Subject: Considering Ministry?
Submitter: Diane R Glorvigen, Lilly Program Assistant, Exploring Our Gifts

Message: Then consider applying to be a Lilly Scholar for 2007-2008! This program is a year-long academic seminar for students who have a possible interest in attending seminary or pursuing graduate study in the sacred arts or theology. It includes a scholarship for $2,100 and, in some cases, an opportunity to take graduate level coursework at Luther Seminary. Deadline March 30. For further information and an application, please stop by the Lilly Resource Center (Memorial 231), or contact Diane Glorvigen at 612-330-1334 or glorvige@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Research Poster Making Workshop Wednesday
Submitter: Dixie Shafer, Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity

Message:
Learn the dos and don'ts of research poster making at URGOs Research Poster Making Workshop on Wednesday, March 28th from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Sverdrup computer room 205. We'll look at numerous samples for clues as to what works, we'll talk about how research is communicated in various disciplines and cover basic technology for making a poster. You'll have time to get started making your poster or refining it.

Faculty and students are encouraged to attend.

URGO will host another workshop on Tuesday, April 3rd from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Questions: contact Dixie Shafer, shafer@augsburg.edu or x1447.

Subject: Scholastic Connections Scholarship
Submitter: Paul C Pribbenow, President, Office of the President

Message: Dear Augsburg Students,

I am pleased to announce that the Scholastic Connections Scholarship and Mentorship Program is now accepting applications for the 2007- 2008 academic year. Students of color who are currently enrolled at Augsburg are encouraged to apply for the scholarship program. Recipients of the scholarship receive a significant financial award and are paired in mentor/mentee relationships with successful alumni of color. Scholastic Connections provides excellent opportunities for exceptional students at Augsburg and I encourage all qualified students to submit application materials for the program.

More detailed information about the scholarship, including the application form, is located on the Scholastic Connections webpage (www.augsburg.edu/connections). If you have questions and would like to talk to someone about Scholastic Connections, please do not hesitate to contact one of the individuals listed below:

Emiliano Chagil (x1309)
Meghan Flores (x1294)
Cindy Peterson (x1144)
Mohamed Sallam (x1022)
Bao Thao (x1530)

Students of color who are interested in applying for the scholarship should complete and submit an application form and one letter of reference to Ann Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs. Application materials can be mailed (campus box 72), emailed (garvey@augsburg.edu) or faxed (612- 330- 1350). All materials must be received by April 15. In order to be considered for the award, it is also essential that each applicant's financial aid file is up- to- date by April 15.

Again, I encourage all interested and qualified students to apply for the Scholastic Connections Scholarship and Mentorship Program.

Sincerely,

Paul C. Pribbenow

Subject: Zyzzogeton *The Last Word
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: *An annual highlighting of student and faculty scholarly work—from artistic performances to the Student Research Poster Session.

April 18-20

Faculty Scholarship Roundtables
Abstracts due March 30

On Thursday, April 19 we will host the Faculty Scholarship Roundtables. Please consider making a presentation in a roundtable setting on your current research, scholarship (broadly defined) and professional work. In particular, we hope this will become a forum for those recently returned from sabbatical (last fall and last spring) to share their learning with the campus; we hope to see most of you at this opportunity. Finally, this is a critical opportunity for all of us to model life long learning by attending these events and knowing what we are about as a college. Abstract forms are available on the CTL webpage, CTL public folder or by calling x1229.

Sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning, The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity, and The Fine Arts Office

Subject: "Invitation to Design" workshop today
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: ‘Invitation to Design’ workshop series

Workshops intended to enable faculty to use a systematic, purposeful approach to revising, creating, and maintaining learning experiences. All workshops are offered twice and are scheduled from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the locations listed in the information below.

Faculty considering applying for Instructional and Course Design support for Summer 2007 are strongly encouraged to attend.

