Subject: Christensen Symposium in Two Weeks!
Submitter: John Knight, Associate Director, Center for Faith and Learning

Message: The Bernhard M. Christensen Endowment Committee, the Augsburg Center for Faith and Learning and the Religion Department are pleased to welcome Dr. Rolf Jacobson as this year's Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium Speaker. Dr. Jacobson is associate professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary and was on Augsburg's faculty from 2000 through 2003.

Dr. Jacobson's theme is "Everyday Life in Light of the Gospel." He will deliver a speech on Monday, September 24 and the Christensen Convocation Address on Tuesday, September 25.

"Why Do You Weep?" Sadness, Grief, and the Gospel
Monday, September 24, 7:30 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel

"How Can I Keep from Singing?" Laughter, Joy, and the Gospel
Tuesday, September 25, 11 a.m.
Hoversten Chapel

In preparation for his lectures, Dr. Jacobson has recommended reading "The Costly Loss of Praise," which was published in Theology Today. The article can be found at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3664/is_200010/ai_n8908986/print

Both events are free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact John Knight at 1351.

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 14. The first 10 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: Safe Space Training at Augsburg
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Asst. Dir., Campus Activities & Orientation/Coord LGBTQIA Srv, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Be informed on lesbian, gay, bi, trans, questioning, intersex, and asexual issues as well as learn how to be supportive of individuals in the LGBTQIA community.

Join LGBTQIA Support Services for Safe Space Training on one of the following dates and times:

Safe Space I: Wednesday, September 26; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Minneapolis Room
Safe Space I: Thursday, October 4; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Minneapolis Room

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: Directions to Mentoring Team Dinner
Submitter: Frankie B Shackelford, Professor of Modern Languages, Modern Languages

Message: If you have responded "yes" to the mentoring team kick-off dinner on September 13 at the Augsburg House and are wondering how to get there, keep reading!

2848 West River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN

From Augsburg, take Riverside Ave. southeast about 6 blocks to E. Franklin Ave. Turn a slight left onto E. Franklin (going east). After about 2 blocks, take the West River Parkway ramp. Turn right on West River Parkway (going southeast). Go almost a mile to Augsburg House — a brick house with a circular drive and an Augsburg banner.

You may park on West River Parkway.

Subject: Dr. Peter Agre, ’70 to Launch Vocatio Chapel Series
Submitter: Ross Murray, Campus Ministry Associate; Tutoring Services Coordinator, Campus Ministry and Academic Skills Office

Message: Augsburg College is launching the Vocatio Chapel Series on September 19 with Nobel Prize laureate and alumnus, Dr. Peter Agre. Dr. Agre will begin a year-long chapel series that focuses on the theme “Science as Vocation.” Dr. Agre will speak about his calling to work in the field of chemistry.

Born in Northfield, Minnesota, Agre received his B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Minnesota and his M.D. in 1974 from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He currently serves as the Vice Chancellor for science and technology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, where he guides the development of Duke's biomedical research. He was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2000 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003. He is also a founding member of Scientists and Engineers for America (SEA), and serves on its Board of Advisors.

Following chapel, a limited number of people will be able to eat lunch with Dr. Agre. If you are interested in lunch, please contact Ross Murray at murray@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1151.

The Vocatio Chapel Series is supported by Exploring Our Gifts: The Lilly Grant at Augsburg.

Subject: Get Connected at the Student Involvement Fair
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Asst. Dir., Campus Activities & Orientation/Coord LGBTQIA Srv, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Come learn how to get involved with one of Augsburg's many student organizations!

On Friday, September 14 from 3 - 8 p.m., organizations from across campus will table in the Christensen Center Main Lobby. Gain information on what it truly is to be an Auggie at Augsburg!

For more information, contact Will O'Berry at x1499.

Subject: Create Abundance! Join the CROP Walk September 30!
Submitter: Timothy Dougherty, Community and Civic Engagement Student Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Join with other Auggies to support the Church World Service's annual CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) Walk, a symbolic walk of solidarity to raise funds for international development and sustainable agriculture projects as well as the good work of local organizations. This year's local beneficiaries happen to include the Brian Coyle Center's foodshelf, which we've pledged to support in the past.

President Pribbenow is this year's honorary chairperson and will give the walkers a brief sendoff before joining the walk himself. Join with us to create a true Auggie presence!

The Minneapolis CROP walk will be Sunday, September 30, at 2 p.m. (registration at 1:30). It will begin and end at Father Hennepin Park at Main Street and 6th Ave SE, and traverse the beautiful Stone Arch Bridge to pass the Guthrie, Mill City Museum, and St. Anthony Main.

You can register online for the walk and to begin your efforts at fundraising. E-mail Tim Dougherty for more information at doughert@augsburg.edu

If you have any questions, please contact Tim (x1208), Mary Laurel True (x1775), or Joanna Flaten (flaten@augsburg.edu).

