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).