Announcements for the week of May 24, 2021

Spotlight

• Faculty Senate meeting, Mon., May 24, 3:30 - 5:00pm.  You can find the May 24 Agenda and Zoom information at this link.  You will need to be logged into your CLU account to access the agenda.  All faculty are invited and welcome to attend this, the final Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year. If you have any questions or comments about the Faculty Senate or its work please contact your Faculty Senate representative.

Events

• Forward Together Webinar Series presents: Surviving Crises - Lessons Learned from Japan, Wed., May 26, 12:00pm, via Zoom. Click here to register.
• Memorial Day Holiday, Mon., May 31. Most administrative offices closed.
   
• 'Escapism' Senior Art Exhibit 2021 through Sept. 30. Click here for more information.
   
• CLUFest 2021 - Dreamland: Planned and hosted by the senior Multimedia majors of 2021! Click here for more information.

Announcements

• Full-time Faculty - Please complete your Faculty Annual Report by May 31 or soon thereafter, 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 Resources or click here. Note: An additional section on the pandemic has been added, with the questions "Please share any comments about the impact of the pandemic on your work. Are there changes that you made that you want to continue? Are there resources you need to do this?" Upon successful submission of your report, you will receive an immediate email copy.
   
• Faculty Writing Groups:  Are you looking for a community to write with this summer? Need accountability or encouragement to keep you on track? Want feedback or revision suggestions from friendly peers? Need help recalibrating scholarship after this challenging year? Fill out this form  with your needs.  We will do our best to put together small groups (about six people) of like-minded faculty and match groups with similar preferences. Groups will start in June, and go through July (individual groups may choose to continue for a longer time).  All are welcome to participate in this College-sponsored program.
   
• Equity Advocates: If you would like to serve as an Equity Advocate on a future Faculty Search Committee, please click here. Training will take place over the summer.
   
• The Academic Affairs Policies and Practices for Spring 2021 will remain in effect through the summer. Pre-Covid policies will go back into effect in the fall.
   
• Save the Dates:
• Faculty Retreat & Assembly: Wed., Aug. 25, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
• Opening Convocation/President's Welcome (TUG): Thurs., Aug. 26, 3 - 5 p.m.
• First Faculty Senate meeting in Fall: Mon, Sept. 13, 3:30 - 5 p.m.
• Summer Senate meetings: TBD
   
• August Faculty Retreat "Up Close and Personal" presentations - If you would like to present an "Up Close and Personal" talk at the August Faculty Retreat, please email Noelle Raffy, Chair of the Teaching and Learning Committee, at nraffy@callutheran.edu.