Concordia University, St. Paul
Volume 9, Issue 5 November 2008
Faculty
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then click on Faculty Bulletin. The bulletin will emphasize faculty policy and business issues, upcoming events, professional
development opportunities, and DEADLINES. News items for the faculty and the Concordia community are publicized through the
weekly CSP Update. It is expected that faculty will fully read the Faculty Bulletin and respond, if requested. Articles for
publication in the Faculty Bulletin may be submitted via email to simon@csp.edu at least three working days prior to publication. The
next issue will be sent on December 3, 2008. The submission deadline for articles for the next issue is November 24, 2008.
Memorial Service
Please join us for a memorial service for our dear friend, Scott Harr
who passed away on Tuesday, September 30. Scott not only touched the lives
of those at Concordia, but also the many people he has known, worked with and taught.
The service will be held in the Graebner Memorial Chapel on
Wednesday, November 5 - 4:00 p.m.
Civic Engagement
We are in the every vote counts season. There has
been a great deal of healthy debate and candidate
pins, bumper stickers, and campaign signs are visible
around the campus. Next Tuesday all of us will have
an opportunity to practice foundation level
citizenship by voting. I encourage all of you to set an
example of civic participation for our students. Our
calling as responsible citizens goes further – it is how
we handle ourselves after elections. Our
responsibility is to support government leaders; to
pray for them; and to put the best construction on
decisions they might be making in the future. Luther
saw good government and good leaders as gifts from
God. May we see our elected officials as “gifts from
God”’ even if they didn’t receive our vote!
In this Issue:
Faculty Professional Activity Deadline
Upcoming Calendar Events
Amadeus Theater Production
Academic Affairs
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In the News
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Concordia Partnership
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Poehler Lecture
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Off-Campus & Global Trips
OHSCO News
Disability Services News
From the Faculty Scholarship Center
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E-Newsletter Sources
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Convocations
Book of the Year Events
Campus Ministry Connection
Music Events
Theatre Schedule
New Student Orientation (NSO)
Help Desk Hours
Bob DeWerff
Vice President for Academic Affairs
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DID YOU REMEMBER TO SUBMIT YOUR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY?
The faculty professional activity report is due November 1….go to http://www.csp.edu/fac_act/ Information you submit
will be stored in a database. The submissions support our compliance with accrediting agencies, our university image within the
community and for recruitment and marketing, and our goal to recognize and share our strengths and contribution. Articles for
CSP publications and reports for accreditations and grants will be drawn from these submissions. The submission process is
simple! If you have any questions, call the Office of Academic Affairs at X8730 or email simon@csp.edu.
*** When you submit items to Jill Johnson for the weekly CSP Update – they still need to be put into this report. ***
Deans – please reinforce this message to all of your faculty members. Thank you.
Upcoming Calendar Events –MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
NOVEMBER
November 5, Wednesday
November 6, Thursday, 11:30 am
November 9, Sunday, 3:30 pm
November 10, Monday
November, 12, Wednesday, Noon
November 14, Friday, 7:30 pm
November 17, Monday, 4:30 pm
November 19, Wednesday, Noon
November 17-20, Mon-Thurs.
