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Moving first to [[Brooklyn, New York]] in 1796 and subsequently to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] in 1810, the institution in its formative years shared facilities with [[Rutgers University|Queen's College]] (now [[Rutgers University]]) and the [[Rutgers Preparatory School|Queen's College Grammar School]] (now [[Rutgers Preparatory School]]) in New Brunswick. In 1856, with the college and seminary both expanding, and facilities overcrowding, the seminary decided to relocate to a 7 acre (28,000 m²) tract of land less than one half mile (800 m) away. Today, the New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers classes through two campuses, the first in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] and since 1986 on the campus of [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] in [[Jamaica, New York|Jamaica]], [[Queens, New York]].
Moving first to [[Brooklyn, New York]] in 1796 and subsequently to [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] in 1810, the institution in its formative years shared facilities with [[Rutgers University|Queen's College]] (now [[Rutgers University]]) and the [[Rutgers Preparatory School|Queen's College Grammar School]] (now [[Rutgers Preparatory School]]) in New Brunswick. In 1856, with the college and seminary both expanding, and facilities overcrowding, the seminary decided to relocate to a 7 acre (28,000 m²) tract of land less than one half mile (800 m) away. Today, the New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers classes through two campuses, the first in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] and since 1986 on the campus of [[St. John's University (New York City)|St. John's University]] in [[Jamaica, New York|Jamaica]], [[Queens, New York]].


===College Avenue redevelopment (2012-2014)===
On 20 June 2012, the outgoing president of [[Rutgers University]], [[Richard L. McCormick]] announced that Rutgers will "...integrate five acres along George Street between Seminary Place and Bishop Place into the College Avenue Campus.".<ref>http://president.rutgers.edu/writings/letters/plan-enhancing-college-avenue-campus</ref> Much of this is land currently occupied by the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and would be transferred to Rutgers University.
New Brunswick Theological Seminary has partnered with Rutgers University, and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) to redevelop their campus in the New Brunswick. Citing a declining enrollment, and recognizing empty and unused on-campus student housing (as their student body transitioned to commuter students), the seminary has sold a five-acre portion of their eight-acre campus to Rutgers. On 20 June 2012, the outgoing president of [[Rutgers University]], [[Richard L. McCormick]] announced that Rutgers will "integrate five acres along George Street between Seminary Place and Bishop Place into the College Avenue Campus" to build a "500-student Honors College", a dining facility, and a major academic building featuring lecture halls and departmental offices.<ref>Rutgers University Office of the President. [http://president.rutgers.edu/writings/letters/plan-enhancing-college-avenue-campus "A Plan for Enhancing the College Avenue Campus"] (20 June 2012). Retrieved 11 August 2013.</ref> The seminary's Board of Trustees approved this plan and the sale on 20 May 2013.<ref name="NBTSLandSaleStoryMay13">New Brunswick Theological Seminary. [http://www.nbts.edu/newsite/estory.cfm?storynum=198 "Land Sale Will Further the Mission of NBTS"] (press release) (21 May 2013). Retrieved 11 August 2013.</ref>

The seminary will reconstruct its New Brunswick campus on three acres at the corner of Seminary Place and College Avenue, with a central building featuring "a chapel, classrooms, offices, conference facilities and space for commuting students as well as a 100-car parking lot" while preserving the Gardner A. Sage Library.<ref name="NBTSLandSaleStoryMay13" />


==Academics==
==Academics==

Revision as of 21:36, 11 August 2013

New Brunswick Theological Seminary
TypePrivate
Established1784
AffiliationReformed Church in America (Calvinism)
Location
New Brunswick
,
New Jersey
,
United States
CampusSuburban, 8 acres (32,000 m²)
WebsiteNew Brunswick Theological Seminary

New Brunswick Theological Seminary is a seminary with its main campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey affiliated with the Reformed Church in America. Founded in 1784, it is the oldest seminary in the United States. Since 1986, it has offered classes at a satellite campus on the grounds of St. John's University in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York. While rooted in the Reformed faith, the Seminary is dedicated to providing a comprehensive Christian education as "an inter-cultural, ecumenical school of Christian faith, learning, and scholarship committed to its metro-urban and global contexts."[1]

New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers professional and graduate degree programs for candidates for ministry, and to those pursuing careers in academia or non-theological fields. It also offers certificates and training programs to lay church leaders seeking advanced courses in Theology, Bible studies, Church History, and Servant Leadership.[2]

History

Moving first to Brooklyn, New York in 1796 and subsequently to New Brunswick, New Jersey in 1810, the institution in its formative years shared facilities with Queen's College (now Rutgers University) and the Queen's College Grammar School (now Rutgers Preparatory School) in New Brunswick. In 1856, with the college and seminary both expanding, and facilities overcrowding, the seminary decided to relocate to a 7 acre (28,000 m²) tract of land less than one half mile (800 m) away. Today, the New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers classes through two campuses, the first in New Brunswick, New Jersey and since 1986 on the campus of St. John's University in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

College Avenue redevelopment (2012-2014)

New Brunswick Theological Seminary has partnered with Rutgers University, and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) to redevelop their campus in the New Brunswick. Citing a declining enrollment, and recognizing empty and unused on-campus student housing (as their student body transitioned to commuter students), the seminary has sold a five-acre portion of their eight-acre campus to Rutgers. On 20 June 2012, the outgoing president of Rutgers University, Richard L. McCormick announced that Rutgers will "integrate five acres along George Street between Seminary Place and Bishop Place into the College Avenue Campus" to build a "500-student Honors College", a dining facility, and a major academic building featuring lecture halls and departmental offices.[3] The seminary's Board of Trustees approved this plan and the sale on 20 May 2013.[4]

The seminary will reconstruct its New Brunswick campus on three acres at the corner of Seminary Place and College Avenue, with a central building featuring "a chapel, classrooms, offices, conference facilities and space for commuting students as well as a 100-car parking lot" while preserving the Gardner A. Sage Library.[4]

Academics

New Brunswick Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada.[5]

Degrees and programs offered

The New Brunswick Theological Seminary offers courses and programs leading to the Master of Divinity (M.Div.), Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS) and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree and offers cross-registration and joint programs with Rutgers University, St. John's University, Princeton Theological Seminary, Western Theological Seminary, and the Wesley Theological Seminary.

Libraries

The Gardner Sage Library, dedicated in 1875, contains over one hundred fifty thousand books and over ten thousand bound periodicals, including three hundred periodicals on current subscription. More than one thousand additional publications are accessioned annually. This collection of theological works is ecumenically rich, and supplemented by unusually strong resources in the Classics, fine arts, social sciences, Dutch and Dutch Colonial Studies, and Reformed Church History. This collection is augmented by reciprocal borrowing rights with the Rutgers University library system (over 10.5 million holdings).

Alumni

References

  1. ^ New Brunswick Theological Seminary. "Our Mission". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ New Brunswick Theological Seminary. "Certificate Program". Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  3. ^ Rutgers University Office of the President. "A Plan for Enhancing the College Avenue Campus" (20 June 2012). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b New Brunswick Theological Seminary. "Land Sale Will Further the Mission of NBTS" (press release) (21 May 2013). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  5. ^ New Brunswick Theological Seminary "Accreditation and Licenses". Retrieved 11 August 2013.

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