November 26: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Arch & Vine Question of the Week
  Answer the Question of the Week here! Your answers will help DSPT serve you better!
• Student Job Opening
  DSPT is looking for a student to coordinate the lunches on Tuesdays. The student would be responsible for planning and preparing the lunches, including set-up and clean-up. This position would be approximately 5 hours/week, with the possibility for additional hours for assisting with other DSPT events. This is a great opportunity, a fun way to earn some extra money, plus – you get free food! A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due as soon as possible! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Intersession Registration
  Students may register for Intersession 2009 courses using WebAdvisor from 8:00 a.m. on Monday December 1 through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5. For the most current list of Intersession class offerings, go to the online schedule at http://colleague.gtu.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wwiz/wwiz.asp?wwizmstr=WEB.COURSE.SCH. Registration is allowed up to the first day of the course in January. However, because courses with limited enrollment may fill up or classes with no enrollment may be cancelled, it is to your advantage to register by 5:00 p.m. on December 5. WebAdvisor will be available again January 5-30 to add or drop Intersession courses. Tuition for Intersession courses is due in February.
• Final Deadline for Spring Applications: Monday, January 5

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Thursday, November 27-Friday, November 28
  
  Thanksgiving Holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!
  
  
• Monday, December 1
  
  Early registration on WebAdvisor for Intersession 2009 begins.
  
  
• Tuesday, December 2
  
  Mass & Lunch at DSPT
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Mass & Soup Dinner at JSTB
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  
  Quiddevangelists!
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  Location: PSR Quad
  GTU Muggles and Wizards alike (including alums and friends) are welcome to join in weekly Quidditch games at PSR (the first seminary to belong to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association). For more photos and information, see the Facebook Group page of the Graduate Theological Union Quidditch League. You can also see a brief YouTube video of a match at http://www.psr.edu/quidevangelists-psr. BYOB (bring your own broom – some loaners will be available).
  
  
• Wednesday, December 3
  
  Philosophy Department Meeting
  Time: 8:30 a.m.
  
  Theology Department Meeting
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  
  Emmaus Road Initiative Session: “What is Happening in History? – History and Hope”
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  What is history? When does history begin? We live in a time of extraordinary material improvements – however unequally enjoyed and fraught with unanticipated consequences. Nonetheless, someone as astute as Henri de Lubac can assert that we live in a time of “deliberate barbarism” precisely to the degree that we are guilty of the “deliberate refusal of history.” In this session of E.R.I. we will accept the challenge implicit in de Lubac’s critique and reflect on the nature and meaning of human history. The Emmaus Road Initiative presentations are made by Gil Bailie, an author, lecturer, and the founder and president of the Cornerstone Forum. Visit http://www.test-cornerstone.org/VENUES/Berkeley-Dominican-School.html for information on the Emmaus Road Initiative.
  
  
• Thursday, December 4
  
  Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture: “‘As If We Were God’s Spies’: Action and Contemplation in Shakespeare’s King Lear and The Tempest”
  Time: 4:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  
  GTU’s Annual Dillenberger Reception and Lecture: “Sign of the Times: The Cleveland Marbles and the Visual Cultures of Pre-Constantinian Christianity”
  Time: 5:00 p.m. for reception, 6:00 p.m. for lecture
  Location: GTU Library Boardroom (2nd Floor)
  Presented by: Donald A. McColl, Nancy L. Underwood Associate Professor of Art History at Washington CollegeFor more information, visit http://careartsandreligion.org/news.htm.
  
  Philosophy Movie Night: “Inland Empire”
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  
  
• Friday, December 5
  
  Early registration on WebAdvisor for Intersession 2009 ends.
  Time: 5:00 p.m.
  
  DSPT’s Semester End Celebration
  Time: 5:30 p.m. for Mass, 6:30 p.m. for the party
  Location: Mass will be at St. Mary Magdalen Church (2005 Berryman St., Berkeley) and the party will follow at DSPT
  Join us for dinner, drinks, and fellowship!
  
