January 22: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Scholarships and Fellowships
4. Calls for Papers
5. Summer Programs

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Arch & Vine Question of the Week
  Answer the Question of the Week here! Your answers will help DSPT serve you better! Each week that you answer the Question of the Week, you will be entered in a raffle for some great prizes! Raffles will be held at the end of each month.
• DSPT’s Bookstore on Amazon.com
  Do you generally buy your books online at Amazon.com instead of going to the bookstore? DSPT has created an online Amazon.com bookstore to make it easier to find your books! Just click here to visit the DSPT online bookstore. On the left side of the online bookstore you will find a navigation box that includes a link to the Spring 2009 Courses as well as other sections that might include books of interest. If you click on Spring 2009 Courses a list of all the DSPT courses offered will open up below. Questions or problems? Contact Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Student Job Opening: Student Services Assistant
  DSPT is looking for a student to assist with Student Services. This includes, among other things, managing the new Affiliate Marketing Program and assisting with events. A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due February 13, 2009! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Updated Student Handbook
  The most recently updated version of the Student Handbook is available on the Registrar’s page of the DSPT website. Attached to the Arch & Vine e-mail is a file listing all the sections that have been updated, for your convenience.
• DSPT Grants and Scholarships
  If you are interested in receiving DSPT grants or scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year, please note that applications are due in the Admissions Office by March 15, 2009. Even if you have already been awarded grants or scholarships, you must apply again each academic year. Students must be in a DSPT degree program and take at least 9 units each semester to be eligible for grants and scholarships. Questions? Stop by the Admissions Office!
• DSPT Recycles: Ink and Toner!
  In an effort to reduce waste, DSPT is recycling ink and toner cartridges! So, if you have any empty ink or toner cartridges from your printers at home, you can bring them to DSPT to be recycled! Bring your empty ink and toner cartridges and deposit them in the bin with the green lid next to the copy machine or give them to Elissa at the front desk. If you have any questions, e-mail Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• On Facebook?
  So are we! Join the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology group!

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• TONIGHT
  
  Movie and Discussion: Ten Canoes
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Join Fr. Hilary Martin for a discussion and showing of the movie Ten Canoes, a movie about Aboriginal life in 1000 B.C.
  
  
• Saturday, January 24
  
  Walk for Life West Coast 2009
  Join upwards of 25,000 pro-lifers for the 5th Annual Walk for Life in San Francisco as we peacefully proclaim our message that abortion hurts women and we all deserve better than abortion. For more information, visit www.walkforlifewc.com.
  
  
• Monday, January 26
  
  General registration on WebAdvisor for Spring 2009 begins.
  
  DSPT faculty advisors available during posted hours (through January 30).
  
  Yuck, It’s Monday: Coffee, Bagels, Cream Cheese, and Time Together
  Time: 9:00 – 10:30 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.
  
  All School Wine & Cheese
  Time: 5:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Galleria
  Come join other current students, faculty, and staff to meet the new students who are starting at DSPT this spring semester.
  
  
• Tuesday, January 27
  
  M.A. Thesis Workshop
  Time: 1:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Open to all DSPT & GTU M.A. students, this workshop will review the basic requirements for the M.A. programs. Its purpose is to help students plan their time so as to maximize the benefits of the program, and gain the most help from the faculty. For more information, contact Fr. Chris Renz at crenz@dspt.edu.
  
  
• Tuesday, January 27 – Friday, January 29
  
  Behold... A New Thing: Emerging Expressions of Faithfulness — 2009 Earl Lectures
  Location: Ecumenical Center of Berkeley, 2401 Scenic Avenue
  There is something new emerging inside, alongside, and even outside the familiar institutions and expressions of Christianity in North America. What will this “new thing” be, and how will it affect the traditional church? The 2009 Earl Lectures, to be held on the Pacific School of Religion campus January 27-29, 2009, will provide an opportunity to experience and reflect critically on new forms of spirituality and worship associated with the emerging church. The program includes three days of public lectures and workshops open to people in ministry and the general public. It will be led by three “emerging church” figures, Jay Bakker, Bruce Reyes-Chow, and Karen Ward; and by scholars Gerardo Marti and PSR's Boyung Lee. They will guide exploration of popular culture, generational change, and religious innovation in North America. There will also be a screening of the new film, The Ordinary Radicals, a feature-length documentary about “a conspiracy of faith in the margins of empire." For more information, including speakers, schedule of events, workshops, directions to campus, and press release, click here or call 510/849-8218 or 800/999-0528, ext. 8218. You may register online, by mail or fax to 415/276-2399, or by calling 877/365-3836 (between 8 am-6 pm PST, M-F).
  
