All submissions for the Collegium must be sent to the Office of Student Affairs (vp@bu.edu) by noon every Thursday in order to appear in the next edition. Please include the title of your event, the date, the time, and the location as well as a one to five sentence blurb about your event.
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Local Methodist Pastors Panel Monday, January 30, 2012
10a.m.
Hartman Room (B-23)
Want to know what it's like to work for the United Methodist Church?
Come with your questions and some good discussion! Join the Wesleyan Student Association for a panel discussion with Boston-area ministers. We'll be talking about the ordination process, their ministry passions, and the various endeavors they--and their congregations--are currently undertaking.
Our visiting pastors are:
We Hyun Chang, Senior Pastor at Belmont United Methodist Church
Justin Hildebrandt, Lead Pastor of Connexion (a renewed United Methodist ministry in Somerivlle)
Erika Hirsch, Deacon at First United Methodist Church in Hudson
Susan Morrison, retired UMC elder in the New England Conference
Light breakfast will be served. Join us for some great discussion and fellowship!
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BU Institute for Philosophy & Religion Wednesday, February 1, 2012
5p.m.
BU School of Law, Barristers Hall
"Jürgen Habermas and the Social Significance of Religion,"
Peter Gordon (Department of History, Harvard University)
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Anna Howard Shaw Center Thursday Lunch Talk Thursday, February 2, 2012
12:30pm-1:15pm Anna Howard Shaw Center, STH 320
Join us for the Anna Howard Shaw Center's Thursday Lunch Talk!
Dr. Amy Limpitlaw, Head Librarian, STH will be speaking on "Living Without Regrets"
For more information on the Shaw Center's Thursday Lunch Talks contact Nory (Norma) Vedan Leachon nleachon@bu.edu
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Money Management Workshop
Presented by the BU Office of Financial Assistance
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
5:30p.m. GSU, 775 Commonwealth Ave., Rm. 320
Have you ever pulled your credit report?
Do you know how your credit score is calculated?
Please join us to learn about:
credit reports
credit scores
how good credit can improve your life
how bad credit can hold you back
tips for improving your credit score
If you plan to attend, please email Robyn Kinch at rkinch@bu.edu
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STH "Beside Still Waters" Weekend Retreat February 17-19, 2012
Rolling Ridge Retreat Center
 Join a spirited community of 25 for a weekend adventure. Luxuriate in quiet time beside the still waters of our lovely Retreat Center. Enjoy community time as we explore the gift of Psalm 23 in our lives. Walk a labyrinth, take a nap, get some work done (if you must!), make new friends, eat great food, and be inspired. All STH students, staff, administrators, faculty, and spouses/partners most welcome. See fliers for more detailed information; contact Robin Olson at rolson@bu.edu. ONLY 5 SPOTS REMAIN. Kindly register by February 8th. Flyer
Info Packet
Spiritual Life Spring 2012
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Boston University Women's Council Scholarship Application
Due March 1, 2012
Any full-time woman student who has completed one year of graduate studies at Boston University and who anticipates completing her master's degree within two years or her doctorate within five years is eligible to apply. U.S. citizenship is not required. Scholarships are awarded for both academic promise and financial need.
For more information please visit www.bu.edu/buwc. Application must be submitted by mail by March 1, 2012. Questions may be left at 617-358-5678 and a member of the Scholarship Committee will be in touch as soon as possible.
Application
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Seminary Singers Spring Tour Homecoming Concert
Tuesday, April 7, 2012
7p.m.
Mark Your Calendar Now: SEMINARY SINGERS SPRING TOUR HOMECOMING CONCERT
The Seminary Singers, travelling to Florida for Spring Break, will present their tour concert in Marsh Chapel. The concert is free. Please mark your calendar now, so you will be able to attend. And please spread the word - let us fill Marsh Chapel. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, and invite your congregation for a night of free sacred music in Boston!
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Summer Educational Opportunity
"The Pluralism Project"
Building an Interfaith Community and Leadership Seminar
Dear friends,
The Pluralism Project is excited to announce a summer educational opportunity offered jointly with Andover Newton Theological Seminary. Please see below for details or visit our website for more information and an application.
All the best,
The Pluralism Project Staff
A Seminar Offered Jointly by Andover Newton Theological Seminary and The Pluralism Project at Harvard University
June 1-14, 2012
The Pluralism Project at Harvard University and Andover Newton Theological Seminary are pleased to announce that they are currently accepting applications for an intensive two-week seminar that will take place June 1-14, 2012 in Greater Boston. Through master classes, site visits to local religious communities and analyzing case studies developed by the Pluralism Project, seminar participants will explore the intersection of religious and civic life and reflect on their role as religious leaders in the public square. Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Jewish community leaders will introduce participants to their houses of worship and religious practices as we explore some of the challenges and opportunities that interfaith community-building involves.
