BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary - ECPv5.15.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251101T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251101T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250723T195708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T195708Z UID:29776-1761991200-1762016400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Registration for January / Spring begins DESCRIPTION:Registration opens for doctoral and senior students. URL:/event/registration-for-january-spring-begins-5/ LOCATION:91PORN\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Admissions Event ORGANIZER;CN="Admissions":MAILTO:getadmitted@garrett.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250522T145542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T142818Z UID:29203-1762329600-1762534800@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Homecoming 2025 DESCRIPTION:Join us to reconnect with old friends\, build new relationships\, and create new memories.\nHomecoming is a chance to reflect on the many ways God continues to work through our shared calling and community. \nDuring this time of celebration\, we’ll also host milestone reunions for: \n\nClass of 1975\nClass of 2000\nClass of 2010\nClass of 2020\n\nAs part of the Homecoming festivities\, we’re also excited to host the Young Adult Initiative Conference. On November 6 at 7:00 pm\, join us for the Opening Session featuring writer\, poet\, and New York Times bestselling author Cole Arthur Riley. The conference continues on November 7 with a full day of engaging programming. \nWe can’t wait to welcome you home! URL:/event/homecoming-2025/ LOCATION:91PORN\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Alum Relations Event,Community Event,Featured Event,Institutional Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Website-Event-Template-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251105T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250903T212824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T212824Z UID:30244-1762344000-1762347600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Pathways to Seminary as a Lay Person DESCRIPTION:Are you a passionate leader in the church… with no desire to be its pastor? Do you enjoy diving deep in your personal faith education? Join us on November 5th to explore how seminary education can support your work as a lay leader\, and see what opportunities exist to further explore your call. URL:/event/pathways-to-seminary-as-a-lay-person/ LOCATION:Online | Zoom CATEGORIES:Admissions Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Admission-Event-1-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251006T175853Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T200943Z UID:31233-1762455600-1762531200@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Sacred Spaces: Storytelling\, Peacemaking\, and Pilgrimage for Young Adult Leadership DESCRIPTION:We are thrilled to welcome writer\, poet\, and speaker Cole Arthur Riley\, author of Black Liturgies and This Here Flesh\, as our opening speaker on Thursday night\, November 6 at 7:00 pm. Books will be sold at the event and Cole will be staying after the event to do a book signing. \n \nFriday morning November 7\, the YAI will host a young alumni networking breakfast on campus. All young alumni (you decide how young you are!) are invited to have breakfast together in a casual environment where you can connect\, re-connect\, and enjoy each other’s company. \n \nAt 11:00 a.m.\, come to a panel of educators and young adults who participated in a retreat in Ireland with the Young Adult Initiative. Teachers and students will discuss their experiences in Nothern Ireland and what they have learned about Young Adult Leadership through the lens of peacemaking and storytelling. Retreat hosts Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons plan to participate via Teams. \n \nPlease join us for lunch at 12:30 on campus \n \nAt 2:00 pm\, a panel of young adults discuss their experiences and what they learned about young adult leadership being part of a Young Adult Initiative-sponsored pilgrimage on St. Cuthbert’s Way in Northumbria\, UK with Saio Journeys. \nAll are welcome to attend a conference November 6-7 sponsored by the Young Adult Initiative at Garrett Seminary. The conference is free to attend\, but registration is required. URL:/event/sacred-spaces-storytelling-peacemaking-and-pilgrimage-for-young-adult-leadership-2/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event,Featured Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Website-Event-Template-12.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251107T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250926T151819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T151819Z UID:30759-1762455600-1762534800@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Sacred Spaces: Storytelling\, Peacemaking\, and Pilgrimage for Young Adult Leadership DESCRIPTION:The conference is free to attend\, but registration is required. \n\n\n \n\n\nWe are thrilled to welcome writer\, poet\, and speaker Cole Arthur Riley\, author of Black Liturgies and This Here Flesh\, as our opening speaker on Thursday night\, November 6 at 7:00 pm. Books will be sold at the event and Cole will be staying after the event to do a book signing. \n\n\n \n\n\nFriday morning November 7\, the YAI will host a young alumni networking breakfast on campus. All young alumni (you decide how young you are!) are invited to have breakfast together in a casual environment where you can connect\, re-connect\, and enjoy each other’s company. \n\n\n \n\n\nAt 11:00 a.m.