Announcements for the week of March 1, 2021

Spotlight

Save The Date:
 
This Friday, Mar. 5, there will be a Faculty and Staff Town Hall at 1pm. Zoom information to come from the Office of the President
 
As a follow up to the Town Hall, we’ve scheduled a Faculty Q&A with the Provost, on Fri., Mar. 12, 1-2pm. Questions can be posed about information from the Town Hall meeting, or about anything on your mind. Join Zoom Meeting:
https://clu.zoom.us/j/91430183202?pwd=QjhmQTUrVTJLMm1iTXVKelhJU1lxdz09
Meeting ID: 914 3018 3202
Passcode: 464611

Events

• International Education Week (IEW) - "Women Who Choose to Challenge", Mar. 1-8. Click here for the schedule of events. If seeking assignments to further students’ intercultural and interpersonal engagement, consider promoting the IEW events. Of particular note is the International Lecture Series (Mar. 2), offering a variety of educational resources to expand global learning. On Thurs., Mar. 4, the Global Pen Pal Program begins. International and US domestic students participate in a “speed-friending” activity and connect with someone from a different cultural background. Participating students will then have a new “pen pal” to communicate with and learn from each other through ongoing interaction throughout the semester. Contact CGE Assistant Director Lara Raynaud at global@callutheran.edu for details.
   
• ACE Internationalization Laboratory: Join us on Tues., Mar. 2, at 8am for the official launch of Cal Lutheran’s participation in the American Council on Education’s Internationalization Laboratory. ACE Director of Internationalization, Dr. Kara Godwin, will share a presentation about the myths of internationalization, linkages with diversity, equity, and inclusion work, and the Lab model. Use the provided link for access: https://clu.zoom.us/j/93120211104?pwd=WkhJekZnRkVWeXV3aFZoeFQvS05uZz09. If you cannot attend, but wish to learn more later, a recording of the program will be posted in the near future on the CGE website. Contact global@callutheran.edu with any questions.
   
• Common Ground Series presents: Memories That Aren't Ours: Experimental Films from Atlanta, Tues., Mar. 2, 1pm, via Zoom. Click here for more information.
   
• University Chapel, Thurs., Mar. 4. Watch and interact at 11:25am every Thursday at our facebook watch party. Paul Witman (School of Management) will be speaking.
• CTL Weekly Virtual Lunch Series, Thurs., Mar. 4, 12:15-1:00pm. The goal of the Virtual Lunch Series is to bring faculty together to collaborate and share pedagogy successes while teaching remotely. This is a space for you to bring your story, share your teaching creativity and get suggestions/recommendations from colleagues. The topics and conversation are initiated and will be led by you, the faculty. Click here to post any questions for the weekly sessions. Join Zoom Meeting:  https://clu.zoom.us/j/91970976750?pwd=ejdaN0tjQTVkTWVxNmt1YTdhLzNOQT09 Meeting ID: 919 7097 6750  Passcode: 364879
   
• Common Ground Series presents: Framing Architecture and Reimagining Communities, Thurs., Mar. 4, 2pm, via Zoom. Click here for more information.
   
• Stop Killing Your Audience! Strategies for Digital Storytelling, presentation by Jana Craft, PhD, of  Winona State University, Thurs., Mar. 4, 4-5:30pm, via Zoom. Free registration at http://bit.ly/3bk7icx 
   
• Faculty Fulbright Information Session: Join Associate Provost for Global Engagement, Dr. Christina Sanchez, on Fri., Mar. 5 at 9:10am for an overview of faculty opportunities to teach and/or research as a Fulbright Scholar. Fulbright opportunities range from a few months to a full year. Some awards offer flexible duration grants that can be conducted over short segments. The application deadline for the 2022-2023 cycle is Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. Send a note to the Center for Global Engagement at global@callutheran.edu to pre-register for the information session.
   
• Winter 21 Term grades are due Fri., Mar. 5, at noon.
   
• Fifty and Better Lecture Series presents "Jewish (Mostly) Sacred Music Survey with Daniel Newman-Lessler", Sat., Mar. 6, 10am-12pm via Zoom. All ages are welcome to attend. $8 registration fee.  Click here to register.
   
• The Office of Sponsored Research and Projects is presenting a grant writing series for faculty and staff. The next workshop is titled Who Will Fund My Project? Grant Seeking Strategies & Tools. This workshop will be held virtually on Tues., Mar. 9, from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm. (Note new date.) Click here to register. For information, email Roni Hooper at rhooper@callutheran.edu.

