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    Semester grades are complete and have been turned into the registrar. Check WebGrade for your grade.

• Tuesday, Dec. 14, (1:00 to 4:00 pm):
• Covers James 1-2
• Individual 30 minute oral exam
• Be prepared to orally
• Read a selected Greek passage from the above text
• Parse selected words from the above text
• Exegete the historical and contemporary meaning of a passage from the above text
• See diagrams, exegetical issues sections of the Study Manual lessons for the above text
• Exam Schedule:
• 1:00 - 1:30 pm: Reid Austin
• 1:30 - 2:00 pm: Hans Koschmann

• Quiz 11
• Next Monday, Dec 6, at the beginning of class
• Covers Jas. 2:14-23
• Be prepared to
• Translate selected texts from above text
• Parse selected words from above text
• Answer questions related to the Text Critical Apparatus and the Punctuation Apparatus in the UBS 4th revised edition from the above text.
• After the quiz, we will finish the analysis of Jas 2:14-26
• Wednesday: a brief overview of Jas chs 3-5.

•    No Quiz on Monday. We will continue the analysis of Jas. 2:14-26.

    Important announcement: NO QUIZ or CLASS next Monday, Nov. 22!!

I will be leaving early Thursday morning for San Antonio, Texas to attend the annual, national meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature group. From six to eight thousand religious studies professors from seminaries and universities in North America will be attending the joint meeting of the SBL and the AAR (American Academy of Religion) groups. Many others from other parts of the world will also be present for the meeting. Claire and I will be returning home on Saturday, Nov. 27.

Look for postings late Saturday afternoon of the 27th for instructions regarding the weekly quiz for Monday, Nov. 29.


   See the instructions below for procedures for the Student Opinion of Instruction process at GWU

 

From: Jeff Tubbs [jtubbs@gardner-webb.edu] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 9:08 AM To: faculty@gardner-webb.edu; staff@gardner-webb.edu; adjuncts@gardner-webb.edu Subject: Student Opinion of Instruction Student Opinion of Instruction (Fall 2004) Online evaluations will open on Wednesday, November 17  Students may begin submitting course evaluations for their Fall 2004 classes on Wednesday, November 17, at 8 am.  This will be the first time that students in all university programs (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) will use the online process to evaluate their courses.  Each program will use its own unique survey. Students will not be permitted to view their final course grade until the evaluation for that class is submitted.  Students will have immediate access to the grade once the evaluation is submitted, depending on whether the professor has submitted the final grade.  Additionally, students will not have view or print access to their transcript until all evaluations for the semester have been completed.  Here are the steps students should follow to complete the evaluation process: Go to the www.gardner-webb.edu site and click on My Webb Enter Secure Area, then enter User ID and Password Click on Personal Information line from the Main Menu screen Click on Answer a Survey (it may take up to 30 seconds for this screen to load) On the Current Survey screen, courses to be evaluated will be listed and linked to a survey  Complete and submit surveys  I would like to thank you in advance for your patience and support as we have worked to establish a consistent and functional evaluation process within our developing Banner system.  This undertaking would not have been possible without the expertise and tireless determination of Joey Bridges, Gardner-Webb’s Systems Analyst/Programmer, and without the commitment of resources provided by Danny Davis, Associate Vice President for Business and Director of Information Services.

   No quiz on Monday!!!!
 
• We will finish up the exegesis of James 2:1-13, and begin the initial analysis of James 2:14-26.
• Exam 2 is graded and the grades are posted in the WebGrade system.

