Princeton Seminary Celebrates Women’s History Month and the Thirty-fifth Anniversary of Its Women’s Center

Princeton, NJ, February 13, 2007–The Women’s Center of Princeton Theological Seminary will host a series of events to remember and celebrate both Women’s History Month and the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Women’s Center on the Princeton Seminary campus.

The Princeton Seminary Women’s Center is excited to celebrate its thirty-fifth anniversary (1971–2006). Princeton Seminary alumni/ae, staff, and current students will gather on Friday, March 9 for a reception and dinner to celebrate the concept of a center for women on campus. The Women’s Center was officially established in 1971. Seventeen women graduated that year compared to the Seminary’s current enrollment of 322 women students out of a total student body of 704. There are currently 2,347 women graduates of Princeton Seminary serving around the nation and the world.

The keynote speaker for the anniversary celebration is Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, the William Albright Eisenberger Professor of Old Testament and director of Ph.D. Studies at the Seminary. As one of the first two women on Princeton’s faculty, she was one of the founding members of the Women’s Center.

In celebration of its anniversary, the Women’s Center is also offering several public events open to the Princeton-area community. On Thursday, March 1, the Seminary’s student organization, The Association of Black Seminarians, kicks-off Women’s History Month with a worship service at 7:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel. The guest speaker is Dr. Elaine M. Flake, copastor of The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York. The service will also feature the Gospel Choir Ministry of The College of New Jersey, Movements of Praise, a liturgical dance group at Princeton Theological Seminary, and music performed by seminarian Neah H. Lee. On Wednesday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Mackay Campus Center there will be a panel discussion on “The Untold Stories: Being a Woman in Ministry.” Local ordained and laywomen panelists will share their experiences of being women in ministry. And, on Thursday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. in Miller Chapel, the Women’s Center will present the winners of its annual competition “You Say I Preach Like a Woman?” Four female seminarians will preach their sermons for the campus community.

For a full list of Women’s History Month events, visit www.ptsem.edu/NEWS/posters/posters2006-2007.php. For additional information about any event, please contact the Women’s Center co-moderators Jessica Hauser Brydon at jessica.hauser-brydon@ptsem.edu or Alisa Ferlicca at alisa.ferlicca@ptsem.edu.

Princeton Theological Seminary was founded in 1812, the first seminary established by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. Princeton is the largest Presbyterian seminary in the country, with 704 students in seven graduate degree programs. For directions to the Seminary, visit www.ptsem.edu/About/directions.php.