Subject: IRB Information Session - Friday
Submitter: Heather J Hultquist, Secretary, Natural Sciences and Math, Political Science

Message: Norma Noonan will be hosting an IRB information session on Friday, Feb. 2 from noon - 1 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room. If you would like general information about how the IRB works, what is required for IRB submissions, or have other questions, please plan to attend this session.

Subject: Chairs Seminar Spring Series
Submitter: Vinni V Thongthi, Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

Message: Chairs Seminar Series
Office of the Dean/Center for Teaching and Learning
Spring 2007

Each seminar will be offered twice in CTL (Lindell 202). Select the time that best fits your schedule. The third topic will be determined based on participant wishes and our experiences in the sessions. These seminars are designed for department, program and division chairs. Directors and other leaders are most welcome.

Session 3
Evaluation, Tenure and Promotion
Thursday February 22 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Friday February 23 7:30-9:00 a.m.

Session 4
Departmental Effectiveness: Meetings, Decision Making and Collaboration
Tuesday March 27 7:30-9:00 a.m.
Thursday March 29 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Session 5
Topic to be finalized
Monday April 16 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Wednesday April 18 7:30-9:00 a.m.

Please send email to Vinni Thongthi (thongthi@augsburg.edu) to rsvp.

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

Message: On Tuesday, Feb. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Century Room, students will speak on the issue of "Sexuality & Politics."

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 & Politics" will involve a panel of students and their perspectives on these issues.

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

Subject: Last call for free Theatre tickets
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: A few tickets remain for February 3 performance

Faculty and staff are invited to the February 3 performance of "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare and directed by Barbra Berlovitz. The play begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a reception and discussion with the performers. Please call Terry Marin (x1229) to reserve a ticket. The first 25 tickets will be free to faculty and staff.

Subject: Short-Term Study Abroad deadline extended to February 5
Submitter: Andrea Wojtanowicz, Short Term Program Coordinator, International Programs

Message: Have you been thinking about studying abroad this summer, but haven’t gotten your application in yet? You’re in luck! The application deadline has been extended until February 5 for these three exciting programs:

--Learn first-hand about travel in the ancient world and explore the travels of Paul the apostle in Greece and Turkey May 16-June 5.

--Explore the economic and educational forces at work in contemporary Czech Republic May 22-June 13.

--Understand the many factors that influence education in Namibia today by exploring it’s history and path to democracy June 20-July 11.

Applications are due by the end of the day February 5 and are available on the Augsburg Abroad website: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

Subject: Enrollment Verification available online
Submitter: Wayne Kallestad, Registrar, Registrar's Office

Message: Enrollment Verification is available on AugNet Records and Registration for Spring Day and Winter WEC terms. Students may obtain their own enrollment verification statement directly from the National Student Clearinghouse from their own computer. For more information on this service, please reference the Registrar web page at:
http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html
On this page, click on Enrollment/Degree Verification for more detailed instruction and information. Or, if you are already familiar with this feature, you may log onto AugNet Records and Registration and click on Enrollment Verification in the upper left hand corner menu. Note, the enrollment verification form you will print off from the National Student Clearinghouse will have a box in the upper right corner to pen in an insurance policy number. Please do this if you are providing this document to an insurance company as proof of full-time/part-time status, as filling in the policy number will aid them in matching up your verification with your parent’s policy information.

Subject: Don’t know what to wear Friday? How about red?
Submitter: Beth Alexander, Associate Professor, Physician Assistant Program

Message: Heart disease is the #1 killer of women over the age of 25. Friday is National Wear Red Day to help raise women's awareness of cardiovascular disease. Please stop by the Physician Assistant Program table in Christensen Center from 11 a.m. to noon to get a free blood pressure check, pick up a red treat and get information on how to improve the heart health of women who are important to you. You can tell us how many people you have spotted wearing red.

Subject: Lilly Lunch with Mary Kingsley (Valentine's Day)
Submitter: Diane R Glorvigen, Lilly Program Assistant, Exploring Our Gifts

Message: There are some things you might not know about Mary Kingsley! 1) She invented a motorcycle. 2) She was suspected of being a member of Opus Dei. 3) She helped make Augsburg College what it is today.

