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

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Calls for Papers

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Arch & Vine Question of the Week
  Answer the Question of the Week here! Your answers will help DSPT serve you better! his week’s topic: the Faith in Human Rights Symposium. 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 once or twice a month (more frequently the more people respond). Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s Question of the Week! Your answers will help us greatly as we plan for this year’s summer session.
• Student Job Opening: Facilities Assistant
  DSPT is looking for a student to assist with Facilities. This job would entail assisting with the cleaning and maintenance of DSPT. A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due February 27, 2009 to Jeremiah Loverich! If you have any questions, please email them to Jeremiah at jloverich@op.dspt.edu.
• Lose Your Bike?
  A blue and silver bike has been locked to our bike rack since before the semester started. 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!
• 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!
• Lenten Six-Week Series at Newman Hall: “A Pearl of Great Price”
  Experience a deeper dimension of Christian life, teaching and prayer that has often been overlooked and neglected – a practical introduction to meditation in the Christian tradition and the significance of this practice for one’s life and faith. The one-hour candlelight meeting will include quiet music, a short teaching, and 25 minutes of silent meditation, followed by a question period for those who wish. This series will take place on six Monday evenings, beginning on March 2, 2009, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel at Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish (2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley). This series is free of charge! For more information, call Jeannie Battagin at 510-849-2181.
• Volunteers Needed for Help with the Jean Porter Lecture on Thursday, March 12
  DSPT needs student volunteers to assist with set up, clean up, and photography at the Jean Porter Lecture on March 12. There will be a sign up sheet posted by the kitchen – please sign up if you can help! Questions? Contact Pete at pmacleod@dspt.edu.
• 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

• Thursday, February 26
  
  Faith in Human Rights Workshop: Dialogue and Discussion about the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish (2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA)
  Panelists: Imam Faheem Shuaibe (Masjid Waritheen, Oakland, CA), Pastor Phillip Lawson (East Bay Housing Organization; Jones Memorial Church); Deena Aranoff (Center for Jewish Studies, GTU); and William O’Neill (JSTB)
  Opening Narrative and Respondent: Ella Baker Center (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a strategy and action center working for justice, opportunity and peace in urban America. Based in Oakland, California, they promote positive alternatives to violence and incarceration through our four cutting-edge campaigns.)
  
  
• Tuesday, March 2
  
  DSPT Mass & Lunch
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Theology of the Body Study Group
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Conference Room
  For more information, contact Ed Hopfner at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org.
  
  
• Thursday, March 5
  
  “Destination Ashkenaz": Jewish Identity and Cultural Tourism in Eastern Europe
  Time: 2:00 p.m.
  Location: Dinner Board Room, GTU Library, Second Floor
  Join us for an afternoon symposium in which scholars will examine the complex heritage of Ashkenazi Jewry and the boundaries of Jewish tourism to Eastern Europe, a region too often reduced to a post-Holocaust cemetery. Panelists include Erica Lehrer (cultural anthropologist and Assistant Professor in History at Concordia University in Montreal), Shana Penn (visiting scholar at the GTU Center for Jewish Studies), and Karen Underhill (Ph.D. candidate in Polish Literature and Jewish Studies at the University of Chicago). The panelists will present their research and experiential projects, which challenge and aim to transform the conventional Jewish tourism narrative from a singular focus on how Jews died in the Holocaust to how Jews lived for hundreds of years and created an enduring culture that shapes Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora today. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. R.S.V.P. to 510-649-2482 or cjs@gtu.edu.
  
  Human Rights Film Festival: Redemption: Stories of the West Oakland Recycling Community
  Time: 4:30 p.m.
  Location: 111 Fairmount Avenue, Oakland, CA (Map/Directions)
  Film screening followed by a conversation with the director and people in the film as well as testimony for the Poverty Truth Commission of the Graduate Theological Union.
  
  
• Friday, March 6
  
  Human Rights Film Festival: Where the Water Meets the Sky
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  On behalf of the Faith in Human Rights Project you are cordially invited to the March 6th screening of Where the Water Meets the Sky. We are showing this film in conjunction with Camfed, an organization that is dedicated to fighting poverty and HIV/AIDS in rural Africa by educating girls and investing in their economic independence and leadership once they complete school.Narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman, and written by Jordan Roberts (March of the Penguins), Where the Water Meets the Sky tells the inspiring story of 23 women from a remote region of northern Zambia who are trained in film making.. In one of the poorest areas of the country, where women rarely have a chance to speak out, this courageous group produces a film about an issue that no one will discuss: the plight of young women orphaned by AIDS. Inspired by the strength of Penelop, a young woman who agrees to share her story on camera, the group becomes a force for change, showing how a single story can unite an entire community.
  Please join us for this important event and help us spread awareness concerning the important issues the film raises!
  