Teaching and Brain Science –ne’er the twain shall meet? March 27 and 28. Bring what you have come to believe about brain science and learning and compare it with what some current experts have to say. How do the various ways we teach work with or against brain function? What does brain science tell us about crafting learning environments and experiences that are efficient and produce durable results?
Lindell 301

Brain science, ‘best practice’, and instructional design April 9 and 10. Bring your favorite ‘best practice’ guiding principles for an exploration of the relationship between these and brain science and how this can inform intentional choice in crafting learning experiences.
Cedar Room

The designing professor: changing students on purpose April 24 and 25. Bring a learning experience you’ve been working on to dip your pedagogical toes into the waters of design. We’ll work with a process that starts by identifying the change(s) we want in our students and progresses systematically (but not too fast!) to creating experiences that not only change and empower students, but also enable us to develop a habit of reflective empathy in our work.
Cedar Room

RSVP to martin@augsburg.edu or x1229.

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

Message: On Tuesday, April 3 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Century Room, members of the Augsburg community will talk about “Sexuality & Augsburg.”

The last of this year’s Soup & Sexuality series taking place on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m., "Sexuality & Augsburg" will involve a panel of Augsburg students, administrators, staff, and faculty and their view of how gender identity and sexual identity play a role at Augsburg as well as what needs to be done in the future.

Please mark this time on your calendar and join us for free lunch and some fascinating conversation.

Subject: Hurry! Deadline for Tony Bibus Lunch Is Coming Up
Submitter: Diane R Glorvigen, Lilly Program Assistant, Exploring Our Gifts

Message: Come celebrate Social Work Month with Tony Bibus! Staff and faculty are invited to enjoy a COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH courtesy of the Lilly Program as Prof. Bibus shares reflections on his life experiences—becoming a social worker, teaching social work, and finding a home at Augsburg College. He will explore the links between hope, health, help, and vocation—all in the spirit of Paul Tillich’s assertion that “there is no depth of life without the depth of the common life.”

The lunch will take place on FRIDAY, MARCH 30 from 12:10-1:15 PM in the Minneapolis Room-. Please register early! Space is limited!

To make your reservation, please call or e-mail Diane Glorvigen at x1334 or glorvige@augsburg.edu. (Deadline: Wednesday, March 28)

Subject: Winter WEC Grades Due Tuesday, April 3
Submitter: Wayne Kallestad, Registrar, Registrar's Office

Message: TO: Augsburg Faculty
FROM: Wayne Kallestad, Registrar
RE: FINAL GRADES - Winter Trimester - (WEC/ROC/Grad)


GRADES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE 3 April 2005.


Please do not turn in grades late. Late grades cause problems for students requiring the grades for reimbursement, scholarship, graduation and admission to other programs.

GRADE ENTRY SCREEN
* Report a grade for every student on the list (except where - W - is displayed).
* Please enter grades by 3 April 2005 or earlier! PLEASE NO LATE GRADES!
* Please identify students that have stopped attending class and the date of last attendance.
* DO NOT LEAVE ANY BLANK GRADES

Please contact your departments Liaison for Computing person if you have a question on accessing AugNet. For those needing specific directions, they are available on-line at:

http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html

Click on Faculty Grade Entry Procedures, other useful information can be found by clicking on Registrar’s New Faculty Handbook also.

Letter grades (ABCDF) are not used except for ACTC students. The following grading system is in effect:
4.0 Achieves highest standards of excellence
3.5
3.0 Achieves above basic course standards
2.5
2.0 Achieves basic standards for course
1.5
1.0 Performance below basic course standards
0.5
0.0 Unacceptable performance (no credit for the course)
P (2.0 or above) Meets minimum passing standard
N (Below 2.0) Does not meet minimum passing standard (no credit and non-punitive: not computed in grade point average)

If a student fails to report for a final examination, he or she should
receive a grade of 0.0 for that examination when you compute the final grade.

INCOMPLETE GRADES

* An incomplete grade, or - I, should be given only in the case of extreme emergency. To receive an incomplete grade, a student must receive permission of the instructor of the course; must file a form (available in the Enrollment Center or on-line at the above web address) stating the reasons for the request, the work required to complete the course, the plan and date for completing the work, and comments from the instructor; and must return the form to the Registrar's Office by the time grades are due for the term (3 April 2005).

* The necessary work must be completed in enough time to allow evaluation of the work by the instructor and filing of a grade before the final day of the following Semester.

* If the work is not completed by that date, the grade for the course becomes a 0.0.