  
• Saturday, December 6
  
  Jubilee Year of Saint Paul Lecture: “Paul, Prophet of the New Age”
  Time: 2:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Presented by: Fr. Albert Paretsky, OP.
  Every age fits Saint Paul into its own conceptions, positive or negative, of the origins and spread of Christianity. This presentation seeks to place Paul in line with the prophets of Israel who were called and sent forth by God to proclaim to all nations the saving power of God.
  
  2008 New Way Media Festival
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: PSR Bade Museum
  This festival will feature emerging leaders and honor Doug Adams. Seating is limited, so reservations are required. RSVP to davidjrandolph1@mac.com. For more details, visit http://homepage.mac.com/davidjrandoolph1/newwayfilmfest/Personal42.html.
  
  
• Sunday, December 7
  
  Alameda’s 14th Annual Sing it Yourself “Messiah”
  Time: 4:00 p.m.
  Location: Immanuel Lutheran Church (1420 Lafayette St., Alameda)
  For more information, visit www.alamedasingityourselfmessiah.org or call 510-523-0659.

See the DSPT Academic/Events Calendar here: http://www.dspt.edu/docs/news/calendar_list.asp

November 20: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Summer Programs

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Arch & Vine Feedback
  How can we make the Arch & Vine newsletter work for you? Are there certain things that you enjoy seeing in this newsletter? Are there things you wish we included or wish we didn’t include? Is Thursday the best day to receive this or would you like event and deadline reminders to come at another time? Comments and suggestions may be sent to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Operation Thank You Continues
  A big thank you to all who participated in our Operation Thank You Phonathon on Tuesday night. Those who made the calls were able to experience first-hand the grateful reactions from our donors. They now feel even more connected to DSPT. As some of you were not able to make it because of other commitments, there is still an opportunity for you to participate! Drop by the Advancement Office any time this week or next and grab a list and a copy of the script from Ciel or Jamie. You can call the donors in your spare time at home or elsewhere.
• Student Job Opening
  DSPT is looking for a student to coordinate the lunches on Tuesdays. The student would be responsible for planning and preparing the lunches, including set-up and clean-up. This position would be approximately 5 hours/week, with the possibility for additional hours for assisting with other DSPT events. This is a great opportunity, a fun way to earn some extra money, plus – you get free food! A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due as soon as possible! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Coming Soon: Intersession Registration
  Students may register for Intersession 2009 courses using WebAdvisor from 8:00 a.m. on Monday December 1 through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5. For the most current list of Intersession class offerings, go to the online schedule at http://colleague.gtu.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wwiz/wwiz.asp?wwizmstr=WEB.COURSE.SCH. Registration is allowed up to the first day of the course in January. However, because courses with limited enrollment may fill up or classes with no enrollment may be cancelled, it is to your advantage to register by 5:00 p.m. on December 5. WebAdvisor will be available again January 5-30 to add or drop Intersession courses. Tuition for Intersession courses is due in February.

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Monday, November 24
  
  Yuck, It’s Monday: Coffee, Bagels, Cream Cheese, and Time Together
  Time: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
  Location: GTU Student Lounge
  Everyone knows that feeling when you wake up after a fun weekend and remember, “Oh yuck, it’s Monday!” So, the GTU Doctoral Students will be hosting “Yuck, It’s Monday” on the fourth Monday of each month in the GTU Student Lounge. Bagels, cream cheese, decaf/regular coffee will be available. Fredonia Thompson will be making the coffee – if the carafes of coffee or plates, utensils, etc. run out, let her know. You can also get hot water and tea bags on the second or third floor if you prefer.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 25
  
  Mass & Lunch at DSPT
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Mass & Soup Dinner at JSTB
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  
  Quiddevangelists!
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  Location: PSR Quad
  GTU Muggles and Wizards alike (including alums and friends) are welcome to join in weekly Quidditch games at PSR (the first seminary to belong to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association). For more photos and information, see the Facebook Group page of the Graduate Theological Union Quidditch League. You can also see a brief YouTube video of a match at http://www.psr.edu/quidevangelists-psr. BYOB (bring your own broom – some loaners will be available).
  
