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: Open core curriculum courses
Submitter: Sheila Anderson, Associate Director of Academic Advising, Academic Advising

Message: Are you looking for classes that meet core requirements? There are several classes with seats available for you to consider. Courses with seats available are highlighted below. Please note that this is not a complete list. There are many other courses have limited seats open. Refer to Inside Augsburg Records and Registration (www.augnet.augsburg.edu) for the most up to date information on course availability, meeting days, and times. Students can drop and add open courses through the first five days of the term without instructor signature.

Keystone courses:
KEY 470 – Creating a Life in the Arts: This course is directed at students majoring in the Fine Arts (Art, Music, and Theatre).
KEY 480 – Topics in Global Interdependence: This course is directed at language majors and students who have gone on study abroad.
SCI 490 – Integrated Science (.5): This course is directed at students majoring in the Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics).

Engaging Minneapolis:
EDC 200 A – Orientation to Education in an Urban Setting. This course is directed at students considering a major in Education
EMS 100 – Engaging Minneapolis Seminar (non-credit)
MUS/BUS 105 – The Music Business: Marketing, Promotion, Publishing and Recording. This course is directed at students considering a major in Music Business.
SWK 230 – Global Peace and Social Development
SWK 257 – Exploring Human Service. This course is directed at students considering a major in Social Work.

Lifetime Activities: The sections listed below have multiple seats available. Other activities may have limited open seats.
HPE 003 B – Badminton
HPE 003 E – Recreational Basketball
HPE 003 F – Figure Skating
HPE 003 J – Pickleball
HPE 003 W – Women’s Weight Training
HPE 003 X –Weight Training
HPE/THR 005 – Modern Dance and Improvisation. Please note, this course no longer has any prerequisites. It’s open to everyone.

Social and Behavioral Sciences:
POL 122 – Metropolitan Complex.
POL 158 – Political Patterns and Processes
POL 170 – Law in the United States.

Natural Science and Mathematics:
SCI 110 – Natural Science 1 required lab. This course also meets the graduation skill in quantitative reasoning.

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: View your account online
Submitter: Amanda K Maleska, Enrollment Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: After a year of analogue paper statements, your account is now available to view online. Log into Records and Registration and click on account activity. Your balance will be at the top of the page (keep in mind all financial aid has not yet transferred). All previous activity for the last year is available for tax purposes too.

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: 2007-2008 Classroom Preferences Form
Submitter: Marie J Odenbrett, Scheduling Coordinator, Event and Classroom Services

Message: Classroom scheduling for the 07-08 school year is right around the corner, and this year we will be implementing the automated scheduling features in our scheduling program Ad Astra. To make sure that the program works efficiently we need to collect updated classroom preferences from all departments for courses that have specific needs such as data projectors or computers for students. There are also some classes that need to meet in specific rooms because it is the only room on campus that has the equipment that a course might need. Please return the complete Classroom Preference Form to Events Services CB #64.

A pdf version of the "Classroom Preferences Form" can now be accessed from the lower right corner of the Registrar's webpage under Faculty Information. www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html

All other classroom change request should now be sent to roomrequest@augsburg.edu.

Subject: General education skills consultations spring 2007
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: If you are teaching a class that contains a graduation skill component (speaking, writing, critical thinking, or quantitative reasoning) you are required to attend a “consultation” on the particular skill. Please contact Terry Martin, x1229 or martin@augsburg and training will be arranged for you.

Subject: Toy poodle needs a home
Submitter: Sherry Jennings-King, Major Gifts Officer, Development

Message: A friend of mine is looking for a new home for her eight-year old toy poodle (perhaps a family without small children). Verbi (Verbier Napoleon) is a good dog...housebroken...follows basic commands.

Please call Angela Goddard at 651-204-3970.

Subject: Augsburg Wellness Campaign kickoff
Submitter: Amanda Peterson, Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Message: Come watch Team CabOops (a team comprised of the President’s Cabinet and the Office of the President) play the less cleverly named Team Human Resources in a high energy game of Lindsay Ball.

What is Lindsay Ball? Lindsay Ball is a game that mixes the rules of softball and dodge ball – and adds a few twists. The Lindsay Ball bat is especially unique. Curious to know more about Lindsay Ball? Join us in the Si Melby gymnasium next Wednesday, Jan. 24 from noon to 1 p.m. to find out.

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.

Subject: Artist receptions for new shows this Friday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: This Friday, January 19, join the Art Galleries and Art Department from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the new exhibitions currently on view in the Gage Family Art Gallery and the Christensen Center Art Gallery.

African-American artist Arlene Burke-Morgan's abstract religious paintings and prints are featured in the exhibition "In the Secret Place," on the second floor of Lindell Library.

Jewish artist Aviel Goodman's photographic images on canvas are spotlighted in "Unmet" in the Christensen Center Art Gallery.

Both artists will be in attendance. Come meet and greet them.

Subject: Goliard meeting next Monday, Jan. 22
Submitter: Phillip C. Adamo, Assistant Professor, History

Message: The Goliard Society of Medievalists will have its first meeting of the spring semester next Monday, Jan. 22, from 6 to 7 p.m., in Lindell Library, Room 301. All are welcome. The main agenda item will be planning for the Mardi Gras Madrigals event, which will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 20. For more info, please contact Phil Adamo, adamo@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Campus Ministry monthly meeting
Submitter: Jeanette Clark, Student

Message: This Wednesday the 17th is Campus Ministry's monthly meeting. We will meet at the chapel and move to another room close by. Come at 8 p.m. to hear what is going on and give ideas and suggestions.

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: Calling all performers for Mardi Gras Madrigals
Submitter: Phillip C. Adamo, Assistant Professor, History

Message: Experience Mardi Gras medieval style! Mardi Gras (the Tuesday before Lent) is much older than what happens in New Orleans. This year, the Goliard Society of Medievalists will host the second annual Mardi Gras Madrigals, February 20, and we'd like your help. If you can play medieval instruments, sing medieval songs, dance medieval jigs, juggle, do magic, tell stories, or play the fool, we'd like you to join us. Come to our first meeting, next Monday, Jan. 22, from 6 to 7 p.m., in Lindell Library, Room 301. All are welcome. For more info, please contact Phil Adamo, adamo@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Weekly Update now online
Submitter: Paul C Pribbenow, President, Office of the President

Message: Welcome back to campus!

The first Weekly Update of Spring Semester is now available on my website and on the front page of Inside Augsburg. You can easily access the Update by clicking on the following link: http://www.augsburg.edu/president/pdfs/update011607.pdf

Also, I would like to remind you that the Mid-Year Report is also available on my website. You can access the document by clicking on the following link: http://www.augsburg.edu/president/pdfs/midyear0607.pdf

Have a great week!

President Paul C. Pribbenow

Subject: REVIVE Contemporary Worship Service
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: Campus Ministries invites you to come worsship with REVIVE: Contemporary Worship Service, every Thursday (starting January 25) at 9p.m. in the Chapel. Contact solbergm@augsburg.edu or haglundb@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Subject: Football Team Meeting
Submitter: Chris Bergstrom, Assistant Football Coach, Athletics

Message: There is a Football Team organizational meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held in the Kennedy Center, Room 303. Walk-ons are welcome to attend.

Subject: LeVesseur feature on WCCO on Sunday
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: A feature story on Augsburg wrestler Marcus LeVesseur was on WCCO-TV's "Rosen's Sports Sunday" on Sunday evening. You can view the feature by clicking on this link:

http://wcco.com/sports/local_story_015102233.html