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The Microbiology of Beer

This Friday at 3:30 p.m., Dr. Smith-Keiling will be presenting on the microbiology of beer.

We will meet in Sci 315 and, as usual ,all are welcome.

Also, there may be samples of our first brews for those who are of age.

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Instructional and Course Design Workshops

Three workshops, each offered twice for your convenience. All sessions meet from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in Lindell 202.

"Teaching and Brain Science - ne'er the twain shall meet?" -- Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16

"Brain science, 'best practice', and instructional design" -- Thursday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 7

"The designing professor: changing students on purpose" -- Thursday, Dec. 13 and Friday, Dec. 14

RSVP to martin@augsburg.edu or x1229.

"Instructional and Course Design Project Leader Panel Discussion."

Come hear how the college's first course design projects have been going (good or ill!) from the folks who've been doing the designing. Useful if you're thinking of proposing a design project or just want to learn more about design as we currently envision it. Date and Time to be announced.

Visit the CTL webpage to view other activities and events at www.augsburg.edu/ctl/

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Thanksgiving Week Paydays

Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving are official College holidays.

The payday which would normally occur on Nov. 23 for BIWEEKLY staff will be moved to Nov. 21 to avoid conflict with the holiday closure. If you normally pick up your check in HR on payday, please do so by 3 p.m. on the Nov. 21 -- any checks that have not been picked up by 3 p.m. will be mailed.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF and FACULTY payday will be on Monday, Nov. 26, being consistent with other months in which the 25th is on a Sunday. Paychecks will be distributed in the normal manner.

Questions about this payday rescheduling may be directed to Linda at ext. 1216 or Lor at ext. 1052.

We wish you a happy and safe long holiday weekend.

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Accounts Payable Check Run - Thanksgiving Week

Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, Accounts Payable checks will be processed on Wednesday, Nov. 21 instead of Friday, Nov. 23.

If you were expecting a check for Nov. 23, it will be either mailed or it can be picked up anytime after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21 in the Science Building, Suite 152. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Amy Daugherty at x1031.

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Get Involved in Advent Vespers

Advent Vespers - All Students are Invited

Please consider being a part of the liturgical party at this year's Advent Vespers. It's not difficult. In fact, all you do is carry a candle (or maybe a banner). Advent Vespers is at Central Lutheran Church on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 (there are two services per night). You can sign up to volunteer for one or both evenings.

There are also two rehearsals in the evening the week of Vespers, so you will have practice. More information on that to follow.

We are in need of about 40 more participants, so your help would be most appreciated. Please follow the link to register (so your name can be included in the bulletin). The link also has more information.

http://www.augsburg.edu/campusministry/vespers.html

Thanks for your help. It's going to be a great Vespers this year.

Ross Murray
Campus Ministry Associate: Exploring Our Gifts
Tutoring Services Coordinator
612-330-1151 (am)
612-330-1445 (pm)
murray@augsburg.edu

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Augsburg Honors Review - Call for Submissions

The 2008 Augsburg Honors Review is now accepting submissions.

The Review is an interdisciplinary journal of undergraduate scholarship. Submit your high-quality academic work for publication. The review has no restrictions on paper length or discipline.

The AHR encourages students to submit short essays as well as long summer research projects and departmental honors theses.

The deadline for submissions is Mar. 10, 2008.

For more information, visit
http://www.augsburg.edu/honors/review

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First-Year Honors Theatre Production

Please join us for the First-Year Honors Students' theatre performance, "Freudian Fairy Tales...and other stories." The show is a series of four vignettes incorporating the views of C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud.

Saturday, Dec. 8
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium

All are welcome! Admission is FREE!!

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Want to Stop Smoking?

We want to help you stop smoking. With help, a smoker is seven times more likely to successfully stop smoking. When you stop smoking, your body benefits quickly:
* after 20 MINUTES your blood pressure and pulse lower;
* after 12 HOURS, the carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal;
* after 24 HOURS, your risk of a heart attack is lower;
* after 3 DAYS your sense of taste and smell return to normal and
* after 2 WEEKS your lung function starts to improve.

Stop by Christensen Center today between 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. to meet a Quit Plan representative from Smiley's Clinic to learn how you can stop smoking today. Additional resources from Counseling & Health Promotion will also be available.

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Goliard Society of Medievalists to Meet Nov. 18

Salvete! Huzzah!

