Severe Weather Week, April 21 - 25

Thunderstorms, Hail, Straight-Line Winds, Lightning

Thunderstorms affect relatively small areas when compared with most other storms. The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts for 30 minutes — but whatever their size, all thunderstorms are dangerous.

Severe thunderstorms produce large hail or winds of at least 58 mph. Some wind gusts can exceed 100 mph and produce tornado-like damage. That’s why many communities will sound their outdoor sirens for damaging straight-line winds.

When a severe thunderstorm threatens, get inside a strong structure. Mobile home occupants should go to a more permanent structure.

HAIL

Hail is product of thunderstorms that causes nearly $1 billion in damage every year. Most hail is about pea-sized. Much of it is the size of baseballs, and it can reach grapefruit-size. Large hail stones fall faster than 100 mph and have been known to kill people.

THUNDERSTORM WINDS

Thunderstorms can produce straight-line winds that exceed 100 miles per hour. For this reason, you should treat severe thunderstorms just as you would tornadoes. Move to an appropriate shelter if you are in the path of the storm.

The strong rush of wind from a thunderstorm is called a downburst. One of the primary causes is rain-cooled air which accelerates downward, producing potentially damaging gusts of wind.

Strong downbursts can be mistaken for tornadoes. They are often accompanied by a roaring sound similar to that of a tornado. Downbursts can easily overturn mobile homes, tear roofs off houses and topple trees. Campers are especially vulnerable because trees can fall into campsites and onto tents.

Minnesota's strongest thunderstorm gust in 2007 was 85 mph, near Goodridge on June 19.

LIGHTNING

Every thunderstorm produces lightning.

Lightning kills about 100 Americans each year — more than tornadoes —and causes about 300 injuries.

Lightning Safety Tips:

All thunderstorms produce lightning.
Get inside a building or enclosed vehicle. Many fatalities occur when warning signs are ignored.
If you are caught in an open area with lightning around, crouch down immediately! Put your hands on your knees, but don't lie down on the ground.
Do not use a telephone or electrical appliance when lightning is taking place. A nearby lightning strike can travel through phone or power lines, right into the home.
Never seek shelter beneath one lone tree.

MYTHS AND FACTS

Myth: If it is not raining, there is no danger from lightning. Fact: Lightning often strikes away from heavy rainfall. It may occur as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall.

Myth: Rubber soles on shoes or rubber tires on a car will protect you from being injured by lightning. Fact: Rubber provides no protection from lightning. However, the steel frame of a hard-topped vehicle provides some protection if you are not touching metal.

Myth: People struck by lightning carry an electrical charge and should not be touched. Fact: Lightning victims carry no electrical charge and should be attended to immediately.

Myth: Heat lightning occurs on very hot summer days and poses no threat. Fact: what is referred to as heat lightning is actually lightning from a thunderstorm too far away for thunder to be heard. However, the storm may be moving in your direction.

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Last Chance to Submit Nomination for Thoni Award

Faculty and staff are asked to nominate a graduating senior for the Richard J. Thoni Award by April 17.

This award honors a graduating senior student from the Weekend College (Twin Cities or Rochester) whose actions, commitments, and future aspirations most profoundly demonstrate a commitment to Augsburg's motto of "Education for Service."

In making a nomination, the nominator should provide their name and the name of the student they are nominating, and write a nomination entry including a response to the following questions:

1. As you consider the nominee's time at Augsburg, describe ways in which s/he has been called to service and how s/he has acted on this call.
2. As you consider the nominee's future aspirations, describe how the nominee's education as an adult learner will shape his/her service to others, in one or many roles (community member, parent, employee, citizen, etc.).

Thank you!
Please forward nominations to Jessica Fox-Wilson, CB65, Oren Gateway Center, Suite 115, or foxwilso@augsburg.edu.

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Loans, Loans, Loans

Congratulations on achieving your degree at Augsburg College! Now the fun part begins, paying back your loans! For those of you who borrowed the Stafford loan, it is required that you complete Stafford loan exit counseling before moving on to your next adventure.