November 21, Friday, 2:00 pm
November 25, Tuesday
November 26-30
- CONVOCATION: David Feinberg: Voice of Vision
- Book of the Year – Chapel
- Faculty Recital Series – Buetow Auditorium
- Last day to withdraw from a full semester course (W)
- One Note & Zotero
- Vocal Jazz/Jazz Ensemble Concert
- One Note & Zotero
- CONVOCATION: Homelessness Awareness Week
- Registration for spring semester
-Student Recital Series – Buetow Music Center Auditorium
- Last day to withdraw from a second half semester course (W)
- Thanksgiving break
DECEMBER
December 1, Monday
December 3, Wednesday
December 4, Thursday, 11:30 am
December 5-7, Fri-Sun
December 12, Friday, 2:00 pm
-Classes resume
- CONVOCATION: Reflections on the Scholar Ship – Prof. Basma Ibrahim DeVries
- Book of the Year Discussion – Brown Bag Series – Chapel
-Fine & Performing Arts Christmas Concert-Buetow Music Center Auditorium
- Student Recital Series – Buetow Music Center Auditorium
-Classes end
December 15, Monday, 7:30 pm
-Christmas Vespers Service - Chapel
December 15-18, Mon-Thurs
-Fall semester finals
December 19, Friday
-Residence hall move out day
December 20, 2008 – January 20, 2009 - Semester Break
AMADEUS
The next production by the Concordia University Theatre Department is Peter Shaffer ‘s Amadeus, one of the
major theatrical works of the late twentieth century as well as the inspiration for an Academy Award winning
movie. Based upon a popular legend, it is the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as told through the memory of
Antonio Salieri, a well-established court composer whose jealousy drives him to declare war not only on the
talented but brash Mozart, but upon the God who would allow such an unworthy vessel to carry his Divine Voice.
It is a story of character intrigue, probing the questions of mediocrity and true genius against a backdrop of some
of the greatest works in Western classical music.
The production plays Thursday through Saturday, November 20 – 22 at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, November 23 at
2:00 PM. For tickets - call TicketWorks at 651-209-6689.
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In The News
Congratulations to Lonn Maly and his colleagues in the College of Education who worked tirelessly to assure our NCATE
reaccreditation. This is a strong affirmation of the quality of our education programs.
Dr. Carol Rinkoff has been elected as the CBOL representative to the Graduate Council. Congratulations, Carol!
Cindy Croft and Huda Farah of the Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC) at Concordia University were invited to present HIIL
NAAFO: Promising Practices in the Somali Community to Support Inclusion at the National Head Start Dual Language Institute
October 31 in Washington, D.C. The CICC produced DVD HIIL NAAFO: A Call to Inclusion as a resource in Somali around child
development and early intervention and may be purchased at http://www.inclusivechildcare.org/c_marketplace.html
Dr. Steve Manderscheid was co-editor with Dr. Alexandre Ardichvili and co-contributor and contributor of two articles in the October
issue of Advances in Developing Human Resources. Ardichvili, A., & Manderscheid, S. (2008). Emerging Practices in Leadership
Development: An introduction. Advances in Development Human Resources, 10(5), 619-631.
Manderscheid, S. (2008). New Leader Assimilation: An Intervention for Leaders in Transition. Advances in Development Human
Resources, 10(5), 686-702. The journal is published by Sage. It is Volume 10, Issue 5.
Dr. Rhoda Schuler, Religion and Interdisciplinary Studies faculty, had her article “On the Veneration of Saints and Martyrs, Ancient
and Modern” published in the fall 2008 issue of Word and World: Theology for Christian Ministry, a quarterly journal published by
Luther Seminary, St. Paul.
Plan to watch KMSP-TV (Channel 9 New) on election night when CSP History faculty and admitted political junkie,
Dr. David Woodard, joins the news anchors to watch returns and provide commentary on election returns.
Dr. Michael Walcheski and Dr. David Bredehoft will have their newly edited book Family Life Education: Integrating Theory and
Practice - Second Edition, announced at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations of. It is highly regarded
as a professional resource and a supplemental textbook.