\, come to a panel of educators and young adults who participated in a retreat in Ireland with the Young Adult Initiative. Teachers and students will discuss their experiences in Nothern Ireland and what they have learned about Young Adult Leadership through the lens of peacemaking and storytelling. Retreat hosts Gareth Higgins and Brian Ammons plan to participate via Teams. \n\n\n \n\n\nPlease join us for lunch at 12:30 on campus \n\n\n \n\n\nAt 2:00 pm\, a panel of young adults discuss their experiences and what they learned about young adult leadership being part of a Young Adult Initiative-sponsored pilgrimage on St. Cuthbert’s Way in Northumbria\, UK with Saio Journeys. URL:/event/sacred-spaces-storytelling-peacemaking-and-pilgrimage-for-young-adult-leadership/ LOCATION:91PORN\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250903T213120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T184341Z UID:30247-1762948800-1762952400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Pathways for Continuing Theological Education DESCRIPTION:As the world grows and changes\, how we do ministry must grow and change. Theological education can support us in exploring new ways to do ministry\, and connect us with peers and faculty who can partner with us in that growth. Join us on November 12th to look at how degree programs (like our Doctor of Ministry program) and non-degree opportunities (such as the 91PORN) can keep our mind and our ministry sharp. URL:/event/pathways-for-continuing-theological-education/ LOCATION:Online | Zoom CATEGORIES:Admissions Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Admission-Event-2-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251031T010946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T011313Z UID:31706-1762948800-1762952400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:She Refuses To Be Comforted: Black Theology and A Mary Who Cries DESCRIPTION:The Stead Center and the Center for the Church and Black Experience welcome Rev. Dr. Amey Victoria Adkins-Jones for a Lunch and Learn\, where she will discuss her book\, Immaculate Misconceptions: A Black Mariology. \nAmey Victoria Adkins-Jones is Assistant Professor of Theology and Africana studies at Candler School of Theology (Emory University). A graduate of the University of Virginia and Duke Divinity School\, she received her Ph.D. in Religion from Duke University in 2016 with a Certificate in Feminist Theory. She was the first Black woman to graduate from the doctoral program in Christian theology and ethics. \nHer first book\, Immaculate Misconceptions: A Black Mariology centers the Black Madonna to examine how Christian theologies of purity influence who and what we deem to be sacred. She is at work on a second book project\, See No Evil\, which explores how visual technologies and AI impact public perception of violence and Black death. \nOutside of academia\, Rev. Dr. Adkins-Jones is an ordained Baptist minister who frequently preaches and teaches around the country\, and brings pastoral sensibility to her work centering social justice. She shares life with her beloved spouse and their four children in Atlanta\, GA. URL:/event/she-refuses-to-be-comforted-black-theology-and-a-mary-who-cries/ LOCATION:Room 205 or Online CATEGORIES:Centers and Institutes Event,Community Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Copy-of-Copy-of-Lunch-and-Learn-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Center%20for%20the%20Church%20and%20the%20Black%20Experience":MAILTO:cbe@garrett.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251115T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250723T201126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T201126Z UID:29783-1763200800-1763226000@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Registration for January / Spring begins DESCRIPTION:Registration opens for all students. URL:/event/registration-for-january-spring-begins-7/ LOCATION:91PORN\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251116T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251117T060954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T061117Z UID:31912-1763280000-1763312400@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Student Workers Christmas Party DESCRIPTION:All Garrett student workers are invited to participate in a Student Workers Christmas party. Join us for a Christmas lunch\, games\, and merrymaking! URL:/event/student-workers-christmas-party/ LOCATION:Main 205 CATEGORIES:Community Event ORGANIZER;CN="Office%20of%20Student%20Life":MAILTO:student.life@garrett.