Please join us in Christ Chapel on Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 5pm for Southwest’s annual Matriculation service where new students are welcomed and begin their important journey of learning and formation. At the service incoming students will add their names to the same Matriculation Book so many alumni have signed, and become a part of the tradition at Southwest that stretches back for decades.
Also, at the service, Southwest will award the Charles Cook Servant Leadership Award. The Cook Award was created in 2009 by the faculty to honor their colleague and Seminary of the Southwest alum Charlie Cook on the occasion of his retirement from the Seminary. Each Fall, another Academic Year begins, the community pauses to remember this common calling we have and to honor one who especially embodies the Christian commitment to selfless service on behalf of others.
The service will be livestreamed at the seminary website and facebook page. Please feel free to forward these links to family or friends who may be interested but cannot attend.
Following the service, please join us for a celebratory reception in Howell Dining Hall.
We look forward to celebrating with you.