Partnership brings Concordia to Burnsville
Concordia University has partnered with the City of Burnsville and the Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191 to establish
a higher education partnership that will offer a variety of degree programs and classes at the city’s Diamondhead Education
Center. The center offers continuing education programming across the spectrum, including an active senior center, an early
child education center and classes for Burnsville High School seniors. The Burnsville partnership will offer a wide range of
learning opportunities beginning with Concordia’s cohort-delivered BA, MA and MBA programs and programming through
Continuing Studies, including certificate-based programs and workshops. Concordia also is exploring the possibilities for
offering PSEO classes. The city also hopes to take advantage of Concordia’s expertise in working with the area’s growing
minority and immigrant populations, helping Burnsville become a suburban model for excellence in that area. “We appreciate
the leadership of Mayor Elizabeth Kautz of Burnsville for bringing this exciting partnership to fruition.” - Dr. Bruce Corrie
Poehler Lecture
On Tuesday, March 31, 2008, Dr. Carl Schoenbeck
will deliver the Eighth Annual Poehler Lecture on
Faith and Learning. Dr. Schoenbeck is especially
well known to the Concordia University community,
having served for many years as professor of
education, chairperson of the division of education,
and, most recently, vice president for academic
affairs. Further details (precise time and place) will
be coming soon.
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Off-Campus and Global Trips
If you are making plans for any off-campus event, tour or trip, please submit the
registration /authorization form to the Academic Affairs office. The form needs to be
submitted for ANY ACTIVITY that you take the students from Concordia to another
location for more than just one day. This is a risk management coordination issue. You
can find the forms at: http://concordia.csp.edu/academicaffairs/forms.html
ALL REGISTRATION MUST BE IN THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS OFFICE BY THE END
OF SEPTEMBER OR YOU WILL RISK NOT HAVING YOUR TRIP APPROVED. If
you do not know all the details, at least send a note of the intentions of the trip.
Thank you.
is working with LINC-Twin Cities and the Minnesota South District LCMS to highlight efforts to reach the next generation for
Christ. This movement is sometimes identified as “Emerging Church” or “Gen X Outreach” or “Reaching Millennials for
Christ.” If you have any thoughts about important resources (people working in this area, particularly helpful books, videos,
etc.), please contact Mark Press at 651-641-8830 or press@csp.edu. We are considering a symposium in the spring, followed by
a fuller seminar/workshop during the summer months.
Thank you to all who participated in Disability Awareness week!
We had a record number of participants this year!
Reminder: Students requesting accommodations due to disability (extensions of time, alternative testing, etc)
should provide faculty with an accommodation (VISA) form prior to academic adjustments or services being
provided. VISA forms can either come from our office or the student directly. Please meet with a student to discuss
what is on the accommodation form as well. If you are unclear about the VISA form, what it means, how they are
developed or how you should implement approved accommodations in your classes, please contact either Melissa
Fletcher or Josie Hurka.
Testing: Disability Services requires 3-5 days notice in order to proctor exams. Finals will require one week
notice due to space and staff scheduling. We appreciate when faculty are clear regarding testing dates to ensure
timely provision of services. Faculty may provide extended time at their own discretion if this deadline is missed.
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Nov. 5: David Feinberg: Voice of Vision
The Voice to Vision project helps Holocaust survivors and Genocide survivors share their experiences through art.
This project has been directed by David Feinberg and developed through the collaboration of an interdisciplinary
visual research team that includes participants from the U of M Art Department and the Center for Holocaust and
Genocide Studies at the University of Minnesota, as well as participants from surrounding communities in the
Twin Cities.
Nov. 19: Homelessness Awareness Week
Dec. 3: Professor Basma Ibrahim DeVries: Reflections on the Scholar Ship
The Scholar Ship (www.TheScholarShip.com) is a brand new semester-at-sea program for undergraduate and
graduate students from any university in the world. Participants from diverse cultural backgrounds come together
to co-create a transnational learning community that develops their intercultural competence and fosters lifelong
friendships.
Feb. 4 & Feb. 18: TBD
Mar. 4: April Flanders
Artists are often a catalyst for social change as they are often unafraid to take on contemporary social issues with
daring work. April Flanders will lecture on her art work including historical and contemporary influences that have
affected her art making. Her work addresses consumerism and its impact on the environment through the use of
parasites as a central metaphor for the human experience. Over-consumption is devastating the environment and
the human spirit and increasingly, we are creating a parasitic relationship with our planet. This talk will address
several different areas of interest to students, staff and faculty: issues of art for social change, the overlap of art and
science and the use of mixed media materials in contemporary art.
