Note: all times in PST
Monday, January 23rd
10:00 am – 11:30: Theological Reading & Writing Workshop with Dean Susan Abraham
Register here
Tuesday, January 24th
Spring Orientation Day 1: Coming Undone, Coming Together…
Online only – Join via Zoom
8 am: Check-in
8:30 – 9:15: Welcome and Centering Reflection
9: 15 – 9:45: Conversation with President Vasquez-Levy and Dean Abraham
9:45 – 10:00: Break
10:00 – 12:00 pm: Coming Undone…The Logistics of Learning at PSR
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- Stackable Curriculum, Registration, and Maintaining Strong Academic Status Review
- Financial Aid
- Best Practices for Remote/Concurrent Learning
- Staying on Track with your Academic Journey (SONIS, Website Student Resources, Ignite Collective
12:00 – 12:45: Break
12:45 – 2:00: Conversation with PSR Faculty
2:00 – 2:20: Break
1:55 – 2:30 Wrap-up and Sending Blessing for the Day
Wednesday, January 25th
Spring Orientation Day 2: Coming Together – Breathing Life in Dry Bones Days
Online only – Join via Zoom
8 am -8:30: Check-in & Gathering Conversation
8:30 – 8:45: Centering Reflection
8:45 – 10:15: Coming Together — Making Covenant, Becoming Community
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- Covenant Matters
- Student Panel w/ Breakout Sessions – “Bringing All our Gifts to the Table”
- Cultivating Community Safety – “We Keep Each Other Safe”
10:15 – 10:30: Break
10:30 – 12:00 pm: Coming Together —Cultivating Equity, Belonging & Community Impact
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- PSR’s Commitment to Anti-Racism & Intersectional Equity
- Finding Community in the Ignite Collective
12:00 – 12:45: Break
12:45 – 2:15: Breathing Life — Whole Self-Care and Spiritual Formation
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- Student Accessibility Services
- Community Care & Wellness
- The Gifts & Challenges of Theological & Spiritual Formation
2:15 – 2:30: Sending Blessings
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5:00 pm PST – In-Person Happy Hour/Dinner Gathering @ La Val’s Pizza
Gather in front of Berkwood Hedge School (5 pm) to walk down to Euclid St.
Thursday, January 26th
9:30 am-10:30 am: Online GTU Library Orientation, Join Zoom here
10:30 am: In-person GTU Library Tour, 2400 Ridge Road – Berkeley, CA 94709
Saturday, January 28th
11:30 am: Hybrid COMMUNITY LIFE CAFÉ
In Person, meet in Benton Hall Lobby
Online, Zoom link will be added soon
Spring 2023 Orientation is hosted by the Office of Community Life