Subject: Security Alert
Submitter: Scott C Baker, Manager, Public Safety

Message: An Oldsmobile Delta 88 was stolen from a resident lot sometime between 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, 11/06 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, 11/10. The Minneapolis Police Department has recovered the vehicle and returned it to the owner. No suspect information is available at this time.

If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department or the Augsburg College Department of Public Safety. Please report any suspicious activity or other security concerns all hours of the day by calling the Department of Public Safety at 612 330-1717.

Subject: Friday Seminar, November 16, 3:30 in Lindell 301
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:

"Riffing Cuneiform" presented by Cass Dalglish

Henry Louis Gates describes the jazz aesthetic as a form that "suggests a given structure precisely by failing to coincide with it - that is, suggests it by dissemblance." This view of jazz poetry arises from a notion that an essential quality of jazz is the acknowledgment of an existing line in the midst of its variation and inversion. Cass Dalglish has applied such a jazz aesthetic to the reading of poetry written in Sumerian cuneiform by enheduanna (2350 BCE) and she will talk about her work "Riffing Cuneiform" during the Friday Seminar on November 18.

Refreshments are served at 3:30; the presentation begins at 4 p.m.

 

Subject: Syllabus Workshop
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Memory Aids for the Absent-Minded Professor
Session 1:
The Syllabus

Thursday, November 17, 3:30-5 p.m. in Cedar.

A syllabus provides an initial point of contact between professor and student. As such, it plays a critical role in the establishment of the learning environment not only by the stated objectives, policies, and expectations, but also by the tone of the communication.

Criteria of evaluating syllabi will be discussed, then used to evaluate sample syllabi. Please bring to the workshop a copy of a syllabus you would like to revise.

The workshop will be facilitated by John Schmit and Matt Haines.
To pre-register call: x1229 or e-mail: martin@augsburg.edu.

Subject: GET 'ER DONE Registration Nights with TRIO/SSS
Submitter: Olee Amata, Secretary, Student Support Services

Message: NEW this year for TRIO Students: No lines! TRIO and Registrar staff available for scheduling and on-line registration assistance! Saved spots in entry-level skills classes! And pizza too! On the evening of your open web registration, students in the TRIO/SSS program come with your list of spring classes to SCI 116 and GET 'ER DONE.

Sophomores Friday, Nov. 18
Freshmen Tuesday, Nov. 22

4-4:30 p.m. - double-check for holds, course override needs, scheduling questions, reserve a spot in entry-level skills class
4:30-5 p.m. - early bird dinner
5 p.m. - get on-line and register for spring semester classes

Questions? Contact Olee Amata, amata@augsburg.edu, 330-1311.

Subject: CHANGE: Jane Fonda Convocation, November 28
Submitter: Randall Davidson, Fine Arts Manager, Music

Message: The convocation scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2005 at 10 a.m. will not be given by Jane Fonda, but will feature the talented and compelling Sheila Ray Charles, daughter of the world-renowned Ray Charles. Information about Ms. Charles' career and her convocation topic will be forthcoming. Jane Fonda's convocation has been postponed due to health issues until a later date to be announced.

Subject: English Department's Annual Career Night
Submitter: Kathryn Swanson, Professor, English

Message: What happens to English majors after graduation from Augsburg? Join five alumni/ae and English Department faculty for the annual Career Night. Panelists Angie Ahlgren, Andrea Cobery, Denece Gooley, Nick Heisick, and Lisa Carlson Sackreiter will talk with students about their lives as English majors in the world after college. Come with questions to Lindell 301, Monday, Nov. 14, 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Subject: New staff in Human Resources
Submitter: Cynthia J Greenwood, Associate Director, Human Resources

Message: Please help us welcome our two new staff members in Human Resources:

Brad Klein, Payroll and Benefit Assistant, started last Monday, 11/7. He will be working on building and populating our HR database, completing payroll data entry, and answering benefits questions and payroll questions. He may be reached at x1052.

Saykham Panemalaythong is our new HR Assistant. She will be greeting and helping customers in HR, answering our main telephone line, coordinating our office administration, and coordinating the student employment process. She may be reached at x1058.

