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URGO Summer Research Apps Now Available

Applications for 2008 summer faculty-student research funding are now available online from the Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO). Students receive a $4,000 stipend for 10 weeks of on-campus research.

Student Eligibility:
•Full-time Augsburg student
•Completed first year of study, but not have graduated, by start of summer
•Minimum GPA of 2.5 (lower GPAs considered on a case-by-case basis)
•Interest in graduate or professional study

Augsburg student-faculty research collaboration may reflect an idea or approach that is original to the student or may represent a continuation of a faculty member’s research.

Application Deadline and Submission

Student applicants and their faculty mentors should work together to complete this application. Specific instructions are provided for each section. Please type your information directly into the forms; feel free to add space as needed. Place the student’s name in the document’s header, and please delete the instructions. Print and sign the forms and bring them to URGO in Science 116 by 4:30 p.m. on Friday, February 1, 2008.

Access the application at the URGO web site. From the A to Z directory, click on URGO. At the program site, find the "URGO Forms" option from the list found on the upper left-hand side of the site. Click on it, then choose "Summer Research Application." Submit the form to CB 9 when complete.

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

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Undergrad Student Research/Travel Funds Available

STUDENT RESEARCH
A reminder that URGO funds students up to $1,000 to carry out research under the mentorship of an Augsburg faculty member during the school year. This research can be the student's idea or the faculty member's. Funding decisions are made on a rolling basis every other Friday by the URGO Advisory Committee. Applications are found on the URGO web site under the "URGO Forms" tab on the left.

*Note that Honors Research projects are NOW FUNDED by URGO as well.

STUDENT TRAVEL
URGO also supports student travel to conferences where they present their research findings or creative activity, as well as some group travel to discipline-specific conferences. Visit URGO's web site for a travel application.

http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/

Regards,
Dixie

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Nov. 17 Executive Management Lecture

The Business Administration is having the first of our Executive Management Lectures:

Saturday, Nov. 17
Noon - 1 p.m.
East Commons of Christensen Center

Stuart Henderson, CEO & President of Western National Insurance Company will be presenting "If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now...A Tale of a Turnaround."

Please feel free to bring your lunch and enjoy the lecture. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Hecker, heckers@augsburg.edu or Professor David Schwain, schwain@augsburg.edu

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EC Hours This Week

The Enrollment Center is open Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Tuesday, we will be open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will have a financial-aid counselor available for walk-up advising at the service window from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday we will close at 3 p.m. for the Thanksgiving weekend and will remain closed until Monday, Nov. 26. As always, we will close for chapel.

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Reminder: 2008 Insurance Benefits Renewal

Reminder to Benefits-Eligible Staff and Faculty,

The next benefit plan year will begin on Jan. 1, 2008. The month of November is our annual enrollment period, and certain changes in your benefits may only be made during this time. Please remember to submit any change or enrollment forms by Friday, Nov. 30, 2007! Also remember that employees who turn in their completed forms by today, Nov. 19, will have their names placed in a drawing for a $50 gift certificate!

Please click on this link for more information:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2008benefits/2008BenefitsRe-enrollmentDetails.pdf

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CSWL Gives Thanks to Students, Faculty and Staff

The CSWL Gives Thanks to Students, Faculty, and Staff for your Community Engagement!

Stop by our table in the Christensen Center this morning for cookies and cider.

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EEO and Emergency Contact Data & HRIS Form

All Staff and Faculty,

On Nov. 1, you should have received a memo from Human Resources regarding EEO and Emergency Contact Data with a HRIS form. Completion of the form is voluntary; however, if you choose to complete it, Human Resources would appreciate you sending or dropping it off by this Wednesday, Nov. 21.

If you have any questions regarding the memo or the form we are asking you to complete, please call Sandra Hokanson at x1783 or Cindy Greenwood at x1030.

Thank you!

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Vote on Science Topics

Straight Talk and the Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society are teaming up to host a Bioscience Roundtable discussion this Spring -- and we need you to help choose the topic.

