November 27, 2023 • 10 mins
Yvonne Glass on November 15th was named, Executive Dean of the Ashland Theological Seminary.
Glass had been serving as the interim dean of ATS since June 1.
“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to express my excitement to have Dr. Glass move into this important leadership role for the Ashland Theological Seminary. We have been blessed by her leadership as the interim dean, and look forward to how God will bless our seminary under her continued leadership,” said Jim Hess, chair of the AU Board of Trustees.
Timothy Solomon, member of the AU Board of Trustees and chair of the seminary committee, added, “The members of the seminary committee are very pleased that Dr. Glass has been named executive dean of Ashland Theological Seminary. It has been our pleasure to work with her over the pass few months in her role as interim dean. She has served the seminary with excellence in various leadership roles over the years, and we are certain that she is the right person to lead ATS at this time as we look forward with enthusiasm at what God has in store for us in the months and years ahead.
”Glass has been the director of the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and part of the ATS faculty since 2018. She possesses almost 20 years of clinical experience in various settings, including a school system, private practice and professional advocacy. She believes in incorporating faith into the counseling experience and her studies examine how religiosity positively impacts the daily stressors of life.
“Dr. Glass has proven herself as a compassionate, visionary leader,” stated AU President Carlos Campo. “Her experience, integrity and collaborative, godly approach will help our seminary continue to have a positive impact on the world.
”Glass has experience in counseling children and adolescents, marriage counseling, case conceptualization, supervision, ethics, multicultural counseling, group counseling and diagnosis. She has collaborated with law enforcement, school administration, educators, medical professionals and social service agencies to provide the best possible care for clients.
Glass holds three degrees from Kent State University, a bachelor’s in biology, a master’s in community counseling and a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision.
Glass’ vision for ATS is to continue its legacy of being a place where people begin to answer their call as they learn and also a place of community and a key partner in their spiritual formation. She wants to prepare students to advocate for mental health as a vital component in the success of our society.
"I am humbled, honored and excited to steward ATS as it equips modern-day disciples to become the next generation of Christian leaders," Glass said about her appointment.
The ATS prepares students to be leaders and counselors in a wide variety of ministry and professional settings by offering a range of flexible degree programs. There are eight master’s degree programs to choose from and a doctor of ministry, as well as certificate programs in theological studies.
For more information, visit seminary.ashland.edu.
Glass had been serving as the interim dean of ATS since June 1.
“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to express my excitement to have Dr. Glass move into this important leadership role for the Ashland Theological Seminary. We have been blessed by her leadership as the interim dean, and look forward to how God will bless our seminary under her continued leadership,” said Jim Hess, chair of the AU Board of Trustees.
Timothy Solomon, member of the AU Board of Trustees and chair of the seminary committee, added, “The members of the seminary committee are very pleased that Dr. Glass has been named executive dean of Ashland Theological Seminary. It has been our pleasure to work with her over the pass few months in her role as interim dean. She has served the seminary with excellence in various leadership roles over the years, and we are certain that she is the right person to lead ATS at this time as we look forward with enthusiasm at what God has in store for us in the months and years ahead.
”Glass has been the director of the Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program and part of the ATS faculty since 2018. She possesses almost 20 years of clinical experience in various settings, including a school system, private practice and professional advocacy. She believes in incorporating faith into the counseling experience and her studies examine how religiosity positively impacts the daily stressors of life.
“Dr. Glass has proven herself as a compassionate, visionary leader,” stated AU President Carlos Campo. “Her experience, integrity and collaborative, godly approach will help our seminary continue to have a positive impact on the world.
”Glass has experience in counseling children and adolescents, marriage counseling, case conceptualization, supervision, ethics, multicultural counseling, group counseling and diagnosis. She has collaborated with law enforcement, school administration, educators, medical professionals and social service agencies to provide the best possible care for clients.
Glass holds three degrees from Kent State University, a bachelor’s in biology, a master’s in community counseling and a Ph.D. in counselor education and supervision.
Glass’ vision for ATS is to continue its legacy of being a place where people begin to answer their call as they learn and also a place of community and a key partner in their spiritual formation. She wants to prepare students to advocate for mental health as a vital component in the success of our society.
