Subject: Enrollment Center Closed for All Hands March 16th
Submitter: Shana Erickson, Assistant Director, Student Financial Services, Enrollment Center

Message: The Enrollment Center will close for the scheduled All Hands Gathering at 10:45 a.m. and will re-open at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 16th.

Subject: URGO Summer Research Apps Due Friday by 4:30 p.m.
Submitter: Dixie Shafer, Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity

Message: Just a reminder to turn in URGO Summer Research applications by Friday, March 17th by 4:30 p.m. to the URGO office, Science 116B.

Late applications will not be reviewed unless there is an insufficient number of applicants.

Contact Dixie Shafer @ x1447 or shafer@augsburg.edu.

Thanks for all your hard work. The faculty committee looks forward to reading your proposals.

Subject: International Travel Grant funds available
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Applications due: April 1

Two awards available for travel to a conference at an international location to present a paper (Canada is not considered international). $800 per award.

Call x1229 and an application will be sent to you as an e-mail attachment.

Subject: assessment of student learning update
Submitter: Bridget Robinson-Riegler, Associate Professor, Chair, Psychology

Message: The results of the faculty/staff assessment of student learning survey are available at:

http://www.augsburg.edu/assessment/reports/survey_results/

The file is 05_survey_report_facstaff.pdf

The results of the survey suggest that we seem to have consolidated awareness and understanding of assessment of student learning. It also suggests that resistance to assessment may no longer be our greatest obstacle; availability of information/resources as well as communication from the assessment committee seem to be the current problem. Respondentsâ perceptions and involvement in assessment remain at the individual and department level rather than at the college level.

The assessment committee would like to thank all members of the Augsburg community who have been actively involved in assessment. Eighty-four percent (38/45) of the departments and programs in the Academic and Student Affairs Division have developed plans for assessment of student learning. Forty-five percent (17/38) of departments and programs with an assessment plan are currently using data to make decisions. Eighteen percent (7/38) are still in the process of collecting data and thirty-seven percent (14/38) have not yet begun to collect data. Sixty-eight percent (26/38) of departments and programs with plans submitted an annual assessment report.

Subject: Free First Time Homebuyer Boot Camp
Submitter: Meghan R Flores, Associate Director of Financial Aid, Enrollment Center

Message: First Time Homebuyer Boot Camp Description
Sign Up Today! Register here - http://www.the-allengroup.com/reg_class/

FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER'S BOOT CAMP SCHEDULE:
March 29th, 7:00 PM (Plymouth)
April 25th, 7:00 PM (Woodbury)
May 18th, 7:00 PM (Coon Rapids)

MAY IS THE LAST CLASS UNTIL FALL
Personal consultations available

Many other dates and locations available on the website:
www.the-allengroup.com

* The Allen Group is a member of Lenders Who Care (LWC). LWC is a non-profit, national organization of mortgage lending professionals dedicated to strengthening families and communities through increased home ownership. The Allen Group promotes ethical conduct, affordable lending and continuing education for lenders.

Subject: Continuing the Work of the Peace Prize Forum
Submitter: Scott D McLennan, Student

Message: Five days have passed and the world still needs a lot of help. Things won't change on their own.

YOU need to act.

If you support fair use of the world's resources, preservation of the earth's ecosystems, and the growth of a society that can last longer than our oil reserves, join Augsburg's Sustainable Life Project. Students, faculty, and all members of the Augsburg community are welcome to come and contribute their ideas for building the sustainable society that WE want to live in.

If you think about the future, then come and help create it. Meetings begin after Spring Break -- watch posters and the A-mail for more information, or e-mail Devin: mclennan@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Advising Sessions for Business Majors, 3/29 & 3/30
Submitter: Colleen R Junnila, Dept Administrator, Business-MIS

Message: Open advising sessions for Business majors to be held Wednesday, March 29 and Thursday, March 30, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Christensen Center lobby.

