Subject: Open General Use Times For Athletic Facilities
Submitter: Kristen L Kraft, Athletic Facilities Manager, Athletic Facilities

Message: The following are the open general use times of the athletic facilities for the Augsburg Community. Times and dates are subject to change.

Wednesday, March 29 to Friday, March 31

OPEN GYM
3/29 1:30pm -5:30pm North Court
3/31 6:00pm - 9:30pm North Court ***Note time change

OPEN HOCKEY - Must have helmet
3/29 11:00am - 1:00pm Rink A
3/29 3:00pm - 5:00pm Rink A
3/30 11:00am - 1:00pm Rink A
3/30 3:00pm - 5:00pm Rink A
3/31 11:00am - 1:00pm Rink A

OPEN FIGURE SKATING
3/29 11:00am - 1:00pm Rink B
3/30 11:00am - 1:00pm Rink B
3/31 11:00am - 1:00pm Rink B

Subject: Summer Research Due Date Extended: April 21
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:

The application deadline has been extended to April 21 and the eligibility guidelines have been revised for Summer Research proposals. You may apply if you are in your first year of employment at Augsburg or if you received an award last year, Summer 2005. Other criteria are:

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Quality Criteria. Preference will be given to proposals that show evidence of thorough preparation and that meet the following criteria:
- Clear statement of realistic goals and objectives
- Appropriate and detailed project method/plan for achieving the goals and objectives
- Explanation of advance preparation and planning
- Clear description of the project's assessment
- Detailed timeline and budget

Other Criteria. Additional criteria that may influence the Committee's decision include:
- Use of language and terminology that are clear to non-experts
- Necessity for funding for project completion
- Please attach a curriculum vita.

FUNDING: Up to $2000 per grant.
Source: Grangaard Faculty Development Fund. 2-3 additional awards may be granted.
Funding decisions are made by the Faculty Development Committee. All funds must be requested by the end of the fiscal year in which the grant is awarded.

APPLICATION: Please use the Research Application form that is available by calling Terry Martin, x1229 or at the CTL website. Please send the completed application as an e-mail attachment to martin@augsburg.edu.

Extended Application Date: April 21 for the summer 2006.

Accountability:
-Completion of the following:
-Professional Development evaluation form and assessment as described in the project application
-Sharing the results with the Augsburg Community via:
-Presentation of a community discussion, Scholarship Fair, or another venue approved by the FacDev Committee.

Subject: Volunteers Needed for On-Line 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: Zyzzogeton * The Last Word
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
*An annual highlighting of student and faculty scholarly work÷from artistic performances to the Student Research Poster Session.

April 19-22.

Faculty Scholarship Roundtables
Abstracts due April 7

On Wednesday April 19 we will host the Faculty Scholarship Roundtables. Please consider making a presentation in a roundtable setting on your current research, scholarship (broadly defined) and professional work. In particular, we hope this will become a forum for those recently returned from sabbatical (last fall and last spring) to share their learning with the campus; we hope to see most of you at this opportunity. Finally, this is a critical opportunity for all of us to model life long learning by attending these events and knowing what we are about as a college. Invitations to all are forthcoming. Abstract forms are available on the CTL webpage, CTL public folder or by calling x1229.

Sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning, The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity, and The Fine Arts Office

Subject: Critical Conversation: Art, Truth & Politics
Submitter: Douglas E Green, Professor, English

Message: At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, 5 April 2006, in OM 18, ENG 480: Theory and Criticism is hosting a Critical Conversation on Vocation focused on dramatist Harold Pinter's Nobel Lecture: "Art, Truth, and Politics." In preparation for our 90-minute discussion (we have more time than that if we need to run over), we would like participants to go to www.nobelprize.org, to watch the 46-minute video of the speech, and, if they like, to download and printout the text of the speech. Watching the video is a powerful experience, because Pinter has 'engineered' his performance. While we might see a bit of the video to start, we don't want to rely on the internet stream when we gather. Everyone interested and able to come is welcome; if you have questions or plan to bring a class or small group, please contact Doug Green (x1187, green@augsburg.edu).

Subject: Learning As You Go Workshop
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
Thursday, April 6
3:30-5:30 in the Marshall Room
Facilitated by Velma Lashbrook and Diane Pike

Please join us for an interactive workshop which will engage participants in strategies for finding out what is working in a course, how students are experiencing the course, and what adjustments might need to be made while a course is running. These activities lend themselves to learning for both the instructor and the students. References, examples, and experiential education are modeled in this session. New, middle and senior faculty especially invited.

