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CTL Faculty Seminar on Students with Asperger’s

Friday Seminar:

CTL Faculty Seminar on Students with Asperger’s Syndrome – Oct. 19, 3:00 p.m. in Lindell 301

October is National Disability Awareness Month. Based on feedback from Augsburg faculty, the CLASS Office presents: College Students with Asperger’s Syndrome, a discussion of impacts on learning and behavior in the classroom. Students with Asperger’s Syndrome attending Augsburg College have increased 1000% since 1998. While this is a national trend, it is very likely to impact teaching and learning within your classroom. Please join us for an interactive discussion. Your experiences and questions are welcome. Visit the Center for Teaching and Learning web site for more information: http://www.augsburg.edu/ctl/

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Graduate Degree Fair at the U of M - TODAY

The University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute is sponsoring the Minneapolis Idealist.org Graduate Degree Fair for the Public Good on Monday, Oct. 15. The fair will be held from 5 - 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of Coffman Union on the University of Minnesota campus (directions and parking information can be found here:

http://www.sua.umn.edu/reservations/directions/cmu_directions.php)

Members from our admissions office and current Humphrey students will be there to share information and answer any questions you might have.

We offer graduate degrees in public policy, urban and regional planning and science, technology and environmental policy, and offer both domestic and international concentrations/specializations. We also offer dual degrees with the schools/departments of Law, Public Health, Social Work, Landscape Architecture, and Civil Engineering.

We would also like to invite you to one of our upcoming information sessions. At these sessions, faculty and current students speak briefly about our MPP and MURP programs. A member from our office will also be in attendance. The next sessions will be on Nov. 7 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Nov. 20 from noon - 1:30 p.m., and Dec. 4 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Information sessions tend to fill up quickly, so please RSVP to: HHHadmit@umn.edu or via phone at 612-626-7229.

I hope you are able to attend one of these events. If you are unable to make it, we will be happy to send you additional information about our programs and answer any questions you might have. You can also find the information on our web site at: www.hhh.umn.edu

Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information.

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Julie Harrold
Director of Admissions
Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
www.hhh.umn.edu
HHHadmit@umn.edu

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What IS this Learning Commons Thing?

On Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 12:10 - 1:10 p.m., the idea of a Learning Commons will be exposed!

Come hear Scott Bennett, Yale Librarian Emeritus, present, "Information or Learning Commons: Which Will We Have?"

All Augsburg students, faculty, and staff are invited to join in this brown bag lunch in the East Commons.

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Grief Support Group Starting

Any students struggling with grief or loss? Consider a Grief Support Group at CCHP. Call us at x1707 for more information.

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Intramural Volleyball and 3-on-3 Basketball

Please see the Intramural Board for information concerning volleyball and three-on-three basketball. Volleyball league play will begin on Monday, Oct. 22 and run on Mondays until Dec. 10. Three-on-three Basketball will run on Thursdays beginning Oct. 25 and go until Dec.13. With a short turn-around time to get your rosters in, please make this a priority so we can schedule your team in the league. Rosters for volleyball can be picked up and returned to the drop-off box next to the IM Board no later than Thursday, Oct. 18. That gives us time to schedule the games and get the information out to the captains. Three-on-three rosters can be returned by Monday, Oct. 22. Again, all rosters can be found in the drop boxes by the IM Board in the basement of Melby.

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Poster Contest

In recognition of Disability Awareness Month, the CLASS office is sponsoring a poster contest. We have the posters, and you provide the artwork.

Requirements are that the artwork promote awareness of disabilities on campus in a positive and collegial format, and include a slogan or phrase that you believe best conveys understanding and acceptance for each individual's unique contributions.

First Prize is a $50 gift certificate, Second Prize is a $25 gift certificate, and Third Prize is a $15 gift certificate. There will be choices available as to where the gift certificates can be redeemed.

If you are interested in submitting an entry for consideration, please pick up a blank poster board in the CLASS office (Foss 17A). All entries must be submitted to us by Friday, Oct. 26 before 5 p.m. All posters created will be displayed in the Christensen Center coffee shop, and the top three entries will be framed and displayed in the CLASS office after October.

If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Lund at 612-330-1353 or via e-mail at lundr@augsburg.edu.

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MPIRG Winter Clothing Drive

The student organization MPIRG (Minnesota Public Interest Research Group) is having a winter clothing drive! It will be held from Monday, Oct. 15 to Thursday, Oct. 25. MPIRG will be donating the clothes to the Marie Sandvik Center on East Franklin Avenue. The items of clothing that are most needed are winter jackets, shoes/boots, mittens, and warm layers, but whatever you can donate will be much appreciated. Thank you so much! If we try our best, we can help make the winter months a little easier for those less fortunate than ourselves.

