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May and Summer in the Writing Lab

The Writing Lab's last shift for spring semester is Wednesday, April 30 (6:30- 9 p.m.). The Lab will open for May, grad and WEC spring trimester, and summer school students on Tuesday, May 6 and will be open through August 6. May and summer hours are 6 - 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Writing Lab is located on the ground level of Lindell Library, left of the circulation desk

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Lindell Library Graduation Week and Summer Hours

During this final exam and graduation week, Lindell Library will be open:
Tuesday-Wednesday, April 29-30 -- 8 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Thursday, May 1 -- 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday, May 2 -- 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 3 -- 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 4 -- Noon - 6 p.m.

Regular summer hours begin May 5:
Monday-Friday -- 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday -– 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday -- Noon - 6 p.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 website.

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Amy Greeley's Farewell Party

Please join us today, Tuesday, April 29, in the Marshall Room, CC from 3 - 4:30 p.m. as we gather to wish Amy all the best in her future endeavors. Hors D’oeuvres and beverages will be available.

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Bulk Sale Pick Up

Now that I've ordered my bulk sales items, where and when do I pick them up?

You can pick up everything (besides soda) in Murphy's office (downstairs of CC) on Tuesday after 10:30 a.m. until Friday at 5 p.m. Your soda will be in on Friday afternoon. If there are any questions, please feel free to e-mail me at crossj@augsburg.edu.

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Home Building & Remodeling Expo Free Tickets

Human Resources has free tickets to the Home Building and Remodeling Expo at the Minneapolis Convention Center for May 16-18, 2008. The tickets are good for an adult admission; 18 years and younger already have free admission. If interested, stop by Human Resources, Memorial 19.

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Invitation to Community Time Today

All faculty and staff are invited to Community Time this afternoon in the East Commons, 3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (refreshments beginning at 3:30 p.m.). Topics will include the proposed college budget for 2008-09, student leaders discussing their Augsburg experiences, and an update on the plans for the new Center for Science, Business, and Religion.

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!

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Commencement Volunteers Still Needed

As you may know, we host over 4000 people on campus during each of the commencement weekends, and holding an event of that size requires help from a really large number of people. In order to provide the best possible experience for our students and their families, please consider volunteering during Commencement weekend.

Many positions including ticket-taking, ushering and flag bearers are still needed! Most positions would be from 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 3.

If you are able to help, or would like additional information, please contact Jodi Collen in the Event & Conference Planning Department at collen@augsburg.edu or at x1107.

Thank you so much for volunteering!

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Final Wellness Activities This Week

The final sessions of yoga and tai chi for this academic year will be held this week.

Yoga will be held from noon - 1 p.m. in the Marshall Room today and Thursday (5/1). All are welcome to attend. Feel free to bring your own mats.

Tai chi will have its final session tonight (Tuesday 4/29) from 5 - 6 p.m. in the Century Room. Please plan to come and celebrate the end of the year.

CCHP thanks the many students, faculty and staff that have participated in these FREE sessions this year. Your participation is appreciated. We hope it has helped reduce your stress and strengthened you, too.

Have a great summer.

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CLASS Graduating Seniors Farewell

CLASS invites graduating seniors who have accessed services in their time at Augsburg to a reception this Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Foss 20B. Faculty and staff who may have worked with these students are also welcome.

Even if you haven't been down in a while, we'd love to check in with you and see how you have been.

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Late Night Breakfast Thanks

Thanks to Sodexho for the great food at Monday's Late Night Breakfast. 400-500 students enjoyed the study break!

Thanks to Rick Gubash, CLASS Office, for organizing faculty and staff to serve the food: President Paul Pribbenow, Mark Engebretson, Garry Hesser, Bill Wittenbreer, Julie Olson, Tony Clapp, Dianne Detloff, Amanda Erdman, Sarah Griesse, and Tom Morgan. Special thanks to the omelet team of Joyce Pfaff, Carol Enke, Sam Barber, and Melissa Lee.

The prize drawing was run by residence life staff: Mike Perry, Brian Emerick, Sheila LaFavor, Phillip Hernandez, and Amanda Temple.

Prizes were donated by Barnes and Noble, Campus Ministry, Campus Activities and Orientation, and Athletics.

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Root Beer Floats Today

The Center for Service, Work, and Learning would like to thank YOU for YOUR engagement in the community! Stop by for your root beer float from 2 - 3:45 p.m. today! Location - outside of Anderson Hall, near the volleyball net. See you there!

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StepUP Program - Faculty and Staff Survey

The StepUP® Program has an eleven year history of Augsburg College faculty and staff support and strength. The success of the Program is grounded in the developing environment present at the institution. This leads to the uniqueness of the Program which has the outstanding reputation of being the largest of its kind in the country. Augsburg College integrates this intentional recovery focus in our Drug Free Schools Plan.

In the next eight weeks, the StepUP Program team members will gather information from faculty and staff. We will help to identify colleagues who recognize the importance of recovery services as integral to the campus environment of alcohol, drug and violence prevention programs and intend to create a coalition which will produce a document describing the value of the Program from the a faculty and staff perspective.

The College Recovery Coalition (CRC) will explore recovering student’s interaction with faculty and staff, learning environments across the campus, and summarize concerns and assets that young adults in recovery bring to the collegiate community. The coalition will be composed of faculty and staff who are supporters and advocates of recovery from alcohol and other drugs.

To participate in this survey, please click on the link below.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=v33fvL30aTdRS5xN0cfZvg_3d_3d

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Theatre Dept Presents: Directing Scenes

A night of scenes from a vast array of genres and styles. Directed by the Stage Direction students.