So if you're concerned about topics ranging from Global Warming to Human Cloning, from Cancer to Organic Foods, stop by our table in Christensen Center on Monday, Nov. 19 and Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. to noon for more information and to cast your vote.

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Free Candy for Survey

Come take Tri-Beta's science survey in Christensen on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 9 a.m. - noon and get free candy! The responses will be used to decide a topic for a round table discussion second semester. All are encouraged to participate.

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Grief Seminar - TODAY

Come explore the topic of grief and loss before the holidays today from 5 - 6:30 p.m. in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center). The seminar is hosted by Center for Counseling & Health Promotion staff. We will review the grief process, share questions and possible answers and learn about support services on and off campus. Please call CCHP at 612-330-1707 for more information.

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Knitting TONIGHT

Working on Christmas presents? Want the company of other knitters - or maybe some advice on how to get that sock heel just right? Come to the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup) tonight from 7 - 9 p.m. for our Stitch-n-Bitch! Bring your needles/yarn or use ours. All members of the Augsburg community are welcome!

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Healthy Ways to Avoid Flu

With the recent outbreak of influenza at the University of St. Thomas, here are some tips we should all consider to keep healthy during this flu season:

1. Get plenty of rest!
2. Avoid close contact - especially with people who are sick. If you are sick, keep your distance from others!
3. Stay home when you are sick because it will prevent others from catching your illness.
4. Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when sneezing or coughing. If a tissue is unavailable, cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow -- avoid coughing or sneezing on your hands.
5. Keep your hands clean -- wash your hands often. Wash your hands vigorously with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds, or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
6. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Germs spread when a person touches something that is contaminated and then touches their eyes, nose or mouth.
7. Call the CCHP office for info on local (off-campus) flu clinics at 612-330-1707.

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Native American Writers' Series: Diane Wilson

The American Indian Studies & English Departments invite you to a special reading by:

Diane Wilson, author of "Spirit Car Journey to a Dakota Past."
Date: Nov. 29
Time: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Place: Lindell 301

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Sponsored by: American Indian Studies Department, English Department, the Lindell Library, Women's Studies Department, and the Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center.

For more information, please contact: M. Elise Marubbio (612) 330-1523

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Augsburg for Adults Holiday Lunch

The deadline for RSVP to the Augsburg for Adults Holiday Lunch is tomorrow, Nov. 20!

Our open-house style lunch is Saturday, Dec. 1 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Oren Gateway Center main hallway. If you are interested in joining us for lunch and mingling with our undergraduate and graduate students, please e-mail Jessica Fox-Wilson at foxwilso@augsburg.edu.

We hope to see you there!

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Writing Lab's Thanksgiving Schedule

The Writing Lab will be open as usual on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 21 (3 - 5:30 p.m.), but will not be open Wednesday evening. The Lab will open again for its Sunday shift, Nov. 25 (5:30 - 8 p.m.).

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Upcoming Job Search Workshop

Job Search Workshop!!
Thursday, Nov. 29
4:45 - 5:30 p.m.
Century Room, CC

You will learn how to effectively job search - lot's of information. Questions, call x1472

Sandy

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Friday, November 16:
Men's Basketball -- Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 84, Augsburg 73
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/0708statistics/111607plu.html

Women's Basketball -- Wisconsin-Stevens Point 85, Augsburg 60
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/0708statistics/111607stevenspoint.html

Men's Hockey -- St. Olaf 6, Augsburg 3
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0708statistics/111607stolaf.html

Women's Hockey -- St. Olaf 6, Augsburg 3
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0708statistics/111607stolaf.html


Saturday, November 17:
Men's Basketball -- Concordia-Nebraska 82, Augsburg 75
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mbasket/0708statistics/111707concordia.html

Women's Basketball -- Augsburg 78, Milwaukee (Wis.) School of Engineering 56
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wbasket/0708statistics/111707msoe.html

