Spring Update from the Women’s Center
Update from the Women's Center
News
“Sitting with God in the Darkness” Growing in Grace for Easter 2012
Growing in Grace is our informal, come-as-you-are evening worship service, more commonly known as "GiG." We have a different speaker each week and student-led acoustic music. The theme this semester is "Fruit of the Spirit" (Galations 5:22-23). So come on over to All Saints' Chapel at 6:30 on Sunday nights for worship and praise! Email Lay Chaplain, Catherine Outten, at coutten@sewanee.edu with any questions.
The first scholarships awarded for the entering class of 2016
Sewanee was one of six institutions participating in the Posse Award Ceremony on Wednesday, Jan. 4, that recognized 61 outstanding high school students from the Washington, D.C. area. Ten of those outstanding students will be the first scholars in Sewanee's class of 2016.
Carey, C’09, gains a new perspective on life just outside the Domain
A University of the South senior, Andrew Carey, was able to move beyond the Sewanee gates to work in nearby Sherwood this summer. Through the The Environmental Studies Internship Fund, Andrew gained a broader perspective of the surrounding communities with the ability to work with the Office of Domain Management, the Sherwood Mining Company, and the Sewanee Fire Department.
News from the Women’s Center: Events Launch the New Semester
The Women’s Center is a student led movement actively promoting equality and social justice through education, support, and mentorship within the Sewanee community and beyond. Here's what we have done already and more on what we are planning to do!
Recent Graduate receives the AMA Foundation’s 2011 Leadership Award
Richie Hubbard, C'09, has been named a recipient of the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation’s 2011 Leadership Award. The award, given to 24 medical students in the nation, provides them with special training to develop their skills as future leaders in organized medicine and community affairs. Richie was actively involved in outreach during his time on the Mountain which led him to receive the Clarence Day Award for Community his senior year. As an undergraduate he was the co-founder and president of the Basic Needs Program. Hubbard has a particular interest in socioeconomic and health issues facing poor and abandoned children in the developing world. Basic Needs is a charitable organization that provides housing, clothing, food, education and medical care to orphaned children in Bangladesh. He also founded the Susan Hubbard School, providing a primary education to 60 children in rural Bangladesh. He is currently working with faculty at VCU School of Medicine to develop a health care project that provides medical services to poor children and their families.
Student leaders prepare for the Class of 2015
On August 10, the school year begins. While classes do not actually start for a few weeks, our student leaders begin to arrive nearly two weeks earlier to prepare for the school year and the largest entering class in the history of the college. Over the summer our PRE Student Director, Will Watson and our Head Proctors, Will Condon and Martha Cooke, have been making plans for a successful beginning.
Students learning to learn
A schedule of workshops and opportunities to improve academic performance.
An Exploration of Faith
As the new semester begins, so will All Saints' Chapel program, uniquely named, the Catechumenate. The Catechumenate is a a process of learning about faith and life in a trusting environment of listening and speaking.
Discerning Students at Sewanee
Twelve students interested in exploring vocations in ordained ministry or service with nonprofit organizations participated in Sewanee's Discernment Institute.