Security and Facilities Announcements
Teaching and Learning
General Announcements
- Writing Lab's Thanksgiving Schedule
- Joe Herbst Going Away Party - TODAY
- President's Weekly Update
- First Student Feminist Meeting TODAY
- Lama Ole Nydahl on Modern Buddhism
- Spanish Club Meeting
- Yoga and Tai Chi TODAY
- 2008 Student Orientation Coordinator Position
- Renowned Kenyan Novelist to Visit Augsburg
- Native American Writers' Series: Diane Wilson
- 2008 Insurance Benefits Renewal
Keeping Track of Auggies
Auggie Athletics
Classifieds
Security and Facilities Announcements
Spring Parking Sales
Spring Parking Permits will go on sale Dec. 3 at 8 a.m. Because the permits are limited, sales will be open to all students regardless of class year. Permits will be available online until they are sold out.
After you have registered and paid for your permit online, you may pick it up on Dec. 17 and/or two days after you register and pay for your permit online. Pick up will be at the Public Safety window in the Urness-Mortensen Lobby -- you must bring a photo ID. No permits will be mailed out or put in campus mail.
These permits will be valid for use on Jan. 14, 2008 -- the first day of Spring Semester.
*Faculty and Staff can register anytime.
For questions and details of permit registration, please contact the Dept. of Public Safety at 612-330-1717 or visit our web site at www.augsburg.edu/dps
Teaching and Learning
Lindell Library Thanksgiving Hours
Lindell Library and Student Computing Thanksgiving hours will be:
Wednesday, Nov. 21: closed at 5 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, Nov. 22 - 23: closed
Saturday, Nov. 24: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 25: regular hours, noon – midnight
Hours are always available from the “Hours" link on the Lindell Library web site: www.augsburg.edu/library
Online library resources are also available 24/7 on that web site.
Brown Bag Lunch, Nov. 28
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100.
“Expand your teaching toolbox for working with diverse learning styles.” Presented by the CLASS Office and members of the Education Department.
Bring your questions along with your lunch bag to Oren Gateway 100. Refreshments will be served.
Scholastic Connections Mentor Profile
Greg Barrett is an enrolled member of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. He earned his BA in Elementary Education from Augsburg College in 2001 and his Masters of Arts in Education from the University of St. Thomas in 2005. Greg has been teaching at the American Indian Magnet School in St. Paul since Fall 2001. He teaches fifth grade. Greg is married to Augsburg alumna Yvonne (Jacobson). They have one daughter, Mika.
Greg is the mentor for Richard La Roque, who is new to Scholastic Connections this year.
New English Spotlight Course in Mystery Fiction
Under ENL 280 Literatures of Convention and Change, a new spotlight course, History of Mystery Fiction, will be offered for the first time this spring semester 2008. This course will be taught by Kathryn Swanson, who has written extensively on, especially, women writers of detective fiction and their sleuths. The course will include not only classic detective fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's sleuths, but also several short stories and novels by contemporary writers. The course serves as a Liberal Arts Foundation course and can fulfill the prerequisite for upper-level English courses.
Funds Available for Canadian Studies Research
Through an endowment, URGO has funds available to support UNDERGRADUATE student research under the mentorship of an Augsburg faculty member on topics related to Canadian Studies. The research question can be generated by the student or the faculty member, although it is the student who receives the $1,000 funding. Work must be completed by May 31, 2008.
Decisions are made on a rolling basis by the URGO Advisory Committee, which meets every other Friday. To be considered for the next round of deliberation, you must submit your application to URGO no later than Thursday, Nov. 29 by noon.
The research application is available on URGO's web site. There is no separate application for Canadian Studies; the research application covers all disciplines.
Regards,
Dixie
General Announcements
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.).
Joe Herbst Going Away Party - TODAY
Please come and celebrate Joe Herbst's 5 years of service to Augsburg College at his going away party. Joe's last day on campus will be Wednesday, Nov. 21, so don't miss this opportunity to say thank you to Joe for his hard work at Augsburg and wish him good luck on his new adventure with Sodexho at the Hartford Companies in Maple Grove.
Date: TODAY- Nov. 20
Time: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: East Commons, Christensen Center
Thanks!
- The Sodexho Management Staff, Augsburg Event & Conference Services Staff and Augsburg College Admissions Office Staff.
President's Weekly Update
The President's Weekly update is now available at:
http://www.augsburg.edu/president/updates/2007/111907.pdf
For the most up-to-date Augsburg College news and events go to:
http://inside.augsburg.edu
First Student Feminist Meeting TODAY
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. 20th @ 6:45p.m.
Where: The Women’s Resource Center (room 207 on the second floor of SVE).
Tell the world so we can change it!!
If you have questions, feel free to contact Elizabeth Hanson at Hanson3@augsburg.edu
Lama Ole Nydahl on Modern Buddhism
“The Way Things Are”
A Buddhist Lecture
With Lama Ole Nydahl
Tuesday, Nov. 27
8 p.m.