  
• Wednesday, November 26
  
  DSPT application deadline for Spring 2009 admission for all degree programs.
  
  Deadline for submitting thesis or comprehensive exam proposals for December department meetings.
  Time: 12:00 noon.
  
  
• Thursday, November 27-Friday, November 28
  
  Thanksgiving Holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!

See the DSPT Academic/Events Calendar here: http://www.dspt.edu/docs/news/calendar_list.asp

SUMMER PROGRAMS

• DSPT Summer Session
  DSPT will be offering some exciting courses this summer, so stay tuned for more information!
  
  
• Learn German This Summer Online
  This program is designed to prepare you for language proficiency exams with an emphasis on reading and translating German. The objective is to have you reading modern scholarly articles in German by the end of the course. No previous language knowledge is required.
  The instructor, who has a background of 6-years of graduate work at a German university and 12-years experience teaching the intensive German course to graduate students, had a high rate of success with his previous online summer course. The majority of students taking the course either passed their German proficiency exam in the fall or had it waived based on their performance in the course.
  The course is given in “real time.” Students can fully participate by listening and speaking, translating and posing questions. The course may be taken from any location; access to the internet and a phone line is required. The time commitment is approximately 30 hours/week. The course fee is $700.
  There is limited space available and applications will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis. Applications are currently being accepted, but the final deadline is May 7, 2009.For information and an application write to: Erasmus Academy NY Admissions, 297 Kinderkamack Rd. #150, Oradell, New Jersey 07649. You can also call 210-265-0765 or visit www.languageprodigy.com.

November 13: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Summer Programs

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Student Job Opening
  DSPT is looking for a student to coordinate the lunches on Tuesdays. The student would be responsible for planning and preparing the lunches, including set-up and clean-up. This position would be approximately 5 hours/week, with the possibility for additional hours for assisting with other DSPT events. This is a great opportunity, a fun way to earn some extra money, plus – you get free food! A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due as soon as possible! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Advent Wreath and Pie Fundraiser
  This year, DSPT is holding an Advent Wreath and Pie Fundraiser. We will be offering fresh, handcrafted balsam fir wreaths and homemade pecan and apple pies (baked by Jamie Roberts!). Wreaths are $35 each and pies are $15 each. A percentage of the proceeds for each goes directly to support DSPT! To order a wreath or pie, e-mail your order to DSPT advancement at advancement@dspt.edu. Include your name, complete address, and telephone number. Checks can either be dropped off for Ciel, or mailed to DSPT Advancement, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA 94708. Orders will be accepted until Friday, November 14. Wreaths will be shipped directly to your home address, while pies may be picked up at DSPT on December 3 and 4 between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Even if you’re not interested in ordering a wreath or pie, help spread the word! If you have family or friends who would be interested in an Advent wreath or pie, tell them about this sale! For more information, contact Ciel at (510) 883-2085.
• Tri-School Bowling: Cancelled!
  Tri-school bowling, previously scheduled for December 3, has been cancelled. It may be rescheduled for the Spring Semester.
• Next Deadline for Spring Applications: Wednesday, November 26

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Friday, November 14
  
  Early registration ends.
  
  Last day to place an order for a Advent wreath or pie! (See above.)
  
  Vallejo Theology on Tap: On the Prowl: Spiritual Warfare for Young Adults
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: Zio Fraedo’s Restaurant (23 Harbor Way, Vallejo; www.ziofraedos.com)
  Speaker: Fr. Charles Kelly, pastor of St. Anthony’s Parish in Winters and an exorcist appointed by Bishop Weigand for the Diocese of Sacramento. In the past three years, he has performed three exorcisms and about thirty deliverances.“Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in faith…” (1 Pet. 5:8-9)
  
  
• Saturday, November 15
  
  East Bay Catholic Men’s Conference
  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  Location: Christ the Light Cathedral complex (2121 Harrison Street, Oakland)
  Come hear Fr. Michael Sweeney give the keynote address at the second annual East Bay Catholic Men’s Conference! Join other Catholic men for this conference and gain new insights as to how best live out your vocation in the world. Other speakers include Steve Ruda, Los Angeles Fire Department’s “Firefighter of the Year.” The conference includes lunch, Mass, and a tour of the new Cathedral. Go to www.eastbaymen.org or contact Ed Hopfner at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org for more information.
  
