Subject: Educate and Advocate
Submitter: Natalie Wright, Administrative Assistant, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Advancement

Message: Want to stay informed about higher education issues? Join MPCC’s Legislative Action Network.

The Minnesota Private College Council (MPCC) hosts a Legislative Action Network for its 17 member colleges and universities. This network sends out "Action Alerts" that inform you about higher education issues being debated at the Capitol and ask you to take action. The network provides an easy way for you to receive information about issues important to you and for you to communicate your views to legislators.

This is a NO SPAM list. You will only be contacted when we need citizens to take action and contact their legislators regarding issues that effect higher education and YOU!

Please click the link below sign join the Network.
http://ga6.org/mnprivatecolleges/join.tcl

Subject: The Friday Seminar, February 23
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: The Colorful History & Culture of Guatemala

Explore the beautiful Guatemalan history and culture through images, stories, and textiles. In January, WEC senior Boyd Savage and Augsburg staff member Wendi Wheeler spent eight days in Guatemala with a group of students led by professor Elise Marubbio of the American Indian Studies, Women's Studies, and English departments and Fidel Xinico, the program coordinator with the Center for Global Education. Wendi will share highlights of their experience, and Boyd will show some of the marvelous textiles he acquired on the trip.

Guatemalan-inspired refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. The presentation begins at 4 p.m.

Subject: Professor Dan Chambliss visit March 1
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: On Thursday March 1, Professor Dan Chambliss will be on campus to share the findings of his work on a large Mellon Grant examining the student experience. This substantial, longitudinal, and evidence drive collaboration offers some new insights and findings about traditional age student academic experiences. Please join us at the campus wide lecture, What We Learned About the Liberal Arts Student Experience, at 4:30 in the Marshall Room (wine and cheese). You are welcome at any session as well.

10-11:00 a.m. Transcript Analysis in Century
1:30-2:30 p.m. Assessment for Organizational Improvement
3-4:00 p.m. Conceptual Methodological Challenges

If you have further questions, please feel free to contact Diane at pike@augsburg.edu.

You can review the project at:
http://www.neasc.org/cihe/assessment/Mellon_planning_grant_final.pdf

Subject: Safe Space Training, February 28
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Be informed on lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual issues as well as learn how to be supportive of individuals in the LGBTQIA community.

Join LGBTQIA Support Services for Safe Space Training on Wednesday, February 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Murphy Place 100.

Open to all Augsburg College students, faculty, and staff. For more information and to RSVP, contact Will O'Berry at x1499 or via e-mail at oberry@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Calling all Faculty to Monday's Study Abroad Forum
Submitter: Andrea Wojtanowicz, Short Term Program Coordinator, International Programs

Message: All Augsburg faculty are invited on Monday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in the Marshall Room to participate in a forum on short-term faculty led study abroad programs, hosted by the Office of International Programs. This is your chance to ask your burning questions and raise critical issues about Augsburg's system for faculty-led short-term programs.

+ What are (and what should be) the outcomes for this type of course?
+ How do they fulfill the Augsburg mission to “nurture future leaders in service to the world”?
+ What kind of college support is necessary?

You’ll also learn what the Augsburg Abroad office does to assist with these programs, what challenges they are addressing, and their ideas for the future.

The forum will be open to discussion the entire hour, so please stop in anytime to make your voice heard. If you’ll be unable to attend, please contact Andrea Wojtanowicz, Coordinator of Short-term Programs, at wojtanow@augsburg.edu or x1669 with your ideas, questions, or concerns. Refreshments will be served.

Subject: Teaching and Learning Awards Nominations Due 2/23
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning
Annual Recognition 2007

Presented by
The Office of the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
The Center for Teaching and Learning
Augsburg College

These awards recognize exemplary work by faculty and staff in support of teaching and learning at Augsburg College. Up to three awards are available annually. They are in the areas of teaching, advising/mentoring, and service to students/other direct contributions to teaching and learning. Each award carries a stipend of $1000, public recognition and celebration.

Awards are based on evidence of student learning and student satisfaction provided by students, colleagues, and documentation, weighted appropriately for each of the three areas of excellence. The selection process is as follows:

• The deadline for nominations is Friday February 23, 2007. Nominations should be sent to Terry Martin as an e-mail attachment martin@augsburg.edu or campus box 97.
Questions can be directed to Diane Pike at pike@augsburg.edu

• Nomination forms consist of a one-page letter identifying the nominee and providing a 1-2 paragraph rationale for the nomination; in addition, nominators are asked to submit 2-4 names of students and/or colleagues who can speak to nominee’s work.