"I am humbled, honored and excited to steward ATS as it equips modern-day disciples to become the next generation of Christian leaders," Glass said about her appointment.
The ATS prepares students to be leaders and counselors in a wide variety of ministry and professional settings by offering a range of flexible degree programs. There are eight master’s degree programs to choose from and a doctor of ministry, as well as certificate programs in theological studies.
For more information, visit seminary.ashland.edu.
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(00:00):
The CEO you should know, broughtto you by Roby Foster Miller Eric Insurance.
This week's CEO Yvonne Glass, ExecutiveDean of the Ashland Theological Seminary.
Today we're going to shine the spotlightlocally over on Ashland University. We have
(00:21):
the Executive Dean of the Ashland TheologicalSeminary joining us. Just named executive Dean,
that is Yvonne Glass. Yvonne,good morning, Thank you so much
for joining us today. How areyou good morning, I'm doing well.
Thank you, yes, thanks somuch for taking time. I mentioned you
just were named executive dean, soI'm sure let's begin there. I'm sure
(00:43):
you're excited to be in this role. I'm very excited. I'm very honored
and humbled to be in this positionto be named Executive Dean. Yvonne.
Let's get a little background. Iknow I've heard of the Ashland Theological Seminary
for many many but how long hasit been in operation? How long does
it date? Back to the seminaryhas been around about one hundred and seventeen
(01:07):
years so early nineteen hundreds. Itwas started by the Brethren Church here in
Ashland, Ohio. Now Yvonn interms of the Ashland Theological Seminary, can
you explain different programs, different educationWhen somebody comes to see you guys,
you know they're on campus, couldyou give us a little bit of what
all you guys offer. So we'vegot a wide variety of degrees. We
(01:33):
have your traditional Master of Divinity degree. We offer a Masters of Arts in
Biblical studies, in Black Church studiesin church history and theology, a Master
of Arts in counseling and chaplaincy,and then a Doctor of Ministry. And
there are various tracks for that.People can come here and they can become
(01:57):
counselors, they can become Biblical theologians, and oh and a Master of Arts
in Christian ministries. I think Icovered them all. And then they can
also become chaplains and they can goon and work in church ministry. They
can work in various settings. Buta lot of times people come just because
they want to learn more about theBible and about their own theology and their
(02:20):
understanding of different things. You're hearingthe voice today of Yvonne Glass, recently
just named executive Dean of the AshlandTheological Seminary. Now, how far you
mentioned people come to see you guyseducation wise get degrees. How far do
people come from? Is it justa state of Ohio or do they come
from beyond the state. They comefrom beyond the state. So a lot
(02:42):
of our theological degrees are completely online, and so we have students that are
from all across the country and allacross the globe. And then we have
students that will come to Ashland thatwill move here, and then we have
those that are in the local vicinity. Ashland is very conveniently located right in
the middle of the state, soyou can get to Columbus Cleveland, Toledo
(03:04):
in a little around an hour orso. Our counseling program is face to
face primarily, so we have studentsin that program that come from literally all
over the state. Because of theway the program is set up, it's
a cohort model, and so themajority of their classes are only one day
a week, so that allows forstudents to be flexible in their scheduling.
(03:24):
Von how many students do you haveright now or a ballpark, you know,
how many do you guys have ina calendar year? It fluctuates,
So right now we have about twohundred and sixty students. In some years
we've had closer to to fifty,and some years we've had closer to two
seventy five. And we're hoping thatwe'll continue to grow and get closer to
(03:46):
that three hundred mark in the nextcouple of years. How many overall teachers
do you have for the seminary?Our faculty between all of the departments combined
is probably around fifteen. And thenwe have adjuncts that have been teaching with
us for in a very long time, and so they we call them our
(04:08):
affiliate faculty as well, and withthem it's probably another half dozen or so,
depending on which department that you're lookingat. Where are you located at
specifically on the au campus. Sothe seminary is actually located down the street
from the university, and so ouraddress is nine ten Center Street, and
(04:29):
so you can see us if youdrive up Center Street, actually before you
get to the university. But we'rewithin walking distance of the university, and
our campus is a little bit smaller, and so students can come here and
they can be on the seminary campus. We have a chapel here, our
administrative building, and then to academicbuildings all right. Great to learn all
(04:50):
about the Ashland Theological Seminary today,as we are joined by their executive Dean,
Yvonne Glass, this week's CEO EU. You should know well, Yvonne,
Let's step away from work for amoment, find out a little bit
more about you before we let yougo this morning. Let's go back all
the way to the beginning. Ifyou would tell us where was Yvonne Glass
(05:13):
born? I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on the West side in
Cleveland Metro if you want to bespecific, and grew up in the Madina
area, but I've lived all overNortheast Ohio growing up. Tell us,
next, where'd you go to highschool? I graduated from Buckeye Local in
York Township of Madina, Ohio.So Buckeye Local High School go bucks.
