Subject: CTL Professional Travel Funds: Important Notice
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: The Center for Teaching and Learning has committed the yearly amount of regular professional travel funds for conferences and is no longer accepting applications. The good news is we have supported many faculty this past summer and fall and have approved proposals already submitted for upcoming conferences this spring. In fact, we were able to award more than our budget line for faculty conferences. There are still summer research, international travel and some Bush Funds available. Please also note that Dean Farley and the Committee are working on a plan to co-ordinate Dean's office and CTL travel funds into one easier to access location beginning next academic year. Please watch for notification of changes later this spring.

The Committee on Faculty Development

Subject: Q & A: Queer & Augsburg
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Would you like a copy of the new, monthly newsletter, Q & A: Queer & Augsburg, published by LGBTQIA Support Services at Augsburg College? Then click here: http://web.augsburg.edu/~oberry/Q&A_01_15_2007.pdf

Questions? Concerns? E-mail Will O'Berry, Assistant Director of Campus Activities and LGBTQIA Advisor, at oberry@augsburg.edu.

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 Luxe 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” are available for retreat participants. 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: Assessment Workshop, January 25
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in Lindell 202

Ongoing Feedback About Student Learning
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: Somali Diaspora
Submitter: Mary L True, Associate Director, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Somali Diaspora Project: Somali Diaspora, The Journey Away
Monday, Jan. 22, 7 - 9 p.m.
Mapps Coffee and Tea, 1810 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

Award-winning photographer Abdi Roble and writer Doug Rutledge will present their work on the Somali Diaspora. For over three years, Roble and Rutledge have documented the Somali community in Columbus, Ohio, and have followed a family's journey from Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to Anaheim, California and Portland, Maine, documenting their process of adjusting to life in America. Currently, Roble and Rutledge are documenting the Somali community in Minneapolis.

Sponsored By: Institute for Advanced Study and Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota

For More Information Contact: Institute for Advanced Study, (612) 626-5054, <ias .umn.edu>

Cost: Free

Subject: Spring break trip to New Orleans
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: Whew! What a Relief Again! Campus Minstries is again sponsoring a Spring Break hurricane relief trip. This time we are headed to New Orleans by Amtrak. The trip will be from March 17 - 24 . Cost is only $100. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis to persons with their registration form and $100 deposit turned into the Campus Ministries Office (located in Foss). Forms can be downloaded at www.augsburg.edu/campmin. Information Session for all those who are interested will be January 31 at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel. Questions? Contact flaten@augsburg.edu or spargo@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Presidential material?
Submitter: Andrew N Sayre, Student

Message: ASAC is now accepting applications for the 2007-8 president position! This is your chance to lead one of the best student organizations on campus. You’ll have TONS OF FUN, GO BEHIND THE SCENES, build LEADERSHIP SKILLS that will give you a SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE, meet REALLY COOL PEOPLE, and MAKE A DIFFERENCE on campus.

Get the application and more information from our website:
http://www.augsburg.edu/ASAC/recruit/president.htm

Applications are due by 3:30 p.m., February 3 to campus box 2844.

Please contact Andrew Sayre, sayre@augsburg.edu, if you have any questions.

Subject: Goliard meeting tonight
Submitter: Phillip C. Adamo, Assistant Professor, History

Message: The Goliard Society of Medievalists will have its first meeting of the spring semester tonight 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.

Subject: Now Hiring - IT Interns - extended deadline
Submitter: Matthew E Linngren, Student & Public Computing Co-Manager, Information Technology

Message: Augsburg College Information Technology is seeking qualified Augsburg students to fill the following IT

Student Intern positions within the department:
* IT Intern for Academic LFCs
* IT Intern for Administrative LFCs
* IT Intern for Student Computing
* IT Intern for SysNet
* IT Intern for Hardware support

Responsibilities: The IT Intern role at Augsburg goes beyond simply assisting the professional IT staff; students will be performing technically advanced work and maintaining responsibility that approaches a professional level. Each intern will work closely with the various members of the IT department to complete tasks and projects related to the ongoing work of the department, including but not limited to:

* Providing first- and second-level computing and network support, acting on trouble tickets arranged, assigned and supervised by IT staff.
* Representing IT in direct communications and interactions with faculty, staff and students.
* Assisting IT staff in technical projects, workshops and residence hall support.
* Providing one-on-one training to faculty, staff and students as arranged by IT staff.
* Undertaking or collaborating with IT staff on technical projects as assigned.

Requirements: Excellent communication and customer service skills, advanced technical expertise to build, administer and support the computing, network and telecommunications infrastructure. Applicants are given an oral technical test to assess expertise in hardware, software and network support. Student must have an AugNet account in good standing.

