ANTS Student E-News Thursday February 15, 2007

In this message:

NEW

- SA Meeting - February 20, 2007
- Student Association Elections - Call for Candidates
- Ash Wednesday Service - February 21
- Field Ed Office Short Info Sessions CHANGE OF DATES
- Evening Compline Worship Service
- Bookstore Hours this Weekend and Presidents Day

REVIEW

- Allergies and Fragrances
- From Ashes to Easter Workshop LOCATION CHANGE
- BC RecPlex - Get Fit!
- CONNECT Reminder: Check and Update Your E-Mail Address
- Ecology and Justice Matters Symposium
- Welcoming Transgender People within the Communities of Faith - Thurs., Feb 22
- Announcement from Field Ed Office
- Academic Announcement - Spring 2007

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SA Meeting - February 20, 2007
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Tuesday, February 20th
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Small dining room

We will be voting to approve the SA Budget. The budget and explanation are available in the Handouts section of the Student Association Group in ANTS Connect.

Please submit any other agenda items to Len Hayward, LHayward@ants.edu, no later than Sunday, February 18th, Noon.

Hope to see you there!

Contact: Len Hayward
Email: LHayward@ants.edu

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Student Association Elections - Call for Candidates
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Filing Deadline: Monday, February 26th

Your Student Association will be holding elections to fill open offices for the remainder of the 2006-2007 academic year. The elections will be held from March 5th - 8th. We are in need of candidates to fill the following offices:

Executive Officers:
-Vice President
-Secretary

Elected Representatives:
-Student Life Chairperson

Think you might be interested in running? Check out the elections procedures and office descriptions in the Handouts section of the Student Association Group in ANTS Connect: Election Procedures 2006-07 Spring.pdf

Letters of intent to run should be emailed to the SA President, Len Hayward, at LHayward@ants.edu. These letters should include a brief paragraph about your involvement on campus and your goals should you be elected.

Letters of intent to run are due Monday, February 26th. Any questions? Email Len Hayward (LHayward@ants.edu).

Len Hayward
SA President and Chair of the Elections

Contact: Len Hayward
Email: LHayward@ants.edu

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Ash Wednesday Service - February 21
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Chapel on Wed. Feb. 21, is IN THE MEETINGHOUSE at 1 p.m. Service for Ash Wednesday, led by Mark Burrows with Willie Sordillo (jazz sax), Dana Mann, et al.

Please join us!

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Field Ed Office Short Info Sessions CHANGE OF DATES
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Sarah B. Drummond, M.Div., Ph.D.
The advanced field education information sessions that were scheduled for Feb. 14, have been changed as a result of the weather. There will be two sessions, therefore, on Feb. 21 for students who (1) are considering an advanced year of field education, or (2) have already attended the information session for incoming field ed students but need information about the field ed course next year:

Feb. 21
12:00-12:30 p.m. and 2:30-3:00 p.m. (choose one) in the Peck Room

Sarah B. Drummond, M.Div., Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. of Ministerial Leadership & Director of Field Education

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Evening Compline Worship Service
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Tuesday, Feb 27th
9-9:30 PM
Meetinghouse

Please join Professor Burrows and friends for Compline.
We will close the day as the monks at Glastonbury Abbey do, praying the psalms in contemplative service.

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Bookstore Hours this Weekend and Presidents Day
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The bookstore will be open this Saturday, Feb. 17 from 11:30 - 3:30 pm for the American Baptist Revival being held on campus during the day.

Students may also drop by to pick up textbooks during those Saturday hours.

Finally, the bookstore will be open Monday, Presidents' Day, regular hours 10 am - 6 pm.

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Allergies and Fragrances
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Increasing numbers of ANTS students suffer from allergies or other kinds of environmental sensitivities. For some of them the regular perfume or cologne many of us wear can make them very uncomfortable, sometimes even requiring that they leave a classroom. For the sake of your colleagues, please refrain from wearing perfumes and colognes in classes. It is one more way that we can be community to each other.

Thank you,

Nancy Nienhuis
Dean of Students and Community Life

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>From Ashes to Easter Workshop LOCATION CHANGE
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Please note that the From Ashes to Easter Workshop with Matthew Boulton will be held in a new new location: The Peck Room.
We had it originally in the Meeting House.

Jennifer Shaw

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BC RecPlex - Get Fit!
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Looking for a way to stay or get FIT?

Join the Boston College Recreation Complex
-- a special offer through Andover Newton --

-- Just a 5 minute drive from ANTS Campus --

Check out www.bc.edu/plex

Facilities Include:
Weight Room (nautilus and free weights)
Cardio Equipment (stair master, bikes, etc.)
Swimming Pool (lap swimming, diving board, hot tub, etc.)
Aerobics Classes (step, kick boxing, yoga, cardio kick, etc.)
Indoor Track, Basketball and Tennis Courts
Locker Room (lockers, showers, sauna, etc.)

