Announcements for the week of October 31, 2022

Spotlight

• Festival of Scholars: The 2023 Festival of Scholars will be held during the week of April 24-28, 2023. If you will be participating, here is the link for the Session Request Form to complete and submit no later than Feb. 1, 2023 (if you have multiple sessions, please submit one form per session): 2023 Festival of Scholars Session Request
  Please note that we look forward to a fully in-person event as much as possible, while continuing to give students the opportunity to post abstracts, posters and presentation videos on the website for additional exposure to a wider audience. If you have any questions, please contact fos@callutheran.edu or call Donna Travis at (805) 493-3922.

Events

• LGBTQIA+ Awareness Month: Click here for the full calendar of events.
   
• Community Altar: Dia de los Muertos: Oct. 31-Nov 4, Pearson Library. The Latinx Affinity Group invites all faculty and staff to contribute to the Dia de los Muertos community altar in the Pearson Library main lobby. Bring your contributions (e.g., pictures, flowers, food, candles, etc.) to fill our altar and celebrate loved ones, mentors, advocates, and others who have impacted our lives. If submitting an item that you wish to have returned, simply mark the item with your name, email and phone number. The display will remain in the library until @4pm on Friday (11/4). You can either come by the library to retrieve your items or stop by the Center for Global Engagement after the fourth. Send any questions to latinxaffinity@callutheran.edu.  
   
• Halloween Organ Recital featuring Adan Fernandez, University Organist, Mon., Oct. 31, 11:55pm, Samuelson Chapel. Come in your costumes and enjoy Halloween treats at the end. Admission is free. Donations will be accepted.
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., Nov. 2, 11am - 1pm, in the reserved area in the Ullman Dining Commons. The discounted price of $8 + tax includes all menu options offered in the Dining Commons.
   
• Dia de los Muertos, Wed., Nov. 2, 6pm, Ullman Commons. Join the Cal Lutheran community and the Latin American Student Organization for a Día de los Muertos celebration honoring the lives of deceased loves ones. Admission is free.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., Nov. 3, 11:25am, Samuelson Chapel.
   
• PLTS Founders' Day 2022: "The Planet You Inherit: A Re-founding Catalyst?" with Larry L. Rasmussen, Thurs., Nov. 3, 5:30pm, in-person and online. Click here to register.
   
• FAB Fall Lecture Series presents "Nuclear Danger: Lessons from Cuba and Ukraine" with Herb Gooch (professor emeritus of political science), Fri., Nov. 4, 10am, via Zoom. Click here to register by Nov. 3 at 3pm.
   
• Geo-Strategic Implications of the Uprising in Iran, Mon., Nov. 7, 11am-12pm, Center for Global Engagement. Following the arrest and subsequent death of Masha Amini, more than 200 people have been killed in protests in Iran. The Center for Global Engagement is offering access to the World Affairs Council of Los Angeles’ live-steam discussion by experts addressing the movement in Iran. Please join us and/or invite your students to do so with rsvp to global@callutheran.edu.  Or you are also able to register for a virtual link option (free with donation request).  
   
• FAB Fall Lecture Series presents "What is a Jewish Film?" Mon., Nov. 7, 10am, via Zoom. Click here to register by Nov. 4 at 1pm.
   
• Save the Dates: Provost Forum Sessions including Q&A, in-person and via Zoom.
• Mon., Nov. 21, 3:30-4:30pm, Swenson 101 and via Zoom.
• Fri., Dec. 9, 1-2pm, Nygreen 3 and via Zoom.
   
• Save the Date: Provost's Holiday Party, Fri., Dec. 2, 4-6pm, WRAC Student Art Gallery.

Announcements

• Spring/Summer 2023 registration for traditional undergraduates: The Student Success Counselors from Academic Services will be hosting Registration Labs in Buth Park November 7-11 from 9am to 4pm. Please encourage students to stop by for registration assistance and/or help with advising questions. Students can also stop by the Academic Services building from 9am to 4pm on November 14 for drop-in advising. If students need a refresher on Student Planning, advising information can be found on www.callutheran.edu/advising101.
   
• Faculty-Led Away Programs: Spring/Summer 2023: Encourage your students to apply for the Spring 2023 faculty-led programs listed below. Application deadline is Nov. 1. Details are on the CGE Office of Education Abroad website. First year students are eligible to apply for the UG programs. Contact oea@callutheran.edu with questions. 
• Clinical & Social Psychology in South Africa (UG);
• Film Production in Italy (UG);
• Ancient Greek Philosophy in Greece (UG);
• Intersection of Culture and Politics in Ecuador (UG or Grad);
• International and Comparative Education in Germany (Grad).
   
• Fall 2023 Cal Lu – Oxford Program Student Application Open: Due Nov. 1: Please inform your students that the applications are open for the Cal Lu-Oxford Program. Traditionally 8 – 10 students are selected from various majors (e.g., biology, music, philosophy, et.) to attend tutorials at the University of Oxford. Students spend 4 weeks in a 1:1 (up to 1:3) faculty-to-student class from mid-August to late-September. Following the tutorials, the students participate in the CIEE London Study Center Block II program for additional classes and/or an internship experience between late September to late November. Student preparation sessions begin in spring/summer 2023. Contact oea@callutheran.edu with questions. 
   
• TUG pre-registration appointments for Spring 23 begin Fri., Nov. 4.  The appointments break down as follows:

•  Fifty and Better Students Want You! The Fifty and Better (FAB) students want to learn from Cal Lutheran faculty! FAB was designed for individuals 50 years of age and older (most are in their 70s & 80s) who are interested in taking university-level courses and lectures without the pressure of grades (no tests & no homework)!  The majority of FAB courses and lectures are offered virtually, via Zoom. FAB offers 4-week and 6-week course sessions, individual 2-hour lectures, and 2-part lectures (meeting on two different days for a total of 4 hours). If a 4-week or 6-week course seems daunting, give a lecture instead! Compensation is $200 per individual lecture and $400 for a 2-part lecture. FAB now offers lectures year-round, and is currently planning for January-August, 2023. The format is straight lecture with a PowerPoint. FAB students ask questions via the chat box. Click here to submit a proposal.  Questions?  Contact Dr. Lisa Buono (x3663) or FAB’s Program Specialist, Christina Tierney (x3290). 
   
• The Center for Academic Service-Learning (CASL) is pleased to announce the availability of Service-Learning Mini-Grants for faculty. The competitive mini-grants are intended to encourage and support academic service-learning efforts across campus and are available for the creation, expansion and/or improvement of service-learning projects within an academic course. Applicants may request funding up to $500 for one semester. All faculty (full-time, part-time, and adjunct) are eligible. For more information visit https://www.callutheran.edu/centers/casl/, or email casl@callutheran.edu.
   
• Junior Faculty Conversations with Provost Neilson. The Junior Faculty Senator, LaVerne Seales, is hosting monthly meetings with Provost Neilson and the Junior Faculty (full-time faculty in their first six years), to facilitate open dialogue and conversation. Please save the dates/times below. If you have any questions, contact LaVerne Seales at lseales@callutheran.edu .
• Mon., Nov. 14 – 11:45am-12:30pm, Swenson 101.
• Fri, Dec. 9 – 2:15-3:00pm, Ullman Commons 100/101.