Announcements for the week of December 12, 2022

Spotlight

• Faculty Senate Meeting, Mon., Dec. 12, 3:30-5pm. You can find the agenda at this link. The meeting is located in room 124 of the Swenson Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences. Those who wish to observe the meeting remotely may join via Zoom (link is provided in the agenda). Full-time faculty senators are expected to attend in-person, with the exception of those in the PLTS and Santa Maria locations. All members of the Cal Lutheran community are welcome to join the meeting. If you have any questions or comments about the Faculty Senate or its work, please contact your Faculty Senate representative.
   
• Save the Date: 2022 Winter Faculty Retreat, "Meaningfully teaching and reaching today's students with intersecting identities," featuring keynote speaker Genevieve Flores-Haro, Associate Director for the Mixteco/Indigena Community Organizing Project (MICOP), a nonprofit serving the indigenous migrant community in California’s Central Coast, Tues., Jan. 17, 9am-2pm, Soiland Arena, with coffee and camaraderie starting at 8:30am. Lunch will be served. Click here to RSVP. The Faculty Assembly meeting will be held following the retreat from 2-3:30pm.

Events

• TUG Finals Week, Mon., Dec. 12 - Fri., Dec. 16. Click here for the finals week schedule.
   
• FAB Fall Lecture Series presents "From Segregated Radio to Top 40: Rock's Amazing Journey from 1955-1965 (Part 2)," Mon., Dec. 12, 10am, via Zoom. Click here to register.
   
• Staff and Faculty Lunch, Wed., Dec. 14, 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.
   
• FAB Fall Lecture Series presents "Stories Behind Classic Christmas Songs," Thurs., Dec. 15, 10am, via Zoom. Click here to register by Dec. 14 at 3pm.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., Dec. 15, 11:25am, Samuelson Chapel.
   
• Merry Afternoon Cheer (to accommodate later afternoon shifts), Thurs., Dec. 15, 4-5pm, President's Conference Room/Patio. Sponsored by the President's Office.
   
• Merry Morning Cheer, Fri., Dec. 16, 8:30-9:30am, The Habit Patio. Sponsored by the President's Office.
   
• Arete Vocal Ensemble presents "Christmas with Arete," Sun., Dec. 18, 5pm, Samuelson Chapel. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased online in advance. For information and to purchase tickets, visit www.aretevocalensemble.org.
   
• Winter Break: Dec. 23 - Jan. 2.  Most administrative offices will be closed during this time, and will reopen on Tues., Jan. 3, 2023.

Announcements

• The Academic Calendars for the next 5 years can be found on the Academic Services website at this link.
   
• If you were unable to attend the Provost Forum Session on Dec. 9, click here to view the recording.
   
• All Fall 22 grades are due on Tues., Dec. 27 at 8 am. Self-Service is the most straight forward way to submit your grades online. After all grades are submitted for a class you will receive a confirmation email from the system email address, datatel@callutheran.edu. If you have any questions or difficulties entering your grades, please contact Maria Kohnke at kohnke@callutheran.edu or Stephanie Mercer at mercer@callutheran.edu.
   
• Summer Professional Development Opportunity: Washington, DC. Faculty and staff interested in pursuing professional goals while living in Washington, DC for a two-week period between May-August 2023 are invited to submit an application to the Lutheran College Washington Semester Summer Research Program. Applicants who are accepted only pay $200 for two weeks of accommodations. Perhaps you wish to incorporate course content related to DC into your syllabus, conduct research in the area, or create experiential opportunities for students? Application deadline is March 15. Details provided online or contact ehasecke@washingtonsemester.org or global@callutheran.edu.
   
• Cal-Lu Oxford Faculty Leader Interest: If you wish to receive information about the Cal Lutheran/University of Oxford Faculty Lead program, please send a note to global@callutheran.edu. Details from the November interest session will be shared along with the gForm application link. The submission is now extended to early January 2023 with preference for Fall 2024, 2025 and 2026 options included. 
   
• Cal Lutheran’s Fifty and Better (FAB) January Lectures and Winter Session: Registration for the Fifty and Better program’s January Lectures (January 6-13) and Winter Session (January 17-March 3) is open! Join them in early 2023 for six-week courses and independent and two-part lectures on various topics, including the women in country music, English architecture and design, the art of Rembrandt and the Northern Baroque, media and democracy, and more! Flexible, discounted bundle deals are available. All courses and lectures are virtual and are recorded.  Visit their website for details and to register: www.callutheran.edu/fab
   
• 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.
   
• Save the Date: Harold Stoner Clark Lecture Series presents Sean A. Valles, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of the Michigan State University Center for Bioethics and Social Justice, speaking on "The Ethical and Public Health implications of Mass Incarceration and Housing (In)Security,” Tues., Feb. 21 in Samuelson Chapel.
• Lecture 1:  "Rethinking Prisons, Policing, and Public Health after Fifty Years of Mass Incarceration," 11:10am.  **Please note we will be on Convocation Schedule with classes ending at 11am and resuming at 12:40pm.
• Lecture 2:  "Pandemic-Era Eviction Bans Were a Step Toward Recognizing Homes as a Basic Health Need," 4pm.