Events

The Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development hosts five annual lectures open to the public including The Day of Common Learning, Alfred S. Palmer Lecture, C. May Marston Lecture, Paul T. Walls 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 2008

Day of Common Learning

December 15, 2008

Fall Faculty Mentoring Dinner
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Upper Gwinn Foyer

SPU Faculty mentoring pairs are invited to the Fall Faculty Mentoring Dinner.  Susan VanZanten will speak on "Sabbath Making and Keeping ."  Please RSVP to Anna Miller by 5:00pm on Friday, December 6th, 2008.

November 6, 2008

The Nuts and Bolts of Applying to Graduate School

9:30 am - 10:50 am

Demaray Hall 356

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 15, 2008

Day of Common Learning

10:00 am - 11:00 am

Royal Brougham Pavilion

Featuring Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff.

 

Summer 2008

Faculty Summer Mini Courses 

The Center for Scholarship and Faculty Development is pleased to offer a third series of faculty mini-courses providing an opportunity for faculty development and fellowship.  To register for the September courses contact Anna Miller no later that Wednesday, August 20th, 2008.

June 16, 2008 and September 17, 2008

UFDN 1000

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bertona 3 (June Session)
Bertona 6 (Sept Session)

Led by Dr. Jeff Keuss and Dr. Sara Koenig.

June 17, 2008 and September 19, 2008

Writing for Everyone

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bertona 3 (June Session)

Bertona 6 (Sept Session)

Led by Dr. Tom Amorose.

June 18, 2008 and September 10, 2008

Introduction to Women's Studies

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bertona 3 (June Session)

Bertona 6 (Sept Session)

Led by Dr. Jennifer McKinney

June 19, 2008 and September 12, 2008

Teaching and Researching with Multicultural Sensitivity

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Bertona 3 (June Session)

Bertona 6 (Sept Session)

Led by Dr. Karen Quek and Dr. Dave Stewart


Spring 2008

June 3 , 2008
Spring Faculty Mentor Dinner
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Upper Gwinn Foyer

SPU Faculty mentoring pairs are invited to the Spring Faculty Mentoring Dinner.  Debra Sequeira will speak on "Toward a Pedagogy of Wholeness: Self, Students, and Content."  Please RSVP to Anna Miller by 5:00 pm on Friday, May 24th, 2008.

May 5, 2008

Fulbright Fellowship Informational Meeting

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Demaray Hall 360

Led by Dr. Susan Gallagher

SPU seniors and graduates are invited to hear about the one year fellowship opportunity available to U.S. students pursuing international graduate study, teaching, or research.

April 29 , 2008

Paul T. Walls Lecture

9:30 am - 10:20 am
First Free Methodist Church
"John's John: The Tenor of Scripture in a Wesleyan Key"
Robert W. Wall, Ph.D.

Paul T. Walls Professor of Scripture

April 22, 2008

Women's Faculty Dinner

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Upper Gwinn Queen Anne Room

Dr. Margaret Bendroth, Executive Director of the American Congregational Association to speak.

Please RSVP to Anna Miller by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 12th, 2008.

April 17, 2008

Is Grad School for You?

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm

Demaray Hall 255

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.

April 10 , 2008

Winifred E. Weter Lecture
7:30 pm -9:00 pm

Demaray Hall 150

"Multiplying Division: A Figural Reading of the Story of the Levite's Concubine"

Frank Anthony Spina, Ph.D.

Professor of Old Testament

 

Winter 2008

March 10, 2008

Winter Faculty Mentor Dinner

5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Upper Gwinn Foyer

SPU Faculty mentoring pairs are invited to the Winter Faculty Mentoring Dinner.  Mike Hamilton will speak on "Leading the Scholarly Life."  Please RSVP to Anna Miller by 5:00 pm on Friday, February 29th, 2008.

March 4, 2008
Alfred S. Palmer Lecture
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Upper Gwinn
"Salvation in Christ: The Orthodox Approach"
Metropolitan Kalistos Ware of Diokleia

February 14, 2008

C. May Marston Lecture

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Demaray Hall 150
"What are you Laughing At? Humor in the Ancient World"
Dr. Owen M. Ewald, C. May Marston Professor of Classics

This lecture will discuss Greco-Roman humor, both its practice and theory, as well as explore the literary and social context of humor in the ancient world - including the serious theme of isolation.
 

February 7, 2008

Rhodes, Fulbright and More
9:30 am -10:30 am

Demaray Hall 258

Led by Dr. Susan VanZanten

This seminar for SPU undergraduate students will provide an informational overview of major national fellowships available for undergraduate students.

 

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