For your convenience, exit counseling can be complete online at: https://ext.glhec.org/FastFacts/exit/Welcome.do?configId=1173541041728

For those of you who prefer in-person exit counseling, three group sessions will be offered:
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
4 - 4:45 p.m.
Location: Science 123

Wednesday, April 14, 2008
1 - 1:45 p.m.
Location: Oren Gateway Center Room 100

Thursday, April 14, 2008.
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Location: Science 123

Remember all students who have borrowed Stafford loans and will not be attending Augsburg College in the fall MUST complete exit loan counseling! For folks who have also borrowed the Perkins loan, further information on Perkins exit counseling will be available shortly.

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Special Education Tribal Cohort

INFO SESSIONS: At Augsburg College, 22nd and Riverside Ave. Mpls. Oren Gateway Center Rm 100
Sat. April 18, 2008 and May 17, 2008, 11 a.m. to Noon
University of MN-Duluth and Augsburg College offers:
Licensure in Special Education Cohort Program-Naadamaadiwin

Application deadline: June 1, 2008 for Fall 2008

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Zyzzogeton: Today Is Day 3

Friday, April 18, marks the end of zyzzogeton 2008, Augsburg's celebration of creativity and scholarship by students. The festival falls at the end of each academic year and is a culmination of achievement featuring work across divisions and departments.

A "zyzzogeton" is a green leaf-hopper as well as the last word in the Webster Collegiate Dictionary. As a result, "zyzzogeton" inspired the idea of the festival because is the "last word" in scholarship at Augsburg.

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Ongoing -- All-Student Juried Art Exhibition, Christensen Center Galleries
Visit the Art Galleries web site for more information on this exhibition.

8 a.m. - 3 p.m. -- Music Therapy Vision Strength and Access (VSA) Day, Music Building
Augsburg music therapy students in collaboration with the Minnesota Chapter of the American Music Therapy Association and VSA Minnesota will engage in music and art therapy with nearly 100 middle school students from local special-education programs. All are welcome to come and observe.

4:30 p.m. -- Honors Convocation, Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Recognition of Augsburg students' outstanding academic achievements.

4:30 - 6:30 p.m. -- Student Art Reception and Awards Ceremony, Christensen Center
A jury made up of Barbara Harman (printmaker, painter, book artist) and Andrea Blum (glass designer) reviewed 152 artworks submitted by 76 different student artists. Prizes for the best of show will be announced around 5:30 p.m.

7 p.m. -- "Top Girls," Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center

7:30 p.m. -- Riverside Singers, Mayflower United Church of Christ, 106 E. Diamond Lake Road, Minneapolis. Riverside Singers and the Angelica Cantanti Youth Choir will perform a joint concert under the direction of Nancy Grundahl. Concert information at Mayflower Church, 612-824-0761.

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Free Tickets Still Available to "Top Girls"

CTL night at the Theatre

The Center for Teaching and Learning invites Augsburg faculty and staff to attend the Theatre Department’s MainStage production of “Top Girls,” on April 19 at 7 p.m. A limited number of free tickets to this showing will be available to the first faculty and staff contacting Rick Gubash at gubash@augsburg.edu . Attendees are invited to a dessert reception and discussion immediately following the production in the Foss Concourse area. Theater department faculty and Top Girls Director Darcey Engen and student actors from the show will be part of a discussion during the dessert reception. Please join us for this event.

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Trip to Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Government Center

April 19, 2008

Enjoy a joint trip with Augsburg American Indian Studies and St. Thomas students to the Mille Lacs Government Center, Community and the Mille Lacs Indian Museum on the shores of beautiful Lake Mille Lacs. Learn more about one of our neighboring Ojibwe communities, their history, and culture. Our day will include a tour of the community and government center, and a visit to the Museum and Trading Post.

Cost per person is $7.00 for the museum fee. We have limited seats available (15 total) so sign up now.

Contact Professor Marubbio at marubbio@augsburg.edu or 330-1523.