- Open to all Business majors
- No appointment needed
- Meet with a Business Department faculty advisor
- Plan your fall 2006 course schedule
- Release your "advising hold"

Please stop by and take advantage of this opportunity to have all of your advising questions answered without making an appointment.
If unable to attend this advising session, contact your academic advisor for assistance

Subject: Lost and Found items at Welcome Desk
Submitter: Kayla M Daniels, Student

Message: The Welcome Desk will have a table set up from 10-2 on Thursday and Friday of this week, displaying all lost and found items. If you have lost anything, please claim it at this time. After this weekend, all leftover items will be donated to charity.

Subject: "The Future of Student Financial Aid in Minnesota"
Submitter: Herald A Johnson, Director of Advancement Programs, Institutional Advancement

Message: Friday Forum, March 17, noon - 1:15 p.m., East Commons
Speaker - Mike Wilhelmi, Director of Government and Community Affairs, Minnesota Private College Council

Over 650 Augsburg students receive nearly $2,000,000 in Minnesota State Grants this year. What will happen to this and other student aid funds during this year's Session. Should you care?

Mike will discuss current proposals before the Legislature, Augsburg Day at the Capitol, and why these issues are important to Augsburg students.

Subject: "War in Iraq Awareness" event
Submitter: Trine Thorbjornsen, Student

Message: SAVE THE DATE: On Wednesday, April 5th and Thursday, April 6th at 6 p.m. there will be a "War in Iraq Awareness" event held in Science 123. The evenings will be built around the documentary "Caught in the Crossfire - The Untold Story of Falluja." In addition to screening this 18-minute long documentary, key speakers will present, and Iraqi artwork will be shown and sold. The events are meant to create open discussion within our community. All are welcome to attend. Keep your eyes open for more information after Spring Break.

Subject: Admission Possible holds informational session
Submitter: Sandra E Tilton, Employer Relations Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Are you a senior? Looking for a job after graduation? Consider Admission Possible http://www.admissionpossible.org/ - a non-profit organization dedicated to helping promising, low-income youth get to college.

Come and chat with a representative from Admission Possible on Saturday, March 18, 2006. We'll be at Starbucks (25th & Riverside) from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Stop by! We'd love to buy you a coffee and answer any questions you may have about opportunities with the organization. Look for the Admission Possible table in either the Starbucks or Brueggerâs (depending on how busy it is)! Let us know if you have any questions ö 651-917-3525.

Subject: Biloxi By Bus - Sending Service
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: You are all invited to a special blessing/sending service for the "Biloxi By Bus" Katrina relief trip during Chapel on Friday, March 17 at 10:20 a.m. Come and pray for all who travel during Spring Break; come see photos of the Biloxi relief area; come and sing; come for goodies during community time. All are welcome! - Pastor Sonja Hagander

Subject: WE INVITE YOU TO CHAPEL! MWF 10:20 TU/TH 11:20
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: Here is our Chapel Schedule for the week after Spring Break:

Monday, March 27 - Lee Clarke, Business/MIS
Tuesday - Ross Peroutka, Senior Speaker
Wednesday - Vocatio Chapel - Debrah Hopp, Publisher of Mpls/St Paul Magazine
Wednesday at 9:30 pm - Communion
Thursday - Kari Brown, Senior Speaker
Friday - Celebration of New Life

Subject: 4th Annual Sibling's Weekend
Submitter: Sally Daniels, Director of Parent and Family Relations, Alumni-Parent Relations

Message: April 7-9 will be our 4th Annual Sibling's Weekend! Please think about inviting your sibling/s to come to campus for a fun-filled weekend! We have mailed the information and registration forms to your home address, but if you want or need extras feel free to contact either Sara Stenstrom at stenstro@augsburg.edu or Sally Daniels at daniels@augsburg.edu The cost is just $25.00 per sibling and it will include all food and activities!

Subject: Presentation and free food today at 4:00 p.m.!
Submitter: John Knight, Associate Director, Center for Faith and Learning

Message: What do entrepreneurs do when it snows? Serve their clients! How do they take care of business, family and community needs while maintaining a faith-based life?

Join us at 4 p.m. today in the Hoversten Chapel for a free program to hear from Beth and Eddie Ulrich on what it means to run their own businesses, maintain a marriage, raise four young children, and continue their church and community activities.