Pay: Special range approved annually by HR, current maximum is $11/hour

Policies: Students will arrange a fixed work schedule of 10-20 hours per week with his/her supervisors. Advance notice must be given for time off due to illness or constraints of the academic and co-curricular schedule. Studying or outside work is not allowed during paid work shifts for this position. This position requires the student to sign a special agreement regarding network security administration & use of master keys. Position will be suspended or terminated upon restriction or revocation of AugNet account privileges.

To apply for one or more of these positions, please submit your résumé, cover letter and contact information for two references to stucomp@augsburg.edu . Full consideration will be given to all résumés received by Friday, January 26th, but applications will continue to be accepted until all positions are filled.

Subject: Volunteer appreciation tonight for Campus Kitchens
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: Campus Kitchens wants to remind you that all volunteers are invited to the Dessert Appreciation Extravaganza tonight from 6 - 7 p.m., in the Center for Service Work and Learning (located in the basement of Anderson). We hope to see you there. Contact flaten@augsburg.edu or clarkj1@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Subject: Experienced in construction?
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: Are you experienced in Construction? Dry-Walling? Roofing? The New Orleans Spring Break Hurricane Relief Trip needs you. Much of this years trip will focus on building, and students or staff with construction experience are greatly needed. What a great way to spend spring break! If interested please contact flaten@augsburg.edu, or spargo@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Art Club exhibit "Discovering Our City" on view
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Check out the photography exhibit "Discovering Our City" that is on view this week in the Student Art Gallery, Christensen Center. The twelve black-and-white photographs are the "answers" to the photography scavenger hunt they sponsored last fall.

Kudos to Rachel Forsberg and Kati Welt for organizing this fun event and art exhibition.

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

Message: The Memorial Blood Center Bloodmobile will be on campus today from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. outside of the Music Hall. Thank you to Res Life for sponsoring this blood drive and to the many students, staff and faculty that have signed up to donate. A few time slots are still available today and you can always walk over to see if there are any openings as well. If you are donating be sure to eat good meals, drink fluids and bring a valid photo ID with you. Any questions or for a specific time slot, please call Dianne in the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

Subject: Artist Aviel Goodman to give talk this Thursday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Photographer and psychoanalyst Aviel Goodman will be discussing his artwork currently featured in the exhibition "Unmet." The talk will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Christensen Center Art Gallery. Doughnuts and coffee will be served.

Subject: Tonight: Mardi Gras Madrigals performers' meeting
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, tonight, 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: The Augsburg Wellness Campaign Kickoff
Submitter: Amanda Peterson, Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Message: On Wednesday, January 24, Team CabOops (President’s Cabinet and the Office of the President) will play Team Human Resources in a game of Lindsay Ball. The game will take place in the Si Melby gymnasium. It will start at 12 p.m. and end at 1 p.m. The winning team will hold the honor of being the first recipient of the Augsburg Cup.

Lindsay Ball is a fun game that mixes elements of softball and dodge ball – and adds a few twists. It’s fun to play and to watch – come check it out! Popcorn will be available.

Subject: 2007 Wellness Program Kickoff
Submitter: Cynthia J Greenwood, Director, Human Resources, Human Resources

Message: The wellness committee is pleased to launch the Augsburg College Wellness Program for 2007! We invite you to join us for a kick-off event on Wednesday, January 24, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gym.

At the center of the kick-off event is the inaugural Augsburg Cup Challenge. The first challenge will be rousing game of Lindsay Ball between Team HR (a team formed by Human Resources) and Team CabOop (a team formed by the President’s Cabinet and the Office of the President). Never heard of Lindsay Ball? Come and see what it’s all about!

The Augsburg Cup is one of the new wellness initiatives – in the spirit of friendly competition, employees are encouraged to gather a team of co-workers and then challenge another team to a competition. The winner houses and displays prominently the Augsburg Cup until the winner of the next challenge is established.

The Wellness Program brings together and augments the various initiatives, fitness opportunities, and resources available to Augsburg College employees to achieve the goal of a healthy body, mind, and spirit. More information is coming! Watch for the Wellness Webpage launch on Wednesday.

Subject: Give your input on the future of Cedar Riverside
Submitter: Natalie Wright, Administrative Assistant, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Advancement

Message: What will the Cedar Riverside neighborhood look like in the future? The City of Minneapolis needs your input.

If you live, work, play, shop, or study in this neighborhood, the City of Minneapolis would like to hear from you. The city is currently underway in “Shaping the Future of a Neighborhood: A Land Use and Development Plan for Cedar Riverside”

Please click the link below to fill out this quick survey so the City of Minneapolis can better understand how people in the community get around and use the various businesses in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

Follow this link to the survey: http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/planning/cedar-riverside.asp.
NOTE: Augsburg respondents only have to answer questions 1-13

Thank you for your input on our community!

