*MEETINGS/PRESENTATIONS*
BANGOR Based Students
Historically the Portland campus has had an end of the year meal where the
graduating seniors were recognized and celebrated. That event is scheduled
this year for May 13th. When the Senior Class was debating what to do about
a Senior gathering, I suggested that we have a parallel event at Bangor on
Wednesday May 14th. As befits a new venture I'm proposing a very modest
event: a barbecue at the Dyke Center at 6:00. The evening's events will
include a meal (costing you just $5 for each person you invite - it will be
a humble meal!), recognition of the graduating seniors, and the presentation
of a plaque to a senior who has made a significant contribution to the
quality of life at the Bangor campus.
In order to line up the meal I need to know how many people will attend.
Please email Trish <pannis@bts.edu>
ASAP with your RSVP (by this Wednesday would be best).
Thank you, Bill Imes
Don’t Miss OUT!!! BTS
Is going to the dogs!
PORTLAND’S SEA DOGS, that is!!!!
Tues May 27th 6:00PM SIGN-UP NOW!!!
Families, partners & friends welcome to join
us! $7.00/ticket
Please give your money to Bonnie Wright in Portland by May 1st so
that she may order tickets in a timely manner and we can all sit together!
Hope you will join us!
Mentored Practice Lunch Dates
- Spring, 2008
Portland:
(Portland Campus, 159 State
St., Upstairs)
12:00 noon - @1:15pm
Wednesday April 30, 2008
(Mentors only)
Bangor:
(In Peabody Hall, College
Circle Campus of BTS, in the MP classroom)
12:00 noon - @1:15pm
Thursday May 1, 2008
(Mentors only)
Thank
you for your gift of mentoring! -Ron Baard, Associate Prof. of Mentored
Practice
BTSSA meetings
& INFORMATION:
GREAT SUCCESS
– Record attendance (and delicious pizza)
marked the April BTSSA meeting held on
April 9. Click
here to download draft meeting
notes from the meeting. Thanks go to all who organized and participated in
this important discussion.
WELCOME, KENT
– BTSSA sends
out a warm welcome to Dr. Kent Ulery, the
seminary’s new President. We look forward to Dr. Ulery’s arrival, and to
opportunities we will have
to help him settle in and feel welcome
here in Maine.
LUNCH AND TALK
– The
Board of Trustees is extending an invitation to students to join them for
lunch during the next Trustees meeting in Bangor (May 2
– 3). Look for your invitation in your email
inbox!
ELECTION TIME
– There are two offices open on the BTSSA
Leadership Council: Technology Officer and Bangor Campus Representative.
Nominations have been approved, and the election process begins on Monday,
April 14th.
Watch your email inbox for links to the electronic voting process. For
those without access, paper ballots will be provided on both campuses.
Elections close on Friday, May 2.
*FUTURE OFFERINGS*
Summer Course Offering
WR1701: Native American Spirituality
gkisedtanamoogk
An investigation of the various ways that First Nations peoples express
their sense of the sacred.
Course Schedule:
Bangor, June 2-10, 8:30AM-4PM
3 credits
Syllabus for WR1701If you have any questions about this
course, please contact either Dean Miller at
gmiller@bts.edu or Dean Davies at
sdavies@bts.edu
Possible 1 Credit Course Offering
There is the possibility
of a one credit Independent Study with Grace Street Ministries in Portland
in June or July. In addition to various readings/ journaling and/or
research paper, students will have the opportunity to volunteer and
practice ministry with the homeless alongside Rev. Mair Honan, UCC pastor
for Grace Street Ministries. Four BTS students have already done this IS and
learned a lot. A planning meeting will be held at the Portland Campus on
Thursday May 22 at Noon for interested students. Please contact Ron Baard
for further information. rbaard@bts.edu
Summer Course (David Trobisch): Letters of Paul
08/11-08/16/2008 Summer Course (Monday - Saturday): The Letters of
Paul (NT 1502). Portland Campus. Three Credits. The preliminary
syllabus is now posted at
www.bts.edu/trobisch.
JUNE 6-8 2008 Course and OWL Training
(More Information &
Registration - Click here)
Professor Marvin Ellison
will be offering a 3-credit intensive course in Portland on “Teaching Sexual
Health, Ethics, and Justice.” One component of the course will be a weekend
module June 6-8, offering the training for the Our Whole Lives (OWL)
sexuality education curriculum for grades 7-9/10-12. Instructors for the
OWL training will be Ann Hanson (UCC) and Rick Kimball (UUA). Students may
register for the OWL weekend only or for the entire course, which includes
the OWL weekend. Either way, the fee for the OWL training is $75.00 for BTS
students, $175 for non-BTS students. Space is limited, so register early.
Deadline is April 15. For more information, contact Professor Ellison at
mellison@bts.edu.
*OTHER*
22nd Annual Thomas Nevola MD Symposium on
Spirituality & Health
Hands-on Spirituality: Clinical Approaches & Personal Resilience.
Thursday, June 10, 2008, Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Registration is
$75 (includes lunch & CE certification). For more information and to
register please call 207-626-1889.
Quick Links to Seminary
Offices for information or forms
Registrar's Office -
www.bts.edu/registrar
The Financial
Aid Office -
www.bts.edu/financialaid