  Ceremony investing Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P. as Master of Sacred Theology
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Location: St. Albert’s Priory (5890 Birch Court, Oakland)
  Fr. Augustine Thompson will be officially invested as Master of Sacred Theology (Sacrae Theologiae Magister, or S.T.M.). This degree, the highest awarded by the Dominican Order, has evolved from the final academic degree of the medieval university to a largely honorary degree today. As Church historian, Fr. Augustine has described the history and ceremony of the degree at http://dominican-liturgy.blogspot.com/2008/04/dominican-sacrae-magister-theologiae.html. The ceremony will feature the lecture required of the new master on this occasion. Fr. Augustine has entitled his remarks, “The Soul You Lose May Be Your Own: Historical Reflections on the Theologian and the World.” The ceremony will be preceded at 9:30 a.m. by a Missa cantata in the Dominican rite with Fr. Augustine presiding.
  
  Ernest Becker: A Retrospective
  Time: 6:30 p.m.
  Location: CDSP Common Room
  As he lay dying of cancer in 1974, Ernest Becker, cultural anthropologist and author of The Denial of Death, posited that genuine religion represented the highest level of power and meaning, that giving oneself to God represented the ultimate immortality project. More than 30 years later, a distinguished group of Becker scholars will meet to discuss what they think Becker would have to say today. Panelists include Neil Elgee (President of the Ernest Becker Foundation), Sam Keen (philosopher and author of Hymns to an Unknown God), Daniel Liechty (Professor at Illinois State University), David Loy (Professor at Xavier University, Cincinnati), and Joseph Scimecca (Professor at George Mason University). At 4:00 p.m., the film Flight from Death will be screened. This is an award-winning feature length documentary which provides an excellent introduction to Ernest Becker.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 18
  
  Mass & Lunch at DSPT
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Mass & Soup Dinner at JSTB
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  
  Quiddevangelists!
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  Location: PSR Quad
  GTU Muggles and Wizards alike (including alums and friends) are welcome to join in weekly Quidditch games at PSR (the first seminary to belong to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association). For more photos and information, see the Facebook Group page of the Graduate Theological Union Quidditch League. You can also see a brief YouTube video of a match at http://www.psr.edu/quidevangelists-psr. BYOB (bring your own broom – some loaners will be available).
  
  Operation: Thank You Phonathon
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT
  Our Annual Fund kick-off is around the corner and we need volunteers to help make calls to all DSPT donors to both thank them for their support of last year’s Annual Fund and to encourage them to give again this year. You as students are some of the best ambassadors for DSPT; donors love to hear from current students about everything that the school is doing! You will be provided with all you need to call donors and enlist their support, including a pizza dinner! If you are interested in signing up, please see Ciel or e-mail advancement@dspt.edu.
  
  
• Wednesday, November 19
  
  Tri-School Bishop’s Mass
  Time: 5:00 p.m.
  Location: PSR Chapel
  Join your fellow students and faculty from JSTB and FST for a Mass with Bishop Allen Vigneron. Mass will be followed by a reception.
  
  Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia: Differences and Similarities
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: GTU Library Dinner Boardroom
  The Center for Jewish Studies and the Center for Islamic Studies at the GTU present two lecture presentations, moderated by Dr. James A. Donahue (President and Professor of Ethics at the GTU). The presentations are “Speaking of Islamophobia: How, Why, When” by Dr. Sunaina Maira (Professor of Asian-American Studies at UC-Davis) and “Judeophobia and Antisemitism: Mythological Motifs” by Dr. David Biale (Professor of History at UC-Davis). For more information, contact Deborah Cohen (510-649-2482, cjs@gtu.edu) or Som Pourfarzaneh (510-649-2563, cis@gtu.edu).

