Subject: Students with Disabilities
Submitter: Regina Hopingardner, Administrative Assistant, CLASS Program

Message: If you are working with the CLASS office or the Access Center, you need to meet with us to get your accommodations and meetings set up for the semester. You need to meet with your specialist EVERY SEMESTER if you want to access accommodations.

If you are a new student who has a disability and you haven't yet contacted CLASS or Access, please contact us as soon as possible.

CLASS: 330-1053, Foss 17 http://www.augsburg.edu/classprogram/
Access Center: 330-1749, Mort 13 http://www.augsburg.edu/accesscenter/

Subject: New Book Group for Staff: World Visions
Submitter: Lynn Ellingson, Graduate Recruiter, Weekend College Admissions

Message: We are excited to launch a new book group for staff, “World Visions,” which will illuminate diverse perspectives from around the globe.

Our primary goals include learning about other cultures and worldviews, as well as building community on campus. And yes – we plan to have fun! We will launch a Moodle site to post additional resources and encourage additional discussions. We have received funding from workculture@augsburg to pay for most of our books. After our discussions, we plan to donate our used books to local community centers or CGE sites abroad.

Details: Throughout the academic year, we will discuss four books (fiction and non-fiction) and view one film. We are inviting guest speakers with expertise on the topic or region, including Augsburg professors and friends from the community. We will meet once a month, over the lunch hour, to accommodate busy schedules. (Wednesdays, Noon – 1:15) Each book will be discussed during two meetings. You will register for one book at a time, and may join us for one, two, or all five selections. The selections and schedule for the first 3 of the series are below.

If you’d like to participate in the discussions for book one, please RSVP to Emily Cronk (cronk@augsburg.edu) before September 14th. The first ten to rsvp will receive a free book; at the end of our discussion, we will donate our books to other communities.

Please feel free to contact us with your ideas or questions. Happy reading!

Respectfully,

World Visions charter members: Emily Cronk, Lynn Ellingson, Kathy Fagen, Amy Greeley, Holley Locher, and Lisa Roe.

Selections and Schedule:

Book 1: The Book of Lamentations, by Rosaro Castellanos.
Dates: Wednesday, September 26 and October 17 (Noon – 1:15)
Description: Our first book is in honor of CGE’s 25th anniversary! “A masterpiece of contemporary Latin American fiction, this novel transposes episodes from actual Maya uprisings in Chiapas in 1712 and 1868 to the 1930s. This book, by Mexico’s most important woman novelist of the twentieth century, combines historical events with modern times.” (Resource Center of the Americas synopsis)

Book 2: Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Dates: November 14 and December 5 (Noon – 1:15)
Description: A fascinating and controversial memoir by a Somali woman. "Ultimately a celebration of triumph over adversity, Hirsi Ali's story tells how a bright little girl evolved out of dutiful obedience to become an outspoken, pioneering freedom fighter. As Western governments struggle to balance democratic ideals with religious pressures, no story could be timelier or more significant.” (publisher description)

Film: Yi Yi, Edward Yang
Date: January (TBD)
Description: Taiwanese director Edward Yang’s 2000 film Yi Yi (A One and a Two) won the Best Director award at Cannes and Best Film from the National Society of Film Critics. Yang's best-known film is an absorbing three-hour portrait of a middle-class Taipei family over the course of one year, as fathers, mothers, and children follow their hearts down long and complicated paths. A sumptuously shot masterpiece of everyday drama, Yi Yi treats with great seriousness nearly every aspect of contemporary city life. (New York Magazine)

Subject: Looking for a Fine Arts Course?
Submitter: Sheila Anderson, Associate Director of Academic Advising, Academic Advising

Message: If you’re looking for an engaging, interesting, and interactive course, we have just the course for you. Due to a last minute schedule change, we have seats available in THR 116 – Creative Drama: Acting and Improvisation, Tuesday-Thursday 8 to 9:30. This is a great course choice for satisfying one of your fine arts core requirements. This class is for non-majors and no experience is required. If you’d like to take advantage of this last minute opportunity to register for THR 116, please come to the Enrollment Center, first floor Sverdrup Hall to revise your schedule.

Subject: Soup & Sexuality on Tuesday
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Asst. Dir., Campus Activities & Orientation/Coord LGBTQIA Srv, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: On Tuesday, September 11 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Century Room, a group of panelists will tell their stories in regards to sexual orientation and gender.

This is the very first of this year’s Soup & Sexuality series taking place on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m.

Please mark this time on your calendar and join us for free lunch and some fascinating conversation. All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to this relaxed and informal time for story-telling.

Please contact Will O'Berry at x1499 with any questions.