 

 
 












        The community’s newest cinema is about to welcome its newest feature film…only this one didn’t come from Hollywood. The town is buzzing about Gardner-Webb University, as preparations are being made to unveil its first venture in cinema art: a full- length film entitled “The Legacy.”
        Dr. Jim Lawrence, professor at Gardner-Webb, has been the mastermind behind the film. What began as a curious idea in the spring of 2004, soon developed into a feature film that has taken the community by surprise.
        “I think people are amazed we actually pulled it off. I still don’t know how we did it,” said Dr. Lawrence, who went on to say that he could not have gotten anywhere without the dedication of the cast and crew, a conglomeration of students who worked for about four and a half weeks non-stop just filming the project. In particular, Katie O’neil, (Rebecca), worked very hard, having to appear in nearly every scene. When it came to cutting the film, Lawrence was able to use the newly installed non- linear editing software in the communications department.
        Lawrence said that, as a professor, he felt that it was a unique learning experience for everyone involved. “I’ve always kept my eye out for something like this that would work. Finally the right idea came along at the right time, when the program could actually support such an ambitious project.”
        The basic premise of the movie is a little creepy. The opening scene is set in the 1950’s, where a girl mysteriously dies in dorm room. Fast forward to the present when our heroine, a freshman named Rebecca, moves into the room in question, a recently refurbished storage facility. It isn’t long before supernatural things begin happening. Rebecca must figure out if the ghost is trying to contact her, or if it is all merely a byproduct of her own temporal lobe epileptic episodes. In the meantime, Rebecca falls in love with a male student whose grandfather is a minister, and without giving away the ending, may or may not be tied to the mystery.
        Postproduction plans for the film include an invitation- only Hollywood style premier on November 18th. A DVD of the movie is also on sale and can be purchased through the Communications Studies office. In addition, Lawrence also wants to see how it fares at several film festivals.
        Why should audiences go see “The Legacy”? “It’s a darn good story: suspenseful, exciting, very good acting,” says Lawrence. The public will get their chance to judge the movie for itself, starting Friday, November 19th and running through the 21st at the new Carmike Cinemas in Shelby. All showings are at 2,4,7, and 9 p.m. Ticket prices are $2.00 for students and $4.00 for general admission. Call the Communications Studies office at 704-406-4372 for more information.

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• Monday, Nov. 8, during the entire class period
• Covers:
• Lesson 04 - 05
• James 1:19-2:13
• Be prepared to
• Translate selected texts from the above James text
• Parse selected words from the above James text
• Classify selected dependent clauses from the above Greek NT passage
• Answer questions from Lesson 04 taken from
• The Diagram sections
• The Exegesis sections
• The Application sections
• On Wednesday we will complete the exegesis part of James 2:1-13

On top of three sessions designed for student papers throughout the day, we have scheduled a plenary address, and I am happy to announce that Dr. Edgar McKnight has agreed to be our plenary speaker.

I also wanted to let you know in advance so that you can encourage students this semester, as they work on research projects for your classes, about this opportunity in the spring.  We will have forms available for students who wish to submit papers for consideration in the conference (with undergrads, I decided it would be best for students to submit actual papers, not paper proposals!) and I hope that with your encouragement, a number of GW students will be involved.  We will be accepting papers from any discipline that is connected to Religious Studies.

As an aside, the GW Divinity School has also agreed to support the conference and will be providing lunch for all of our guests.

As we complete our materials in the next day or two, I will provide you with a copy of the promotional brochure that we will be sending out.  If you have questions or comments, please don't hesitate to send them my way.

Eddie Stepp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Gardner-Webb University Boiling Springs, NC 28017
704.406.3269

• Quiz 7
• Next Monday, Nov 1, at the beginning of class
• This quiz will be given rather than exam 2 as listed on the Schedule page, since I forgot to discuss the exam in class. The exam will be delayed one week.
• Covers Jas. 2:1-5
• Be prepared to
• Translate selected texts from Jas. 2:1-5
• Parse selected words from Jas. 2:1-5
• After the quiz we will continue the analysis of Jas. 2:1-13.

Announcement!


Gardner-Webb University and Dell have teamed up to offer you the benefit of participating in the Dell University Program.  This program allows you, as a GWU student or employee, to purchase a personal Dell computer system for your home at a discounted price.  The program allows you to directly work with Dell to build and order your new system.  You can order online, or contact a Dell representative via the phone number on the opening screen.

