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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Writing Lab and Spring Break

The Writing Lab will close for spring break at the end 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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International Faculty Travel Award 2008

Applications Due: March 28
International Travel Grant

Two awards available for faculty travel to a conference at an international location to present a paper (Canada is not considered international for the purposes of this award). $800 per award.

Call x1229 and an application will be sent to you as an e-mail attachment, or visit the webpage www.augsburg.edu/ctl and click the travel application link.

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Faculty, Staff, Students: Hoversten Travel Seminar

The deadline is fast approaching! Apply by March 28 to attend the Hoversten Travel Seminar in Guatemala July 26 - Aug. 4, 2008. Learn about “Peace & Reconciliation After Conflict: A Guatemalan Perspective” while you experience Guatemala and its people in a unique Augsburg learning community.
Plus, students will receive their Augsburg Experience requirement!

Ten Augsburg faculty, staff, and students will be chosen to receive a scholarship to attend from the Hoversten Peace Endowment. Preference will be given to applicants who have not had extensive international travel experience and/or not had opportunities to visit Guatemala.

Applications are available at http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/hoversten_Guate.html. Send completed applications to the Office of International Programs in Murphy Place by March 28. Selections will be made by the CTL and representatives from the Office of International Programs by April 15.

The cost of the Travel Seminar, including round trip airfare, will be $625 for students or $825 for staff/faculty. Please consider joining us!

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Scholastic Connections Applications Available

Scholastic Connections is a scholarship and mentorship program for high-achieving students of color (American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, Pan-Afrikan, Pan Asian) at Augsburg College. The program is designed to help students be successful at Augsburg and beyond. Students who are successful in their application process and are selected to participate receive a $5,000 scholarship and are paired with a successful alum of color who serves as mentor for the student. Mentors work on personal development and career planning with the Scholars.

Five "new" students will be selected for the program for 2008-09.

Eligibility Criteria:
Returning Augsburg student or advanced-standing transfer student
Demonstrated financial need
Demonstrated community involvement (on or off campus)
Demonstrated leadership ability or potential
GPA of 2.5 or higher

Applicants must have a completed financial aid file in the Enrollment Center by April 15, 2008.

Application deadline is April 15, 2008.

Applicants can apply on-line or download a pdf version of the application at the Scholastic Connections web page by going to the A-Z directory at Inside Augsburg and clicking on Scholastic Connections. Please read the Application Requirements carefully.

Attention Faculty and Staff: If you know of a student who could benefit from this program, feel free to nominate the student for Scholastic Connections. On-line or pdf nomination forms are available at the Scholastic Connections web page accessible through the A-Z directory at Inside Augsburg.

Questions? Contact me at 612-330-1754 or petersoc@augsburg.edu

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For the Last Time, 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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Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grant

Summer 2008

Purpose

Augsburg values faculty research and creative projects and thus is making available this opportunity to support faculty work. The purpose of the Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grant is to support well-defined faculty scholarship projects that are nearing completion. The expectation is that receipt of the grant will make it possible for a faculty member to accelerate completion of a significant project by providing this substantial opportunity.

Description and Eligibility

Two $4,000 Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grants will be awarded for summer 2008. One grant will be awarded to a faculty member who received tenure prior to the 2007-2008 academic year. One grant will be awarded to a tenure-track faculty member who successfully passed Third-Year Review prior to the 2007-2008 academic year.

Faculty members who receive a Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grant are not eligible to teach more than one course total in Summer Session.

Application Process

Please submit a one-to-two-page description of the project, including a summary of work already accomplished and a clear timetable and plan for completion. Explain how receipt of the Dean’s Summer Scholarship Grant will accelerate project completion. You are asked to attach a curriculum vitae and any directly relevant supporting materials. This information will help the Faculty Development Committee know the applicant and review the history of scholarly activity. Grant recipients submit a progress report in fall 2008 and a short final report by Feb. 1, 2009.

Submit applications as e-mail attachments no later than 5 p.m. on March 14 to martin@augsburg.edu . Applications are evaluated by the Faculty Development Committee, recommendations are forwarded to the Dean, and the awards are announced in early April.

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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 Portwoods 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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Living Leadership Workshop March 13

The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) invites you attend a workshop entitled “Self-Reflection for Leadership Development,” presented by Augsburg alumna Signe Nestingen.