Subject: Tickets on sale for "Twelfth Night"
Submitter: Sarah E Teich, Student

Message: The Augsburg College Theatre Arts Department is excited to announce that tickets for “Twelfth Night” by William Shakespeare, guest directed by Barbra Berlovitz, will be going on sale Monday, Jan. 22.

In the spirit of the twelfth night after Christmas, the Feast of Epiphany, “Twelfth Night” is filled with the madness and celebration of romantic love, mistaken identity, and gender-crossing disguise. It is a delicious lesson, filled with desperation, delight, and pleasure, that teaches us that love of any kind never runs smoothly. “Love…The force of love is such that is upsets the heart” – Garasse.

The performances take place in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater. Performance dates are:

February 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10 at 7 p.m.
February 4 and 11 at 2 p.m.

Tickets: $2 Augsburg College Students; $8 ACTC faculty, staff, and students; $10 general public.

For reservations and more information, please call 612-330-1257.

Subject: The State of Race - Dessert & Dialogue
Submitter: Nechia B Agate, Student

Message: Monday, Jan. 29 , 6:30 p.m. in the Augsburg Room.
Everybody is welcome to attend this new series of discussions on Race Relations held every last Monday of the month. Come ready to interact, listen and learn.

Subject: We invite you to chapel MWF 10:20 TU/TH 11:20
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: You are invited to Chapel the week of January 22:
Monday - Pastor Dave Wold
Tuesday - Introduction to the New Hymn Book: Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Wednesday - Vocatio Chapel: Sven Sundgaard KARE 11 Meteorologist
Wednesday 9:30 pm - Communion
Thursday - Jeanette Clark, Senior Speaker
Friday - ELCA "Mercy Seat"

We hope to see you.

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 19:
Women's Swimming at St. Thomas Triangular -- St. Thomas 44, Augsburg 24; Hamline 74, Augsburg 20
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/swimming/0607statistics/011907stthomas.html

Women’s Hockey -- St. Thomas 4, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0607statistics/011907stthomas.html

Men’s Hockey -- St. Thomas 4, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0607statistics/011907stthomas.html


Saturday, January 20:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at Northwestern (Iowa) Red Raider Invitational
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0607statistics/012007northwestern.html

Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Catherine Invitational, 11 a.m.
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/swimming/0607statistics/012007stcatherine.html

Men’s Basketball -- Carleton 76, Augsburg 59
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/0607statistics/012007carleton.html

Women’s Hockey -- Augsburg 3, St. Thomas 2
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0607statistics/012007stthomas.html

Women’s Basketball -- Carleton 59, Augsburg 47
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/0607statistics/012007carleton.html

Men’s Hockey -- St. Thomas 7, Augsburg 3
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0607statistics/012007stthomas.html


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

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/

Tuesday, January 23:
Wrestling at Minnesota State Moorhead, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, January 24:
Women’s Basketball vs. St. Catherine, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.-- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Friday, January 26:
Women's Swimming at Minnesota Challenge, University of Minnesota Aquatic Center, 6 p.m.
Wrestling at Nebraska-Omaha, 7 p.m.
Women’s Hockey at College of St. Catherine, 7:05 p.m.-- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Saturday, January 27:
M/W Track and Field at Wisconsin-Stout Open, 12 p.m.
Women's Swimming at Minnesota Challenge, University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
Women’s Basketball vs. St. Olaf, Si Melby Hall. 3 p.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. St. Olaf, Si Melby Hall, 5 p.m.
Women’s Hockey vs. St. Catherine, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, January 28:
Wrestling vs. St. Cloud State, Si Melby Hall, 2 p.m.

Subject: Free items
Submitter: Carol M Forbes, Director of Sponsored Programs, Academic Affairs

Message: I have two items that I will gladly give to someone. The first is an old Emerson refrigerator that would be good for an office. My son got it as a hand-me-down for this residence hall room. No guarantees how much longer it will last. It is the typical small size. Also, I have a Sharper Image Quadra Silent Breeze Air Purifier that I will give to someone. There is differing data on the usefulness of these kinds of purifiers. Again my son used this in his residence hall room. Call me if you are interested in either item.

Subject: For sale: 60GB iPod Video
Submitter: Yen Nguyen, Liaison for Computing, Administrative, Information Technology

Message: Hello.
I'm currently selling a 60GB iPod Video in excellent condition.
Comes with the standard headphones and USB connection cable.

Price: $225.00

Please call or email me with any questions or offers.

Thanks for looking.

Yen x1475