>Northern Seminary has released the following press release:

Northern’s Reaccrediation Visit

Northern Seminary is a graduate school accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA). Northern’s central purpose is to offer graduate, professional and academic, evangelical theological education to men and women for Christian ministries. Northern offers equal opportunity for students, administrative staff and faculty concerning matriculation, employment, or service without regard to matters of sex, race, ethnic heritage, nationality or economic position.

At the present Northern Seminary is going through a process of reaccreditation with both institutions of higher education. On November 5-7, 2007 a visiting team from the Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (HLC/NCA) will be on campus to conduct a study of the work of the Seminary.

Students, alumni, friends of the Seminary, and the public-at-large are invited to meet with the visiting team and speak on issues related to the work and mission of Northern Seminary. If you are interested in meeting with a member of ATS or of HLC/NCA, you may contact Dr. Claude Mariottini, Director of the Self-Study at (630) 620-2186 or email him at cmariottini@seminary.edu.

You may contact ATS directly at the Association of Theological Schools, 10 Summit Park Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15275-1103, phone: (412) 788-6505. ATS is the national accrediting agency for theological schools in the United States and Canada.

You also may contact the HLC/NCA at the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30 North LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504, phone: (800) 621-7440.

Because of my work with the Self-Study, I have been unable to blog regularly for the past three weeks. The end of a three-year process ends next week. The many demands associated with the work of the Self-Study are time-consuming and require much reading and writing.

I appreciate the words of support and encouragement I received from many of you. Unfortunately, some correspondence remains unanswered. I will return to my regular work after the work of the Self-Study is finished.

I will be back!

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary