
Recently, NTS has sent out email requests for alums to update their alumni information. Such requests for information are legitimate, and we would appreciate your help to keep our records updated. During this process, we are also asking our alums to share their student memories.
As NTS approaches its 80th anniversary, we reflect on the vital contributions of every student, alum, and faculty member to the life and legacy of our seminary. Each of you offers a unique perspective on the NTS story. Your memories and experiences enrich our community and shape the seminary’s history and culture. By participating in the Oral History Project, you help us preserve and deepen our shared understanding of NTS. This project also provides a meaningful way to record and share your memories for the benefit of all.
Frequently Asked Questions by Alumni
Below you will find a list of commonly asked questions about our Oral History Project. This project allows us to hear about your personal experiences from your time at NTS and how the seminary helped shape your life since then. For additional questions please contact PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590 / customerservice@publishingconcepts.com.
It is legitimate! We have partnered with PCI (also known as Publishing Concepts) to produce an Oral History Publication for the Nazarene Theological Seminary Alumni Association. PCI is a family owned business based in Dallas, TX that has published directories for educational institutions, fraternities, sororities, and military organizations across the nation for almost 100 years. This project allows the NTS Alumni Association to hear about your personal experiences and explain how NTS has helped shape your lives.
Yes, in a few different ways:
- Updated Information – allows us to effectively communicate with and engage alumni
- Legacy – sharing and collecting stories preserves the history of our school
- Revenue – raises scholarship funds for students in need
- Pride – wearing apparel shows support and love for our school
- Community – Connecting Alumni throughout the years
PCI is committed to protecting your information. The names, addresses and information provided to PCI for the publication of the Oral History Project will be held confidential by PCI, except to the extent that they are utilized in, or in the preparation of, the Oral History Project and except as required by court order or law. Upon completion of the project, PCI will redact PII (Personal Identifiable information) from any and all electronic files that we have supplied or were produced by PCI in connection with the production of the Oral History Project.
- If you have received a postcard or an email with a telephone number, you may call the number to speak with a dedicated representative for the Oral History Project. The representative will verify the information we have on file for you, make any updates where needed, and then ask you to share your story about your time at Nazarene Theological Seminary. Your story will be recorded, and the sound clip provided to Nazarene Theological Seminary at the conclusion of the project.
- If you have received an email with an embedded link, you may go to the online site to review your information and submit a story.
- If you did not receive a postcard or email, you may call the dedicated Nazarene Theological Seminary update line at 1-800-414-4051
- If you are living internationally or are unable to call the update line, please email PCIservice@publishingconcepts.com. PCI will send you a personalized link for you to share your written story and photo.
The only information that is included in the publication is your name, class year and degree, along with your story and photo. No contact information is printed. When you call to update your contact information, it will only be used to update your alumni record for the school/alumni association. You may revoke consent for your story and/or photo to appear any time before 7/25/2025 by contacting PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590 / CIservice@publishingconcepts.com or to the Alumni Director at dana.preusch@nts.edu.
You can call back at any time before 7/25/2025 to share your story.
You will receive an email with a link to upload one photo (black and white or color) plus a caption.
If you have also purchased a book but do not have an email address on file, you will be sent a photo mailer to send a physical photo in to be printed (note: the photo will be returned if you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope).
You will receive an email prior to publication with a link to review your transcribed story and make any edits.
The Nazarene Theological Seminary Alumni Association Oral History Publication is available for sale only to NTS alumni.
The total duration of the Oral History Project is about 12-14 months. Since we began the project at the end of January 2025, the books will be distributed from February through April 2026.
Contact PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590 and they will take care of this for you.
If you would like to participate and are Deaf/Hard of Hearing, please email PCIservice@publishingconcepts.com. PCI will send you a personalized link for you to share your written story and photo.