Subject: Lindell Library/Oren Gateway Center Construction
Submitter: David Draus, Director of Facilities and Risk Management, Facilities Management

Message: On Monday, Feb. 19 construction will begin for the skyway link connection between Lindell Library and the new Oren Gateway Center.

This will involve contruction of temporary walls and set up of poly dust containment barriers. This will cause some interruption of access from Sverdrup skyway link into Lindell. Signs will be posted re-directing individuals through alternate access routes in Lindell Library.

Individuals with offices [Terry Martin, Jane Ann Nelson, Kristin Anderson, and Leif Anderson] within the construction zone will be temporarily re-located within Lindell Library during this construction period.

This part of the construction process could last up to 90 days. If all goes well less time will be required to complete this work.

There will be some noise and some construction dust associated with this work. Please bear with us during this inconvenience.

If you have any questions regarding this work please feel free to contact David Draus at draus@ugsburg.edu.

Subject: Campus Connections Luncheon February 16
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Campus Connections returns on Friday, Feb. 16 at noon. We will begin with a short program in the Riverside Room, and will go through the cafeteria line at 12:20 so everyone will have time to eat before a 1 p.m. class commitment.

Mostly this is a time to gather as a community and have lunch with a colleague you might not know, or reacquaint yourself with someone you may have met and don't usually have a chance to talk with. The program will be entertaining and the food plentiful.

Subject: Spanish help is available at lunch and dinner
Submitter: Ross Murray, Campus Ministry Associate; Tutoring Services Coordinator; , Campus Ministry and Academic Skills Office

Message: Want Help with Spanish111 or 112? Try a Spanish Lunch or a Spanish Dinner!

Spanish Lunches
WEC Saturdays from 11:45-1:15 (between classes)
WEC Sundays from 11:45-1:15 (between classes)

Spanish Dinners
Mondays from 5:00-6:00
Tuesdays from 5:00-6:00
Wednesday s from 5:00-6:00

Spanish tutors will be in the Coffee Shop of Christensen Center with a sign to identify themselves!

Need more help? Contact one of the Spanish Lunch and Dinner Hosts

Jenessa Stark
952-270-6590
starkj@augsburg.edu

Beth Florence
651-357-3907
florencb@augsburg.edu

Hannah Glusenkamp
612-373-8022
glusenka@augsburg.edu

Subject: Earn thousands doing research this summer
Submitter: Dixie Shafer, Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity

Message: URGO' s 2007 Summer Research Program
May 30 to August 4

We have up to 21 openings for Undergraduate Summer Researchers

*Collaborate with Augsburg faculty of your choice on your own research question or theirs
*Be a more competitive graduate/professional school applicant
*Possibly fulfill Augsburg Experience requirement
*Learn about research in multiple disciplines
*Receive $4000 research stipend

Application Due Date: Wednesday, March 15

For an application contact: Dixie Shafer, Director of URGO, shafer@augsburg.edu

Subject: Godiva Chocolate at 25% off in the bookstore.
Submitter: Laura Soler, Bookstore Manager, Bookstore

Message: February 14. Love. Chocolate at 25% off in the bookstore. Need I say more?

Subject: JUMP Worship at Augsburg!
Submitter: Elizabeth Hanson, Student

Message: Beginning Sunday Feb. 18, Augsburg will be hosting JUMP Worship in Sateren Auditorium first with Open Mic at 6:30 p.m. followed by worship at 7 p.m. Led by the hip-hop lyricist Agape and his crew of talented youth, JUMP Worship is a place to express your gifts and love for hip-hop while coming together in faith.

JUMP Worship will also be held on the third Sunday of March (18th) and April (15th).

For more information please call Elizabeth Hanson at 773-968-0227 or e-mail at Hanson3@augsburg.edu.

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

Message: Learn more about Weight Watchers at Work by attending an Information Session on Friday, Feb. 16 from 2-2:30 p.m. in the Century Room.

Find out how Weight Watchers works, costs, length of the program, and more.

If interested in signing up, please bring some form of payment to this meeting (checks, cash, and credit cards are accepted).

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

Subject: OIP rises to the Campus Energy Challenge
Submitter: Andrea Wojtanowicz, Short Term Program Coordinator, International Programs

Message: On Monday, February 12, thirteen members of the staff from the Office of International Programs joined together to address issues of energy conservation, and did some community building at the same time. At 10 a.m., staff turned off computers, lights, radios, and other appliances in their offices and public spaces, and met for a “Dark” Coffee Break near the atrium windows in Murphy Place. They enjoyed no-bake cookies, each other's company, and the natural light of the atrium for a half hour, while lowering the offices’ total energy consumption. (The meeting place was actually a welcome alternative to the Murphy Place basement conference room, which has only florescent lights and no windows)

OIP challenges other offices and departments on campus to find ways to lower energy consumption and heed President Pribbenow's call to participate in Campus Energy Challenge/Wars this month at Augsburg. He encouraged us in his Weekly Update at the end of January to participate in this "example of common work to become responsible stewards of our campus and neighborhood environment."