To donate clothes, see your RA or CA if you live in Urness or Mortensen. If you live in Anderson, Luther Hall, or Oren Gateway, there will be a few boxes on the main floor in the lobby of your building. There will also be boxes in the Christensen Center lobby as well as the Enrollment Center.

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REL & YFM Majors, Minors, and Interested Parties

Your Religion Department faculty invites you to bring yourself and others to the Religion Suite (2nd Floor of Memorial Hall) this coming Wednesday (Oct. 17) between 3:30 and 5 p.m. for a mid-semester study-break. We'll have food, drink, conversation, and an entertaining diversion or two. And you thought the only things we gave at mid-term were exams!

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Jane Fonda Movie Night at Augsburg House

Jane Fonda is coming to speak on campus – wouldn't you like to see some of her movies? Join us for popcorn, movies, and discussion, hosted by Abigail Pribbenow at Augsburg House, 2848 West River Parkway:

Wednesday, Oct. 17: "Georgia Rule" (with Lindsay Lohan)
From the Internet Movie Database:
Rebellious teenager Rachel screams, swears, drinks and is - in a word - uncontrollable. With her latest car crash, Rachel has broken the final rule in mom Lily's San Francisco home. With nowhere else to take the impulsive and rambunctious girl, Lily hauls her daughter to the one place she swore she'd never return...her own mother's Idaho farm. Matriarch Georgia is not your typical sweet and doting grandmother. She lives her life by a number of unbreakable rules, demanding anyone who shares her home do the same - God comes first and hard work comes a very close second. Now saddled with raising the young woman, it will require each patient breath she takes to understand Rachel's fury. But as Rachel succumbs to her summer of misery and shakes up the tiny Mormon town, Georgia notices something is changing within her granddaughter. Given structure and responsibilities, Rachel is letting her guard down and learning compassion...especially for her mother. Her journey will lead all three women to revelations of buried family secrets and an understanding that - regardless of what happens - the ties that bind can never be broken.

Wednesday, Oct. 24: "Julia" (with Vanessa Redgrave and Meryl Streep)
Wednesday, Nov. 7: "9 to 5" (with Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton)

The show starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by discussion. Campus Security can escort you to the house if you need a ride. Call x1717 to make arrangements.

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Disability Awareness Month

To help raise awareness during this month, we will be posting brief notes on how we as a community can be supportive of persons with disabilities.

College Funding Strategies for Students with Disabilities

Several web sites are available that provide information about resources and scholarships which college-age students with disabilities and parents might find useful. This list is updated regularly.

It includes contact information concerning scholarship opportunities, state programs such as Vocational Rehabilitation Services, financial aid assistance and informative publications.

http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Academics/financial-aid.html

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Blood Drive Sign-up TODAY

There still is time to sign up for your blood donation at the Memorial Blood Center drive being held here on Thursday, Oct. 18. We will be tabling today from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., so please stop by to set up your donation time or call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707 for a time.

Thanks for your donation.

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Open Mic

Hey, what's up, Auggies? Just a reminder to let everyone know about open mic. Open mic will be held this Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. This is the second of many open-mic events that PASU will sponsor. The theme of this open mic is "Love." We invite everyone to come to the coffee shop on Tuesday night to enjoy the event. If you have any questions, e-mail me at king3@augsburg.edu. I can't wait to see everyone there!

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Goliard Society of Medievalists to Meet Oct. 21

Salvete! Huzzah!

This is to let you know that the first meeting of the Goliard Society of Medievalists has been scheduled for Oct. 21 (next Sunday) at 7 p.m. in Lindell 301. We will have a brief business meeting to make introductions, elect officers, discuss the next Mardi Gras Madrigals (Feb. 5), and some other items.

After the meeting, we'll play medieval board games, as we have in the past. These are NOT "Dungeons & Dragons"-type games, but they are authentic, historic games that were played in the Middle Ages.

Refreshments will be served. All are welcome, so bring a friend.

For more info, contact Phil Adamo: adamo@augsburg.edu

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Interested in Seeing "The Deception?"

On Saturday, Nov. 3, the Art Club will be going to see "The Deception" (see description below) at The Theater de la Jeune Leune at 8 p.m. There are 20 tickets available, and they will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. If you are interested in going, please e-mail me back with your name and campus box number by Wednesday, Oct.17.

Thanks
Kati Welt
welt@augsburg.edu


THE DECEPTION
adapted by Steven Epp and Dominique Serrand
from "La Fausse Suivante" by Pierre Marivaux
directed by Dominique Serrand
Oct. 13 - Nov. 25
first presented at La Jolla Playhouse, July 17 - Aug. 19, 2007

"a dark, tantalizing, thoroughly Jeune Lune vision… remarkable!"
— The San Diego Union-Tribune

Suspecting her husband-to-be of betrayal, a fetching young heiress disguises herself as a knight to woo the hand of the countess he desires. In this new adaptation of an 18th century romp, Theatre de la Jeune Lune brings their incomparable wit and physical exuberance to the perils of courtships in a deliciously nasty game of love, sex and power.