DIRECTED STUDY, INDEPENDENT STUDY, OR INTERNSHIP

* If a Directed Study, Independent Study, or Internship is to be extended over a second term, indicate this by a grade of - X. Please remind students receiving an - X - that they are expected to continue communication and demonstrate satisfactory progress with their instructor in order to receive a credit and grade at the end of that term. They must complete the study within one year of their initial registration; after that, a new registration is necessary.


* An - X - grade can only be used for a Directed Study, Independent Study, and Internship unless prior arrangements have been made with the Registrar's Office.

AUDIT

Please inform the Registrar’s Office via email if expectations not met for a student auditing your class. A grade of – V - (audit) is listed on the grade entry screen. If expectations have been met, the course will be listed on the student's record as having been audited. If expectations have not been met, the course will be listed with a grade of - W - (withdrawn).

VERY IMPORTANT

Grade are due in the Office of the Registrar no later than 3 April 2005. To comply with Federal Student Aid Regulations: If you have a student that stopped attending your class and you have assigned a grade of 0.0 or - N, please enter the date they last attended your class. Thank You.

Subject: "The God Delusion" Discussion, Thursday 3:30
Submitter: Russell Kleckley, Visiting Professor, Religion

Message: A faculty discussion of "The God Delusion," chapters 1-5, by Richard Dawkins, Thursday, March 29 from 3:30 - 5:00, Riverside Room. Follow-up discussion on April 5th. Free copies of the book available; refreshments served. Contact Russell Kleckley, ext. 1348; kleckley@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Student Research Abstracts Due March 30
Submitter: Dixie Shafer, Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity

Message: Student Research Poster Session
Wednesday, April 18 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.
Abstracts due March 30

*Research posters should represent work of high quality that goes above and beyond classroom assignments

An abstract submission form is available at http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/zyzz_application.html
For more information, please contact Dixie Shafer at x1447 or shafer@augsburg.edu.

Zyzzogoten is sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning, The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity, and The Fine Arts Office

Subject: Chinese and Chinese Culture Session
Submitter: Kathleen A Tuckner, Project Manager, Office of the President

Message: If you are interested in learning conversational Chinese or more about Chinese culture, we hope you will come to Sverdrup 202 tomorrow afternoon. Visiting professor Zhang Jie (John), Professor of English and Dean of the School of Foreign Languages at Anqing Teachers College will be offering this session for students, faculty, and staff (non-Augsburg guests are also welcome).

Refreshments will be co-hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the President's Office. Please join us each Wednesday, from 4 - 6 p.m. in the Sverdrup 202 classroom.

Subject: workculture@augsburg meeting
Submitter: Kathleen A Tuckner, Project Manager, Office of the President

Message: You are invited to join the workculture@augsburg committee tomorrow, March 28th, from 11:00 am - noon if you are interested in discussing suggestions for ways the workculture@augsburg program could fund campus collaboration. Please bring your suggestions to Sverdrup 102 and join in this planning session.

Subject: Summer & Fall Book request due April 9
Submitter: Laura Soler, Bookstore Manager, Bookstore

Message: Please submit Summer & Fall Book request by Monday April 9th. Book request may be e-mailed to Laura at solerl@augsburg.edu or called in at x1521 If you need help selecting a title or obtaining a desk copy please visit www.facultycenter.net

Subject: Open Hearings on Proposed Code of Ethics
Submitter: Anthony A Bibus III, Professor, Social Work

Message: The Faculty Senate has scheduled open hearings on the amendment proposed for Section 2 of the Faculty Handbook: "Augsburg College Code of Ethics." This amendment will be on the agenda of the April 11 Faculty Meeting for vote, and the latest draft can be found in the "Code of Ethics for the Faculty Handbook" folder in the Faculty Senate folder on Augnet. If approved, this proposed code of ethics for Augsburg College faculty would replace the 1966 Professional Ethics section in the current handbook.

