Spotlight

• Faculty Meeting, TODAY, Mon., Oct. 8, 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.

Events

• CEJ presents: Fake News, Real Blues: How Changing Technologies and a Lack of Diversity in Newsrooms are Hurting Media Coverage of Latinos and People of Color, Mon., Oct. 8, 7pm, Lundring Events Center. Admission is free.
   
• CTL presents: Open Educational Resources and Intellus, Tues., Oct. 9, 4-5pm, Hum 114. Have you considered using Open Educational Resources (OER) to decrease the cost of textbooks for your students? Learn about the larger OER movement, OER resources, and Intellus, an inexpensive system for matching what you want to teach with existing quality resources. Click here to register.
   
• Visual Culture of the African Diaspora, lecture by Halima Taha, Tues., Oct. 9, 6pm, Ullman Commons 100/101. Please RSVP .
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., Oct. 10, 11am - 1pm, reserved area in theUPSTAIRS Ullman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons.
   
• CTL presents: Gauging Your Technology Skills, Wed., Oct. 10, 12:15pm, SBET 136.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., Oct. 11, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Peter Carlson (Religion) will be speaking.
   
• Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., Oct. 11, 12:15-1:00pm, SBET 127.  Sam Claussen (History) will speak on "History from Literature: King Arthur, Chivalry, and Violence." Lunch is provided. If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Cia DeMartino at cdemarti@callutheran.edu
   
• Fall Holiday, Fri., Oct. 12 - No traditional undergraduate classes. All administrative offices remain open.
   
• Grantwriting Academy: The Office of Sponsored Research and Projects is presenting a five-part series to help faculty and staff get grants. The first workshop, titled “Securing Grants @ Cal Lutheran,” will be an overview of the grantwriting process and will be held on Oct. 26, 2 – 3:30pm in Humanities 120. Click here for more information and to register, or email rhooper@callutheran.edu.
   
• Community Leaders Association (CLA) Grant Proposals for Spring '19 awards due Thurs., Nov. 1. The CLA has funds available to support faculty in engaging within the community. Appropriate proposals include cultural events, seminars, outreach efforts, and community-based research. Click here to view a rubric that clarifies selection criteria for this competitive application. Funding is generally provided up to $2,500; to be expended by the following fiscal year end. The proposal request form can be found on the Academic Affairs Grant Funding website under Community Leaders Association Grants. For questions contact Tim Weaver, Chair of CLA’s Faculty Grant Selection Committee, at tlweaver@callutheran.edu.

Upcoming

• CTL presents: Recording Your Lecture Series, Part 3, Recording Before and After Class, Wed., Oct. 17, 10:30-11:15am, ONLINE. Click here to register.
   
• Please invite your students to attend the McNair Scholars Program Information Session, Wed., Oct. 17, 6-7pm, Ullman 100/101. This program provides underrepresented, first-generation, and low income students with resources, guidance, and support that leads them on the path towards earning doctoral degrees. It is open to full-time undergraduate students from all disciplines. For questions, contact mcnairscholars@callutheran.edu.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., Oct. 18, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel.
   
• College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Lecture Series presents: Moving from "Hispanic-Serving" to Culturally Sustaining: A Research-based Approach with Marcos Pizarro, Thurs., Oct. 18, 3:45-5:00pm, Richter Hall. Admission is free.
   
• Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., Oct. 18, 12:15-1:00pm, SBET 127.  Delil Martinez (Mathematics) will be speaking on “Random Talk: Teaching Statistics.” Lunch is provided. If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Cia DeMartino at cdemarti@callutheran.edu.
   
• Founders Day Convocation, Fri., Oct. 19, 10:30-11:30am, Samuelson Chapel.Faculty will wear their regalia and meet at the Luther Statue at 10:15am in order to process. If you rented regalia from the bookstore for Opening Convocation, you can check out this regalia again at no additional cost. If you are teaching during this time, you are welcome to bring your class. The program includes installation of the Board of Regents, guest speaker Jimmy Sweeden '15 and presentation of the Christus Award to Rev. Glen ('86, MDiv '01) and Lauri Egertson, executive directors of Lutheran Retreats, Campus and Conferences. Please RSVP to acaffairs@callutheran.edu so that we can reserve enough pews for faculty in the Chapel. 
   
• Facts, Frauds and Fictions: Mapping the Top of the World with Ernst F. Tonsing,Fri., Oct. 19, 4pm, WRAC 212. Admission is free. 
   
• Founders Day Concert, University String Symphony & University Wind Ensemble, Fri., Oct. 19, 7:30pm, Samuelson Chapel. Donations accepted. 
   
• 15th Annual Student Research Symposium, Sat., Oct. 20. Oral Presentations: 9-10:30am, Lundring Events Center, Poster Presentations: 10:30am-noon, Soiland Recreation Center. Admission is free. 
   
• Homecoming Festival, Sat., Oct. 20, 3-7pm, Kingsmen Park. The ultimate Cal Lu get together! The Homecoming Festival offers fun for all ages. Reconnect with former students, families and friends in Kingsmen Park - choose from inflatables for the kids, lawn games for all ages, good eats, a beer garden and live music – all included!Faculty receive 2 free tickets by using the discount code FACULTY2018. This will discount the cost of two tickets from your order when you check out. Click here to order tickets.
   
• Homecoming Concert: Cal Lutheran Choral Ensembles, Sun., Oct. 21, 2pm, Samuelson Chapel. Donations accepted.