  
• Sunday, March 8
  
  "Threads That Bind": A Symposium on International Textiles by Women
  Time: 4:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1 & Galleria
  In conjunction with the Picturing Paradise exhibit (on display in the DSPT Galleria from January 26 to March 20), and in celebration of International Women’s Day, a symposium called Threads That Bind will be held on Sunday, March 8 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. A panel of presenters will speak on the diverse expressions of women’s textiles from representative regions of the world and the evidence of spirituality manifested through these textiles by women in their Threads That Bind.Visit the website for the Faith in Human Rights Symposium for more information.

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

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Graduate Student Papers: The 5th Annual University of Chicago Divinity School Ministry Conference
  “From the Ends of the Earth: Christianity and the 21st Century”
  Conference date: May 1-2
  Location: University of Chicago Divinity School
  Keynote speakers: Kwok Pui Lan (William F. Cole Professor of Christian Theology and Spirituality at Episcopal Divinity School); William Dyrness (Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary); Betta Mengistu (President of the International Bible Society in Africa)
  - This conference will feature an all-student panel on Saturday. Student presentations will be fifteen minutes each, and Q & A will follow the presentations. This is an exciting opportunity for graduate students to reflect on ministry in an academic/seminary setting and to interact with recognized scholars and church leaders on issues of Christianity, globalization, localization, contextualization and ministry.
  - We are interested in papers in the following four areas: 1. The Bible and Spirit in 21st Century Christianity 2. How Christianity affects and is affected by globalizing political and economic forces 3. "Authentic," "original," "local" or "indigenous" Christian expression and theology 4. How do/ought forms of Christian belief and practice around the world influence and affect one another? How is local belief and practice in the U.S. affected by other Christian belief and practice around the world? How should it be?
  - Abstract and CV deadline: March 1 Please email CVs and a 300 word abstract of your paper to ministryconference@gmail.com (some bibliographic info would be helpful but is not required). The deadline for submission of your final presentation will be April 20.
  - Conference Description: Christianity is no longer a religion dominated by the West. It is estimated that by 2050, at least four-fifths of the world's then three billion Christians will be of non-European descent. The implications of such statistics call for focused attention in the 21st century. With this conference we hope to address issues that arise from contemporary transformations in Christianity. How is the co-incidence of the post-colony with the failures of nationalism influencing new forms of Christian leadership? How, in turn, do developing practices of Christian organization demand and resist new approaches to cooperation and unity? Finally, how do these things influence and even produce new self-understandings for Christians in America? While building on important efforts of social scientists and missiologists, the 5th Annual Ministry Conference of the University of Chicago Divinity School will approach these topics with specifically ministerial and ecclesiological lenses. This conference seeks (1) to help deepen understanding of certain realities and potential futures of being Christian around the world for ministers, students and lay-persons as well as professional academics and (2) to equip the same with resources for engaging the issues of the conference further. Featuring speakers from a broad ideological and geographical spectrum, please join us for this engaging and provocative two-day event!

February 24: Job Openings, Diocese of Oakland

Week of February 24, 2009

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, Livermore – Youth Ministry Coordinator I
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Livermore, California is seeking a dynamic and creative individual for the position of Youth Ministry Coordinator I to oversee and coordinate all aspects of a comprehensive youth ministry program for high school students. The responsibilities of the position include facilitating planning, administering programs, (including youth Confirmation and a monthly youth Mass) developing a leadership team of adults and youth, collaborating with other parish youth organizations, and serving as an advocate for youth to the parish and wider community. The position will also oversee and coordinate with a part time Middle School Youth Minister. The position is for 30 hours a week and is classified M-3, Exempt, on the Diocese of Oakland Pay Scale. We are seeking to fill this position by July 1.

Youth Minister Coordinator I requires a Bachelor’s Degree and some experience in the field. A certificate in youth ministry is preferred.

Send application and resume by April 15, 2009 to St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1315 Lomitas Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550, fax to 925-373-7088, or email office@stcharlesborromeo.org with subject line Youth Ministry Coordinator. Other questions can be directed to 925-447-4549 ext. 103.

