Subject: Glass Replacement Projects
Submitter: Peter Chaput, Facilities Manager, Facilities Management

Message: Augsburg College will be enhancing its facilities through upgrades in the exterior glass systems utilized on the Urness/Mortensen Skyway, the Christensen Center south entrance and the Mortensen Hall south entrance.

Brin Northwestern Glass Company has nearly completed the Christensen Center south entrance vestibule. The new walls and doors have been installed. New ADA-compliant power door operators will be installed on Friday and should be operational Monday, Oct. 1. The installation crews will then move up to begin work on the Urness/Mortensen skyway.

The skyway project consists of the replacement of the existing glass doors and walls at each end of the bridge as well as both sides of the bridge. We have removed the glass walls and doors at each end of the bridge. New doors will be installed after the skyway walls are complete. This will allow for more room to maneuver around the installation crews. Skyway access will be opened to traffic during the remainder of the installations. The exterior glass replacement will begin on Monday, Oct. 1. The crews will be replacing one section at a time. The glass replacements throughout the bridge project are estimated to take 6 to 7 days to complete.

The final glass replacement project for this year will be the Mortensen Hall south entrance. This project should begin on or about Oct. 8. It is anticipated to take approximately 3 to 4 days to complete. Access will be limited during demolition and construction activities. The Mortensen north entrance and skyway will remain open during this time. Please plan to use alternate routes. Please contact the Department of Public Safety if you need assistance using alternate entrances

Please watch the A-Mail and local area postings for updates as we advance through each of these enhancements. On behalf of the Facilities Management Department, we thank you for your patience as we complete these important facilities improvement projects. Questions or comments may be directed to chaput@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Study Abroad Deadline on Monday!!!
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: Augsburg Abroad applications need to be in by: Oct. 1, 2007

This includes applications for January faculty-led programs AND spring semester programs (whether doing a CGE program or other option).

Program information and applications can be found on-line at:
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

Great opportunities are still available!! Come in for a Group Advising Meeting if you have questions. The schedule can be found on our web site listed above.

Subject: Friday Seminar TODAY with President Pribbenow
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: Friday, Sept. 28
“You Don’t Have to Look Like Jane to Act Like Jane”

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the CTL Fellows invite staff and faculty to the Alpha Friday Seminar of the 2007-08 academic year. Our speaker will be President Paul Pribbenow, who will share with us the notable life of Jane Addams and give us a glimpse of his amazing collection of Addams memorabilia. Refreshments begin at 3:30 p.m. in Lindell 301; the presentation begins at 4:00 p.m.

Subject: CLASS Welcomes our new Disability Specialist
Submitter: Karena Jones, Director of CLASS Program, CLASS Program

Message: Please join us in welcoming Sheila Fox Wassink, the CLASS Office's new Disability Specialist. Sheila comes to us from the University of Minnesota's Disability Service Office, having worked directly with students and faculty for a number of years. She is well known in the field of post-secondary disability services, having presented nationally about college students with ADHD, Sheila has served several terms on the board of our professional organization - MNAHEAD (MN Association for Higher Education and Disability). Sheila's official start day will be Friday, Sept. 28. Please join the CLASS Office staff in welcoming Sheila Fox Wassink to Augsburg College.

Subject: Mark your calendars -- CATs, Oct. 9
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: CTL presents CATs!

How can teachers know whether learning is happening? Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs -- not the musical, but the workshop) will give you motivation, a smattering of theory, and many practical tips on how to check the vital signs of your classroom based on work done by national learning assessment gurus Tom Angelo and Pat Cross. Facilitated by Frankie Shackelford and Tracy Bibelnieks. Tuesday, Oct. 9 in Lindell 301; refreshments at 3:15 p.m., workshop from 3:30 -5 p.m.

RSVP to Frankie, x 1292.

Subject: Safe Space 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 at the following date and time:

Safe Space I: Thursday, Oct. 4; 1 - 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: Soup & Sexuality on Tuesday, Oct. 2
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Asst. Dir., Campus Activities & Orientation/Coord LGBTQIA Srv, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: On Tuesday, Oct. 2, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Century Room, a group of panelists will tell their coming-out and sexuality stories.

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. Plus, come check out some new items on the menu while you're here!

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

Subject: Today: Ethical Development in the Philippines
Submitter: Jacqueline R deVries, Associate Professor and Chair of History, History

Message: On Friday, Sept. 28, at 3:30 p.m. in Old Main 18, Dr. Katherine Gibson will speak on "Rethinking the Dynamics of Rural Transformation in the Philippines: Experiments with Ethical Economic Practices."

Here's a link with more information: http://events.tc.umn.edu/event.xml?occurrence=403856

Co-hosted by the Augsburg History Department and the University of Minnesota's Institute for Advanced Study.

