Subject: Sixth Annual Scholastic Connections Celebration
Submitter: Amanda Storm, Event Coordinator, Event and Classroom Services

Message: There is still time to RSVP for the Scholastic Connections Celebration on Monday, November 6. The event is held in Christensen Center from 6-8:30 p.m. Festivities include international foods and live jazz music along with conversation and a presentation from current and former mentors and scholars.

Please RSVP to 612-359-6480 or scholar@augsburg.edu by Friday, Nov. 3.

Subject: Play about Autism
Submitter: Regina Hopingardner, Administrative Assistant, CLASS Program

Message: In the spirit of Disability Awareness Month, Mixed Blood Theater has asked us to let the Augsburg community know about their upcoming world premier play about a young man with autism. The play, "Vestibular Sense," will run from Nov 3-26. Please visit their website for more information: www.mixedblood.com.

Subject: "Life of the Mind" Retreat Needs Lively Minds
Submitter: Douglas E Green, Professor, English

Message: Doug Green is organizing this year's "Life of the Mind" Retreat and needs some lively minds to help him. This retreat offers 20-30 faculty and staff the chance to get away and talk and debate about a cultural or intellectual topic of interest to them. Doug needs your ideas and "a few, a happy few, a band of brothers" and sisters (a slight adaptation of Henry V) to help with the planning. If you're interested and/or have ideas, please call x1187 or e-mail green@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Staff & Faculty Community Time
Submitter: Amanda Peterson, Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Message: A reminder that the next Community Time is scheduled for Tuesday, October 31 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in East Commons.

Subject: Unlisted Delegates Present at Inauguration
Submitter: Bethany J Bierman, Writer, Marketing and Communication

Message: Please note that the following institutions were in attendance at Friday's inauguration. Due to receiving their RSVPs after the print date, they were not included in the program:

Grandview College, Des Moines, Iowa
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Also note that the intitution Warren Wiese represented is Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Subject: Religion and Justice
Submitter: Mary L True, Associate Director, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message:

"What role does religion play in our search for justice, peace, dominance, power, empire?"

Dr. Thomas Melville, author of "Through a Glass Darkly: The U.S. Holocost in Central America" will be speaking at Augsburg on this topic.....

Monday, Oct. 30
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Marshall Room
Christensen Center

He will also be speaking in chapel on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 11:20 a.m.

Subject: Open House for CLASS and Access
Submitter: Regina Hopingardner, Administrative Assistant, CLASS Program

Message: The Groves Lab, the lab that serves students who work with both CLASS and the Access Center, is hosting an open house next Monday from 3-5 p.m.

The Lab houses several kinds of adaptive technology and we invite all faculty and staff to try it out. See the technology that students with disabilities use to overcome barriers to learning. You might even discover a thing or two that would be useful to you.

Join us between 3 and 5 p.m., October 30 in the Lab, located in the lower level of Foss, room 17A.

For more information about disability services see the CLASS website:
http://www.augsburg.edu/classprogram/faculty.html

Subject: We need YOUR Help!
Submitter: Heather L Pedersen, Student

Message: Advent Vespers needs YOUR help! Become a candle, torch, or banner carrier on the Liturgical Party during this year's Advent Vespers! The dates for this year are: December 1 and 2 at 5 and 8 p.m. both days. This is an incredible opportunity you won't want to miss! Sign up just yourself and/or your friends! Sign ups are in the Campus Ministries Office!

Subject: Fair Trade Festival @ Augsburg
Submitter: Anna Baker, Student

Message: In a continuous effort to have Fair Trade coffee (and other products) sold on campus, the Coalition for Student Activism, MPRIG and International Student Organization are very excited to invite you to our Fair Trade Festival!
These will be three days dedicated to promoting Fair Trade on campus, and learning about our options.

The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, Nov. 1: Coffee Tasting 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the CC Lobby
Thursday, Nov. 2: Chocolate Fountain and Bananas 10:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the CC Lobby
Friday, Nov.3: Speaker / Band, Tasting and chocolate fountain with
bananas 11:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. in the Cafeteria and the CC Lobby

Subject: Augsburg's A-List
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Augsburg’s A-List
Where to go from here….

Cultural events just a stone’s throw away from Augsburg College and often free-of-charge. These suggestions come to you from Kerry Morgan (Galleries Coordinator) and Mary Laurel True (Center for Service, Work, and Learning).

THEATRE:

“The Uninvited Guest”

Barebones Productions presents their 13th Annual Halloween Show – a community created outdoor pageant of larger than life puppets, shadow puppets, hand puppets, lantern puppets, costumed and masked characters, stilters, a 15 piece live orchestra, choral singing, raucous dancing and pyrotechnics (fire art).

When: Saturday, October 28, Sunday, October 29, Tuesday, October 31 at 7 p.m.
Where: At Hidden Falls Regional Park - North Gate
On East River Road - 1/4 mile south of Ford Parkway Bridge
FREE (donations solicited) - DRESS WARM - BRING BLANKETS/LAWN CHAIRS (limited haybale seating available)

COSTUMES AND MASKS ENCOURAGED!
limited on-site parking available, please consider carpooling
In case of inclement weather on Saturday or Sunday please call 612-341-1038 for cancellation information.