We are so pleased to have both Brad and Saykham join our team. Please stop by and introduce yourself!

Subject: Come See Freud and Lewis! Nov 19, 7 p.m.
Submitter: Hannah G Glusenkamp, Student

Message: What place do Freud and Lewis' viewpoints hold for us today?

You are invited to "Four Vignettes: Exploring the Minds of Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis", a performance by the first-year Honors students as they explore the topics of love, sex, death and the meaning of life.

Saturday, November 19, 7 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium

Admission is free to all and a short reception will be held following the performance.

Subject: Undergraduate Admissions Campus Visits
Submitter: Amber J Dolejs, Student

Message: Monday, November 14
Megan Benrud & Maxine Chapman, Sun Prairie '06
Courtnie DeGrand, Farmington '06
Josh Lerman, transfer from Earlham
Kali McCabe, transfer from Century
Craig See, transfer from MCTC
Brent Diggs, Park Cottage Grove '06

Tuesday, November 15
Jesora Lawrence, Mankato West '06
Tia Florenz, Washburn '05

Wednesday, November 16
Patrick Hayes, Cretin '06
Josh Davis, Irondale '06
Megan Derrick, Osceola '06
Edin Buro, St. Lousi Park '06

Thursday, November 17
Brittany Elffmann, Columbia Heights '06

Friday, November 18
Taylor Braun, Chaska '06
Sam Goracke, Minnewaska '07
Lucas Robinson, Owatonna '06
Natasha Velde, Detroit Lakes '06
Melissa Hoyt, transfer from Missouri
Brad Rassier, Moorhead '06
Cole Dalton, Highland '06

Subject: Amsterdam & Paris Trip Meeting!!!
Submitter: Rachel M Olson, Student

Message: Get your questions answered about the Amsterdam & Paris trip 2006!

EF College Break Campus Rep. Rachel Olson will be hanging out in the C.C. Coffee shop on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 3:30-5 p.m. & Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 8-9 p.m. Stop by with questions about the trip & find out about great deals when you register by Nov. 30th (like a free ipod shuffle)! If you want to register right then, get an awesome FREE T-shirt!
Cheers, Rachel Olson

-Please contact me for detailed information on this spring break trip and others!

Subject: Latest campaign statistics
Submitter: Betsey Norgard, Director of Publications, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Congratulations and thanks to those of you who have given to support the Access to Excellence campaign. As of 11-9-05 the results are:

Overall giving---233 donors, or 28%
Full-time faculty giving---54%
Full-time staff and staff of 50% or more time---41%

For those of you still considering how to respond, there is still time; and remember that each gift--no matter how great or small--counts toward our goal.

Here are a few comments from members of the faculty-staff campaign committee about why they give:

"First and foremost, I give to support student scholarships. The small amounts that are given out mean a lot to the students who receive them."

"If I don't believe in this place, why should anyone else?"

I support Augsburg "to give thanks to the College for helping me get an education and providing meaningful employment."

"We all stand on the shoulders of Augsburg's past and present leaders whose vision we seek to carry forth."

If you need contribution forms, go to Institutional Advancement in Science 152; or call Kathryn Croyle at x1171 or e-mail her at croyle@augsburg.edu

Subject: Sleep in a box
Submitter: Margaret M Dornfeld, Student

Message: This wednesday link is sponsoring a sleep-out in the quad. You may join us at communion at 9:30, or come to the quad after (around 10:30-ish). feel free to dress warmly and bring sleeping bags and blankets. show support and see what it feels like. Sleep in a box on wednesday. Questions? call x6532 and ask for maggie or nyla.

Subject: The United Way Campaign Countdown
Submitter: Michele R Kidwell, Enrollment Assistant, Enrollment Management

Message:

Once again, it's that time of year when we, as a community, participate in our annual United Way campaign. This year, in addition to monetary contributions, there will be several opportunities to participate with other types of gifts. If you aren't able to contribute financially, I encourage you to participate in one (or more!) of these other wonderful opportunities.

Week #1: (November 14th through November 18th)
Book Drive
Clean off those book shelves and bring all those books you won't read again to the information desk in Christensen Center. Books collected will be donated to various charities that support children, battered women's shelters, and state prison programs.

