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: 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: Memorial Hall interior keys available January 24
Submitter: Krista Young, Communications and Parking Manager, Public Safety

Message: All interior locks of Memorial Hall 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: Inspired by the MLK Celebration?
Submitter: Jacqueline R deVries, Associate Professor and Chair of History, History

Message: Interested in learning about the struggle for freedom and justice in this country?

Consider taking HIS 241: The African-American Freedom Movement
MWF 9:10 - 10:10 a.m. Spring Day semester

The course will survey African-American history from the 18th century to the present, focusing on struggle and institution-building. Come be inspired.

Subject: Assessment Workshop, January 25
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
Ongoing Feedback About Student Learning
3:30 - 5:30 p.m. in Lindell 202
Facilitated by Diane Pike and Velma Lashbrook

How do you know what students are learning and what difficulties they are having, before major exams or projects? This workshop offers a variety of ongoing feedback activities that help you and your students assess progress. These interactive activities help deepen learning and give you feedback on what students know.

R.S.V.P. to martin@augsburg.edu or x1229. Refreshments will be served.

Subject: Professor letters from CLASS and Access students
Submitter: Regina Hopingardner, Administrative Assistant, CLASS Program

Message: Faculty: Students will be letting you know that they work with either the CLASS Office or the Access Center by giving you a letter to sign. It lists the accommodations a student is eligible for and the name of the specialist working with that student. The back of the letter details the procedure faculty should follow when a student is taking a test in the Groves Lab.

Please sign any letters you receive and keep the white copy for your records. Students can only take exams with us if they give you the letter and return the signed yellow copy to us. They must then fill out a proctor request form for each test.

If you have any questions, please call us at x1053. We have more faculty information at: www.augsburg.edu/classprogram/faculty.html

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 staff 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: Faculty: Notetakers for CLASS and Access students
Submitter: Regina Hopingardner, Administrative Assistant, CLASS Program

Message: CLASS and Access students might be giving you Professor letters indicating that they will need a notetaker. If you aren't sure how to go about helping them get a notetaker or what to tell notetakers, please see the CLASS website's Faculty Notetaker Guide:

www.augsburg.edu/classprogram/notetakers_faculty.html

Subject: Life of the Mind Retreat, March 16 - 17
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:
A message from Doug Green…

The dates of the Annual Life of the Mind Retreat are the Friday afternoon to Saturday afternoon leading into Spring Break, March 16 - 17 . The retreat is at the Lluxe Conference Center in nearby Chaska. We can accommodate 20 - 24 faculty and staff.

Cormac McCarthy's short, well-reviewed apocalyptic novel "The Road" is the likely centerpiece of the retreat, around which to bring together colleagues with interests in sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts, and professional studies. We may couple this with some selections from scientist Richard Dawkins' provocative book on atheism, "The God Delusion." We'd love your suggestions for additional readings, counter-readings, films, etc.

Above all, please encourage your colleagues to attend. Whether you're a newcomer or an old-timer like me, the retreat is a great way to meet colleagues across campus and to reconnect with old friends. The food and company and talk will be great.

Copies of “The Road” will be available for retreat participants by Thursday, Jan. 19. Because of the cost of the retreat facility, we need firm commitment and early registration for the overnight stay. If you plan to join us for this intellectually stimulating gathering, please contact Terry Martin (martin@augsburg.edu, x1229) at the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Subject: Augsburg participation in Joint Mathematics Meeting
Submitter: Matthew J. Haines, Associate Professor, Department Chair, Mathematics

Message: Four faculty and two students from the Mathematics Department attended the AMS/MAA Joint Mathematics Meetings in New Orleans January 4 - 8. Mathematics/Computer Science double-majors Lava K.C. and Cory Nathe presented posters in the Undergraduate Research Poster session. Professor Jody Sorensen organized a panel on "Engaging Students in research, Clubs, Student Chapters, and Internships" and presented on a different panel on Expository Writing in Mathematics. Professor Matt Haines presented on a panel on "Strategies for Making and Sustaining Research Collaborations as a Faculty Member in a Small Department". Professor Su Dorée taught a minicourse on "Evaluating Student Presentations in Mathematics". Professor Tracy Bibelnieks participated in two minicourses - one on the mathematics of wavelets and the other on Quantitative Reasoning projects.

Subject: Club 3 Degrees Night
Submitter: Sarah M Pesola, Student

Message: Come to Club 3 Degrees with campus ministry on Saturday night. We'll meet by the chapel at 7:15 p.m. and go downtown together. Free to the first 30 people who sign up outside the campus ministry office. (But bring $3 for the light rail). You can also email pesola@augsburg.edu if you are interested.

Subject: GET READY is coming back to Augsburg
Submitter: Michele R Kidwell, Enrollment Assistant, Enrollment Management

Message:

NEEDED: Several students to participate in a panel over the lunch hour

THE AUDIENCE: 5th through 7th graders participating in the Get Ready program

WHEN: Thursday, Jan. 25

WHAT TIME: 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

WHERE: The East Commons

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU: A free lunch, the chance to inspire bright young people, and the undying gratitude of the Admission staff.

