YALE DIVINITY SCHOOL CONVOCATION
Events Schedule
Please join us on the Quad this fall as YDS students, alumni, faculty and friends come together—We’ve planned three days of timely talks and provocative discussions, wonderful meals and worship services, live storytelling, informal gatherings, plus class reunions and our annual alumni awards presentation. There will be plenty of time to revisit your favorite spots on the Quad and to rediscover YDS.
Convocation Live Web Cast Schedule and Viewing Link.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
| 3:45 p.m. | Faculty Robing - RSV Room |
| 4 p.m. | Installation of Dean Gregory E. Sterling– Marquand Chapel |
| 5:30 p.m. | Installation Reception—Old Refectory |
| 7 p.m. | Gospel of Mark—A Live Storytelling Performance - Marquand Chapel Rev. Bert Marshall ’97 M.Div. |
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome Desk Opens – Sarah Smith Gallery |
| 8 a.m- 1 p.m. | Berkeley Divinity School Board Meeting - SG54, SG151, SG155, SG58 (Southeast Wing) |
| 8:30 a.m. | Coffee – Commuter Lounge |
| 8:30 a.m. | Faculty Lecture – "Why Christians Should Support the Occupy Movement" -Niebuhr Hall Presenter: Kathryn Tanner, Professor of Systematic Theology |
| 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Reunion Gatherings
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| 10:30 a.m. - Noon | Religion in the Public Square- Niebuhr HallA panel discussion organized by the 35th Reunion Cluster & open to all. Presenters include: Rev. Dr. Dwight Andrews Rev. Bob Brashear Prof. Emerita Margaret Farley Rev. Dr. Marie Fortune Rev. Lee Hardgrove Ms. Paige Lindsey Smith Dr. Kim White Rev. Chris Glaser, Moderator. |
| Noon | Class of 1962 Reunion Luncheon with Dean Gregory Sterling – Common Room
Lunch will be provided in the reunion class headquarters for:
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| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Cheney Lecture Event - Marquand Chapel Ecumenical Eucharist featuring Theodicy Jazz Collective performing the American debut of the "Canterbury Jazz Mass" by Andy Barnett '12 M.Div., with commentary by Professor Thomas Troeger. The performance and preaching is supported by the Francis Cheney Lectureship of the Berkeley Divinity School. |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Been in the Storm So Long- Yale Divinity School and the Black Ministry -Latourette HallUpdates on the One Hundred and Fifty Years of Black Theological Education by Rev. Dr. Yolanda Y. Smith, former associate professor of Christian Education at YDS; and Dr. Moses N. Moore, Jr. (YDS '77), associate professor of American and African American religious history at Arizona State University. |
| 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. | LGBTQIA Coalition - Meet, Greet, & Share Some History! - Commuter Lounge YDS' organization dedicated to fostering fellowship, awareness, and inclusion regarding sexual and gender diversity would love to hear from any alumni willing to share information about the Coalition's past or the history of LGBTQIA people at YDS. Feel free to stop by and share some of your memories! |
| 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. | Berkeley Divinity Graduate Society Meeting - ISM Great Hall |
| 3:00 p.m. | American Values Revisited - Panel Discussion - Niebuhr Hall Details TBA |
| 3:45 p.m. | Faculty Robing – RSV Room |
| 4:00 p.m. | Opening Convocation – Marquand Chapel Beecher Lecture: "The World in the Repertory Church" Lecture I: The Script in the Scripture, the Word in Rehearsal: Proclamation in the Repertory Church Speaker: Anna Carter Florence, Peter Marshall Associate Prof of Preaching, Columbia Theological Seminary |
| 5:30 p.m. | Reception – Common Room |
| 6 p.m. | Berkeley Evensong and Awarding of Honorary Degrees – Marquand Chapel |
| 7 p.m. | Berkeley Divinity School Reception and Dinner—Betts House (By invitation-following Evensong) |
| 6:30 p.m. | Reunion Dinners—Old Refectory
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| 8:00 p.m. | The Fatted Cafe - Commuter LoungeA post-dinner get-together sponsored by the Class of 1987. |
