Events
Upcoming Events
STH Welcome Reception with Alumni & Incoming Students
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
5:30 – 7pm EDT | Register Here
We are kicking-off the new academic year with an invitation to local STH alumni interested in meet incoming students. Come and share wisdom and insight from your STH experience and help the newest members of our community acclimate to academics and life at the School of the Prophets.
Location: The BU Castle (225 Bay State Road)
STH Community Day
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
All Day | Register Here
Each year, Boston University School of Theology celebrates its newest cohort of Distinguished Alumni on Community Day, which coincides with the school’s Service of Matriculation and the start of Alumni Weekend. The following events will take place in person at the School of Theology, but you may view the Matriculation Service via livestream.
Alumni Spirituali*Tea with Breakfast | 9:30 – 10:45am Eastern
Begin your day with the School of Theology by joining us for tea and a light breakfast over meaningful, casual conversation with fellow alumni and faculty.
Location: Marsh Chapel, Howard Thurman Room (735 Commonwealth Avenue)
Service of Matriculation | 11:00am – 12pm
The Service of Matriculation is the academic and liturgical celebration of the entering class of theological students through the doctoral level. More than 110 new students will be welcomed during this event. To demonstrate the legacy to which they will become heirs, we are paying tribute to the 2025 School of Theology Distinguished Alumni/ae and recognizing all alumni who are present.
Location: Marsh Chapel (735 Commonwealth Avenue)
Distinguished Alumni Luncheon & Panel | 12:15 – 2pm
The School of Theology community will gather for lunch to hear the 2025 STH Distinguished Alumni/ae reflect on the three greatest challenges facing us in the next decade. All are welcome to attend.
Location: BU School of Theology, Moore Community Center (745 Commonwealth Avenue)
The Asylum Seekers Book Talk
Friday, September 26, 2025
12:30 – 2pm EDT | Register Here
Join us during BU’s Alumni Weekend 2025 for a conversation featuring Rev. Cristina Rathbone (STH’09) on her latest publication The Asylum Seekers: A Chronicle of Life, Death, and Community at the Border. PhD candidate Daniel Montañez (STH’18, ’25) whose scholarship focuses on the church and migration will moderate the conversation. They will be joined by Dr. Luz López, a clinical professor at BU School of Social work, MSW/MPH dual degree director, and faculty affiliate of the Boston University Center for Forced Displacement, addressing issues at the border of Rio Grande Valley Texas and Mexico.
Location: STH 325 (745 Commonwealth Avenue)
