Sewanee: The University of the South 2008-2009 Report to The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast

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College of Arts & Sciences enrollment from the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast for the 2008-2009 academic year: 25 students, 14 of whom report themselves to be Episcopalians.

School of Theology enrollment from the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast for the 2008-2009 academic year: None

2008-2009 Financial aid awarded to all undergraduate students from the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast: $319,034.00

2008-2009 Amount of support from Central Gulf Coast churches and the Diocese of Central Gulf Coast: $34,241.00

Governing board representatives from Central Gulf Coast:
Board of Trustees
The Rt. Rev. Philip M. Duncan II, D.D.
The Rev. John H. Riggin (2012)
W. Alexander Moseley (2010)
Scott Remington (2011)

School of Theology Programs Center information for Central Gulf Coast:
Education for Ministry (EfM) groups: 23
EfM Diocesan Coordinator: Ms. Sandra Guilbert Early, sandragearly@cox.net, 850.595.1500

About Sewanee
The University of the South, popularly known as Sewanee, is home to both an outstanding liberal arts college and a seminary of the Episcopal Church. Located atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn., Sewanee’s 13,000-acre campus — the second largest campus in the United States — provides vast opportunities for research, recreation, and reflection. Within the traditionally strong curriculum of humanities, sciences, and graduate theological studies, Sewanee faculty members promote intellectual growth, critical thinking, and hands-on research. According to its mission statement, Sewanee “is an institution of the Episcopal Church dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom in close community and in full freedom of inquiry, and enlightened by Christian faith in the Anglican tradition, welcoming individuals from all backgrounds, to the end that students be prepared to search for truth, seek justice, preserve liberty under law, and serve God and humanity.”

Sewanee’s Relationship to the Episcopal Church
The University of the South, an institution of the Episcopal Church, was founded by church leaders from the southeastern United States in 1857. Sewanee is the only university in the nation that is owned and governed by dioceses of the Episcopal Church  specifically the 28 dioceses that are successors to the original founding dioceses.

The University’s Board of Trustees is composed of the bishops of the 28 dioceses, together with clerical and lay representatives elected by each diocese and representatives of other University constituencies. The Board of Regents, to which the Board of Trustees delegates some of its responsibilities for governance, is composed of Episcopal bishops, priests, and lay people, and may include a limited number of members of other Christian bodies. The Chancellor of the University, elected by the Board of Trustees, is a bishop from one of the 28 dioceses. The historic ownership and governance of the University by these Episcopal dioceses has produced a living synergy of leadership, resource, and mutual support, enriching the Church and advancing the University’s role in American higher education.

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