Security and Facilities Announcements
Teaching and Learning
General Announcements
- WRC Potluck Lunch: Sexual Assault
- Focus the Nation at Augsburg
- Native American Writers' Series: Diane Wilson
- Art Encountering Homelessness Art Exhibit
- Thank You
- Bethany Bierman’s Going Away Celebration
- Asian Faculty/Staff and Student Reception Reminder
- Skydiving Buddhist Lama at Central Library
- Reminder - Community time tomorrow
- Knitting TONIGHT
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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
Instructional and Course Design Workshops
Two workshops, each offered twice for your convenience. All sessions from meet from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in Lindell 202.
"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. This discussion will be 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 www.augsburg.edu/ctl/
Scholarship Dialogue
Graduate Faculty Educators are invited to attend a lively and exciting dialogue about scholarship on Thursday, Nov. 29 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. in Lindell 202 (CTL classroom). The readings are posted on library reserve under Scholarship Dialogues. Refreshments will be provided. RSVP to Terry Martin at x1229.
CLASS & Education Department Brown-Bag Lunch
Brown Bag Lunch, Nov.28, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
“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.
Prison Teaching Panel Discussion
"Liberating Hearts and Minds?"
Teaching the Liberal Arts to Minnesota’s Prison Inmates
Panel Discussion: Robert Cowgill, John Schmidt, and Jacqueline deVries will discuss Augsburg’s longstanding cooperation with a local prison-education program and reflect on their recent experiences teaching at Shakopee and Stillwater prisons.
When: Noon to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4
Where: East Commons
Sponsored by: The Humanities and Fine Arts Division
All are welcome.
Lunch will be served, courtesy of the Dean’s Office.
General Announcements
WRC Potluck Lunch: Sexual Assault
Please join us for a potluck lunch on Wednesday from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup). This week, we welcome presenters Jill Lipski, Violence Prevention Education Coordinator; and Jen Tarpinian, Peer Educator from The Aurora Center for Advocacy and Education. Their presentation, "Sexual Violence: Culture, Prevention, and Compassion," will focus on the causes of sexual violence in U.S. culture. Find out what you can do if you or someone you know is sexually assaulted.
Potluck lunches are held in the Women's Resource Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Bring a dish to share or just come. All members of the Augsburg community are welcome!
Focus the Nation at Augsburg
To our Faculty and Staff,
On Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, Augsburg College will participate in a nationwide movement called “Focus the Nation.” This event will focus on global climate change and will seek to involve the entire campus community, faculty, staff, and students in a combined effort to create awareness and action concerning this issue. Currently, over a thousand college campuses have signed on.
I invite you to participate in this event. On Jan. 31 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.), there will be a campus-wide teach-in where faculty, staff, and other members of the community will speak on relevant topics from the perspective of their discipline. There will be one-hour sessions giving each speaker 10 minutes to present, leaving 20-25 minutes for group discussion. We hope that you will consider participating in this event by speaking and/or by encouraging your classes to attend the sessions. Once we know which faculty and staff are interested, we will put together a more-detailed plan for the day.
Please let me know if you are interested in presenting for one of the interdisciplinary sessions as soon as possible. Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Tim Dougherty (doughert@augsburg.edu) and Mary Laurel True (truem@augsburg.edu) are also willing to provide extra information and/or clarifications.
There is a large group of students on campus from many organizations who are planning this event in an effort to create awareness and action on this important issue. It is our hope that the faculty and staff will join us in our enthusiastic efforts to make this event a success.
Halen Bower
Chair of Recruitment Committee
Focus the Nation – Augsburg
bower@augsburg.edu
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.
Art Encountering Homelessness Art Exhibit
On Thursday, Nov. 29, Art Club will be going to the Premier Gallery in downtown Minneapolis to view the exhibit "Face to Face, Encountering Homelessness." This exhibit features paintings that show the faces of homeless and addresses the issue of homelessness in Minnesota. Jodi Harpstead, who works for Lutheran Social Services and is on the Board of Regents at Augsburg, will be meeting with us to give us a tour of the gallery and to talk with us about the issues surrounding homelessness and how we can help.