For more information on the Mille Lacs band of Ojibwe visit their web site at www.millelacsojibwe.org

The schedule is as follows:
8:45 a.m. - Meet at Si Melby
11:30 a.m. - Tour of the Government Center and Reservation Community
1:30 p.m. - Lunch (brown bag) You will need to pack yourself a lunch and snacks for the day, or you can purchase lunch at the Subway near Mille Lacs.
2 p.m. - Tour of Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post
4 p.m. - Leave for Minneapolis

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Summer GEMS/GISE Work-Study Opportunities

The Girls in Engineering, Mathematics and Science (GEMS) and the Guys in Science and Engineering (GISE) programs have summer positions available for undergraduates in education, science, math, music and computer science. GEMS/GISE are summer school programs for 4th-8th grade girls/boys in the Minneapolis Public Schools. GEMS/GISE Undergraduate Mentors are responsible for cooperating with the GEMS/GISE teachers, GEMS/GISE High School Mentors and teams of GEMS/GISE from the sponsoring schools on a number of fun, hands on science, engineering, math and team sports programs. The GEMS summer session takes place June 17 - Aug. 15, Tuesdays and Thursdays; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (1/2 hour working lunch). GISE session run Monday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (1/2 hour working lunch) from June 16 - Aug. 14. Augsburg Mentors are paid an hourly wage of $13.00/hour. For more information concerning this opportunity and the application, please contact Molly Koppes (koppes@augsburg.edu) or Jeanine Gregoire (gregoire). Deadline for application is April 21.

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Native American Film Series Final Screenings

Hello Everyone: I invite you all to the special event screenings next week at the Parkway Theater of New Voices in Native Media and Native American Voices--the final screenings of the Augsburg Native American Film Series for the Spring 2008. Filmmaker/Director Randy Redroad will at the Sunday events to talk about his film "133 Skyway" which won best short at the Fargo International Film Festival. The cost for the screenings is $5.


Augsburg Native American Film Series:
Native American Voices & New Voices in Native Media


In Collaboration with Independent Film Producers MN
Place: The New Parkway Theater
4814 Chicago Avenue S., Minneapolis
612-822-3030

April 24: Native American Voices: Narrative Feature Winner from the 7th Annual Fargo International Film Festival

7:00-9:15 p.m. - The Reawakening (Directed by Diane Fraher, New York, 100 min)

April 27: Native American Voices: Selections from the 7th Annual Fargo International Film Festival & New Voices in Native Media: Works by Emerging Native Media Artists

1 p.m. - Grace (Directed by Darwyn Roanhorse, Oakland, 11 min)

1:15 p.m. - Red Lake: The Sacred Heart of Our People (Students of Project Reserve, Red Lake
MN, 23 min.)

1:45 p.m. - WLCO Science Report (Tribal Youth Media Camp, Wisconsin, 20 min)

2 p.m. - Sitting Bull: A Stone in My Heart (Directed by John Ferry, Santa Barbara, CA, 83 min)

4 p.m. - 133 Skyway (Directed by Randy Redroad, Ontario, 22 min.) Winner of Best Native American Short at the 7th Annual Fargo International Film Festival. Randy Redroad will be attending

4:30 p.m. - I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind (Directed by Thomas King, Toronto, 5 min)

4:45 p.m. - A Letter Home (Directed by Ernest Whiteman III, Chicago, 3 min.)


For more information on the films please visit www.augsburg.edu/ais/filmseries and click on the Native American Voices link.

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Transdaddy Follow-up Discussion

Thank you to all who came to see Transdaddy. We hope you loved it! Don't forget the follow up discussion is today at noon to one in the Century Room. All are welcome, even if you didn't attend the performance!

See you there!

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Brian Coyle Peace March & Neighborhood Clean-up

Coyle Peace March &
Cedar Riverside Neighborhood Clean-Up

When and Where?
Saturday, April 26 from 10:30 a.m. - Noon
We will meet on Cedar Avenue at the old Dania Hall site (vacant lot with pillar on the east side of the street between 4th and 5th street) and end at Currie Park, 420 15th Ave. South, Minneapolis.

What will happen?
• We will march and pick up trash along Cedar Avenue to 6th Street and then around Currie park.
• At Currie park the youth will perform a skit on peace and neighborhood beautification, and refreshments will be served.
• At the park, there will be information on ways to get more involved in the neighborhood, including joining a neighborhood block club!

How can I get involved?
Please contact Tally at 612-338-5282 or washingtont@puc-mn.org.