The seminar is primarily intended for seminarians and divinity school students; a select group of lay leaders within religious, atheist/secular/humanist, and/or interfaith organizations are also sought for participation in this seminar. These leaders will have the opportunity to share with students and colleagues some of the current challenges their communities face in America's multi-religious reality and the ways in which they, as individuals and as a community, are engaging with this diversity.
The Building Interfaith Community and Leadership Seminar is offered jointly between Andover-Newton Theological School and The Pluralism Project at Harvard University. The seminar is generously funded by the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. The instructors for the course will be Dr. Jennifer Peace, of Andover-Newton Theological Seminary, and Dr. Diana Eck, of the Pluralism Project and Harvard University.
Applicants should be
· currently enrolled in a participating seminary or theological school within the Boston Theological Institute (BTI)
· able to demonstrate their ongoing commitment to promoting religious literacy and fostering inter-religious engagemen
· available for and willing to attend the full length of the course (absences for religious observances are permitted)
To be considered for the seminar, completed applications must be submitted electronically to staff@pluralism.org by 5pm on Monday, February 13th, 2012. Interested applicants should direct any questions to staff@pluralism.org or contact the Pluralism Project at 617-496-2481
Applications can be found online at: http://pluralism.org/pages/applications/2012/interfaith_community_leadership_seminar
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Other Special Events of Interest to You
- The African American Studies Fall 2011 Lectures and Special Event
- Monthly News and Events from the Schools of the Boston Theological Institute
The Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs is a center for research, publication, and education on one of the most important questions in the contemporary world: How does culture affect economic and political developments world-wide? Specifically, how does religion impact international affairs? Since its inception in 1985, CURA has sought to discover, trace, and analyze the connection between culture, economics, politics, and globalization. We have conducted research projects on every continent except Australia, and these projects have resulted in publications that have become major points of reference on their topics. In a dynamic and modernizing world, CURA's ultimate agenda is to further global understanding and communication.
2011 - 2012 Muslim Women and the Challenge of Authority Lecture Series to be held at the Boston University Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs in Brookline, MA.
http://www.bu.edu/cura/calendar/muslim-women-and-the-challenge-of-authority/ Calendar of CURA Events
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Wednesdays
11:10 - 12:00 pm
Marsh Chapel
February 1- WORSHIP
The Association of Black Seminarians & Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley, PhD. Student and Senior pastor of Myrtle Baptist Church, Newton
February 8- WORSHIP World Interfaith Harmony Week Celebration. Rev. Dr. Doris Hunter, retired local UUA pastor and leader in the International Association of Religious Freedom
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Spiritual Life Office
Daily Morning Prayer
Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 8:20 am
Hartman Rm. B-23
(during Muelder Chapel remodeling)
Monday: Cheryl Turner,
Tuesday: Rev. Ted Karpf
Wednesday: Mimi Mills
Begin your day with prayer, song, scripture, and fellowship. A light breakfast is served. To volunteer your leadership contact
Mary Little:
Bible Study
"Love"
Tuesdays, 11:30-12:30
Room 325  This study will explore biblical "fruits of the spirit," encouraging the flourishing of these fruits in our own lives. Contact Hannah Rogers:
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STHConnect
Want to be a better scholar, a better pastor, a better activist - a better you all around? Join a world class seminary community at STHConnect and benefit from all our members have to offer.
We Want To Hear From You!
Want to hear about something we haven't covered yet? Send us an email at
We'll put the word out to the STH community, including students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends, to find someone to start you in the right direction.
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Poet's Corner
An excerpt from
"In Blackwater Woods"
By Mary Oliver
"To live in this world
You must be able to do three things:
To love what is mortal; to hold it
Against your bones knowing your own life depends on it;
And, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go."
We'd love to hear from the STH community, with ideas and submissions, contact Phil Conner at pmconner@bu.edu
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Can't Sleep? BU Docs Offer Tips
For restive students, BU sleep docs offer Rx for Zs
 Every night, nearly 60 percent of Americans are awake and staring at the ceiling when they should be in the arms of Morpheus. We are a nation of insomniacs, according to a string of studies,
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Weekender: Local Thrills, Plus Some Chills
Comedy, rock climbing, and rock, period  This week BU Today launches Weekender, a weekly listing of area happenings both on and off campus that will run each Thursday. Plus, BU Today asks readers to do everybody a favor and tell us where to go. Reed more
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Allston Blaze Sends Seven Students to Hospital
 One BU student is in critical condition after leaping from the second floor of a burning Allston apartment early yesterday morning and six others were taken to area hospitals, where they were treated for smoke inhalation and other injuries. Boston Fire Department spokesperson Stephen MacDonald says that more than 60 firefighters battled the fire at 84 Linden Street in frigid 18 degree weather. MacDonald says the fire, which destroyed the off-campus building occupied by seven members of the BU chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu, was reported shortly after 7 a.m. and that the cause of the fire is under investigation. Reed more
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