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26 August 2016 • Campus
Welcome new students, Fall 2016! (photo: Alexandru Popovici)An incoming class of 38 students brings our Seminary’s total student count for Academic Year 2016–2017 to 77. Our amazingly diverse student body represents 13 Eastern Orthodox and 5 Oriental Orthodox churches. Most seminarians are from the USA, but they also hail from Australia, Canada, Albania, Finland, Serbia, Sweden, Lebanon, Greece, Israel, Germany, Uganda, and New Zealand.
“From its inception,” said Archpriest Chad Hatfield, CEO of St. Vladimir’s Seminary, “our school has made incarnate its vision for Orthodox Christian unity in North America by accepting seminarians from all Eastern and Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions.
“It also has accepted Orthodox students from around the globe, and non-Orthodox students who want to take advantage of the unique coursework it offers,” he continued, “and this year, our student body especially illustrates the vision of the Seminary’s founders.”
Students will be studying in four degree programs: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts, Master of Theology, and Doctor of Ministry, with 37 in the ordination track Master of Divinity program. All new students will attend Orientation during the weekend of August 26–28, and new and returning students will attend an Opening Molieben service on Friday, August 26. Fall semester classes began Monday, August 29.
