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C.S.
Lewis Lecture
Learn how the ideas of Plato and Augustine profoundly influenced
the writings of Christian author C.S. Lewis in a special lecture by SPU English
Professor Janet Blumberg. Sponsored by the C.S. Lewis Institute, this free public
event takes place on Monday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Demaray Hall 150. For more
information, contact John West at (206) 281-2162, or e-mail jwest@spu.edu.
"Staff
of the Year" Nominations Due April 20
Act now to nominate a colleague
for the annual "Staff Person of the Year" awards. Two staff members (one exempt
and one non-exempt) will be awarded $1,000 in appreciation of their contribution
to the SPU community. Submit your online nominations at http://www.spu.edu/special/staffcouncil/staff_of-the_year_nominations.html.
Hard copies are also available around campus. To request one, please contact Dean
Carrell at (206) 281-2083. Deadline is April 20. SPU
Summer Classes
Faculty and staff are eligible to sign up for Summer Session
classes. The SPU employee tuition discount may apply to certain courses. Summer
session registration officially kicks off on April 16 and classes begin on June
11. For more information, visit the Web site at www.spu.edu/summer.
Tell
Your Students About Academic April
This is our fourth year to use the
month of April to focus on students' academic progress. Last year we saw a 5 percent
improvement in our graduation rates; a big jump in such a short time. Let your
students know that this week's "Academic April" events include SPU alumni sharing
their insights into college and careers. They will speak at a special panel presentation
titled “Getting the Most Out of Your SPU Education” on Thursday, April 19, at
9:30 a.m. in Demaray Hall 150. Also on Thursday, students can learn how to find
a job online at a career forum at 1 p.m. in Demaray Hall 258. As faculty and staff,
you work closely with students, and through those relationships you have the opportunity
to guide their academic progress. Feel free to e-mail Student Academic Services
at sasinfo@spu.edu
with any questions regarding Academic April events. With your support, students
will continue to progress and graduate in a timely manner. OSL
Announces Living-Learning Grant Winner
The Office of Student Life is delighted
to announce that Larissa George has been awarded the 2000-2001 SPU Living-Learning
Grant for her project titled "Eat Smart, Live Well for Seniors." Larissa is working
with Hopelink, a community action agency providing services to low-income people
in north and east King County. Larissa's project is to provide a nutrition education
plan for low-income senior citizens of King County. Larissa is a Richland, Washington,
senior who majors in food and nutritional sciences with an emphasis in dietetics.
She is advised by Evette Hackman, SPU professor of food and nutritional sciences.
Grant facilitation advising is from Scott Strawn, director of student programs.
The Living-Learning grant is a $3,000 award given to foster projects that integrate
the curriculum with out-of-class learning. The funds provide direct support for
the costs of the project. The grant is sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs
in conjunction with the Office of Student Life. We really feel we have been fortunate
again this year to have such an excellent example of student-faculty-staff partnership
to "engage the culture" through our scholarship and action.
CT’s
Books & Culture Editor at SPU
Christianity Today's Books & Culture editor, John Wilson, will
speak on the intellectual impact of secular thought in journals and
how his publication is trying to make a difference in the world of ideas.
Books & Culture is a bimonthly review that engages the contemporary
world from a Christian perspective in a lively mix of essays, memoirs,
interviews, excerpts from new and forthcoming books and other regular
features. His talk is Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the SUB Fireside
Room.
SPU
Theatre Presents Translations
The play, Translations, opens
Thursday, April 19. Set in Ireland in 1833, Brian Friel's "hauntingly lyrical
play" is built around the historic British campaign to replace Gaelic place-names
with English ones. Described as a "modern classic," Translations explores
the personal as well as the cultural impacts this has on the people of two different
heritages. Tickets are on sale now at the FPA Box Office in McKinley Hall. Ticket
prices are $6 for students and seniors, $10 all others. Performances are April
19-21, 26-28, at 7:30 p.m. To purchase or reserve your tickets, stop by the box
office or call (206) 281-2959. Faculty
and Staff Discount for Conference
"2001: A Spiritual Odyssey for Writers"
with keynote speaker Gordon MacDonald is coming to campus, May 4-6. The conference
includes 14 workshops taught by editors and other experts in magazine and book
publishing. All SPU faculty and staff are entitled to a 10 percent discount off
the conference price of $99. Register today by calling Linda Wagner at (206) 281-2492,
or e-mail lwagner@spu.edu.