Date: Thursday, March 13
Time: 6 p.m., refreshments at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center

Bringing fresh, dynamic energy to our leadership roles means attending to our internal conversations about our thoughts, feelings, quandaries, and questions. Attending to our inner selves in a consistent manner permits and encourages the emergence of new ideas, possibilities, and feelings that can, and do, inform leadership decisions every day.

Bring your curiosity, humor, imagination, and a pencil. Come prepared to think, feel, write and/or draw your way into an understanding of what you know, or don’t know, about yourself as a leader. This evening is a time to explore the rich and fertile inner territory of leadership.

For more information or to reserve a space in the workshop, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu.

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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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Center for Teaching and Learning Summer Research

FACULTY SUMMER RESEARCH GUIDELINES 2008

DESCRIPTION:

This grant provides support of faculty scholarly activity during the summer months. Scholarship is broadly defined to include disciplinary scholarship, the scholarship of application, interdisciplinary scholarship, and the scholarship of teaching. Examples of previous successful proposals are on file in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

"Scholarship of Teaching" typically goes beyond course development and/or revision and has as its audience other faculty and professionals in the field.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Proposals should show evidence of thorough preparation and meet the following criteria:
• Clear statement of realistic goals and objectives
• Appropriate and detailed project method/plan for achieving the goals and objectives
• Explanation of advance preparation and planning
• Clear description of the project's assessment
• Detailed timeline and budget


FUNDING: Up to $2,000 is awarded per grant and 2-3 awards are typically made per year.
Source: Grangaard Faculty Development Fund.
Funding decisions are made by the Faculty Development Committee. All funds must be requested by the end of the fiscal year in which the grant is awarded.

ELIGIBILITY: These grants are for Faculty. Priority is given to full time tenure track faculty. Priority is also given to faculty who have not received this grant in the previous three year period.

APPLICATION: Please use the Research Application form that is available at the CTL web site www.augsburg.edu/ctl and attach a curriculum vita. Send the application and vita as an e-mail attachment to martin@augsburg.edu

Application Date: March 14 for the summer 2008.

Requirements of the grant include completion of the following:
• Professional Development evaluation form and assessment as described in the project application
• Sharing the results with the Augsburg Community; for example, presentation of a community discussion, Faculty Scholarship Roundtables, or another venue approved by the FacDev Committee.

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Fill the Foodshelf in March

Our neighborhood partner, the Brian Coyle Center, is holding a huge food drive in March. We hope to continue helping them to fill their shelves with nutritious and appropriate food for our less-fortunate neighbors.

Specifically, they are looking for:

Pasta, rice, flour, and sugar (in 1 lb. bags)
Vegetable oil
Canned tomato products (no meat)
Canned tuna

There will be bins near the stairs in the Christensen Center. Please consider making a cash donation as well, as the Coyle Center can then have the flexibility to purchase what our neighbors most need. Contact Tim Dougherty in CSWL for more information (x1208, doughert@augsburg.edu).

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Leadership Award Nomination -- March 14 Deadline

The Linda Shrempp Alberg Award is given annually to an Augsburg undergraduate student who reflects the qualities of leadership and commitment to enhancing college life. The amount of the award is approximately $500.

Nominations are accepted from the campus community. Self-nominations are also encouraged.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 14. The nomination form can be found at http://web.augsburg.edu/~garvey/Albergawardform.doc

The award recipient will be announced at the Annual Student Leadership Recognition event, Sunday, April 13.

Questions? Contact Ann Garvey, Vice President for Student Affairs

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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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Get $10 in $10 Minutes

Need participants for a quick, easy research project.
Come to Anderson 26 (the Psychology Lab in the basement) on Saturday, March 13, anytime from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
It takes approximately 10 minutes and you get $10 just for showing up.

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Can you Feel the Fever?

Spring is undeniably springing! Birds are beautifully singing! Gardens will soon be blooming...

Are you interested in having a plot in our brand new community garden?
Do you have any green thumb experience to share?
Do you have any garden tools or plants from your garden you'd like to donate?

Come, join the fever!!

Contact Tim Dougherty for more details (x1208, doughert@augsburg.edu).

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Potluck at the WRC TODAY

Please join us for a potluck/brown bag lunch today in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup) from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Feel free to come and go as your schedule allows. All are welcome!