This message is to let you know that the Goliard Society of Medievalists will meet this Sunday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in Lindell 301. We will have a brief business meeting to make introductions, 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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Augsburg's First Student Feminist Meeting!

Get your voice heard!

We would like to invite you to Augsburg’s first student feminist meeting for an open discussion about issues and passions that our campus shares. This event is open to all students and genders. Feminist or not, it is an opportunity for students to unite and converse on current topics that relate to our lives, beliefs, and interests.

There will be food and tea provided. We would love to see you there!

When: Tuesday Nov. 20 at 6:45 p.m.

Where: The Women’s Resource Center (room 207 on the second floor of Sverdrup).

Tell the world so we can change it!!

If you have questions, feel free to contact Elizabeth Hanson at Hanson3@augsburg.edu

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Haley Bonar Will Play in Sateren Auditorium

This Friday, Nov. 16, Haley Bonar will play a very intimate solo concert in the Sateren Auditorium. The concert is free to all Augsburg Students.

The concert will also feature Augsburg student Pat Dougherty as an opening act.

This event starts at 8 p.m.

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Leadership Workshop, Nov. 15: Living Leadership

The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) invites you to attend “Creating New Paths through Social Entrepreneurship,” a workshop presented by Barbara Hensley. After Hensley lost two sisters to breast cancer, she became painfully aware of the challenges faced by underserved women who are fighting the disease. Her response was to leave her 25-year career as a successful corporate executive and create the Hope Chest for Breast Cancer™, a social enterprise that channels a percentage of revenue directly to those touched by the disease. Hope Chest raises funds for its foundation through retail stores that sell designer women’s clothing, accessories, and up-scale furniture donated from individuals and corporations. Hensley will share her story, focusing on the development of her unique business model and the challenges of expanding her business.

Date and time: Thursday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. (refreshments at 5:30 p.m.)
Location: Marshall Room, Christensen Center

For more information or to reserve a space, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu.

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Spanish conversation and lunch

You are invited to attend a Spanish conversation group that will meet this Thursday from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Cedar room, on the 2nd floor of the Christensen Center. 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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CSWL's Auggies Engaged in Action: Melanie Wittwer

Welcome back to CSWL's weekly student spotlight, Auggies Engaged In Action. This week's Auggie is Melanie Wittwer, a 2nd year artist and aspiring teacher following her dreams as an Art & Education major.

You may know that Melanie is a talented visual artist in her own right. You may also know that she has a penchant for words and writes columns for Inside Augsburg. You might even be aware that she loves working as an Augsburg Reads tutor with the elementary and middle school Somali youth from the neighborhood.

But what she'll never come out and tell you is that she has decided to take her passion and education to the next level by designing and implementing a monthly art project for the youth she works with at Augsburg Reads. Not only was our community partner, the Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota, excited by the proposition, they agreed to help supply the materials and market the day to the youth they work with.

So, you ask, how's it going so far? They've only met once, but it was perhaps the most well attended tutoring session of the year! We're told that even students who NEVER come to the tutoring sessions wandered in the door to get the chance to do create papier-mache gargoyles with Melanie. Of course, they knew she was talented. She helped to design and paint a two-wall mural for the Youth Center last year!

Great work, Melanie! Your initiative has earned you many young friends in the community and your resume-building, community-enhancing, creatively conjured approach to life will certainly serve you well as you carve your niche in the world!

Stay tuned next Wednesday for another CSWL spotlight...

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New Intramural Soccer Update

The coed soccer league schedules have been made and were posted on the IM board downstairs in Melby. The captains of the eight teams were also sent an e-mail with some basic rules for league as well as the schedule for tomorrow night's games. Please check out what time your team plays sooner rather than later to ensure that everyone on your team is aware that the league is starting and what time your team plays. We look forward to seeing you all on the field.

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Como Park Home for Sale, 7 Miles from Campus

In preparation for our move to California, we are selling our beloved two-story Como Park home. If you know of someone who is looking for a beautiful, well cared for home just 7 miles from Augsburg, please pass along my contact information.

The house is 3 blocks from Como Lake and has all the original woodwork and built-ins refinished. There will be an open house this weekend on Sunday from 1 - 4 p.m.

Here is the MLS listing:
http://msp.themlsonline.com/details.search/5592375c01e5ea9bff7e0aaf05aca387/1/results/3462629

In case the link doesn't go through, the MLS number is 3462629.

Thanks for helping to spread the word!

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