- Important Announcements
- Upcoming Events/Deadlines
- Summer Programs
- Job Opportunities
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 early registration. Don’t forget to submit your name to be included in the raffle! Congratulations to our April winners: Hannah Mecaskey and Fr. Joe Boenzi! 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! We’ll be sure to let the organizers know who said they’d be willing to perform! - Coffee Goodness Running Low???
The cost of coffee to DSPT has increased exponentially this year! To keep the coffee goodness flowing, please place a small donation in the box next to the coffee machine. The suggested donation is $0.50 per cup. Remember: a small cup of coffee at Peet’s costs $1.70, which is what you’ll have to pay if the coffee goodness is forced to stop flowing! - ASDSPT Elections
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR ASDSPT NOMINATIONS! If you’re interested in a position, or know someone who you think would be a great Council member, nominate yourself or them for a position! Nominations can be written on the board in the Galleria, or placed in the nomination box located at the DSPT front desk. If you are interested in knowing more about what the positions on the Council entail, see Elissa at the front desk for a description. Nominees will be notified by the Student Council and shall communicate their acceptance in writing by placing the form in the acceptance box (at the DSPT front desk) by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 4. Ballots will then be distributed to all the students in their DSPT mailboxes. They are due in the ballot box (also at the DSPT front desk) by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8. - Scholarship Resources for GTU Graduate Students Workshop
A Scholarship Resources for Graduate Students Workshop will be offered on Tuesday, May 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Teaching Lab at the Flora Lamson Hewlet GTU library. This workshop is designed to introduce students to key scholarship databases, application strategies, organizational tactics, and research and fellowship resources. To sign up for this workshop please call 510-649-2489 or email scholarships@gtu.edu. Please note that the monthly electronic information sent out to GTU students by the Financial Aid Office now features a Scholarship Resources Newsletter page highlighting newly found scholarships, links to current scholarships, practical strategies to consider in your search, and more. - Immaculate Heart Radio (AM 1260) Live Broadcast of Bishop Cordileone’s Mass of Installation
The entire Mass of Installation will be presented live, next Tuesday, May 5 from noon until completion on the Bay Area’s Catholic radio station. Tune in just before noon to IHM Radio, which is located on your AM dial at 1260. IHM will broadcast the installation of Bishop Salvatore Cordileone from beginning to end, with commentary by IHM’s Chris Lyford. - 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.
UPCOMING EVENTS/DEADLINES
- TONIGHT: Thursday, April 30
Women’s Studies in Religion Program Presents a Book Reading and Panel Discussion on Saving Shame by Virginia Burrus
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Dinner Boardroom, GTU Library; Light reception will follow
In Saving Shame, Virginia Burrus explores one of the strongest and most disturbing aspects of the Christian tradition, its excessive preoccupation with shame. While Christianity has frequently been implicated in the conversion of ancient Mediterranean cultures from shame- to guilt-based, and thus in the emergence of the modern West's emphasis on guilt, Burrus seeks to recuperate the importance of shame for Christian culture. Focusing on late antiquity, she explores a range of fascinating phenomena, from the flamboyant performances of martyrs to the imagined abjection of Christ, from the self-humiliating disciplines of ascetics to the intimate disclosures of Augustine. Burrus argues that Christianity innovated less by replacing shame with guilt than by embracing shame. Indeed, the ancient Christians sacrificed honor but laid claim to their own shame with great energy, at once intensifying it and transforming it. Public spectacles of martyrdom became the most visible means through which vulnerability to shame was converted into a defiant witness of identity; this was also where the sacrificial death of the self-exemplified by Christ's crucifixion was most explicitly appropriated by his followers. Shame showed a more private face as well, as Burrus demonstrates. The ambivalent lure of fleshly corruptibility was explored in the theological imaginary of incarnational Christology. It was further embodied in the transgressive disciplines of saints who plumbed the depths of humiliation. Eventually, with the advent of literary and monastic confessional practices, the shame of sin's inexhaustibility made itself heard in the revelations of testimonial discourse. In conversation with an eclectic constellation of theorists, Burrus interweaves her historical argument with theological, psychological, and ethical reflections. She proposes, finally, that early Christian texts may have much to teach us about the secrets of shame that lie at the heart of our capacity for humility, courage, and transformative love.