Latest
Image Journal Is Here
The new issue of Image: A Journal of the
Arts & Religion has arrived! Drop by the Image office in Tiffany 110
to pick up a copy at the faculty and staff rate of $7. Or better yet, subscribe
at the special rate of $24 per year (four issues) and receive Image at
your campus mail stop. Send your name and mail stop with payment to Image,
Tiffany 110, or call (206) 281-2988 and pay by credit card. Rates will go up soon,
so subscribe now. Issue 29 includes an essay on beauty and holiness by SPU alumnus
Eugene Peterson '54, an interview with poet Pattiann Rogers, the startlingly realistic
painting of Don Eddy, singer and songwriter Brooks Williams on his struggle to
find his identity as a Christian musician, tales from summer camp by Image's
Mary Kenagy, and much, much more. Now published on campus at SPU, Image
is a nationally read quarterly focusing on art and writing that grapple with Judeo-Christian
faith. Space
Available for Europe Trip
The Art and Architecture Tour of Europe, July
9-27, 2001, is filling fast! Led by SPU Adjunct Professor of Art History Susan
Haas, the tour is open to students, faculty, staff and friends. Destinations include
London, Paris, Versailles, Lucerne, Florence, Assisi, Rome, Venice, Munich and
Heidelberg, returning from Frankfurt. Optional SPU credit is available. Contact
Susan at (206) 522-0693, or e-mail sdbph@aol.com
ASAP to reserve your space with the group. You can visit the Web site at www.acis.com/web.asp?site=Haas48906
Please
Use Complete Phone Numbers
Later this fall a new area code will be introduced
in Western Washington that will require ALL telephone calls (except those from
one campus extension to another) to be completed using the full 10 digit number.
Also starting this fall, we will begin heavy use of a third on-campus prefix (281-xxxx,
286-xxxx, and 378-xxxx) for offices and residence halls. It's also possible in
the future that we may require five-digit dialing just to complete an on-campus
phone call. These changes will create confusion for all on-campus and off-campus
phone users. Please list complete, 10-digit telephone numbers in all publications,
announcements, flyers, e-mail messages, Web pages, handbooks, catalogs, policy
guides, etc. (Example (206) 281-2000.) Finish
Your Undergraduate Degree
Are you a working adult with an unfinished undergraduate
degree? Discover how to realize your dream to complete your bachelor's degree
in a supportive and convenient environment. SPU’s Degree Completion Program (DCP)
will hold an information meeting on Wednesday, April 18, from 6-8:30 p.m. in the
Library Seminar Room. Professors as well as financial and academic counselors
will be on hand to answer your questions. For more information, call DCP Admissions
Counselor Dave McReynolds at (206) 281-3506, or visit the Web site. http://www.spu.edu/depts/dcp/
Learn
More About "Street Culture"
New Horizons Ministries (NHM) is a Christian, interdenominational, non-profit
agency that serves Seattle’s street youth. NHM is also a partner with
SPU's Urban Involvement. NHM will hold a 20-hour tri-annual training
which cover topics pertaining to today's street youth, including street
culture, prostitution, chemical dependency, relational counseling, spiritual
formation and theology of ministry at NHM. The sessions are on Saturday,
May 12 and May 19 from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. and on Wednesday, May 16, from
6-10 p.m. If you are interested in volunteering with NHM or simply want
to learn more about youth involved in street culture, this is a good
place to start. Registration fee is $40, if registered before May 4,
and scholarships are available. Contact Sarah Murphy-Kangas for more
information at (206) 374-0866, extension 110, or e-mail sarahmk@nhmin.org.
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Gill
Elected Editor
Brian Gill, assistant professor of mathematics, has been
elected newsletter editor for the Pacific Northwest section of the Mathematical
Association of America. He will serve a three-year term on the organization's
executive committee. Brian also just completed a term as local arrangements chair,
organizing the group's recent regional conference held at SPU. Wall's
Study Published
Rob Wall's study "The Intertextuality of Scripture: The
Example of Rahab (James 2:25)" has just been published in the collection, The
Bible at Qumran: Text, Shape, and Interpretation (P.W. Flint, ed., Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 2001) 217-226. In his essay, Rob discusses how the New Testament Book
of James echoes and thereby draws upon the Old Testament story of Rahab (Josh.
2) to argue that God befriends those who treat their neighbors mercifully (James
2:21-26). Rob is professor of Christian scriptures. Johnson's
Chapter Published
Marj Johnson, vice president of university relations, recently wrote
a chapter on enrollment management for the new book, Advancing Small
Colleges: Strategies for Success in Alumni Relations, Communications,
Fund Raising, Marketing, and Enrollment Management, published by
the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Kelly
Attends CASE Conference
Clint Kelly, University Communications, recently
attended the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and University
& College Designers Association (UCDA) Design Institute 2001 in San Diego. The
focus was on innovative design for campus publications aimed at student recruitment,
fund raising and capital development. Presenters detailed award-winning publications
programs at Brigham Young University, the University of Iowa Foundation, University
of South Carolina and the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental
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