Beloved Members of the UTS community, I have been blessed to welcome three entering classes of UTS students. On May 28, 2022 I will preside over my third UTS commencement ceremony. When I assumed the UTS Presidency in July of 2019 I characterized it as a “transitional presidency.” I felt that my major responsibility was to bring relevant parts of my professional experience to the Seminary’s already solid academic foundation. I calibrated at that time that my tenure should be two to three years. As we come to the close of these three years, I recognize that it is indeed time to pass...

Unification Theological Seminary recognized the winners of the seminary’s first Research Day, which was held on Saturday, March 5. Current seminary students as well as faculty were invited to prepare an academic poster, or visual description of a research project that they were currently pursuing. On March 5th, the seminary community gathered to participate in the UTS Community’s First Research Day. Dr. Thomas Ward welcomed participants to the event. “One of the things I like to tell my students all the time that Unification Theological Seminary is a graduate school,” he...

District 3 and Clifton Family Church is seeking a Full-time Pastor who feels called by God, is sincere, prayerful, humble before God and cares about the spiritual wellbeing of our current and potential members. The pastor is a strong and charismatic leader who communicates God’s word and love with clarity and conviction, and macro-manages and brings out the best in a large team of paid pastoral and ministry staff and volunteers in order to provide for the diverse needs of our multicultural community. The pastor needs to be committed to fulfilling the mission of the Clifton Family Church...

One of America’s First Unification-Inspired Schools Seeks a New Head of School and Encourages Qualified UTS Students and Alums to Apply. The Principled Academy (TPA) is a non-sectarian, nonprofit religious school in San Leandro, CA. It was established in a garage in 1988 with 5 kindergarten students. Today, housed in the handsome facility of the Bay Area Family Church, it proudly serves 130 students from preschool through 8th grade. TPA is seeking a new Head of School (HOS) who can embody principled ideals, apply the Divine Principle in solving problems, and share the vision of...

An Appeal from the UTS President Dear Alumni, Students, and Friends of UTS, From Friday, October 22 until Giving Tuesday, November 30, UTS is conducting a 40-Day Development Drive seeking support to continue scholarships for young leaders who, upon graduation from UTS, will assume leadership within the North American Heavenly Parent Holy Community. Those of us who are early graduates of UTS greatly benefited from the significant financial support provided by our Founders. We hope that you will be inclined to help us to “pay it forward” to the next generation of...

Steven Boyd, Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Life at Unification Theological Services, was recently appointed to the US Advisory Board of UniQuest, a leading higher education service provider specializing in international enrollment management. UniQuest is headquartered in the UK and partners with colleges and universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe that seek to attract qualified international students to their campuses. The US Advisory Board is comprised of top experts in international student recruitment, admissions, and...

On July 20th 2021, the 37th anniversary of the day Rev. Sun Myung Moon began his 18-month sentence at the Danbury Federal Prison, Unification Theological Seminary (UTS) hosted “Justice Not Served, Rev. Sun Myung Moon and the Danbury Papers.” Nearly 800 Unificationists, scholars, faith leaders, and legal professionals gathered for this online event, to hear from experts in their respective fields, who studied this case carefully. This event was co-sponsored by the American Clergy Leadership Conference and Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, USA, and took place during the...

With the emergence of digital technology, truth-telling through digital stories in the classroom has become an effective method of learning and teaching Religious Education. It has also become a teacher’s way to spark the waning interest of students on religion as a course or subject. Dr. Charles Chesnavage shared his experience of digital storytelling as narratives of faith among his students at the Mercy College and Unification Theological Seminary in New York City where he teaches World Religions. Chesnavage was a presenter at the panel ‘Catholic Community of Practice’ titled...

Six UTS faculty and faculty-administrators attended a three-day virtual Summer Institute sponsored by the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame from June 14-16. Attendees were Drs. Thomas Ward, Michael Mickler, Keisuke Noda, Andrew Wilson, Dryssa Kone and UTS Registrar and Assistant Academic Dean Ute Delaney. UTS co-founder, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon’s has expressed interest in UTS moving forward in the field of international peace studies. The Kroc Institute is one of the world’s leading centers for the study of the causes of violent conflict...