Convocation & Reunions

Convocation, Reunions, and the Opening Celebration of the Living Village

OCTOBER 6-8, 2025

Registration and the final schedule of events will be published in August

MONDAY, OCTOBER 6

• 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Registration
• 9:30 – 10:20 Class visit
• 10:30 – 11:20 Class visit
• 11:30 Beecher Lecture I – Professor Hortense J. Spiller ’24 D.Hum.
• 12:45 pm Community Lunch, Religion & Ecology Academic Panel
• 4:30 – 5:30 Living Village Ribbon Cutting and Remarks by President Maurie McInnis
• 5:30 – 7:00 Celebratory Reception

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

• 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Registration
• 9:00 – 10:00 YDS State of the School – Dean Gregory E. Sterling
• 10:30 - 11:30 Beecher Lecture II
• 11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Marquand Chapel
• 12:30 – 2:30 Community Lunch, YDS Alumni Awards & Andover Newton Seminary Spirit of the Hill Award
• 2:45 – 3:45 Kavanaugh Lecture – Professor Teresa Berger
• 4:00 – 4:45 ANS Workshop
• Berkeley Divinity School’s State of the School Address – Dean Andrew McGowan
• 5:00 – 5:45 ANS Reception hosted by Dean Sarah Drummond
  • BDS Workshop
• 6:00 – 8:00 YDS & ANS 50th reunion dinner
  • Religion & Ecology reunion reception

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

• 8:00 am BDS Morning Eucharist and Registration
• 9:00 – 10:00 Student & Alumni Networking Breakfast
• 10:00 – 11:30 Beecher Lecture III
• 11:30 – 12:00 pm Marquand Chapel
• 12:30pm Berkeley Divinity School at Yale Graduate Network Lunch
• 2:00pm BDS Pitt Lecture and Conferral of Honorary Degrees
• 4:00pm BDS Honorary Degree Panel
• 6:00pm BDS Community Eucharist
• 8:00pm Celebration of the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew B. McGowan