St John's College

A recipient of a GCTS spring conference award, PhD student, Heather Morgan (Emmanuel College) presented at the Canadian Theological Society's (CTS) Annual Conference held at St John's College at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg earlier in June.

Heather, seated in the centre, with other students and faculty at the conference.

*Graduate Centre for Theological Studies
Emmanuel College of Victoria University in the University of Toronto

🏅 On June 5th, we had the honour of recognizing Dr. B. Catharine Hallman with the Award of Excellence for First-Year Undergraduate Teaching at our Convocation and Awards Reception. Nominated by Jessica Sosa Ortiz, a Bachelor of Environmental Studies student - here’s what they had to say about Dr. Hallman!

“She took the time to listen, offered thoughtful advice, and made me feel seen and supported in ways that truly impacted my academic experience."

Congratulations to Dr. Hallman, thank you so much for all that you do in teaching students in our faculty and beyond!

What common threads connect Indigenous and Christian Spirituality? 🪡

Join the St John’s College Theology Hub this fall for our course on “Indigenous and Christian Spirituality,” and explore Indigenous spiritual wisdom, Biblical stories, and the links that deepen our understanding of faith and creation.

Congratulations St John’s College graduates! 🎉🎓

Today marks the last day of Spring Convocation and in a few hours, 132 of our SJC members would have crossed the stage.

We are eminently proud of all you have achieved and conquered, and can’t wait to see what you do next. Once a Johnian, always a Johnian! ♥️

Last week, we hosted the 2nd Annual Fellows Spring Showcase! 🧑🏻‍🏫

The morning was packed with short sessions focused on building skills and practical tools:

🤖 Session 1 was a panel round table discussion on teaching, evaluation methods, ideas and experiences featuring Dr. Jennifer Dueck, Dr. Christina Penner and Dr. Adele Perry

📝 Session 2 was a demonstration on how to use Crowdmark for efficient grading led by Dr. Jenna Tichon

📰 Session 3 was an overview of how to communicate research through the media featuring Brandon Trask

In the afternoon our Warden & Vice Chancellor, Allison Abra, hosted a Strategic Planning brainstorming session!

It was an honour to have Niigaan James Sinclair here at St John's College today to deliver the Jay Newman lecture for the Canadian Theological Society. The lecture was entitled “Why Jesus would wear an Orange Shirt: 5 Calls to Churches in Canada” and was about just how big the love of Jesus is, even despite the Church’s failures to recognize it.

Last night, St John’s College hosted the 2026 Wilmot Lecture featuring Dr Justin Stratis, Vice Principal and Academic Dean of Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto.

His talk was titled “Misspeaking of God: Modern Apophaticism and the Test of Proclamation.”

Today is the last day to apply to St John’s College Scholarships for the 2026-2027 academic year!

Remember to be detailed, know your scholarship requirements, and get your application in before 4:30 PM.

We’re rooting for you!

UM Beautification Day is underway! 🪻🌷🌸

Thank you to our staff, alumni and Fellows for helping us make the College brighter this summer ♥️

It’s officially that time of year where we get to reunite with Johnians across Canada! 🍁

Our Warden & Vice-Chancellor, Allison Abra and Development Officer, Jackie Markstrom visited alumni at the Selkirk Golf & Country Club ⛳️