The open hearings will focus on the context and intent of the proposal. All faculty are invited to any or all of these open hearings:

Thursday, March 29, 3:00-4:00PM, Marshall Room
Friday, March 30, 11:00-Noon, Marshall Room
Wednesday, April 11, 1:30-2:30PM, Lindell 301

Subject: Faculty Cap & Gown Rentals
Submitter: Laura Soler, Bookstore Manager, Bookstore

Message: All faculty needing to rent gowns for the upcoming commencements should contact the bookstore by April 9th. If you have rented in the past year, you can e-mail me at solerl@augsburg.edu Please call x1521 with questions.

Subject: Advising Sessions for Business majors
Submitter: Colleen R Junnila, Dept Administrator, Business-MIS

Message: Wed. March 28 and Thurs. March 29.
11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m., Christensen Center lobby.

- Open to all Business majors
- No appointment needed
- Meet with a Business Department faculty advisor
- Plan your fall and summer 2007 course schedules
- Release your "advising hold"

Please stop by and take advantage of this opportunity to have all of
your advising questions answered without making an appointment.

If unable to attend this advising session, contact your academic advisor
for assistance.

Subject: Students - be on the EC Advisory Board
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: Here's your chance to help us make your Enrollment Center the best it can be! We need students from all of our programs to talk with us about how we can provide personal service, organizing and updating our website, the physical layout of the EC, our hours of operation, and our processes. Please email wheelerw@augsburg.edu by April 9 if you are interested in attending a meeting this spring.

Subject: An April Fool's Day that benefits the Campus Kitchens
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: April Fool’s Day is rapidly approaching… and Campus Kitchens has the perfect way for you to celebrate: FLAMINGO FLING! For a small donation of only $3 to the Campus Kitchens, volunteers will decorate a student’s, faculty’s, and/or staff’s door with FLAMINGOS and pink streamers!

All this week, Campus Kitchen volunteers will be taking “flocking” requests, come find them tabling in the Christensen Center! Or, you can submit a request by e-mailing: flaten@augsburg.edu.

Door decorating will occur the evening of Sunday, April 1st. . .all set to surprise people Monday morning. Come support Campus Kitchens, and have some fun playing a practical joke at the same time!

Contact: flaten@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Subject: "Sudan: the Cost of Silence" exhibit starts today
Submitter: Alex G Hoselton, Student

Message:
Photographer Ryan Spencer Reed went to borders of Chad and southern Sudan to capture the effects of the Darfur genocide. Thirty six pictures will be on display from March 27th to April 6th in the rear of the chapel. The entrance is the through atrium, not the normal Chapel entrance. A large butcher paper sign hangs over the entrance door.

Exhibition is open from 9am to 8pm everyday, be sure to stop in.

Subject: You're invited to the Gandhi Lunch-Friday
Submitter: Mary L True, Associate Director, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Arun Gandhi will be speaking from 10:20am until 11:00am in the chapel this week on Friday. All are welcome!

Augsburg students are invited to have lunch with Arun Gandhi on Friday, March 30th at 11:30am in the Century Room (lower level next to Murphy's). Space is limited. Please RSVP to Ryan Treptow at treptow@augsburg.edu by Thursday, March 29th.

Subject: Spring Blood Drive - TOMORROW
Submitter: Dianne Detloff, Administrative Assistant, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: It feels good to save lives so please consider donating blood Wednesday, March 28 between 10 - 4 p.m. in the Marshall Room of Christensen Center. Res Life and Counseling & Health Promotion will be tabling today from 11:30 - 1:30 for specific time slots to donate.

If you have already signed up -- thanks. If not please stop by the table today or call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707 for a time slot. All donors are reminded to eat well before your donation and drink plenty of fluids. Also be sure to bring an ID with you.

Subject: Student Computing Survey
Submitter: Erin S Voss, Student and Public Computing Co-Manager, Information Technology

Message: Student Computing is conducting a survey, and we need YOUR help! All students are encouraged to take a few minutes to tell us how we can improve our services. You can also enter for a chance to win a $10 gift card to a local restaurant.

Just go to http://academics.augsburg.edu/surveys/surveyintro.html to fill out the survey. Thank you!

