Seminary of the Southwest News
Kelly Rowley joins Advancement Staff
Ms. Kelly Rowley has been selected to be Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
Enrollment position open
Seminary of the Southwest announces the search to fill an administrative position, Director of Enrollment
Baker, Patterson and Russell’s recent publications celebrated
Students, faculty and staff celebrated three members of the Southwest faculty and their recent publications
MDiv seminarians receive support
The Society for the Increase of the Ministry supports future ordained leaders of the church
Southwest leaders present at conference on mental illness
NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will host a conference on Thursday, November 19,
Professor Anthony Baker named editor of Anglican Theological Review
Dr. Anthony D. Baker, Clinton S. Quinn associate professor of systematic theology at Seminary of
Professor Minnix presents keynote address at trauma conference
Dr. Gena Minnix, assistant professor of Counselor Education at Seminary of the Southwest provided the
Seminary welcomes 37 students and dedicates Harrison Fellows Program at Matriculation
Bishop Dena A. Harrison, Southwest alumna and chair of the board and bishop suffragan of
Southwest student wins preaching prize
The Rev. David Peters, Army chaplain and student at Seminary of the Southwest, has won
Applications invited for assistant professor of counselor education
Seminary of the Southwest is seeking to appoint a full-time Assistant Professor of Counselor Education
Search underway for professor of pastoral theology
SEMINARY OF THE SOUTHWEST invites applications for a full-time Professor of Pastoral Theology and Director
Perspective on church is broadened at London meeting
Editor's note: Lucy and Daniel Strandlund from the Diocese of Alabama represented Seminary of the Southwest at the annual meeting of the Compass Rose Society in London on Oct. 12-13, 2014. Southwest is an institutional member of the Society. Lucy is a student in the MA in Spiritual Formation program and Daniel is an MDiv student. Both will graduate in May 2015.
Seminary celebrates successful fundraising campaign
Seminary of the Southwest has announced that it reached—and exceeded—its Campaign for Leadership fundraising goal, receiving gifts of more than $16 million.
The announcement came October 9 as the seminary celebrated John Hines Day, its annual recognition of its founder. Alumni and church leaders joined faculty, staff and seminary trustees in the celebration.
Seminarians represent Southwest at London meeting
Seminarians Lucy Strandlund, MSF 2015 and Daniel Strandlund, MDiv 2015 from the Diocese of Alabama will represent Seminary of the Southwest at the annual meeting of the Compass Rose Society in London on October 12 – 13, 2014.
Evening of Latin American Art and Culture
The seminary community and guests were treated to An Evening of Latin American Art and Culture in the Weeks Campus Center on Friday, September 12. Visual artists, dancers, poets, a musician and a playwright offered their gifts to the audience who came out in spite of the rainy weather.
Welcoming new students, honoring servant leader, installing new faculty
Evensong sermon preached by Academic Dean Scott Bader-Saye
New students, new community
Southwest recruiter addresses Union of Black Episcopalians’ Young Adult Encounter
Southwest Recruiter Brittany James-Sauceda, shown above third from left, was one of four special guests at the first Young Adult Encounter at the 46th Annual Meeting and Conference of the Union of Black Episcopalians in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Special events announced for 2015
Black History Month: February 2015
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander will be the focus of a community-wide conversation on February 2, 2015, the first event in the seminary's observance of Black History Month.
Presiding Bishop calls for prayer for South Sudan and Sudan
A Message of Solidarity
with the Church in South Sudan
from the heads of
The Anglican Church of Canada
The Episcopal Church
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Friday, May 9, 2014
Conference on youth ministry for Hispanic communities
Crossing the Border, the semi-annual conference co-sponsored by Hispanic Church Studies at Seminary of the Southwest, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, and the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest provides continuing education for Spanish-speaking clergy and laity.
Southwest celebrates Black History Month
The events during Black History Month at Southwest celebrated the leadership of and gifts from African Americans in our community and beyond.
A reception and show featuring local artists Chesiel Johns, John Langmore, Arline Polite, Naomi Richard, Jannifer Gleaspies Williams and Larry Williams kicked off the series. Guests were treated to conversation with the artists and the beautiful music provided by violinist Ms. Robin Burwell from the Austin Symphony.