Minneapolis Central Library
Pohlad Hall (On the 2nd floor)
311 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis
$15 (or $10 with valid student ID), cash or check only.
Lama Ole Nydahl is one of the few Westerners fully
qualified as a Lama and meditation teacher in the Karma
Kagyu Buddhist tradition. In 1969, Ole Nydahl and his wife
Hannah became the first Western students of H.H. the 16th
Gyalwa Karmapa. After completing 3 years of Buddhist
philosophy studies and intensive meditation training, Ole
Nydahl began teaching Buddhism in Europe at the request of
the 16th Karmapa. Lama Ole has since transmitted the
blessing of the lineage in a different city nearly every
day, traveling and teaching worldwide. His depth of
knowledge and dynamic teachings inspire thousands of people
at his lectures and meditation retreats.
Challenging people's concepts of life and Buddhism in an
unorthodox manner, Lama Ole has been a major driving force
in bringing Buddhism to the West, and to date has
established more than 500 Diamond Way Buddhist centers in
44 countries around the world. His unique synthesis of
modern style and ancient wisdom helped create the largest
body of students practicing Diamond Way Buddhist methods in
the West.
Lama Ole is the author of several books including The Way
Things Are; Entering the Diamond Way; Mahamudra; Riding the
Tiger (all from Blue Dolphin Publishing, USA); and The
Great Seal (Fire Wheel Publishing, USA).
www.diamondway.org/minneapolis
For additional info or rides, please contact noy@augsburg.edu
Spanish Club Meeting
Augsburg has recently started a Spanish Club. Come to the Coffee Shop at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20. You do not need to know Spanish to participate. Come learn abou the language and the culture!
Yoga and Tai Chi TODAY
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday on Thursday, today is the only day this week yoga will be offered. It will be held from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room. Please feel free to bring your own mat and wear comfortable clothing. It will be back again next week on both Tuesday and Thursday.
Also there will be tai chi instruction this evening from 5 - 6 p.m. in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center). All students, staff and faculty are welcome to join as your are able to do so.
These wellness and stress-reducing activities are brought to you each week by the Center for Counseling & Health Promotion. Any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.
2008 Student Orientation Coordinator Position
The Department of Campus Activities and Orientation will now accept applications for the Student Orientation Coordinator (SOC for short) position! Applications are due by 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26 to Campus Box 75 or Christensen Center 1B in the Auggie's Nest on the ground floor of the Christensen Center.
Please find information and the application for the 2008 SOC here:
http://web.augsburg.edu/~oberry/SOC_Application_Packet_08.pdf
Renowned Kenyan Novelist to Visit Augsburg
Thanks to support from General Education, the Center for Global Studies, ACTC, and the English Department, renowned Kenyan novelist, playwright, and essayist Ngugi Wa Thiong'o will spend 2 days at Augsburg. He will visit some English classes and deliver a public lecture and reading, open to the public. The public event is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center. Please join us in welcoming this internationally famous writer!
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
2008 Insurance Benefits Renewal
Thank you to those who e-mailed and turned in their 2008 Insurance Benefits forms early!
As promised, we held a drawing for those employees who turned in their forms on or before Nov. 19 (Don’t worry, if you turned in your forms but didn’t fill out a ticket, we made one for you!)
Congratulations to Stephen Gabrielson and Rosanne Malevich! They each won a $50 Gift Certificate to the Mall of America!
If you haven’t yet turned in your forms, remember that ALL 2008 Insurance Benefits forms must be turned into Human Resources on or before Friday, Nov. 30.
Also, if you would like to continue your Flexible Spending account in 2008, you MUST complete an enrollment form or it will be discontinued.
If you have any questions, please call Lor at x1052.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Andrea Sanow Wins Newspaper Association Award
Andrea Sanow, English major and a student representative to the English Department, has received word that she has been named a winner in the Minnesota Newspaper Association's (MNA) 2006-2007 Better Newspaper Contest. Andrea interned at the Marshall Independent, Marshall, MN last summer, and the editor of that newspaper submitted the winning entry.
Auggie Athletics
Manders Named to Academic All-America Soccer Team
Augsburg's Nick Manders named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America men's soccer team
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/111907manders.html
MINNEAPOLIS (11/19/07) -- Augsburg College men's soccer player Nick Manders (SR, De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS) was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America College Division second team, it was announced on Monday. The team is selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Manders is Augsburg's first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in men's soccer, and the 20th CoSIDA Academic All-American selection for Augsburg in school history.
A defender, Manders was named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference first team this season. He 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.
A health and physical education major with a 3.90 grade-point average, Manders earned Academic All-MIAC honors last season.
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.
The ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program is administered by CoSIDA. Top student-athletes from non-Division I programs, who have already earned Academic All-District first-team honors, are eligible for inclusion on the College Division team. Student-athletes must have a grade-point average above 3.20 (4.0 scale) and have outstanding athletic credentials. The Academic All-America ballot is voted on by a committee of CoSIDA members.
Classifieds
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.