(05:36):
All right? And next, ifyou would where'd you go to college?
I got all three of my degreesfrom Kent State University. Go flashes.
My undergrad was in biology, andthen my masters was in community counseling,
and my PhD was in councilor educationand supervision. All right, terrific.
Now if you could tell us thestory. You go to high school,
(05:59):
you go to college. So tellus how you wound up where you are
at Ashland University and the Ashland TheologicalSeminary. So, like I said,
I started an undergrad in biology andtook some classes in psychology and did an
internship and fell in love, andso from there applied to a counseling program
as opposed to psychology. Psychology tendsto be more research focused, and I
(06:24):
wanted to be able to interact withpeople and look more at the developmental side
of development and wholeness and getting helpingpeople get through really hard times. So
did a counseling program as opposed toa psychology program, and then worked full
time as a counselor. Worked throughmy PhD work. I'm doing counseling within
(06:48):
the community and also within the localchurch. And after I graduated with my
PhD, I started out here atthe seminary and the Counseling department, and
I was an assistant professor. Ifirst started and taught a handful of classes,
oversaw the program, and then wasasked to step into the interim role
(07:09):
after being care for about five anda half years, and then was appointed
just last week. All right,so terrific to learn all about Yvonne Glass
this morning before we let her go, just a few more questions. So
since we're on the topic of you, we found out, you know,
from the Cleveland area, Madina College, all of that. If you would
tell us a little bit more aboutYvonne Glass and the family. So I
(07:30):
married, happily married to Brendan Glass, and we have four beautiful children,
one son and three daughters. Ouroldest two are in college and our younger
two are still at home. Sosuper excited to see them as the holidays
are coming up. And I thinkI said this. We've been married for
about twenty three years and we pastora church in Talmage called Span Ministries.
(07:56):
It's a church that we planted andwe've been working alongside each other in that
position for twenty three years as wellwith work, you know, in family,
I'm sure you don't have a lotof spare time. But when you're
away from work, what do youlike to do in your spare time?
Do you have any hobbies? Ihave a couple I like to Everyone always
(08:16):
says exercise. I do that onemore for my mental health and just to
maintain balance within myself. I likebeing outdoors, but my favorite hobby is
actually something from when I was achild. I liked put color. So
I have some child coloring books andadult coloring books, and I can just
sit and be creative in that way, using different mediums to create some color
(08:43):
and creativity. It's a nice wayto relax and not have to think about
all the other hats that I haveto wear in the world and focus in
on more of myself. Yvon Blastthis week's CEO you should know, just
recently named Executive Dean of the AshlandTheolie Logical Seminary and Yvonn. Before I
let you go, I want tokind of give you the final statement for
(09:07):
somebody who wants more information, theywant to reach out, they're thinking about
coming to the Ashland Theological Seminary.How do they get the ball rolling website,
phone number? How did they getthe process started? I think the
easiest way to get the process startedwould be to go on our website Seminary
dot Ashlin dot edu, and thenyou can see all of the different programs.
You can see our faculty, andthere's also a link there to click
(09:30):
learn more, and you can clickon that and learn more information and also
have one of our staff reach outto you. Our phone number is also
listed on there, so I thinkthe easiest way would be to go on
our website Seminary dot Ashland dot edu. Yvon, it's been great to learn
your story. Thank you so muchfor joining us, and we wish you
continued success. Thank you so much. I appreciate the time yo Von Glass,
(09:54):
Executive Dean of the Ashland Theological Seminary. The ce you should know,
read a bio, see a photo, and hear the extended interview at wm
A, n f M dot com. This is John Roby of RFME Insurance.