Men's Hockey -- St. Olaf 4, Augsburg 3 (OT)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mhockey/0708statistics/111707stolaf.html

Women's Hockey -- St. Olaf 4, Augsburg 1
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/whockey/0708statistics/111707stolaf.html

Wrestling -- Augsburg hosting Auggie-Brute-Adidas Open
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0708statistics/111707auggieopen.html

Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at Macalester Invitational
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/swimming/


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

Tuesday, November 20:
Women's Basketball vs. Wisconsin-River Falls, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Men's Basketball at Northwestern College-Roseville, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 21:
Wrestling vs. Augustana (S.D.), Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, November 28:
Women's Basketball vs. Carleton, Si Melby Hall, 5:45 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Carleton, Si Melby Hall, 7:45 p.m.

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Four Auggies Receive All-MIAC Women's Soccer Honors

Augsburg's Maggie DeGroot, Felicia Faison, Whitney Holman, Jackie Keller receive All-MIAC women's soccer honors

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/111507wsoccer.html

MINNEAPOLIS (11/15/07) -- Augsburg College women's soccer players Maggie DeGroot (JR, Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha West HS), Felicia Faison (JR, Minneapolis, Minn./South HS), Whitney Holman (SO, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) and Jackie Keller (SR, Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West HS) received all-conference recognition from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, it was announced recently.

DeGroot earned first-team honors, while Faison, Holman and Keller earned honorable-mention all-conference selections. DeGroot was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. The All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team is a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

An All-MIAC honorable-mention selection her first two years, DeGroot earned first-team honors for the first time in her career this year. A goalkeeper, DeGroot finished with a 9-6-3 record, 0.84 goals-against-average, 108 saves and eight shutouts this season. Her .878 save percentage was tops among MIAC goalkeepers in overall statistics, while her goals-against-average was third-best.

She tied Beth Petrik (1995-98) for the Augsburg career record for shutouts with 26 this season. DeGroot's 0.71 career goals-against-average is currently best in school history, while her 27 victories is third-best in school history.

Faison earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors for the second straight season. One of the top marking backs in the conference, Faison finished this season with three assists. Faison has started every game (55) of her collegiate career, and has one goal and five assists for seven points in her three seasons.

Holman showed her versatility this season by moving from forward to defense midway through the campaign. She finished this year with one goal and one assist for three points, and has five goals and four assists for 14 points in her two-season career (36 games, 36 starts).

It is the first All-MIAC honor in soccer for Keller, who earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors as a defender in women's hockey last season. She moved from the midfield to the center defense position this season claimed one goal with three assists for five points. In her four seasons of soccer (61 games, 59 starts), she compiled two goals with nine assists for 13 points. In her four seasons at Augsburg, the Auggies finished 37-24-12 (.589 winning percentage) and qualified for the MIAC postseason playoffs all four seasons.

A psychology and sociology major with a 3.73 GPA, Keller was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 first team for the second straight year this season. Keller earned Academic All-MIAC honors in both soccer and hockey in 2005 and 2006.

Under ninth-year head coach Mike Navarre, the Augsburg's women's soccer team finished 9-7-3 overall, 7-3-1 in MIAC play, earning a spot in the four-team MIAC postseason playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.

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Four Auggies Receive All-MIAC Men's Soccer Honors

Augsburg's Nick Manders, James See, Kelsey Duerr, Cassidy Duerr receive All-MIAC men's soccer honors

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/111507msoccer.html

MINNEAPOLIS (11/15/07) -- Augsburg College men's soccer players Nick Manders (SR, De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS), James See (JR, Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels HS), Kelsey Duerr (SO, Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS) and Cassidy Duerr (JR, Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS) received all-conference recognition from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, it was announced recently.