Please join us. To reserve a place call x1229 or e-mail to martin@augsburg.edu

Subject: Want to win $500?
Submitter: Carly Eichhorst, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: All students who have attended THREE Does Your Money Matter Events? should drop off their scorecard to enter a drawing for a $500 scholarship. The deadline to submit your scorecard is noon on Monday, April 3rd in the Enrollment Center.

Subject: April Faculty Meeting - DATE CHANGE
Submitter: Judith A Green, Assistant to the Provost, Academic and Student Affairs

Message: Dear Faculty,

Please note a change in date for the April faculty meeting:

This meeting has been moved from Wednesday, April 19th to Tuesday, April 18th. The location and time for this meeting remain the same.

Announcements for this meeting should be sent to the Dean's office by Monday, April 17th. Thank you.

Judi Green

Subject: More Grad Skills Open Hearings
Submitter: Joan L Griffin, Professor, English

Message: Message: Two more open hearings on the graduation skills proposal will be held on and at the follow times and places:

Wednesday, March 29 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room
Thursday, march 30, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. in the Century Room

A copy of the proposal can be found in the AugCore folder (Academic/Student Affairs - AugCore - grad skills - Feb 06 proposal folder.)

Subject: Friday Seminar: Google Scholar, March 31
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Google Scholar, An oxymoron or valuable tool?

March 31, 2006
Lindell Library 301
Refreshments are served at 3:30; the presentation begins at 4:00

Stephen Abram, past president of the Canadian Library Association, called Google a preconscious child, but now Google has sibling, Google Scholar. What is Google Scholar, how does it differ from Google? Mike Bloomberg, of the library staff, will explain it all at the CTL's Friday Seminar on March 31.

Subject: International Travel Grant Applications Due: 4/1
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
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: An invitation to faculty and staff from StepUP...
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
Come Relax On the Academic Counselor's Couch: A StepUP Perspective on Learning and Recovery
Presented by Jennifer Zotalis, Academic Skills Coordinator, StepUP Program

Want to learn more about the foundations of college level learning assistance?
Curious about its application for students in recovery? Interested in hearing the latest about the StepUP Program?

Join us for an hour of coffee, cookies and a presentation (with discussion) comparing the theories and practices behind academic counseling for the general student population and academic counseling for students in recovery.

Please join us Monday, April 10, at 3:45 P.M. in East Commons of the Christensen Center. RSVP to Kathy Fagen, Administrative Assistant for the StepUP Program (#1405, fagen@augsburg.edu)

Subject: Seniors: special early web registration Thursday
Submitter: Leif B Anderson, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology

Message: For those Seniors needing to register, we are offering a special opportunity to register early and help us test our updated online registration system. This Thursday evening, March 30th, from 4:30 - 4:45 p.m., online registration will be available to Seniors. This will be a real registration, and normal registration holds (like advising and student accounts) will still apply.

To participate:
1) Log in to AugNet, and complete your registration between 4:30 and 4:45 this Thursday, March 30th.

2) If you experience any problems during the registration process, send an e-mail to registrar@augsburg.edu by 7 p.m. Thursday evening. We will collect any issues and forward them for further anaylsis by the system
programmers. Please provide a phone number, in case we need to contact you to discuss the problem you experienced.

The normal registration period for Seniors will still open as scheduled on Monday, April 3rd. Any registration issue not resolved during the testing window will be handled during the normal registration period.

Thank you!

--Wayne Kallestad, Registrar & Leif Anderson, Chief Information Officer

Subject: Start Your Career Here!
Submitter: Line Fauske, Day Student

Message: Start Your Career Here!
Attend the 2006 Student Advertising Summit.
It's the one event of the year where the Twin Cities advertising, marketing and communications communities are introduced to the next generation of talent. A diverse group of professionals from top agencies and firms will be on hand to take part in an array of interactive career-driving activities.

Friday April 7th, 2006
On-Site Registration - 8:30 a.m.
Event - 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
McNamara Alumni Center -
U of M Campus 200 Oak Street SE - Minneapolis,MN 55455
Hosted by the University of Minnesota Ad Club

www.ad2sas.org
Early Registration & Group Discounts Available!
Questions? Contact Annie Picken at pick0104@umn.edu

Subject: Apron Contest and Parade!
Submitter: Mary L True, Associate Director, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Augsburg students, faculty and staff...

Please wear an APRON to school on Monday, April 3rd for the apron contest at 12:30 p.m. in the coffee shop. Or, just come and join the pots and pans band in the parade... starting right after the apron contest.

