Harambee at Harvard Divinity School

7:30 am –

3:30 pm

§ Registration and Continental Breakfast

(2^nd Floor, Divinity Hall, Office of Admissions and Financial Aid)

8:00 am

(Open Classes available Throughout the day between 8 am – 5 pm)

§ Class Visitation Opportunities

Classes scheduled to begin on the hour begin 8 minutes past the hour. Classes will last for 50 minutes unless an end time is listed.

Open Class:

David Hempton 8-10 am

Evangelical Conversion and Disenchantment Narratives (Divinity Hall, Rm. 213)

8:30 am

§ Registration Continues until 3:30 pm

§ Buddhist Meditation 8:30 – 9 am (Andover Chapel)

§ Morning Prayers 8:45 – 9 am (Appleton Chapel, Memorial Hall)

Bradley S. Epps, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of Studies of Women, Gender,
and Sexuality, Harvard College; Associate of Kirkland House

10:00 am

§ Registration Continues until 3:30 pm

§ Open Classes

· John Levenson: 10-11:30 am

Midrash: Jewish Biblical Interpretation in the Rabbinic Period (Andover 102)

· Laura S. Nasrallah 10-11 am

Paul's Letters and Their Interpreters: Ethnicity, Empire, the Body, and the End of the World (Sever Hall, Rm. 203)

§ Tour of Harvard University

10 am

Departing from Harvard University Events Information Center

(Holyoke Center Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue).

Tour will be 1 hour (see campus map). Offered again at 2:00.

§ Faculty Office Hours:

Monica Maher

W 10-12

Carriage House

56 Francis Ave

11:00 am

§ Open Classes

× Susan Abraham 11 am

Feminist Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Beliefs and Practices (Andover Hall, Rm. 103)

× Peter Gomes 11 am -12 pm

The Christian Bible and its Interpretation (Harvard Hall 104)

× David Hempton 11 am – 12 pm

The Evangelical Tradition, c. 1700-2000 (Kirkland St., 61, Conference Rm., 2nd Floor)

× Anne Monius 11 am -12 pm

Hinduism through the Modern Novel (Sever 203)

12:00 pm

(Lunch available anytime between 12-2:30 pm)

§ Registration Continues until 3:30 pm

§ Lunch

Please stop by HDS Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. Current HDS students will be available between 12 – 2:30 pm for an informal lunch in Belva’s Café (sponsored by HDS Admissions and Financial Aid).

§ HDS Wednesday Noon Service

Hosted by AZUSA: Pentecostal Students at HDS
12:10-12:45 pm, (Andover Chapel). Hosted by a different group each week, the HDS Noon Service is an opportunity for all to pray and join with our companions across the boundaries of many respective traditions.

1-2:30 pm

§ HDS Field Site Visit at University Lutheran Church. (Maximum 15 participants).

Meet at HDS Office of Admissions and Financial Aid.

The home of the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter during the winter months and official HDS Field Education site. Meet Denominational Counselor Rev. Joanne Engquist and learn about the church’s ministerial and social justice work in Harvard Square and surrounding communities.

§ Faculty Office Hours:

Dudley Rose

1- 3 pm

Andover 108

1:15 – 2:15 pm

§ Tour of Harvard Divinity School ~ Departing from the Andover lobby. Tour will be 30 minutes.

2:00 pm

§ Registration Continues until 3:30 pm

Tour of Harvard University 2 pm Departing from Harvard University Events Information Center

(Holyoke Center Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue). Tour will be 1 hour (see campus map). Offered again at 2:00.

2:15 - 3:15 pm

§ Tour of Harvard Divinity School ~ Departing from the Andover lobby.

3:00 pm

§ Registration Continues until 3:30 pm

§ Class Visitation Opportunities

× Dudley Rose 3-4:30 pm

Intro to Ministry Studies - Discussion Section (Andover 102)

· Matthew Myer Boulton 3 – 5pm, Public Christianity: Poverty, AIDS, and Criminal Justice (Divinity 320)

§ Faculty Open Office Hours

Anne Monius 3-5 pm

(Center for the Study of World Religions, Rm.. 214)

3:30 – 4:30 pm

§ Harvard Graduate & Professional Schools Fair (Andover Chapel, Andover Hall)

Learn about interdisciplinary graduate study opportunities and programs at Harvard University.

Harvard University Native American Program, Bill Johnson
Kennedy School of Government, Michael Burke
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Devon Skerritt
Harvard Law School, Phil Lee
Graduate School of Design, Geri Nederhoff
Graduate School of Arts and Science, Stephanie Parsons
Harvard School of Public Health, Keri Noonan

4 – 5 pm

§ Faculty Open Office Hours

Joan Branham

Carriage House, 56 Francis Ave

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

§ Reception / Dinner (Braun Rm., Andover Hall)

Introduction & Welcome from William A. Graham, Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, Murray A. Albertson Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, and John Lord O'Brian Professor of Divinity; and Maritza Hernandez, Acting Assistant Dean of Student Services and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid.

