Subject: Study Abroad Deadline TODAY!!!
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: Graduate School for Social Sciences Seminar
Submitter: Dixie Shafer, Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity

Message: Graduate School for Social Sciences
Wednesday Oct. 3, 2007
Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Are you a social sciences student thinking about attending grad school? This event will fill you in on how to apply to graduate programs, what to expect academically, and the basics about financing. Free pizza will be provided!

Registration is required to attend this event.

To register, visit http://socsci.class.umn.edu/events/Graduate_School_for_Social_Sciences1.html. You will need a U of M ID and password to do so (you can register for a guest ID even if you aren't a U of M student).

Address: 110 Heller Hall
Contact: Angie Schmidt Whitney, awhitney@class.cla.umn.edu (612-624-7577) for more info.

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: Health Careers Fair at the U of M
Submitter: Dixie Shafer, Director, Office for Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity

Message: Mark your calendar for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007 and explore your future in a health career at the annual Health Careers Fair!

Have you ever thought about working in a health profession? Do you ever consider becoming a doctor, nurse, dentist, veterinarian, pharmacist, physical therapist, occupational therapist, clinical laboratory scientist, funeral director, public health professional or other health care professional? If so, then this free and fun event is for you!

Meet with program representatives from each of the health professional programs at the University of Minnesota. They will be eager to talk with you and answer your questions about the prerequisites, application process, and program requirements. Learn about the curriculum and what it’s like to be a student in each of the different programs, and whether it’s a match for your interests and talents.

This is your one chance this year to meet everyone, in the same place, on the same day. Don’t miss it!

Here are the details:

Health Careers Fair 2007
Thursday, Oct. 4
2:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Coffman Memorial Union – Great Hall
All students welcome!

This event is free and open to the public. No pre-registration is required. We’ll see you there!

Sponsored by the Health Careers Center at the University of Minnesota.

Subject: Office Decorating Contest for Homecoming 2007
Submitter: Rebecca S Taute, Program Assistant, Alumni-Parent Relations

Message: The AUGGIE ADVENTURE begins by picking up a decorating bag from Staff Senate during the Wednesday Gathering on Oct. 3, between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the East Commons. The Staff Senate will judge offices on Tuesday, Oct. 9. One sure winner will be announced on Wednesday, Oct. 10 and the winning office will receive a pizza party from Alumni Relations. There are 40 decorating bags, so get yours early.

Decorating contest sponsored by Alumni Relations.

Subject: 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. Reservation deadline is Friday, Oct. 5.

Subject: Fall Art Tour this Friday, 5 - 8 p.m.
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to hop on a free shuttle to see some great art at seven college campuses in the Twin Cities. This year there are two routes, with four stops in each route. Augsburg is in the West Loop, and the first bus will be leaving outside Lindell Library at 5 p.m.

At 7 p.m. Andrea Blum and Warren Olson, glass designers and co-curators of the exhibition "Glass from the American Swedish Institute and Its Local Influence," will give a talk in the Gage Family Art Gallery. Swedish fiddlers will also be on hand, so don't miss it!

For more information about the Fall Art Tour, including descriptions of the art exhibitions and a map of the bus route, go to: www.stkate.edu/fallarttour

This annual event is supported by the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities.

Subject: Smoking/Clean Air at Augsburg
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The State of Minnesota has a a new law which goes into effect Oct. 1 which prohibits smoking state-wide in bars and restaurants. This is a good time for a reminder about smoking at Augsburg.

SMOKING/CLEAN AIR POLICY
The success of this policy will depend on the thoughtfulness, consideration, and cooperation of smokers and non-smokers. Everyone shares the responsibility for adhering to and enforcing the policy. In all cases the right of the non-smoker to protect her or his health and comfort will take precedence over a smoker’s desire to smoke.

At Augsburg College:
• Smoking is prohibited in all indoor facilities.
• All residence halls are smoke free.
• Smoking is prohibited on balconies with the exception of the balcony outside Urness Hall.
• Smokers should refrain from smoking on stairs and ramps leading into or out of buildings.
• Smoking is prohibited in any posted “No Smoking” area, such as the outdoor terrace area on the northside of Oren Gateway.

Smokers should use the receptacles provided to dispose of cigarette butts, matches, etc.

Is it the responsibility of the community to abide by this policy and to enforce this policy. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) will respond to complaints, but will not seek out offenders.

Subject: Stitch-n-Bitch, Tonight, Women's Resource Center
Submitter: Jessica Nathanson, Director, Women's Resource Center, Women's Studies

Message: Bring your knitting (or other needlework) and join us Monday nights in the Women's Resource Center from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. If you've always wanted to learn how to knit, this is your chance!

Don't have knitting needles/yarn? Borrow ours!

The Women's Resource Center is located in 207 Sverdrup, and all members of the Augsburg community are welcome.

Subject: Congratulations to Prof. Jacqueline deVries (HIS)
Submitter: Michael Lansing, Assistant Professor, History

Message: Please join the history department in congratulating Jacqueline deVries on the publication of Living Faith: Stories from the First 150 Years of Westminster Presbyterian Church. Co-authored with Cheri Register, this attractive and insightful book places Westminster -- a dynamic Minneapolis institution -- within the wider contexts of regional and transnational religious history. During the past year, she also made presentations at the annual meetings of the American Historical Association and the North American Conference on British Studies and published reviews in Victorian Studies and the Journal of British Studies.

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

Message: Auggie Athletics Update (click on links for story/stats):

Friday, September 28:
Volleyball -- Hamline 3, Augsburg 0 (30-23, 30-28, 30-26)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0708statistics/092807hamline.html

Saturday, September 29:
M/W Cross Country -- Augsburg at University of Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/xcountry/0708statistics/092907minnesota.html

Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 3, St. Catherine 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wsoccer/0708statistics/092907stcatherine.html

Volleyball -- Augsburg 3, Macalester 0 (30-28, 30-25, 30-25)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0708statistics/092907macalester.html

Football -- Concordia-Moorhead 51, Augsburg 21
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/football/0708statistics/092907concordia.html


Upcoming Events:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

Monday, October 1:
Women's Soccer vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Golf at Gustavus Adolphus 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.

Saturday, October 6:
Men's and Women's Cross Country at St. Olaf Pre-Nationals Invite, 11 a.m.
Football at Wartburg (Iowa), 1 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE -- http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Men's Soccer at St. Mary's, 3:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer at St. Mary's, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Women's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.

Sunday, October 7:
Men's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Women's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.

Monday, October 8:
Men's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Women's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.

Tuesday, October 9:
Women's Soccer vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.