Staff and faculty are invited to find out the rest of the story as they enjoy a complimentary lunch courtesy of the Lilly Program at the “Lilly Lunch with Mary Kingsley” on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 (Valentine’s Day) from 12:10-1:15 PM in East Commons.

Please register early. Space is limited. To make your reservation, please call or e-mail Diane Glorvigen at x1334 or glorvige@augsburg.edu. (Deadline: Friday, Feb. 9) This event is funded through the generosity of the Lilly Endowment.

Subject: "Half Empty" an art exhibition at the UW-Lacrosse
Submitter: Robert K. Tom, Associate Professor, Art

Message: I'm writing to let you know that I have an opening of an exhibition at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse this Friday, Feb. 2. if anyone would like to go Ii promise to not disappoint you (promises, promises...). The opening is at 5 p.m. and a lecture by yours truly to follow at 6 p.m. It takes 3 hrs. one way to get there. There is a cabin for all to sleep over and the view of the river valley when you wake up will blow you away (sleeping bag required, if you don't have one borrow one or i have a couple of extras...)... Also, if you need a ride please let me know asap as we are arranging the caravan. I hope you have time to get there on your own if you cannot make it at this time. I 've been doing research on the theoretical "GOD GENE", the VMAT2 gene that "supposedly" predisposes individuals to be more inclined towards spirituality. So if you can, come and have fun and meet new augsburgians and lacrossians who might be so inclined...

Subject: Revised Tuition Benefit Application Forms
Submitter: Cynthia J Greenwood, Director, Human Resources, Human Resources

Message: We have updated and printed new tuition benefit application forms that better capture the relevant information needed by HR and Financial Aid to process your tuition benefit. The new forms are available from HR -- Memorial Hall, Room 19.

Please dispose of any copies of the old form that you may have in your possession.

As a reminder, tuition benefit application deadlines are as follows:

Spring Day and Spring WEC/Grad: February 1
Fall Day and Fall WEC/Grad: July 1
Winter WEC/Grad: December 1

Subject: Auggie Cheer Team Community Day Fundraiser!
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: It's the time of year for Herberger's Community Day Sale. The Augsburg Cheer Team is selling Community Day coupon booklets for a fundraiser. It's the same great deal this season: for each $5 donation you make to our cheer team, you will receive a $10 off coupon and eight 20% off coupons. It's going to be a big sale; there is even a bonus buy of $30 off entire stock of men's and women's Clarks shoes for that day. In addition, these coupons can be used at any Herberger’s, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Prairie Scott, Elder-Beerman, and Yonker’s stores. Community Day is on Saturday, March 3rd, and we will be selling them from now until that day. Please let me know how many you or any of your family members or friends would like. Then, we can arrange when I can stop by to give you your coupons and pick up your donation. Thanks for your continuous support for our team!

If you would like to donate to our fundraiser and receive a coupon booklet please contact Cheer Captain Megan Schiller at schillem@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Augsburg's A-List
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Augsburg’s A-list
Where to go from here….

Cultural events just a stone’s throw away from Augsburg College and often free-of-charge. These suggestions come to you from Kerry Morgan (Galleries Coordinator) and Mary Laurel True (Center for Service, Work, and Learning).

THEATRE:
“The Shape of Things” by Neil LaBute

Art and life collide head-on in this disturbing study of the use/misuse of power in human relationships. To what extent is an artist licensed to shape and change her medium or to alter the work of another artist? What is acceptable artistic material? At what point does creation become manipulation, and at what point does creation destroy?

Twin Cities Theater Company
February 1, 2, 3, 11, 12, & 13 at 8 p.m.
February 4 & 14 at 2 p.m.

All tickets are $10.

