- President's Day Holiday, Mon., Feb. 19. Most administrative offices closed. No semester classes held.
- Harold Stoner Clark Lecture Series presents Dr. Shannon Vallor, Professor of Philosophy at Santa Clara University, speaking on "Humanizing Machines: Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and the Future," Tues., Feb 20 in Samuelson Chapel. For more information on Dr. Vallor and the two HSC talks click here.
- Lecture 1: "Looking at the AI Mirror," 11:10am. **Please note we will be on Convocation Schedule with classes ending at 11am and resuming at12:40pm.
- Lecture 2: "How to Cultivate Humane Machines (and People)," 4pm.
- Michael Cosenza's (Graduate Education) book launch of Visions from Professional Development School Partners, Tues., Feb. 20, 4:30pm, Westlake Center. Click hereto RSVP.
- Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., Feb. 21, 11am - 1pm, reserved area in theUPSTAIRS Ullman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons. Meet special Study Abroad guests in attendance: Lewis Gibson of Education NZ, New Zealand's government agency for building international education, and Shun Yanagishita of SIT Study Abroad, critical global issues, programs worldwide.
- Study Abroad Center guests on campus this week: In addition to the guests joining Faculty Lunch (see above), Michael Girsch of the School for Field Studies (SFS), undergraduate research abroad in environmental studies, with locations around the globe, will be on campus Thurs., Feb. 22 and Fri., Feb. 23. Encourage your students to contact the Study Abroad Center for more information about international study opportunities!
- A Poetry Reading and Conversation with Brianna Noll, Wed., Feb. 21, 4pm, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art.
- Entrepreneur Speaker Series presents: Brad Halpern: "Hatching Brand & Success," Wed., Feb. 21, 6pm, Westlake Center.
- CEJ presents WET: A DACAmented Journey, written and performed by Alex Alpharaoh, Wed., Feb. 21, 7pm, Preus-Brandt Forum.
- University Chapel, Thurs., Feb. 22, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Peter Carlson (Religion) will be speaking.
- Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., Feb. 22, 12:15pm, Hum 124. Kaitlin Hodgdon (CTL Lecture Capture Specialist) will present "Introducing the New Lightboard!" If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Joan Wines at wines@callutheran.edu.
- CTL presents Flipping over to the Flipped Classroom: Recording Lectures and Using Quizzes, Thurs., Feb. 22, 2-2:45pm, Online. RSVP to Kaitlin Hodgdon atkhodgdon@callutheran.edu for the link to join.
- Morris Eagle's (Graduate Psychology) Book Launch and Retirement Party,Thurs., Feb. 22, 6pm, Lundring Events Center.
- New Science Building Groundbreaking Ceremony - Fri., Feb. 23, 11:30am-noon, between Ahmanson, Swenson and Spies Bornemann buildings.
- Faculty Recital: Evening of Chamber Music, Fri., Feb. 23, 7:30pm, Samuelson Chapel.
- Academic Difficulty Notices for Traditional Undergraduates: The official reporting period for Academic Difficulty Notices (ADNs) ends this Fri., Feb. 23. Please submit unsatisfactory grades for your students who are earning a C- or below through WebAdvisor by Feb. 23. Only one submission per student in a particular class is requested during this time frame. Academic Services will reach out to these students and offer support until the last day to withdraw with a "W" (April 5). For questions, contact Erashel Vaiz at evaiz@callutheran.edu or x3258. Click here for detailed reporting instructions.
- Undergraduate Commencement Speaker: The Student Life Committee is requesting faculty nominations for students who would be inspiring commencement speakers. Please recommend students who are scheduled to graduate in May 2018 and who would do an excellent job sharing their story in a 2-minute speech at Commencement. The Committee will email your nominees to let them know they have been nominated, and encourage them to submit a speech no later than midnight onSun., Feb. 25. If you have any questions or would like to recommend a student, please email Penny L. Cefola at Cefola@callutheran.edu. More information can be found here.
- Graduate Commencement Speaker: All Graduate students are eligible to compete for the position of Graduate Commencement Speaker. Speech guidelines can be found on the Commencement website at this link. Please encourage your students to email their speech submissions to Mel Spence at mspence@callutheran.edu or Gail Uellendahl at uellenda@callutheran.edu by Wed., Mar. 7. Judges selected from various graduate programs will independently and anonymously review written submissions and select finalists to move forward for video auditions.
- New Accommodate Software: Academic Services and DSS is pleased to announce the implementation of new software, Accommodate, to support the providing of services for students with disabilities. Accommodate will provide you the following information:
- Information regarding students that have activated services in your courses.
- Information regarding any notetake accommodations that may occur in your courses.
- Information regarding testing accommodations.
- In order to access Accommodate:
- Log into the MyCLU portal
- Click on the "Accommodate-Faculty" link in the Tools section
- Click on the Course tab in Accommodate.
- Select one of your courses.
- Click on the Enrolled Students tab.
- A tutorial video is posted on the DSS website. In addition, the website also has a list of the accommodations listed in the Accommodate software, along with additional description information. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Kohnke at kohnke@callutheran.edu or Wendy Jimenez atwjimene@callutheran.edu.
- Festival of Scholars: April 23-27. Student abstract submission window: Feb. 23 – Mar. 23 at 5pm. Please click here for instructions and student submissions.
- 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.
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