Subject: Cook & Serve in the Community with Campus Kitchen
Submitter: Brian Noy, Campus Kitchen Coordinator, Center for Service, Work and Learning

Message: Welcome to a new school year everyone! Once school starts the Campus Kitchen increases our outreach in the community, so we could use a few more hands in the kitchen. The program uses surplus food from the cafeteria here on campus as well as vegetables from farmers' markets and local organic farms to create delicious and healthful meals that we take out to our community partners (read more at www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen).

Please join us in some meaningful work, to learn and explore our neighborhood's diverse communities, acquire some skills with food, and fulfill on social service requirements (staff and faculty - don't forget that you have 16 hours of paid community work).

If any of the below opportunities work for you, please contact Brian at X1624 or campuskitchen@augsburg.edu. Thank you in advance!

Cooking, Mondays, 7-9 p.m.
Delivery, Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Cooking, Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m
Delivery, Thursdays, 11-1 p.m
Delivery, Thursdays, 3-5:30 p.m
Cooking and Delivery, (1st, 3rd, and 5th) Sundays, 5:30-9 p.m

Subject: Kick off the year with Academic Advising...
Submitter: Jennifer L Hellie, Academic Advisor, Academic Advising

Message: Welcome Auggies!

Starting this week, Academic Advising will have daily walk-up advising hours in the Enrollment Center from 8:30am-12:00 and 1:00pm-4:30. Walk-up advising is the perfect place to ask a quick question, pick up a major checklist or college catalog, get a major declaration form or drop and add registrations. Come see us and start your year off right!

For more in depth academic planning, degree audits or more complex academic issues you can also set up an appointment with an academic adviser by calling 612-330-1025 or email advising@augsburg.edu

Subject: State Fair Thanks!
Submitter: Michele R Kidwell, Enrollment Assistant, Enrollment Management

Message: My heartfelt thanks to all the wonderful volunteers who manned the Augsburg booth at the State Fair this year! Michele

Subject: Administrative Opportunity Assessment
Submitter: Patricia K Ostreim, Adm Assistant/Lsd Hsg, Finance and Administration

Message:

This summer, Augsburg College employed the services of Cadre Advisors to review the administrative functions of the college for appropriate systems and financial efficiencies. With significant input from key stakeholders, Cadre suggested areas for improvement within the operations of the college’s administrative functions. The college is moving forward on implementing some of these recommendations.

• Energy management will be incorporated within the facilities maintenance function.
• Project management responsibilities will transfer to David Draus, Facilities and Risk Management Director. The Facilities Manager, Peter Chaput’s position, has been eliminated. Peter is in the process of deciding what opportunities to pursue based on a number of options discussed with him. We thank Peter for his dedicated years of service to Augsburg and wish him the best in his new pursuits. He will continue working with us until about October 15.
• Custodial Services and Maintenance Management will be split into two separate functions, providing service to the campus. As a result of this change, Craig Phillips has decided to return to the maintenance line operations as an operator.
• The college is currently seeking to fill two newly defined positions: Maintenance Manager and Custodial Services Manager.
• A new work order system will be identified and implemented allowing greater efficiency in distributing work and tracking results.
• A preventative maintenance program will be developed and implemented that will enhance equipment operations of the college’s facilities.
• Training opportunities for maintenance line staff will be developed to enhance their skills to perform certain tasks, reducing reliance for outside vendor services.
• A new strategic sourcing function at the college to take advantage of potential cost savings will be created.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact Kevin Myren, CFO/Vice President – Finance and Administration, at 1027.

Subject: Opening Convocation - WEC and Graduate Programs
Submitter: Barbara Edwards Farley, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Academic Affairs

Message: Beginning this fall Augsburg will hold a second Opening Convocation on Saturday, September 8th, to celebrate the beginning of the academic year for students in Weekend College, United/Unity/Mercy Hospitals program, and Graduate programs.

The schedule on Saturday, September 8:

There will be open seating in the Chapel. We will not have an academic procession due to time constraints.

Please note there will be a modified class schedule for this Saturday:

Morning Class Sessions: 8:00-11:45 a.m. (MAL and MSW) and 8:30-11:45 a.m. (Weekend College, MAE, and MBA)

Opening Convocation (Hoversten Chapel) followed by All-Campus Picnic (Quadrangle): 12 p.m.

Afternoon Class Sessions: 1:15-5:00 p.m. (MAL and MSW) and 1:30-4:45 p.m. (Weekend College, MAE, and MBA)

I hope you can join me in welcoming our students this Saturday!

