Arts, Lectures and Gatherings

Events for April 2009

Artists in Residence Lecture and Reception
Megan and Murray McMillan

Kwan Fong Gallery

International installation artists Megan and Murray McMillan will use the Kwan Fong Gallery as their studio to produce an installation built especially for California Lutheran University. Exhibition runs March 14 through April 5.

Common Ground
a midweek break

Samuelson Chapel

Student-led worship service begins at 9:11 p.m.

Lord of Life Student Congregation
the church on campus

Samuelson Chapel

Sunday evening worship

Vis-Po: Visual Poetry by Larkin Higgins

Pearson Library Foyer

These visual poems by CLU art professor and poet Larkin Higgins embody both diagrammatic elements and aesthetic intuition.

University Chapel
Encuentros

Samuelson Chapel

Weekly worship service begins at 10:10 a.m.

Probation, Sentencing Law and Policies and Practices in the State of California

Lundring Events Center

Retired judge and author Lonzo Lucas will discuss sentencing laws and policies.

Flor y canto
Encuentros Week

Roth Nelson Room

Open mic night. Come sing, perform a song, play an instrument, recite poetry!

Take Back The Night

Kingsmen Park

Take Back The Night is an evening dedicated to raising awareness of violence and sexual assault against women and men.

Senior Art Exhibition #1
Caitlin Bailey and Megan Hindman

Upper floor, Dining Commons

This exhibition featuring fine art by seniors Caitlin Bailey and Megan Hindman is the first of three senior art exhibitions leading up to the final showcase May 1 in the Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture.

Books and Brew
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Lundring Events Center

A stimulating community program in which Cal Lutheran faculty and special guests review noteworthy books. Each reviewer will offer an engaging lecture, which will include time for audience discussion and questions. Light refreshments will be provided.

Encuentros Fiesta
Encuentros Week

Grace Hall Patio

Fiesta de Encuentros will feature Audio Vita Latin food, live music, pinatas, and more!

Community Counseling & Parent Child Study Center 25th Anniversary Dinner

Los Robles Greens Country Club

The Community Counseling and Parent Child Study Center of CLU is celebrating 25 years of excellent training for MFT graduate students and high quality counseling services for individuals, children, couples, and families.

Senior Art Exhibition #2
Brittney Bailey and Megan Albe

Upper floor, Dining Commons

Exhibition features graphic designs by senior art students Brittney Bailey and Megan Albe. This is the second of three senior art exhibitions leading up to the final showcase May 1 in the Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture.

Wellness Programs Self Defense Class
with CLU's own Seth Wagerman

GSFC Dance Studio

CLU assistant professor of psychology Seth Wagerman will lead a self defense class for men and women.

University Chapel
with Sam Thomas

Samuelson Chapel

Weekly worship service begins at 10:10 a.m.

Black Is! Panel

Ullman Commons

In BSU's first panel discussion titled Black Is!, students, faculty and alumni will discuss their experiences of being black at CLU, and answer questions from the audience.

Career and Financial Planning in a Recession

Roth Nelson Room

You will learn to increase your chances of getting an interview, make yourself stand out from the competition, solicit requests for interviews rather than react to job postings, do research for job opportunities, identify special skills that set you apart, have the right fortitude and attitude.

Big Wheels Race!
a celebration for Easter Sunday

Chapel Lane

Celebrate Easter by participating in a Big Wheels race down Chapel Lane, around the circle parking and over the speed bumps!

Adina Nack, Lutherans and Human Sexuality
Reformation Heritage Seminar

Roth Nelson Room

In a presentation titled "Lutherans and Human Sexuality: Social Trends Pose Moral Dilemmas for the ELCA," Adina Nack, Ph.D., CLU associate professor of sociology, will discuss her past work with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Task Force for Studies on Sexuality.

Go Further (2003)
Reel Justice Documentary Series

Ullman Commons

Go Further, by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann, explores the idea that the single individual is the key to large-scale transformational change.

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