See the DSPT Academic/Events Calendar here: http://www.dspt.edu/docs/news/calendar_list.asp

SUMMER PROGRAMS

• Learn German this Summer Online
  This program is designed to prepare you for language proficiency exams with an emphasis on reading and translating German. The objective is to have you reading modern scholarly articles in German by the end of the course. No previous language knowledge is required.
  The instructor, who has a background of 6-years of graduate work at a German university and 12-years experience teaching the intensive German course to graduate students, had a high rate of success with his previous online summer course. The majority of students taking the course either passed their German proficiency exam in the fall or had it waived based on their performance in the course.
  The course is given in “real time.” Students can fully participate by listening and speaking, translating and posing questions. The course may be taken from any location; access to the internet and a phone line is required. The time commitment is approximately 30 hours/week. The course fee is $700.
  There is limited space available and applications will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis. Applications are currently being accepted, but the final deadline is May 7, 2009.For information and an application write to: Erasmus Academy NY Admissions, 297 Kinderkamack Rd. #150, Oradell, New Jersey 07649. You can also call 210-265-0765 or visit www.languageprodigy.com.

November 6: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Spring 2009 Online Early Registration
  Spring 2009 online early registration for all returning students will be Monday, November 3 through Friday, November 14. Students may access the most current course information at http://colleague.gtu.edu:8080/cgi-bin/wwiz/wwiz.asp?wwizmstr=WEB.COURSE.SCH. Please make an appointment to meet with your advisor and discuss your course selections. If a course description indicates that your selection is restricted (maximum enrollment, faculty permission required), you must contact the instructor by e-mail to obtain the PIN code that allows you to register for the course. All PIN requests are due to instructors by Friday, November 7. Complete registration instructions are on pages 6-8 and 19-26 of the printed 2009-2010 Course Schedule and online at http://www.gtu.edu/academic-degrees-programs/registrar/procedures/web-advisor-registration-instructions.
• Singers Needed for the Bishop’s Mass
  If you are interested in singing for the Bishop’s Tri-School Mass (on Wednesday, November 19 at 5:15 p.m.), please contact Chris Trinidad (Liturgical Music Coordinator/MTS student at JSTB) at ct@christrinidad.com or (510) 221-7097, indicating your voice type. Rehearsals will be on Tuesday, November 11, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the JSTB Chapel; Tuesday, November 18, 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the JSTB Chapel; and Wednesday, November 19, 3:30-5:00 p.m. at the PSR Chapel. They will sing a variety of liturgical music styles, including a setting of the Chant Missa Primitiva for the Mass ordinaries. If you cannot make all the rehearsals, let Chris know and he will try to accommodate your schedule. The Wednesday rehearsal is required. Remember: Liturgy is NOT a spectator sport! Get involved!
• Lose Your Bike?
  A blue bike has been locked to our bike rack since before Reading Week. If this is yours, please move it soon so that other people can use the space – at times the rack gets full and other people have no room to lock their bike because this one is being stored here! If the bike is not moved soon, we will have to assume that it has just been “dumped” here and take measures to remove it, which may not be good for your bike or your lock!
• Volunteers Needed: Operation Thank You Phonathon
  Our Annual Fund kick-off is around the corner and we need volunteers to help make calls to all DSPT donors to both thank them for their support of last year’s Annual Fund and to encourage them to give again this year. You as students are some of the best ambassadors for DSPT; donors love to hear from current students about everything that the school is doing! Operation Thank you will be on Tuesday, November 18 at DSPT. You will be provided with all you need to call donors and enlist their support, including a pizza dinner! If you are interested in signing up, please see Ciel or e-mail advancement@dspt.edu. See you on November 18!
• Student Job Opening
  DSPT is looking for a student to coordinate the lunches on Tuesdays. The student would be responsible for planning and preparing the lunches, including set-up and clean-up. This position would be approximately 5 hours/week, with the possibility for additional hours for assisting with other DSPT events. This is a great opportunity, a fun way to earn some extra money, plus – you get free food! A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due as soon as possible! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Advent Wreath and Pie Fundraiser
  This year, DSPT is holding an Advent Wreath and Pie Fundraiser. We will be offering fresh, handcrafted balsam fir wreaths and homemade pecan and apple pies (baked by Jamie Roberts!). Wreaths are $35 each and pies are $15 each. A percentage of the proceeds for each goes directly to support DSPT! To order a wreath or pie, e-mail your order to DSPT advancement at advancement@dspt.edu. Include your name, complete address, and telephone number. Checks can either be dropped off for Ciel, or mailed to DSPT Advancement, 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA 94708. Wreaths will be shipped directly to your home address, while pies may be picked up at DSPT on December 3 and 4 between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Even if you’re not interested in ordering a wreath or pie, help spread the word! If you have family or friends who would be interested in an Advent wreath or pie, tell them about this sale! For more information, contact Ciel at (510) 883-2085.
• Next Deadline for Spring Applications: Wednesday, November 26

