Subject: Non-renewal parking permit sales begin January 8
Submitter: Krista Young, Communications and Parking Manager, Public Safety

Message: Permit prices: Resident, commuter, and P.A. permits are $120 for spring semester, with registration and full payment required online.

New Hall underground permits are $360 for spring semester, with registration and full payment required online.

Minneapolis City Street permits are $25 and are valid until next fall, with full amount due at the time permit is picked up from the City of Minneapolis.

Non-renewal permit sales:
All residents, commuters, and P.A. students who miss renewal sales or do not have a fall semester permit but would like a permit for spring semester must register for the permit online with ParkAdmin beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8. Sales will continue until the permits are sold out.

To pick up your permit, you must have completed the online registration and payment during sales (beginning January 8). Two business days after you purchase your permit, you may pick it up from the Department of Public Safety Communications Center located in the Urness/Mortensen lobby. The Communications Center is open 24/7. A photo I.D. will be required to pick up the permit.

Minneapolis city street permit sales:
City street permits are the only permits students may purchase without using the online system. Only Augsburg College resident students are eligible for Minneapolis city street permits. City street permits are limited and will be reserved on a first-response basis. To obtain a city street permit, please e-mail youngk@augsburg.edu between 10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 18 and Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. You will receive an e-mail back letting you know whether you have reserved a permit and how to pick it up. Please remember you can only purchase an Augsburg permit or a city permit, not both.

Using the online system for the first time
•Open your web browser and go to Inside Augsburg (formerly AugNet).

•Login to AugNet Services.

•Click on Parking Services below your name.

•On this page, click on the Create New Account button, then fill out the registration information and submit it following the prompts on each page.

•Once you’ve submitted the information, you’ll see three highlighted red options. Select Register/Edit Your Vehicle. On the next page that opens, click the blue Add New Vehicle button. Fill out your vehicle information in the box that pops up, then click the gray Add New Vehicle button.

•Click the small blue P button at the bottom of the page.

•Read the parking policies and click I Agree. On the next page, click the highlighted red text that lists the permit you want. If no red text appears, permits have been sold out.

•Review the information for accuracy on the page that pops up, then click the Purchase this Permit button at the bottom of the page.

•Finish the process on the next page by making your online payment – this is the only option for buying a permit. A Visa or Mastercard is required. Choose a payment method from the dropdown box, type in the cardholder’s name, then enter the card number, security code, and expiration date. Important: Click Submit Payment Information only once.

•After a moment, a screen will appear and let you know when your payment has gone through. Print this page for your records. You’ve completed the online registration

Other FAQs:
Q: When will ticketing begin?
A: All campus lots will be ticketed for permits beginning the first day of Spring Semester classes, Tuesday, Jan. 16.

Q: Do we have an Augsburg parking website?
A: Yes, it can be found at www.augsburg.edu/dps, then click on Parking Information.

Q: Who can I contact if I have more questions about parking?
A: Public Safety manages parking on campus. For questions, please e-mail parking@augsburg.edu and we’ll respond as soon as possible, or contact us at x1717.

Subject: Library hours for early January
Submitter: Jane Ann Nelson, Director Lib Svcs, Library

Message: Lindell Library and Student Computing hours for early January are:

Friday, Jan. 5, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 6, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 7, noon – 6 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, Jan. 8-11, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 13, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 14, noon – 6 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 16, regular hours resume

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

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

Subject: Summer session course proposals due Friday, Jan. 12
Submitter: Judith A Green, Academic Affairs Project Manager, Academic Affairs

Message: To faculty: A reminder that course proposals for summer session 2007 are due in to the Dean's office (CB 136) by Friday, Jan. 12. A small number of proposals have been received to date. These forms are available in the Academic Affairs public folder under Summer Session.

Please contact me if you have questions regarding these forms or this process.

Subject: Weekend College Chapel
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: We invite you to Weekend College Chapel in Hoversten Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 13, 7:30 a.m. to 7:50 a.m. The guest is Thelma Buckner and some members of her family. Thelma: gospel singer, inspirational writer, emergency shelter director, founder of the Piece by Piece Program, makes quilts for all of the St. Paul police cars. People look to Thelma as a community leader and community granny. Thelma also preaches at the Gospel Temple on Sundays. The family has been part of the rich gospel community: Sounds of Blackness, Minneapolis Gospel Sounds, and Minneapolis Gospel Twins. Come and be inspired.

Subject: Volunteer with the Campus Kitchen
Submitter: Rachel Vallens, Campus Kitchen Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Give back to Augsburg and give back to the community. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to homeless individuals, youth, and elderly in our community. Connect with the neighborhood and with Augsburg by helping out with the Campus Kitchen over break.

Delivery Shifts:

Thursday, Jan. 4, 11a.m. - 1p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 4, 2 - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 9, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 11a.m. - 1p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 11, 2 - 5 p.m.

Volunteers will either serve food at a community center or deliver individual meals to local elderly, depending on the shift. Transportation is provided, and there will be a shift leader taking the group of volunteers.

Cooking Shift:
Monday, Jan. 15, 7 - 9p.m.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Rachel Vallens at x1624 or vallens@augsburg.edu

Subject: Cass Dalglish Poetry on mnartists.org
Submitter: Cathleen A Dalglish, Assoc Professor, English

Message: "Comfort," one of the poems I wrote while on sabbatical, has been selected as "this week's poem" by the judges of mnartists.org's "What Light" poetry contest. I've been invited to read from my poetry at the "What Light" reading on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 5 p.m., at Magers & Quinn in Uptown. Other readers will include Margaret Hasse, Todd Pederson, Rebecca Frost, Ruth Williams, Steve Downing, Todd Boss, Terri Ford, Mike Finley, and Lightsey Darst.

"What Light" is an online collection www.mnartists.org that presents a new poem by a Minnesota poet every week. The work is chosen by a jury of writers, publishers, and editors, and sponsored by Magers and Quinn Booksellers. The collection will be published in an anthology of "What Light" poems in February.

Mnartists.org was developed as the result of a collaboration between The McKnight Foundation and the Walker Art Center's New Media Initiatives group.