Subject: Summer Residents-take notice
Submitter: Stacy L Enger, Hall Director, Residence Life

Message: Please move any belongings in your bedroom and living room areas that may be blocking the cable jacks in your apartments.

Time Warner Cable will be escorted through Mortenson, New Hall, and Urness to complete a count of the cable jacks, most likely this week 5/16-19.

Thank you for your help!

Subject: Think Globally, Act Locally, and get credit for it
Submitter: Joseph B. Underhill-Cady, Associate Professor, Political Science

Message: Two Summer I courses--World Politics (POL 160) and Environmental & River Politics (POL 241)--offer students the opportunity to explore what it means to be a global citizen.

POL 160 will engage the debates on the war in Iraq, the rise of China, global warming, fair trade, and immigration & border security.

POL 241 includes site visits by bike, bus, and boat to the Mississippi River gorge, Midtown Greenway, and St. Paul riverfront.

In both classes, students each undertake an action-research project in which they can take the learning and ideas from class and put them to work in the world. Students are encouraged to register by May 25 to ensure a spot in either class.

Subject: Receptions for two new art exhibits this Saturday!
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Two new art exhibitions open this Saturday, May 20, with artist receptions from 4-6 p.m. In the Gage Family Art Gallery is "Invisible Spirit," multi media work by Missy Whiteman and Jonathan Thunder. Whiteman and Thunder will be discussing their short films, paintings, and photographs at 4:30 p.m. This installation is the last venue for Augsburg's 2006 Native American Film Series.

In the Christensen Center Art Gallery is "Nesting Ground," ceramics by Kathleen Moroney. Moroney is an Irish artist who is finishing up a ten-month fellowship at the Northern Clay Center in Minneapolis. The artist will be giving a slide presentation about her work on Thursday, June 8.

Please join us this Saturday!

Subject: Professor Rosemary Link sends her gratitude
Submitter: Anthony A Bibus III, Professor, Social Work

Message: Rosemary Link is deeply grateful to colleagues for their kind messages following the death of her dear father, Reverend Donald Cliffort Flatt, on 28 April, in Somerset following a long illness. Rosemary is in England helping her family and will be returning to campus at the end of May.

Subject: Deden, Ginther, Schreier named All-MIAC baseball
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg's Troy Deden named All-MIAC in baseball; Darren Ginther, Ricky Schreier named All-MIAC honorable mention
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/051506allmiacbaseball.html

MINNEAPOLIS (5/15/06) -- Augsburg College catcher Troy Deden (Sr., Northfield, Minn.) earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball honors, while teammates Darren Ginther (Sr., Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) and Ricky Schreier (Jr., St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) earned honorable-mention All-MIAC honors, it was announced on Monday.

For Deden, it is his second straight All-MIAC first-team honor. Deden was named an Augsburg Senior Athlete of the Year in late April, and earned ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region third-team honors last season.

A catcher, Deden transferred to Augsburg in 2004 after playing his freshman season at fellow MIAC school St. Mary's. In conference play, Deden hit .333 (21-for-63), with 12 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, nine RBI, a .429 slugging percentage and a .447 on-base percentage. Defensively, he did not have an error in 105 chances for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage, second to Gustavus Adolphus' Ben Sherer for the most chances without an error (Sherer had no errors in 111 chances).

Overall, Deden is hitting .360 (36-for-100), with 19 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, 23 RBI, a .460 slugging percentage and a .441 on-base percentage. He was also perfect defensively in overall play, with no errors in 152 chances -- again second among MIAC players overall to Sherer's 170 chances.

In his three seasons at Augsburg, Deden is hitting .347 (117-for-337) in 107 games, with 65 runs scored, 18 doubles, 10 triples, two home runs, 82 RBI, a .478 slugging percentage and a .421 on-base percentage. He has a .986 career fielding percentage, wtih just six errors in 441 chances.

Ginther earned his second all-conference honors, after earning All-MIAC honors last season. Ginther was also named an Augsburg Senior Honor Athlete in late April, and earned ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region second-team honors last season. He was also an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first-team and Academic All-District first-team selection last year.

A third baseman/pitcher, Deden transferred to Augsburg in 2004 after playing his freshman season at Division I Valparaiso (Ind.). Ginther hit .275 in MIAC play (19-of-69), with 17 runs scored, seven doubles (third-most in MIAC play), three triples (tied for most in MIAC play), 17 RBI, a .464 slugging percentage and a .359 on-base percentage. As a pitcher, Ginther went 2-4 in MIAC play, with 19 strikeouts against 17 walks.

Overall, Ginther led Augsburg regulars in batting average, hitting .385 (47-for-122) with 26 runs scored, 16 doubles (tied for most among MIAC players overall), seven triples (tied for most among MIAC players overall), one home run, 32 RBI (fourth-most among MIAC players overall), a .656 slugging percentage and .445 on-base percentage. As a pitcher, Ginther was 4-5 with a 5.81 ERA in 11 starts, with 29 strikeouts against 21 walks in 52.2 innings pitched.