What is National & Global Youth Service Day?
National & Global Youth Service Day (N&GYSD) is the largest annual service event in the world. Millions of young people across the globe are expected to participate this year in meaningful service-learning projects to benefit their communities. N&GYSD recognizes Minneapolis youth as community leaders and celebrates their year-round contribution. We’re proud to have Cedar Riverside youth leading this project in our neighborhood!


Sponsored by: West Bank Community Coalition, Cedar-Riverside NRP, Bedlam Theatre, and Brian Coyle Community Center of Pillsbury United Communities

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Attention all Graduating Female Seniors:

You are eligible to join the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the nation's leading voice in promoting education and equity for women and girls. AAUW advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, and research.

What is one of the greatest benefits of belonging to AAUW? Knowing that you belong to an organization that keeps the promotion of "education and equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change" as its main focus.

Since its first meeting in 1881, the American Association of University Women has been a catalyst for change. Today, with approximately 100,000 members, more than 1,000 branches, and 500 college/university partners committed to education and equity, AAUW members across the country contribute to a more promising future and provide a powerful voice for women and girls -- a voice that cannot and will not be ignored. You strengthen that voice.

For more information and to become a member, check out www.aauw.org. For the Minnesota branch, visit https://svc.aauw.org/about/branchlist.cfml?stateid=MN. For the National branch, visit https://svc.aauw.org/about/branches.cfm.

Augsburg AAUW contact: Assistant Professor Christina Erickson
ericksoc@augsburg.edu
612-330-1704

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Leadership Recognition Banquet

You are invited to attend the Leadership Recognition Banquet on Tuesday, April 22 from 4 - 6 p.m. The event will be held in the East Commons. Join us as we recognize student leaders for all the work they do at Augsburg. Hors D'oeuvres will be served.

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Payment and Registration Down TODAY After 2 p.m.!

The Enrollment Center will not be able to process any payments or registration forms after 2 p.m. today due to a scheduled software update. The software update should only take up to 4 to 6 hours to process. We will be taking registration forms after 2 p.m. from our WEC/GRAD students who have a signed registration form from their professor. We will process these forms after the upgrade has been installed. Thank you for your patience during this time!

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Spring Music Jam Featuring "The Spill Canvas"

ASAC and KAUG present Spring Music Jam 2008 featuring The Spill Canvas, Jonezetta, White Light Riot, and The Bakery Band. Saturday, April 18 under the big top in Murphy Park. Doors open at 6 p.m. Look out for free t-shirt coupons this week in Christensen Center!

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Augsburg Dinning Menu April 18

Lunch

Southern Smoked BBQ Pork Sandwich
BBQ Mock Duck Sandwich
Non-Drunk’n Apples
Baked Beans
Steamed Veggies
Deli Bar & Pizza
Chicken Parmesan
Eggplant Parmesan
Egg Noodles
Rice Stuffed Peppers
Steamed Broccoli
Pasta Puttanesca
w/ Spice Italian Ham

Dinner

Ruben
Tofu Ruben
Roasted Tomato Pasta
French Fries
Steamed Veggies
Deli Bar & Pizza
Shrimp Fried Rice
Veggie Fried Rice
Veggie Eggrolls
Cream Cheese Wontons
Sweat & Sour Sauce

SOUP:
Vegetable Noodle & Curry Lentil w/ Chicken

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Celebrate Earth Week at the Silkesnas Preserve

Rob and Lori Peterson invite you to come and take a walk in Silkesnas. They want you to feel the magic that lies in the pastoral-sounding name with deep Scandinavian ecological roots. After recently leaving his job of nearly 27 years doing research at 3M, Rob now has more time to follow his passion. Silkesnas (silk-es-nas) Nature Preserve is this passion; it is a private non-profit preserve providing programs to encourage leadership in sustainable practices.

Spring in the Valley 2008 at Silkesnas is an open-to-the-public celebration of Earth Week held on Sunday, April 27, 1-5 p.m. Programs are held out of doors, and walking on natural terrain of light difficulty is required. Visitors should plan to spend approximately two hours to take in all of the activities, including viewing the natural beauty of the area and visiting with and learning from the various subject matter experts volunteering at the Preserve.

