{"id":1425,"date":"2021-05-13T09:50:04","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T09:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standrews.ca\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2022-01-10T10:58:49","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T10:58:49","slug":"board-shares-next-steps-in-guiding-colleges-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrews.ca\/board-shares-next-steps-in-guiding-colleges-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Board shares next steps in guiding college’s future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Board of Regents has approved the Academic Redesign Team with two primary areas of focus.<\/p>\n

DOUG NEUFELD, BOARD OF REGENTS CHAIRPERSON<\/span><\/p>\n

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MAY 13, 2021<\/p>\n

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I would like to share with you a progress update of events at St. Andrew\u2019s College. It is no exaggeration to say these past few months have been unprecedented in the over 100-year life of the college. We have all had to summon our courage, faith, love and loyalty to the college as we move forward. We have been strengthened and uplifted by your prayers, by the shared dedication so many have for this institution and by a persistent sense of hope and optimism that there is light ahead.<\/p>\n

As we have shared, the Board decision of February 25, 2021, was a mixture of intense struggle, deliberation and pain, with a realization that change was essential for the survival of our college. Now we must work collaboratively to create renewal and resurrection for our beloved school and community.<\/p>\n

Through long hours of discussion and discernment, we have established a path to ensure that St. Andrew\u2019s College continues to thrive and offer quality theological education for many years to come. This path includes a deepening of our partnerships, specifically by integrating our current academic degree programs with our partners in the Saskatoon Theological Union (STU). With the relocation of our partners into our SAC facility, we continue to deepen our relationship and are sharing many resources. Integrating our curriculum is an exciting and natural next step. We already share two of our degree programs today, the Doctor of Ministry and Master of Theology. All three schools are excited about the growth opportunities and enhanced learning a completely shared curriculum and faculty will provide to our students and our communities.<\/p>\n

To support this change initiative, the Board of Regents has approved the creation of a new team, the Academic Redesign Team (ART), that will operate through the college\u2019s Academic Committee. We are in the process of determining the team\u2019s membership which will consist of educators, ministers, and theologians from our campus, our committees and our community. The intention is for this team to have two primary areas of focus:<\/p>\n