  
• Wednesday, January 28
  
  Emmaus Road Initiative Session: Why Did it Take the Incarnation to Save Us?
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  What we know by faith is real knowledge, even though this knowledge was not acquired scientifically or according to strictly secular rationality. What we know by faith is that we have been saved from sin and death by the Incarnation, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection. In this session of the E.R.I. we will reflect on the Incarnation. The Milky Way is an Intergalactic Nazareth if ever there was one, as insignificant in cosmic terms as is our solar system within it. How laughable it is to think – murmur the skeptics – that God – if there is one – would be the least bit interested in the biochemical and moral anomalies in this remote region of a remote galaxy. To which Christians respond: This is how the biblical God has always done things. Why did it take the Incarnation to save us?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, January 29 – Sunday, February 1
  
  World Student Christian Federation Conference
  There is still time to register for the WSCF conference, “Raising New Prophets, Arising of a Movement” to be held in San Francisco. Work with campus ministries and student groups who thirst for opportunities to construct relationships, build peace among nations, foster economic opportunities for everybody and promote racial, environmental and gender justice. Discuss activism within academia and the role of students in promoting social change at home and abroad. The WSCF is a space to explore creative worship, pursue faith-based peace and social justice, read the Gospel critically to learn new theological insights. This is also the launch of the new WSCF-NA, the North American region on a global federation of Christian Student Movements spread around the globe that come together to combine faith and social justice. For more information and an application, contact wscfna@gmail.com.
  
  
• Friday, January 30
  
  General registration on WebAdvisor for Spring 2009 ends.
  
  Last day to register or receive approval for leave of absence without late fee.
  
  DSPT/GTU Intersession ends.

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

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Datatel Scholarship
  Any outstanding student who is currently attending the GTU or a GTU member school is encouraged to apply for at least one of the three different scholarship opportunities through the Datatel Scholars Foundation. Both full- and part-time students (at least six credit hours/term, at most schools) are welcome to apply. Scholarship opportunities are open to all certificate or degree seeking students.
  Online application and two recommendations will be accepted until 5:00 p.m. EST on January 30, 2009.
  If you have any questions about the process, refer to the Student FAQ page.
  
  
• The Wellstone Fellowship for Social Justice
  This fellowship aims to advance social justice through health care advocacy by focusing particularly on the unique challenges facing communities of color. Through this fellowship, established to honor the memory of the late Senator Paul D. Wellstone, Families USA hopes to expand the pool of talented social justice advocates from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups. This position in Washington, DC includes an annual salary of $35,000 and excellent health care benefits.
  The ideal candidate must demonstrate an interest in health care policy and racial/ethnic health disparities. Families USA is looking for an individual who displays the potential to contribute to social justice work after their year of hands-on experience as a fellow. The application deadline is February 6, 2009. More information, including the application form, can be found at http://www.familiesusa.org/about/wellstone-fellowship.html. If you have any questions, please contact wellstonefellowship@familiesusa.org.

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Submissions: The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
  The Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ (JIRD) is pleased to issue a call for submissions for its inaugural edition. The Journal is a forum for academic, political, and social discussions related to the unique experiences and interactions of different religious traditions. Students, faculty, and alumni from seminaries of all affiliations are welcome to submit an original article. The deadline for submissions for the inaugural edition of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue™ is January 30, 2009. See the file attached to the Arch & Vine e-mail for more information.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

• Human Rights Delegations (Bosnia and Rwanda)
  Global Youth Connect, an international human rights organization, is accepting applications from young leaders (ages 18-30) for their Summer 2009 international human rights delegations to Bosnia and Rwanda. Human rights delegations are a unique, first-hand opportunity to cross cultural boundaries and learn about the daily reality of human rights as experiences in a complex and increasingly globalized world. Each delegation weaves together three core sets of activities: site visits to local organizations, hands-on fieldwork projects, and a human rights training workshop with local youth activists. Application information is available at www.globalyouthconnect.org/participate. The deadline is January 30, 2009.
  Bosnia (June 30-July 17, 2009)
  Tuition: $2,750
  This delegation will explore the roots of the conflict and the dynamics of justice, reconciliation and peacebuilding as experienced in Bosnia.
  Rwanda (June 27-July19, 2009)
  Tuition: $2,250
  This delegation will explore the roots of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, how this legacy of violence has impacted the country and its people, particularly Rwandan youth, and also how the country is attempting to rebuild today.
  
  
• Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord: Called to Communion, Called to Mission
  The Lay Centre in Rome is making available a wonderful educational opportunity from July 1-July 6, 2009, inspired by the U.S. Bishops’ document on lay ecclesial ministry, Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord. You can learn more about the Lay Centre by visiting www.laycentre.org. Information about this summer’s week-long seminar can be found at www.laycentre.org/coworkers09home.html and http://www.laycentre.org/Coworkers_2009.html.
  Additionally, the Lay Centre will offer four scholarships for full-time lay ministry students from the United States to participate in the seminar. The scholarships will cover the program fee ($750) and accommodations at the Lay Centre facility for up to eight nights.If you are interested, see Fr. Michael Sweeney and contact the Lay Centre at info@laycentre.org. The application deadline is March 25, 2009.