The Garaventa Center will present “Women of the Bible,” a concert highlighting the holy, courageous, and remarkable women in the Bible, on Saturday, February 28, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The concert will feature world premieres of music by Cynthia Gerdes and David DeLyser, composed for sopranos Nicole Hanig (pictured) […]
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“Whimsy and Humor in The Saint John’s Bible,” Feb. 17
Fr. Eric Hollas, OSB, of St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., will offer a lecture entitled “Humor and Whimsy in The Saint John’s Bible” on Tuesday, February 17, at 7:15 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons board room. In addition to shedding new light on the genesis of The Saint John’s Bible, Fr. Hollas will highlight […]
Confronting “Invisible Suffering” On Campus, Feb. 18
Depression, mental illness, thoughts of suicide, and self-harm are real demons confronting members of the UP community and those they love and live with. The Garaventa Center has partnered with ASUP to begin to dilute the stigma of talking about them. They will offer a panel presentation and facilitate discussion on Wednesday, February 18, at […]
TLC Tool of the Week: Facework
As midterms and projects and other major student products are well underway, professors may feel a tension between maintaining positive, upbeat interactions with students and the need to provide them with honest feedback on their performance. In this brief video featuring Jeff Kerssen-Griep, communication studies, faculty can learn three specific strategies for communicating accurate, constructive […]
Garaventa Center Events This Week
The Garaventa Center will sponsor two campus events this week, according to Jamie Powell, Garaventa Center: An art exhibit for The Saint John’s Bible opens in the Buckley Center Art Gallery on Monday, February 9. The exhibit Includes 10 large prints from the University’s Heritage Edition of The Saint Johns Bible. The exhibit is free […]
Teaching Tip From the TLC
For faculty who are teaching online or hybrid courses, this week’s TLC tip may be especially helpful. It’s a video in which engineering faculty member Niki Schulz demonstrates how to use a document camera (e.g. an ELMO) together with WebEx to be able to draw, calculate, and make thinking visible through real-time scribbling while teaching. […]
TLC from the TLC
This week’s teaching resource is about the Virtual Learning Center. Academic Technology Services has put dozens of well-indexed, brief instructional videos for subjects including online tutorials, workshops, webinars and online courses that cover every technological tool available to support excellent teaching. Use your coffee coupon and take ten minutes to scroll through the offerings. For more […]
Bringing Eyes of Faith To Film: “The Lego Movie,” Feb. 3
The Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film Series will present “The Lego Movie” on Tuesday, Feb. 3 at 7:15 p.m., in Franz Hall room 223. Enjoy movie snacks and hear Karen Eifler and Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., use the series to illuminate unexpected themes of grace and transcendence in popular contemporary movies. For further information, […]
TLC From the TLC
This week’s teaching resource is a collection of how-to videos for everything from creating voiceovers for lecture notes to getting the most out of personal websites. The University’s Lynda.com is chock-full of digital resources for teaching, with videos ranging from a few minutes to several hours, and is available from the Go Media single sign-in […]
Come Celebrate Thirst Friday, Jan. 23
The Garaventa Center will hold its first Thirst Friday social gathering for the spring semester on Friday, January 23, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. All faculty and staff are invited to celebrate settling in to the new semester with a glass of wine, tasty appetizers, and fun conversation. For more information contact Karen Eifler, Garaventa […]