Subject: Spring parking permit sales are underway
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.

Permit sales:
All residents, commuters, and P.A. students who did 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 10 a.m. 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 at 7am 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: Memorial Hall interior keys available January 24
Submitter: Krista Young, Communications and Parking Manager, Public Safety

Message: All interior locks of Memorial are scheduled to be re-keyed.

The Deparmtent of Public Safety will begin to change Memorial interior locks starting Monday, Jan. 29. ALL INTERIOR LOCKS WILL BE CHANGED.

To avoid lockouts, keys will be distributed before locks are changed. Public Safety plans distribute interior keys for Memorial Hall beginning at Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 8 a.m. All keys will be distributed from Public Safety Dispatch, located in the Urness/Mortensen lobby. Dispatch is staffed 24 hours a day, so you may pick up your key any time.

In order to pick up your interior keys from January 24 – 29, your key request form must be at the Department of Public Safety by Friday, Jan. 19 at 12 p.m. Request forms received after 12 p.m on January 19 may not be available until after locks have been changed.

Key request forms are available at the Information Desk in Christensen Center and at Public Safety Dispatch.

You must pick up your own key; a colleague or administrative assistant cannot do it for you. Please bring photo I.D. with you when you pick up your new interior key. Please keep your old interior key with you; we will collect and recycle the old keys once all Memorial doors have been re-keyed.

Other building re-keys are yet to be scheduled.

Subject: New entrance to Melby Hall/Kennedy Center
Submitter: Kristen L Kraft, Athletic Facilities Manager, Athletic Facilities

Message: Beginning Monday, Jan. 15, the new Kennedy Center entrance will become the main entrance for the Kennedy Center/Si Melby Hall complex. The current doors on Melby’s north side will be locked and converted to emergency exits only.

Please watch for posted signs and sandwich boards.

Subject: Nobel Peace Prize Forum Registration now online
Submitter: Orval Gingerich, Associate Dean for International Programs, International Programs

Message: Information about registration and schedule for the 19th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum to be held at Augustana College March 9 and 10 is now available on line at www.augie.edu/peaceprizeforum/

Augsburg College is a co-sponsor of the Forum. A bus will provide transportation to and from the Forum for all registered participants from Augsburg College. Please take a look and consider attending this important Forum honoring the work of Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), recipients of the 2005 Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize.
“Imagine what would happen if the nations of the world spent as much on development as on building the machines of war. Imagine a world where every human being would live in freedom and dignity. Imagine a world in which we would shed the same tears when a child dies in Darfur or Vancouver. Imagine a world where we would settle our differences through diplomacy and dialogue and not through bombs or bullets. Imagine the legacy we could leave to our children...
... Imagine that such a world is within our grasp.”

Subject: Race & Sexuality
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: On Tuesday, Jan. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Century Room, students will speak on the issue of "Sexuality & Race."

Part of the monthly "Soup & Sexuality" series taking place on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. in the Century Room, "Sexuality & Race" will involve a panel of students and their perspectives on the intersection of these dimensions of human identity.

Please mark this time on your calendar and join us for lunch and some fascinating student stories.

Subject: "The World/House: A Student Response" now on view
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Drawing and watercolor students from Professor Tara Sweeney's classes have artwork on view in Foss Atrium and the Student Art Gallery. Students were asked to respond visually to the ideas of "World" and "House." This artwork will be on view all week in conjunction with Augsburg's celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Subject: Chapel 2007 begins Tuesday, Jan. 16
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: We invite you Chapel this New Year.
Chapel begins on Tuesday, Jan. 16, with President Paul Pribbenow speaking.
Wednesday - Introduction of the New Hymn Book: Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. - Communion
Thursday - Pastor Sonja Hagander
Friday - Bishop Huck Usgaard, SE Minnesota Synod, Augsburg Regent

Chapel times: M, W, F 10:20 a.m. - Tues/Th 11:20 a.m.

May you have a Joyous New Year.