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Thursday, November 6
  
  Center for Islamic Studies (CIS) First Anniversary Celebration
  Time: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
  Location: CDSP Easton Hall
  The celebration includes reflections on the future of CIS by Munia Jiwa, CIS’s Director, and Arthur Holder, the GTU Dean, and a short film, Allah Made Me Funny. All are welcome! For more information, please contact cis@gtu.edu or (510) 649-2563.
  
  Healer, Teacher, Trickster, Seeker: The Long, Strange Trip of Andrew Weil, Huston Smith, Timothy Leary & Richard “Ram Dass” Alpert
  Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
  Location: JSTB Chapel
  Don Lattin, the longtime religion writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, will discuss his upcoming book. It’s the story of how three brilliant scholars and one ambitious freshman crossed paths in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1960-1961, and how their experiences in a controversial psychedelic drug research project transformed their lives and much of American culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Snacks will be served. For more information, contact Jamie Wright at jwright@ses.gtu.edu.
  
  Community Night (Eucharist and Dinner) at CDSP
  Time: 5:45 p.m.
  Please call CDSP in advance ((510) 204-0700) if you are planning to come with a group.
  
  Philosophy Movie Night: Dark City
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  
  
• Friday, November 7
  
  Early registration deadline for requests to faculty for admittance in restricted courses.
  
  
• Friday, November 7 – Sunday, November 9
  
  Dominican “Come and See” Vocations Weekend
  Time: 3:00 p.m. on Friday until 1:00 p.m. on Sunday
  Location: St. Albert’s Priory
  Have you ever thought about entering religious life or studying for the priesthood? Come to the Dominican Vocations Weekend at St. Albert’s Priory. For more information or to register, contact Fr. Steven Maekawa, OP at (510) 596-1821 or vocations@opwest.org.
  
  
• Tuesday, November 11
  
  Mass & Lunch at DSPT
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Mass & Soup Dinner at JSTB
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  
  Quiddevangelists!
  Time: 5:15 p.m.
  Location: PSR Quad
  GTU Muggles and Wizards alike (including alums and friends) are welcome to join in weekly Quidditch games at PSR (the first seminary to belong to the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association). For more photos and information, see the Facebook Group page of the Graduate Theological Union Quidditch League. You can also see a brief YouTube video of a match at http://www.psr.edu/quidevangelists-psr. BYOB (bring your own broom – some loaners will be available).
  
  Learning to Speak a New Tongue: Imagining a Way That Holds People Together – Distinguished Faculty Lecture with Fumitaka Matsuoka (Professor & Director of PANA Institute at PSR)
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: PSR Chapel
  Asian Americans have learned to speak a “second tongue” along with the historically constructed American “first tongue” of democratic freedom. Our second tongue may provide a clue to forging a new architecture toward building a peoplehood in an increasingly interrelated and yet fragmented world in which Americans live. Judith Berling (GTU Professor), responding. Reception to follow.Each year the faculty of the Member Schools nominate distinguished faculty from outside their school who they feel embody the scholarly standards, teaching excellence, and commitment to ecumenism that define the GTU. The nominations are considered by the Council of Deans who elects the Distinguished Faculty Lecturer.
  