Weeks #2- #3: (November 21st through December 2nd)
Mitten, Hat and Scarf Tree
Bring in new and gently used winter accessories and decorate the tree by the information desk in Christen Center. All collected items will be donated to area clothes closets and homeless shelters.

Week #4: (December 5th through December 9th)
Toy Drive
Bring new, unwrapped toys and age appropriate gifts for teens to the information desk in Christensen Center. All collected items will be donated to Toys for Tots.

Throughout the campaign
Project Angel Tree
If your department would be interested in combining your efforts and "adopting" children as part of the Project Angel Tree program, contact Michele Kidwell. Project Angel Tree is an organization that collects and distributes gifts to children of incarcerated inmates in area prisons.

Financial Contributions
You can complete your enrollment form for the Untied Way at anytime and drop in the campus mail (CB 143) or drop it by Christensen Center 100C.

Thanks!

Subject: Thomas Westbrook to give artist talk today!
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Don't miss Thomas Westbrook's artist talk today at noon in the Christensen Center Art Gallery. Learn more about his exhibition "Fragments: Glimpses of History and Place" and enjoy some refreshments as well.

Subject: New Hall Application Process
Submitter: Cynthia Rowe, Housing Specialist, Residence Life

Message: THINKING ABOUT LIVING IN NEW HALL?

Application and Instructions are now available online!

http://www.augsburg.edu/reslife/housing/nh/

Applications must be submitted online between December 1st and December 5th.

For more information, please visit our table in the Christensen Center:
- Monday, November 14th, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Tuesday, November 15th, 4:45-6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, November 16th, 2-3 p.m.
- Thursday, November 17th, 11:30-1:30 p.m.
- Friday, November 18th, 1-3 p.m.

Subject: Augsburg History Society--Field Trip, Nov 19
Submitter: Michael Lansing, Assistant Professor, History

Message: Join the Augsburg History Society for it's fall field trip

At 1:30 p.m., on Saturday afternoon, Nov 19, we'll be meeting at the Mill City Museum on the Minneapolis riverfront. After touring the museum, we'll be joined by Augsburg's very own Bill Wittenbreer for a tour of the St. Anthony Falls area. Before our tour ends at 4:30 p.m., Bill will also share his expertise on late nineteenth-century Minnesota landscape painters by showing us a few paintings of the Falls area.

Student government has generously agreed to purchase ten student museum admissions (normally $6 each). To get on the list for one of these free admissions (first come, first serve), email Michael Lansing at lansing@augsburg.edu.

Hope to see you there!

Subject: Human Rights Day Conference
Submitter: Nancy A. Rodenborg, Assistant Professor, Social Work

Message: On Friday December 2nd the MN Department of Human Rights presents its 22nd annual conference in recognition of Human Rights Day. This powerful conference is only one day long and not far away (St Paul RiverCentre). Speakers include Gerald Reynolds from the US Commission on Human Rights & Christopher Bell, an expert on the Americans with Disability Act, plus several great workshops and a gourmet lunch. If eight people from Augsburg attend and we register together, we will recieve a group-rate reduction to $120 and sit a table reserved just for us. If you plan to attend, let me know. I will collect registrations and send in together.

More information at http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us/events_hrday.html or call 651-296-5996, Ext 302.

Nancy Rodenborg ~ #1430 or rodenbor@augsburg.edu

Subject: Christmas card orders due tomorrow at noon
Submitter: Lynn H Mena, Manager of Publications, Public Relations and Communication

Message: It's time to order your Augsburg Christmas cards! This year, the featured artwork is an illustration of the cupola on top of Hoversten Chapel, which will be printed in silver foil on forest green, textured cardstock.

The verses inside the card are:

INSIDE TOP:
Faith believes that all things are and ought to be of God, and hope accepts and sustains what faith believes. Faith takes us from ourselves, that we should refer everything to God with praise and gratitude. Hope fills us with the concerns of others, that we may endure all in patience without resentment. Love reduces us to that nothing which we were in the beginning, so that we desire neither goods nor anything outside of God, but simply that we should commit ourselves truly to his good pleasure. This is the way of the cross by which we come most speedily into life.
-Martin Luther's Christmas Sermon

INSIDE BOTTOM:
Wishing you a joyous Christmas and a peace-filled New Year.

