Student Handbook - Providence College and Theological Seminary
Student Handbook - Providence College and Theological Seminary
Student Handbook - Providence College and Theological Seminary
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Welcome to <strong>Providence</strong>!<br />
I extend my warmest greetings to you, as you engage with<br />
<strong>Providence</strong>.<br />
<strong>Providence</strong> is a Christian academic community.<br />
We are a community. That means we carry out our work<br />
together. We each have different roles to play: students,<br />
support staff, administration, <strong>and</strong> faculty. Nevertheless,<br />
we do our work together. We work together, we eat<br />
together, we play together, <strong>and</strong> we live together. We are a<br />
community.<br />
The word “academic” defines our life for this time that we<br />
are together. We are a community whose purpose is the<br />
furtherance of education <strong>and</strong> training. Together we are in<br />
pursuit of the knowledge, skills, <strong>and</strong> character necessary<br />
for life. Our work extends beyond the classroom. It extends<br />
to the library, to the student life centre, to faculty offices,<br />
to residence halls, to outdoor spaces, <strong>and</strong> even off campus in areas of service <strong>and</strong><br />
recreation.<br />
Finally, the word “Christian” defines how <strong>and</strong> why we do our work. We have come together<br />
as an academic community to make a difference for Christ. The Lord of the universe is<br />
our saviour, our guide, <strong>and</strong> our friend. His Spirit dwells among us to bring us to maturity in<br />
Him.<br />
This year I invite you to experience the great joy of being part of a Christian academic<br />
community.<br />
David H. Johnson<br />
President<br />
<strong>Providence</strong> Covenants<br />
Introduction<br />
<strong>Providence</strong> is a voluntary community in which employees <strong>and</strong> the Board agree<br />
to a Covenant of Faith <strong>and</strong> in which students, employees <strong>and</strong> the Board agree to<br />
live by a Covenant of Community Life. These two covenants follow.<br />
Covenant of Faith<br />
<strong>Providence</strong> University <strong>College</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Seminary</strong> holds <strong>and</strong> teaches the essential<br />
doctrines of the Christian faith embraced by evangelicals.<br />
The Covenant of Faith, as approved by the board in November 2008, is as<br />
follows:<br />
We believe the revelation given by God in Christian Scripture.<br />
We embrace the faith set forth in it as summarized in the historic<br />
creeds of the Church. We are rooted in the Protestant evangelical<br />
tradition <strong>and</strong> celebrate its international <strong>and</strong> ecumenical diversity.<br />
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