CONTACT: Michele Kidwell
612-330-1318
kidwell@augsburg.edu

Subject: Does anyone have a Blue Sky Guide?
Submitter: Sarah M Pesola, Student

Message: If you have one, are you willing to give up the Amtrak "buy one get one 1/2 off" coupon? We would like these for a spring break bike trip. If you have a coupon you would be willing to donate, please email pesola@augsburg.edu.

Thanks.

Subject: Study abroad this summer or fall
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: Visit the Augsburg Abroad table today from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Christensen Lobby.

Deadline for Augsburg faculty-led, Short-term Summer programs:
Jan. 30, 2007

Applications available on-line: www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

Also attend these events:

Augsburg faculty-led, Short-term Summer Program Info Event
Thursday, Jan. 18
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Marshall Rm
Meet the faculty and hear about the programs running this summer.

International Business in Mexico
Thursday, Feb. 1
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
Augsburg Rm
Learn how you can earn credit for your Business major while studying in Mexico.

Study & Intern in Ecuador
Wednesday, Feb. 14
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Marshall Rm
Meet the HECUA Ecuador Resident Director and hear more about the program.

University Study in Europe
Thursday, February 15
3 – 4 p.m.
Marshall Rm
Learn how to inexpensively study in Norway, Germany, or Finland and earn credit toward your graduation.

University Study in the United Kingdom
Wednesday, Feb. 21
10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Marshall Rm
Meet a representative from the University of Essex and who will share info about studying in the UK.

Study Abroad Fair
Friday, Feb. 23
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby
Talk to representatives from various study abroad programs and sign up to win a $200 airline voucher.

Subject: Sad news about a student's child
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The teenage son of Janet Benz, graduate student in Master of Nursing, died this past weekend. Christopher Benz was age 17. Services are today, Tuesday, at Calvery Lutheran Church in Golden Valley.

Please keep Janet, Christopher and their family in your prayers.

Subject: Change in Chapel schedule
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: We have a change in our schedule:
Wednesday, Jan. 17, - All-Campus Day Communion at 10:20 a.m.

We invite you.

Subject: Bloodmobile here next week
Submitter: Dianne Detloff, Administrative Assistant, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: Res. Life and CCHP will be tabling on Wednesday, Jan. 17 and Thursday, Jan. 18 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Christensen Center for sign-ups to donate blood on Monday, Jan. 22 when the Memorial Blood Center bloodmobile is on campus. Sign-ups are in 15 minute intervals from 10a.m. - 4p.m. You can either stop by the table to sign up on Wednesday or Thursday or contact Emily in Res Life at 507-358-1182 for your time slot. Any other questions, call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Make saving lives your winter sport - donate blood on January 22.

Subject: Weight Watchers at Work
Submitter: Cherie A Christ, Director of Electronic Communication, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Several individuals interested in attending Weight Watchers at Work meetings have inquired about the WW information session originally planned for this week. Unfortunately, we're still waiting to hear back from our WW contact regarding time and date of this initial meeting.

I will post meeting information in the Daily A-mail once I receive it.

Contact Cherie with questions at <christc@augsburg.edu>.

Subject: Dessert Extravaganza Volunteer Appreciation
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: The Campus Kitchens would like the opportunity to say thank-you to all of our fall volunteers, by inviting you to a Dessert Extravaganza, on Monday, Jan. 22 from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Center for Service, Work, and Learning (located in the basement of Anderson).

Please contact flaten@augsburg.edu or clarkj1@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Subject: Yoga and Tai Chi starting again today
Submitter: Dianne Detloff, Administrative Assistant, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: Happy New Year! Counseling & Health Promotion is once again offering yoga from noon - 1 p.m. in the Marshall Room today (and Thursdays). Whether you came fall semester or want to start the new year with a new activity you can join us. Feel free to bring your own mat.

Tai chi will begin this evening from 5 - 6 p.m. in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center). Tai chi is a gentle form of movement known both as a martial art and a form of exercise. Please feel free to join us and bring a friend. Any questions about either yoga or tai chi please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

Subject: Study abroad this summer or fall
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: Visit the Augsburg Abroad table today and Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in Christensen Lobby.

Get a list of Study Abroad Information Events for Spring 2007, hear about the Augsburg faculty-led summer programs, and gather study abroad information.

Also attend this event:
Augsburg faculty-led, Short-term Summer Program Info Event
Thursday, Jan. 18
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Marshall Rm

Deadline for Augsburg faculty-led, Short-term Summer programs:
January 30, 2007

Applications available on-line: www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

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):

Monday, January 15:
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg 77, Concordia-Moorhead 66
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/0607statistics/011507concordia.html

Women's Basketball -- Concordia-Moorhead 79, Augsburg 56
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/0607statistics/011507concordia.html

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

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 Hockey at St. Thomas, 2 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/

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/