Denver Seminary

Academic Catalog 2014-2015

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10 Contextually Sensitive Serve all people effectively and faithfully, with cultural discernment, and without prejudice or favoritism. Spiritually Mature and Growing Exhibit a mature and growing Christlikeness in character. Vocationally Fit Discern and pursue personal vocation in a theologically integrated manner. THE CAMPUS Denver Seminary has a 20.3 acre campus in Littleton, a thriving community southwest of the city of Denver. Anita I. Graber Administrative Building The Anita I. Graber Administration Building is the primary office building on campus. The first floor contains the student life and enrollment management area, the registrar's office, and the financial ser- vices department, as well as the Shepherd's Gate Counseling Center, where counseling students are professionally supervised in offering counseling services to the general public. Faculty offices, the president's office, and the advancement office are located on the second floor. Harold and Virginia Simpson Leadership Center Most of Denver Seminary's classes are held in the Simpson Leadership Center, with two student labs, fourteen classrooms, and the Hazel Harriet Simpson Chapel. New technology provides an excellent teaching environment in each room of the facility. Paul and Marjorie Lewan Learning Resource Center Library Named after the first president of the Seminary, the Carey S. Thomas library is located in the Paul and Marjorie Lewan Learning Resource Center. The library is comprised of volumes carefully selected to provide the best in theological and scholarly literature as an undergirding for the school's curriculum. The present collection totals approximately 175,000 volumes, and includes print and electronic formats. The library offers online bibliographic searching through a variety of academic databases, made available to students through licensing fees paid by the Seminary. The library currently subscribes to 250 periodicals. Earlier bound volumes, including back runs of 700 other titles, are located in the bound periodicals area. The library has an online public catalog which may be searched via the Seminary's website. Additionally, the online catalog allows patrons to access their library accounts, request and check on holds, and renew books. An interlibrary loan service (also accessible from the website) is available for obtaining library materials from other libraries. To honor Dr. Vernon C. Grounds for his years of service as president and chancellor, and in appreciation of the 25,000 volume personal library that he donated to Denver Seminary, the Vernon Grounds Reading Room is located at the west end of the library, housing his collection as well as the Chancellor's office. Students also have access to the facilities of the Ira J. Taylor Library at the Iliff School of Theology on the University of Denver campus and the Cardinal Stafford Library at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary.

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