News & Clues 10/20/12 Page 1 of 5 NEWS&CLUES “All the news that doesn’t break” Volume Five, No. 7 Week of October 20, 2014 News&Clues is an internal newsletter of Rudolf Steiner College, published to promote “cluefulness” (an awareness, however dim, of what is taking place on campus) among students, staff, faculty, alumni, and friends of the College. News&Clues is posted each Tuesday in the Quad, is available in hard copy from the editor, and is accessible on the College website at http://www.steinercollege.info/pubs/updates/NewsAndClues.pdf Contact the editor at ronald.koetzsch@steinercollege.edu * * * * * * * * * Medical Emergency in Raphael Garden Pond * * * * While the rest of the world is focusing on the Ebola virus, the College is having its own, little-publicized medical crisis. For several weeks, the pump that works the flowform and thus aerates the Garden pond has not been operating. According to Maintenance Czar Bill Cranstoun, this has resulted in the resident fish coming to the surface among the reeds and gasping for air. Anyone trained in piscine mouthto-mouth resuscitation please contact Bill immediately. Remuneration will be on a per-fish, rather than an hourly, basis. Bill is looking into a general overhaul of the flowform’s pump and filter configuration that will be more reliable than the current one. The flowform is like the beating heart of the Campus and we look forward to its return to operation. Accreditation and Office Geography Update RSC President Liz Beaven writes: RSC is working hard toward the next steps in our WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) accreditation. As part of this work, many faculty and staff members were back in school on Friday and Saturday for a two-day workshop. Led by Dr. Cindy Carter of Fresno Pacific University, the workshop covered many essential aspects of our upcoming accreditation report. Those who walked by the News & Clues 10/20/12 Page 2 of 5 Teacher Education Room would have seen a group hard at work—and would have heard laughter as we blended focused work with artistic and group activities. Accreditation is of great importance to RSC's future as a center of learning and for all past, current, and future students. We will be involving many people in this work over the next few weeks and will provide regular updates. [Also, recently a game of office musical chairs has been played on campus.] A number of members of our staff have moved offices and are adjusting to new views of the campus! These moves were taken with the goal of providing a better service to our students and the public. Page 5 of this issue of News & Clues (suitable for framing) includes a full list of “who is now where ” and might be worth holding onto until we all get used to the changes. The page also includes the hours of the Library. Exhibition of Student Art Magical landscapes, fairy-tale scenes, Norse gods, and many other archetypal images are on display in the Painting Studio. They are among drawings and paintings in the exhibition of work by year-one students in the Teacher Education Program. Master art teacher Ted Mahle cordially invites all to stop by. The exhibition continues until October 30. If the room is locked, Campus Services will open it for visitors. Festival and Community Life Committee Students, staff members, and faculty are all invited to join the Festival and Community Life Committee. The committee plans and organizes the various festivals celebrated at the College during the academic year, as well as other community events. The committee meetings are brief, efficient, exciting, elaborately catered, and profoundly meaningful. There will be a very short organizational meeting on Wednesday, October 22, at 11:05 a.m. at the picnic tables during morning break. Attendance at the meeting, out of interest or morbid curiosity, involves no commitment to join the Committee. Look for Ronald. Clara’s Counter Temporarily Closed Because of water heater problems, Clara’s Counter will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, but will reopen Thursday. News & Clues 10/20/12 Page 3 of 5 “Michaelic Outreach – A Trip to China” With Cynthia Hoven and Harald Hoven In this “Signs of the Times” evening, Cynthia and Harald will talk about and show photos of their recent trip to China and their work helping to bring eurythmy and biodynamic agriculture to that county. Wednesday, October 22 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Teacher Education Room Members & Students – Free Seniors - $5.00 Non-Members - $8.00 Peg Doll-Making Workshop and Storytime Bookstore Events Saturday, October 25 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. RSC Bookstore Margaret Bloom, author of Making Peg Dolls, will lead a peg owl-making workshop for ages 10 and up and a peg doll-making workshop for all ages. She will also present stories and music using peg dolls and puppets. Owl workshop: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Story Performance: 11:30 All ages peg-crafting: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free and open to all. Preregister at the Bookstore or 916-961-8729 or shopkeeper@steinercollege.edu All children’s toys, children’s books, and parenting books will be 15% off during the event. Community Outings Gold Discovery Park Two outings are planned for the coming weeks. One is to Marshall Gold Discovery Park in Coloma on Saturday, November 8. The Park will be having its monthly “Historic Days” events. There will be docents dressed in period costume doing traditional crafts such as candle-making and rope-making and giving talks about the Gold Rush era. We will leave from the Library parking lot at 9:00 a.m. and return around 5:30 p.m. Participants should bring a picnic lunch and drinking water. There will be an opportunity to wade in the North Fork of the American River, which runs next to the Park. There will also be an opportunity to pan for gold! All members of the broader College community are welcome to join. If you are interested in going, please contact Ronald at ronald.koetzsch@steinercollege.edu Camphill Community California The Camphill community in Soquel is the only Camphill in California. It provides a therapeutic and nurturing environment for adults with developmental challenges. Located on six acres in the hills above Santa Cruz, the community includes a small News & Clues 10/20/12 Page 4 of 5 biodynamic farm and a weavery. Since Soquel is about a three-hour drive from Fair Oaks, we are considering making this outing an overnight trip and are researching the possibility of camping at the community or someplace nearby. Ronald is in communication with the community about appropriate dates. The current possibilities are November 1 and November 15. An announcement will be made as soon as a date is set. ______________________________________________ Rudolf Steiner’s Calendar of the Soul Week 29 October 20-26 Sich selbst des Denkens Leuchten Im Innern kraftvoll zu entfachen, Erlebtes sinnvoll deutend Aus Weltengeistes Kräftequell, Ist mir nun Sommererbe, Ist Herbstesruhe und auch Winterhoffnung. Out of my own full strength To ignite the fire of thinking within me, And out of the world spirit’s source of power To sense the meaning of life, Is to me now the legacy of summer, The repose of autumn, And also winter’s hope. trans. REK News & Clues 10/20/12 Page 5 of 5 The Official New Who’s Where,What’s What,& Why’s Why at RSC (Valid from October 20, 2014 to the Onset of the Sixth Post-Atlantean Epoch) Alcott House Liz Beaven, President/Academic Dean Oliver Cheney, Executive Director Shana Murray, Meristem Assistant Faculty Workroom Stegmann Hall Lyn Dixon, Admissions/International Students Anne Boyd, Reception and Admissions Stasia Griffin, Reception and Admissions Plus, our wonderful "relief receptionists" Nancy Weiner and Elizabeth East Monet Building (Finance and Business offices) In addition to CFO, accounts, and conference registration: Clint Harless, Registrar Robin Gallowglas, Financial Aid Kim Hofer, Financial Aid Assistant Library Offices Patrick Wakeford-Evans, Associate Dean Lauren Hickman, Early Childhood Jeanette Arch, Academic Assistant Nancy Walent, Assistant Registrar Library Hours The current Library hours are: Sunday: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday & Thursday: 3:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Tina Glishich is the new librarian.