Subject: Register Now for LSAT Prep Course at Augsburg
Submitter: Caryn M. Quist, Student

Message: The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO) is hosting LSAT Prep on campus this fall. It costs only $100 for current students and $150 for Augsburg alums or others, and includes test prep materials. *Compare to a $580 course cost at the U of M and over $1300 if taken through Kaplan or Princeton Review!*

Register online at the URGO site. (From the A to Z directory, click on URGO. At the program site, find the "Test prep" option from the list found on the upper left-hand side of the site. Click on it, then choose "LSAT prep". Fill out the form, and click "Send Form" to submit).

Course Overview:

Session One: Tuesday, September 25, 6 to 9 p.m.
General Introduction to the LSAT, Analytical Reasoning Strategy and Practice

Session Two: Tuesday, October 2, 6 to 9 p.m.
Homework Review, Logical Reasoning Strategy and Practice

Session Three: Tuesday, October 9, 6 to 9 p.m.
Homework Review, Reading Comprehension Strategy and Practice

Session Four: Tuesday, October 16, 6 to 9 p.m.
Homework Review, Continued Practice in all Sections, Overall Test-Taking Strategies, Test-Day Preparation, Class Questions

For additional information, contact Dixie Shafer: (shafer@augsburg.edu).

Subject: Register for GRE Test Prep at Augsburg
Submitter: Caryn M. Quist, Student

Message: The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO) will be hosting a GRE prep course on campus this semester for current students and alums. The course will be held for six weeks: Tuesdays, September 25, October 2, October 9, October 16, October 23, and October 30 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The cost is $25 for current students and $50 for Augsburg alums or others, and includes test prep materials.

Register online at the URGO site. (From the A to Z directory, click on URGO. At the program site, find the "Test prep" option from the list found on the upper left-hand side of the site. Click on it, then choose "GRE prep". Fill out the form, and click "Send Form" to submit).

Course Overview:

Session 1: How to Get Your Best Score on the GRE, Sentence Completion and Analogy

Session Two: Antonym and Reading Comprehension

Session Three: Analytical Writing: Making an Argument

Session Four: Analytical Writing: Critiquing an Argument

Session Five: Quantitative Reasoning

Session Six: Quantitative Reasoning

For additional information, contact Dixie Shafer: (shafer@augsburg.edu).

Subject: TRIO Scholarship Meeting - Thursday, Sept. 13
Submitter: Olee Amata, Administrative Assistant, Student Support Services

Message: Attention TRIO/SSS Students!

TRIO/SSS students interested in applying for the 2007-2008 TRIO/SSS Scholarship MUST attend ONE of the following meetings:

•Thursday, September 13, 12 - 1 p.m. in the Century Room
•Thursday, September 13, 5 - 6 p.m. in the Century Room
•Monday, September 17, 8 - 9 a.m. in the Century Room

All TRIO/SSS Scholarship applicants must be current active participants in the TRIO/SSS program and must receive a federal Pell Grant as part of your financial aid package. Additional scholarship requirements will be discussed at the meeting.

Questions? Please call the TRIO/SSS office at x1311.

Subject: Faculty/Staff Fitness/Wellness
Submitter: Joyce Pfaff, Associate Professor, Health-Physical Education

Message: There will be a introduction to fitness/wellness session in the conference room on the 3rd floor of the Kennedy Center on Monday, Sept 17 at noon. You will not need to dress in activity clothes for this, but come with your workout questions and concerns. You will have the opportunity to sign up for a workout (personal training) session at this meeting.

Check out the Fitness/Wellness Incentive Program under "FITNESS" in the A-Z Directory.
You can earn some great prizes and get a good workout at the same time.

Any questions, contact Joyce Pfaff <pfaff@augsburg.edu> or call x1247.

Subject: Fall Hours in the Writing Lab
Submitter: Kathryn Swanson, Professor, English

Message: The Augsburg College Writing Lab opened for fall semester on Monday, Sept. 10. Located on the ground floor of Lindell Library (left of the circulation desk), the lab provides one-on-one tutoring for writing any paper in any discipline in the College. Hours are as follows (no appointments are necessary):

Mondays: 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Tuesdays: 3 - 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 - 10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3 - 5 p.m. and 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Thursdays: 3 - 5:30 p.m.
Fridays: 6 - 8 p.m. (NOTE THIS NEW, ADDITIONAL TIME)
Sundays: 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Subject: Solutions to Global Warming Workshop Tomorrow
Submitter: Thomas S. Ruffaner, Day Custodial Supervisor, Custodial Services

Message: Professor Eban Goodstein of the Department of Economics at Lewis & Clark College will be speaking at Macalester College Thursday evening as part of a workshop for the upcoming Focus the Nation on Solutions to Global Warming. The event will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in Small Gallery, Olin-Rice at 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul.