Cost per person:
Students/Faculty/Staff and/or your spouse:
$140 per semester
$260 per academic year (Sept - May) (Summer 07 rates available later this year)
or $320 per full year

OR: $5 per visit (you still need an ID, but no membership fee is required)

Hours:
Monday - Thursday 6 AM - 12 AM; Friday 6 AM - 11 PM;
Saturday 9 AM - 9 PM; Sunday 9 AM - 11 PM
(hours sometimes vary with holidays, etc., but changes are posted well in advance)

Parking: Visitor pay for parking is in effect from 2am Monday through 5pm Friday. The first two hours are free and then it is $2.00 per hour up to a maximum of $10.00.
Parking is FREE from 5pm Friday to 2am Monday.

How to Sign Up:

Call or email Darrick Jackson (617-964-1100 ext. 289 or djackson@ants.edu)
with your 1) name, and 2) email or phone number.

Once ANTS has notified BC that you wish to join, you can obtain a B.C. Rec Plex ID Card, pay your membership fee, and start working out. Darrick will give you more detailed instructions about how and where to do this after you contact him.

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CONNECT Reminder: Check and Update Your E-Mail Address
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IMPORTANT: E-mail messages from your instructor and class mates will be sent to the e-mail address that is specified in ANTS Connect. If you want to use a different e-mail address to receive mail, you must change your e-mail address in ANTS Connect. Please make sure that your e-mail address is correct and up-to-date.

To change your e-mail address:

1. Click Personal Info next to your name on the title bar.

2. Verify your e-mail address in the Account Info tab.

3. To change the e-mail address, click the Biographical Info tab.

4. Click the pencil icon next to Name and Address.

5. Enter or change your e-mail address and click Submit.

Note: Your e-mail address will not change immediately. Your updated information must be approved by a Connect administrator before the changes are made.

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Ecology and Justice Matters Symposium
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
1:00-4:30pm
Worcester Hall - Peck Conference Room
Tickets $10
Presented by Dr. Barry Taylor, Luke Taylor and Elsa Powel

A Message From ANTS Ecology Minister:

Hello dear ANTS community. It's been a while since we last communicated with you via enews. I hope you had a terrific first semester. We have been working hard to continue developing a new structure for the Ecology Ministry, a structure that will allow the school to better express its commitment to a green and sustainable campus. During this second semester we will be able to bring more campus activities for you and we hope you'll enjoy them.

The first one is a great symposium which is coming up in just a couple of weeks. It is being sponsored by ANTS Ecology Ministry and The Pachamama Alliance. The Symposium is titled: "Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream." I truly recommend this one. You will be able to clearly see the connections between the current state of western consumption, environmental sustainability, world poverty & ecomonics, social justice and spiritual fulfillment. And, if you are like me, you will come out from this symposium shaken but with a renewed sense of community and purpose. We already have 50 people enrolled. Please don't wait till the last minute to make up your mind! Tickets are $10 per person. If you need financial aid, please call me on my cell phone at 617-872-8275 or email me at ccabrera@jackconway.com We hope to see you at the Symposium! (Please see attached flyer).

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Welcoming Transgender People within the Communities of Faith - Thurs., Feb 22
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Thursday, February 22, 2007
>From 2:30-5pm
Stoddard Hall

with
Leanne McCall Tigert & expert panel

Refreshments will be served

Please join our discussion.
We are hoping to create an informative and caring conversation regarding welcoming Transgender people in the communities of Faith. Our forum will consist of expert panel dialogue as well as an open discussion. We invite all to come, listen and share.

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Academic Announcement - Spring 2007
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For questions about required courses, waivers and substitutions, please contact your academic advisors and the department chairpersons noted below:

Theological Foundations

Old Testament Mobley

New Testament Wan

History of Christianity Burrows

Theology Heim

Ethics Dixon

Ministerial Practice

Church and Ministry Boulton

Field Education Drummond

Psychology and Pastoral Theology Gill-Austern

Congregational Renewal

Christian Spiritual Resources Gill-Austern

Congregational Life Drummond

World Christianity Jeyaraj

Interdepartmental Studies Herzog

If additional questions arise, you can discuss your academic programs with the directors of programs as follows:

MDiv - Prof. Mark Heim

MA- Prof. Brita Gill-Austern

STM- Prof. Jeyaraj

For the DMin - contact Debbie Craig who coordinates the program.

Faculty members overseeing the renewal areas are as follows:

FHSP - Gill-Austern

GCIM - Jeyaraj

TMPL - Dixon

WOTA - Burrows

All additional questions can be referred to Dean Bill Herzog.

Faculty on sabbatical/ leave for the 2006-07 academic year include:

Pazmino (year)

Valentin (year)

Nordbeck (spring)

Thornton (spring)

A strong corps of adjunct faculty supports the teaching of courses and the dean's team is available to support you!

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