These 2 events have been organized as part of a series of events during the "Katrina Collection Week" at Augsburg. Kitchen items, cleaning supplies and medical supplies (gloves, bandaids, etc.) have been requested by visiting artist Lori Gordon to take with her when she goes back home to Mississippi to an area badly hit by Hurricane Katrina.

Come join in on the fun!!!

For more information, please contact Mary Laurel True x1775 or Kerry Morgan x1524.

Subject: CELEBRATION OF NEW LIFE! March 31 - 10:20 a.m.
Submitter: Lillian Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: Subject: CELEBRATION OF NEW LIFE! March 31 - 10:20 a.m.
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: We, the Campus Ministry staff, invite all faculty, staff and students who are celebrating "new life" with birth, adoption, foster care, etc., in the past year or so, to be our Special Guests in Chapel on Friday, March 31, at 10:20 a.m.

Are you a new parent or guardian or grandparent? Are you a new sister or brother? Are you a new aunt or uncle?

Please e mail maunu@augsburg.edu with the following information: your name, phone, e mail, and the name of the "new life".

Thanks, and we look forward to celebrating with you! - Lil, on behalf of Pastor Sonja Hagander

Subject: ACTC Staff Training Event Next Week
Submitter: Cynthia J Greenwood, Associate Director, Human Resources

Message: The ACTC Human Resources Committee is sponsoring a program titled The Signature Project. The program is scheduled at Macalester College in the John B. Davis Lecture Hall in the Campus Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006.

The Signature Project is a stunning, one-of-a-kind experience. Irish-born artist Patrick Dunning magically combines technology with music, visual art, and story-telling to create an event that is funny, inspiring, and downright amazing.

The springboard for the presentation is a cosmic landscape Dunning originally painted as a 3' x 5' mural in 1992. The art work is now being re-painted with individual signatures of over one million people color-coded to re-create the original on a huge scale÷when complete, The Signature Project will fill a space larger than a basketball court.

Dunning has presented throughout the U.S. at venues ranging from rural school auditoriums to major urban theatres and convention centers. He has been the featured speaker at diversity celebrations, wellness seminars, and motivational meetings for Fortune 500 companies. The Signature Project is a perfect community-building event that will be remembered forever.

More information about the Signature Project can be found at www.signatureproject.com.

A map of the Macalester campus is available at this site: http://www.macalester.edu/about/mapbynumber.html

If you are interested in attending, please call Human Resources at x1058 or email Saykham Panemalaythong in HR at panemala@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Run in the Race for the Cure!
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Weekend College Academic Coordinator, Weekend College

Message: Spring is here and it's time to break out your running shoes. Join the "Auggies Forever!" team to raise funds to support breast cancer research and education. The 5K race and walk are on Sunday, May 14 at the Mall of America. Thousands of people participate, there is a lot of great free stuff given away, and it's a great time. If you can comfortably jog just one mile, you can do this!!! Sign up today at www.racecure.org.

Subject: Open Staff Positions On Campus.........
Submitter: Sarah Louden, Recruiter/HR Associate, Human Resources

Message: Check out the HR website to view all open staff positions. Currently we have the following open positions:

* Sr. Admissions Counselor
* Academic LFC - Humanities
* Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach
* Academic Skills Specialist
* Post Doctoral Research Associate
* Executive Director, Gage Center

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: Staff Recognized for Length of Service
Submitter: Dianne Detloff, Administrative Assistant, Counseling & Health Promotion

Message: Staff Senate at its annual staff recognition event held last Thursday recognized two outstanding employees of the year in Kathy Kuross and Kathy Rumpza. Also the following individuals were recognized for their years of service to Augsburg College: 5 years: Emiliano Chagil, David Draus, Barbara Edwards-Farley, Dave Hadden, Deb Hutchison, Colleen Junnila, Dan Jorgenson, Wayne Kallestad, Tom Kelsey, Scott Krajewski, Matt Linngren, Donna May, Judy Petree, Kathy Rumpza, Dixie Shafer, Cory Snyder, Becky Taute, Christopher Taute, David Warch, Bill Wittenbreer. 10 years: Lynda Borjesson, Ray Makeever, Jill Pohtilla, Drew Privette. 15 years: Bruce Bengry, Carol Forbes, Diane Glorvigen, Linda Hendrickson, Elizabeth Joyce, Pat Ostreim, John Schmit, Diane Syler, Paul Terrio, Mary True. 20 years: Donna McLean, Lois Olson, Larry Vande Stowe. 25 years: Nancy Guilbeault. 35 years: Rick Thoni. Congratulations to everyone. For all the individuals recognized for 10 or more years of service, please submit your award/packet selection by Friday April 7th by sending it to CB #103. If you have any questions, please call Staff Senate Co-Chair Dianne Detloff at x1707. Thanks.