Upon entering the preserve, guests will be invited to plant a tree on site. As guests travel through the Preserve, they will meet an agricultural economist presenting What’s (in) the Beef, a professional hydrologist from the United States Geological Survey (Water: It’s Underground That Matters), master beekeepers (The Buzz about Bees), a craftsman and wood artist(Earth Art), an environmental landscape company owner (Slingshot Prairie), and a local resident discussing her farm’s new installation of a 20 KW wind generator (And So It Blows). At 3pm, Kelly Cain, Director of the St. Croix Institute for Sustainable Development will present “What is Sustainability?” in the Visitor Center/Horse Barn. Visitors are invited to pull up a seat at a picnic table or on a hay bale in the barn to relax with refreshments provided by Our Coffee Barn (http://ourcoffeebarn.com), who will be showcasing Nicaragua SHG Jinotega Rainforest Alliance Certified Coffee!

Spring in the Valley 2008 is produced and sponsored entirely by volunteers and will be held rain or shine. The Silkesnas Preserve is located west of Spring Valley, WI on County Road CC; 1/3 mile south of the intersection of Highway 29 and County Road CC. Look for signs, and park on the roadside. See (http://www.silkesnas.org) for more details. At Silkesnas, “We leverage Wisconsin’s landscape to nurture the landscape of the human heart.”

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Diversity Strategic Plan Community Update

The Diversity Committee invites campus community members for an update on the diversity strategic planning process and recommendations. This will include summary information on the student survey as well.

Join us Wed., April 23, 3 - 4:30 pm.
We'll meet in the Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center.

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Bulk Sale Is Here Again

Sodexo will start taking orders for the bulk sale on Wednesday, April 16.

This is a way for students with more points than they know what to do with to use them up. You can buy:

1) Case of Chips: Doritos, Baked Lays, and Sun Chips….......................$45
2) Case of Cereals: Lucky Charms, Raisin Bran, Special K, and Cheerios (70 individual cereal boxes)…....…$64
3) Case of Candy:
a. Snickers (48 Pieces)………$44
b. M&M’s (48 Pieces)……….$44
c. Twix (36 Pieces)………......$34
d. Peanut Butter Cups (36 Pieces)…...…$34
e. Skittles (36 Pieces)…………$34
4) Case of Water Bottles: Ice Mountain Natural Spring Water……….$24
5) Case of Gatorade: Riptide Rush, Fruit Punch, Lemon Lime, Orange, Melon & G2 (24)….$34
6) Pepsi, Dt. Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dt. Mountain Dew (24)………$35

Orders will be taken through April 25 and will be available for pick up from April 28 through May 2. Please e-mail your orders with you Name, Student I.D. #, campus box, & number to reach you at, to Retail Manager Jamison Cross at crossj@augsburg.edu. If you have any questions please submit by e-mail or call 359-6475.

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Bookstore Hours for Saturday April 19

The bookstore will be closed Saturday, April 19 for Inventory. We will resume normal hours Monday, April 20. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Track your Financial Aid Documents Online

Did you know you could track your financial aid application and documents received through Augnet? To view what documents the Financial Aid office has received and/or what else we might need from you, go to www.augsburg.edu/enroll and click "Track my Financial Aid" under "Money Matters." It will prompt you to log in using your Augnet username and password. If you just faxed in or mailed in a document and you don't see it listed, check back again. During this time of year, the Financial Aid office is very busy and it might take a couple of days to process your information. Thank you!

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Purchase Tickets for Augsburg Theatre's "Top Girls"

Tickets are still available for the Augsburg Theatre Department's production of "Top Girls," directed by Darcey Engen. Available performances are April 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and April 20 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are priced at
$10 for General Public
$8 for ACTC faculty and staff
$5 for non-Augsburg students
$2 for Augsburg students and children under 12
(Augsburg students need to bring their student ID)

The show contains adult language and themes that may not be appropriate for younger viewers.

To make a reservation, please call 612-330-1257.

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Amy Greeley Leaving Augsburg

Amy Greeley will be leaving her position as Director of Augsburg Abroad in mid-May. Our great loss is Arcadia University's gain as she has accepted a position with Arcadia's Center for Education Abroad. We are pleased that she will return to campus several times a year in her new position. Watch for an announcement for a farewell reception in her honor so you can join her OIP colleagues in celebrating the important contribution she has made to Augsburg and wish her well as she moves on to a new position. A job bulletin announcing the open position is posted on the HR web site.

