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Faculty Scholarship Forum

Thursday Feb. 28, 2008
4 - 5:45 p.m.

*Oren Gateway Johnson Conference Center*
*Gage Gallery*

In order to build our academic community and recognize the professional work of colleagues, the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Office of the Dean invite your participation in the Faculty Scholarship Forum. This event is an opportunity for faculty to showcase their research and creative projects. The format involves two rounds of presentations to a generalist audience: 4 - 4:40 p.m. and 5 - 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28. Wine and appetizers will be offered during the “intermission.”

You are invited to present in one time slot and learn about other colleagues’ work in the second slot. Each presenter gives a 20 minute roundtable talk followed by 15 minutes of discussion with an audience of six to eight faculty and staff colleagues. Please bring handouts or objects as no electronic support is available for this type of presentation. If you need a particular time slot to present, let us know.

Faculty from all disciplines create scholarship throughout their careers. This event is a wonderful opportunity to discover what that looks like from many different perspectives. We hope this forum will showcase the work of a diversity of colleagues. Faculty recently returned from sabbatical, as well as colleagues who received research and travel grants are particularly encouraged to participate. This is also an excellent venue for newer faculty members to introduce their talents. Your participation as an audience member is essential. And this is fun. Please join us in celebrating this vibrant aspect of our professional life together.

NEW: Very brief abstract forms are available on the CTL webpage and should be submitted online at www.augsburg.edu/ctl. We plan to offer 12-14 different presentations (six to seven different faculty each round) and to repeat this forum with different presenters next November. If this model is successful, we hope to offer the Forum as a regular event twice a year.

Details are on the web site and questions are welcome to: pike@augsburg.edu.

On-line Abstracts due Feb. 22.

NB: This event replaces the faculty presentations at Zyzzogeton, which will be held in April and focus on student work.

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Friday Seminar, February 22

"Cultural Explorations: Flamenco and the Gypsies of Southern Spain"
Presented by Kathy Reinhardt, Modern Languages

Passionate guitar rhythms, intense foot work, frenetic hand clapping and deeply expressive singing: these are some of the elements that we will examine as we explore the essence of flamenco, the dance of southern Spain. We will start by exploring the historical and cultural roots of this Spanish tradition, including the connections made between gypsies and flamenco before examining the elements that make flamenco an intense musical experience!

Refreshments are served at 3:30 p.m. in Lindell 301. The fun begins at 4 p.m.

See our web site for information about our other activities: http://www.augsburg.edu/ctl/

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Augsburg Student Leader Conference

The Augsburg Student Leader Conference: "Leadership and Social Justice"

A conference on student leadership and the role and importance of student leaders in social-justice causes will be held in the Oren Gateway Center lobby on Sunday, Feb. 24. Lunch and registration begins at noon; opening session begins at 1 p.m. Lunch is free!

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Summer Research Deadline -- Error on Application

Summer Research Application Deadline is WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 2008.

A mistake has been found in the downloadable application for Summer Research funding on the URGO web site. The application says the deadline is Friday, Feb. 27, but that actual date is a Wednesday. For bookkeeping and logistical purposes,

we WILL NEED THE APPLICATIONS by WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27.

Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.

If you have any questions, or would like further information on Summer Research or other research or student funding opportunities, please visit the URGO web site at http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo, or contact Dixie Shafer at:

Dixie Shafer, Director
Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity
(612) 330-1447
shafer@augsburg.edu

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Winter Retreat

A few spots remain!

Life of the Mind Retreat
March 7, 2008
Oak Ridge Conference Center, Chaska

“Multiculturalism and the Right to Offend: Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Infidel” facilitated by Jacqui deVries and Jim Trelstad-Porter. There are 20 spaces reserved for faculty and staff. Costs are paid by the Center for Teaching and Learning. The book “Infidel” by Ayann Hirsi Ali will be available for reading by each participant prior to the retreat. You may register by calling x1229 or send an e-mail to martin@augsburg.edu. Books for retreat participants are available in the CTL office in the link level of the library. Specific retreat information will follow.

Future events can be found on the CTL webpage www.augsburg.edu/ctl

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WRC Potluck Lunch: Media and Body Image

This week’s lunch focuses on the issue of the media and body image. Join us in the Women’s Resource Center (207 Sverdrup) on Wednesday, Feb. 27 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. for video clips and discussion with Jessica Nathanson of the WRC and Beth Carlson of CCHP. This event is part of Making Peace with Your Body: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Please feel free to come late or leave early; this is a relaxed, social lunch. All members of the Augsburg Community are welcome.

