January 29: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Scholarships and Fellowships
4. 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! Please note: this week’s question is the same as last week. We only received a couple of responses and this is very important to know for the discussions we are currently having with the GTU about registration procedures. So, please take a minute to respond if you haven’t yet! 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! Also, a percentage of every purchase you make through the DSPT bookstore supports DSPT—an easy way to help the school out by doing something you’re already doing! 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.
• Scholarship Resources for GTU Graduate Students Workshop
  This workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 10 from 12:45-1:45 p.m. and repeated on Thursday, February 12 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Teaching Lab at the GTU Library. This workshop is designed to introduce students to key scholarship databases, application strategies, organizational tactics, and research/fellowship resources. To sign up for the workshop, call 510-649-2489 or e-mail scholarships@gtu.edu. Also: A recently initiated service through the GTU Financial Aid Office is personal assistance with scholarship and grant information tailored to your area of study. Please contact Rebecca Davis, Scholarship Research Assistant, at scholarships@gtu.edu for an appointment.
• 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

• 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.
  
  
• Monday, February 2
  
  DSPT/GTU classes begin.
  
  
• Tuesday, February 3
  
  DSPT Mass & Lunch
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  Location: DSPT Chapel & Galleria
  
  Post-Inaugural Panel: Lessons, Hopes, and Challenges
  Time: 6:00 p.m.
  Location: CDSP Common Room
  Intersections between Gender, Race, Religion, Orientation in the National and CA Election With Panelists Rosemary Radford Ruether, Joanne Parilli, Dante Quick, and Andrea Smith
  
  
• Thursday, February 5
  
  The Future of Memory: Holocaust Education in the 21st Century
  Time: 5:30 p.m.
  Location: Dinner Boardroom, GTU Library (2nd Floor)
  Contact: cjs@gtu.edu
  Dr. Debbie Findling, will present her new scholarship, recently published in Teaching the Holocaust. Dr. Findling is a Holocaust educator and deputy director of the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund. Teaching the Holocaust, co-edited with Simone Schweber was written to help teachers guide their students in a process of synthesizing personal meaning from the Holocaust's historical narrative. This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP to the Center for Jewish Studies.
  
  Faith in Human Rights Opening Workshop
  Universal Declaration of Human Rights: What are human rights? How do we talk about human rights? What is the connection between religious freedom and human rights?
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT
  Moderator: Sr. Marianne Farina; Panelists: Judge John T. Noonan (United States Circuit Judge U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit), Imam Faheem Shuaibe (Masjid Waritheen Oakland, California), Rita Maran (University of California, Berkeley), Rabbi Menachem Creditor (Netivot Shalom Community, Berkeley, California), Rev. Hilary Martin (Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology); Opening Narrative and Respondent: Interfaith Coalition for Contra Costa County and the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California
  
  
• Friday, February 6
  
  CTNS Public Forum Book Launch Lecture: Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: PSR Chapel
  Karl Giberson was raised in a fundamentalist parsonage and entered college in 1975 intending to become a creation scientist and join the fight against evolution. While studying science at college he became convinced that evolution was true and, with much struggle and angst, abandoned his childhood belief in creationism. Karl's personal story mirrors that of America in the decades since Darwinism came ashore and challenged the country's traditional creation story. Saving Darwin is the story of both Karl's personal struggle to make peace with evolution and that of a deeply religious country, as it engages the same struggle. Professor Karl Giberson is Professor of Physics at Eastern Nazarene College, an internationally known scholar of science-and-religion and one of America's leading participants in the creation/evolution controversy. This lecture is free and open to the public. Street parking is unlimited after 7:00 p.m. Copies of Saving Darwin: How to Be a Christian and Believe in Evolution will be available for purchase. For more information, visit www.ctns.org or call 510-848-8152.
  
  
• Sunday, February 8
  
  Picturing Paradise Exhibition Lecture & Reception
  Time: 4:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT
  Picturing Paradise is an exhibition featuring embroidered and appliquéd fabric pictures called Cuadros, created by women of Compacto Humano and Manos Ancashinas, two art cooperatives located in Pamplona Alta, a shantytown situated on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. The exhibition places emphasis on the women as artists and the way their art reflects a profound sense of resilience, spirituality, and hope despite the harsh conditions of their lives. The exhibition is the result of three commissioned projects which took place over three separate fieldwork trips to Peru. Hopes and Dreams (January 2006), consists of fifteen cuadros and depicts each woman’s personal aspirations for herself, for her family or for the world. Inspirations and Motivations (January 2007) illustrates narratives about each woman’s life and the individuals and the communities that sustain her. ¿Quien soy yo? (Who am I?), the most recent project (July 2008), reflects each woman’s self-perception and at the same time, the interconnectedness of her life with others. The Exhibit will be on display in the DSPT Galleria from January 26 through March 20 as part of the Faith in Human Rights Symposium. The opening reception for the Picturing Paradise exhibition will take place on Sunday, February 8 beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the DSPT Galleria, with a presentation at 5:00 p.m. by Rebecca Berru Davis, GTU doctoral student in Art and Religion and curator of the exhibit.

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

SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• 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.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

• 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.