 CTS welcomes and encourages the leadership of students. Students have representation and vote on most seminary committees. In addition, the student body elects six students to serve on the faculty’s Academic Council each year, two of whom represent the students at meetings of the seminary Board of Trustees.
Students may also participate in student groups recognized, funded and supported by the seminary. While these organizations have identities and missions that reflect the larger commitments of CTS, they also support the particular interests, commitments, passion and creativity that students bring with them each year. Groups are governed by the students, however, all members of the community are welcome to take part, and you will often find faculty and staff participating in student-initiated gatherings. |
The Charles Shelby Rooks Society
proposes to provide faith-based communal support, promote professional development, create a theological forum for critical action and foster healthy relationships among CTS students of African descent, alumni/ea and their allies.
The Brothers of Mary Magdelene
encourages men and women to work together to find more inclusive and spirit-filled ways of living and provides a space for men to explore expressions of spirituality that are mature, compassionate and inclusive.
The Eco-Justice Student Group
celebrates the wonder of God’s varied creation and seeks to discern and articulate the relationships among ministry, social justice and environmental justice at CTS and in the wider community.
The Heyward-Boswell Society
serves as the outreach and support group for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community and their supporters. Heyward-Boswell strives to bring its prophetic gifts of witness and education to bear in proclaiming God’s work in all lives, regardless of sexual orientation.
The International Student Organization
provides hospitality and otherwise assists students who have come from outside the
U.S. to study at CTS and promotes intercultural awareness within the CTS community. |
The Korean Student Organization
brings an intentionally Korean perspective to theological discussions in the classroom and community. The group is committed to encouraging academic integrity and to bearing public witness to the shared yearning for a reunified North and South Korea.
La Organización de Estudiantes Latinas y Latinos
is committed to serving as a foundation of support for Latino/a students, to sharing the gifts of Latino/a cultures and to sustaining a prophetic voice that calls the church and academy to fuller and mutual partnership and dialogue with the Latino/a community.
The Ph.D. Student Association
promotes the integration of academic research and transformational leadership in the CTS community and in academia and aids students in their academic development. The convener serves as CTS’ student liaison to the American Academy of Religion.
Seminarians For Worker Justice
responds to the divine promise of love, grace and justice by participating in a national network of interfaith student groups who confront workplace inequalities. They inform and embolden the leadership of faith communities to be stronger advocates for justice in society, help workers and unions in their efforts to organize, and encourage faculties to include issues of economic justice in the classroom.
The Sisters of Mary Magdelene
lifts up the creative gifts and unique theological perspectives of women in religious leadership, encourages non-hierarchical models for ministry and community, and provides support and creative outlet for women seminarians.
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