Subject: Absence reports and timesheets due
Submitter: Linda M. Vlieger, Payroll / HRIS Coordinator, Human Resources

Message: To ensure that the vacation and sick carryover balances are correct for all employees as we process the January payroll, we ask that all staff submit any timesheets or absence reports from 2006 that have not already been turned in. The deadline for these forms is January 18 in order for us to complete all the data entry in time for processing payroll.

As a general reminder, for non-exempt staff, monthly timesheets are due in HR three days after the end of the month that the timesheet covers. For exempt staff, absence reports can be turned in as days are taken, or can be turned in at the end of each month. Ideally, any time off taken during the month should be turned in not later than the 10th of the next month to Human Resources. If your absences occur over more than one month, please complete one report for each month.

Thank you

Subject: Augsburg Theatre Department looking for actors
Submitter: Amber M Davis, Student

Message: The Augsburg Theatre Department holds auditions for its fifth main stage production, Aloha Say the Pretty Girls written by Naomi Iizuka

Actors should come prepared with a 2-minute monologue from a contemporary work.

Auditions for Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls will be this Thursday, Jan. 18 from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Callbacks are Tuesday, Jan. 23 from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Actors will read from the play during callbacks.

The play will be directed by Steve Bussa of Red Eye Theater in Minneapolis. Copies of the script are available on reserve in Lindell Library.

For more information contact Amber Davis at 218-831-9160.

Subject: Campus Kitchen Volunteer Appreciation
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: Campus Kitchens invites all Campus Kitchens volunteers to a Dessert Appreciation Extravaganza as our way of saying thank-you for all of your work last semester.

Volunteer Appreciation Dessert Extravaganza
Monday, Jan. 22: 6 - 7 p.m.
Center For Service Work and Learning (located in the basement of Anderson).

Contact flaten@augsburg.edu, or clarkj1@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Subject: Auggie Athletics Update
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Friday, January 12:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg 2, St. Scholastica 1 (OT)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0607statistics/011207stscholastica.html

Women's Hockey -- Augsburg 2, Finlandia (Mich.) 1
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0607statistics/011207finlandia.html


Saturday, January 13:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at NWCA Division III National Duals -- Augsburg 50, Simpson (Iowa) 0; Augsburg 35, Cornell (Iowa) 3
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0607statistics/011307nationalduals.html

Men's Basketball -- Augsburg 83, St. Mary's 73
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/0607statistics/011307stmarys.html

Women's Basketball -- St. Mary's 73, Augsburg 59
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/0607statistics/011307stmarys.html

Men's Hockey -- Wisconsin-Superior 4, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0607statistics/011307superior.html

Women's Hockey -- Finlandia (Mich.) 5, Augsburg 2
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0607statistics/011307finlandia.html


Sunday, January 14:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at NWCA Division III National Duals -- Augsburg 30, Johnson and Wales (R.I.) 6; Augsburg 22, Wartburg (Iowa) 10
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0607statistics/011407nationalduals.html


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

Monday, January 15:
Men’s Basketball vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Si Melby Hall, 5:45 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women’s Basketball vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Si Melby Hall, 7:45 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Wednesday, January 17:
Men’s Basketball at Bethel, 5:45 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women’s Basketball at Bethel, 7:45 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Friday, January 19:
Women's Swimming at St. Thomas Triangular (Augsburg/Hamline/St. Thomas), 6 p.m.
Women’s Hockey vs. St. Thomas, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Men’s Hockey at St. Thomas, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, January 20:
Wrestling (Varsity) at Northwestern (Iowa) Red Raider Invitational, 9 a.m.
Wrestling (WT) at Minnesota West CC Open, 9 a.m.
Women's Swimming at St. Catherine Invitational, 11 a.m.
Men’s Basketball at Carleton, 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball at Carleton, 3 p.m.
Men’s Hockey vs. St. Thomas, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women’s Hockey at St. Thomas, 7:05 p.m.

Monday, January 22:
Men’s Basketball vs. Gustavus, Si Melby Hall, 5:45 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women’s Basketball vs. Gustavus, Si Melby Hall, 7:45 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Subject: Auggie wrestlers win National Duals
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg wrestling team wins NWCA Division III National Duals
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0607statistics/011407nationalduals.html

Day 1 coverage:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0607statistics/011307nationalduals.html

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (1/14/07) -- For the third time in the six-year history of the event, the Augsburg College wrestling team claimed the championship at the National Wrestling Coaches Association/Cliff Keen Division III National Duals, winning 15 of 20 individual matches in claiming two dual-meet victories on Sunday afternoon at the University of Northern Iowa's UNI-Dome.