February 19: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Calls for Papers

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 once or twice a month (more frequently the more people respond). Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s Question of the Week! Your answers will help us greatly as we plan for this year’s summer session.
• Calling All Singers!
  If you are interested in being in the choir for the Tri-School Ash Wednesday Mass, rehearsal will be on Wednesday, February 25 at 11:30 a.m. (prior to the Mass) in the JSTB Chapel. The music will be very simple, probably chants or cantor call and response, so it’ll be very easy for everyone to learn.
• Student Job Opening: Facilities Assistant
  DSPT is looking for a student to assist with Facilities. This job would entail assisting with the cleaning and maintenance of DSPT. A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due February 27, 2009 to Jeremiah Loverich! If you have any questions, please email them to Jeremiah at jloverich@op.dspt.edu.
• Lose Your Bike?
  A blue and silver bike has been locked to our bike rack since before the semester started. 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!
• 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!
• Lenten Six-Week Series at Newman Hall: “A Pearl of Great Price”
  Experience a deeper dimension of Christian life, teaching and prayer that has often been overlooked and neglected – a practical introduction to meditation in the Christian tradition and the significance of this practice for one’s life and faith. The one-hour candlelight meeting will include quiet music, a short teaching, and 25 minutes of silent meditation, followed by a question period for those who wish. This series will take place on six Monday evenings, beginning on March 2, 2009, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel at Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish (2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley). This series is free of charge! For more information, call Jeannie Battagin at 510-849-2181.
• On Facebook?
  So are we! Join the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology group!

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Friday, February 20
  
  Last day to submit grades for Intersession and to make up Intersession incompletes.
  
  
• Monday, February 23
  
  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.
  
  John Searle’s 50 Years at Berkeley: A Celebration
  Time: 2:10 p.m.
  Location: UCB Maude Fife Room (315 Wheeler Hall)
  A celebration of John Searle's 50 years of distinguished service to the UC Berkeley campus, with reflections by Tom Nagel, Barry Stroud, Robert Cole, Alex Pines, Peter Hanks, and Maya Kronfeld. For more information, visit: http://philosophy.berkeley.edu/events/detail/504
  
  Authorizing Dissent, Attempting Godly Rule, Dismantling Central State Power: The Political History of Early (1630-1650) New England Revisited
  Time: 4:00 p.m.
  Location: UCB Moses Hall 201
  To situate the political culture of early New England in the context of English politics of the 1630s and 1640s is to expose the radicalism of the colonists; and to recover the practice of scribal publication among them is to expose the possibilities for political dissent and debate.The lecture will be given by David D. Hall who is Bartlett Research Professor of New England Church History at Harvard Divinity School. He has written widely on religion and culture in the seventeenth-century Atlantic world, most notably Worlds of Wonder, Days of Judgment: Popular Religious Belief in Early New England (1989), and has also written widely in the field of book history, co-editing with Hugh Amory The Colonial Book in the Atlantic World (2000). His most recent book is Ways of Writing: The Practice and Politics of Text-Making in Seventeenth-Century New England (2008).
  
  The Blood of Zechariah between Jews and Christians: Sacrifice as Murder from Late Antiquity to René Girard
  A lecture presentation with Ra’anan Boustan (UCLA, Departments of History and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures).
  Time: 5:00 p.m.
  Location: Dinner Boardroom (GTU Library, top floor)
  Ra‘anan Boustan received his Ph.D. from the Department of Religion at Princeton University in 2004. He teaches ancient Jewish history and the history of ancient Mediterranean religions at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on Jewish apocalyptic, mystical, and magical literatures and their relationship to rabbinic culture; on early Jewish–Christians relations; and on martyrdom and religious violence in Late Antiquity. His publications include From Martyr to Mystic: Rabbinic Martyrology and the Making of Merkavah Mysticism (Mohr-Siebeck, 2005) as well as a number of co-edited volumes, including a special issue of the journal Henoch titled Blood and the Boundaries of Religious Identity: Late Antique Perspectives on Sacrifice, Purity, and Atonement (2008) and Heavenly Realms and Earthly Realities in Late Antique Religions (Cambridge University Press, 2004).
  
  
• Tuesday, February 24
  
  DSPT Mass & Lunch
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Theology of the Body Study Group (rescheduled from last week)
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Conference Room
  For more information, contact Ed Hopfner at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org.
  
