Parking Changes on AFA/WEC weekends

Parking changes for Augsburg For Adult weekends will go into effect on March 14, 2008. Please visit the Public Safety web site to view the details of the upcoming changes.

http://www.augsburg.edu/dps/wec_parking.html

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Dr. Anne Foerst in Vocatio Chapel on March 26

Augsburg College continues the Vocatio Chapel series, “Science as Vocation” with Dr. Anne Foerst. Anne Foerst is visiting professor for Theology and Computer Science at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, NY since January 2001. Previously, she has worked as research scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was also affiliated with the Center for the Studies of Values in Public Life of Harvard Divinity School.

At the AI-Lab, she served as the theological adviser for the Cog and Kismet Projects, two attempts to develop embodied, autonomous and social robots in analogy to human infants which might learn and develop more mature intelligences. She also initiated and directs "God and Computers," a dialog project initially between Harvard Divinity School, the Boston Theological Institute and MIT and now to be continued at St. Bonaventure. In this function, she has organized several public lecture series and public conferences on Artificial Intelligence, computer science and concepts on person-hood and dignity. She is a consultant for several projects which explore the connection of new media and religion and especially the Christian churches; she has also presented various keynote addresses on the interaction between religion and science.

Dr. Foerst will speak in Chapel at 10:20 a.m. on March 26 in the Hoversten Chapel. Lunch with Dr. Foerst will be in the Riverside Room at noon. To RSVP for the lunch, or for more questions about the Vocatio Chapel series, please contact Ross Murray at murray@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1151.

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Deadline for Zyzzogeton Submissions

The deadline for submitting research projects to the Zyzzogeton presentation is WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26. You may register your projects online at the Zyzzogeton web site, located at http://www.augsburg.edu/zyzzogeton.

DON'T FORGET to sign up for the poster making session, which will be held on Thursday, March 27 from noon -1:15 p.m. in SVE 204, a Mac computer lab.

Also, anyone who participated in last year's URGO Summer Research program should SIGN UP to present their research for Zyzzogeton.

If you have any questions, contact Dixie Shafer at shafer@augsburg.edu

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Writing Lab and Spring Break

The Writing Lab will close for spring break at the close of the Friday, March 14 regular shift (6 - 8 p.m.). The lab will reopen after Easter Monday, with regular shifts on Tuesday, March 25 (3 - 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 - 10 p.m.).

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Lindell Library Late-Night Hours Through Thursday

Late-night hours continue in Lindell Library this week:
Monday - Thursday, March 10 - 13: 8 a.m. - 1 a.m.

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.

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Brown Bag with Building Project Architects

You are invited for a brown bag lunch session on the Center for Science, Business, and Religion building project this Thursday, March 13, from noon - 1:15 p.m. in Science Hall 123. Architects from Holabird & Root will share an updated and more refined version of their scheme for the building. A representative from BWBR Architects will share the most recent version of an updated master plan for Augsburg, and landscape architect Tom Oslund will be on hand to talk about his award-winning work and hear your ideas for the expanded campus quad. Your insight and feedback are critical to shaping plans for this important project. Coffee and cookies available. Please join us!

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Lunch-n-Learn on the Separation of Church and State

Minneapolis Room, Tuesday, March 25, noon - 1:15 p.m.
Buffet lunch of soup and salad
This event is open to all students/staff/faculty

Pastor Don Portwood of Lyndale United Church of Christ will be speaking on the separation of church and state. Lyndale UCC performs union ceremonies for GLBT and heterosexual couples. The church pastors do not perform the legal aspect of a marriage ceremony in the church, which can be performed by a Justice of the Peace within the county legal system. A discussion will follow Pastor Portwood's speaking engagement.

This event is sponsored by Omicron Delta Social Work Honor Society, The Social Justice Committee of Omicron Delta, and QSU.

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What Is Zyzzogeton?

Zyzzogeton is a festival of student research and creative projects that are presented throughout campus April 16 - 18.
• Student research posters are scheduled for Wednesday, April 16 in the East Commons.
• A number of performances/presentations will take place at unusual and unexpected sites proposed by students and their creative partners.
• Student music recitals will take place on Thursday, April 17 in Sateren Auditorium.
• Theater students will perform in “Top Girls” on Thursday and Friday, April 17 and 18 in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater.
• The Student Art Exhibitions will have their opening receptions on Friday, April 18 in Christensen Center and the Gage Family Gallery.
• A salon of poetry, music and film will be held on Friday, April 18 in the Century Room.

You can present a research paper, a poster, an oral/visual presentation, a performance, or other kind of project that summarizes your research or creative work. Add to the list of presentations, performances, guerrilla theater, and surprise scholarship!

Creativity has its rewards.
Visit: www.augsburg.edu/zyzzogeton

The deadline for submissions is WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26.