Free food and additional opportunity for interaction with the speakers will follow the question and answer portion of the program.

Call John Knight at x1351 or faith@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. This event is free and open to all who are interested!

Subject: Build you resume
Submitter: Margaret M Dornfeld, Student

Message: Want to attend a free event that will look great on your resume? Then sign up for Campus Camp Wellstone March 31 to April 1. This event will be at Augsburg where trainers from around the country will teach skills in leadership, political action, and civic engagement. For more information, or to sign up for the training, please contact Maggie at dornfeld@augsburg.edu or call 612-656-6532.

Subject: Want $50? KAUG needs you!
Submitter: Ted A Jedlicki, Student

Message: KAUG is looking for all of you people who have a talent in graphic design to make us a new logo. Just submit your design via e-mail by midnight on March 31, and we will notify you by April 11 if you are the winner! E-mail logos to kaug@augsburg.edu and remember the winning designer will receive $50!!!!

Subject: Lindell Library midterm break hours
Submitter: Jane Ann Nelson, Director Lib Svcs, Library

Message: Special Library and Student Computing hours during midterm break are:

Friday, March 17 -- 8 am - 6 pm
Saturday, March 18 -- 10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, March 19 -- Noon - 6 pm
Monday-Thursday, March 20-23 -- 11 am - 10 pm
Friday, March 24 -- 11 am - 11 pm
Saturday-Sunday, March 25-26 -- Regular hours

Hours are always available from the ãHoursä link on the Lindell Library web site: www.augsburg.edu/library

Online library resources are also available 24/7 on that web site.

Subject: Sverdrup Visiting Lecture Program, March 27-28
Submitter: Jeanine A Gregoire, Associate Professor, Education

Message: Students, Faculty, Staff and the general public are invited to the 2006 Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Program. This year's events features Dr. Tom Jordan, professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, & director, Southern California Earthquake Center

There are two great opportunities to hear Dr. Jordan speak about geosystems and their impact on human systems:

Sverdrup Lecture
Monday, March 27, 8:00 P.M. Hoverstein Chapel, Foss Center
ãCivilization as a Geosystem: A Scientific Perspective on Global Changeä

Sverdrup Colloquium
Tuesday, April 12, 12:00 Noon, Minneapolis Room, Christensen Ctr.
" Structure and Evolution of the Continents"
All Events are free and open to the public; for more information concerning these events call x1551

Subject: CELEBRATION OF NEW LIFE!
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: We of the Campus Ministry office are inviting all faculty, staff and students who are celebrating new life with birth, adoption, or foster care to be our special guests in Chapel on Friday, March 31 at 10:20 am.
Are you a new parent or guardian or grandparent? Are you a new sister or brother? Are you a new aunt or uncle? We invite you to respond to the Campus Ministry Office. Please e mail maunu@augsburg.edu with the following information:
Your name, phone and e mail
and the name of the "New Life" since last November.

Thanks, and we look forward to this great celebration! Lil for Pastor Sonja Hagander

Subject: Chagil presents at Peace Prize Forum
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Dean of Students, Academic and Student Affairs

Message: Congratulations and thanks to Emiliano Chagil, Director of Hispanic/Latino Student Services. Emiliano attended the Peace Prize Forum at Luther College, and presented a session on "Those Who Plant the Trees May Not Live to Enjoy the Fruit." There is more information about his presentation and reaction to it in this article about the Peace Prize Forum:

http://chips.luther.edu/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4446

Subject: Gormley to be hired as Augsburg softball coach
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg to hire Tim Gormley as softball coach, will begin coaching in 2007 season

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/031506gormley.html

MINNEAPOLIS (3/15/06) -- Tim Gormley, a softball assistant coach at the University of St. Thomas, will be named the new head coach at Augsburg College and will begin his coaching duties in the 2007 season, women's athletic director Marilyn Florian announced on Wednesday.

Gormley will replace Carol Enke, who will resign at the end of the 2006 season after serving for 21 years as Augsburg's head coach. Gormley will formally begin his duties at Augsburg in June, Florian said.