Old Arizona Theater
2821 Nicollet Ave.
Minneapolis
www.twincitiestheatercompany.org


FILM:
“Tangled Up in Bob: Searching for Bob Dylan”
A film by Mary Feidt

In this documentary, Natalie Goldberg, painter, poet and writer, travels to Hibbing, Minnesota to examine the soil from which Dylan sprang.

Opens Saturday, Feb. 3, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 4, 5:15 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 5 – Wednesday, Feb. 7, 7:15 & 9:15 p.m.

Admission: General $8, Seniors $6, Members and Students $5

Bell Museum Auditorium
17th and University Aves SE
www.mnfilmarts.org
612-331-7563


ART EXHIBITION:
“Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956-1966”

This multimedia exhibition brings together music, film, lyric sheets, letters, album covers, musical instruments, photography, and other artifacts to explore Dylan's artistic development and his ability to mirror and influence the day's volatile social and cultural changes.

Opens Friday, Feb. 3, runs though April 29
Admission is free.

Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota, East Bank
www.weisman.umn.edu

Subject: Open Advising Session for WEC BUS Majors February 3
Submitter: Susan C. Hecker, Administrative Assistant, Business-MIS

Message: There will be an Open Advising session for WEC Business majors on Saturday, February 3, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Sverdrup, Enrollment Services lobby.

-Open to all WEC Business majors
-No appointment needed
-Meet with a Business Department faculty advisor
-Plan your course schedule

It is recommended you bring a completed self-audit which can be found at http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/grad/selfaudit.html

All WEC Business majors who attend this Open Advising session will receive a gift, compliments of the Department of Business Administration.

Subject: International Business Info Event Today
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: International Business in Mexico

Learn how you can earn credit for your Business major while studying for a semester in Mexico.

Thursday, Feb. 1
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Augsburg Rm

Food and beverages provided.

Subject: Q&A: Queer & Augsburg Newsletter
Submitter: Cassandra L Sanders, Student

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_02_01_2007.pdf

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

Subject: Get pumped up!
Submitter: Solveig M Mebust, Student

Message: Join Anderson Hall Residence Life in Christensen Center from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, Feb. 1 to get SPIRITED for the Battle of the 'Burgs Wrestling Match between Augsburg (#1!) and Wartburg (#2). We'll have facepainting and food to prep everyone for an exciting night. Go Auggies!

Subject: Ben Stottrup receives Eppley Research Grant
Submitter: Jeffrey E Johnson, Associate Professor, Department Chair, Physics

Message: Ben Stottrup (physics) received a research grant from the Eppley Foundation for his work:

"Translocation of Amphiphilic Molecules Across Model Lipid Membranes"

Subject: Passing of a family member
Submitter: Ramon Knox, Director, Campus Activities & Orientation, Campus Activities & Orientation

Message: Please keep Will O'Berry and his family in your thoughts and prayers as he lost his grandfather on Monday, Jan. 29.

Subject: Please donate candid pictures to the yearbook
Submitter: Rebecca V Reilly, Student

Message: Do you have awesome digital photos of your busy college life? Want to donate them to this year's Augsburgian for possible inclusion? You can upload pictures, taken at the highest resolution of a 3 or higher megapixel camera, in .jpg or .tiff files, in RGB file format, to our website, and tell us about what's going on in the picture in the Keywords field!
Go to https://portal.jostens.com/login.asp
The User ID is 1111266
The password is rootbeer
Please identify those pictured, and identify the photographer in the Keywords field so we can give photo credit. Thanks.

Subject: Want your mug in the yearbook?
Submitter: Rebecca V Reilly, Student

Message: Come have your 2006-2007 yearbook picture taken on February 1, 2 or 3. Come between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to the 2nd level of Christensen, and follow the signs. Show your student ID, unless you're faculty or staff.
February 1 - Riverside Room
February 2 - Augsburg Room
February 3 - Riverside Room

Subject: Vote for AJ!
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg men's hockey forward Aaron Johnson (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) is among the finalists for selection to compete in the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, to be held at the Division I Frozen Four in St. Louis, Mo. on April 6. He is one of 50 men's hockey players selected as finalists, and one of just five NCAA Division III players on the finalist list.