• The Selection Panel conduct confidential interviews with members of the community, review information and make awards no later than March 26h. Awardees will be acknowledged at the Honors Convocation and at other events.

The Selection Panel includes: the Dean of the College, the Dean of Adult and Graduate Programs, the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), one student, and at least one staff member. This is a juried process.

The criteria for the awards are:

Teaching
Demonstrated and sustained excellence through the:
• Strength and quality of student support,
• Collection and review of syllabi, course materials and grading patterns reflecting best practices,
• Command over material, both content and pedagogy as supported by department chair and colleagues.
Mentor/Advising
Demonstrated and sustained excellence through the:
• Sustained conversation about and attention to vocation, career and student success overall.
• Guiding of students through the processes leading to successful and timely graduation and student recognition of the attention and care provided by the nominee
Service to Students/Other Direct Contributions to Teaching and Learning
Demonstrated and sustained excellence through:
• Work that contributes to students’ academic development, growth and success
• Contributions to a positive, academic campus environment in a direct way

Subject: Dessert & Dialogue - Monday, Feb. 26
Submitter: Nechia B Agate, Student

Message:
What: Dessert & Dialogue
When: Monday, Feb. 26
Where: Augsburg Room
Time: 6:30 p.m.

Get ready to interact, listen and learn around the topic of "Race Relations." Come enjoy delicious desserts and be a part of this exciting opportunity and share your personal stories. This month's topic is: Fact or Fiction?

This new discussion series is held the last Monday of every month.

Questions? Contact Ramon Knox at knoxr@augsburg.edu, x1111 or Nechia Agate at agate@augsburg.edu

Subject: Bookstore now hiring
Submitter: Laura Soler, Bookstore Manager, Bookstore

Message: Get great discounts on clothing and books. We are now taking applications. Please stop by and ask Carrie for details.

Subject: Student Senate Elections Are Coming
Submitter: Linda N Huynh, Student

Message: Elections for Day Student Senate is coming soon. To be a candidate for next year's Senate, don't forget to pick up your petition in the Auggie's Nest or online at

http://www.augsburg.edu/stugov/

Petitions are due on Friday, February 23 at 5 p.m. in the Student Government Home Office located in the Auggie's Nest. A mandatory campaigning meeting will be held that day, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m.

For any questions or concerns, email Student Government at stugov@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Japanese Artist Ayomi Yoshida on campus Tuesday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Designer, printmaker, and installation artist Ayomi Yoshida will be on campus this coming Tuesday, February 27 to talk about her design and installation work for Target Corp. in the Marshall Room, Christensen Center.

9:40-10:40 a.m. Artist presentation with commentary by Matthew Welch, curator of Asian art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

1:30-2:30 p.m. Tour of Ayomi's installation at Target Headquarters in downtown Minneapolis led by Matthew Welch.

If you are interested in carpooling to Target Headquarters for this presentation please contact Kerry Morgan at morgank@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1524. Space is limited.

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. Remember, if you happen to be gone that day, you can shop the week before, put your items on hold with your coupon booklet, and the stores will do a presale the morning of the sale. Then, you can then pick up your items anytime. These coupons 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: Win a free iPod shuffle tonight at the coffee shop
Submitter: Elizabeth N Bassani, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: Augsburg College is hosting a two week series dedicated to teaching students how to make smart money choices. dollar/sense. will be hosted in the campus Coffee Shop at 6:30 pm Monday-Thursday until March 1.

Eight different sessions will be offered on topics such as credit scores, creating spending plans, and sharing resources.

Tonight, Residence Life along with the Financial Aid Office will be co-hosting how to renew your financial aid for next year. Learn how to reapply for financial aid on time, what documents are needed and what the heck to do after you are awarded.

For each night a student attends an event, they can enter a drawing for one of two $500 scholarships. We will also be giving away one free iPod shuffle tonight. See you there!

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: Art exhibition by Tara Sweeney to open Friday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Join the Art Galleries and Art Department in celebrating the opening of "LISTEN: A Pilgrimage in Watercolor and Ink" this Friday, February 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Art professor Tara Sweeney travelled to France last May with an Augsburg study abroad program and the people and places with whom she connected are featured in the show.

Subject: S'mores Cookout
Submitter: Philip Brown, Student

Message: Come to the S'MORES COOKOUT, provided by the Outdoors Club.

When: Today (Thursday) from 2 to 4 p.m.

