Subject: Kennedy Center Open House - Wednesday, Feb. 7
Submitter: Kristen L Kraft, Athletic Facilities Manager, Athletic Facilities

Message: Please join us for an Open House at the new Kennedy Center on Wednesday, February 7 from 1-3 p.m. A short program will begin promptly at 1 p.m. followed by tours of the facility, free popcorn and refreshments. We invite you to spend a few moments learning about the Kennedy Center and we look forward to seeing you.

Subject: Faculty Forum on Short-term Study Abroad Programs
Submitter: Andrea Wojtanowicz, Short Term Program Coordinator, International Programs

Message: All Augsburg faculty are invited to participate in a forum on short-term faculty led study abroad programs on Monday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Marshall Room, hosted by the Office of International Programs. Join us to share your thoughts on Augsburg's current system for faculty-led short-term programs, where we should go from here, and what kind of college support is necessary. You’ll also learn what Augsburg Abroad does to assist with these programs, what challenges they are addressing, and their ideas for the future.

Please join us to share your ideas! The forum will be open to discussion the entire hour, so feel free to stop in anytime to make your voice heard. If you’ll be unable to attend, we still want to hear from you. Contact Andrea Wojtanowicz, Coordinator of Short-term Programs, at wojtanow@augsburg.edu or x1669 with your ideas, questions, or concerns.

Subject: Spring WEC registration begins February 12
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: Students without account holds will be able to register on AugNet next week. The registration start dates are:

Seniors – Monday, Feb. 12
Juniors/licensure/special – Wednesday, Feb. 14
Sophomores – Friday, Feb. 16
Freshmen – Tuesday, Feb. 20

Find your class status on AugNet Records & Registration under the “Transcript” link.

The Spring Weekend and Evening schedule and registration instructions are available for download on the WEC website under the “Registration” link. This document is updated regularly if changes are made to the schedule. You can also search for courses on AugNet.

Any account holds will be displayed on the Records & Registration “Welcome” screen. Questions about account holds can be directed to the Enrollment Center at enroll@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1046.

Subject: Q & A: Queer & Augsburg, Issue 2
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_02_01_2007.pdf

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

Subject: Forum with Senator Larry Pogemiller February 9
Submitter: Natalie Wright, Administrative Assistant, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Advancement

Message: All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the upcoming Friday Forum taking place on February 9 from noon-1 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room featuring Senate Majority Leader, Larry Pogemiller.

Senator Pogemiller will discuss the upcoming legislative agenda, key issues and higher education. This is a great opportunity to learn about issues surrounding higher education, the State of Minnesota, and Senator Pogemiller's role as Senate Majority Leader.

This forum is a brown bag style, so please bring your lunch or grab a tray from the cafeteria.

We look forward to seeing you on the 9th.

Subject: Want to make an easy $10
Submitter: Amanda S Brey, Student

Message: Would you like to earn $10 for 10 minutes of work? Help with my psychology research. All you have to do is watch a video and answer a few questions related to the video. Many times and dates are available for your convenience to participate.

Subject: Artist Arlene-Burke Morgan to talk Thursday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: All are invited to attend Arlene Burke-Morgan's slide presentation this coming Thursday, Feb. 8 at noon in the Minneapolis Room. Learn more about how the vibrant, abstract paintings and prints currently on view in the Gage Art Gallery relate to her strong Christian faith. Refreshments will be served.

Subject: Reminder - Wednesday Gathering - tomorrow
Submitter: Kathleen A Tuckner, Project Manager, Office of the President

Message: All faculty and staff are invited to the East Commons of the Christensen Center tomorrow, February 7, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for a soup and salad buffet lunch. Between noon and 1:00 p.m., you will have an opportunity to meet the AQIP site visit team – Lynn Onken and Warren Roby. An official welcome and introductions are planned for 12:40 p.m.

The night crew is also invited to enjoy Wednesday Gathering “made-to-order” dinners in Murphy’s at 8 p.m.

These Wednesday gatherings support our commitment to building community and practicing common work. They are a wonderful opportunity to get to know your colleagues, exchange ideas, and collaborate in new ways. We hope you can join us!

Subject: Interviewing & Resume Writing Workshop - today
Submitter: Sandra E Tilton, Employer Relations Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Not sure how to write a resume? Need to brush up on interviewing techniques? Attend one of the Resume Writing or Interviewing Skills workshop that the Center for Service, Work, & Learning is holding today (Tuesday, February 6).

4:45 - 5:30 p.m. or 5:45 -6:30 p.m.
Interviewing Workshop - Century Room, CC
Resume Writing Workshop - Minneapolis Room, CC

Don't forget to register for the MN Private College Job/Internship Fair being held on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. Questions - call x1148

Subject: FCA tonight
Submitter: Kelsey J Erickson, Student

Message: We invite you to come to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting tonight (Tuesday, February 6) at 9 p.m. in the Marshall room. Join us for a speaker, praise and worship, and of course, milk and cookies. Everyone is welcome, you don't have to be an athlete.