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: Join students like you who want to make change
Submitter: Margaret M Dornfeld, Student

Message: Want to learn skills in leadership, political action, or civic engagement? Then come to Campus Camp Wellstone at Augsburg Friday, March 31 from 3:30-9:30 and Saturday, April 1 from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. To sign up for this event, or for more information, contact Maggie at dornfeld@augsburg.edu or call 612-656-6532.

Subject: Mathematics Colloquium Today
Submitter: Kenneth Kaminsky, Professor, Mathematics

Message: This week's mathematics colloquium speaker is Danrun Huang, Professor of Mathematics at St. Cloud State University. His talk is titled Honeybees and Fibonacci Identities.

Abstract: How many times have you seen or heard of the Fibonacci numbers 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21,...? From elementary to advanced math courses, from the leaves on a stem to the surface of a pineapple, from snail shells to beehives, Fibonacci numbers are found everywhere! There are so many patterns and laws hidden in a sequence of Fibonacci numbers, and a lot of them can be formulated as identities. People have used various ways to prove Fibonacci identities.

In this talk, I will show how honeybees can prove scores of Fibonacci identities, from the simple to the very sophisticated. This talk is adapted from what the author presented at the 2005 MathFest in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The talk is presented in PowerPoint and is designed for all students and faculty.

When: 3:40-4:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 29
Where: Science Hall 108
Refreshments: Yes

Subject: Brainstorming for a Sustainable Life -- Friday
Submitter: Scott D McLennan, Student

Message: In response to the message of this year's Peace Prize Forum, in response to the unaddressed environmental crises facing the world, and in response to our NEED for a sustainable society, you are invited to join Augsburg's Sustainable Life Project.

Right now our society works for short term gain, at the expense of the future. The Sustainable Life Project will work to build a vision of a society that can survive and thrive in the long run. There is certainly enough creativity in the Augsburg community to imagine a sustainble society that we want to live in -- so lets make that image, and share it with the world.

The work begins with a BRAINSTORMING SESSION:
6 p.m., Friday, March 31st
City of Augsburg Room, Christensen Center

Take an hour to help build the future.
For more information, contact Devin: mclennan@augsburg.edu

Subject: Chris Pegg to move from IT to Library
Submitter: Jane Ann Nelson, Director Lib Svcs, Library

Message: David Warch, Director of IT Services, and Jane Ann Nelson, Director of Library Services Colleagues, are pleased to announce that Chris Pegg has accepted the position of Digital Learning Services Librarian at Lindell Library. In this position, Chris will lead Library initiatives that leverage technology for learning. He will play an important role in connecting the Library to the College's instructional design initiatives.

An Augsburg 2001 WEC graduate with degrees in Spanish and International Relations, Chris has worked in IT since 1998 with steadily increasing responsibilities. As LFC for the Humanities Division and Library, Chris' interest in the part that technology and libraries can play in learning has grown. He spent the last two years earning a MS in Library and Information Science from the University of North Texas and is now poised to realize a part of his vocation by joining the library profession.

In order to best serve the needs of the College, Chris will continue as LFC to the Humanities Division and Library until graduation. He will officially begin as Lindell Library Digital Learning Services Librarian on May 8.

Subject: Preparing Quality Future Teachers of Mathematics
Submitter: Rebekah N Dupont, Associate Professor, Department Chair, Mathematics

Message: On Monday, March 27, Professor Alan Tucker of SUNY at Stony Brook conducted a site visit for the Mathematical Association of America federal grant received by Matt Haines and Tracy Bibelnieks, Department of Mathematics. Professor Tucker applauded the progress and accomplishments at Augsburg towards preparing quality future teachers of mathematics.

Subject: Lisa Jack on CNN tonight
Submitter: Bridget Robinson-Riegler, Associate Professor, Chair, Psychology

Message: The CNN Anderson Cooper 360 show (the #1 rated news hour) is doing a week long feature on substance abuse. Tonight at 9:00 p.m. the show will focus on the walk-away drownings that have occurred in the upper Midwest, especially Minnesota. Dr. Lisa Jack will be the featured expert on this topic. Her expertise is based on her early research on substance abuse which was funded by NIDA.