Barbara Edwards Farley
Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

Subject: Stephen Geffre to give artist talk this Friday!
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: All are welcome to attend the first artist talk of this academic year as Augsburg's own Stephen Geffre discusses his fine art photographs featured in "Bridges and Canoes." Stephen's talk begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Christensen Center Art Gallery. Refreshments will be served.

Subject: Come to the Welcome Back Theatre Meeting
Submitter: Molly Budke, Student

Message: The Augsburg Theatre Arts Department will be hosting their beginning of the year meeting Thursday September 6 at 3:10 in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theatre. Located in the Foss Center, adjacent to the chapel.

All those interested in being involved in Theatre Department Productions are welcome to attend. This meeting is a wonderful opportunity to meet the theatre faculty, guest artists and fellow theatre students. Refreshments will be served.

Please note Fine Arts Scholarship (formerly the Performing Arts Scholarship) recipients are required to attend.

Subject: We Can Help Farmers in Southeastern Minnesota!
Submitter: Mary Laurel True, Associate Director, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: As you know, many organic and sustainable farmers and their communities in Southeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin have been severely affected by last month's flooding. Here are some ways for you to help!

1. GO OUT TO EAT this Saturday September 8th for ONE BIG NIGHT OUT! Many wonderful restaurants including Birchwood Cafe, Corner Table, Muffuletta on
the Park, Lucia's , Heartland, Craftsman , Brassa, Spoon River, Signature Cafe (go to www.slowfoodmn.org for a complete listing) will be donating a portion of that evening's proceeds to help the FLOOD RELIEF efforts for our SE Minnesota farmer's and their communities. ONE BIG NIGHT OUT donations will go directly to Winona Chapter of the Red Cross or Sow the Seeds Fund.

2. BID ON SUPER COOL STUFF on Slow Food Minnesota's online Auction, www.slowfoodmn.org. Bidding starts at 1 pm today! Items for bid include in-home chef dinners, special meals at participating restaurants (you can bid on a year of seasonal dinners at the Birchwood!) , chef cooking classes, gift cards, all things food and entertainment!

3. Buy Peace Coffee "Sow the Seeds" Blend, for sale at Birchwood Cafe and at all the local Co-ops or at www.Peacecoffee.com $2 of every pound sold will go directly toward Flood Relief.

4. EAT PIZZA @ the BIRCHWOOD in SEPTEMBER will donate $2 for every Veggie Pizza sold-our special "help our farmers" pizza features all LOCAL ingredients; roasted eggplant garlic puree, sweet corn, green beans, sweet onions, red peppers & local Donnay chevre.

5. Make a Financial Contribution to the Red Cross Winona chapter, 1660 Kramer Dr.; Winona, MN 55987; 507-452-4258; Maggie Modjeski, director

6. Make a Financial Contribution online to the Sow the Seeds fund, www.sowtheseedsfund.org

7. Send an email to Senator Coleman @ www.coleman.senate.gov , Senator Klobuchar @ www.klobuchar.senate.gov and Representative Walz @ www.walz.house.gov ; let them know you are aware the devastation is immense, the need for financial and other aid is great, and their ongoing assistance is critical and much appreciated.

8. Drink "Sow the Seeds" Blend Coffee at the Birchwood. .50 cents of every cup will go directly to Sow the Seeds Fund.

9. Feeling full of good real food and wired on fair trade caffeine? Contact the Land Stewardship Project, they are providing a clearinghouse function to connect sustainable farmers in need with people willing to help by donating skills, labor and/or equipment. i.e., dry storage, equipment such as shovels, backhoes and dump trucks, and plastic tubs for storage.

Call 507-523-3366 or email stettler@landstewardshipproject.org.

10. Share this with a friend!

Subject: Looking for your Class?
Submitter: Jennifer L Hellie, Academic Advisor, Academic Advising

Message: Remember to check AugNet Records and Registration to see where your class is located. The classroom assignment may be different than when you first registered for the class. If you are having trouble finding your class stop by the Enrollment Center or contact the instructor. If you need help with AugNet Records and Registration you can contact Student Computing at 612-330-1400.

Subject: Apt For Rent
Submitter: Sam Barber, Head Wrestling Coach and Fitness Center Manager, Athletics

Message: 3 bedroom 2 bathroom large apartment for rent. Free off street parking! Great location close to U of M, Augsburg, St Kates and one block from the River Road. Available right now!

Email me at barbers@augsburg.edu if you are interested

Subject: Gopher Football Sat. Sept 8 at 11:00 vs MiamiOhio
Submitter: Gretchen K Irvine, Assistant Professor, Education

Message: 2 tickets
Sec 211, Row 12, Seats 29&30
$30. for the pair
Gretchen Irvine
irvine@augsburg.edu