Islam and Human Rights Lecture
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (1433 Madison Street, Oakland)DSPT and the Center for Islamic Studies and Center for Jewish Studies at the GTU invite you to the third lecture in the Faith in Human Rights series: Islam and Human Rights, by Abdulaziz Sachedina, Ph.D. Dr. Sachedina is the Frances Myers Ball Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia and author of numerous texts, such as The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism and Islamic Biomedical Ethics. - Friday, May 1
Tri-School Coffee House
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: DSPT
The yearly Tri-School Coffee House is an opportunity to enjoy the talent of others (and to share your own!), while enjoying some food and fun! So… dust off your harmonica, practice that dance routine and let others enjoy! To get on the program for the evening and claim your show biz debut, contact Hannah Mecaskey (hmecaskey@op.dspt.edu). - Monday, May 4
Religion, Ethics, and Media (The Sixth Annual McCoy Memorial Lecture on Religion, Ethics, and Public Life)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: PSR Chapel
Michael Krasny, host of KQED radio’s award-winning Forum, a news and public affairs program, professor of English at San Francisco State University, and author of Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life will dialogue with James A. Donohue, GTU president and professor of ethics. Krasny and Donohue will touch on the religious ideas and issues of the day, the people who are framing these issues, and what the media’s responsibility is for framing the issues. A reception will follow at the Bade Museum. Free and open to the public. - Tuesday, May 5
DSPT Mass & Lunch
Time: 11:10 a.m.
East Bay Theology on Tap: Ruined for Life: How the Jesuit Volunteer Corp. Shaped Our Lives for the Better
Time: Happy Hour at 7:00 p.m., Speaker at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Kerry House (4092 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland)
Speakers: Emily Rischmann & Molly O’Brien
As Jesuit volunteers who are committed to working with seniors, many of whom have life experience far beyond their years, we have witnessed excruciating suffering & the most beautiful signs of strength. - Wednesday, May 6
Thinking Israel/Palestine
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Dinner Boardroom, GTU Library
A lecture by Professor Judith Butler of UC Berkeley with reflections by Professor Munir Jiwa, Director of the Center for Islamic Studies, and Professor Deena Aranoff, Acting Director of the Center for Jewish Studies. - Thursday, May 7
Faith in Human Rights Workshop: Forming an Interfaith Coalition for Human Rights
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cathedral of Christ the Light (180 Grand Ave., Oakland)
Panelists: William McKinney (PSR), Racelle Weiman (Temple University), Ameena Jandali (Islamic Networking Group)
Collaborators: United Religions Initiative (Invited; representatives of religious communities in the U.S., promotes multi-religious cooperation for peace and justice, builds on the spiritual, human, and institutional resources of its communities, enhances mutual understanding, and acts for the common good) and Islamic Networking Group (The Islamic Networking Group is a non-profit, educational organization founded in 1993 that promotes religious literacy and mutual respect through on-site presentations and interfaith dialogues to schools, communities agencies, and other institutions. With its affiliates, ING’s outreach spans the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.) - Friday, May 8
Philosophy Movie Night: Faust
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: DSPT Classroom 1
See the DSPT Academic/Events Calendar here: http://www.dspt.edu/docs/news/calendar_list.asp
SUMMER PROGRAMS
- DSPT Summer Session: Learn. Reflect. Proclaim.
DSPT is offering some exciting courses as part of this year’s summer session. Our offerings include some of our traditionally offered courses, like Icon: Sacred Image, Intro to Icon Painting, and Pray Like a Mystic I & II. We are also offering some exciting new courses like Lay Preaching, Youth Ministry Spirituality, Evangelizing Education I & II (the only courses in pedagogy offered at the GTU), and an intensive Latin course designed to prepare you to take the language exam. For more information about how to register, or for detailed course descriptions, visit our Summer Session website.