Manders and See were named to the first team, while Kelsey Duerr was named an honorable-mention all-conference selection. Cassidy Duerr was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

A defender, Manders led the Auggies in scoring this season with seven goals and two assists for 16 points, including three game-winning goals. Manders transferred to Augsburg in 2006 after spending his first two seasons at the University of Minnesota. In 35 Augsburg games (27 starts), he claimed 11 goals and three assists for 25 points, including four game-winning goals. Earlier this season, Manders was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 5 first team. A health and physical education major with a 3.90 grade-point average, Manders earned MIAC Academic All-Conference honors last season.

It's the second straight year that See has earned All-MIAC first-team honors. This season, he claimed one assist in 16 games played. In his three seasons at Augsburg (49 games, 43 starts, he has one goal and four assists for six points.

Kelsey Duerr earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors for the first time in his career. A versatile player at both defense and forward, Duerr finished second on the team in scoring, with four goals and two assists for 10 points, including two game-winning goals. In two seasons at Augsburg (34 games, 30 starts), Duerr has eight goals and five as sits for 21 points, including four game-winning goals.

Cassidy Duerr, an All-MIAC first-team selection in 2005, was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team for the second straight year. The All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team is a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Duerr claimed one assist, his first collegiate point, in nine games played this year. He has appeared in 45 games (38 starts) in three seasons on the Auggie defense.

Under third-year head coach Greg Holker, the Auggie men's soccer team finished 9-9-0 overall, 5-5-0 in MIAC play this season.

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Missing Pink iPod Shuffle

If you find a pink iPod Shuffle, please call 612-735-3833.

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Storytelling Festival at Open Book on Nov. 24

Hi folks! For the 7th year in a row, I am on the production committee for a local festival of storytelling! Here are the details:

Northstar Storytelling League and Open Book present
Tellabration! ™ 2007- What’s your story?
A local celebration of a national performing arts movement

10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Nov. 24, 2007
at Open Book
1011 Washington Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN.

The day kicks off with a presentation “The Transformation of Storytelling in a Globalized World” by popular U of M storytelling guru Jack Zipes, facilitated by Elaine Wynne and Larry Johnson, who have been developing storytelling communities locally, nationally and internationally since the 1960s. Dr. Zipes will also offer a demonstration of the Bridges program in the afternoon.

In the afternoon, performances and story circles for all ages will be offered. Come to listen and be entertained, to learn how to share your own stories, or both! Yours truly will perform in the “just for fun” segment at 3 p.m.

Capping off the day is a storytelling concert for adults featuring a Thanksgiving feast of Minnesota talent, including John Berquist; Joan Calof; Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux; Mark Erickson; Colleen Kruse; Howard Lieberman; and phillip low. All daytime activities are free and open to the public. Tickets for the evening concert are $12, $10 with a Fringe festival button. The evening concert will be sign language interpreted. Tickets to the concert are available from Vicki Keck in the copy center at 330-1054, or keck@augsburg.edu
For more information, go to: www.northstarstorytelling.org

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Christmas Carol

Lori Brandt Hale's son, Jonah, is in the Christmas Carol at the Guthrie Theater. With 20 or more people in attendance, we can get a group discount. We were thinking of going Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. There are plenty of seats available (as of today). If you are interested in attending, please let me know (robinson@augsburg.edu). Ticket prices range from $27-$50. If we can get 20 people before Thanksgiving, that would be great.

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Computers for Sale

We have some Dell GX260 PCs. They have fresh, legal installs of Windows XP. We also installed AVG (free antivirus program), Internet Explorer 7, Power DVD, Windows Defender, and Open Office.

$200 gets you one Dell PC, a mouse, and a keyboard (no monitor).

Contact Nikolaus at 612-978-2052.

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Roommate Wanted

Roommate wanted to share 3 bedroom/1 bath duplex with Augsburg students near Uptown. Five-minute drive to Augsburg. Free on-site laundry, off-street parking, cable, wireless, and AVAILABLE Immediately. $350/month + share of utilities.

E-mail hbpcmn@hotmail.com

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