Mar. 18: Woodrow Wilson Fellow: Anil Singh-Molares: Global entrepreneur, former Microsoft executive,
philanthropist
Born in Holland and raised in Europe and the United States, Anil Singh-Molares is a global citizen and
businessperson. Fluent in Spanish, French, and English, he is a citizen of Spain and permanent resident of the
United States. Drawing on his liberal arts education, cross-cultural upbringing, and managerial skills, SinghMolares advanced during 1991-2003 from managing a Microsoft foreign language team (40 translators and
terminologists) to overseeing all internationalization vendor relations for the company (more than $200 million in
annual expenditures). Winner of the Microsoft Achievement Award, he negotiated all contracts related to
internationalization vendors, giving him a deep understanding of the pros and cons of outsourcing. Since leaving
the software giant, he founded and serves as CEO of EchoMundi LLC, a rapidly growing international services
firm that helps corporations do business abroad. Responding to the experience of many around him who have
dealt with a life-threatening, pregnancy-related disease, he is co-founder and board member of the Preeclampsia
Foundation.
Two
e-newsletter sources from the Faculty Scholarship Center:
April 1: Immigration and Refugee Issues Panel
We’re pleased to present your new issue of Collaboration Newsbytes, the e-bulletin published monthly by The
April 15: TBD
Collaboration
for the Advancement of College Teaching & Learning. Each issue contains important news and
updates about upcoming programs and professional development opportunities.
April 22: Honors Convocation
Collaboration Newsbytes website: (www.collab.org),
To stay updated with the Council on Undergraduate Research: www.cur.org
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What: Thursday’s in the Middle of Everywhere [TITMOE]: Brown Bag Series
When: 1st Thursday of the Month - 11:30-12:30
Where: Chapel & Cross of Christ Fellowship Center
Ch. 2 &
Arrival Stories
Nov. The Beautiful Laughing Sisters-An
Arrival
Story
&
African
Stories
Ch.
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6th
Hosted by Sally Baas and the Southeast Asian Student Association – Survival stories
Date
Dec.
4th
Feb.
5th
Mar.
5th
Apr.
2nd
May
7th
Book Theme
Chapter
Focus
Children of Hope, Children of Tears
Ch. 5 &
Ch. 6
World of Children
through Music &
Word
Customs of Living
and Dying
Young Adults – “ Is There a Marriage
Broker in Lincoln”:
Ch. 7
Family-“ A Bundle of Sticks Cannot
Be Broken”
Ch. 3 &
Ch. 8
We are Family… or
Are We?
Healing in All Times and Places
Ch. 10
The Gift of
Reconciliation
Home-A Global Positioning System for
Identity & A Village of Kindness
Ch. 11 &
Ch.12
One as We are One
Convocations & Campus-Wide Events:
What
Immigration Experience through Art
Convocation: Literacy for Life
Convocation: Immigration Concerns Panel
Earth Day: A tree grows In the Middle of
Everywhere
Festival of Nations
When
January-February
February
March
April 22
April 29
Visit the Book of the Year BLOG at http://blogs.csp.edu/boy1/
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Chaplain
Campus Ministry Associates
Dr. Steve Arnold officially became the
University Chaplain on July 1, 2008. Steve
is officed in Cross of Christ Fellowship
Center 102. His phone extension remains
8213 and his e-mail is sarnold@csp.edu.
The role of the chaplain is to provide
spiritual care and support to the students of
Concordia University and to oversee the
campus ministries that serve our diverse
student population both on and off campus.
For emergencies after 4:30 p.m. that could
be supported by the University Chaplain you
may the call the switchboard by dialing zero
(0) on a campus phone.
Mr. Andy Jones and Mr. Billy Schultz serve
as Campus Ministry Associates and are
officed in the Campus Ministry Center
located in the tunnel under Meyer Hall. The
phone number is X8765. Andy can be
reached at ajones@csp.edu. Billy can be
reached at Schultz@csp.edu. Campus
Ministry Associates support the work of the
chaplain, assist in planning and leading the
ten chapels per week, coordinate peer
ministry and small group ministry, and, build
relationships with the traditional student
body.