  
• Wednesday, February 25
  
  Tri-School Ash Wednesday Mass
  Time: 12:40 p.m.
  Location: JSTB Chapel
  For those who would like to be in choir, rehearsal will be at 11:30 a.m. in the JSTB Chapel. The music will be very simple, probably chants or cantor call and response, so it’ll be very easy for everyone to learn.
  
  Emmaus Road Initiative Session: Why did it take the Crucifixion to save us?
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Perhaps the single-most important theological question in Christianity is: what is the relationship between the death of Christ on the Cross and the forgiveness of sins and the redemption of the human race? René Girard’s contribution to this question is indispensable to the task which the Second Vatican Council implicitly assigned to us, namely, that of developing a theological anthropology. In this session of the E.R.I. we will look to Girard’s work and suggest some of its surprising – and surprisingly orthodox – theological implications.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, February 26
  
  Violence in the Household of God: Responding Faithfully and Effectively to Domestic Violence
  Time: 1:00 p.m.
  Location: PSR
  A workshop by STAND! Against Domestic Violence’s Jennifer Joslyn-Siemiakoski. Contact wsr@ses.gtu.edu for more information.
  
  Faith in Human Rights Workshop: Dialogue and Discussion about the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: Newman Hall-Holy Spirit Parish (2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA)
  Panelists: Imam Faheem Shuaibe (Masjid Waritheen, Oakland, CA), Pastor Phillip Lawson (East Bay Housing Organization; Jones Memorial Church); Deena Aranoff (Center for Jewish Studies, GTU); and William O’Neill (JSTB)
  Opening Narrative and Respondent: Ella Baker Center (The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a strategy and action center working for justice, opportunity and peace in urban America. Based in Oakland, California, they promote positive alternatives to violence and incarceration through our four cutting-edge campaigns.)

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

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Graduate Student Papers: The 5th Annual University of Chicago Divinity School Ministry Conference
  “From the Ends of the Earth: Christianity and the 21st Century”
  Conference date: May 1-2
  Location: University of Chicago Divinity School
  Keynote speakers: Kwok Pui Lan (William F. Cole Professor of Christian Theology and Spirituality at Episcopal Divinity School); William Dyrness (Professor of Theology and Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary); Betta Mengistu (President of the International Bible Society in Africa)
  This conference will feature an all-student panel on Saturday. Student presentations will be fifteen minutes each, and Q & A will follow the presentations. This is an exciting opportunity for graduate students to reflect on ministry in an academic/seminary setting and to interact with recognized scholars and church leaders on issues of Christianity, globalization, localization, contextualization and ministry. We are interested in papers in the following four areas: 1. The Bible and Spirit in 21st Century Christianity 2. How Christianity affects and is affected by globalizing political and economic forces 3. "Authentic," "original," "local" or "indigenous" Christian expression and theology 4. How do/ought forms of Christian belief and practice around the world influence and affect one another? How is local belief and practice in the U.S. affected by other Christian belief and practice around the world? How should it be? Abstract and CV deadline: March 1. Please email CVs and a 300 word abstract of your paper to ministryconference@gmail.com (some bibliographic info would be helpful but is not required). The deadline for submission of your final presentation will be April 20. Conference Description: Christianity is no longer a religion dominated by the West. It is estimated that by 2050, at least four-fifths of the world's then three billion Christians will be of non-European descent. The implications of such statistics call for focused attention in the 21st century. With this conference we hope to address issues that arise from contemporary transformations in Christianity. How is the co-incidence of the post-colony with the failures of nationalism influencing new forms of Christian leadership? How, in turn, do developing practices of Christian organization demand and resist new approaches to cooperation and unity? Finally, how do these things influence and even produce new self-understandings for Christians in America? While building on important efforts of social scientists and missiologists, the 5th Annual Ministry Conference of the University of Chicago Divinity School will approach these topics with specifically ministerial and ecclesiological lenses. This conference seeks (1) to help deepen understanding of certain realities and potential futures of being Christian around the world for ministers, students and lay-persons as well as professional academics and (2) to equip the same with resources for engaging the issues of the conference further. Featuring speakers from a broad ideological and geographical spectrum, please join us for this engaging and provocative two-day event!

February 17: Job Openings, Diocese of Oakland

Week of February 17, 2009

Administrative Assistant – Office of Communications, Chancery, Oakland
In conjunction with the Bishop and the mission of the Diocese of Oakland, the Administrative Assistant supports the work of the Office of Communications to promulgate the Bishop’s mission to all internal and external constituencies.