"We are pleased to announce the hiring of Tim Gormley as our new head softball coach, beginning with the 2007 season," Florian said. "He was chosen from a strong pool of worthy candidates. He is a proven leader of successful high school and college softball programs and he is a great addition to our coaching staff."

Gormley has served as an assistant coach under John Tschida for eight seasons -- three seasons (1996-98) at St. Mary's University and five seasons (2000-05) at the University of St. Thomas. The Tommies won NCAA Division III national titles in the 2004 and 2005 seasons with Gormley as part of the coaching staff, while winning four of the last five Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season titles. He was also a part of MIAC title teams at St. Mary's in 1997 and 1998. Gormley has been a part of six NCAA Division III national tournament teams in his eight years of collegiate coaching. His college teams have produced a 295-55 overall record, 162-14 in MIAC play.

Tschida's Tommie staff was named Division III National Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association in both 2004 and 2005. The Tommies went 46-4 in 2004, winning their final 41 games in a row, and went 43-6 with wins in 32 of their final 33 games in 2005. The Tommies became just the second Division III softball team to ever repeat as national champions (Eastern Connecticut State was the first in 1985 and 1986). The Tommies have compiled a 111-7 record against MIAC opponents during the past five seasons (including MIAC playoffs), going 49-1 the last two years.

"I am excited for the challenge that is ahead of me," Gormley said. "I have had the great fortune to work with a coach who is, in my opinion, one of the best. John has taught me so much about the game of softball. He is also a very good friend. I will truly miss working with him."

Gormley also spent two seasons (1999-2000) as head coach at Mounds View (Minn.) High School. He has served as head coach of the Northern Lights 18-under fastpitch softball team for the past two seasons, and has served as a clinician and umpire for the past decade. He also served as an ice hockey official at the high school and collegiate levels during the past decade.

Gormley currently serves as physical education teacher and athletic director at St. Jude of the Lake School in Mahtomedi, Minn., a K-8 school. He previously taught at St. Agnes grade and junior high schools in St. Paul. He received his bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University in 1987 and his master's degree from St. Mary's in 1998.

"As I look to the future, I am thrilled to begin a new chapter in my coaching career," Gormley said. "I look forward to working with the young ladies here at Augsburg. I have had the opportunity to work with a couple of them in the past, so I know them and they know me. I think anyone who plays for me will find that I am very passionate about the game. I enjoy watching players improve while focusing on the fundamentals. Hard work and a willingness to put in extra time at improving their talents have always been a part of my teams. I am confident you will see that here at Augsburg. I am honored to be replacing a very good coach. I look forward to continuing the great tradition of quality softball that Carol Enke has maintained the past 21 years."

Enke, in her 21st season as Augsburg's head coach in 2006, currently has a career record of 290-404-3, including a 195-222 record in MIAC play. She is among the top 50 active coaches in NCAA Division III softball (third among MIAC coaches) in career victories.

One of only two head coaches in program history, Enke was named Augsburg's head coach in 1986, replacing Mary Timm, who coached the Auggies from the program's varsity inception in 1975 to 1985. Enke was selected NCAA Division III West Region Coach of the Year in 1991, the first of three 20-win finishes in a five-year span. Enke's Auggie teams have had double-digit win campaigns in 16 of her 20 seasons. She also serves as an instructor in the health and physical education department.

"Thank you to Carol for her outstanding leadership of the softball program from 1986 through 2006," Florian said.

Subject: NEED GRADUATION TICKETS!
Submitter: Tiffany N Peterson, Student

Message: I am an international student that graduates this May. My family members would like to attend my graduation, but I need more tickets in order for them to do this. This is urgent because they need to make flight reservations. I am looking for 4 more tickets. Please email me at peterst1@augsburg.edu ASAP if you have any extras. THANKS!

Subject: Salsa Teacher Wanted!
Submitter: , Student

Message: Do you have experience in salsa dancing? Get paid to teach basic steps for adults and youth!
When: Mondays starting March 20 for 6 weeks
7:40 p.m.- 8:40 p.m.
Where: Humboldt High School
$25/hour
Call Saint Paul Community Education at
(651)325-2672