Subject: Science Hall steam system repairs
Submitter: Peter Chaput, Facilities Manager, Facilities Management

Message: The steam heating system serving Science Hall will be shut down for service beginning at 6 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11. Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors will be entering offices, classrooms and other various spaces containing steam traps that have been identified as requiring service.

Please do not block access to steam heating registers or steam traps.

This steam system shut down is being scheduled to execute repairs and to make modifications which will result in greater system reliability. We anticipate that this shutdown may last from six to eight hours. The steam heating system will be returned to full service as soon as the repairs are complete.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will work to make these interruptions as short as possible.

Questions or comments may be directed to the Facilities Management office at x1744. Thank you for your patience.

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

Message: Faculty: This is a reminder that in order to have your course listed in the Summer Session catalog you must submit a summer course proposal form. These forms are located in the Summer Session folder under Academic Affairs on Orgs.Home. Forms are due in to the Dean's office this Friday, Jan. 12.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this process. Thank you.

Subject: Natural and Social Science Workshop on Thursday
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Thursday, Jan. 11, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in East Commons. Lunch will be served.

The topic of this working meeting concerns assessment of LAF courses and their goals and objectives. While the focus is on LAF courses, this meeting will be helpful to you whether you teach LAF courses or not. The LAFs have published statements concerning the goals and desired outcomes of the respective LAFs, and which also reflect the common goals of good higher education for all our students. What information have you collected in the teaching of LAF courses? What does this information tell you about the goals and objectives that have been set out by the LAFs? How can your course's information feed into programmatic level goals and objectives? What happens next to/in the LAFs?

The Bush grant will provide Barnes and Noble gift certificates for participants. RSVP to Terry, x1229, martin@augsburg by today, 4 p.m.

Thank you in advance for your participation.
Joan Kunz

Subject: Spring Term Convocation Schedule
Submitter: Wayne Kallestad, Registrar, Registrar's Office

Message: Faculty/Staff,
We are now scheduled for two convocations for the Spring term during the day school hours.

Monday, Jan. 15 (Day before classes begin), Martin Luther King Convocation at 1 p.m.
*** Note this is a correction to the previous announced time of 10 a.m. ***

Tuesday, Jan. 30 – One Person Can Make a Difference

This convocation is scheduled for 11 a.m., the following schedule will be used:

1st Period 8 - 9:20 a.m.
2nd Period 9:30 - 10:50 a.m.
Convocation 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3rd Period 12:10 - 1:20 p.m.
Afternoon classes follow regular schedule

Friday, March 2 – “Immigration Reform: Who are the Winners and Who are the Losers”, Jorge Bustamante

This convocation is scheduled for 10 a.m., the following schedule will be used:

1st Period 8 - 8:50 a.m.
2nd Period 9 - 9:50 a.m.
Convocation 10 - 11 a.m.
3rd Period 11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Remaining classes follow regular schedule

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

Message: Library hours for early January

Lindell Library and Student Computing hours for early January are:

Monday-Friday, Jan. 8 - 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: Sad news about a former employee's family
Submitter: Susan Copus, Office Manager, Enrollment Center

Message: Lynette Lillie, a former long term employee, has lost her mom to Alzheimer's. Margaret Starkey lost her battle with Alzheimer's this past Friday. She had been battling the disease for several years.

Funeral Arrangements:

Thursday, Jan. 11
Viewing: 10 a.m.
Service: 11 a.m.

Location: Henry W Anderson Mortuary
3640 23rd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407
http://www.henrywanderson.com/map.minn.php


Please keep Lynette and her family in your prayers.

Susan Copus

Subject: Donations needed for spring break bike trip
Submitter: Sarah M Pesola, Student

Message: A group of Augsburg students, faculty, and staff will be going on a 300 mile bike ride over spring break to raise awareness of environmental justice. We are in need of donations for this trip. Please email popelka@augsburg.edu if you are willing to let us borrow/use any of the following:

The "buy one get one 1/2 off" Amtrak coupon found in the "Blue Sky Guide"

A bike trainer (mount for our bikes as we train indoors during the winter months)

Panniers or bike trailers

Thank you!