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: Make an easy $20
Submitter: Robert W Tix, Student

Message: A senior Psychology and Law student, Robert Tix, needs your participation in his Honor’s Research Project. That’s right, its now 20$ for your help!! Two sessions, one about 8-10 minutes, the other less than 5 minutes, and for your help you’ll receive $20. Sign up is in the Psychology department, on the bulletin board (Memorial Hall), or contact Robert Tix at tixr@augsburg.edu
It couldn’t be easier to earn $20.
Robert's experiment number is 10b. Remember that so you sign up for the right experiment.
(Research Project Supervisor, Dr. Nancy Steblay at steblay@agusburg.edu)

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

Message: The new Weekly Update is now online. You can access the Update by clicking on the following link: http://www.augsburg.edu/president/pdfs/update020507.pdf

Have a great week, and keep warm.

Subject: Interested in Musical Theatre?
Submitter: Brian R Halaas, Student

Message: Mark your calendar. The organization that brought you "Songs for a New World" last month is still active and wants YOU to be involved. If you're an actor, a singer, a director, an instrumentalist, a dancer, or just a fan... there are ways for you to take part.

Meeting:
Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m.
Coffee Shop Area

Following the meeting (if you're interested) Nautilus Music-Theatre will present its monthly Rough Cuts Series at the Playwright Center, which is just across the freeway from Augsburg. Many of us will walk together directly after the meeting.

Subject: Transferable Skills Workshop - Wednesday
Submitter: Sandra E Tilton, Employer Relations Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: The Center for Service, Work & Learning is sponsoring a workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 7 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room of the Christensen Center about transferable skills that you gain in college and how to market them to future employers. That includes things like leadership skills, time management, listening, teamwork, etc. Many times we hear students asking the question "How am I going to apply this later to a job?" Workshops like this are designed to help you figure out exactly that. Stop on by... All are welcome.
Questions - call x1148

Subject: John Busacker, President, Inventure Group to speak
Submitter: John Knight, Associate Director, Center for Faith and Learning

Message: Join us for faith@work! on Wednesday morning, February 7 at 7 a.m. at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church to hear John Busacker, President of the Inventure Group speak on the subject, "When God asks a question it's not for his benefit." John Busacker sees Jesus as asking questions - tough questions, personal questions, penetrating questions and transforming questions. Through his questions, Jesus wants us to discover the true object of our desires, the calling of our work, and the lasting love of our life.

John Busacker, President of the Inventure Group, is a frequent keynote speaker at business conferences and an internationally sought-after facilitator on leadership and personal development. His clients include Medtronic, Ameriprise Financial, Motorola, the NFL, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Thrivent Financial and the Pastoral Leadership Institute.

A time for questions will follow John Busacker's speech.

Augsburg College and St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church have partnered to promote faith@work! to encourage us all to more effectively live out our faith where we work and live, especially those in leadership positions. Directions can be found at www.spdlc.org/about/directions.htm.

Also mark your calendars for future faith@work! events, all at 7 a.m. at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church:

February 7 - John Busacker, President of Inventure Group
March 7 - Tim Geoffrion, author, speaker and Executive Director of Family Hope Services
April 4 - Grace at Work Panel Discussion - including our very own Jack Osberg
May 2 - Eddie and Beth Ulrich, Owners of Fuzzy Duck Design and Peacock Productions

Call John Knight at x1351 or faith@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. These events are free and open to all who are interested.

Subject: Rochester Program welcomes new Director
Submitter: Lisbeth K Henslin, Operations/Admissions Coordinator, Rochester Program

Message: Rochester students are invited to meet Karl Wolfe, the new Rochester program director. Karl will be in the commons area between 5:15 and 5:45 p.m. prior to the beginning of classes this week. Please stop by to meet Karl and welcome him to Augsburg.

Subject: Study Abroad Advising
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: Thinking about studying abroad but don't know where to start? Augsburg Abroad offers Group Advising Meetings and walk-in advising hours every day of the week. The schedule and location can be found on-line at: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

Learn how you can:
+ apply your financial aid and scholarships to study abroad
+ research programs worldwide
+ use credit from abroad to meet Augsburg requirements

Study abroad is for everyone so start your journey now.

Subject: Scholarship Opportunity
Submitter: Eric Addington, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: The Army Emergency Relief is offering two scholarships. The Stateside Spouse Education Assistance Program and the Major General James Ursano Scholarship Fund For Dependent Children. For more information and application materials, please visit: www.aerhq.org.

Applications are due March 1, 2007.

Subject: Picture your college life in 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: 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, February 5:
Men’s Basketball -- St. Thomas 80, Augsburg 75 (2OT)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/0607statistics/020507stthomas.html

Women's Basketball -- St. Thomas 67, Augsburg 61
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/0607statistics/020507stthomas.html


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

Wednesday, February 7:
Women’s Basketball vs. St. Benedict, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball at St. John’s, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, February 9:
Women’s Hockey at Gustavus, 7 p.m.
Wrestling at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 7 p.m.
Men’s Hockey vs. Gustavus, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE -- http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Saturday, February 10:
Men’s Basketball vs. St. Mary’s, Si Melby Hall, 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. St. Mary’s, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.
Women’s Hockey vs. Gustavus, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE ONLINE -- http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Men’s Hockey at Gustavus, 7:05 p.m.
M/W Track and Field at Carleton Meet of the Hearts.