Subject: Convocation Schedule 2007-08
Submitter: Wayne Kallestad, Registrar, Registrar's Office

Message: The convocation schedule is now viewable anytime as a PDF document through the Registrar web page at http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html. You'll find this document on the lower right area of the page, under Faculty Information -- click "Convocation Schedule 2007-08."

Subject: AUGGIES HAVE SPIRIT
Submitter: Rebecca S Taute, Program Assistant, Alumni-Parent Relations

Message: AUGGIE ADVENTURE, Homecoming 2007 is Oct. 8-13. Show your Auggie spirit by wearing Augsburg colors and Auggie apparel every day of the week. Join Alumni Relations in the adventure of fun activities taking place on campus all week long. GO AUGGIES!

Subject: Welcome to Chapel - MWF 10:20 a.m. TU/TH 11:20 a.m.
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: Looking forward to the first week of Chapel in October:

Monday - Herb Brokering, Pastor, Poet, Peacemaker
Tuesday - Rev. Kelly Chatman, Redeemer Center for Life
Wednesday - David Tiede, Bernard Christensen Endowed Chair
Wednesday - 9:09 p.m. Songs, 9:30 p.m. Communion
Thursday - Blessing Of The Animals.....bring your pet for a blessing!
Friday - Peder Eide, Singer/Musician

We hope to see you there!

Subject: Augsburg Cycling Club
Submitter: Morgan Whiterabbit, Student

Message: If you are interested in cycling for recreation or sport, contact the Augsburg Cycling Club. We are promoting all areas of cycling from maintenance to etiquette. We will soon be holding a meeting, and group rides will also commence shortly.

E-mail Whiterab@augsburg.edu for more information.

Subject: An Invitation to Faculty and Staff
Submitter: Rebecca S Taute, Program Assistant, Alumni-Parent Relations

Message: Augsburg Homecoming is on its way. Don’t miss the adventure! Alumni Relations invites the Faculty and Staff to the Homecoming Lunch on Friday, Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m. in the Christensen Commons. Cost of the lunch is $3 at the door. RSVP to x1598 or to rsvp@augsburg.edu. If you wish to pay with a budget transfer, please contact Becky Taute at x1085. We hope to see you there!

Subject: Meeting TODAY - Students Interested in Pharmacy
Submitter: Sandra L Olmsted, Associate Professor, Chemistry

Message: TODAY, Friday, Sept. 28, between 10:00 a.m. and noon, a representative from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy will be in the Chemistry Office Lobby, Sci 303, to answer your questions about careers in pharmacy along with the preparation and admissions process. Please stop by!

Subject: Lunch at St. Martin's Table
Submitter: Stephanie A Wood, Student

Message: On Saturday, please join Campus Ministry as we go to support St. Martin's Table, whose revenue is given to non-profit organizations. We are also happy to sponsor $7 of your meal. Please meet us outside of Foss at 11:15 a.m. before we walk the two blocks to the restaurant.

Subject: Michael True to Visit Campus, Oct. 5 - 6
Submitter: Patricia Park, Coordinator: MAL and Nursing, Graduate Programs

Message: Scholar, Peacemaker and Poet Michael True will visit campus on Oct. 5 and 6 to talk about leaders who have effectively built peace cultures in the midst of violence.

He will speak at a noon-hour brown bag luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Minneapolis Room. Refreshments will be served. The event is hosted by the Master of Leadership Program, and co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program, the Women's Resource Center, the Political Science Department, and the Augsburg Barnes & Noble Bookstore. The event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.

On Friday, Oct. 5, True will sign his new book, People Power: Fifty Peacemakers and Their Communities, at 12:30 p.m. in the Augsburg College bookstore. The books will also be available at Saturday's presentation.

Michael True is the author and editor of eleven books, essays, reviews, and poems in scholarly and general periodicals, including Commonwealth, America, New Republic, The Progressive, Boston Globe, Friends Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin. A native of Oklahoma, he is emeritus professor at Assumption College, and former president, International Peace Research Association Foundation.

A National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow and twice a Fulbright Scholar in India, True has taught at 20 colleges and universities in this country and abroad, including Duke University (where he completed a doctorate in American literature), Columbia University, University of Hawaii, Nanjing University (China), Utkal University, Bubaheshwar, and University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (India).

Subject: Credit Refunds Tomorrow
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: Financial aid credit refund checks for Day program students will be available Friday, Sept. 28 AFTER 1:00 p.m. in the Enrollment Center. Checks will be held for one week before they are mailed to student's permanent addresses. Check your AugNet Account Activity to see if a "Credit Refund" has been posted to your account!

Subject: Meditation/Prayer Chapel
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The Harbo Meditation Chapel is a quiet space for prayer or meditation and is located in Christensen Center. The chapel is near the west-side entrance to the building, behind Day Admissions.