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The Girl Scouts Are Here

Missed the Girl Scouts the last time they were here selling cookies, or do you just need to restock your stash? The Girl Scouts are back on campus today, March 11, from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Christensen Center. Stop by to pick up some boxes. Sponsored by QSU

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Candle Making and Prayer Stations

As a part of Lent, Campus Ministry is offering prayer stations and candle making before and after communion. The activities and prayer stations will begin Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. located in and around the chapel. You are welcome to come and go as you please, and the stations of prayer and meditation will begin at the Campus Ministry Office. If you have any questions, contact Stephanie Wood at woods1@augsburg.edu

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Sodexho Dining Menu

Tuesday
March 11, 2008

LUNCH

Carved Ham
Mashed Potatoes
Gravy
Grilled Pineapple
Steamed Vegetables
Baked beans
Chicken Nuggets
Veggie Chicken Patty
French Fries
Nacho Bar
Toppings
Marinara Sauce with
Italian Sausage
Deli Bar
Pizza Bar
Soup of The Day - Bean-less Chili with Pork and
Vegan Hearty Vegetable with Potatoes

DINNER

Meatball Sandwich
Italian Wild Rice
Mixed Vegetables
Steamed Rice
Tofu Stir Fry
Cheese Ravioli
Beef Ravioli
Garlic Bread
Steamed Vegetables
Sweet Potato
Deli Bar
Pizza Bar
Soup of The Day - Bean-less Chili with Pork and
Vegan Hearty Vegetable with Potatoes

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

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Camp Stipend Applications Due Friday

The Camp Fair has come and gone, but camp staffs are not filled up quite yet. If you are considering/planning to work at a camp this summer (any camp), apply for an additional $500 stipend to supplement your camp income.

This money is set aside to encourage Augsburg students to spend a few months of their lives working with campers, young and old. Applicants can work at any camp, but ELCA camps will be given a special consideration.

Applications are available in the Campus Ministry Office (they are bright yellow). They are due back to Ross Murray in the Campus Ministry Office by the end of the day on Friday (a.k.a., the beginning of Spring Break). Please drop them in Ross Murray’s mailbox behind the student worker desk.

In addition, students should sign up for a 30 minute interview. The interview schedule is on Ross Murray’s door (it is also bright yellow). These interviews will be held after Spring Break.

Contact Ross Murray with any questions about the stipends, deciding on a camp, or vocation in general. He can be reached at murray@augsburg.edu.

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Art Professors robert tom and Dan Noyes to Present Wednesday

All are invited to learn more about the sculptural installations featured in "Full Faculty," the exhibition currently on view in the Gage Family Art Gallery (first level, Oren Gateway Center). Professors robert tom and Dan Noyes will be presenting from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the gallery. Refreshments will be served.

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Earn $10 in 10 Minutes: Participate in Research

Want to earn $10 in 10 minutes? Come to the Psychology Lab (Anderson 26) at the following dates and times to participate in a brief experiments:

> Wednesday, March 12, 9 a.m. - noon

> Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Each experiment will take approximately 10 minutes, and you'll get $10 just for showing up at each one.

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(Approximately) Pi Day

Pi Day is traditionally celebrated on March 14 (because pi = 3.14.... - get it?) Because of Spring Break, the mathematics club (Unbounded) has decided to celebrate early. Stop by the math suite in Science 137 for pie and socializing between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Deadline Friday: Employee of the Year Nominations

The deadline is fast approaching for submitting your nominations for Staff Employee of the Year. All nominations are due by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14.* Recipients will be announced during the Staff Recognition and Length of Service Awards Event on Thursday, April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Oren Gateway Atrium

The nomination form can be found in the Staff Senate PUBLIC folder, Employee of the Year file. To make sure we have a broad selection of candidates to consider, each division’s Vice President will be asked to nominate three staff members from their division and supply supporting documentation.

Please return the nomination form and all letters of recommendation to Lisa Roe, Staff Senate, Campus Box #65.

Thank you for your participation.

Staff Senate

* Please note: Current Staff Senate members are not eligible to receive this award.

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"On-Hold" Accounts Payable Checks

Authorization Invoices processed with a “On-Hold” request originally to be picked up on Friday, March 21, will be available on Thursday, March 20 anytime after 1 p.m. due to the Good Friday holiday.

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Buffy St. Marie Film Event

A-Mail
The Augsburg Native American Film Series 2007-8 and the ACTC Women's Studies Program Proudly presents:

"Buffy St. Marie: A Multimedia Life" hosted by the filmmaker Joan Prowse
Date: March 12
Time: 7 - 9 p.m. in Science Hall, Room 123 (707 21st Ave.)
There is a pre-screening reception for students and interested community members from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Century Room, which is located in the lower level of the Christensen Center on campus. Please call for more information


This film is the remarkable story of Buffy St. Marie, well known storyteller musician, and educator whose work has been shared all over the world. This documentary chronicles her career as she rises to prominence in the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music scene and blazes a groundbreaking path as an Aboriginal activist, digital artist and popular songwriter.

