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These students are at various completion stages of their programs,
but have not remitted an annual matriculation fee indicating
formal registration.
4
In the graduate school, 232 of the 252 students eligible to
return to the M.Div. program registered for a retention rate
of 92%. One Hundred Five (105) of the119 persons admitted
entered the program for an enrollment rate of 88.2%.
M.
Div. Enrollment for Fall 2006
Enrollment
Summary by Race & Gender |
| Racial/Ethnic/
Gender |
Men |
Women |
| Non-Resident
Alien or Visa |
8 |
0 |
| Black
Non-Hispanic |
143 |
158 |
| American
Indian, Alaskan Native |
|
|
| Asian
or Pacific Islander |
|
|
| Hispanic |
3 |
1 |
| White |
16 |
8 |
| Race
Unavailable |
|
|
| Total |
170 |
167 |
| Total
Head Count |
337 |
|
Our
M.Div. students have become increasingly more mature and persons
pursing a second career.
Enrollment
By Denomination (M.DIV.) |
| Baptist
(All) 213 |
Church
of God 1 |
| C.O.G.I.C.
9 |
A.M.E.Z.
4 |
| UCC
15 |
C.M.E.
2 |
| A.M.E.
32 |
Presbyterian
2 |
| United
Methodist 18 |
Seven
Day Adventist 2 |
| Episcopal
1 |
Non-designated
38 |
| Total
Head Count 337 |
In
addition to courses in Baptist Polity and History, we offer
courses in United Methodist, African Methodist Episcopal,
and United Church of Christ Polity and History.
B.
Program Notes:
4Fifty-six(56)
graduate courses will be offered in the spring and summer
terms.
4The
new M.Div. specialty in Christian Education is fully implemented
with four (4) specialty courses completed in the fall. The
following courses will be offered in the spring and the summer
terms:
1. Philosophy of Education
2. Group Dynamics
3. Faith and Human Development
4. Teaching Practicum II
Persons
possessing the M.Div. degree may come to STVU for a one year,
nontraditional program and earn a Certification of Specialization
in Christian Education. The vision for STVU calls for the
development of a Master of Arts in Christian Education degree
within the next two (2) years. This degree along with a Master
of Arts in Theological Studies for persons no seeking ordination
will be included in the strategic plan. We will confer the
M.Div. with a Christian Education Specialty for the sixth
time this spring.
4
The special course Career Development and Ministry was continued
in an intensive January term. Fifteen (15) students participated
in a battery of test and other types of assessments that required
radical and extensive self-examination and constructive future
visioning. This course is scheduled again for May and July.
The July session will be offered to local pastors. STVU is
exploring the development of this course as a regularized
aspect of our programs and requiring participation by all
of our students
4 Doctor of Ministry program
participants just completed a period of residency in January.
Students participated in Colloquium I – The Participant:
Self-assessment, and in Colloquium III, which focused on research
and the development of candidacy papers.
4
The development of an Extended Preparation Program (EPP) continues.
This program will allow persons to pursue a M.Div. from a
distance while requiring week-long residencies four times
a year. The program will extend the time it takes to earn
the degree, (5-6 years) but it will enable a person to pursue
an accredited degree without leaving one’s ministry
or location while demanding intensive face to face engagement.
This program is an aspect of our strategic plan and will be
launched after favorable reaffirmation of our accreditation.
4
We continue to explore and cultivate learning opportunities
created by our educational partnership with the WTC (Washington
Theological Consortium). As members of the RTC (Richmond Theological
Consortium) which includes STVU, The Baptist Theological Seminary
at Richmond and Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian
School of Christian Education, we participate with nine other
theological schools in the Washington, DC area making it possible
for students to cross register for courses and access the
academic resources of many institutions.
4
Expanded co-operative programs are being explored and developed
with the Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education
(SCUPE) and the Center for African American Theological Studies
(CAATS). Again, in the spring term, nine (9) will be enrolled
at STVU.
4
STVU is scheduled for a reaffirmation of its accreditation
by the Association of Theological Schools in the fall, 2007.
Our self-study process has been fully implemented and was
the focus of a faculty/staff retreats in October and December.
Dr. James Harris is directing the self-study process and Rev.
Mary Young is the associate director and editor. A preparation
retreat will be held in February and a final retreat will
be held in May.
Educational
Outreach and Service
Designed to provide service to the community and learning
and growth opportunities for church leaders regardless of
educational background, this focus of our work engaged nearly
7,500 persons in continuing education events.
The continuing
education activities at STVU are clustered in five (5) areas:
| Cluster
Area |
Number
of Sites |
| State
Centers/Evans-Smith Program |
14
(10 active) |
| National
Centers |
20 (13 active) |
| Campus
Events |
6 |
| State
/ National Cooperative Associations |
6
(4 active) |
| Institute
for Transformative Theology (ITT) |
(Multiple
Events) |
Six (6)
Continuing Education events are currently held on the campus:
- The
John Malcus Ellison Convocation (November)
- The
Male Summit (April)
- The
Church Leadership Conferences (March, July)
- The
Women’s Conference (April)
- The
Miles Jones Institute (May)
- The
Pastoral Care Conference (July)
4This
year’s Ellison Convocation, was held November 13-16, 2006
and was one of the signature events celebrating the 400th anniversary
of the founding of Jamestown. The theme for the event was Footprint
of Faith: Tears, Testimony, and Triumph. Among the featured
presenters were Dr. Lewis Baldwin, Dr. Teresa Fry-Brown, Dr.
Vincent Harding, Dr. Williams Jones, Rev. Otis Moss III, Rev.
Tom Moore and Dr. Ralph Reavis. The substance of the conference
was exceptional and close to 1,000 persons attended some aspects
of the event. The next Ellison Convocation will be November
12-15, 2007 and will focus on the theme: Preaching Social Justice:
The Intersection of Divinity and Rebellion.
A. Focused Objective
The School of Theology participates fully
in all aspects of the adopted Strategic Plan for the University.
A curriculum revision design is being refined was implemented
in part in the fall in 2005. As we consider the requirements
for the formation and preparation of ministers in the new
millennium, we have established our foundational principles
and guiding pedagogy. Our goal is to develop a teaching team
which is responsible for an educational curriculum rooted
in a clear mission, collective desired outcomes, and unified
assessment rather than individual instructors who are responsible
for a course or courses. The new curriculum will involve much
more team teaching and annual goals and reviews for each student.
The new model, requires all M.Div. students to meet in total
community seminars three (3) weekends per year. This was implemented
for the second time with two (2) total community seminars
led by Anne and Ed Wimberly in September and December. The
next total community formation event will be in February.
As we attend to our strategic plan attention
continues to be given to bridging programs with undergrad
departments, the expansion and development of outreach continuing
education and community service, and continued growth and
service through innovative delivery of graduate theological
education. The Extended Preparation Program is a key aspect
of our commitment to service and expansion through imaginative
responses to educational climates and needs within the contexts
of church and ministry.
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