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From the Desk of Jill Crainshaw, Academic Dean Read this week's column and review all the academic related information you need to know. (click to the right) |
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Announcements
New Testament Professor Candidates On Campus - Today, February 4 |
Dr. Katherine Shaner, a candidate for the position of New Testament Professor, will be visiting campus today. You should have already received her CV via divsocial.
- All are invited to attend her lecture in Wingate 302 at 11:00am.
- She will also be in the Lower Auditorium at 1:30pm to meet with students.
All who are able are encouraged to attend the lecture at 11am and come with your questions for her at 1:30pm.
United Methodist Representatives to Visit School of Divinity | On Tuesday, February 5, Kim Ingram and Sally Queen from the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church will visit the Div School and have time to meet with students who are United Methodist or who are interested in serving in the United Methodist Church. They will be in chapel and community lunch, and then have times in the afternoon to meet with students individually. If you are interested in conversation with our guests about serving in the UMC, please contact Chris Copeland ([email protected]) and he will set up a meeting.
New Testament Professor Candidate On Campus - Wednesday, February 6 | Dr. Michal Beth Dinkler, a candidate for the position of New Testament Professor, will be visiting campus on Wednesday. You should have already received her CV via divsocial.
- All are invited to attend her lecture in Wingate 302 at 11:00am.
- She will also be in the Lower Auditorium at 1:30pm to meet with students.
All who are able are encouraged to attend the lecture at 11am and come with your questions for her at 1:30pm.
Free at Last?: Jesus, Justice, and Jim Crow - Thursday, February 7, 11:00am - Wingate 202 | Following a short documentary about mass incarceration, engage in an open discussion about the "new Jim Crow." Sponsored by AKONI.
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Featured Event
The Future of Financial Aid: What You Need To Know 
Thursday, February 7 following Coffee Hour (11:30am)
Lower Auditorium
Join Linwaun Fulton, Financial Aid Counselor, and Tom Benza, Associate Director of Student Financial Aid, who will discuss federal loan programs, repayment options, and how to secure external funding. Whether you are a returning, new, or graduating student, information about financial aid is crucial for planning for the future.
Add to your calendar here.
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Call for Blog Writers | Have you read the School of Divinity's Unfolding blog? Did you know it received over 6,000 views in 2011? Are you interested in contributing a post? We need blog writers! An entry is typically no more than 300-400 words and can be on any topic related to your experience at the School of Divinity (orientation, Art of Min internship, intramurals, football, community life, etc.). To sign up to write a blog, and we hope you do, please contact Perry Dixon, Blog Editor Extraordinaire.
Chapel Blog | Miss a chapel service from last semester? Want to hear a chapel message again? Want to share a sermon with someone? We have renewed the Chapel Blog which features the audio from our chapel services. Check it out to hear many of our services from last semester and check it regularly for the audio from each sermon this semester! Check it out at http://wakedivchapel.wordpress.com/ |
Weekly Community Gatherings
Centering Prayer - Monday, 11:00am - Wingate 213 | Join us for a time of meditation and contemplative prayer every Monday. Chapel - Tuesday, 11:00am - Davis Chapel | Preacher: LaTonya McIver, Third Year MDiv Community Lunch following Chapel - Tuesday - Lower Auditorium | Join your fellow students, faculty, and staff for lunch. Coffee Hour - Thursday, 11:00am - Lower Auditorium | Bring your mug, a treat to share (if you're able), and enjoy the company of community and conversation. |
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Jobs and Internships 
Job of the Week
Graham, NC - Graham Presbyterian Church is seeking a full time Associate Pastor (Christian Education). GPC is a traditional congregation with a deep desire to hear and respond to God's word in new and innovative ways. Our pastor is a beloved minister who has served our congregation for 9 years. He will be a mentor for our new associate pastor, while giving that person the freedom to use her/his gifts in creative ways. We are seeking a follower of Christ who has a personal and contagious faith that encourages others to become more involved in faithful service to Christ in the church.
>> View the job listing above and the complete list of congregational jobs and internships.
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Happy Birthday, WFU! | Wake Forest is 179! Celebrate all week long and use #wfubday to send birthday wishes. For more information click here.