In his career, Ginther is hitting .392 (150-for-383) in 116 games, with 99 runs scored, 33 doubles, 16 triples, six home runs, 85 RBI, a .608 slugging percentage and a .471 on-base percentage. In 32 pitching appearances (31 starts), he recorded a 13-14 record, 4.74 ERA, and 96 strikeouts against 54 walks in 163.1 innings pitched. He pitched 13 complete games and three career shutouts.

For Schreier, it is his second All-MIAC honor of the school year. A wide receiver in football, Schreier earned second-team All-MIAC honors in 2005 after leading the Auggies with 766 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns, while standing second on the team in total receptions with 53.

An outfielder in baseball, Schreier compiled a team-leading .391 batting average (25-for-64) in conference play, with 18 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, eight RBI, a .516 slugging percentage and .451 on-base percentage.

Overall, Schreier was second among team regulars in hitting, with a .364 average (40-for-110), along with 25 runs scored, six doubles, two triples, 15 RBI, a .455 slugging percentage and .413 on-base percentage. He also had six stolen bases.

In his three seasons at Augsburg, Schreier is hitting .340 (104-for-306) in 97 career games, with 11 doubles, five triples, 33 RBI, a .408 slugging percentage, .387 on-base percentage and 16 stolen bases.

Augsburg, currently 18-19-1 overall and 8-12 in MIAC play, finishes its season with a recently-scheduled game against the University of Minnesota on Tuesday (5/16) at 6:30 p.m. at Siebert Field on the Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.

Subject: Magnuson, Mattern named All-MIAC softball
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg's Tiffany Magnuson named All-MIAC in softball; Jacci Mattern named All-MIAC honorable mention
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/051506allmiacsoftball.html

MINNEAPOLIS (5/15/06) -- Augsburg College second baseman Tiffany Magnuson (Fr., Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy HS) earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball honors, while outfielder Jacci Mattern (Fr., Lakeville, Minn.) earned honorable-mention All-MIAC honors, it was announced on Monday.

For Magnuson, it is her second All-MIAC honor of the school year. As a member of Augsburg's women's hockey team, Magnuson was named to the All-MIAC and MIAC All-Rookie teams, after leading the team with 21 goals and six assists for 27 points. She finished tied for first among MIAC players in overall goals scored and led the conference in goals in league games only (19). Her goals scored were fifth-most among NCAA Division III players nationally, and tied for second-most among the nation's rookies.

In softball, Magnuson led the Auggies in overall hitting, with a .367 batting average (36-for-98), with 25 runs scored, two doubles, six triples (tied for second-most among MIAC players overall), one home run, 10 RBI, a .541 slugging percentage and a .447 on-base percentage. She also had a team-high 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts.

In conference play, Magnuson hit a team-high .368 (25-for-68) with 17 runs scored, two doubles, four triples (tied for third-most among MIAC players), five RBI, a .515 slugging percentage and a .442 on-base percentage. She was also a perfect 12-for-12 in stolen bases (fourth-most among MIAC players).

An outfielder, Mattern finished second on the team in hitting, with a .325 batting average (37-for-114), with 25 runs scored, six doubles, six triples (tied for second-most among MIAC players overall), 18 RBI, a .482 slugging percentage and a .374 on-base percentage. She also had 10 stolen bases in 13 attempts.

In conference play, Mattern hit .290 (20-for-69) with 11 runs scored, four doubles, five triples (tied for most among MIAC players), 13 RBI, a .493 slugging percentage, a .329 on-base percentage and six stolen bases in seven attempts.

Mattern is also a forward on Augsburg's women's basketball team. This season, she averaged 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in 25 contests (11 starts).

Augsburg finished its season 16-22 overall, 9-13 in MIAC play. Carol Enke, only the second head coach in the 32-season history of Augsburg softball, is resigning her coaching position at the end of this season after 21 years as the Auggies' mentor. She finished her Augsburg coaching career with a 302-426-3 record.

Subject: Auggie baseball at Univ. of Minnesota TONIGHT!
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: MINNEAPOLIS (5/12/06) -- The 2006 Augsburg College baseball season is not over yet.

Augsburg will play a single, nine-inning game against the Division I University of Minnesota Golden Gophers tonight (Tuesday 5/16) at 6:30 p.m. at Siebert Field on the Minnesota campus. It is the first time Division III Augsburg has faced their crosstown bretheren since 1989.

If you can't make it to the game, you can listen live online on Augsburg's athletic website through the following link: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio

The game has been added after Minnesota was unable to reschedule a contest with Augsburg's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival, St. Thomas, after the game was postponed due to weather twice.

Augsburg will enter the game with an 18-19-1 record, having completed its MIAC season at 8-12. Minnesota is 26-24 after last weekend's four-game Big Ten series at Ohio State. Minnesota is currently 13-14 in Big Ten play, and will complete its regular season after the Augsburg game with a four-game series against Indiana this weekend (5/19-21) at the Metrodome.