| 9:00 p.m. | Informal Gathering for Members of the YDS Community-168 York StreetSponsored by LGBTQ Alumni and YDS Coaltion |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome Desk Opens – Sarah Smith Gallery |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Faculty Lecture – Prophetic Witness and Public Leadership: Challenges and Opportunities - Niebuhr Hall
Presenter: Carolyn Sharp, Acting Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Hebrew Scriptures. Introduction by Robert Wilson, Hoober Prof. of Religious Studies, Prof. of Old Testament |
| 9:30 a.m. | Worship – Marquand ChapelCelebrant-The Right Reverend John B. Chane '72 M.Div., Eighth Bishop of Washington in The Episopal Church. |
| 10 a.m. | Coffee – Common Room |
| 10 a.m. | Walking Tours of Sterling Divinity Quadrangle – Meet at base of Marquand Chapel stair |
| 10:30 a.m. | Beecher Lecture –The World in the Repertory Church-- Marquand Chapel Lecture II: It Could Have Gone Differently”: Repertory Readings of Texts of Terror Speaker: Anna Carter Florence, Peter Marshall Associate Professor of Preaching, Columbia Theological Seminary |
| 11:30 a.m. | Class Agents Meeting – Latourette Hall |
| 11:30-1:30 p.m. | Community Lunch – Common Room |
| 12-1 p.m. | Lunchtime Panels |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | Award Recipients Panel– ISM Great Hall ~Bill Barnes '59 B.D., Distinction in Congregational Ministry ~John B. Chane '72 M.Div., Lux et Veritas ~Marcia Y. Riggs '83 M.Div., Distinction in Theological Education ~Toshihiro Takami '60 B.D., William Sloane Coffin '56 Award for Peace and Justice |
| 12 - 1 p.m. | What Should YDS be Preparing Students For? – Niebuhr HallModerator: Professor Emeritus David Kelsey Presenters: Stephen Bauman, Senior Minister of Christ Church in NYC Nancy Taylor, Senior Minister of Old South Church in Boston Others TBA |
| 1- 2 p.m. | Current Students Panel – Marquand Chapel YDS students come from a wide variety of backgrounds and are pursuing diverse vocations in ministry, service, and education. Join our student panelists for a lively conversation about their experiences at YDS and plans for the future. |
| 1-1:45 p.m. | YDS Alumni Board Meeting – Latourette Hall |
| 1-2 p.m. | LGBTQIA Coalition - Meet, Greet, & Share Some History! - Commuter LoungeYDS' organization dedicated to fostering fellowship, awareness, and inclusion regarding sexual and gender diversity would love to hear from any alumni willing to share information about the Coalition's past or the history of LGBTQIA people at YDS. Feel free to stop by and share some of your memories! |
| 2:00 p.m. | ISM Kavanagh Lecture – ISM Great Hall Presenter: John D. Witvliet, director of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and professor of worship, theology, & congregational and ministry studies at Calvin College |
| 2:30 p.m. | Coffee - Common Room |
| 3:15 p.m. | State of the School Address by Dean Gregory E. Sterling and Annual General Meeting of Alumni – Marquand Chapel |
| 4:45 p.m. | Dean’s Leadership Reception – Day Missions Room(For past and present YDS Board Members, Class Agents, and Secretaries) |
| 5:30 p.m. | Alumni Reception and Awards Dinner
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| 8:00 p.m. | Film Screening: The Secret of Kells-- ISM Great Hall |
Friday, October 26, 2012
| 8:00 a.m. | Welcome Desk Opens – Sarah Smith Gallery |
| 8:30 a.m. | Faculty Lecture: – The Last Great Frontier in a Post-9/11 World: Lessons of World Christianity--Niebuhr Hall Presenter: Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James professor of World Christianity and Professor of History |
| 9:30 a.m. | Worship – Marquand ChapelCelebrant-Vernice "Hopie" Randall '11 M.Div., Lecturer in Homiletics |
| 10 a.m. | Coffee – Common Room |
| 10:30 a.m. | Beecher Lecture –The World in the Repertory Church-- Marquand Chapel Lecture III: Old Texts, New Works: The Repertory Preacher and the Company of Grace Speaker: Anna Carter Florence, Peter Marshall Associate Professor of Preaching, Columbia Theological Seminary |
| 11:30 a.m. | Conversation with Beecher Lecturer – Marquand Chapel |
| 11:30 a.m. | Community Lunch – Common Room |
| 11:30 –3 p.m. | YDS Alumni Board Meeting – Latourette Hall |
| 12:15 p.m. | Luncheon for Beecher Lecturer – Dean’s Residence (by invitation only) |
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