  Theology on Tap: Passionate Love of God: What Mystics Can Teach the Rest of Us
  Time: 7:00 p.m. for Happy Hour, 7:30 p.m. for talk
  Location: Kerry House (4092 Piedmont Ave., Oakland)
  Speaker: Prof. Darleen Pryds, FST
  This talk explores the passionate love that fueled the mystics in their desire to know God, and then suggests ways to make our own quest for God a little more passionate.
  
  
• Wednesday, November 12
  
  Career Workshop
  Time: 9:00 a.m. to noon
  Location: JSTB Classroom 216
  This is an opportunity to clarify career objectives, plan your job search, and begin writing or updating your resume. It is especially timely for those who will be graduating this Spring 2009, but is open to all students of the three Catholic schools of the GTU. RSVP to pkircher@jstb.edu if you have not done so already.
  
  Aquinas Lecture: Dr. Marga Vega
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  The Aquinas Lecture is the premier public academic event offered each year by DSPT. Nominated by the DSPT faculty, a distinguished scholar is invited to offer a presentation which applies the teaching and methodology of St. Thomas Aquinas to issues of contemporary significance. We are honored to have one of our new faculty members, Dr. Marga Vega, as this year’s speaker. Dr. Vega recently joined DSPT as a full-time member of the Philosophy Department. She completed her undergraduate and graduate studies in philosophy in Spain. While there, she collaborated with the Music Department of the University of Valladolid in the creation of a research group, Interdisciplinary Seminar for Music and Philosophy, that organized four conferences and started the publication Music and Philosophy. Her topic, The Ontology of Art: An Anthropological Perspective, promises to be as interesting and stimulating as past years’ topics. The lecture will be followed by a reception.
  
  
• Friday, November 14
  
  Early registration ends.
  
  
• Saturday, November 15
  
  East Bay Catholic Men’s Conference
  Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  Location: Christ the Light Cathedral complex (2121 Harrison Street, Oakland)
  Come hear Fr. Michael Sweeney give the keynote address at the second annual East Bay Catholic Men’s Conference! Join other Catholic men for this conference and gain new insights as to how best live out your vocation in the world. Other speakers include Steve Ruda, Los Angeles Fire Department’s “Firefighter of the Year.” The conference includes lunch, Mass, and a tour of the new Cathedral. Go to www.eastbaymen.org or contact Ed Hopfner at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org for more information.
  
  Ceremony investing Fr. Augustine Thompson, O.P. as Master of Sacred Theology
  Time: 10:30 a.m.
  Location: St. Albert’s Priory (5890 Birch Court, Oakland)
  Fr. Augustine Thompson will be officially invested as Master of Sacred Theology (Sacrae Theologiae Magister, or S.T.M.). This degree, the highest awarded by the Dominican Order, has evolved from the final academic degree of the medieval university to a largely honorary degree today. As Church historian, Fr. Augustine has described the history and ceremony of the degree at http://dominican-liturgy.blogspot.com/2008/04/dominican-sacrae-magister-theologiae.html. The ceremony will feature the lecture required of the new master on this occasion. Fr. Augustine has entitled his remarks, “The Soul You Lose May Be Your Own: Historical Reflections on the Theologian and the World.” The ceremony will be preceded at 9:30 a.m. by a Missa cantata in the Dominican rite with Fr. Augustine presiding.
  
  Ernest Becker: A Retrospective
  Time: 6:30 p.m.
  Location: CDSP Common Room
  As he lay dying of cancer in 1974, Ernest Becker, cultural anthropologist and author of The Denial of Death, posited that genuine religion represented the highest level of power and meaning, that giving oneself to God represented the ultimate immortality project. More than 30 years later, a distinguished group of Becker scholars will meet to discuss what they think Becker would have to say today. Panelists include Neil Elgee (President of the Ernest Becker Foundation), Sam Keen (philosopher and author of Hymns to an Unknown God), Daniel Liechty (Professor at Illinois State University), David Loy (Professor at Xavier University, Cincinnati), and Joseph Scimecca (Professor at George Mason University). At 4:00 p.m., the film Flight from Death will be screened. This is an award-winning feature length documentary which provides an excellent introduction to Ernest Becker.

See the DSPT Academic/Events Calendar here: http://www.dspt.edu/docs/news/calendar_list.asp