You may view a proof of the card in the Public Relations and Communication AugNet public folder.

The estimated cost is 50 cents each including envelopes (the final cost will be determined by the overall quantity of card orders--the more orders we receive, the lower the price).

Please fill out the following information and return to Lynn Mena by noon on Tuesday, November 15, via e-mail (mena@augsburg.edu) or fax (x1780).

Department:
Name:
Campus Box:
Phone:
Budget #:
Quantity:
Envelopes with Augsburg logo:
Envelopes without Augsburg logo (blank):

Please share this information with those who do not regularly read the A-Mail.

Thank you!

Subject: International Education Week
Submitter: Saroja Thapa, Student

Message: Come celebrate International Education week at Augsburg from November 14th - November 17th. As a part of the International Education Week there will be display tables in the Christensen Centre each day by continent and movies each night at the U/M Lobby. Let's all be a part of it.

Subject: Augsburg History Society Movie Night-Thurs, Nov 17
Submitter: Michael Lansing, Assistant Professor, History

Message: Join the Augsburg History Society for it's second movie night of the year!

On Thursday night, Nov 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the 1st Floor Auditorium of Science Hall, we'll be enjoying pizza and pop and watching the "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004). Don Gustafson, currently teaching his famous Che Guevara history seminar, will be joining us to lead a discussion after the movie.

Hope to see you there!

Subject: Purchase for Peace
Submitter: Teresa M Barnhill, Student

Message: This week you have the chance to get some great merchandise while having all the money go to a charitable cause.

Monday through Friday in Christensen Center, the Click To Save Project will be tabling merchandise for you to order. You get to pick what sort of cause you want your money to go to, whether it be breast cancer research, feeding the hungry, or supplying medical attention to children in other countries. There will also be a donation bucket to send money to those starving in Niger, Angola, Kenya, and Bangladesh.

So come help the cause during the following times and start saving lives:

Monday: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Wednesday: 10 to 1 p.m.
Thursday: 3 to 5 p.m.
Friday: 10 to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Start saving lives today!

Brought to you by QSU and The Click To Save Project

Subject: Goliards to read "Miller's Tale"
Submitter: Phillip C. Adamo, Assistant Professor, History

Message: The Goliard Society of Medievalists invites to its free reading group, next Wednesday, November 16, from 6-7 PM, in the Dining Commons. We'll be reading "The Miller's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. All are welcome. No previous knowledge or experience is necessary.

To read the tale in modern translation, go to:

Prologue
http://www.litrix.com/canterby/cante003.htm

Tale
http://www.litrix.com/canterby/cante004.htm

To read the tale in Middle English, go to:

Prologue
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Cha2Can.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/mideng-parsed&tag=public∂=3&division=div2

Tale
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/toccer-new2?id=Cha2Can.sgm&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Archive/mideng-parsed&tag=public∂=4&division=div2

Hope to see you there.

Subject: Want a free dinner at Chino Latino's ?
Submitter: Saroja Thapa, Student

Message: Come to the Tables at Christensen Center during International Education Week from November 14th-17th and pick up your question for the day. Email us all four answers at iso@augsburg.edu by Monday, November 21st at midnight, and take away your prizes to your favorite restaurants.

First Prize - Chino Latino's Gift Card $60
Second Prize - The Old Spaghetti Factory $40
Third Prize - True Thai Gift Card $20

Subject: This Wednesday--Engman Prize entries due
Submitter: Sara M Holman, Student

Message: This is a reminder for students that the deadline to submit entries into the Engman Prize contest is November 16. Students may enter a short piece of fiction, creative non-fiction, and/or at least three poems.

Three winners will be selected from each category. Make five copies of the submission and drop your entries off in Memorial 221 A, if no one is there, submissions can be slipped under the door or left on the desk. There should be a separate cover letter for each category entered. The cover letter should list the name of the writer, campus box number or phone number, titles of the works and the category the submission falls under. Names of the poets and authors should not be listed on the works themselves.

