Spotlight

• Spring 19 Grade Due Dates:
  • Fri., May 10, noon - Term 4 grades due.
  • Fri., May 24, noon - 15 week and 11 week grades due.
  • Fri., May 31, noon - PLTS grades due.
     
• Commencement information:
  • Graduate Commencement - Fri., May 17, 10am, William Rolland Stadium.
  • Undergraduate Commencement - Sat., May 18, 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.

Events

• Ground-Truthing: Habitats and Histories from 'Alapay to Agoura Hills, Mon., May 6, 7-9pm, Samuelson Chapel. Admission is free.
   
• 24th Annual Student Film Festival, Tues., May 7, 7pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. Admission is free.
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., May 8, 11am - 1pm, reserved area in the UPSTAIRS Ullman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons.
   
• Center for Entrepreneurship New Venture Fair, Wed., May 8, 4pm, Gilbert Arena. Admission is free, but registration is required.
   
• College Men & Masculinities: Bridging Theory and Practice, Wed., May 8, 5pm, Student Union, Kingsmen Room. Dan Tillapaugh (GSOE) shares insights from his newly published book.  Admission is free, but registration is required.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., May 9, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Interfaith Blessing and Sending.
   
• NO Center for Teaching and Learning's Lunch Series, Thurs., May 9. If you would like to propose a topic or lead a session, please contact Cia DeMartino at cdemarti@callutheran.edu
   
• Moving Images Dance Concert, Fri., May 10, and Sat., May 11, 8pm, Preus-Brandt Forum. Admission is free, but tickets are required. For tickets, contact Natalie Helton at nhelton@callutheran.edu.
   
• Dragon Boat Music Festival, Sat., May 11, 7pm, Samuelson Chapel. Admission is free.
   
• Senior Art Exhibit 2019: Natural Conditions, through Sat., May 18, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art.Showcases the work of senior Art majors. Admission is free.
   
• CLUFest 2019: Colors, through Sat., May 18, William Rolland Art Center. Showcases the work of senior multimedia majors. Admission is free.
   
• Thingamajig V: A Printmaking and Ceramics Exploration, through Sat., May 11, Kwan Fong Gallery of Fine Art. Showcases the many processes of printmaking and ceramics offered at Cal Lutheran. Admission is free.
   
• Third annual Summer Philosophy Institute - The SoCal Philosophy Academy is a week-long day camp for local high school students who are interested in philosophy. The academy will take place Monday-Friday, June 17-21, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Cal Lutheran's main campus. The goal of the academy is to introduce the discipline and practice of philosophy to high school students. Applications are due May 17. Cost is $25 (to help cover lunches and books). For information and application instructions, visit CalLutheran.edu/philosophy-academy. Please direct questions to Brian Collins at briancollins@callutheran.edu or 715-222-9114.
• Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim sacred calendar, begins this year at sunset on May 5. The month of Ramadan provides a time for reflection and spiritual discipline, to express gratitude for God's guidance and to atone for past sins. Each day during this month, all adult Muslims whose health permits are to abstain from food and drink from sunrise to sunset.  Click here for more information about how this may affect your students.
   
• First Year Experience: Faculty are invited to teach a First Year Experience Seminar in the fall semester of 2019. There will be some changes in format, which will be revealed in selected informational meetings in May. What we need now is to generate a tentative list of interested faculty who would like to teach this seminar. As we have said in meetings, I took this position because I believe in the importance of the program and its positive impact on our students, but the program can only be effective with interested faculty who share this outcome. Please consider this opportunity as we welcome a new freshmen class. Please let me know if you are interested. For questions, contact Michael McCambridge, FYE Director, at mdmccamb@callutheran.edu.
   
• Faculty are invited to nominate colleagues for the Provost's Distinguished Scholar Award. Click here for criteria and the nomination form. FADC will be updating the review process to reflect structural changes in the College of Arts and Sciences.
   
• Full-time Faculty - Please submit your 2019-20 Committee preferences by May 18 on the Faculty Governance Blackboard.
   
• Call for Papers: The Association of Lutheran College Faculties (ALCF) invite proposals for the 2019 ALCF Conference, being held at Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, October 4-5. The conference theme is Remaking Ourselves: The Impact of Human Creativity on Humanity and the World. Submissions are now open, with a deadline of August 1.  Please click here for more information, including the proposal submission form.
   
• Incomplete Grades – Are you assigning an “IN” (Incomplete) this semester or term?  Here are the Policies on Incomplete Grades (Please note that this form and policy are not for PLTS). Click herefor the link to the Incomplete Form. For questions please contact Academic Services.
  • Undergraduate Student Policy:  A grade of "IN" (Incomplete) may be assigned only in the case of students who, for illness or other circumstances beyond their control, have missed a final examination or major piece of work. Students may not make up the Incomplete by repeating the course. For traditional undergraduate students, an "IN" automatically becomes an "F" if not made up by the published date for the last day to withdraw from a course of the following regular semester after the Incomplete grade was given. For Bachelor's Degree for Professionals students, an "IN" automatically becomes an "F" if not made up by the last day of the following term.
  • Graduate Student Policy: A grade of “IN” (Incomplete) may be assigned only in the case of a student who, for illness or other circumstances beyond his or her control, has missed a final examination or major piece of work. A student may not make up the Incomplete by repeating the course. Make-up work must be evaluated by the instructor who assigned the original grade of Incomplete. If not made up within one year’s time, an “IN” automatically becomes an “NC.” A student may petition in writing to extend an “IN” beyond one year if there are extenuating circumstances.

Upcoming

• Faculty Meeting, Mon., May 13, 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, Fri., May 17, 5pm, Samuelson Chapel.
   
• Save the Date - Campus Community Day - Wed., May 22.
   
• All Campus Picnic - Tues., Aug. 27.
   
• August Faculty Retreat - Wed., Aug. 28 (beginning at noon) - Thurs., Aug. 29 (ending at 4pm), River Ridge Residence Inn by Marriott, 2101 West Vineyard Ave., Oxnard. Click here to RSVP by July 1, 2019.