Online voting has now begun for the 32 players (16 men, 16 women -- eight each from the West and East regions) that will participate in the challenge. Fans can vote for Johnson on the Men’s West Region team by going to the following web address: http://www.ncaasports.com/icehockey/mens/fanpolls/1024 . Online voting ends on Feb. 12.

Subject: 'Battle of the Burgs' is tonight at Augsburg
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: The top two small-college wrestling programs in the country will face off TONIGHT (Thursday) at 7 p.m. at Augsburg College's Si Melby Hall, as Augsburg faces Wartburg (Iowa) in a dual meet. Augsburg is currently ranked No. 1 in the latest Division III national poll, while Wartburg, the defending NCAA Division III national champions, is ranked No. 2 in the current poll.

There are no advance tickets sold for the meet, and all seats are general admission. Tickets will be available in the Kennedy Center lobby (main entrance to Si Melby Hall and the Kennedy Center) starting at 5 p.m., and doors to the Si Melby Hall gym will open at 6 p.m. The dual meet begins at 7 p.m.

Augsburg faculty, staff and students (with ID) receive free admission to all Augsburg regular-season home athletic events.

Fans are encouraged to park in Lot L on the east side of campus (see campus map by clicking here; Si Melby Hall/Kennedy Center is No. 25 on the map). Please be reminded that certain Augsburg parking lots that are reserved for students, faculty/staff, etc., are subject to ticketing. Parking lots B, E, F, G, and J are ticketed 24 hours every day (see campus map by clicking here).

Fans can also park for $5 at the Fairview-University Medical Center Riverside campus' Yellow Ramp (see Fairview map by clicking here). along 23rd Avenue South off of Riverside Avenue. The $5 parking deal is for the Yellow Ramp ONLY; all other Fairview ramps/lots will charge regular hourly rates. You MUST have your game ticket stub to show to the parking attendant when you leave, in order to get the $5 parking deal. There are no in-out privileges at the Fairview lots/ramps.

If you have questions regarding tickets or parking, please contact the Augsburg athletic department at 612-330-1249.

Augsburg is 10-0 in dual meets this season, and has won 85 of 100 matches in its 10 dual wins (including three shutout victories). Augsburg topped Wartburg 22-10 at the championship match of the NWCA Division III National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa, earlier this month.

Augsburg has eight individuals ranked nationally, including four No. 1-ranked wrestlers -- Jafari Vanier (Jr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) at 133 pounds, Quincy Osborn (Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn.) at 141, Jeremy Anderson (Jr., Thief River Falls, Minn.) at 157 and Marcus LeVesseur (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) at 165.

Wartburg, 18-1 in dual meets this season, has seven individuals ranked nationally, including one No. 1-ranked individual -- heavyweight Blake Gillis (Sr., Spencer, Iowa).

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):

Wednesday, January 31:
Men's Basketball -- Hamline 85, Augsburg 84
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/

Women's Basketball -- Hamline 75, Augsburg 71
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/


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

Thursday, February 1:
Wrestling vs. Wartburg (Iowa), Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.

Friday, February 2:
Men’s Hockey vs. St. John’s, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE -- http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women’s Hockey at St. Benedict, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 3:
Wrestling at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational, 9 a.m.
Wrestling at St. John's North Country Open, 9 a.m.
M/W Track and Field at Bethel Invitational, 11 a.m.
Men’s Basketball vs. Macalester, Si Melby Hall, 1 p.m.
Men’s Hockey at St. John’s, 2:05 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. Macalester, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.
Women’s Hockey vs. St. Benedict, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE -- http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

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

Subject: Help needed: athletic facilities event staff
Submitter: Pat Marsh, Weekend Supervisor, Athletic Facilities

Message: There are temporary positions available for on campus employment for athletic facilities event staff. The positions are for athletic home games and include many duties. The duties are but not limited to: taking tickets, working game clocks, timing for swimming events, working the penalty box for hockey, and security for events. If this is something that you are interested in please contact Pat at x1256 or marshp@augsburg.edu.