Students, faculty and staff of all faiths and spiritual beliefs are welcome to use the space. During the month of Ramadan, and throughout the year, students will find this chapel to be a quiet place for prayer in a building which is open 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. weekdays and open on weekends.

Subject: Day Students - Vote for Student Senate

Message: Online voting has begun for the 2007 Day Student Senate Elections. If you have not voted yet, please do so and ensure your voice is heard! Voting ends on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 11:59 p.m.

Log in and vote here:
https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/stufallvote/

Subject: This Sunday: Phil Quanbeck 80th Birthday Event
Submitter: Philip A Quanbeck II, Associate Professor, Religion

Message: You are invited to an 80th birthday celebration for Dr. Phil Quanbeck on Sunday, Sept. 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. in Iverson Hall at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 41st Street and Lyndale Avenue in South Minneapolis.

The celebration, hosted by Phil and Dora's children, will include a brief program at 3:30 p.m. Bring a special memory – a tender moment or humorous recollection – to jot down on a 4" x 6" page (provided), which will be compiled into a special book of memories. No other gifts, please.

Subject: Auggie Athletics Update -- Upcoming Schedule
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Director, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Upcoming Auggie Athletics Schedule:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

Friday, September 28:
Volleyball vs. Hamline, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Saturday, September 29:
Men's and Women's Cross Country at University of Minnesota Roy Griak Invite, Les Bolstad GC, St. Paul, Minn., 9 a.m.
Football at Concordia-Moorhead, 1 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Volleyball vs. Macalester, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.
Men's Soccer vs. Alumni (EXHIBITION), Edor Nelson Field, 3:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. St. Catherine, Edor Nelson Field, 7 p.m.
Men's Golf at Gustavus Twin Cities Classic, Elk River CC, Elk River, Minn.

Sunday, September 30:
Men's Golf at Gustavus Twin Cities Classic, Links at Northfork, Ramsey, Minn.

Monday, October 1:
Women's Soccer vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Golf at Gustavus Twin Cities Classic, Minnesota Valley CC, Bloomington, Minn.

Wednesday, October 3:
Men's Soccer vs. St. Scholastica, Edor Nelson Field, 5 p.m.
Volleyball at Concordia-Moorhead, 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Macalester, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.

Subject: Join the Swim Team
Submitter: Sarah Bjorklund, Administrative Assistant, Athletics

Message: We are looking for women who are interested in being a part of the Women's Swim Team for the 2007-08 season. We are a relatively new team on campus. As of now, we are small in numbers, but mighty in optimism! If you have any experience in swimming or have a general knowledge of all four strokes, we would love to meet with you!!!

Participating in a college sport has many advantages. It can help teach you effective time management skills, introduces you to life-long friends, promotes health and fitness in your daily life, and looks outstanding on your resume. College athletes are the leaders of a college campus!

Some of you may be thinking, "I haven't swum since Jr. High School!" The great thing about swimming is that it is a lifetime activity. It is like riding a bike. You never forget, but can always improve! Here at Augsburg, we are focusing on team-building, stroke conditioning, accomplishing goals, and having fun! There are many other reasons to join our team - training trips, team functions, personal growth, etc. If you have any interest or desire to be part of this team, please e-mail Tricia Wallace, the head coach, at: wallace@augsburg.edu.

The first step starts with you. We would love to hear from you! Our season starts Oct. 1, 2007. Come join the fun!!!

Subject: Future Sports Broadcasters Wanted
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Director, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Ever thought of yourself as the next Marv Albert, Joe Buck or Kevin Harlan? Do you need a chance to hone your sports broadcasting skills? We have a chance for you to do just that!

Augsburg's Sports Information office is looking for volunteers to do play-by-play and analysis on our sports webcasts (http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/).

Specifically, we are looking for announcers (students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, anyone!) for men's and women's soccer games in the fall, some basketball and hockey games in the winter and some baseball and softball games in the spring. There won't be any pay, but you will gain valuable experience and have audio clips for your resume for future employers.

If you are interested, contact Don Stoner at 612-330-1677 or stoner@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Child Care Available
Submitter: Juneal Colburn-Lay, Health Educator, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: In-home, licensed child care with two preschool spots available (2 yrs. & up). Located in the St. Anthony Village area. Ask for Carol at 612-789-6671.

Subject: Missing Black "Disturbed" Hoodie
Submitter: Christiana Marie Guggenberger, Student

Message: I have misplaced my black "Disturbed" hoodie.

Distinctive Markings:
*Skull on front
*Bone-hands clenched into fists on each sleeve, right around wrist area
*Black draw string with silver-ringed holes

If you have seen it or found it, please e-mail me at guggenbe@augsburg.edu

Thanks so much!