It is said that a good leadersets the bar high because he or
she wants to reach goals and makethe best of their teams. We are
(10:16):
proud to introduce you to some ofthe community's leaders on the CEO series
The CEO you should know, broughtto you by Roby Foster Miller Eric Insurance.
This week's CEO Yvonne Glass, ExecutiveDean of the Ashland Theological Seminary.
Today we're going to shine the spotlightlocally over on Ashland University. We have
(00:21):
the Executive Dean of the Ashland TheologicalSeminary joining us. Just named executive Dean,
that is Yvonne Glass. Yvonne,good morning, Thank you so much
for joining us today. How areyou good morning, I'm doing well.
Thank you, yes, thanks somuch for taking time. I mentioned you
just were named executive dean, soI'm sure let's begin there. I'm sure
(00:43):
you're excited to be in this role. I'm very excited. I'm very honored
and humbled to be in this positionto be named Executive Dean. Yvonne.
Let's get a little background. Iknow I've heard of the Ashland Theological Seminary
for many many but how long hasit been in operation? How long does
it date? Back to the seminaryhas been around about one hundred and seventeen
(01:07):
years so early nineteen hundreds. Itwas started by the Brethren Church here in
Ashland, Ohio. Now Yvonn interms of the Ashland Theological Seminary, can
you explain different programs, different educationWhen somebody comes to see you guys,
you know they're on campus, couldyou give us a little bit of what
all you guys offer. So we'vegot a wide variety of degrees. We
(01:33):
have your traditional Master of Divinity degree. We offer a Masters of Arts in
Biblical studies, in Black Church studiesin church history and theology, a Master
of Arts in counseling and chaplaincy,and then a Doctor of Ministry. And
there are various tracks for that.People can come here and they can become
(01:57):
counselors, they can become Biblical theologians, and oh and a Master of Arts
in Christian ministries. I think Icovered them all. And then they can
also become chaplains and they can goon and work in church ministry. They
can work in various settings. Buta lot of times people come just because
they want to learn more about theBible and about their own theology and their
(02:20):
understanding of different things. You're hearingthe voice today of Yvonne Glass, recently
just named executive Dean of the AshlandTheological Seminary. Now, how far you
mentioned people come to see you guyseducation wise get degrees. How far do
people come from? Is it justa state of Ohio or do they come
from beyond the state. They comefrom beyond the state. So a lot
(02:42):
of our theological degrees are completely online, and so we have students that are
from all across the country and allacross the globe. And then we have
students that will come to Ashland thatwill move here, and then we have
those that are in the local vicinity. Ashland is very conveniently located right in
the middle of the state, soyou can get to Columbus Cleveland, Toledo
(03:04):
in a little around an hour orso. Our counseling program is face to
face primarily, so we have studentsin that program that come from literally all
over the state. Because of theway the program is set up, it's
a cohort model, and so themajority of their classes are only one day
a week, so that allows forstudents to be flexible in their scheduling.
(03:24):
Von how many students do you haveright now or a ballpark, you know,
how many do you guys have ina calendar year? It fluctuates,
So right now we have about twohundred and sixty students. In some years
we've had closer to to fifty,and some years we've had closer to two
seventy five. And we're hoping thatwe'll continue to grow and get closer to
(03:46):
that three hundred mark in the nextcouple of years. How many overall teachers
do you have for the seminary?Our faculty between all of the departments combined
is probably around fifteen. And thenwe have adjuncts that have been teaching with
us for in a very long time, and so they we call them our
(04:08):
affiliate faculty as well, and withthem it's probably another half dozen or so,
depending on which department that you're lookingat. Where are you located at
specifically on the au campus. Sothe seminary is actually located down the street
from the university, and so ouraddress is nine ten Center Street, and
(04:29):
so you can see us if youdrive up Center Street, actually before you
get to the university. But we'rewithin walking distance of the university, and
our campus is a little bit smaller, and so students can come here and
they can be on the seminary campus. We have a chapel here, our
administrative building, and then to academicbuildings all right. Great to learn all
(04:50):
about the Ashland Theological Seminary today,as we are joined by their executive Dean,
Yvonne Glass, this week's CEO EU. You should know well, Yvonne,
Let's step away from work for amoment, find out a little bit
more about you before we let yougo this morning. Let's go back all
the way to the beginning. Ifyou would tell us where was Yvonne Glass
(05:13):
born? I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on the West side in
Cleveland Metro if you want to bespecific, and grew up in the Madina
area, but I've lived all overNortheast Ohio growing up. Tell us,
next, where'd you go to highschool? I graduated from Buckeye Local in
York Township of Madina, Ohio.So Buckeye Local High School go bucks.