Joan is a documentary-maker with more than 15 years of experience as a writer, producer, director and video editor. She co-founded the Toronto-based independent production company, CineFocus Canada in 1991 to make thought-provoking, insightful television shows and documentaries. Since then she has produced and directed more than 20 hours of prime-time arts, biography and social issue programs.

Joan's credits include the international documentary hit Beauty and the Beach. This film explores women's body image through the history of the bathing suit. Released in 1997, it aired across Canada and was sold to broadcasters in twelve countries on four continents. For two seasons she produced and directed the biography series Lucky Breaks that aired on A&E’s Biography Channel and CHUM Television.

More recently, Joan produced, directed and edited a series of celebrity profiles for Global Television and a biographical film – Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life. She also produced a three-year interactive project based on the award winning television documentary Visions from the Wilderness: The Art of Paul Kane. It features an interactive version of the documentary on DVD and an exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. The project, developed through the Banff Centre and Norman Jewison’s Canadian Film Centre, uses the power of the new media to explore Kane's controversial artwork of First Nations people in the mid 1800s.

Joan is a graduate of Ryerson’s Radio and Television Arts program and is an alumnus of the Interactive Project Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. In 2001 she went to MIPTV in Cannes as part of the National Screen Institute’s Global Marketing Program and received a CTV Fellowship in 1993 to attend the Banff Television Festival. Prior to CineFocus, she spent three years with TVOntario’s literary series Imprint, hosted by Daniel Richler.

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Exploring Our Neighborhoods - Spring Break

Join Campus Ministry and the Center for Service, Work, and Learning Office in "vacationing" right here in our neighborhoods! You are invited to join us all week or for just one event! All events are FREE. Questions: Contact CSWL - 612-330-1148 for a list of all activities.

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Vote Now: Day Senate Elections/Wind Referendum

Greetings Day Students,

Elections are from Sunday, March 9 through Wednesday, March 12 ending at 11:59 p.m. During this span of time, go to:

https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/stuvote/index.html

Vote on the following candidates and wind referendum:

Sophomore Senators:
Juventino Meza – Sophomore Senator
Maxwell Cody – Sophomore Senator
Kovan Baldwin– Sophomore Senator
Mohamed Ali – Sophomore Senator
Marshal Omar – Sophomore Senator
Sam Smith – Sophomore Senator

Junior Senators:
Donnarose Storer – Junior Senator
Jamie Krumenauer – Junior Senator
Peter Hubbard – Junior Senator

Senior Senators:
Adam Assefa

For each class, you have the option of writing in a candidate.

Wind Referendum reads: "The Day Student Body imposes a non-refundable permanent fee of $14.75 per semester to purchase wind energy." Vote yes/no.

Sincerely,
Day Student Government

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Take Time for Wellness TODAY

Counseling & Health Promotion invites all interested students, faculty and staff to take a little time for wellness with a FREE yoga or tai chi session today. Yoga will be offered from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room and tai chi will be held tonight in the Century Room from 5 - 6 p.m.

If you have any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

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President's Weekly Update

The President's Weekly Update has been uploaded to the web site:

http://www.augsburg.edu/president/updates/2007/031008.pdf

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for stories/stats)

Friday, March 5:
Baseball -- Augsburg 0-6, Wisconsin-Whitewater 8-2
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/baseball/

Softball -- Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1-6, Augsburg 0-4
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/softball/


Saturday, March 6:
Softball -- Wisconsin-River Falls 11-8, Augsburg 2-1 (first game 5 inn.)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/softball/


Friday/Saturday, March 5-6:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III National Championships
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/

Track and Field -- Augsburg at MIAC Indoor Championships
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/track/

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Intramural Co-Ed Volleyball Sign-up Deadline Approaching

Intramurals is now taking rosters for the first 16 teams to get signed-up. Those first 16 rosters will be broken down into two different divisions this time around: Division I (Teams can have up to two Auggie Volleyball players, or just think you can play at this level); or Division II: (Teams cannot have any Auggie Volleyball players, more emphasis on just having fun). Note: if we don't get enough teams to make this happen, we will just be using one combined league.

Sign-Up Deadline: March 12, 2008
League Starts: March 25, 2008

Games will be primarily played on Wednesday Nights, but depending on interest, we may use some Tuesdays as well. Look forward to seeing you on the court.

For any additional questions, comments, or concerns feel free to contact me at hersch@augsburg.edu.

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