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Title: Lutheran Seminary Technology Gets Boost ELCA NEWS SERVICE - NEWSBRIEF March 12, 1997 SEMINARY TECHNOLOGY GETS BOOST Three of the eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will benefit from grants awarded by the Lilly Endowment, Indianapolis, to help theological schools develop technologies for teaching and learning. The foundation named 30 U.S. seminaries to take part in the $6.8-million Library Technology for Theological Teaching Program, including Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn., the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio. Each school receives $10,000 for research and planning. Grants of about $200,000 for implementation may be awarded later this year. The program is meant to encourage cooperation among librarians, faculty members, computer technicians, media specialists and administrators in developing creative ways to enhance theological learning. "Many of the leading schools have the technology in place," said Craig Dykstra, Lilly Endowment's vice president for religion. "The problem most face is how to make the best use of it, how to keep it updated and, most importantly, how to integrate this new technology to serve the central purpose needs of a seminary -- namely, teaching and learning." For information contact: Ann Hafften, Director (773) 380-2958 or [log in to unmask] http://www.elca.org/co/news/current.html