Mark your calendars for the 2022-23 Gerhold Lecture in the Humanities, featuring internationally bestselling author Marlon James. This lecture was rescheduled from last fall.

James is a Jamaican author and the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2015 Booker Prize for Fiction. In 2018, he received an American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature. His most famous books are “A Brief History of Seven Killings” and “Black Leopard, Red Wolf.”

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week’s 32^nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning. In case you missed the Opening Convocation, or if you would like to listen again to the powerful words of our keynote speaker, Zellie Imani, go to https://www.capital.edu/news-and-events/annual-events/mlk-day/.

Go to the Office of Student and Community Engagement’s Engage page for nomination forms.

The Golden Ladle is up for grabs once again! Faculty and staff are encouraged to hone their recipes and don their aprons for the 8^th Annual Chili Cook-Off.

If you are interested in entering your homemade chili, email the Faculty/Staff Campus Connection Team by Friday, Feb. 3.

Include your name, your entry’s name, and note if it will be spicy, vegetarian/vegan, or another category. We’d also appreciate an RSVP even if you just want to be a taster (or a mingler), so we have an idea of how many are planning to attend.

For more information, contact an FSCC team member.

Application link: https://linktr.ee/appsacademicsuccess. We look forward to receiving your application soon!

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities announces the return of Independent College Day at the Statehouse, a student-centric lobby day that offers opportunities to hear from elected officials and have lunch with state representatives and senators.

Register here

This is a great way for college and university students to interact with their government officials and directly tell their own story. Independent College Day is an annual event that started in the 1980s, but did not occur the last two years due to COVID restrictions. Faculty advisors are encouraged to attend but are not required.

Students who would like to meet with elected officials independently are encouraged to set up their own meetings through individual officials' offices. For more information, contact Emily Tully.

In addition to looking for tutors to work with elementary school students, there is a need for tutors at Eastmoor Academy High School for students in English 9, English 10, Algebra 1 and Geometry. This is a paid opportunity. If you would like to apply, go to https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1KOwwW9s4MKyAE6 .

If you have questions, email americareads@capital.edu. 

Cap Cupboard is open Monday through Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. It is a semester-long commitment and we will not be recruiting any new volunteers after spring break. If you would like to apply to be a volunteer, go to https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjCstcygxY7POIe.

If you have questions, email capcupboard@capital.edu. 

The Cap Cupboard will open Wednesday, Jan. 11, by appointment. Please email capcupboard@capital.edu to schedule an appointment for access. Starting Jan. 17, the Cap Cupboard will be open during normal operation hours, Monday through Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

If you are interested in participating, please RSVP on Engage or email Tristen Davis at tdavis3@capital.edu. 

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.  

Schneider South, Student Union 

Wednesday, Feb. 1: https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e40qpcYwFCo3Xqm

Thursday, Feb. 23: https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7QwIm11CTt0DdcO

Please complete this online form before you come to the clinic: https://forms.myupdox.com/#/form/117965. The form also can be filled out electronically once you get to the clinic.

Bring your insurance card and COVID vaccination record card, if you have it. There is no charge for the COVID booster. If you have insurance, there will be no charge for the flu vaccine; if you do not have insurance, there will be a $40 fee for the flu vaccine. 

Register at https://capital.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6zk7jo0zT0MqYo6. For more information, email sce@capital.edu.

Apply by completing this application or find it under “forms” on our Engage page. Have questions? Need help? You can contact the SCE office at sce@capital.edu or orientation@capital.edu

This week, read about Jaimie Selwa ’09 at A Journey to Family Through Community for One Capital Alumna. Jaimie shares her journey of cultivating a community of support for those working through infertility, writing a book based on her experience, and the creation of her own family.

As required by the IRS, we are reminding all employees to review their W-4 status and to file a new W-4 if your filing status has changed. If you are claiming “exempt” on your W-4 form, you must complete a new form by Feb. 15, 2023. Failure to complete a new W-4 will result in loss of your exempt status. For your convenience, you will find downloadable copies of the W-4 and IT-4 (state tax form) at http://www.capital.edu/Payroll/.

The fall issue of “Intersections,” a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the 27 institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities, is now available. Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. This issue, “Why All This Talk About Vocation?,” includes articles that reveal how many leaders from our campuses, from a number of different traditions, approach the shared work of vocation. Click here to access the issue.