[img_assist|nid=1608|title=Look for your postcard of OED 2010 in the mail!|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=275|height=196] Prepare for a holy pilgrimage and expect a multi-cultural immersion experience this year at our annual campus event, "Orthodox Education Day," on Saturday, October 2nd.

[img_assist|nid=8768|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=197]The Annual Meeting of the Orthodox Theological Society (OTSA) will be held on the campus of St. Vladimir's Seminary from September 20–22, 2012. The deadline for submission of papers is Friday, August 31, 2012. Our Dean, Archpriest John Behr, will be the Florovsky Lecturer for this year, with a presentation entitled “Reading the Fathers Today.” Father John will discuss the meaning of theology and its study within an academic context. The lecture will be held in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium of the John G. Rangos Family Building, on Friday, September 21, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. A public reception will follow. Please check the OTSA Website for further details.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[img_assist|nid=9118|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=450|height=582]On Bright Thursday, April 19, 2012, St. Vladimir's Seminary community will be serving up a Fiesta Dinner with an authentic Hispanic flair to benefit the Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage in Guatemala. The dinner will include main courses of "arroz con pollo" (chicken) and "pernil" (pork) cooked up by our own Rafael Rivera, a native of the Dominican Republic and the ever smiling and effervescent Plant Manager at the seminary.

8 May 2012 • Off-campus Event [img_assist|nid=9649|title=|desc=Trdat the Architect, from Armenia, was responsible for reconstructing the dome of the famed Hagia Sophia, following a massive earthquate in AD 989.|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=200]Professor Richard Schneider, visiting professor of Liturgical Arts at St. Vladimir's, will deliver a free and public lecture titled "Armenian Architecture: Local Culture or World Architecture?" on Tuesday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m. at nearby St. Nersess Armenian Seminary, 150 Stratton Road, New Rochelle, New York. Professor Schneider will discuss whether Armenian church architecture typified the building style of a regional single culture or many cultures (e.g., Armenian, Byzantine, Syrian), all of which led to the development of the "Middle Byzantine" design that today is thought to characterize the "model" Orthodox church building.

Download the full schedule. Save the date of Saturday, October 6, 2012 , for our annual Open House, Orthodox Education Day (OED) . This year's theme will be "Inklings of Glory: Godward Journeys with Lewis and Tolkien," and features of the day will include:[img_assist|nid=10355|title=|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=450|height=347] Lecture by Priest Andrew Cuneo (SVOTS alumnus '10), the first Oxford University scholar ever to receive a doctoral degree on C.S. Lewis, and currently the founding priest of St. Katherine of Alexandria Orthodox Mission in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. Father Andrew will be speaking about "Christian Themes in C.S. Lewis."

His Grace The Rt. Rev. Alexander [Golitzin], bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox Church in America and an alumnus of St. Vladimir's Seminary, will deliver the commencement address to the Class of 2012. Commencement exercises will start at 2 p.m., beginning with a Prayer of Supplication in Three Hierarchs Chapel, and then the graduating class, with faculty, will process to the John G. Rangos Family Building at 2:30 p.m., for the commencement address and distribution of diplomas.