(05:36):
All right? And next, ifyou would where'd you go to college?
I got all three of my degreesfrom Kent State University. Go flashes.
My undergrad was in biology, andthen my masters was in community counseling,
and my PhD was in councilor educationand supervision. All right, terrific.
Now if you could tell us thestory. You go to high school,
(05:59):
you go to college. So tellus how you wound up where you are
at Ashland University and the Ashland TheologicalSeminary. So, like I said,
I started an undergrad in biology andtook some classes in psychology and did an
internship and fell in love, andso from there applied to a counseling program
as opposed to psychology. Psychology tendsto be more research focused, and I
(06:24):
wanted to be able to interact withpeople and look more at the developmental side
of development and wholeness and getting helpingpeople get through really hard times. So
did a counseling program as opposed toa psychology program, and then worked full
time as a counselor. Worked throughmy PhD work. I'm doing counseling within
(06:48):
the community and also within the localchurch. And after I graduated with my
PhD, I started out here atthe seminary and the Counseling department, and
I was an assistant professor. Ifirst started and taught a handful of classes,
oversaw the program, and then wasasked to step into the interim role
(07:09):
after being care for about five anda half years, and then was appointed
just last week. All right,so terrific to learn all about Yvonne Glass
this morning before we let her go, just a few more questions. So
since we're on the topic of you, we found out, you know,
from the Cleveland area, Madina College, all of that. If you would
tell us a little bit more aboutYvonne Glass and the family. So I
(07:30):
married, happily married to Brendan Glass, and we have four beautiful children,
one son and three daughters. Ouroldest two are in college and our younger
two are still at home. Sosuper excited to see them as the holidays
are coming up. And I thinkI said this. We've been married for
about twenty three years and we pastora church in Talmage called Span Ministries.
(07:56):
It's a church that we planted andwe've been working alongside each other in that
position for twenty three years as wellwith work, you know, in family,
I'm sure you don't have a lotof spare time. But when you're
away from work, what do youlike to do in your spare time?
Do you have any hobbies? Ihave a couple I like to Everyone always
(08:16):
says exercise. I do that onemore for my mental health and just to
maintain balance within myself. I likebeing outdoors, but my favorite hobby is
actually something from when I was achild. I liked put color. So
I have some child coloring books andadult coloring books, and I can just
sit and be creative in that way, using different mediums to create some color
(08:43):
and creativity. It's a nice wayto relax and not have to think about
all the other hats that I haveto wear in the world and focus in
on more of myself. Yvon Blastthis week's CEO you should know, just
recently named Executive Dean of the AshlandTheolie Logical Seminary and Yvonn. Before I
let you go, I want tokind of give you the final statement for
(09:07):
somebody who wants more information, theywant to reach out, they're thinking about
coming to the Ashland Theological Seminary.How do they get the ball rolling website,
phone number? How did they getthe process started? I think the
easiest way to get the process startedwould be to go on our website Seminary
dot Ashlin dot edu, and thenyou can see all of the different programs.
You can see our faculty, andthere's also a link there to click
(09:30):
learn more, and you can clickon that and learn more information and also
have one of our staff reach outto you. Our phone number is also
listed on there, so I thinkthe easiest way would be to go on
our website Seminary dot Ashland dot edu. Yvon, it's been great to learn
your story. Thank you so muchfor joining us, and we wish you
continued success. Thank you so much. I appreciate the time yo Von Glass,
(09:54):
Executive Dean of the Ashland Theological Seminary. The ce you should know,
read a bio, see a photo, and hear the extended interview at wm
A, n f M dot com. This is John Roby of RFME Insurance.
It is said that a good leadersets the bar high because he or
she wants to reach goals and makethe best of their teams. We are
(10:16):
proud to introduce you to some ofthe community's leaders on the CEO series
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