Augsburg, the top-ranked team in the NCAA Division III national rankings, won eight of 10 matches in a 30-6 win over No. 6-ranked Johnson and Wales (R.I.) in the semifinals. In the championship match, Augsburg won the first seven individual bouts in beating No. 2-ranked and defending national champion Wartburg (Iowa) 22-10.

The Auggies are now 7-0 on the season, having won 60 of 70 individual matches in its seven team victories this season. Against teams from Divisions II and III, Augsburg is now 214-16 since the 1989-90 season, losing just 11 matches to non-Division I opponents since the 1995-96 season. Against teams from Division III, Augsburg is now 228-19 since the 1979-80 season and 152-9 since 1989-90. Augsburg has won nine Division III national titles in the last 16 seasons.

Augsburg and Wartburg, the two dominant teams in small-college wrestling, have met in each of the six NWCA Division III National Duals championship matches in its current format (16-team bracket), Each team has now won three times, with Augsburg winning in 2002, 2005 and 2007, and Wartburg winning in 2003, 2004 and 2006.

The Auggies and Knights will meet again in a dual meet on Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis.

Augsburg's Marcus LeVesseur (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS), ranked No. 1 nationally at 165 pounds, won both his matches on Sunday, improving his collegiate winning streak to 135 straight matches. LeVesseur, who won Division III national titles at 157 pounds three times (2003, 2004, 2005), has the second-longest winning streak in college wrestling history, behind the 159 of Cael Sanderson at Iowa State (1998-2002). LeVesseur has yet to lose a college wrestling match and is 11-0 this season. LeVesseur claimed a major-decision win in the match against Johnson and Wales, then scored a 5-1 win in the victory over Wartburg.

Augsburg built a 22-0 lead against Wartburg in the championship match, winning the first seven individual matches before Wartburg won the final three. The Auggies won four of the six meetings of ranked wrestlers in the meet.

Top-ranked Jeremy Anderson (Jr., Thief River Falls, Minn.) claimed a 5-4 win over No. 4-ranked Aaron Wernimont of Wartburg at 157 pounds, while Augsburg's Jafari Vanier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS), the top-ranked wrestler at 133, scored a 5-2 win over No. 3-ranked Jacob Helvey. Seth Flodeen (So., Cannon Falls, Minn.), ranked No. 3 at 125, scored a 6-3 win over No. 7-ranked Robert Struthers, and Robbie Gotreau (Jr., Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson HS), ranked No. 3 at 174, claimed a 5-2 decision over No. 4-ranked Jason Zastrow.

Quincy Osborn (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.), ranked No. 2 at 141, improved to 26-1 with a major-decision win, and Jared Evans (Sr., Blue Earth, Minn./Blue Earth Area HS), ranked No. 4 at 149, improved to 22-1 with a victory.

Wartburg won the final three matches of the dual, with No. 2-ranked Romeo Djournessi claiming an 8-5 win over George Lynaugh (Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS) of Augsburg at 184, top-ranked T.J. Miller won at 197 and top-ranked Blake Gillis scored an 11-2 major-decision win over Augsburg's Andrew Neumann (Sr., Somerset, Wis.), ranked No. 6 at heavyweight.

In the match against Johnson and Wales, Augsburg won eight of 10 matches, highlighted by a 1:14 pin victory by Osborn at 141. Anderson, LeVesseur and Lynaugh all scored major-decision victories for the Auggies, with LeVesseur scoring an 8-0 win over JWU's Steve Martell, ranked No. 3 at 165.

Augsburg returns to action on Saturday (1/20), as the varsity competes at the Northwestern-Iowa Red Raider Invitational in Orange City, Iowa, and the White Team (JV) competes at the Minnesota West Community College Open in Worthington, Minn. Both events begin at 9 a.m.