Simply click on the following link to shop for desktop and laptop systems, printers, or other items offered by Dell.   If you are unable to click on this link, go to the GWU home page (www.gardner-webb.edu), click on either the "Current Students" or "Faculty & Staff" tab, then click on "Information Services."  The Dell Purchase Program link is on the left side of the screen.

Dell Education Personal Purchase Program

We hope many of you will take advantage of this special offer for our university!

Didi C. Ledbetter
Director of Academic Technology
Gardner-Webb University
(704) 406-4647

Announcement!

Subject: Library System Will Be Down
From: "Valerie Parry" <vparry@gardner-webb.edu>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:11:54 -0400
To: <faculty@gardner-webb.edu>, <staff@gardner-webb.edu>

Our automated library system will be down all day next Thursday, November 4th, for an upgrade to a new server; this is the first time for a new server since we brought the system up in May 1997.  Barring unexpected complications we should be up and running by next Friday morning, and may be back online as early as Thursday evening.

This should not in any way affect your access to the campus network, the internet, etc.  If you need to reach our remote databases while our system is down you will not be able to go through the Library’s home page, but you will be able to reach most of them by going directly to http://www.nclive.org.  Just be sure to get our NCLIVE password ahead of time.

Valerie M. Parry
Director of the Library
Gardner-Webb University
P O Box 836
Boiling Springs, NC 28017
Phone: 704/406-4293
Fax: 704/406-4623

Note: since Cranfordville.com is not related to the GWU servers in any way, no impact on Cranfordville.com will be created by this interruption of internet service.

Announcement!

The Young Democrats sponsored a showing of Fahrenheit 9/11 last night in Withrow Hall to a relatively small crowd.  The students indicated that most if not all of the flyers announcing the showing had been removed (often as soon as they were posted) and that at least one faculty member had been involved in the removal.  I understand that this is a predominantly Republican campus, but the Young Democrats still deserve to have their freedom (First Amendment and all that) to post event flyers without the fear that others who may disagree with them would remove them at will.  I would encourage you to  remind your students of that fundamental right.

The Young Democrats will be re-showing the film this Sunday evening.  Place to be decided.

Thank you for helping the students and others understand that if "rights" exist for any they must exist for all.

Tom Jones (Unaffiliated)

Thomas H. Jones (Tom), Director
University Honors Program, and
Professor of Biology
Department of Natural Sciences
Box 7264
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC 28017-7264
Phone: 704-406-4369
Fax: 704-406-3917

Quiz 6

• Next Monday, Oct. 21, at the beginning of class
• Covers Jas. 1:19-27
• Be prepared to
• Translate selected texts from Jas. 1:26-27
• Parse selected words from Jas. 1:26-27
• Classify specified clauses as to form and function from Jas. 1:26-27
• Answer the diagram and exegesis questions based on Lesson 04
• After the quiz, we will begin the study of Jas. 2:1-13 with the initial translation and parsing as defined in Lesson 05.

Fall Break, Oct. 18-19

That means no quiz on Monday, Oct. 18

On Wednesday, we will finish the exegesis of James 1:19-27 & begin the translation of 2:1-13.

 

• The Return Box is located in my office, LND 232.
• The Return Box is
• Where all tests, papers left over after bringing them to class one time are deposited for pickup.
• Contains any tests, papers etc. that you didn't receive back in class.
• Available to you to check and pickup your materials anytime my office door is open, whether or not someone is in the office.

• Cranfordville.com is now mirgrated over to a new web hosting service at KatalystSolutions.
• This means:
• You can type in cranfordville.com in your browser command line and get the right set of files.
• If you happened to bookmark cranfordville.com with the following URL
http://cranfordville.com/index.htm
Then you need to change your bookmark to read:
• http://cranfordville.com/index.html

• Quiz 5
• Next Monday, Oct. 11, at the beginning of class
• Covers Jas. 1:19-25
• Be prepared to
• Translate selected texts from the above Greek NT passage
• Parse selected words from the above Greek NT passage
• Classify specified clauses as to form and function
• After the quiz, we will continue the analysis of Jas. 1:26-27, then begin the exegesis as defined in Lesson 04.

