ANTS Student E-News - Tuesday, February 13 2007

In this message:

NEW

- Stuart Chair Candidate Interviews - Feb. 13th & 15th
- Allergies and Fragrances
- From Ashes to Easter Workshop LOCATION CHANGE

REVIEW

- Snow Closing Info for Spirituality and Social Justice Class
- Public Lecture by Maria Teresa Davila - Thursday, February 15
- 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
- Prof. Kirk Jones' Courses Starting February 15

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Stuart Chair Candidate Interviews - Feb. 13th & 15th
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Tuesday, February 13th and Thursday, February 15th
12:00-1:00 PM
Upper Noyes

The student members of the Stuart Ethics Chair search committee, Jason Alpsaugh and Stephanie Haskins, extend a special invitation to all students to attend a candidate forum with students on February 13th and 15th. Get your lunch and go upstairs to Upper Noyes to meet and interact with each fine candidate. This is your opportunity to shape ethical conversation at ANTS both for your benefit and for the benefit of the next generation of ANTS students. Questions? Contact Stephanie at SHaskins@ants.edu or Jason at JAlspaugh@ants.edu. We look forward to seeing you there!

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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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Snow Closing Info for Spirituality and Social Justice Class
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The forecast is for snow on Wednesday, and there is a chance HC could be closed. In the event ANTS closes and Hebrew College doesn't, the class will be ON. Each school makes its own independent decision, so just because one is closed doesn't mean the other will be.

The snow number to call is 617-559-8609.

Please call this number or tune in to TV channels 4, 5 or 7 to determine if Hebrew College is closed.

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Public Lecture by Maria Teresa Davila - Thursday, February 15
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Thursday, February 15, 2007
10:45 a.m.
The Berkeley Room

"The Continuing Challenge of Identity Politics for Christian Ethics: A Study on Middle-Class Consumer Culture and its Influence on Christianity in the U.S."

Public Lecture by Maria Teresa Davila, Ph.D. Candidate (Boston College)
and Candidate for the
KATHERINE B. STUART CHAIR IN ETHICS

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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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Announcement from Field Ed Office
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Short Information Session For:

1. Students considering an advanced year of field education

AND

2. Students entering field education who already attended an Information Session in the fall:

Choose ONE—
February 14
12-12:30 OR 2:30-3

February 20 from
1:00-1:30

Peck Conference Room

Sarah B. Drummond, M.Div., Ph.D.

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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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Prof. Kirk Jones' Courses Starting February 15
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The following courses will begin on Thursday, February 15:

CMPR 630 - The Jazz of Preaching

ETHI 780 - With Head and Heart: The Writings of Howard Thurman

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