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

Message: Tuesday - Jane Ann Nelson, Library
Wednesday- Lynn Ellingson, Christopher Johnstone & Christina Erickson - Reflections on working with Mother Teresa
Wednesday - Communion at 9:30 pm
Thursday - Kyle Danner, Senior Speaker
Friday - Arun Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi (this will be an extended Chapel)

We hope to see you! Lil

Subject: Friday the 13th is less than a month away
Submitter: Ted A Jedlicki, Student

Message: On Friday, April 13 KAUG presents its Final Note concert, the final concert in this year's KAUG Live series. Mark the date on your calendar and stay tuned for updates. www.augsburg.edu/kaug

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

Message: Greetings,

The Weekly Update is now available online. You can view it by clicking on the following link: http://www.augsburg.edu/president/pdfs/update032607.pdf

Take care, and have a good week!

President Paul C. Pribbenow

Subject: Celebrating Tracy Elftmann
Submitter: Amanda Storm, Event Coordinator, Event and Classroom Services

Message: Please join us in celebrating Tracy Elftmann

She has been an amazing leader at Augsburg College and we want to say "Thank You," "Job Well Done," and "Good Luck."

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
1:30pm-3:00pm
Arnold Atrium
Foss, Lobeck, Miles Center

RSVP to rsvp@augsburg.edu
or call Becky Taute at 612-220-1085
by Friday March 23rd.

Hope to see you there!

Subject: Yoga and Tai Chi are Back Today!
Submitter: Dianne Detloff, Administrative Assistant, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: Counseling & Health Promotion invites all interesed students, staff and faculty back to yoga which will start up again TODAY. Yoga will be held from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room. Please wear comfortable clothing and feel free to bring your own yoga mat. Yoga will also be held on Thursday from noon - 1:00 in the Marshall Room.

Tai Chi instruction starts again tonight from 5 - 6 in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center. Anyone is welcome to attend. If you have any questions about yoga or tai chi please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

Subject: Leadership Recognition Nomination
Submitter: Ebubechukwu Nwazota, Hall Director, New Hall, Residence Life

Message: It is that time of the year when we come together as college to recognize those individuals and organizations who have made outstanding contributions to our community in so many different ways. We recognize excellence, celebrate progress, share accomplishments and as a community take pride in the accomplishments of both individuals and organizations at Augsburg College.

Nomination packets are available in the Campus Activities and Orientation office, the Information Desk, Residence Life office, Public Safety, Vice President of Student Affairs office, Athletics office, Center for Global Education and many other locations on campus displaying the big green 'L' sign. You may also click here to download a packet: www.augsburg.edu/reslife/lrpnominationpacket.pdf

The nomination packet includes awards for both individuals and student organizations. Please review the awards carefully and take the time to nominate students, faculty, staff or student organizations that you feel reflect the necessary criteria. A selection committee comprised of students, faculty, and administrators will review the nominations for award selection. Nominations are due March 29, 2007 by 5 PM

We encourage you to nominate at least one person as a way of saying thank you for the wonderful work they do. All nominees, nominators and award winners will be invited to the Leadership Recognition Banquet on April 19, 2007 at 5 P.M. where all the award winners will be recognized.

Thank you for being a partner in this process! Should have any questions please contact, Ebube Nwazota at x6501 or email nwazota@augsburg.edu

Subject: Free Rent
Submitter: Colby J Smith, Student

Message: *FREE RENT!!*
• 2 BR Apt. within walking distance of Augsburg's campus

• Male quadriplegic (paralysis) student searching for a roommate or someone interested in being a Live-In PCA. Free rent, cable, & paid utilities are in exchange for the expectation of the roommate or Live-In PCA being present during the overnight hours (hours will be negotiable and flexible).
• Looking for a roommate interested in a move-in date in May, or early June!!
• Roommate or Live-In PCA also may potentially earn income for providing assistance if interested (also negotiable).

• Will have hired PCA (personal-care attendant) staff

• For more information or to express interest please contact: smithc4@augsburg.edu* or 612-333-2544

Subject: Discount Tickets: Choral Performance at Basilica
Submitter: Ted A Jedlicki, Student

Message: Minnesota Choral Artists "The Singers" perform 8 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at the Basilica of St. Mary. Tickets are normally $25, but I am selling them at a discount rate of $10. Contact me via phone 612-226-4024 or e-mail jedlicki@augsburg.edu to buy tickets. Don't miss one of the Twin Cities' most anticipated choral events of the year.