THEATRE:

“Shattered”

Few prospects are more frightening than the gradual erosion of self and memory that accompanies Alzheimer's Disease. This Theatre Unbound world-premiere of Canadian writer Lindsay Price's Shattered tackles the subject with a seven-woman cast, each actress portraying the same character during a different period of her life. As she ages, the woman clings harder to whichever memories she can before her mind is no longer her own. Price won a playwriting contest sponsored by Theatre Unbound despite the fact that her subject matter was outside the competition's ostensible guidelines. The company's artistic core simply liked Shattered too much to pass up an opportunity to stage it.

When: Thursday, Oct. 26-Sunday, Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m.; also Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
Where: The Playwrights’ Center
2301 E. Franklin Ave, Mpls; 612,332.7481
Cost: $14-$16

Subject: Adventures in Urban Teaching Lecture Series
Submitter: Cheryl A Sticha, Secretary, Education

Message: Incorporating Anti-Racism Strategies in the Classroom:
Developing and Implementing Anti-Racism Curriculum. This lecture will center on how to construct and use a curriculum that is focused on anti-racism and anti-bias teaching methods. The lecture will be Thursday, October 26th from 6-8 p.m. Lecture will be in the Marshall Room. It is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information contact 651-523-2416.

Subject: Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Are you interested in networking with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and ally campus communities from across the state of Minnesota? Would you like to attend workshops exploring topics such as LGBTQA communities of color, transgender policy initiatives, or bisexual identity development? Then register for the Minnesota OUT! Campus Conference!

The conference takes place on Friday and Saturday, November 3rd and 4th. All interested students, staff, and faculty may pick up a registration card from the Christensen Center Information Desk or see Will O'Berry (oberry@augsburg.edu), Assistant Director of Campus Activities and LGBTQA Advisor, in Christensen Center 1D.

Subject: FACULTY/STAFF FITNESS/WELLNESS POINTS
Submitter: Joyce Pfaff, Associate Professor, Health-Physical Education

Message: Yesterday (Oct 25) was not only pay day, but the 50th day since school started.

You have had 50 days to earn workout points......Is there anyone out there who has worked out 30 minutes each and every day since classes started on Sept 6th? If so, please report it to <fitness@augsburg.edu> so you can collect your monogrammed bath towel or water bottle.

You can report your points as soon as they total 50 and once again for 100 (a great heavy weight monogrammed hooded sweatshirt awaits you after 100 pts). Check out the Fitness/Wellness website for more information about the program.

Look for upcoming announcements concerning mini workout seminars and a possible time in the dome for faculty/staff Ultimate Frisbee (anyone interested?).

Subject: Who (Else) Went to Seminary?
Submitter: Ross Murray, Campus Ministry Associate; Tutoring Services Coordinator; , Campus Ministry and Academic Skills Office

Message: All week long, I’ve been dropping names of the faculty and staff who have attended a seminary or a divinity school. There are even more than I have mentioned. In fact, can you name all the people who went to a seminary or divinity school?

If you want to join the fine ranks of people who went to a seminary or divinity school, then sign up for the Seminary & Divinity School Day at Gustavus. We'll be going on Thursday, November 2. You must RSVP with me by the end of today (Thursday).

I’ll have my list of seminary and divinity school folks on Monday.

Subject: Augsburg Associates Estate Sale this Fri and Sat
Submitter: Kathryn Croyle, Administrative Assistant to the VP, Institutional Advancement

Message: The Augsburg Associates will be conducting an estate sale this Friday, October 27th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, the 28th, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 515 Lexington Pkwy, #306 in St. Paul. It is only about a 10 - 15 minute drive from campus, so check it out! There are some especially nice furniture pieces. Proceeds from the sale are donated to the college. If you are interested in becoming an Associates member, please email me at croyle@augsburg.edu or call X 1171. All faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us!

Subject: Auggie Athletics Update
Submitter: Don Stoner, Sports Information Director, Marketing and Communication

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

Wednesday, October 25:
Volleyball -- Augsburg 3, Hamline 1 (30-23, 21-30, 30-27, 30-18)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0607statistics/102506hamline.html

Men's Soccer -- Gustavus 1, Augsburg 0 (OT)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/msoccer/0607statistics/102506gustavus.html

Women's Soccer -- Gustavus 1, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wsoccer/0607statistics/102506gustavus.html


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

Saturday, October 28:
Women’s Soccer vs. St. Thomas, Edor Nelson Field, 1 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Football at Gustavus, 1 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Men’s Soccer at St. Thomas, 1 p.m.
Women’s Hockey hosting Alumnae Game, Augsburg Ice Arena. 2 p.m.
M/W Cross Country at MIAC Championships, Como Park GC, St. Paul, 2 p.m.
Men’s Hockey Alumni Celebration, Augsburg Ice Arena, 4 p.m.
Wrestling Intrasquad Meet/Parents' Night/Alumni Night, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 31:
Men’s Soccer at MIAC Playoff Semifinals (if Augsburg qualifies)

Wednesday, November 1:
Women’s Soccer at MIAC Playoff Semifinals (if Augsburg qualifies)

Friday, November 3:
Women's Swimming at Hamline Triangular (Augsburg/Hamline/St. Mary's), 6 p.m.
Men’s Hockey at St. Norbert (Wis.), 7:05 p.m.