Duties and responsibilities include providing confidential and administrative support to the Director; assisting in creating support systems for new department; having excellent written and oral communication skills; drafting content (e-mail, web, print) as needed; assisting and managing production of Administrative Weekly, media materials, web materials and publications using outside vendors; assisting managing internal compliance with communication policies (web, media, etc.); monitoring department budget; providing highly professional responses to internal and external requests for information. This is a new position in a new department and other duties will continue to be defined

Requirements include candidate having a Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of 3-5 years of related office experience; and knowledge of Microsoft Office, general spreadsheet and data base management, computer graphics software, and general office skills. Candidate is also required to be a Catholic with knowledge of the Church and who supports, lives and communicates the Church’s teachings as needed.

It is preferred that candidate have training or course work in web/computer-related information technology; five years of direct administrative support experience in a communications environment;
skills in advanced applications of office and graphics management software; and fluency in written, or at minimum, spoken Spanish.

Position Rating – N-9 with full Diocesan Benefits.

Position is open until filled.

Please send letter of intent and resume to
Penny Pendola, Ed.D. Director
Diocese of Oakland
Department Of Human Resources
2121 Harrison Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
510-267-8359, FAX 510-763-8055
e-mail, ppendola@oakdiocese.org

February 12: Arch & Vine - Upcoming Events, Deadlines & More!

IN THIS ISSUE

1. Important Announcements
2. Upcoming Events/Deadlines
3. Calls for Papers

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 once or twice a month (more frequently the more people respond). Of the students who responded to our last Question of the Week, two thirds were interested in resurrecting the theology and philosophy forums this semester! Elissa will be contacting a couple of the students who expressed interest to ask for their help in organizing.
• Important Announcements from the Registrar
  Double-check that your course schedule, including grading types and number of units, is correct. You may do this using the online Student WebAdvisor tool and selecting “My Schedule.” You may make corrections and continue to add/ drop classes online until Friday, February 13. After Friday, a change fee of $25 per change applies to each subsequent change and you must see Teresa Olson for a “Change in Enrollment” form.
  Pay your tuition and fees no later than Friday, February 13. Checks should be made payable to DSPT and placed in the DSPT mailbox for Karen Carroll. If you have questions regarding the balance due, please contact Karen Carroll, Business Office Assistant, at kcarroll@gtu.edu or (510) 649-2429 no later than Thursday, February 12, as she will not be available on Friday the 13th. A late fee of $100 will apply to unpaid accounts after the 13th.
  If your account is current, you may obtain the spring sticker for your library card from Teresa Olson.
• Lose Your Bike?
  A blue and silver bike has been locked to our bike rack since before the semester started. 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!
• 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 to Elissa! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Student Job Opening: Facilities Assistant
  DSPT is looking for a student to assist with Facilities. This job would entail assisting with the cleaning and maintenance of DSPT. A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due February 27, 2009 to Jeremiah Loverich! If you have any questions, please email them to Jeremiah at jloverich@op.dspt.edu.
• 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.
• 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!
• Lenten Six-Week Series at Newman Hall: “A Pearl of Great Price”
  Experience a deeper dimension of Christian life, teaching and prayer that has often been overlooked and neglected – a practical introduction to meditation in the Christian tradition and the significance of this practice for one’s life and faith. The one-hour candlelight meeting will include quiet music, a short teaching, and 25 minutes of silent meditation, followed by a question period for those who wish. This series will take place on six Monday evenings, beginning on March 2, 2009, from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel at Newman Hall/Holy Spirit Parish (2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley). This series is free of charge! For more information, call Jeannie Battagin at 510-849-2181.
• On Facebook?
  So are we! Join the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology group!
• The Mesopotamian School & Theodore of Mopsuestia
  Fr. Andrew Younan, DSPT alumnus, has recently published his M.A. thesis, The Mesopotamian School & Theodore of Mopsuestia. He has sent us two copies, available free of charge, on a first come, first served basis. See Elissa at the front desk if you are interested.

UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

• Friday, February 13
  
  Last day for late registration or approval of requests for leave of absence, withdrawal, or for part-time status (late fees apply).
  
  Last day for registered students to change enrollment without fee.
  
  Last day to defend theses or comprehensive exam without paying tuition for Spring 2009 semester.
  
  Payment for Spring 2009 semester must be received at the business office to avoid a late fee.
  