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Farewell Party for Jen Hellie

Many of you know Jen Hellie. You may have attended undergraduate or graduate courses with her here at Augsburg. You may have worked with her in her role as admissions counselor or academic adviser. Jen has been a good friend, colleague, and supporter of all things Augsburg for many years. It is with great sadness that I announce Jen’s resignation. We’re so sorry to see her go and will miss her dearly. Our loss is truly Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp’s gain. Please join us in thanking Jen for all she’s done and wishing her well as she embarks on her new career at Lake Wapo. We’ll celebrate Jen and her many contributions to Augsburg on Monday, Feb. 25 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. in the Marshall Room.

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Fringe Festival Show on Body Image Monday, Feb. 25

“Blondes, bikinis, and Barbies!”

Please join Augsburg alums Tessa Flynn and Tim McVean (and the rest of their cast including author Lauren Spears) for their witty show, “Wrapped in Plastic,” an “honest and surreal exploration of body image.” The play, originally developed at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, will be presented in East Commons on Monday, February 25th, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. (plus time for Q&A). From the Fringe Festival blog: “It is an insightful, entertaining look at ‘fitting in’ that is appropriate for adults as well as youth. The story follows Drea, as she is stalked by an image consultant who is willing/eager to make her over into the ideal woman. Aren't we all stalked by the inner image consultant who points out our flaws and helpfully replays events in our life that reinforce our feelings of inadequacy? Written and acted in by Lauren Spears, this show is top notch! Funny, poignant, and touching.”

This event is part of Making Peace with Your Body: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week; sponsored by Alumni Relations, the Augsburg Theater Arts Department, and Counseling & Health Promotion. Call x1707 if you have questions.

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Homecoming 2008 - It's Time to Register Your Event

If your department will be hosting an event during Homecoming Week 2008 – Sept. 22 - 27 – then we’d like to hear about it here in Alumni Relations. We can help to publicize the event by including it in the Homecoming brochure which is mailed to ALL OF OUR ALUMNI. Perhaps your department is celebrating an anniversary or some significant milestone. If you want to reach your alumni, then the Homecoming brochure and the information we post on the Alumni webpage will help you do just that. Give me a call today (x1085) or send me an e-mail (tauter@augsburg.edu) with some brief notes about the event. I’ll be in touch with you at a later date for all of the details, but register the event with Alumni Relations NOW. Thank you.

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"Full Faculty" Art Reception this Friday

All are invited to attend the opening reception of "Full Faculty," this Friday, Feb. 22 from 5 - 7 p.m. in the Gage Family Art Gallery, located on the main floor of the Oren Gateway Center. Come find out what exciting artwork Augsburg's Studio Art Faculty have been creating!

For more information, visit www.augsburg.edu/galleries

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MBA Open House

The MBA program is hosting an open house for Augsburg College students on Saturday, March 1 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Please join us to learn more about the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at Augsburg and how you can complete an MBA in less than 24 months.

This event will feature a sample MBA class taught by faculty member Marc McIntosh on the “Global Environment for Business.” The sample class will start at 12:15 p.m. and last about 20-30 minutes.

RSVP to Nathan Gorr at 612-330-1390 or gorr@augsburg.edu. If you are unable to attend the open house, but you would like to receive information about the program, please contact Nathan at the information above. You can also explore the Augsburg MBA on the web at http://www.augsburg.edu/mba.

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Broomball

Join Campus Ministry and FCA for a broomball game Thursday Night!

Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9:50 p.m.

Meet in the Marshall room at 9:40 p.m. to walk over as a group or meet in the ice arena. Juice/milk and cookies after the game!

All are welcome! Bring a friend!! Wear warm clothes!!!

For more information: campmin@augsburg.edu

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Sodexho Dining Hours of Operation

Start an account with Sodexho Dining Services and receive up to an extra 8% added to your account.

Open your account today by phone 612-359-6475, Fax 612-341-2545 or stop in Commons Cafeteria Main Office for more details.

Have A Great Day

Commons Cafeteria
Monday-Friday
Breakfast....7am-9:30am
Lunch….11am-1:30pm
Dinner….4:45pm-6:30pm
Saturday & Sunday
Brunch….11:30am-1pm
Dinner….5pm-6pm

Coopers Coffee Shop
Monday-Friday
7:30am-9pm
Saturday Weekend College
7:30am-4pm

Nabo Café
Monday-Friday
7:30am-8pm
Saturday 7:30am-5pm
Sunday
9am-1:30pm

Murphy’s Grill
Monday - Friday
10am-2pm

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Blue Bunny Ice Cream Available Thursday

Due to a distribution issues beyond Sodexho's control, the previously mentioned Blue Bunny Ice Cream will not be available until Thursday, Feb. 21.

Thanks for your patience and understanding!

Michael Pound
Sodexho Marketing

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CSA Vegetable Share = Sustainable

Interested in local, sustainable, nutritional, charitable, and affordable vegetables all summer long? Read on to learn about the new system at Augsburg to provide you with this, and each day we'll highlight a different "-LE" word to share the value of this program.