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Talk on Iraq -- Thursday

Sami Rasouli, former Minneapolis restaurant owner and founder of the Muslim Peacemaker Team in Iraq, has just returned from another year in Iraq and will be speaking at Augsburg on:

Thursday, March 13
2 - 3 p.m.
Marshall Room
Christensen Center

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Urness Closes over Spring Break

Like every year, Urness Hall will be closed over Spring Break. It closes at noon on Saturday, March 15 and reopens again on Sunday, March 23 at noon. If you are a resident of Urness, please make other plans over Spring Break as the building will be closed.

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Sodexho Dining Menu

Wednesday
March 12, 2008

LUNCH

Steamed Rice
Green Bean Chicken
Veggie Stir Fry
Roast Potatoes
Veggie Pita
Prosciutto Tortellini
Veggie Pasta
Hot Dogs
Veggie Dogs
French Fries
Arroz Con Pollo
Salsa Chip Bar
Deli Bar
Pizza Bar
Soup of the Day - Caribbean Seafood Chowder and Vegetable Noodle

DINNER

Taco Bar
Spanish Rice
Refried Beans
Toppings
Catfish Wrap
Toppings
Steamed Rice
Green Bean Chicken
Tofu Stir Fry
Bananas BBQ
Salsa Chips Bar
Deli Bar
Pizza Bar
Soup of the Day - Caribbean Seafood Chowder and Vegetable Noodle

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

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Artists robert tom and Dan Noyes to Talk TODAY

As part of this month's "Midweek ArtSpeak," studio art professors robert tom and Dan Noyes will be discussing their sculptural installations from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Gage Family Art Gallery, first floor, Oren Gateway Center. All are invited; refreshments will be served.

The "Full Faculty" exhibition will be on view through Friday, April 4. The final "Midweek ArtSpeak" will be Wednesday, March 26, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. with Lynn Bollman and Regula Russelle.

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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. If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at X1031 or daughera@augsburg.edu ~ Thank You!

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Sticking Around for Spring Break? Come Tutor

The Augsburg Reads program is looking for tutors over spring break, each day from 3 - 5:30 p.m. We'd love to have you join us for an afternoon to make a young friend in the neighborhood! Any students, faculty, & staff are welcome.

For more information, contact Tim Dougherty (x1208, doughert@augsburg.edu).

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Christensen Center Renovation Update

The Christensen Center Task Force continue its work on renovating Christensen Center -- the former bookstore space is being converted to lounge space with pool tables and a ping pong table. Furniture will arrive in later March, and we'll have two TVs in the space as well. Eventually, we'll be able to provide games via an Xbox or Playstation.

Watch for news of our grand opening March 24 - 29.

The Task Force is looking at two options for the coming year.
1.Converting the Marshall room to the 24-hour computer lab
2.Seeing what changes/progress we can make in the food areas, along with the Food Committee and the RFP Work Group.

For more details of our work, or a look at the long-term vision for the building, visit our web site at www.augsburg.edu/cctf

Task Force members are Michele Roulet, Ann Garvey, David Draus, Ricky Oudekerk, Cassandra Roschen, Kevin Myren, Will O'Berry and John Pack.

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Spanish Conversation and Lunch

You are invited to attend the Spanish conversation group that will meet this Thursday from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Riverside room, on the 2nd floor of the Christensen Center. Drop in for 10 mins. or for the whole 90 mins. -- whatever works for you! Whether you're fluent in Spanish or just starting a beginning class, this will be a good practice experience. Bring your lunch if you want. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions? Contact Emiliano Chagil, Anita Fisher or Kate Reinhardt.

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Executive to Speak about China Capital Markets

Greg Grunsted, an investment executive with Feltl and Co., will speak about the regulatory environment, share structure, investor base and market performance in the Chinese public capital markets.

When: Friday, March, 14

Time: 1:20 - 2:20 p.m.

Location: Music 24

RSVP: Professor Marc McIntosh
612-330-1381
mcintosh@augsburg.edu

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Salsa Dance Competition TODAY at 11 a.m.

Sodexho Dining will be hosting a Salsa Dance Competition TODAY in the East Commons from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

The winning pair will receive a set of Nintendo Wii consoles.

Door prizes will be handed out.

Participants are encouraged to come dressed in full salsa attire.

Walk ups will be allowed to sign up until the start of the competition at 11 a.m.

Come take part in the judging or just enjoy the festive music and contagious Latin fever of the salsa dance.

Sodexho Dining

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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: This Friday, March 14
League Starts: Tuesday or Wednesday, March 25 or 26

Games will primarily be played on Wednesday Nights, but depending on interest, we may use some Tuesdays as well.

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

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