Where: In Christensen Center
(Main Lobby/Coffee Shop area)

Subject: Japanese Artist Bidou Yamaguchi on campus Monday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Master Noh mask carver Bidou Yamaguchi will be demonstrating his centuries-old wood working techniques this coming Monday, February 26 in the Marshall Room in Christensen Center.

9:10-10:10 a.m. artist demonstration and presentation with commentary by Matthew Welch, curator of Asian art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. artist demonstration and presentation with commentary by Martha Johnson, professor of Theatre Arts at Augsburg

Please stop by, even if it is not for the entire hour. Refreshments will be served.

Subject: ACTC English Majors Conference on Friday
Submitter: Deborah Hutchison, Secretary, English

Message: Message: Augsburg College is hosting the annual ACTC English Majors Conference on Friday, 23 February, beginning with a half-hour reception at 1 pm in the Student Gallery just off the Christensen Center Coffee Lounge. President Pribbenow and Dean Farley will welcome English majors and faculty from all of the ACTC colleges.

The formal program begins at 1:30 and runs till 5 pm in the Marshall and Century Rooms, with a short break at 3 p.m.; there will be 90-minute sessions on British Lit, American Lit, World/Multicultural Lit, and Media/Theory. The conference closes with a buffet dinner for participants that also includes readings by ACTC student writers and our Visiting Guest Writers Ingrid Wendt and Ralph Salisbury.

Augsburg presenters include Curtiss Schreiber (Am Lit), Katie Winter (World/Multicultural Lit), Abraham Piper (Brit Lit), Joe Lueben (Media/Theory), and Jeremy Anderson (Creative Writing). We often have lively exchanges during the Q & A following the papers at each session, so please come join the fray.

Subject: Have you imagined the possibilities for your life?
Submitter: Heidi Lender, Career Specialist, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Students - Have you imagined the possibilities for your life? Come explore with us! Join us for an inspirational video and discussion about your gifts and possibilities!

When: Wednesday, Feb. 28
Time: 4:45-5:30 p.m.
Location: Century Room, LL Christensen Center
RSVP: email: lender@augsburg.edu

Subject: The Economics of Global Climate Change
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: Augsburg Students are invited to attend the public forum sponsored by the Minnesota International Center on Tuesday, February 27 with His Excellency Alan Charlton, Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Charlton will be speaking on the economic impact of climate change and the British government' s international efforts to improve the global environment. This event is free for students!

A recent report on global warming by Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the British Government Economic Service, outlines not only the environmental aspects of global warming, but also estimates the negative impact on world' s gross domestic product. The Stern report is the first major economic analysis of the potential costs of tackling, and of failing to tackle climate change.

In Washington since May 2004, Ambassador Charlton is the Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy. A member of the British Diplomatic Service since 1986, Ambassador Charlton has served in Germany, the Balkans, Jordan, and Israel.


MIC Public Forum Details:
Topic: The Economics of Global Climate Change

Speakers: Alan Charlton, Deputy Head of Mission
British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Time: Registration and refreshments 5:30 P; program 6:00 - 7:30 P

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis

Cost: FREE Members and students; $10.00 Non-members

To register: Call 612.625.4421

Co-sponsors: The British Consulate in Chicago

The Minnesota International Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of inspiring our community to understand global issues and cultures in an ever changing world. For more information, visit our website, www.micglobe.org, or call 612.625.4421

Subject: Vocatio Chapel with Jon McTaggart on Friday
Submitter: Ross Murray, Campus Ministry Associate; Tutoring Services Coordinator; , Campus Ministry and Academic Skills Office

Message: Augsburg College continues its Vocatio Chapel series, “How Are We Known: Vocation and Public Life” for the month of February. On Friday, February 23, Jon McTaggart will be our guest in the Hoversten Chapel at 10:20. Jon is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Minnesota Public Radio. He will share about his calling to work in a major media outlet.

Folks interested in eating lunch with Job McTaggart at 11:00 are encouraged to contact Ross Murray (murray@augsburg.edu or x1151). Space is limited.

The Vocatio Chapel Series is sponsored by Exploring Our Gifts, the Lilly Grant at Augsburg College.

Subject: Photo 101: The Workshop
Submitter: Stephen A Geffre, Photographer, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Hone your photographic skills in the Photo 101 Workshop led by Stephen Geffre. The workshop is open to all, but priority will be given to members of the community who use photography as part of an Augsburg College function (a class traveling abroad, class assignment, a campus job, etc.) Classes run Feb. 26, March 1, 5, and 8 from 4:30- 6 p.m.

There are only 3 spaces left. Contact Stephen Geffre <geffre@augsburg.edu> to get your name on the list