Announcements for the week of October 22

Spotlight

• Faculty Forum re: Faculty Governance, Mon., Oct. 22, 4-6pm, Swenson 101. Posters about the restructuring are available for viewing and comments in the upstairs Swenson Faculty Lounge. Other related documents can be found on the Task Force: Faculty Governance Blackboard. Items of particular interest, such as digital versions of the old and proposed organizational charts, the proposed Faculty Senate model, and a draft document that lays out the logic and rationale of the restructure can be found under the CLU Data and Responses tab.  The task force also invites faculty to participate in the discussion forums that have been created on the Blackboard page.  For more information, contact Dru Pagliassotti, Faculty Governance Task Force chair, at paglia@callutheran.edu.

Events

• SOM presents: NextGen Cybersecurity with Symantec's Leading Industry Expert Eric Chien, Mon., Oct. 22, 6pm, Lundring Events Center. Admission is free. Click here to register.
   
• University Lecture Series presents: A Thousand and One Years Ago-1000 CE,Tues., Oct. 23, 7pm, Lundring Events Center. Steven Shisley (Religion) will speak on "Devotion to God: Monks, Saints, Relics, and Pilgrimage." Admission is free.
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., Oct. 24, 11am - 1pm, reserved area in theUPSTAIRS Ullman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons.
   
• Women in Music panel presentation, Wed., Oct. 24, 6:30-8pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. Admission is free, but registration is required. Click here to register.
   
• SOM presents: Executive Talent Management Forum 2018, Thurs., Oct. 25, 7:30am, Lundring Events Center. Registration is $150. Click here to register.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., Oct. 25, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Dr. Regina Biddings-Muro (VP Advancement) will be speaking.
   
• Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., Oct. 25, 12:15-1:00pm, SBET 127.  Brian Stethem (Art) will be speaking. Lunch is provided. If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Cia DeMartino atcdemarti@callutheran.edu
   
• Dia de los Muertos, Thurs., Oct. 25, 5-7:30pm, Ullman Commons back patio. Admission is free.
   
• Meet Florencia Ramirez, the Author of Eat Less Water, Thurs., Oct. 25, 7pm, Ullman Commons 100/101. Admission is free. Sponsored by CEJ, Pearson Library and the SEEd Garden.
   
• The Theatre Arts Department presents: She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen, Thurs. - Sat., Oct. 25-27, 8pm, Sun., Oct. 28, 2pm, Black Box Theatre. Admission is free with limited seating.
   
• Lunchtime Organ Recital Series featuring Joseph Peeples, Fri., Oct. 26,12:30pm, Samuelson Chapel. Admission is free. Bring your lunch.
   
• 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 Fri., Oct. 26, 2-3:30pm in Humanities 120. Click here for more information and to register, or email rhooper@callutheran.edu.
   
• Franzen Organ Recital Series presents: Janette Fishell, Sat., Oct. 27, 7:30pm, Samuelson Chapel. Admission is free.
   
• Autism and Communication Center presents: Alternative Communication Social,Sun., Oct. 28, 1pm, SBET 140. $15 registration. Click here to register.
   
• The Teaching and Learning Committee would like to assess faculty's interests in the potential break-out sessions at the Winter Faculty Retreat (on January 22). Pleaseclick here to provide your feedback.
   
• Call for Proposals: Campus Community Day-Creating Space to Innovate, May 22, 2019. In an effort to add new sessions and respond to suggestions from the survey last year, the Staff Development Committee is issuing a call for proposals! If you have an idea for a session that you or someone you know (a colleague, a community member) can offer at Campus Community Day, we want to know! Please submit your proposal on the SDC Website by the EXTENDED deadline of Oct. 31 for consideration. Selected speakers will be notified in December 2018. For questions, contact the Staff Development Committee at staffcommittee@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.
   
• All faculty and their families are invited to attend the Ordination of Campus Minister, Hazel R. Salazar-Davidson, Fri., Nov. 2, 5pm, Samuelson Chapel. Rev. Dr. R. Guy Erwin, Bishop of the Southwest California Synod, presiding. All ordained and consecrated ministers are invited to process. The color of the day is red. Festive reception to follow. Please RSVP to campusministry@callutheran.edu by Oct. 26. 
   
• Traditional Undergraduate (TUG) student registration for Spring 19 will begin onFri., Nov. 2.  On Tues., Oct. 9, emails were sent to students with their registration appointments (based upon credits completed).  The Spring 19 semester schedule is available on WebAdvisor and Student Planning. Registration appointment times will run from 5-8pm each evening.  For questions, contact Academic Services atacademicservices@callutheran.edu . The schedule will be as follows:
  • Seniors: Fri., Nov. 2
  • Juniors:  Fri., Nov. 2 – Mon., Nov. 5
  • Sophomores:  Mon., Nov. 5 – Tues., Nov. 6
  • Freshmen: Tues., Nov. 6 – Thurs., Nov. 8

Upcoming

• University Chapel, Thurs., Nov. 1, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Day of the Dead Remembrance Celebration.
   
• Kwan Fong Gallery presents: Lecture: Art and Community in a Vital, Material World, Thurs., Nov. 1, 4pm, Richter Hall. Admission is free. A reception will be held in the Kwan Fong Gallery following the presentation.
   
• Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., Nov. 1, 12:15-1:00pm, SBET 127.  Rodney Reynolds (EEIR) will speak on "The Assessment of the WSCUC Required Core Competencies (Oral Communication; Written Communication; Critical Thinking; Quantitative Reasoning; Information Literacy)." Lunch is provided. If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Cia DeMartino atcdemarti@callutheran.edu
   
• 2018 Susan Greiser Price Arts and Learning Symposium: From STEM to STEAM, Sat., Nov. 3, 8am-2pm, Lundring Events Center. ALLIES in STEM Director Lorenzo Ramirez, PhD, will deliver the keynote address. Admission is free, but registration is required. Click here to register.
   
• Faculty Recital: Yoshika Masuda, Cello, Sat., Nov. 3, 7:30pm, Samuelson Chapel. Donations accepted.
   
• SAVE THE DATE! The Bachelor's Degree for Professionals office will be hosting its annual Holiday Toy Drive this November 26-December 7. They will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for infants, children and teens to be donated to the KABC SoCal Firefighters Spark of Love Holiday Toy Drive. Toy donation boxes (locations to be announced) will be placed around campus. Thank you in advance for your support and participation! For questions, contact Kristy Fenstermaker atkfenster@callutheran.edu or x3515.