Guest Speaker: Professor Charles G. Adams, William and Lucille Nickerson Professor of the Practice of Ethics and Ministry

Faculty attending:

* Charles G. Adams

* Marla Frederick

* William A. Graham

* Cheryl Giles

* Beverly Kienzle

* Monica Maher

* Jacob Olupona

* Stephanie Paulsell

* Dudley Rose

8:00 – 9:00 am	§ Breakfast (Lobby, Andover Hall)
8:30 am		§ Thursday Eucharist at HDS 8:30-9 am, (Andover Chapel, Andover Hall) The chapel will be open for silent prayer at 8:15 am. Emily Click preaching and Kerry Maloney presiding.
9:00 am	§ Workshop: Preparing for Graduate Theological Studies (Common Rm., Center for the Study of World Religions/CSWR) * Maritza Hernandez, Acting Assistant Dean of Student Services and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid * Angela Counts, Admissions Officer * Jennifer Hollis, Admissions Officer
10:00 am	§ Panel: Funding Graduate Theological Education (Common Rm., CSWR) * Beth Flaherty, Association Director of Financial Aid, HDS * Joanne Rodriguez, Director, Hispanic Theological Initiative * Matthew Williams, Recruiter and Doctoral Programs Associate, Fund for Theological Education, Inc.	§ Class Visitation Opportunities David Carrasco and Michael Jackson 10 – 11 am Borderlands: Seminar. (Rm. 211, Divinity Hall). Participants are invited to sit in on the first hour of “Borderlands: Seminar” with special guest, Jose “Dr. Loco” Cuellar.
11:00 am	§ HDS Alumni/ae Panel (Common Rm., CSWR) * Susan Abraham, ThD ’03, Assistant Professor of Ministry Studies * April Yvonne Garrett, MTS ’97, Founder and President of Civic Frame * David Kim MTS ’95, ThD ’08, Th.D. Doctoral Candidate * Lenny Lopez, MDiv ’99, MPH ’05, SPH ’07, MD, Internist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital and Instructor at Harvard Medical School * Alejandro Salazar, MTS ’01, Executive Director of the Madison Gallery in La Jolla, California.
12:00 pm	Lunch with HDS Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni/ae and Guests (Conference Rm., Center for the Study of World Religions) Faculty attending: * Susan Abraham * Joan Branham * Cheryl Giles * Ronit Ishrai * Monica Maher * Diane Moore * Matthew Myer Boulton * Laura Nasrallah * Stephanie Paulsell * Nancy Richardson * Dudley Rose * Don Swearer
1:15 pm	Panel: Ministry Studies / Field Education Opportunities (Common Rm., CSWR) * Dudley Rose, Associate Dean for Ministry Studies and Lecturer on Ministry * Emily Click, Assistant Dean for Ministry Studies and Field Education and Lecturer on Ministry * Stephanie Paulsell, Houghton Professor of the Practice of Ministry Studies and Associate Dean for Faculty and Curricular Affairs * Michael Looft, MDIV II
2:15 pm	§ Preparing for the GRE (Braun Rm., Andover Hall) Jay Rosner, Executive Director of The Princeton Review Foundation
3:15 pm	§ Workshop on Career Networks (Braun Rm., Andover Hall) Gail Liebhaber, Director of Career Services, HDS
Panel 4:15 – 5:15 pm Class 4 – 6 pm*	§ HDS Student Panel (Braun Rm., Andover Hall) * Quardricos Bernard Driskell, MTS II * Hayfa Mohammed Abdul Jaber, MTS II * Robert J. Rivera, MTS ‘07 * Jonathan Wilkens, MDIV II * Kelly Jo Fulkerson, MDIV II	§ Class Visitation Opportunities Jacob Olupona African Religions 4 – 6 pm Barker Center, Room 230 *Note: if you are planning to attend dinner, please leave the class by 5:15pm.
5:30 pm	§ Dinner (optional) We have planned dinners with HDS staff, students, and alumni/ae. We will meet in the Braun Rm. to walk to dinner. You are however welcome to explore the campus and Harvard Square on your own.
Evening	§ Some participates will check out of Irving House and/or Friendly Inn and depart on 10/25/07. Please check your itinerary

7 am – 10 am	§ Continental Breakfast Irving House
7 am – 10:30 am	§ Continental Breakfast The Friendly Inn
10:00 am	§Tour of Harvard University 10 am (Departing from Harvard University Events Information Center, Holyoke Center Arcade at 1350 Massachusetts Avenue). Tour will be 1 hour (see campus map) (offered again at 2:00)
11 am	§ Check-out. § Note: Please consult your email confirmation from HDS Admissions and Financial Aid for confirmation of your transportation from the inn to your next destination (Logan Airport or South Station bus / train terminal, where applicable). For flights, buses and trains that require it, check out will need to be earlier. Please plan enough time to check out and get your ride at the designated pick-up time. For later afternoon pick-ups from Irving House, please arrange to have Irving House or The Friendly Inn store your luggage after you check out, if you need to take a walk or get something to eat before your travel time to the airport or South Station bus terminal / train station.