Welcome to the ESR community!

Thank you for confirming your enrollment by making a deposit! We look forward to you joining our community.

What to do and expect once you have confirmed your admission to ESR:

We have assigned an adviser to confer with you about classes. You will get an email of introduction in the next week or so. Please review the course schedule for the upcoming term as well as the academic calendar on the Joint Seminaries Registrar webpage.
Information Technology Services (ITS) will send you emails with your usernames and passwords required to access Zimbra (email), Banner Self-Service (registration system), and Moodle (contains course syllabi, as well as the websites for online courses). This may take up to a week to complete. If you have not received the automated e-mail within a week, please check your spam folder. If you don’t see it there, contact the ITS Help Desk at [email protected].
After you have connected with your adviser and have received the usernames and passwords from ITS, follow these directions to register for courses.
Registration for new students will begin the last week of June. Please follow the registration directions at https://esr.earlham.edu/academics/registrar-and-academic-services/. If you have difficulty registering, please contact your advisor or April Vanlonden, the Joint Seminaries Registrar, at [email protected] or 765-983-1816. April will hold Open Zoom sessions so you can pop in to ask questions or get her guidance. Or you can schedule an appointment with her at another time.
Please go to the New Student Orientation webpage for complete information about new student procedures, policies and orientation events.

If you have been selected as a Cooper Scholar, International Cooper Scholar, Diversity Cooper Scholar, or Leadership and Service Scholar, you will need to complete and return a Confidentiality Agreement and the associated Scholarship Agreement. If you did not receive the agreement with your acceptance letter, or if you have other questions, please contact the admissions office at [email protected] or 765 983 1523

Academics

Plan a visit

Contact admissions

Attend New Student Orientation

As a new student, you will participate in orientation at the beginning of the semester in which you matriculate. The schedule is carefully balanced to

introduce you to peers, staff, administrators, faculty and, when possible, current students from both Earlham School of Religion and Bethany Theological Seminary.
familiarize you with important services, such as Lilly Library, the Athletics and Wellness Center, business office, academic services office, and computer labs.
provide essential information about academic programs and policies.
facilitate advisor assignments and registration for courses.
offer time to relax and interact in small groups at meal times and the end of the day.

At a glance:

July 31 at TBA
ESR Dining Room

Need more help?

Selecting the right college can be complex and raise a lot of questions. Reach out to our dedicated admissions team or the right department for your questions.

Services	Contact/Resources
Financial Aid / Scholarships	Jonelle Ellis
Seminary Computer Services	[email protected]
Cooper Scholarships	Diana Neanover
Registration and Academic Services	April Vanlonden
Seminary Library Services	Karla Fribley
Disability accommodations	Dean’s office: 765-983-1687
Housing in Richmond	ESR/BTS Housing Opportunities
Living in Richmond	– homeinwayne.com – waynet.org – visitrichmond.org

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Happening on campus

2025 Perkins Family Lecture Series – With Colin Saxton

Time: 7:00 pm

Yearning and Yielding: Living Together in the Life and Power of God Friends all everywhere, in the life and power of God, live and dwell, and spread the truth abroad. Quench…

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Apr

QLC Celebration of Discipline Book Study

Time: 8:00 am

Friends Meeting/church leaders (clerks, M&C/0 members, pastors, and otherinterested Friends) are invited to a book study of Richard Foster’s classicCelebration of Discipline facilitated by Della Stanley-Green, Co-Director of theQuaker Leadership…

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May

QLC Annual Conference – Publishers of the Truth

Time: 4:30 pm

Our Quaker Leadership Center annual conference will be a collaboration with Pendle Hill’s Quaker Institute at their campus in Pennsylvania. We will explore how Friends witness and publish the truth…

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