Cultivate Social Justice Leadership at VDS: A Virtual Event for Prospective Students

Registration required. 

Spirituality, Social Activism, and Justice at VDS: An Event for Prospective Students.

Schedule:

We begin at 1 PM Central on the 5th. 

• Welcome & Introductions
• Alumni Panel
  • Rev. Lindsey Krinks (she/her/hers), Co-founder of Open Table Nashville (MTS '13)
  • John Orzechowski (he/him), Chief Financial Officer, Tennessee Justice Center (MTS '10)
  • Keegan Osinski (she/her/hers), Librarian for Theology & Ethics, Vanderbilt University (MTS '19)
  • Zekiye Salman (she/her/hers), Grants Coordinator for the Ingham County Health Department, President of the Lansing Association for Human Rights (MTS '16)
• Workshops
  • Option 1: Labor, Faith, and Community Organizing, with Rev. Francisco Garcia
  • Option 2: Black Megachurches and Prophetic Community Engagement, with Dr. Sandra Barnes
• Field Education Presentation with Professor Viki Matson
• Admissions Q&A
• Optional Evening Activity: Harrod Lecture, featuring Dr. Laurel Schneider, Professor of Religious Studies at the Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University (Registration required)

We resume activities on the morning of the 6th at 9:00 am.

• Meditation/reflection, student-led (optional)
• Panel: Responses to Harrod Lecture
  • Dr. Phillis Sheppard
  • Dr. Herbert Marbury
  • Sophia Agtarap
• Greetings (and a little information about the curriculum and student life)
  • Dean Emilie Townes
  • Dean Ellen Armour
  • Dean Amy Steele

Events end at noon.