Message from the President - Hartwick College

Chaplaincy Services
Hartwick College encourages all its students to use the opportunities available at
the College and in the larger community to explore spirituality and to give
expression to their own religious traditions. Hartwick’s own roots in the Lutheran
Church have helped to establish a tone of concern for spiritual values and personal
growth in the context of free inquiry that has remained even though the College is
no longer church-affiliated. Persons of every religious persuasion are welcome as
students, and are encouraged to continue their spiritual growth while at college.
The College Chaplaincy Services typically includes chaplains to Jewish, Roman
Catholic and Protestant students. They are available to all students for
conversation, counseling and religious programming. A weekly college student
mass is held Sunday evenings at 7:30 at St. Mary’s Church. An active Newman
Club meets weekly to plan events for prayer, retreat, service and social activities.
Meetings are held at the Newman House, 77 Spruce Street. Special ecumenical
worship services are held on campus several times during the academic year.
Koinonia (Protestant campus ministry) also holds weekly student gatherings for
prayer, bible study, singing, fellowship, and planning for community service. Both
Newman and Koinonia cosponsor special programming for students during each
semester, promoting spiritual awareness, exploration, dialogue, and fellowship.
The chaplains have office facilities in Dewar Union. Working together, they
sponsor special seminars, retreats and community service projects in addition to
individual counseling and group worship for their campus communities.