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• Monday, Oct 4, 2004
• Covers:
• Lessons 01, 02, 03
• James 1:1-18
• Be prepared to:
• Translated selected texts from the above Greek NT passage
• Parse selected words from the above Greek NT passage
• Classify selected dependent clauses from the above Greek NT passage
• Answer questions from Lessons 01-03 taken from
• The Diagram sections
• The Exegesis sections
• The Application sections
• On Wednesday, Oct. 6
• We will continue our basic analysis of James 1:19-26.

• Quiz 4
• Next Monday, Sept. 27, at the beginning of class
• Covers
• Lesson 03
• Diagrams and Exegesis Issues
• See Study Guide for details.
• Based on James 1:13-18
• Be prepared to
• Parse, translate, classify clauses in James 1:17-18
• Answer essay questions on diagrams and exegetical issues questions down through question 11.
• After the quiz we will
• Finish the study of Lesson 03
• Begin the study of Lesson 04 with the reading and analysis of James 1:19-27

• Quiz 3
• Next Monday, Sept. 20, at the beginning of class
• Covers
• Lesson 02
• Diagrams and Exegesis Issues
• See Study Guide for details.
• Based on James 1:2-12
• Lesson 03
• Parsing, translating, clause analysis of James 1:13-16
• After the quiz we will continue the study of Lesson 03
• Be prepared for graded recitation on James 1:14-18
• Next we'll work through the text analysis parts of the Study Guide.

Quiz 2

• Next Monday, Sept. 13, at the beginning of class
• Covers
• Lesson 2
• James. 1:2-12
• Be prepared to
• Translate the above Greek text according to a specified translation methodology
• Parse selected words from the above Greek text
• After the quiz, we will complete the exegesis of James 1:2-12.

• Quiz 1
• Next Monday, Sept. 6, at the beginning of class
• Covers
• Lessons 1 and 2a
• James. 1:1-2
• Be prepared to
• Translated the above Greek text
• Parse selected words from the above Greek text
• Answers questions -- both objective and essay -- from the Exegetical Issues section of Lesson 01
• Answers questions -- both objective and essay -- from the Application section of Lesson 01
• After the quiz, we will continue the study of Lesson 02
• Student Profile
• Can be completed online by clicking on Online Student Profile
• Gains you 5 bonus points on the Class Participation part of your semester grade
• You need only to submit it one time. If you did so in class today, then you have completed the assignment.
• Deadline for getting this in: Sat. Sept. 4 at midnight. No bonus points will be granted after that.
• These bonus points will show up when the WebGrade system is loaded and ready to go in about 2 weeks.

• First quiz is Monday, Sept. 6, as per the Schedule page.
• Message from Tracy Jessup:
• Please announce in your classes that the Preaching Seminar is tomorrow (Friday) from 3 pm - 8 pm in Noel 300.
• Dr. Rick Prassel will be leading this seminar.
• Students participating in ME days or preaching on FOCUS weekends must attend this seminar.
• Student Profile
• Can be completed online by clicking on Online Student Profile
• Gains you 5 bonus points on the Class Participation part of your semester grade
• You need only to submit it one time. If you did so in class today, then you have completed the assignment.
• Deadline for getting this in: Sat. Sept. 4 at midnight. No bonus points will be granted after that.
• These bonus points will show up when the WebGrade system is loaded and ready to go in about 2 weeks.

Before the beginning of the semester you will want to surf through the Greek 495J Course Room sections in order to familiarize youself with the various segments of the course. Begin by reading carefully the Syllabus section. Links to these pages are contained in the Your Choices ToC section on the left side of your screen.

The study guide for the course is already loaded and available via the Schedule page. This is made available free and is based on a 350 plus page Study Manual published several years ago.

Also helpful would be to complete the Online Student Profile form before the first day of classes on August 21. This is a new feature beginning this semester and completion of it adds five points to the Grade Participation section for the semester grade determination.

Greek 495J has now been assigned Lindsey 233 [seminar room] as the class room for the semester.
 
 
 

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