Associated Students of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology: March 26: Arch & Vine

IN THIS ISSUE

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! This week’s topic: how can DSPT and the GTU better save money or increase revenue in the future? Don’t forget to submit your name to be included in the raffle! 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! It seems that most people planned to study during the Spring Recess; hope you were as productive as you wanted to be!
Think you are graduating this spring?
Remember that Friday, April 3 is the deadline to file completed and approved copies of DSPT MA theses, GTU MA theses, and certification of satisfactory completion of the oral examination for DSPT MA (Theology) Comprehensive for spring graduation.
Dissertation Writing Workshop (Also Helpful for M.A. Theses)
The GTU Doctoral Student Professional Development Program is running a workshop on Dissertation Writing Strategies on Wednesday, April 8 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. in CDSP Classroom 113. Dorothy Duff Brown will lead the annual workshop and will give you a valuable approach to organizing your project. Lunch will be provided. A $35 fee is required. Please register with and pay your fee to Fredonia Thompson, GTU Receptionist and Student Affairs Office Manager (fthompson@gtu.edu), by Wednesday, April 1.
Volunteers Needed for the Alemany Dinner on Saturday, April 18
Please join the DSPT community in honoring Fr. Tommy Hayes, Fr. Vincent Lopez, and Fr. Martin Walsh at this year’s Alemany dinner by volunteering to help with the event. We need:
§ Friday set-up and decorating from 2-6 p.m. – 2 volunteers
§ Saturday prep from 2-4 p.m. –2 volunteers
§ Saturday cooks from 9 a.m. to noon – 6 volunteers
§ Saturday greeters/ushers – 6 volunteers
§ Saturday bartenders/wine servers during reception – 6 volunteers
§ Saturday food/wine/coffee servers during dinner – 11-13 volunteers
§ Saturday clean up from 9-11 p.m. – 8-10 volunteers
If you can help, e-mail Ciel at mmahoney@dspt.edu.
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UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES

Saturday, March 28

Lenten Retreat: Contemplative Prayer with Scripture
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley (2407 Dana St., Room G213)
Retreat, refresh, rest, reflect, repent, remember, and renew. Step back from the usual rush of life’s demands in order to see yourself and God more clearly. Lent is a time of slowing our pace to remember Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection, God's amazing grace for our souls and the world. Again and again, we open our hearts to receive this gift.Susan S. Phillips (Ph.D.) is executive director of New College Berkeley, teaches Christian spirituality at the GTU and other seminaries, and is a spiritual director. She is the author of a new book, "Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction".For additional program information and to register, visit the New College Berkeley website.
Monday, March 30 – Wednesday, April 1

ATS/WASC Capacity and Preparatory Review Site Visit
Monday, March 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.
Tuesday, March 31

DSPT Mass & Lunch
Time: 11:10 a.m.

Theology of the Body Study Group
Human Love in the Divine Plan: “on earth as it is in heaven”
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: DSPT Conference Room
A new discussion group is reading through John Paul II’s revolutionary teaching on the Theology of the Body. For more information, contact Ed at ehopfner@oakdiocese.org or Br. Dominic David at dominic.david.op@gmail.com.
Friday, April 3

Deadline to file completed and approved copies of GTU MA theses or certification of oral examination forms for MABL candidates for Spring graduation.

Deadline to file completed and approved copies of theses for DSPT MA (research emphasis) or certification of satisfactory completion of the oral examination for DSPT MA (comprehensive emphasis) for Spring graduation.

Mindful of Our Dignity: The Human Person and Scotus’s Moral Perspective
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: PSR Chapel
Join FST for a talk by Mary Beth Ingham, CSJ (Kenan B. Osborne, OFM Distinguished Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology). A reception will follow at FST.

Human Rights Film Festival: Red Terror on the Amber Coast
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: DSPT Classroom 1
Film by Fr. Ken Gumbert, OP (DSPT Alum) and Fr. David O’Rourke, OP
Red Terror on the Amber Coast documents the fifty-year-long struggle between the people of Lithuania and the Soviet KGB and their predecessors to impose Soviet control on a free and democratic, Western republic. Using filmed interview, archival photos and newsreel footage, it describes Stalin’s use of state-sponsored terror to destroy opposition, collectivize agriculture and industry, and create a single social class all under party control. Some interview record the long-term, armed resistance by organized partisans to the KGB and its troops. Others describe their experiences – as adults and children – of arrest, imprisonment, deportation to Siberia and the Arctic Coast, and years as slave laborers in the mines and forests of the Far East. Visit the website for the Faith in Human Rights Symposium for more information about the Human Rights Film Festival.
Saturday, April 4

Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion Research Conference
Time: 10:15 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Location: GTU Library, Dinner Board Room
A conference with Dr. Francisco J. Ayala, with responses by John Braverman, Chris Doran, Joshua M. Moritz, Oliver Putz, and Robert John Russell. To register for the conference, box lunch, or for more information, visit www.ctns.org/jkr_fellow.html or call CTNS at 510-848-8152. Advanced registration is recommended as space is limited.

Endowment/Stewardship Lunch and Workshop
Time: 9:45 a.m.
Location: PLTS
The students and staff of PLTS would like to invite all of the GTU up to PLTS for lunch and a workshop about endowments and stewardship. In times of economic hardships, these kinds of conversations and explorations of our theology of stewardship are of great importance. The morning will be part practical education, part hands-on experience, and part conversation and relationship.An organic lunch will be provided at 1:00 p.m. As part of the hands-on process, we are asking each person to bring ten dollars for a fun activity. All money will be matched and donated to three local charities. No one will be refused for lack of funds!If you have any questions, contact Sara Pearson at thesarap@hotmail.com.