Focus the Nation is a national global warming educational initiative which is coordinating teams of faculty, students and staff at over a thousand colleges and universities and high schools in the United States to participate in a nationwide, nonpartisan discussion on the theme of climate stabilization. The project will also include the participation of religious, civic and business organizations and will culminate on January 31, 2008, in a one-day symposium to be held simultaneously on campuses around the country.

On-line registration at: www.macalester.edu/leadership

Subject: St. Martin's Supper Tonight!
Submitter: Joanna Flaten, Student

Message: All are welcome (students, staff, friends) to join us Tonight (Wednesday, Sept. 12) in bringing a meal to share with community families and kids at St. Martin's.

We'll meet at 5:45 p.m. by the Foss Chapel to walk down together. We'll serve, eat, visit, and play games with some of the neighborhood youth and return by 7:15.

Hope to see you there!

Questions?: flaten@augsburg.edu., Sponsored by Campus Ministry.

Subject: Open Bookstore Accounts by September 14
Submitter: Wendi R. Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: The last day to submit a bookstore account request for the Fall term is this Friday, September 14. Go to www.augsburg.edu/enroll and click the link in the pink box on the right side of the page to set up your account.

Subject: URGO Seeking Student Fulbright Applicants
Submitter: Caryn M. Quist, Student

Message: PROGRAM SUMMARY

The U.S. Student Fulbright Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists opportunities for personal development and international experience. Most grantees plan their own one-year programs. Projects may include university coursework, independent library or field research, classes in a music conservatory or art school, special projects in the social or life sciences, or a combination. Recent projects have involved cancer research in the UK, free market development in Mauritius, women’s rights in Chile and contemporary artistic expression in India. In addition to the project grants, Fulbright also funds English Teaching Assistantships in a number of countries. There are also opportunities for study and private-sector internships for students interested in business.

Currently, the U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,000 grants annually and operates in over 140 countries worldwide.

Interested candidates should contact Dixie Shafer, Director of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity, who will walk them through the application process. Applicants are encouraged to work closely with a faculty member to determine country of interest and to develop the research proposal. A committee of faculty members will interview all applicants in early October. Students who want to learn more about Fulbright opportunities and have not yet decided to make application are also encouraged to contact Dixie Shafer.

ELIGIBILITY
U.S. Citizenship
B.A. degree before the beginning date of the grant
A minimum GPA of 3.3
A quality project proposal

DEADLINE
Faculty are asked to forward names of potential candidates (current juniors or seniors) before September 22 to:

Dixie Shafer, URGO
Campus Box 9
shafer@augsburg.edu
612-330-1447

Subject: The Student Ombuds Are Here to Help!
Submitter: Cody W. Warren, Student

Message: Have a question about college policy? Need helping advocating for yourself? Want to know where to find information about a particular issue on campus?

The Student Ombuds can help!

Visit us at www.augsburg.edu/ombuds or e-mail us at ombuds@augsburg.edu. We are here to help you be successful!

You can also visit us Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Auggie's Nest (lower level of Christensen Center).

We can help!

Subject: Intramural Tennis League
Submitter: Julie Schellack, Student

Message: Are there any tennis players out there?

I’m starting an intramural tennis team, and my first step is to find out who’s interested! The logistics have yet to be determined, so let me know what days and times work best for you. Sometime this week, a sign up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board in Si Melby.

If interested, please contact Julie Schellack at schellac@augsburg.edu

Subject: Fall Study Abroad Fair ~ TODAY!
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: Come to gather information about study abroad at Augsburg College! There are over 200 programs in over 60 different countries available to students.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007
10:45am – 1:30 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby

Have some snacks and win a prize if you come early!

Subject: Poetry Club
Submitter: Jessica Brittney King, Student

Message: Want to belong in a group where no one judges you? Then you are in luck — there will be a Poetry Club forming really soon. If you want to sign up, come to the Poetry Club table on Friday during the Student Involvement Fair. The table will be there from 3 - 7 p.m. Limited spots available, just until the club gets "lifted" off the ground. Don't want to write but just want to be a part of the club? That's fine. You love to write and get encouraged from people listening? That's fine. Don't want to write but want to read a poem out of a book in a dramatic voice? That's fine as well. If these descriptions fit you, then visit us at the Poetry Club table on Friday. When you sign up, we will ask for your schedule just so we can set meetings accordingly.

Subject: Sad News About a Colleague's family
Submitter: Ann L. Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The father of Sarah Griesse, Dean of Students, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8. Rev. Robert Griesse will be remembered this Friday at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Please keep Sarah and her family in your prayers.

Subject: Augsburg Volleyball
Submitter: Jessica Rinehart, Head Volleyball Coach/HPE Instructor, Athletics

Message: Augsburg volleyball will open conference play at home tomorrow against Gustavus at 7 p.m. We will be giving away free t-shirts to the first 50 students and or faculty/staff who show ID.