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Spanish Conversation and Lunch

You are invited to attend a Spanish conversation group that will meet this Thursday, Oct. 18from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the cafeteria, on the 2nd floor of the Christensen Center. We will have a table on the right (east) side of the cafeteria with a sign for "conversacion."

Drop in for 10 mins. or for the whole 90 mins. - whatever works for you! Whether you're fluent in Spanish or just starting a beginning class, this will be a good practice experience. Bring your lunch if you want. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions? Contact Emiliano Chagil, Anita Fisher or Kate Reinhardt.

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Stich-n-Bitch TONIGHT

Join us from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup). Bring whatever you're working on, or use our needles and yarn. Work on those Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa presents, get tips, and chat over tea/coffee. The Women's Resource Center is open to all members of the Augsburg Community.

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Ultimate Tryouts (Spring Team)

The last ultimate tryout will be held this Friday, Oct. 19 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. (please arrive 15 minutes early) on Edor Nelson Field. Tryouts are meant to determine the team(s) that will represent Augsburg College in a booming sport. Potential players are required to make only one of these dates. If these days do not work, please let me, Justin or Al know ASAP, so we can determine if we need another day of tryouts or something else.

Tryouts will be based on seven core skills of an ultimate player. These include endurance, throwing, catching, defense, offense, overall game-play and teamwork. To test these strengths, there will be several drills and exercises, including a 1-mile run with a target time between 6 and 7.5 minutes. Throwing will include forehand and backhand, nothing else. On the day of tryouts, please bring a white shirt and a dark shirt (people with gray shirts will be punished), a disc (if you have one, put your name on it), cleats (if you don't have cleats, wear flats; barefoot is not acceptable), water, and arrive 15 minutes early, as we will start on time.

*During all tryouts, we will be using UPA Rules

For more information, contact brownp@augsburg.edu or fever@augsburg.edu

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Friday, October 12:
Volleyball -- Augsburg 3, Augustana (Ill.) 1 (28-30, 30-23, 30-25, 30-12); Wartburg (Iowa) 3, Augsburg 0 (30-28, 30-22, 30-17)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/

Saturday, October 13:
Football -- St. Thomas 50, Augsburg 33
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/football/

Women's Soccer -- Carleton 3, Augsburg 2 (OT)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wsoccer/

Men's Soccer -- Carleton 2, Augsburg 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/msoccer/

Volleyball -- Nebraska Wesleyan 3, Augsburg 0 (30-19, 30-16, 32-30); Simpson (Iowa) 3, Augsburg 0 (30-22, 30-26, 30-26)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/

M/W Cross Country -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-La Crosse Invitational
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/xcountry/


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

Tuesday, October 16:
Men's Soccer at Bethel, 3:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. St. Scholastica, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 17:
Volleyball at North Central (Minn.), 4 p.m.

Friday, October 19:
Volleyball vs. St. Mary's, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

Saturday, October 20:
Football at Carleton, 1 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Volleyball at Bethel, 3 p.m.
Women's Soccer vs. Bethel, Edor Nelson Field, 6 p.m.

Sunday, October 21:
Men's Soccer vs. California-Santa Cruz, Edor Nelson Field, 11 a.m.

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New CD from Blue Jay Lane

Dave Afdahl, second year student at Augsburg College, is in the band Blue Jay Lane. They are a rock/alternative/pop band that plays all over the Twin Cities area and throughout the Midwest. They just released a new CD, "Somewhere Else," which is a five-song EP. It is available for $5.00 and can be purchased by contacting Blue Jay Lane at bluejaylane@gmail.com, contacting Dave Afdahl at afdahl@augsburg.edu, or via the iTunes store. Also, make sure to check out their MySpace page at myspace.com/bluejaylane to see a schedule of their upcoming shows and other band news. Stay tuned for more information on newly recorded material later this fall and spring!

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1-1/2 Year Old Male Cat Needs a Home

Evinrude, an adorable, 1-1/2 year old male cat, is looking for a permanent, loving home. He is very sweet and cuddly. Likes to go outside, but also hangs around his house and his people. Follows us on walks. He is litter trained and fixed. All shots up to date. E-mail me at syers@augsburg.edu if you are interested.

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Fall Flea Market

Fall Flea Market at Bluff Creek Inn, 1161 Bluff Creek Dr., Chaska, MN

Friday, Oct. 19, noon - 5 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20, noon - 4 p.m.

*Furniture *Antiques *Linens *China *Custom-made jewelry
Refreshments. Enter to win $50 gift certificate to the Inn

952-445-2735
www.bluffcreekbb.com

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