[img_assist|nid=878|title=Metropolitan Jonah Speaks to New Students, 2009 Orientation|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=280|height=373]New and returning students are entering the rhythm of seminary life in preparation for Fall semester 2010 by attending Orientation Week, August 21–29. Students may view a complete Orientation Week schedule , which also includes details about the first few days of classes and chapel services. We look forward to greeting old friends and new faces as we begin our academic year, and we look forward to worshipping together on the first major feast day, The Nativity of the Theotokos.

Seminarians Speak, a reflection by Monk James What is living at St. Vladimir’s like for a monk? I am not what one would call a stereotypical monk. From my days as a novice I have been given “obediences,” that is to say I’ve accepted certain tasks given to me by...

[img_assist|nid=8806|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=102|height=95]Little Compline and the Fourth Stasis of the Salutations of the Theotokos, with renowned chanter Christos Chalkias from Greece, will be served according to the Byzantine liturgical tradition, in Three Hierarchs Chapel at 7 p.m. A reception will follow, with members and friends of The Axion Estin Foundation as the seminary's guests.

Alumni and friends of St. Vladimir's Seminary are invited to attend a fellowship dinner at St. Joseph Church , 412 Crescent Street, Wheaton, Illinois on Bright Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7 p.m. The alumni and friends gathering will be the first in a series hosted by the seminary's Alumni...

"The Alumni Association of St. Vladimir's Theological Seminary is announcing the opening of elections to the Alumni Board," says our Director of Alumni Relations and Recruitment, Protodeacon Joseph Matusiak. "All SVOTS Alumni are encouraged to participate in the election of three new (at-large) board members." "The Alumni Board," explains Pdn...

Acknowledging its long-standing interaction with St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS), the Axion Estin Foundation (AEF) will present the seminary with 20 volumes of the “Great Theory of Music” by Chrysanthos of Madytos (1770–1846), during an evening reception Friday, March 23, 2012, on the seminary campus. The presentation will immediately...

On the Feast of the Veneration of the Holy Cross in Three Hierarchs Chapel, two seminarians were ordained. Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America and president of the seminary, ordained Dn. David Wooten to the holy priesthood, and Seminarian Adam Horstman to the holy diaconate. Father David...

Every Wednesday morning at St. Vladimir's, New Testament Greek becomes a high tech enterprise, as Timothy Clark , our faculty member who lives in Portland, Oregon, connects via Skype to his students on our campus in Yonkers, New York. Clark holds the position of Lecturer in Old Testament at the...

[img_assist|nid=880|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=133]On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14, 2010, St. Vladimir’s Seminary will bestow the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa on Professor Christos Yannaras, a leading Greek Orthodox ethicist. Professor Yannaras has authored more than a dozen books on ethics, theology, and modern religious philosophy, including one by St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press titled The Freedom of Morality. At the academic convocation, during which the honorary degree will be bestowed, Professor Yannaras will present a free and public lecture, “The Trinity and Freedom,” and an open reception will follow. Please join us for this event, beginning with Vespers in Three Hierarchs Chapel at 6 p.m. The convocation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building.

Archpriest Constantine White ('79 SVOTS) recently received a 20-year service award from Georgetown University in recognition of his years of service as the school’s full-time Orthodox Christian chaplain. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, primate of the Orthodox Church in America, and Georgetown students and area faithful attended the ceremony. Originally from...