Campus Ministry Office Hours
During the summer: 8-4:30 Monday through Friday.
During the traditional academic school year: 10:00 a.m. through 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday
5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Sunday
Chapel Schedule
Summer:
Monday through Friday:
Traditional Academic Year:
Monday through Friday:
Monday through Thursday:
Sunday Eucharist:
11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
10:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m.
Prayer Requests
Prayer requests may be made by contacting any of the campus ministry staff or by sending an e-mail to
campusministry@csp.edu. Please note that the prayers will be publicly prayed so be sure that the
person for whom you are requesting prayer gives permission for the prayer to be offered publicly. If
you do not wish the prayer to be offered publicly and would prefer that only the campus ministry staff
pray for the individual or situation, please be sure to indicate that this is a private prayer request.
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Thus says the LORD: “Maintain justice, and do what is right, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed.
And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, all
who keep the sabbath, and do not profane it, and hold fast my covenant— these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them
joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a
house of prayer for all peoples. Thus says the Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, “I will gather others to them besides
those already gathered. “ Isaiah 56:1-8
Sundays in Buetow: Faculty Recital Series
Sunday, November 9, 2008
3:30 p.m.
Scott Agster, trombone
Paul Kovacovic, piano
Buetow Music Center Auditorium
Monthly Friday afternoon Student Recitals:
2:00-2:50 p.m. in Buetow Music Center Auditorium
Friday, November 21, 2:00 p.m. Student Recital Hour
Friday, December 12, 2:00 p.m. Student Recital Hour
Concordia Music Department Concerts
Friday, November 14
7:30 p.m.
Vocal Jazz/Jazz Ensemble Concert
Buetow Music Center Auditorium
“It Came a Flow’ret Bright”: The 2008 Fine & Performing Arts Christmas Concert
Buetow Music Center Auditorium
Friday, December 5
Saturday, December 6
Sunday, December 7
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Tickets: $12 adult; $10 student/senior
Contact Ticketworks after October 15 at 651-209-6689 or www.ticketworks.com
Mon., December 15, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Christmas Vespers Service
Graebner Memorial Chapel
All events except the Christmas Concerts and the Orchestra Hall concert are free and open to the public.
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Here are the dates and actions agreed upon regarding New Student Orientation (NSO) dates and changes for
next summer:
NSOs
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
These dates will allow for registration and orientation of first-year students and transfer students. We
plan to make some adjustments to the programming during the day to make them more “transferfriendly.”
PSEO Registration
Monday, June 29, 2009
Future planning
Will try to add these dates to the Academic Calendars for 2008-09 and 2009-10 (comparable
dates). Hopefully this would make it easier for faculty to consider NSOs in their vacation
planning.
Help Desk Hours
Theatre Schedule for 2008/2009 Season
Regular Help Desk Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8 am - 9 pm
Amadeus 11/20-23 Pearson Theatre
Friday: 8 am – 5 pm
Theme for the 2008-2009 Academic Year:
Student
Saturday:Fall
8 am
– 5 pm Showcase 12/14 TBA
Sunday:
1 pmare
– 9 pm
“One
as We
One!” based on John 17:21-24
Staged Reading 2/21-22 Westlund theatre
“...that all of them may be one,
Father,
just
as you Show
are
me
and
I am
in you.
May
they also be in us so that the world may
Student
3/20-22
Westlund
Theatre
Jason
DeBoer-Moran,
HelpinDesk
Coordinator,
moran@csp.edu
believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them
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and you in me. May they be brought to complete
unity toatletSea
the world
know that3 you sent me and have loved them even as
you have loved me. Father, I want those Spring
you have
given me
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me where
I am, and to see my glory, the glory you
Student
Showcase
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have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.”
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