Subject: Study Tour Scholarship Opportunity!!!
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: LAST WEEK TO APPLY

Student/Faculty/Staff International Study Seminar
August 5-13, 2006
Not So Distance Neighbors: U.S. & Mexico Today

Sponsored by the Augsburg College Center for Teaching and Learning and the Center for Global Education with scholarships from the Hoversten Peace Endowment.

The purpose of the travel seminar is to introduce participants to Mexican history, culture, politics, economics, and society with the goal of increasing cross-cultural understanding and fostering peaceful and productive relations between our countries.

Ten participants from Augsburg College will be accepted into this seminar with a scholarship from the Hoversten Peace Endowment. Preference will be given to applicants who have not had extensive international travel experience and/or not had opportunities to visit Mexico.

With the scholarship, the total cost of this travel seminar will be $250 for students/ $400 for staff and $525 for faculty. Completed application must be returned to the Center for Teaching and Learning by March 31. Selections will be made by the CTL and representatives from CGE by April 15.

Eligibility:
-Faculty must have completed two years of full time employment by June 2006 and have assurance of full-time employment in 2006-07.
-Staff must have completed two years of full-time employment by June 2006 and may be exempt or non-exempt.
-Students must be returning full-time to Augsburg for the 2006-07 academic year. Graduating seniors are not eligible. Day, WEC, and graduate students are encouraged to apply.

The brochures and applications are available on the Center for Teaching and Learning webpage, at the the Center for Global Education, by calling 612-330-1229, or via e-mail, martin@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Volunteers for On-line Course Evaluation Pilot
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
As you know, we are hoping to add customized sections to the course evaluations to allow faculty, departments and programs to ask specific questions. While we are not at a place technically where we can do this for every course as originally hoped, we are going to be able to pilot this for a limited number of courses. If you would like to have a form for this spring day semester with additional questions, please contact Diane pike@augsburg.edu or Scott krajewsk@augsburg.edu by April 3rd

Subject: IMPORTANT - Augsburg College Day at the Capitol
Submitter: Herald A Johnson, Director of Advancement Programs, Institutional Advancement

Message: Thursday, March 30, 2006, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Day at the Capitol is an important annual event for students, parents, alumni, faculty, and staff of the College to meet with their legislators (representatives and senators) about student issues, primarily student financial aid programs. Over 660 Augsburg students receive about $2,000,000 per year from the State Grant Program alone.

Our purpose is to encourage continued support from our legislators for a broad range of financial aid programs for Minnesota students, especially the Minnesota State Grant Program. We will be given "talking points" to use in our meetings as well as advice on how to manage the time with the legislator.

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

PLEASE RESPOND TODAY! Sign-up at http://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/capitol.

Subject: Friday, 3/31: Brainstorming for a Sustainable Life
Submitter: Scott D McLennan, Student

Message: Modern society demands ever greater consumption of scarce resources, depriving the poor of the basic resources they need to live and destroying the global ecosystems that all life depends on.

This is not a good situation.
We need to create a better option.

Come to the Sustainable Life Project's Brainstorming Session and contribute your ideas for a sustainable future.

The Sustainable Life Project will draw on the ideas of Students, Faculty, and Members of the Augsburg Community to create a vision of a sustainable future that we want to live in and work to make it happen.
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Brainstorming Session:
Friday, March 31st at 6 p.m. in the City of Augsburg Room, Christensen Center.

For more information, contact Devin: mclennan@augsburg.edu

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: Till and Keep 2006 Recently Published!
Submitter: Diane R Glorvigen, Lily Program Assistant, Exploring Our Gifts

Message: The Lilly Program has just published the latest issue of Till and Keep, an annual journal designed to stimulate reflection about meaning and purpose in daily life and to explore what it means to be called to service in the world

This year's issue delves into an important departure (President Frame) and arrival (David Tiede). It also features reflections on money (faculty member Jeanne Boeh and financial educator Nathan Dungan), on environmental stewardship (faculty member Michael Lansing), and on the WWII Holocaust (alumna Sue Kneen). In addition, you will find updates on all the exciting and worthwhile ways the College has been using the Lilly grant money.

Over the next few days we will be delivering copies of the journal to many campus offices. The number of copies of this issue is limited, so if you receive a copy, please share it with others.

Subject: StepUP students and staff present at conference
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Dean of Students, Academic and Student Affairs

Message: StepUP alum Eric Maurer and current students KC Fischer, Kate Olshefski, Chris Belbeck, and Dawson Goddard will be presenting at the Joint Meeting of Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness(JMATE) in Baltimore March 27-29. Patrice Salmeri, Director, and Dave Hadden, Assistant Director, are also part of the presenting group.

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

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

Wednesday, March 22:
Softball -- Colorado College 5, Augsburg 3; Hope (Mich.) 10, Augsburg 2 (6 inn.)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/softball/032206florida.html

Baseball -- Hamline 15, Augsburg 12 (9 inn., nonconference)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/baseball/032206hamline.html

Thursday, March 23:
Softball -- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5, Augsburg 1; Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 8, Augsburg 0 (5 inn.)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/softball/032306florida.html

Baseball -- Wisconsin-Whitewater 13-4, Augsburg 2-1
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/baseball/032306whitewater.html

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