Spotlight

• Faculty Night at the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival, Fri., July 19, Opening night of Richard II, directed by Michael Arndt (Theatre Arts). Faculty members and a guest will be admitted free - children under 18 are always free at the Festival. Festival grounds open at 5:30pm, show begins at 8pm. Drinks and snacks will be served. Bring a low profile, low back lawn chair or blanket and warm outerwear for cool evenings. RSVP to Academic Affairs at acaffairs@callutheran.edu by July 15.

Events

• University Chapel, Thurs., July 18, 11:25am Samuelson Chapel. Rev. Scott Maxwell-Doherty will be speaking.
   
• To propose a roundtable topic for the August Faculty Retreat, please click here to complete a short form no later than Wed., July 31. For questions, contact FEC Chair Michael Gagliardo at mgagliar@callutheran.edu.
   
• Kingsmen Shakespeare Company (KSC) Volunteer Opportunities: Receive a free ticket for a future show, every time you volunteer! KSC has numerous opportunities for volunteers during the Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival running every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening through August 4. Volunteers are needed in the ticket booth, merchandise/concessions and beverage booth. (The ticketing and concessions have more opportunity for sitting, and concessions is the least busy.) The time requirement is from 5:15 – 9:45pm. There is a significant break from 8-9:15pm, as booths close down during the first act, and then close for the evening when the show starts back up at 9:45pm. Families and friends welcome, make it a “volunteer” party! Contact Tim Hengst at thengst@callutheran.edu.
   
• The Center for Global Engagement is looking to form a chapter of Phi Beta Delta, an honor society for international scholars. If you are interested in being on the Organizing Committee, please plan on attending an informational meeting on August 22 at 2pm in  the conference room of the Center.  This is purely an informational meeting, but R.S.V.P.s are appreciated.  You may look at Phi Beta Delta’s website here:  http://www.phibetadelta.org/.  For information about the meeting please contact Linda Boberg, committee chair, at lboberg@callutheran.edu.
   
• 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.

Upcoming

• Center for Teaching and Learning presents "Perfecting Your Presentation Series Part 2: Image Editing in PowerPoint," Wed., July 24, 10:30am, online.  Click here to register.
   
• College Men and Masculinities discussion, Wed., July 31, 1pm, online. Dan Tillapaugh (Education) discusses his new book on a free episode of Student Affairs Live, hosted by Keith Edwards.  Click here to register.
   
• 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.
   
• Opening Academic Convocation, Sat., Aug. 31, 3:00pm, Gilbert Arena. (Faculty meet in Lundring in regalia at 2:30pm.)  Deadline to order regalia for Opening Convocation is Fri., July 26.  Contact the Bookstore at x3270.
   
• All Campus Picnic - Tues., Aug. 27
   
• Please note that this Faculty Announcements email will be sent only as needed over the summer.