Associated Students of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology: February 5: Arch & Vine

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Important Announcements
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.
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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.