Subject: Cartridge Care
Submitter: Amy Daugherty, Payables Clerk, Administrative Accounting

Message: Effective immediately when using Cartridge Care, please be prepared to give your five digit cost center number. If you are having your students making the call to Cartridge Care, please let them know what your cost center number is. Please feel free to call me at X1031, if you have any questions regarding this request.

Subject: Last Week 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. Available Wednesday and Friday from 12:15-3:00 p.m., and Monday through Friday anytime after 6:30 p.m. Please e-mail brey@augsburg.edu for a ten minute time slot that will work best for you.

Subject: Mardi Gras Madrigals
Submitter: Phillip C. Adamo, Assistant Professor, History

Message: Mardi Gras Madrigals is a full medieval feast, with jugglers and storytellers, and a concert featuring madrigal choirs from Anoka High School, Mounds Park Academy, and Augsburg's own Cedar Sixteen and Riverside Singers. It's Mardi Gras medieval style. The feast takes place on Tuesday, February 20, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., in Hoversten Chapel. Tickets are $20, $10 for students. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call 612-359-6481.

Subject: World Chat: Climate Change
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: Join the Minnesota International Center (MIC) for a World Chat on Climate Change with Karlyn Eckman, a senior fellow at the Water Resources Center and adjunct professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Minnesota. This event is open to all.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 28, registration and refreshments 5:30 p.m.; program 5:45 - 7 p.m.

Where: MIC living room, 711 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Street parking available at meters.

Cost: MIC members and students free; Non-members $15
Please register in advance - MIC's living room seats only 25 people.

To register please contact the Minnesota International Center at 612.625.4421 or register online at http://www.micglobe.org/.

Subject: Enrollment Center Limited Service - Friday, Feb. 16
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: On the morning of Friday, Feb. 16, the Enrollment Center will be open with limited service due to a divisional meeting. Full service will resume at noon. We are open until 6 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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. They are also a great gift to give for any shoppers in your life! 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 coupon booklets please contact Cheer Captain Megan Schiller at schillem@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Spanish conversation and lunch
Submitter: Kathy J Reinhardt, Instructor, Modern Languages

Message: You are invited to attend a Spanish conversation group that will meet every Thursday from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Augsburg room, on the 2nd floor of the Christenson Center. Drop in for 10 mins. or for the whole 90 mins. - whatever works for you! Whether you're fluent in Spanish or just starting a beginning class, this will be a good practice experience. Bring your lunch if you want. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions? Contact Emiliano Chagil, Anita Fisher or Kate Reinhardt.

Subject: Orientation Leader Info Session
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Are you interested in becoming an Orientation Leader? Then join us and discover what it is to be a part of the O-Team at Augsburg College.

An Orientation Leader Information Session will take place on Feb. 15 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Fish Bowl on the main level of the Christensen Center.

For more information, contact Will O'Berry at x1499 or talk to one of last year's OLs.

Subject: Become an Orientation Leader and Join the O-Team
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: The application for the Orientation Leader position is now available. For more information about what it is to be an Orientation Leader and part of the Augsburg College O-Team, go to http://web.augsburg.edu/~oberry/Combined_Information.pdf

To obtain an application, go to http://web.augsburg.edu/~oberry/Application_Packet.pdf

Subject: Who Hasn’t Worked at Wapo? You Can Too!
Submitter: Ross Murray, Campus Ministry Associate; Tutoring Services Coordinator; , Campus Ministry and Academic Skills Office

Message: It appears that Camp Wapogasset is probably the most popular camp at Augsburg College. For one, the Executive Director is Auggie Lauren Teig.

Alum Tony Schaden worked there while he was a student. You can hear about Tony’s memories of camp when he speaks in Chapel on Tuesday at 11:20.

Barb Hutson from Development attended there as a teenager.

Jen Hellie worked as a cabin counselor and Lifeguard at Wapo. After college, she was Program Director at Wapo, Ox Lake Villages and Journey of the Cross. According to Jen, “I love Camp - it is a life changing experience!”

Lots and lots of students have attended or worked at Wapo: Jeanette Clarke, Aaron Dowzak, Dave Solberg, Jessica Kraft, and a number of others I probably don’t know about.


We are getting ready for the ELCA Camp Fair, coming to Augsburg on Feburary 22, and we would like to know what students, faculty, and staff worked at a summer camp. What camp did you work at? When did you work there? We’ll highlight the camps you nominate in the daily A-Mail.


There a lot of activities surrounding the ELCA Camp Fair:

On Tuesday, February 20, Augsburg Alum Tony Schaden will share his experiences working at Camp Wapogasset in chapel at 11:20.

Up to 18 students can receive stipends to work at camp this summer. These $500 stipends will give a boost to your camp pay. Get an application at the Camp Fair, or request one from Ross Murray in the Campus Ministry Office. Ross’ phone is 612-330-1151 and his email is murray@augsburg.edu

The ELCA Camp Fair will be held from 4:00-6:30 in the East Commons on Thursday, February 22. Stop by to browse the camps. Pick up a stipend application. Ask what camp is the right fit for you.