A Message from Dean Pak to Alumni/ae & Friends (Fall 2023)
Dear STH Alumni/ae & Friends,
As we welcome our students back to campus for the new academic year, we at the School of Theology are especially grateful for generous supporters like you. Your faithful commitment and care make a world of difference, and I hope you’ll make a gift today to help our students start the year strong.
Just how big a difference can you make? Here’s how Aderonke Lipide (LAW’94, STH’23) puts it:
“For years, I avoided answering my call to the ministry because I did not want to take on additional school loans. With this scholarship, God has equipped me with the financial means I needed to attend seminary. I am truly humbled by the generosity of this scholarship.”
We welcome your support for everything we do, but if you’re looking for a specific way to have an impact, please consider one or more of these funding opportunities:
- Financial aid is always a top priority. Your gift to the School of Theology Scholarship Fund will help ensure that our students can pursue their calling without the worry of excessive debt.
- Similarly, our new Manoog C. Peters Chaplaincy Endowment Fund provides financial aid to students in the chaplaincy program, as well as supporting the program’s curriculum and program development.
- Your gift to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Fund will augment our initiatives in the essential work of creating a welcoming world for all, as will a gift to the Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore Fellowship Endowed Fund, which provides annual awards to our master’s students who are committed to the empowerment of women in the academy, religious institutions, and the wider world.
Your gift to any of these causes—and to the general School of Theology Fund, which supports many initiatives at the school—helps keep STH strong and vibrant. Our students, our faculty, and the communities we serve are deeply grateful for your support.
Sincerely yours,
Sujin Pak
Dean, Boston University School of Theology
PS: It’s easy to make your gift today at www.bu.edu/give2sth. Thank you!