  University of California, Berkeley – Medieval Studies Lunch Talk: “Where Palaeography Meets Iconography. Reading the Image of Thomas Aquinas”
  Time: 12:00 noon
  Location: UCB, The Faculty Club
  Speaker: Michele Mulchahey (Leonard E. Boyle Professor of Manuscript Studies, University of Toronto)
  The Medieval Studies lunches usually take place in the Lewis Latimer Room; you can confirm the location upon arrival by checking the Faculty Club’s listing of rooms, near the food service. Lunch starts at about noon. You can buy lunch at the Faculty Club or bring your own. The talk will begin around 12:20/12:30. If you have any questions, contact Steven Justice (Professor of English) at sjustice@berkeley.edu.
  
  Philosophy Movie Night
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Movie: Trading Places
  
  
• Monday, February 16
  
  Presidents’ Day, Academic and Administrative holiday.
  
  
• Tuesday, February 17
  
  DSPT Mass & Lunch
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  Funeral Mass for Peer Portner
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: St. Mary Magdalen Church (2005 Berryman St., Berkeley)
  Peer Portner, a Fellow of DSPT and long-time supporter of the school, recently passed away. His wife, Dorothy Portner, is also a supporter of the school and a member of the Board of Trustees. His funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, February 17 with Fr. David Farrugia presiding and Fr. Michael Sweeney delivering the homily.
  
  Opportunities in Campus Ministry Career Panel
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: JSTB
  The Tri-School Director of Career Development is hosting a panel for students interested in campus ministry. Panelists will be Rita Cutarelli (Director of Campus Ministry at Mercy High School in San Francisco), Julia Claire Landry, (Campus Minister and Director of Retreats at Santa Clara University), and Kyle Lierk (Director of Campus Ministry at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo). For more information, contact Paul Kircher at pkircher@jstb.edu.
  
  Human Rights Film Festival: Out of the Silence - Fighting for Human Rights
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Speaker/Moderator: Sr. Marianne Farina, CSC
  The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, introduced in the aftermath of World War II, was intended to enshrine a common understanding of human rights that states agreed to protect. In the 40 years since, it been used by groups fighting human rights abuses around the world. In communist Czechoslovakia, the members of the dissident Charter 77 group spearheaded the movement that led to the Velvet Revolution and the 1989 overthrow of the communist regime. This compassionate film contrasts their success with the struggles of Guatemalan civil rights workers in the Council of Ethnic Communities (CERJ) today, educating peasant communities about their rights. "It liberates people," explains one, "when they fight, peacefully, for what are their human rights". When it comes to human rights, the odds have always favored the abusers. This film is about changing the odds. This film is a story of victory, tragedy and hope. A testament to the courage of those who struggle to defend their human rights.
  
  Theology of the Body Study Group
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Conference Room
  For more information, contact Ed Hopfner at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org.
  
  
• Wednesday, February 18
  
  Last day to register for February GTU foreign language exam.
  
  Deadline for submitting thesis or comprehensive exam proposals for February department meetings: 12:00 noon.
  
  
• Thursday, February 19
  
  Festive Morning Prayer at FST
  Time: 9:40 a.m.
  Location: FST Chapel
  Join FST for Festive Morning Prayer followed by a celebration of the publication of Let it Shine! The Emergence of African American Catholic Worship by Mary McGann, Eva Lumas, and Rawn Harbor.
  
  
• Friday, February 20
  
  Last day to submit grades for Intersession and to make up Intersession incompletes.

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

CALLS FOR PAPERS

• Call for Papers: Threads that Bind (A Symposium on International Textiles by Women, in conjunction with International Women’s Day)
  In celebration of International Women’s Day, a global holiday in recognition of the economic, political and social achievements of women, a group of GTU students and members of the local arts community will be sharing their research on international textiles made by women. We are seeking additional panelists to make short 15-20 minute presentations. The symposium will take place on Sunday, March 8 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at DSPT.
  The symposium was designed to complement the exhibition of Peruvian Cuadros in the DSPT lobby entitled Picturing Paradise: Cuadros from the Peruvian Women of Pamplona Alta as Visions of Hope. Present panelists will explore the theological value in Hawaiian kapa quilts, cosmology in Mayan huipil designs, Hmong textiles, Kuna women’s molas and more. The diverse textiles presented will be united by their common origins, namely the heart and hands of the women who created them. Join us in celebrating and becoming a part of the Threads that Bind.
  Please submit a brief abstract (a paragraph or two) stating the subject matter that you would like to contribute to the panel (including a few pictures if possible) by Monday, February 16 to Becky Davis (berrumt@yahoo.com) or Jenny Patten Gargiulo (jennylydiapatten@yahoo.com).

