• FEC presents a Title IX Faculty Forum, Tues., Feb. 28, 3pm, Ullman 100. The Forum is scheduled for 45 minutes with time for Q&A. It will be structured as a panel discussion. The panel participants include our Title IX investigators as well as Melinda Roper, Jim McHugh and Natasha Baker (CLU legal counsel). We would like to receive any questions you may already have in advance, to ensure they are addressed in the presentations. Please email them to Veronica Guerrero at vguerrer@callutheran.edu.
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., Mar. 1, 11am - 1pm, reserved area in the UPSTAIRSUllman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons.
   
• CTL presents: Blackboard: Groups, Wed., Mar. 1, 3-5pm, Swenson 111. RSVP to Natalina Parker at nparker@callutheran.edu.
  
  
• University Chapel, Thurs., Mar. 2, 11:25am, Samuelson Chapel.
   
• Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., Mar. 2, 12:15pm, Hum 116.  Don Warrick (Manager of IT Training) will present "Security Jeopardy PART II."  If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Joan Wines atwines@callutheran.edu.
   
• Faculty Recital: Cellist Yoshika Masuda, Sat., Mar. 4, 7:30pm, Samuelson Chapel. Admission is free, donations accepted. For information, contact the Music Department at x3306.
   
• The Student Life Committee is requesting faculty nominations for students who would make excellent commencement speakers! Please recommend undergraduate students (scheduled to graduate in May 2017) who you think could share their inspiring stories in a 2-minute speech at Commencement. All submissions are due by midnightof Sun., Mar. 12. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Penny Cefola at: Cefola@callutheran.edu.  Please ask your nominee to submit the speech here.
   
• Traditional Undergraduate registration appointments for Fall 17 will be from Mar. 27-Apr. 3. Student registration appointments are from 5:00 pm-8:30 pm each weekday evening. The Fall 17 class schedule was made available in WebAdvisor and Student Planning on Friday. Advisor registration approvals for Spring have been cleared.   
  • Student registration appointments by class level are as follows:
    • Seniors - Mar. 27
    • Juniors - Mar. 27-Mar. 29
    • Sophomores - Mar. 29-Mar. 31
    • Freshmen - Mar. 31-Apr. 3
       
• Paloma Vargas (HSI and Biology) and Kirstie Hettinga (Communication) are seekingfirst-generation faculty to participate in a video project that will provide “words of wisdom” to incoming and/or current first-generation students. The goal of the project is to 1. dispel any myths/misconceptions of first-generation college goers, 2. encourage students to talk to more faculty, 3. create an opportunity for students to learn via experiential learning, and 4. allow students to contribute to HSI efforts. Please contact Kirstie Hettinga at khetting@callutheran.edu or Paloma Vargas atpalomav@callutheran.edu if you are interested in participating.
   
• Festival of Scholars: The abstract submission window for the 2017 Festival of Scholars will run March 1-March 24. To submit abstracts online, access the following link: http://www.callutheran.edu/festival-of-scholars/.  Instructions/guidelines will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact: fos@callutheran.edu.
   
• Reserved Seating at Commencement - If you have an immediate family member graduating in May, you are eligible to receive up to five tickets in the tented, Reserved Seating section at Commencement! For information, contact Academic Affairs atacaffairs@callutheran.edu.
• The Western Regional Conference on Christianity and Literature will be held May 11-13 at Point Loma Nazarene University, with the theme "Crossing Borders/Exploring Boundaries." Diane Glancy and Catherine Kapikian will be the keynote speakers. Please email 250-word abstracts and session proposals by Mar. 1 to Karl Martin atWesternCCL@pointloma.edu. Undergraduate students must submit their entire paper for consideration. Graduate students are encouraged to apply for the CCL grant; click here for more details. Also, click here to see information about the call for papers for the CCL Session at MLA 2018 in New York "The Secular and the Literary," also due Mar. 1. Contact Kathryn Artuso kartuso@callutheran.edu for more information.

Upcoming

• Artists and Speakers Series presents: Painting demonstration with Rebecca Campbell, Tues., Mar. 7, 10:00am-12:00pm and 12:30pm-1:30pm, Kwan Fong Gallery. Admission is free. For information, contact Rachel T. Schmid, Curator, at x3697.
   
• The Center for Equality and Justice (CEJ) presents: Dr. Lisa Wade speaking about her new book American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus, Tues., Mar. 7, 2:15pm, Richter Hall. For information, contact the CEJ at cej@callutheran.edu.
   
• CTL presents: Blackboard: Quizzes/Tests, Wed., Mar. 8, 3-5pm, Swenson 111. RSVP to Natalina Parker at nparker@callutheran.edu.
   
• Artists and Speakers Series presents The Modern Presidency: A Presentation by Bruce Schulman, Wed., Mar. 8, 7-8:30pm, Ullman Commons 100/101. Admission is free. For information, contact Sam Claussen (History) at sclaussen@callutheran.edu.
   
• CTL presents Chair Workshop: Budgeting and Hiring Adjunct Faculty, Thurs., Mar. 9, 2:15pm, Lundring Events Center, with Terry Spehar-Fahey (Academic Affairs Budget Analyst) and Karissa Oien (Academic Affairs Specialist). Click here to register by Mar. 7.
   
• The next Faculty Friday will be held Mar. 10 across the street from the Swenson Building in the home of Peter Carlson. This will be our first family-friendly FacultyFriday with activities and child care available! Directions in Faculty Governance.
   
• Wind Ensemble Concert, conducted by Michael D. Hart (Music), Fri., Mar. 10, 7:30pm, Samuelson Chapel. Admission is free, donations accepted. for information, contact the Music Department at x3306.
   
• The Cal Lutheran Theatre Department is producing the play The Nordic Princess Breaks the Ice, Fri., Mar. 10 and Sat. Mar. 11, 8pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. It is the story of one women living with osteogenesis Imperfecta (brittle bone disease). Written and acted by Marty McCambridge and directed by Michael McCambridge (Education), Marty takes us through her life long journey with brittle bone disease by telling her story with humor, with song, and with the pain of breaking 58 bones along the way. The message is educational, entertaining, and hopeful as we experience osteogenesis imperfecta. A free will offering will be taken going to the Osteogenesis Foundation.
   
• Deadline for faculty to order regalia for Commencement - Apr. 1. Contact the bookstore at x3270.