Read all about what’s happening at the Collegeville Institute. In this section of the website we share opportunities of interest, news about what’s going on at the Collegeville Institute, alumni news, and updates on our artists in residence.
Board Member Ellie Roscher Publishes Picture Book
August 9, 2023
Collegeville Institute board member and writing workshop leader Ellie Roscher published her first picture book, Remarkable Rose: the story of a girl in Kenya who used her soccer skills to change people’s minds about what girls could do.Read more »Seminar on Vocation and Disability Meets in 2023
August 9, 2023
The Collegeville Institute Seminar on Vocation and Disability, in partnership with Western Theological Seminary, continued its exploration of disability as a particular site of human vocation.Read more »Reflections on the Communities of Calling Initiative
August 9, 2023
Pastor Kim Knowle-Zeller of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, MO reflects on her time in Collegeville for the final Communities of Calling Initiative annual gathering in June.Read more »Grappling with Race, Faith, and Friendship in Perils and Promises Workshop
July 27, 2023
From July 6-11, the Collegeville Institute hosted Perils and Promises: Black Women Write Honestly about their Friendships with White Women. This invitation-only workshop, led by author Patrice Gopo, brought together ten Black women writers to grapple with questions at the intersection of race, faith, and friendship.Read more »Five New Members Join Collegeville Institute Board of Directors
July 14, 2023
The Collegeville Institute board of directors recently elected five new members: Peter Butler, Molly Marshall, Jakob Rinderknecht, Karyn Sciortino Johnson, and Marty Stortz.Read more »About Me, About You Workshop Wraps Up
July 13, 2023
From June 19-25, nine writers of creative prose gathered at the Collegeville Institute for About Me, About You: a week-long interfaith writing workshop for women of color, led by writer and former program participant and Collegeville Institute Resident Scholar Roohi Choudhry.Read more »Collegeville Institute Announces Acting Executive Director
June 28, 2023
The Collegeville Institute’s Board of Directors has appointed an Acting Executive Director to fulfill the leadership duties necessary to keep the Collegeville Institute moving forward with purpose and vitality.Read more »Collegeville Institute’s 2021-23 Rural Minnesota Fellows Program Wraps Up
June 13, 2023
The Collegeville Institute’s 2021-23 Rural Minnesota Fellows Cohort II had their final gathering on May 22-24, 2023. For the past 18 months, the ecumenical group of ministers came together quarterly in Collegeville for times of learning, conversation, and fellowship.Read more »Renovation Work Enters Phase III
June 13, 2023
Read more »The Collegeville Institute’s Board of Directors announces the launch of Phase III of its renovation work within the Bricks, Glass, & More comprehensive campaign. From August 2023 through the spring of 2024, the Collegeville Institute’s residential apartments and Butler Center will be undergoing renovations designed to repair and upgrade the apartments and ...
Writing Towards God finishes as first-ever CI writing workshop series
June 5, 2023
The Collegeville Institute recently closed-out our Writing Toward God: the Sacred for the Perplexed first-ever digital writing workshop series. Led by Mary Lane Potter, nine writers followed visionary poets and storytellers for six weeks to re-envision God/The Sacred for our time.Read more »