February 10: Job Openings, Diocese of Oakland

Administrative Assistant – Office of Communications, Chancery, Oakland
In conjunction with the Bishop and the mission of the Diocese of Oakland, the Administrative Assistant supports the work of the Office of Communications to promulgate the Bishop’s mission to all internal and external constituencies.

Duties and responsibilities include providing confidential and administrative support to the Director; assisting in creating support systems for new department; having excellent written and oral communication skills; drafting content (e-mail, web, print) as needed; assisting and managing production of Administrative Weekly, media materials, web materials and publications using outside vendors; assisting managing internal compliance with communication policies (web, media, etc.); monitoring department budget; providing highly professional responses to internal and external requests for information. This is a new position in a new department and other duties will continue to be defined

Requirements include candidate having a Bachelor’s degree; a minimum of 3-5 years of related office experience; and knowledge of Microsoft Office, general spreadsheet and data base management, computer graphics software, and general office skills. Candidate is also required to be a Catholic with knowledge of the Church and who supports, lives and communicates the Church’s teachings as needed.

It is preferred that candidate have training or course work in web/computer-related information technology; five years of direct administrative support experience in a communications environment; skills in advanced applications of office and graphics management software; and fluency in written, or at minimum, spoken Spanish.

Position Rating – N-9 with full Diocesan Benefits.

Position is open until filled.

Please send letter of intent and resume to
Penny Pendola, Ed.D. Director
Diocese of Oakland
Department Of Human Resources
2121 Harrison Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612
510-267-8359, FAX 510-763-8055
e-mail, ppendola@oakdiocese.org

Principal - St. Jarlath School, Oakland
St. Jarlath Catholic School is a K through 8th grade school located in the city of Oakland, with a maximum capacity of 230 students, a professional staff of 12, is fully accredited by WCEA/WASC, and has before and after school Extended Care. Candidates for principal must be active practicing Catholics, possess a California Teaching Credential and a California Administrative Credential (or be enrolled in an Administrative Credential Program), and have at least five years experience in Catholic educational teaching or administration. The candidate must be able to provide spiritual, administrative, and educational leadership for the school as well as be able to assume responsibility for day-to-day administration. The successful candidate is expected to be an active member of the parish staff, parish community, and the Catholic Schools Consortium within the Diocese of Oakland. Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for developing and maintaining a school with a strong Catholic identity, academic program, and student enrollment are a must. St. Jarlath School has a supportive pastor, parent-teacher group (PTG), and parents.

Bilingual Spanish is preferred.

Salary is based upon the Diocesan Scale and depends on qualifications and experience. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, long and short term disability insurance, and retirement.

Please send letter of intent and request for an application to
Penny Pendola, Ed.D.
Director of Human Resources
Diocese of Oakland
2121 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA 94612

510-893-4711 Fax 510-763-8055

Applications should be completed by March 1, 2009.

February 5: 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! 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 once or twice a month (more frequently the more people respond). Congratulations to our January winner: David Buttrick!
• 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 to Elissa! If you have any questions, please email them to Elissa at emccormack@dspt.edu.
• Student Job Opening: Facilities Assistant
  DSPT is looking for a student to assist with Facilities. This job would entail assisting with the cleaning and maintenance of DSPT. A detailed job description and application are available from Elissa at the front desk. Applications are due February 27, 2009 to Jeremiah Loverich! If you have any questions, please email them to Jeremiah at jloverich@op.dspt.edu.
• 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.
• 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

• TONIGHT!
  
  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.
  
  
• Tuesday, February 10
  
  Mass & Lunch at DSPT
  Time: 11:10 a.m.
  
  
• Wednesday, February 11
  
  Respond to the Call from Heaven: ‘Pilgrim’s Progress’ Through Rumi’s Poetry
  Time: 7:00 p.m.
  Location: Richard S. Dinner Boardroom, Flora Lamson Hewlett Library
  2009 Reading of the Sacred Texts
  Speaker: Nargis Virani (Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the New School for Social Research, New York)
  The lecture will present an example of scriptural interpretation outside of the commonly acknowledged genre of Tafsir (exegesis). Poetry produced in the Muslim milieu often quote and interpret the Qur'an in creative and novel ways. However, it has never been studied as a fertile site for scriptural interpretation, understanding, and practice. The talk will provide a few examples from the poetry of one of the most famous Muslim Mystic-poets, Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). It will also urge for the inclusion of similar materials in other religious tradition in their study of sacred texts.
  
