Announcements for the week of April 30

Spotlight

• CoAS Retirement Reception, Wed., May 2, 4-5pm, WRAC Lobby, light refreshments will be served. Penny Cefola (English), Herb Gooch (Political Science), Dennis Revie (Biology), Linda Ritterbush (Geology), Nathan Tierney (Philosophy), and Randy Toland (Admin. Asst. to the Dean) will be honored.

Events

• 23rd Annual Student Film Festival, Tues., May 1, 7pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. Admission is free.
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., May 2, 11am - 1pm, reserved area in the UPSTAIRSUllman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons.
   
• Entrepreneur Speaker Series presents: Startups and New Technology in Hospitality, Wed, May 2, 6pm, Westlake Center. Admission is free, but registration is required. Click here to register.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., May 3, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Lynzi Tarango/Inspiration Award.
   
• Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., May 3, 12:15pm, Hum 124.  Andrea Sell (Psychology) will speak on "Directed Research with Undergraduates during the Academic Year: Resources, Registration Requirements, and Expectations." If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Joan Wines atwines@callutheran.edu.
   
• CLU Jazz Collective, Thurs., May 3, 7:30pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. Admission is free.
   
• Inaugural Gallegly Center Speaker Series presents Secretary of State (2005-2009) Condoleezza Rice, Fri., May 4, 5:30pm, Gilbert Arena. Click here for tickets.
   
• Moving Images, Fri., May 4 and Sat., May 5, 8pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. Admission is free.
   
• Senior Art Show: socialMEDIA, through Sat., May 12, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art. 
   
• Multimedia presents: CLUFest 2018: Retrofuturism through Sat., May 12, William Rolland Art Center. Admission is free.
   
• Full-time Faculty - Please submit your 2018-19 Committee preferences by May 18on the Faculty Governance Blackboard. 
   
• Full-time Faculty - Please complete your Faculty Annual Report by May 31, so that we may include this information in the "At the Leading Edge" Faculty Accomplishments publication. The online form can be found on the Academic Affairs Website under Faculty Governance or click here.
   
• Faculty Library Book Returns: You may have received a renewal or overdue notice from the Library Circulation Desk. As part of a physical inventory of all library materials, we are asking you to renew your books with texts in hand or return the items. Library staff will be stationed at the following locations in the next few weeks to facilitate this process:
  • Wednesday, 5/2 - 4:30-5:00pm (Humanities), 5:10-5:30pm (Swenson) and5:45-6:00pm (WRAC)
  • Tuesday, 5/8 - 4:30-5:00pm (Humanities), 5:10-5:30pm (Swenson) and5:45-6:00pm (WRAC).
  • Monday, 5/14 - 10:30-11:00am (Humanities), 11:10am-11:30am (Swenson) and 11:45am-12:00pm (WRAC).
     
• Experiential Learning Opportunity: Are you interested in developing a unique immersion experiential learning opportunity for your majors? To learn more about teaching a class for Cal Lutheran students alongside incarcerated learners through the Cal Lutheran Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, contact Schannae Lucassllucas@callutheran.edu.   All majors are welcome. http://www.insideoutcenter.

Upcoming

• CTL Presents: Why ADA? A Conversation on Video Compliance (Webinar), Mon., May 7, 10:30-11:15am, online. Click here to register.
   
• Faculty Meeting, Mon., May. 7, 4 - 6pm, Swenson 101, with refreshments in the Pamela M. Jolicoeur Gallery beginning at 3:40pm.The Faculty Meeting agenda can be found on the Faculty Governance Blackboard.
   
• Baccalaureate Service - Fri., May 11, 5pm, Samuelson Chapel.
• Commencement information:
  • Graduate Commencement - Fri., May 11, 10am, William Rolland Stadium.
  • Undergraduate Commencement - Sat., May 12, 10am, William Rolland Stadium.
  • Faculty lineup (in regalia) will be 30 minutes before each ceremony in the Soiland Recreation Center in the Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center. Coffee, bagels, muffins and fruit will be served.
  • PARKING FOR COMMENCEMENT: There will be reserved Faculty/Staff Parking in the Mount Clef Stadium (on the old football field). 
     
• Campus Community Day – Faculty and staff are encouraged to RSVP for Campus Community Day which takes place on Wed., May 16, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Gilbert Arena. For information, email the Staff Development Committee atstaffcommittee@callutheran.edu. Click here to RSVP.
   
• Grade Due Dates:
  • Sun., May 13 for Online Term 4 classes.
  • Fri., May 18, 7:30am, for all programs EXCEPT Online Term 4 (see above).
     
• All Campus Picnic - Tues., Aug. 21.
   
• August Faculty Retreat - Wed., Aug. 22 - Thurs., Aug. 23, River Ridge Residence Inn by Marriott, 2101 West Vineyard Ave., Oxnard. Click here to RSVP by July 1, 2018.