Join us!
Wednesday, April 30, 7 - 8:45 p.m.
Foss Theatre (by the chapel)

Directors include:

Irene Abdullah, Russell Dugger, Amber Davis, Abby Miller, Molly Budke, Levi Morris, Melissa Warner, Jessie Roelofs, Mallori Hanson, Tony Wallin, Nick Holtan, and Matt Larson

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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.

AAUW not only provides information, it provides opportunities for its members to take action, by --
• Providing a national network of like-minded individuals
• Offering tools for grassroots activism
• Briefing policy-makers on women’s and girls’ issues
• Offering opportunities to communicate directly with a congressperson on women’s and girls’ issues
• Sponsoring conventions and student conferences
• Launching branch and national programs
• Offering nearly $4 million a year in fellowships and grants
• Supporting plaintiffs challenging sex discrimination in colleges and universities
• Making a global impact through international initiatives and partnerships

For more information and to become a member, check out http://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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Self Defense Seminar -- May 3

Saturday, May 3, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Learn how to make yourself safer in your car, home/apartment, and on the street. Instructor Nina Chenault is a self-defense specialist offering a two-hour seminar to women and girls age 12 and older. Practical resistance techniques will be taught in addition to avoidance and prevention. Hosted by the Movement Arts Center, 2211 East Franklin Ave. (4 blocks from Augsburg College). Call 612-333-8635 or visit the website www.MovementArtsCenter.org

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Augsburg Associates Estate Sale

You are invited to an upcoming estate sale coordinated by the Augsburg Associates.

Friday, May 2, 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday, May 3, 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

The sale is located at 17800 Comstock Road, Minnetonka, MN 55391

With Mother's Day right around the corner, this is a great opportunity to find a unique treasure for Mom. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Augsburg Associates who directly support Augsburg College with a scholarship for students and special projects like the welcome center in Christensen Center.

All questions can be directed to Amanda Storm at 612.330.1178 or storma@augsburg.edu

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LensCrafters Discount

Would you like to save some money on your eyewear? Human Resources has coupons for LensCrafters. It is an $80 savings card, good for a single person or an entire family. Stop by Memorial Hall 19 to get this savings today!

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Diercks to Join Augsburg Athletic Administration

Kelly Anderson Diercks to join Augsburg athletic administration as assistant athletic director
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/042808diercks.html

MINNEAPOLIS (4/28/08) -- Kelly Anderson Diercks (Gustavus Adolphus '05), who has served as assistant director for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the past two years, will join the Augsburg College athletic administration as an assistant athletic director, starting on July 1.

Diercks has served as an administrator in the MIAC office since January 2006, first as an intern and since August 2006 as assistant director under a two-year NCAA Division III Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant. In her role at the conference office, Diercks has performed a variety of roles, including compliance, eligibility, rules interpretations and education, co-advisor of the conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), and coordinator for the conference's officials evaluation program. She has also supervised the NCAA strategic initiatives grant, organized the MIAC's sportsmanship initiative, coordinated conference awards, and led the MIAC's 25th anniversary of women's athletics celebration. She has also performed conference sports information duties, such as creating weekly releases, media guides and updating the conference website.

"I think Kelly is going to be a key component in our athletic department as we move forward," said Augsburg athletic director Jeff Swenson. "She brings to the table an incredible array of skills in many areas. Her energy and enthusiasm are contagious, and we look forward to her joining us."

In her position at Augsburg, Diercks will serve as a compliance officer, staff liaison to the college's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee chapter, department grant-writer and marketing specialist. She will also serve as an assistant sports information director and assistant senior women's administrator.

Diercks is currently pursuing her master's degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in kinesiology with an emphasis in sport management. A magna cum laude graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College (business management major, coaching minor), Diercks was a two-year member of the Gustie softball team and a team captain her senior year. She also served as a student staff supervisor in the college's athletic center.

In 2005, she served as an athletic marketing and promotions intern at North Dakota State University, prior to her service in the MIAC office. She has also served on the media relations and event staff at numerous MIAC and NCAA regional and national championship events in the Midwest. This year, she also served on the organizing, awards and communication/PR committees for Minnesota's National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration.

Diercks and her husband, Matt, live in Eagan, Minn.

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Tuesday, April 29:
Softball at Bethel (Game 1), 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30:
Softball at Bethel (Game 2), 5:30 p.m.
Women's Track and Field at St. Thomas Tommie Twilight Meet.

Thursday, May 1:
Baseball vs. St. Thomas, Parade Stadium, 2:30 p.m.

Friday, May 2:
M/W Track and Field at Hamline Meet of the UnSaintly.
Softball at MIAC Championships, Rice Creek Field, Shoreview, Minn.

Saturday, May 3:
Softball at MIAC Championships, Rice Creek Field, Shoreview, Minn.

Sunday, May 4:
Baseball at Gustavus Adolphus, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6:
Baseball at Concordia-Moorhead, 1 p.m.

Friday, May 9:
M/W Track and Field at MIAC Outdoor Championships at Hamline.
Baseball at MIAC Championships at Northfield/Dundas.

Saturday, May 10:
M/W Track and Field at MIAC Outdoor Championships at Hamline.
Baseball at MIAC Championships at Northfield/Dundas.

Sunday, May 11:
Baseball at MIAC Championships at Northfield/Dundas.

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Give Away

4 tickets (lower level) to Orchestra Hall for Dianne Reeves -- Friday, May 2, 8 p.m. First caller wins! Heidi at ext 1173

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