  
• Friday, February 13
  
  Last day for late registration or approval of requests for leave of absence, withdrawal, or for part-time status (late fees apply).
  
  Last day for registered students to change enrollment without fee.
  
  Last day to defend theses or comprehensive exam without paying tuition for Spring 2009 semester.
  
  Payment for Spring 2009 semester must be received at the business office to avoid a late fee.
  
  University of California, Berkeley – Medieval Studies Lunch Talk: “Where Palaeography Meets Iconography. Reading the Image of Thomas Aquinas”
  Time: 12:00 noon
  Location: UCB, The Faculty Club
  Speaker: Michele Mulchahey (Leonard E. Boyle Professor of Manuscript Studies, University of Toronto)
  The Medieval Studies lunches usually take place in the Lewis Latimer Room; you can confirm the location upon arrival by checking the Faculty Club’s listing of rooms, near the food service. Lunch starts at about noon. You can buy lunch at the Faculty Club or bring your own. The talk will begin around 12:20/12:30. If you have any questions, contact Steven Justice (Professor of English) at sjustice@berkeley.edu.
  
  Philosophy Movie Night
  Time: 7:30 p.m.
  Location: DSPT Classroom 1
  Movie: Trading Places
  
  
• Monday, February 16
  
  Presidents’ Day, Academic and Administrative holiday.

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

February 3: Job Openings, Diocese of Oakland

Week of February 3, 2009

Principal - St. Jarlath School, Oakland

St. Jarlath Catholic School is a K through 8th grade school located in the city of Oakland, with a maximum capacity of 230 students, a professional staff of 12, is fully accredited by WCEA/WASC, and has before and after school Extended Care. Candidates for principal must be active practicing Catholics, possess a California Teaching Credential and a California Administrative Credential (or be enrolled in an Administrative Credential Program), and have at least five years experience in Catholic educational teaching or administration. The candidate must be able to provide spiritual, administrative, and educational leadership for the school as well as be able to assume responsibility for day-to-day administration. The successful candidate is expected to be an active member of the parish staff, parish community, and the Catholic Schools Consortium within the Diocese of Oakland. Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for developing and maintaining a school with a strong Catholic identity, academic program, and student enrollment are a must. St. Jarlath School has a supportive pastor, parent-teacher group (PTG), and parents.

Bilingual Spanish is preferred.

Salary is based upon the Diocesan Scale and depends on qualifications and experience. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurance, long and short term disability insurance, and retirement.

Please send letter of intent and request for an application to
Penny Pendola, Ed.D.
Director of Human Resources
Diocese of Oakland
2121 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA 94612

510-893-4711 Fax 510-763-8055

Applications should be completed by March 1, 2009.

Director - Elizabeth House, Oakland

As our Director based in Oakland, CA, you will be charged with the management and administration of the programs, finances, and operations across our organization. We will look to you to be our advocate in securing annual funding by your ability to articulate the Elizabeth House mission and vision - in newsletters, mailings, and in person - to various supporting agencies, faith based groups, and in writing grants. Experience managing the recruitment of employees and volunteers will aid you in pre-screening and selecting new residents. Your background in not-for-profit organizations, practical knowledge of the Catholic Worker methodologies, combined with a strong understanding and compassion for homeless and/or low income people, will give you the functional and cultural knowledge needed to succeed in this rewarding role.

Salary information: $40,000 to $50,000 (depending upon experience)

Position begins: Immediately

Contact: Lauren Jacobsen, 415-755-1235, ljacobsen@accolo.com

To apply for this position or refer someone you know, please use our online interview system managed by Accolo at http://jobs.accolo.com/16537. Once you have completed the interview, your information will be forwarded to the hiring authority for decisions on next steps.

Funeral Services Manager - Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward

We are looking for an active Catholic professional with management experience. Our ideal candidates often have a background in customer service and management along with an interest in ministry. This position entails overseeing funeral directors, administrative responsibilities, and the logistics of scheduling staff and services at our facilities in Hayward. Candidates need not have funeral or cemetery background, but should have a minimum of 5 years of management experience. We offer competitive salary, incentive, and comprehensive health care benefits. Potential candidates who wish to be considered should submit a current resume to:

Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services
Attn: Ann Marie Baatz, Human Resources
1965 Reliez Valley Rd.
Lafayette, CA 94549
Or fax to 925-946-1449