Announcements

• The 2021 NetVUE (Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education) Conference will be held virtually Mar. 18-20. All sessions are free. Click here for more information and to register.
   
• The OURCS is looking for Faculty to review Summer Research proposals. Please complete this short form if you are willing to review student proposals.
   
• Sabbaticals - The deadline to apply for a 2022/23 sabbatical is Mar. 1, 2021. Remember that one-semester sabbaticals at full pay in 2022/23 will only be considered if there is a clear and strong rationale that the proposed project must take place during the 2022/23 academic year.  Click here to apply.
   
• The Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship applications for 2021 Summer Research are now live. The application deadline is Mar. 8 (deadline extended). Please click here to access the application page.
   
• President’s Award for Teaching Excellence (PATE): In keeping with the high esteem for teaching we have here at Cal Lutheran, the Awards Committee seeks nominations for the 2021 PATE. We invite you to nominate a colleague with at least five years of full-time teaching experience plus a sustained record of success in one or more of these areas:
• Engaging students in high-impact learning activities (flipped classroom activities, urgent challenge case studies, group projects)
• Co-authoring published manuscripts or peer-reviewed conference papers with students
• Partnering with students on laboratory and other types of research
• Creating and delivering innovative experiential activities (internships, field trips, service-learning projects)
• Using technology to increase student participation in the classroom, time on task, engagement with classmates, access to remote experts, and more
• Helping students make successful application to graduate school, fellowship programs, or employment in their field

The Awards Committee will vet all nominations through colleagues, chairs and deans, and three years of teaching evaluations. From this process, three finalists will be recommended to the President, who will choose the award recipient. The recipient of this award will be announced at the Honors Convocation in April. Please submit a letter detailing your nominee’s outstanding accomplishments in any of the above areas to Steve Hawkins at shawkins@callutheran.edu by Mar. 1. 

• Provost Distinguished Scholar Award (PDSA) - Nominations are now being accepted. Please click here to review additional information. All nominations will be submitted to the Deans by Mar. 5. Each Dean will review applications and recommend one recipient. Recommendations and supporting documents will be forwarded to the Awards Committee by Mar. 15. The Awards Committee, Faculty Affairs Committee, and the Provost will make a final decision.
   
• Save the Date: CTL Virtual Lunch Series presents Norton Learning Tools, Thurs., Mar. 11, 12:15pm. Click here for more information and to register.
   
• Have you published a book or illustrated a work during the past year that will be published by April 20, 2021? We would like to honor you at our annual Provost's Faculty Grant Recipient and Author Recognition Reception, which takes place during the Festival of Scholars. Please email Roni Hooper at rhooper@callutheran.edu with a brief synopsis of your published book or illustrated work, along with the date of publication. 
   
• Academic Difficulty Notices (ADNs) for Traditional Undergraduates: The official reporting period for the 21/SP ADNs began Wed., Feb. 10. Please submit unsatisfactory grades for your students who are earning a C- or below through WebAdvisor by Fri., Mar. 5. This will provide an early start in identifying the students who might be struggling. Only one midterm grade submission per student in a particular class is requested for the semester. Academic Services will reach out to these students and offer support until Mar. 24. Keep in mind that the last day to withdraw with a "W" is Mar. 26. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Erashel Vaiz at evaiz@callutheran.edu or x3258. Detailed instructions on how to submit an ADN report can be found on www.callutheran.edu/adn or by clicking here.
• ADN Timeline:
• Feb. 10: ADN reporting period begins
• Mar. 5: ADNs DUE
• Mar. 12: Notification to Faculty Advisors of their students who have received ADNs
• Feb. 11 -  Mar. 24: ADNs distributed to students daily via their Cal Lutheran email
• Mar. 26: Last day to withdraw with a “W” on the transcript
   
• To the Faculty Advising Traditional Undergraduate Students:  Fall 21 registration begins on Mar. 15. Registration times are based on the class level students will have in Fall 21 and students have already been emailed their registration times. The Fall 21 schedule is available in both Self-Service/Student Planning and Web Advisor. Below are the approximate dates students will be registering based on their Fall 21 class level:
• Seniors - Mar. 15-16.
• Juniors - Mar. 16-17.
• Sophomores: Mar. 17-18.
• Freshmen - Mar. 18.