We will be meeting in the Urn/Mort lobby at 3:10 p.m. so we are able to make it down to the gallery by 3:30 p.m. The tour should last about an hour or so. Please let me know by Monday, Nov. 26 if you plan on attending, as the gallery needs to know how many they will be accommodating. Also, if you are able to drive, please let me know because we will have to carpool.
This is a great opportunity for Augsburg to learn about and view works of art that address issues that are present in our community. It also gives students a chance to get to know others, like Jodi Harpstead, who are involved in decisions that are made at Augsburg and know of other available opportunities to better your community.
Kati Welt - welt@augsburg.edu
Thank You
On behalf of the entire Hemmingsen family, I would like to express a heartfelt thank you to everyone for the words of strength and prayers of support in the past week with the passing of my father-in-law. We are blessed to be in this caring community.
Respectfully,
Brenda Hemmingsen
Bethany Bierman’s Going Away Celebration
Bethany Bierman is leaving Augsburg after 9 years of exceptional service. Please come celebrate with her from 3:30 - 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the Foss Atrium.
At Bethany’s request, please bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Brian Coyle Center. (What’s needed? Staple items such as bags of flour, sugar, rice, etc.)
Bethany’s last day will be Wednesday, Nov. 28, so don't miss this opportunity to thank her for her hard work and wish her good luck with her new position at her alma mater, Luther College.
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 28
Time: 3:30 - 5 p.m.
Location: Atrium, Foss Center
Asian Faculty/Staff and Student Reception Reminder
Today is the last day to RSVP for the Second Annual Asian Faculty/Staff and Student Reception. Come meet and mingle with Augsburg's Asian faculty and staff members as well as current Asian students. Hors d'oeuvres and refreshments will be served. The event takes place Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5 - 7 p.m. in Christensen Center's Student Art Gallery. To RSVP, please e-mail stoffers@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1530.
Skydiving Buddhist Lama at Central Library
“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.
Challenging people's concepts of life and Buddhism in an unorthodox manner, such as encouraging students to sky dive to get a glimpse of full awareness which is the goal of meditation, Lama Ole has been a major driving force in bringing Buddhism to the West. To date he 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.
For more info on Lama Ole: http://www.lama-ole-nydahl.org
For information on the center in Uptown: www.diamondway.org/minneapolis
Reminder - Community Time Tomorrow
Tuesday, November 27th, all faculty and staff are invited to Community Time in the East Commons, 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. John Pack will provide an update on the continuing good work of the Public Safety Task Force.
The last Tuesday of the month Community Time gatherings support our commitment to building community and practicing Common Work. They are also an opportunity to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and collaborate in new ways. Please plan to join us and bring your colleagues along for some socializing and sharing campus news.
Knitting TONIGHT
It's winter, and gift-giving holidays are right around the corner! Come work on your gifts in the company of other knitters and swap advice or get tips 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 regular Stitch-n-Bitch night! Bring your needles/yarn or use ours. All members of the Augsburg community are welcome!
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Wednesday, November 21:
Wrestling -- Augsburg 34, Augustana (S.D.) 10
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0708statistics/112107augustana.html
Upcoming Events:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/
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.
Friday, November 30:
Women's Hockey at Bethel, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey vs. Bethel, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, December 1:
Wrestling at Minnesota State, Moorhead Dragon Open, 9 a.m.
Swimming at St. Mary's Invitational, 11 a.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Si Melby Hall, 1 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.
Men's Hockey at Bethel, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Bethel, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, December 2:
Wrestling at Northern Iowa Open, 9 a.m.
Monday, December 3:
Women's Basketball vs. St. Catherine, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, December 4:
Wrestling at Southwest Minnesota State, 7 p.m.
Classifieds
Roommate Wanted
Roommate wanted to share 3 bedroom/1 bath duplex with Augsburg students near Uptown. Free on-site laundry, off-street parking, cable, wireless, and AVAILABLE Immediately. $350/month + share of utilities.
E-mail hbpcmn@hotmail.com
Room for Rent
Room for rent, 4 to 5 blocks south of Augsburg in the Seward area. One room available in a five bedroom house with four guys. Wireless internet, cable TV, $400/month plus utilities, available Dec. 1. Call Dudley at 507-271-4903.
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 (GX260 2.24Ghz 512MB Ram 40GB hard drive XP ), a mouse, and a keyboard (no monitor).
Contact Nikolaus at 612-978-2052.