SUSTAINABLE - Veggies from the CSA share program (read below from details) are produced without chemicals and in a way that replenishes soil, grown in diversity to supports wildlife habitat, and is economically sustainable providing producers with a livable income. For more info on the CSA program, read on...

The Campus Kitchen tries to source as much as their food from local and sustainable farmers as possible, and we want to make all this great food available to you as well.

Each summer, we buy shares of a nearby organic farm, and each week they deliver a large box full of whatever is in season (lettuce, herbs, etc. in June, tomatoes, corn, melons, plenty more in September). It's more like buying stock in a company than purchasing food at a store. We are making Augsburg a drop-off site for a farm so staff, faculty, and others are able to purchase a share and have it delivered each week to Christensen Center to pick up.

FAQ's:

How much food? > About 15-25 pounds per box per week. Plenty enough for 4 people
How long? > About 20 weeks, Mid-June through September
How much? > $400-500 (not bad for 300-400 lbs of organic produce)
Is it only veggies? > Some farms offer meat, cheese, eggs, jam as well
From where? > Still researching the best farm
When? > Dropped off in mornings, once during week
Can I split? > Sure. If you only want half, we can match you with someone else wanting the same
What do I do with things I don't like? > Donate them to the Campus Kitchen! We'll have a box to collect anything you can't use. There are also recipes provided to help you discover the flavors of kohlrabi, bok choy, arugula, and other funky varieties.

Not only is this great for the Augsburg community to have such easy access to this tasty, sustainably produced food, but it remedies the most common complaint CSA members have: too much food, too much waste, and the resulting compost guilt. Since we do have the Campus Kitchen here, anything you won't be able to handle will be prepared into the 1,500 meals we serve each month or distributed to the Brian Coyle food shelf. We have an opportunity here unlike any I have seen.

If you think that you might be interested, please let me know - noy@augsburg.edu. If you have any questions, anything that you would like us to consider (like best delivery day for you), or have a farm to suggest, please let us know. For more info on CSAs, please see http://www.landstewardshipproject.org/csa.html.

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Sodexho Dining Menu

Wednesday
Feb. 20, 2008

LUNCH MENU

Baked Pollack
French Fries
Steamed Vegetables
Nacho Bar
Steamed Rice
Thai Chicken Stir Fry
With Peanut Sauce
Mock Duck Stir Fry
Pasta
Chicken Alfredo Sauce
Plain Alfredo Sauce
Deli Bar
Seafood Pasta with Garlic Cream
Pizza Bar
Soup of The Day-Curried Chicken with Rice and Tomato Blue Cheese

DINNER MENU

Steamed Rice
Szechuan Chicken
Szechuan Vegetable
Pasta
Meat Marinara Sauce
Plain Marinara Sauce
BLT Sandwich
Tuna Hot Dish with Pasta
Steamed Vegetables
Deli Bar, Pizza Bar
Ice Cream Bar
Soup of The Day-Curried Chicken with Rice and Tomato Blue

Menu Subject to Change Depending Upon Availability of Item(s)

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TODAY -- "Women and War" Events at Augsburg

“Women and War” - Events at Augsburg College
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008
Christensen Center, East Commons

9 a.m. Col. (ret.) Ann Wright, “Women and Military Leadership”
Ann Wright, a high-ranking State Department official who resigned in protest
of the Iraq war. Prior to her service in the State Department she had
attained the rank of Colonel during a 29-year career in the US Army.

10 a.m. the Draft Lottery starts (see a & b)

10:30 a.m. VetSpeak Panel – lead by Ann Wright
Veterans discuss the volunteer army, the draft & role of women.

11 a.m. Elizabeth de la Vega, “Who will speak for the victims?”
Former federal prosecutor in MN & CA.
Author, “United States vs. George Bush, et. al.”

Noon Chante Wolf – “Women Warriors: Is this Equality?”
Chante Wolf (Veterans for Peace) served in the US Air Force (1980-1992)
and Operation Desert Shield. She joined Veterans for Peace in 1998 to
speak about women in the military, in combat, and war itself.

2 p.m. Mary Beaudoin (WAMM: Women Against Military Madness)
“The hidden cost of war: civilians and the environment.”

4 p.m. Panel Discussion
“Why women’s voices are unique: Passing the torch”
Moderator: State Representative Karen Clark, activist in the Feminist and anti-war movements of the Vietnam era.
Mary Beaudoin represents the perspective of WAMM, founded in 1984.
Augsburg Student Feminist Network will join the conversation.

5.30 p.m. Col. (ret.) Ann Wright – “My personal journey”
Ann Wright is one of several high-ranking State Department officials who resigned in protest of the Iraq war. during a 29 year career in the US Army.