You can enter once in each category, and short and creative non-fiction can be no longer than 15 pages. Poetry entries with fewer than three poems submitted will not be accepted.

For more information email Sarah Gilbert at gilbert1@augsburg.edu or call 612-991-3885.

Subject: Pan Afrikan Video Premiere
Submitter: Regina McGoff, Associate Director, Center for Global Education

Message: In May-June 2005, 11 students and 2 staff traveled to Namibia and South Africa for a history course on Racism and Resistance in Southern Africa and the US. The trip was sponsored by the Pan Afrikan Center, coordinated by the Center for Global Education, and supported in part by the Lilly Endowment as one of the international seminars exploring faith and vocation in a global context. Please join us for the premiere of a 50 minute video that documents the experiences of the students and staff on this trip on Tuesday, November 15, Sateren Auditorium, 4-5:30 p.m. Join the Office of International Programs and the Ethnic Student Services programs in Murphy Place beforehand from 2:30-4 p.m. in celebration of International Education Week. For more information, please call x1159.

Subject: Auggie Athletics Update
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Auggie Athletics Update (click link for story/stats):

Friday, November 11:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg 6, Wisconsin-Stout 3
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0506statistics/111105stout.html

Saturday, November 12:
Football -- St. Olaf 49, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/football/0506statistics/111205stolaf.html

Men's Hockey -- Wisconsin-River Falls 7, Augsburg 4
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0506statistics/111205riverfalls.html

Women's Hockey -- Lake Forest (Ill.) 6, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0506statistics/111205lakeforest.html

Men's/Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III Central Regional
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/xcountry/0506statistics/111205regional.html

Sunday, November 13:
Women's Hockey -- Lake Forest (Ill.) 3, Augsburg 2
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0506statistics/111305lakeforest.html


Upcoming Schedule:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

Friday, November 18:
Men's Hockey vs. Hamline, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey at Hamline (Drake Arena, St. Paul), 7:15 p.m.
Women's Basketball at Alverno (Wis.) Tip-Off Classic, Milwaukee, Wis. -- Augsburg vs. Alverno (Wis.), 8 p.m.

Saturday, November 19:
Wrestling Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open, Si Melby Hall, 9 a.m.
Women's Swimming at Macalester Invitational, 11 a.m.
Women's Basketball at Alverno (Wis.) Tip-Off Classic, Milwaukee, Wis. -- Augsburg vs. Mount Mary (Wis.) or Northland Baptist Bible (Wis.), 1/3 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Hamline, Augsburg Ice Arena, 2:15 p.m.
Men's Hockey at Hamline (Drake Arena, St. Paul), 7 p.m.

Subject: Car for Sale
Submitter: Ana G Power, Student

Message: 1989 Buick Electra Park Avenue Sedan 4D
4 Door Sedan, automatic transmission, air condition, cruise control. Great condition
$900 or best offer.
Contact Ana at powera@augsburg.edu

Subject: Ride Share from Burnsville to Augsburg
Submitter: Richard Gubash, Disability Specialist, CLASS Program

Message: Are you driving on I-35W from the south to get to Augsburg daily? Would you like to drive every other day? I live in the Burnsville/Savage area and would like to ride-share to work. Please contact me if you would like to commute from the South Metro with/as a passenger. This would allow us to use the commuter's lane.
E-mail or call gubash@augsburg.edu/ext.1572

Subject: Free Kitties to a Good Home!!
Submitter: Mollie Thompson, Secretary, Physician Assistant Program

Message: I have two adorable cats that need to find a loving home ASAP.

We would like to find a home for them by Nov 20th at the latest or we
may have to bring them to a shelter....which we don't want to do because of the risk of Euthanasia.

Please consider adopting these two lovable cats (must go together).

Description of the cats:
3 years old each
Sisters at birth, never separated
Black and White Tabby's
Declawed
Neutered
Litter box trained
Lived in apartment
Playful and Cuddly

I have pictures! Please ask if you would like to see them!

Thanks so much. Email or call - any interests or questions.

Sincerely,
Kari Henning

Kari.henning@gmail.com
612-414-4115
763-712-4935