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):

Thursday, April 17:
Softball -- St. Mary's 5-9, Augsburg 1-4
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/softball/0708statistics/041708stmarys.html

Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Stout Border Battle
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mgolf/0708statistics/041708stout.html


Upcoming Events (ALWAYS CHECK ONLINE BEFORE YOU GO FOR CANCELLATIONS/POSTPONEMENTS):
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

Friday, April 18:
Men's Track and Field at St. Thomas Invitational, 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 19:
Baseball at Cornell (Iowa), 1 p.m.
Softball at St. Olaf, 1 p.m.
Men's Track and Field at Carleton Invitational.
Women's Track and Field at St. Olaf Invitational.
Women's Golf at MWCGA State Championships, Pebble Creek GC, Becker, Minn.

Sunday, April 20:
Women's Golf at MWCGA State Championships, Pebble Creek GC, Becker, Minn.

Tuesday, April 22:
Baseball vs. St. John's, Parade Stadium, 2:30 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

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The Auggie Awards -- Coming April 21

The inaugural Auggie Awards, a formal event to honor the best in Augsburg athletics during the past year, will be held on Monday, April 21 at the Christensen Center. Numerous special awards for student-athletes and teams will be presented during the Auggie Awards ceremony.

For full information on the Auggie Awards, go to this link:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/awards/08auggieawards.html

Today, here are the nominees for the Men's Senior Honor Athlete.
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/awards/08mhonor.html

Kevin Haglund (SR, Fridley, Minn./Concordia Academy HS), Men's Track and Field (3.62 GPA) -- Competing in outdoor track this season (sprints/jumps) … Broke 20-year school record in outdoor triple jump (14.05 meters/46-feet, 1.25-inches), achieved record at 2007 MIAC outdoor championships in finishing 3rd to earn All-MIAC honors … Finished 6th in triple jump at 2007 MIAC indoor meet (13.01 meters/42-feet, 8.25-inches) to earn All-MIAC honorable-mention honors … Finished 6th in triple jump at 2006 MIAC outdoor meet for All-MIAC honorable-mention honors … All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team in 2007 outdoor season … Academic All-MIAC in 2006 and 2007.

Nick Manders (SR, De Pere, Wis./West De Pere HS), Men's Soccer (Health and Physical Education major, 3.90 GPA) -- Transfer from Minnesota, played 2 seasons of soccer at Augsburg … 35 games (27 starts), 11 goals and 3 assists for 25 points, 4 game-winning goals in career … Team leader in scoring as a defender this season (7 goals, 2 assists for 16 points, 3 game-winning goals) … All-MIAC first-team and D3Kicks.com All-West Region third team in 2007 … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V first-team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America second-team in 2007 … NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region team in 2007 … MIAC Academic All-Conference in 2006 and 2007 … Team co-captain in 2007.

Jason Weber (SR, New Prague, Minn.), Football (Accounting and Finance majors, 3.86 GPA) -- 4-year letterwinner as offensive lineman (tackle), 3-year starter … All-MIAC second-team in 2007 … voted as team’s Outstanding Lineman award in 2007 … Team averaged 424.7 yards per-game of offense in 2007, surrendering just 23 sacks … In 3 seasons as starter, team averaged 343.4 yards per-game of offense (10,301 total yards) … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District second-team in 2006, first-team in 2007 … Academic All-MIAC in 2005, 2006 and 2007 … Member of Campus Ministry clean-up trip to New Orleans in spring 2007.

Mike Zaun (SR, Mendota Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley HS), Baseball (Finance major, 3.58 GPA) -- 3-year letterwinner in baseball (outfield/designated hitter) … Started 54 of 74 career games entering this season … Career .312 hitter (59-of-189) with .386 slugging percentage and .394 on-base percentage … 5 doubles, 3 triples and 1 HR in career … Hit .367 with runners in scoring position last year, second-best average on team … Academic All-MIAC in 2006 and 2007 … Dean’s List honoree every semester … Team co-captain in 2008.

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