“Peace and War in the Heartland” http://www.pwh-mn.org

"Peace and War in the Heartland" is:
A series of stimulating campus-based public events that discuss, educate and reflect upon the moral landscape of war, peace and resistance are being produced in partnership with campuses, congregations, and other non-profits.

Sponsors: Anne Pederson Women’s Resource Center and the Feminist Student Group

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Healthy Snacks on The Go

Healthy Snacks on the Go

Now Available at Nabo Café in Oren Gateway Center next to Barnes & Noble Bookstore

Granola & Fruit
Gourmet Gummy Bears
Gummy Bears
Roasted Almonds
Cajun & Honey Roasted Peanuts
Roasted Peanuts
Gourmet Jelly Beans
Chex Trail Mix

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Campus Ministry Meeting

All are welcome to the monthly Campus Ministry meeting this Wednesday (TONIGHT) at 8 p.m. in the Campus Ministry office, located in Foss near the Chapel. This is an opportunity for us to gather together, pray together, and exchange ideas regarding your vision and interests in Campus Ministry for this spring and the 2008-2009 school year! You can be a Campus Ministry veteran or a first timer -- ALL are invited to the meeting. Hope to see you there!

For more information please contact, campmin@augsburg.edu

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Minneapolis Augsburg for Adults/Grad Spring Trimester Registration

Minneapolis/United Augsburg for Adult Students (except PA and some MBA students),

Spring Trimester registration begins on Feb. 25 and runs through April 10. AugNet registration opens each day below for the new class at 8:30 a.m. Class start dates are:

Monday, Feb. 25 - Seniors and Graduate students
Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Juniors, licensure, and non-degree seeking students
Friday, Feb. 29 - Sophomores
Tuesday, March 4 - Freshmen

The last day for initial registration for Spring Trimester is the last business day before the term begins: Thursday, April 10.

The last day to readmit to the Augsburg for Adult programs for Winter Trimester is the last business day before the term begins: Thursday, April 10.

Students are encouraged to register early as course availability decreases greatly after the first 2 weeks of the registration period.

Students with a financial, payment plan paperwork, or immunization hold will be unable to register until the hold is cleared. Please contact the Enrollment Center at 612-330-1046 or e-mail enroll@augsburg.edu for assistance.

The official list of Perspective and Skills, LAF Courses, and Senior Keystone courses is found on the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html. There is also a link on this page, Registration Information - WEC Program, that consolidates many useful items used in registration.

AugNet Records and Registration is the preferred method of registration (both adding and dropping courses) but forms are available on the Registrar's web site at http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html.

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Rochester Registration -- Spring Trimester

Rochester Augsburg for Adult Students,

Spring Trimester registration begins on Feb. 25 and runs through March 28. AugNet registration opens each day below for the new class at 8:30 a.m. Class start dates are:

Monday, Feb. 25 - Seniors and Graduate students
Wednesday, Feb. 27 - Juniors, licensure, and non-degree seeking students
Friday, Feb. 29 - Sophomores
Tuesday, March 4 - Freshmen

The last day for initial registration (must be registered for 1 course) for Spring Trimester is the last business day before the term begins: Friday, March 28.

The last day to readmit to the Rochester Augsburg for Adult programs for Winter Trimester (and register for at least one course) is the last business day before the term begins: Friday, March 28.

Students are encouraged to register early as course availability decreases greatly after the first 2 weeks of the registration period.

Students with a financial, payment plan paperwork, or immunization hold will be unable to register until the hold is cleared. Please contact the Enrollment Center at 612-330-1046 or e-mail enroll@augsburg.edu for assistance.

The official list of Perspective and Skills, LAF Courses, and Senior Keystone courses is found on the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html. There is also a link on this page, Registration Information - Rochester, that consolidates many useful items used in registration.

AugNet Records and Registration is the preferred method of registration (both adding and dropping courses) but forms are available on the Registrar's web site at http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/index.html.

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English Professor Scannell McCormick Publishes Poems

English Professor Scannell McCormick has just received word that his poem, "Lot (Hermes in Tulips)," has been nominated by Bayou Magazine (U of New Orleans) for a 2008 Pushcart Prize and that a second poem "Stay" will be appearing in The Pedestal next fall. Congratulations!

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Recent Articles by Nancy Steblay

Articles written by Dr. Nancy Steblay (Psychology) recently appeared in the journal of Law and Human Behavior and in the proceedings of the Police Executive Research Forum.

Steblay, N. "Commentary on 'Studying eyewitness investigations in the field': A look forward." Law and Human Behavior.

Steblay, N. "A little advice and much encouragement for future field lineup studies". In: Promoting Effective Homicide Investigations. Police Executive Research Forum: Washington D.C.

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