Subject: Campus Ministry Serves Meal at St. Martin's Table
Submitter: Jeanette Clark, Student

Message: Campus Ministry is serving a Meal at St. Martins' Table Wednesday, Jan. 10. We'll meet at 5:45 p.m. by the Campus Ministry Office and walk over together. Then, we'll spend some time with neighborhood kids and be back by 7:20 p.m. Please contact Jeanette Clark at clarkj1@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Subject: Get Fit Twin Cities
Submitter: Carol A Enke, HPE Instructor, Health-Physical Education

Message: Just a reminder that today, January 10, is the start of Get Fit Twin Cities. To date we have 12 teams signed up on campus. Excellent! If you're interested in starting a team or being on a team, please contact Carol Enke at enke@augsburg or x1250.

Subject: Don’t forget: Administrative Accounting Open House
Submitter: Sharon K Rauenhorst, Office Manager, Administrative Accounting

Message: On January 11, from 9 to 11 a.m., the Administrative Accounting Office will be hosting an open house for all employees.

We will be rolling out some new and improved web reports, answering all those questions you always wanted to ask, as well as having treats and door prizes.

Want to improve your chances for a door prize? You can still submit a question by email and you will be included in a special drawing. Please include the words “Open House Question” in your subject line.

Email questions to rauenhor@augsburg.edu

Subject: Trinity still needs tutors
Submitter: Jeanette Clark, Student

Message: Trinity Lutheran at St. Martin's Table is in great need for tutors during this week until Friday. Tutors are needed from 3 - 5:30 p.m. Please contact Jeanette Clark at clarkj1@augsburg.edu with any questions!

Subject: Robert Clyde
Submitter: Garry W Hesser, Professor, Sociology

Message: Bob Clyde, long time faculty and staff member, died early Tuesday morning at home with his family in Crystal, having been under Hospice care since mid- December. Bob came to Augsburg in the 1960s to direct the Center for Community Research and played many teaching, research and grant writing roles until his retirement in the mid 1990s. Along with all his many contributions, his persistence and authorship of a Title VIII Federal Grant led to the creation of the Cooperative Education program which laid the groundwork for the Center for Service, Work and Learning. Augsburg would be a very different place had it not been for Bob Clyde, his sense of vocation and many gifts, which he shared so fully, often quietly and unknown to most of us.

Visitation will be from 4 - 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 12 and the funeral will be Saturday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. at the Evans-Nordby Funeral Home, 6000 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Center. Bob is survived by his wife Margaret, three daughters and grandchildren.
Margaret's address is: 6119 38th Avenue North, Crystal, MN 55422.

Subject: Generations at Work and School
Submitter: Cynthia J Greenwood, Director, Human Resources, Human Resources

Message: A quick reminder – there is an upcoming staff training opportunity through the ACTC HR Directors Group. There is no charge to ACTC members.

The registration deadline is January 12, so act fast! A registration form may be picked up in the Human Resources Department, Memorial Hall Room 19, or one may be retrieved in the Human Resources public folder in the ACTC folder. Please turn in the completed, signed, and approved registration form to the Human Resources Department, campus box 79.

Topic: Generations Together at Work and School

When: Thursday, Jan. 18, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
(Registration and coffee/rolls from 8:30 to 8:45 a.m.)

Where: College of St. Catherine: Jeanne d'Arc Auditorium in Whitby Hall Building. Auditorium entrance faces Randolph Avenue.

Objective:
Many organizations are experiencing special challenges as today's new generation of workers and students merge with seasoned employees, immigrant workers and first time entrants in the workforce. The shift in value systems, work ethic and the increased complexity of life in general present dilemmas for leaders and others who are called upon to manage, train, or mentor. This course provides insight as well as a suggested technique that will be especially helpful for motivating, guiding and developing people of all generations.

Facilitator: Marsha McDinnie Davis from iMpact H.R. Consulting

Subject: CGE Staff Transitions in Mexico
Submitter: Orval Gingerich, Associate Dean for International Programs, International Programs

Message: Ann Lutterman-Aguilar is the new Director of CGE Mexico. Ann’s able leadership as Co-Director in Mexico and Academic Director for CGE provides her with the experience and abilities to move the Mexico program forward with leadership and vision for the future.

Judy Shevelev will be moving from her role as administrative co-director to Program Coordinator and Adjunct Faculty. Judy has made an important contribution to the CGE Mexico team over the last 12 years in her administrative role as co-director.

Please join us in wishing Ann and Judy well in their new roles on the CGE Mexico team.