Early registration for summer courses runs until May 15. Late enrollment is possible up until the beginning of the course, but is not guaranteed and late registration fees may apply. - Learn German This Summer Online
This program is designed to prepare you for language proficiency exams with an emphasis on reading and translating German. The objective is to have you reading modern scholarly articles in German by the end of the course. No previous language knowledge is required.
The instructor, who has a background of 6-years of graduate work at a German university and 12-years experience teaching the intensive German course to graduate students, had a high rate of success with his previous online summer course. The majority of students taking the course either passed their German proficiency exam in the fall or had it waived based on their performance in the course.
The course is given in “real time.” Students can fully participate by listening and speaking, translating and posing questions. The course may be taken from any location; access to the internet and a phone line is required. The time commitment is approximately 30 hours/week. The course fee is $700.
There is limited space available and applications will be accepted on a “first come, first serve” basis. Applications are currently being accepted, but the final deadline is May 7, 2009.
For information and an application write to: Erasmus Academy NY Admissions, 297 Kinderkamack Rd. #150, Oradell, New Jersey 07649. You can also call 210-265-0765 or visit www.languageprodigy.com.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Active Voice Faith Based Projects Internship Opportunity (P/T to F/T)
Active Voice seeks an engaged and media-savvy individual to be the point person for our faith-based projects. A successful candidate will have an interest in social media and a background in addressing faith through film. S/he has either worked directly with media (at an organization, on a project, etc.) or has a strong sense of and interest in how storytelling in general, and media in particular, can be applied to social justice work. The work also requires attention to detail, cultural competency, and a high level of organization and teamwork skills. Social marketing skills and an engaging personality are desirable. A successful candidate will have proven analytical and research skills, and s/he should be equally effective in communicating with high level project advisors, diverse faith groups, and community activists. This opportunity will have a strong interfaith relationship building component. The student will be an instrumental part of three projects: The Calling online engagement, New Muslim Cool, and The Education of Shelby Knox welcoming conversations project.
People of color and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. A stipend will be provided. The intern is responsible for securing her/his own housing as well as daily transportation to/from our office for the duration of the internship. Applicants should email a cover letter, a professional writing sample, and resume to info@activevoice.net.
Active Voice uses television and digital media to spark social change. Our team of strategic communications specialists works with filmmakers, funders, advocates and thought leaders to put a human face on the issues of our times. We frame and beta-test key messages, develop national and local partnerships, plan and execute outcome-oriented screenings and high profile events, repurpose digital content for web and viral distribution, produce ancillary and educational resources, and consult with industry and sector leaders. Since our inception in 2001, Active Voice has built a diverse portfolio of film-based campaigns focusing on issues including immigration, criminal justice, healthcare and sustainability. For more information, visit www.activevoice.net. - Youth Spirit Artworks: Summer 2009 Art and Pastoral Care Interns
Youth Spirit Artworks is offering two paid art and pastoral care internships for seminarians in summer 2009 as part of our training program with homeless and low-income transition age youth, June 22 through August 21. One intern placement will be with our Community Arts Program, painting a mural with youth in South Berkeley. Hours are Monday through Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A second intern placement will be with our Intensive Arts Training Program in our art studio. This program will be held at Berkeley Technology Academy (2701 MLK Jr. Way at Derby St.). Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Internships are 15 hours per week and hours are flexible. Stipends are $500 each.
To apply, send a brief cover letter and resume to: Sally Hindman, Executive Director, Shindman@youthspiritartworks.org or 1769 Alcatraz Ave., Berkeley, CA 94703. Application deadline: June 1, 2009. People of color and GLBTQI applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Youth Spirit Artworks is a new interfaith youth art jobs organization based in South Berkeley. We are involved in arts furniture painting and other arts ventures with homeless, formerly homeless and low-income youth, ages 16 to 25. The mission of Youth Spirit Artworks is to use art to empower and transform the lives of youth, giving young people the experience, skills and self-confidence to meet their full potential. YSA is modeled after the world renowned New Orleans art jobs program, YaYa Inc.