LGBTQ, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South - Tuesday, February 5, 7:00pm Scales Fine Arts Center, Ring Theatre | E. Patrick Johnson interviewed black gay men who were born, raised, and live in the South. He suggests that they perform southernness-politeness, coded speech, and religiosity, for example-both to legitimate themselves within southern and black cultures and to find partners and friends. For more information: http://lgbtq.wfu.edu/events/
It's Tax Time Again! Tips For Preparing This Year's Taxes - Wednesday,
February 6, 12:00-1:00pm - Reynolda Hall, Room 301 | This seminar will answer your questions pertaining to preparing your tax return, with a particular focus on strategies that can help reduce your tax burden or increase a refund. It will also include information on matching tax planning with financial planning, resources for preparing your taxes, and changes to the tax codes. To register: https://pdc.wfu.edu/event/5743/
Career Planning: The Art of Interviewing - Thursday, February 7, 12:00-1:00pm - Reynolda Hall, Room 301 | This class will offer you advice and tips on how to best present yourself before, during, and after a job interview. You will learn how to prepare for difficult questions, build rapport and close the interview with confidence. To register: https://pdc.wfu.edu/event/5000
Philosophy Forum - Thursday, February 7, 5:00pm - Tribble Hall, Room B316
Mark Cherry, Dr. Patricia A. Hayes Professor in Applied Ethics, Saint Edward's University, Austin, Texas will speak on "Morality After God: The Return to Babel". For more information: http://college.wfu.edu/philosophy/
QWake: A Conversation Space - Thursday, February 7, 6:00pm - Benson University Center, Room 218 | Moderated by Program Coordinator Melanie LeMay, QWake is a safe, confidential for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning students to discuss topics of interest. This month's topic is dating and relationships.
An Evening with Former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbit - Thursday, February 7, 7:00pm - Kulynych Auditorium at the Welcome Center | Join the WFU Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES) for an evening with former Secretary of the Interior, Bruce Babbitt. His lecture, "Land use, prosperity, and the future of wild places" will be held Thursday, February 7th at 7:00pm in the Kulynych Auditorium at the Byrum Welcome Center. Mr. Babbitt was nominated by President Clinton in 1993 to serve as Secretary of the Interior. While in this position, he focused not only on environmental protection, but also on restoration. Babbitt helped to shape policies for old growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, preserved desert landscapes in California, sought to protect headwaters and their surrounding forests, and began the work of restoring the Everglades in Florida. Babbitt also revitalized the Endangered Species Act, and personally brought the first wolf back into Yellowstone National Park to begin reintroduction of the species to the park.
Parading Toward Equality: A Talk by Dr. Katherine Bruce - Friday, February 8, 3:30-4:30pm - Carswell Hall, Room 208 | Every year, over six million people participate in 110 LGBT Pride parades across the United States. Drawing on interviews and fieldwork at six parades, from the 15-minute march in Fargo, ND, to New York City's 5-hour parade, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Katherine Bruce will show how these events work to bring about greater cultural equality, with implications for how scholars understand the work of social movements.
Faculty [III] 13 Exhibition - Now through Thursday, February 21 - Scales Fine Arts Center, Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery | The Charlotte and Philip Hanes Art Gallery invites faculty, staff and students to an exhibition featuring three one-person shows by WFU faculty members Leigh Ann Hallberg, Greg Murr, and Joel Tauber. For more information: [email protected] or Faculty [III] 13.
Call for Papers and Presentations
On April 20th the Wake Forest Hunger Board will hold a Food Justice Summit to promote awareness of and advocacy for food justice issues in Winston-Salem and the greater North Carolina area.
The Hunger Board is accepting proposals for presentations based on both research and outreach addressing hunger and food insecurity. Proposals are welcome from practitioners, faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates from across all disciplines and areas of practice, especially those that demonstrate innovative ideas and methods of action.
Proposals are due by February 22nd and should be a maximum of 300 words. Contact Brittany Forniotis at [email protected] with questions and submissions. Decisions will be made by March 6th and selected proposals will be notified shortly thereafter.
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 Special Guest: Pamela Cooper-White | The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, Ph.D. is Ben G. and Nancye Clapp Gautier Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care and Counseling at Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, GA, and Co-Director of the Atlanta Theological Association's Th.D. program in Pastoral Counseling, will be at the School of Divinity on February 22, 2013. She will give a lecture called Shared Wisdom: Listening to Self and Other at 9:00am in the Lower Auditorium. To add to your calendar, click here.
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