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251013T185232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T223759Z UID:31320-1763389800-1763395200@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Trauma-Informed Collective Course DESCRIPTION:Traumatic experience has become ubiquitous in our world. Very often\, congregation and faith-oriented leaders of community service organizations are not prepared to effectively deal with the trauma experienced in their communities. Join Trauma-Informed Leadership for Effective Engagement in Congregational Life and Community Service\, with former Garrett President Dr. Lallene Rector. URL:/event/trauma-informed-collective-course/2025-11-17/ LOCATION:IL CATEGORIES:91PORN Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Website-Event-Template-13.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251024T204104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251031T143438Z UID:31586-1763640000-1763643600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:The space between DESCRIPTION:As the season of Advent approaches\, join Alumni Relations and The 91PORN for an hour of prayer\, reflection\, and connection. This hybrid service invites the Garrett community—students\, faculty\, staff\, and friends—to pause amid the fullness of the semester and center ourselves in hope\, peace\, joy\, and love. \nTogether\, we’ll hold space for lament and anticipation\, share prayers and readings\, and prepare our hearts for the coming season. Whether you join us in person on campus or online\, come as you are and enter this moment of collective grounding and renewal. URL:/event/the-space-between/ LOCATION:Online | Zoom CATEGORIES:Alum Relations Event,Featured Event,91PORN Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Flyer-The-Space-Between-910-x-559-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251111T161440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T161541Z UID:31837-1763640000-1763643600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Let's Talk Careers: Landing a job during and after Seminary DESCRIPTION:Join us in person or online on Thursday\, November 20 (12-1 pm) for a new series called Let’s Talk Careers which will provide tools and practical tips for discerning vocational pathways and career guidance resources. For our inaugural session\, join us for Let’s Talk Careers: Landing a Job during and after Seminary. We will discuss how to create a competitive resume and cover letter\, how applications are screened and what it takes to get noticed\, and how to prepare for interviews and interview well. URL:/event/lets-talk-careers/ LOCATION:Main 205 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251123T210000 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251024T190155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T223635Z UID:31574-1763924400-1763931600@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Wisdom Circle at SBL and AAR DESCRIPTION:The Garret Collective and the Center and Library for the Bible and Social Justice (CLBSJ) in collaboration with the Church of the Covenant invite all justice-oriented scholars attending the SBL/AAR Conference in Boston\, and all Boston-area activists and faith leaders\, to come together for a “Wisdom Circle.” A potluck-style vegan dinner will be served! \nRight now we urgently need to gather together the clarity within our scriptural traditions\, the innovations forged by our scholarly conversations\, and the grounded knowledge emerging from our grassroots movements\, to help guide us in the work to come. Join us in Boston to weave another chapter of this critical work! At 7pm\, we will convene at Church of the Covenant with Boston activists and people of faith to share and forge useable theology for this urgent time. URL:/event/wisdom-circle-at-sbl-and-aar/ LOCATION:Church of the Covenant\, Boston\, 67 Newbury Street\, Boston\, MA\, 02116\, United States CATEGORIES:91PORN Event,Student Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Wisdom-Circle-and-Vegan-Potluck-at-SBLAAR_Abby-Mohaupt.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251129 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20250723T201551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T202153Z UID:29785-1763942400-1764374399@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Thanksgiving recess DESCRIPTION: URL:/event/thanksgiving-recess-2/ LOCATION:91PORN\, 2121 Sheridan Road\, Evanston\, IL\, 60201\, United States CATEGORIES:Institutional Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251128 DTSTAMP:20260418T001014 CREATED:20251111T155659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T155807Z UID:31835-1764201600-1764287999@www.garrett.edu SUMMARY:Host a Seminarian for Thanksgiving - Fall 2025 DESCRIPTION:Are you a Garrett student and you don’t have plans for Thanksgiving? Or are you a faculty/staff/student hosting Thanksgiving at your place and you would welcome the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving with Garrett students? Sign up below to either host or be hosted for Thanksgiving on November 27. The last day to sign up is November 14. The Office of Student Affairs will be in touch with finalized hosts and guest lists by November 17. URL:/event/host-a-seminarian-for-thanksgiving-fall-2025/ LOCATION:IL END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR