The Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development hosts three annual lectures open to the public including The Day of Common Learning, C. May Marston Lecture, and Winifred E. Weter Faculty Award Lecture. The Center also hosts a variety of student and faculty dinners, workshops, and conferences. Below, we list current and recent events.
Autumn 2009
December 14, 2009
Fall Faculty Mentoring Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Upper Gwinn Foyer
SPU Faculty mentoring pairs are invited to the Fall Faculty Mentoring Dinner. Ross Stewart will present "It's Not All About You!" Please RSVP to Anna Miller by 5 p.m. on Friday, December 4th, 2009.
December 11, 2009
"W" Course Faculty Workshop
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Bertona 6
Led by Dr. Tom Amorose
This workshop will focus on assessing and commenting on student writing in "W" courses, with the goal of providing a common campus vocabulary for talking about writing. Participants receive a stipend of $125 and a free lunch. Enrollment is limited to 20. Contact Anna Miller to register.
October 27, 2009
The Nuts and Bolts of
Applying to Graduate School
1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Demaray Hall 255
Led by Dr. Susan VanZanten
This seminar for SPU undergraduate students covers the basic steps of applying to graduate school. It will address practical issues such as the application process, taking the GRE, getting recommendations, the personal statement, financial considerations, and a recommended time table.
October 21, 2009
COS Grant Prospect Research
Faculty Workshop
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Falcon's Lounge, RBP
All SPU faculty are invited to learn about a new proactive grant lead research tool, COS. A COS representative and Laura Lundahl, SPU Assistant Director - Grants, will provide information and answer questions. Lunch is provided and an RSVP to Kathryn Mier is required by Oct. 16, 2009.
October 14, 2009
10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Royal Brougham Pavilion
Featuring Dr. Ronald C. White
Summer 2009
The Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development will be offering one faculty mini-course this summer. To register contact Anna Miller no later that Friday, September 4, 2009.
Faculty Summer Mini Courses
September 17, 2009
Writing for Everyone
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Bertona 6
Led by Dr. Tom Amorose
Spring 2009
April 30, 2009
Paul T. Walls Lecture
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Upper Gwinn, Queen Anne Room
"John's John: The Tenor of Scripture in
a Wesleyan Key, Part Two"
Robert Wall, Paul T. Walls Professor
of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies
April 16, 2009
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
"Toward a Theology of Mental Illness"
Marcia Webb, Associate Professor
of Clinical Psychology
Winter 2009
March 16, 2009
Winter Faculty Mentor Dinner
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Upper Gwinn Foyer
SPU Faculty mentoring pairs are invited to the Winter Faculty Mentoring Dinner. Rod Stiling will present "Why Participate in Faculty Governance?" Please RSVP to Anna Miller by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 6th, 2009.
March 11, 2009
Faculty Reconciliation Studies Seminar
3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
Chris Rice and Emmanuel Katongole will discuss their experience as co-directors of Center for Reconciliation at Duke University. All SPU Faculty are invited. Light refreshments will be served.
March 10, 2009
Alfred S. Palmer Lecture
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Upper Gwinn
"Is Christ Divided? Locating the Possibility of the True Church"
Dr. Ephraim Radner, Professor of Historical Theology at Wycliffe College
February 24, 2009
7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Demaray Hall 150
"The Myth of Orpheus: Love and Music "
Dr. Owen M. Ewald, C. May Marston Professor of Classics.
February 17, 2009
Senior Mentor Training
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
A discussion for 2009 Senior Mentors led by Dr. Susan VanZanten. RSVP to Anna Miller by Friday, February 13, 2009. Include your lunch choice from Ingallina's.
February 12, 2009
Is Grad School for You?
9:30 a.m. -10:20 a.m.
Library Conference Room
Led by Dr. Susan VanZanten
This Seminar for SPU undergraduate students will cover the basics of a grad school application, the GRE, obtaining recommendations, writing your personal statement, and more.
January 27, 2009
Diversity Luncheon
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Library Seminar Room
Featuring Dr. April Middeljans.