portland, OR New Brunswick Theological Seminary - New Brunswick, NJ New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary - New Orleans, LA Newman Theological College - Edmonton, AB Notre Dame Seminary - New Orleans, LA Redeemer Theological Seminary - Dallas, TX Reformed Theological Seminary - Jackson, MS Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary - Berrien Springs, MI Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary - Fort Worth, TX St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry - Rochester, NY St. Joseph's Seminary - Yonkers, NY Summary of Actions Report – February 2016: Commission on Accrediting of ATS Page 3

Talbot School of Theology - La Mirada, CA Trinity Evangelical Divinity School - Deerfield, IL Tyndale University College and Seminary – Toronto, ON University of Dubuque Theological Seminary - Dubuque, IA Western Seminary - Portland, OR World Mission University - Los Angeles, CA

Reports, including reports pertaining to the removal of notations, from the following member schools were reviewed: Abilene Christian University - Abilene, TX Alliance Theological Seminary – Nyack, NY Ambrose Seminary of - , AB Baptist Seminary of Kentucky - Georgetown, KY Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond - Richmond, VA Barry University Dept. of Theology and Philosophy – Miami Shores, FL Carolina Graduate School of Divinity - Greensboro, NC China Evangelical Seminary - West Covina, CA Church Divinity School of the Pacific - Berkeley, CA Cincinnati Bible Seminary - Cincinnati, OH Claremont School of Theology - Claremont, CA Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School - Rochester, NY Concordia Lutheran Seminary (AB) - Edmonton, AB Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (ON) – St. Catharines, ON Eastern Mennonite Seminary of Eastern Mennonite University – Harrisonburg, VA Emmanuel College of Victoria University – Toronto, ON Episcopal Divinity School – Cambridge, MA Erskine Theological Seminary – Due West, SC Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico - San Juan, PR Grace Theological Seminary – Winona Lake, IN HMS Richards Divinity School Division of Graduate Studies - Riverside, CA Howard University School of Divinity - Washington, DC Immaculate Conception Seminary - South Orange, NJ International Theological Seminary - El Monte, CA John Leland Center for Theological Studies - Arlington, VA Knox College - Toronto, ON Knox Theological Seminary - Fort Lauderdale, FL Lancaster Theological Seminary - Lancaster, PA Logsdon Seminary of Logsdon School of Theology - Abilene, TX Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago - Chicago, IL Lutheran Theological Seminary (SK) – Saskatoon, SK Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg - Gettysburg, PA Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary - Columbia, SC Moravian Theological Seminary - Bethlehem, PA Multnomah Biblical Seminary - Portland, OR Nashotah House - Nashotah, WI Nazarene Theological Seminary - Kansas City, MO New Brunswick Theological Seminary - New Brunswick, NJ Northern Baptist Theological Seminary - Lombard, IL Summary of Actions Report – February 2016: Commission on Accrediting of ATS Page 4

Northwest Baptist Seminary - Langley, BC Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary - Berkeley, CA Payne Theological Seminary – Wilberforce, OH Reformed Episcopal Seminary – Blue Bell, PA - Vancouver, BC Saint Paul School of Theology - Overland Park, KS Seminary of the Southwest - Austin, TX Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary – Berrien Springs, MI Shaw University Divinity School – Raleigh, NC Shepherd University School of Theology - Los Angeles, CA Sioux Falls Seminary - Sioux Falls, SD Southern Baptist Theological Seminary - Louisville, KY St. Andrew's College - Saskatoon, SK St. Augustine's Seminary of Toronto - Scarborough, ON St. John's Seminary (CA) – Camarillo, CA St. Peter's Seminary - London, ON St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary - Crestwood, NY Starr King School for the Ministry - Berkeley, CA Taylor College and Seminary - Edmonton, AB The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology - Seattle, WA United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities - New Brighton, MN University of Dubuque Theological Seminary - Dubuque, IA University of Notre Dame Dept. of Theology – Notre Dame, IN Virginia Theological Seminary - Alexandria, VA Wesley Biblical Seminary - Jackson, MS Wesley Theological Seminary – Washington, DC Western Theological Seminary - Holland, MI Westminster Theological Seminary - Philadelphia, PA World Mission University - Los Angeles, CA Wycliffe College - Toronto, ON Yale University Divinity School - New Haven, CT

Notifications and requests from or related to the following schools were acted on: Dominican Study Center of the Caribbean - Bayamon, PR McGill University Faculty of Religious Studies - Montreal, QC Montreal School of Theology - Montreal, QC Palmer Theological Seminary – King of Prussia, PA Redeemer Theological Seminary - Dallas, TX Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary – Berrien Springs, MI Sioux Falls Seminary - Sioux Falls, SD Washington Theological Union - Washington, DC Trinity Evangelical Divinity School - Deerfield, IL United Theological Seminary - Dayton, OH Winebrenner Theological Seminary - Findlay, OH

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