Security and Facilities Announcements
Teaching and Learning
General Announcements
- Attention TRiO/SSS
- Renaissance Festival and Underwater Adventure Tix
- Chamber Music Opportunity
- C-Store Run
- Ron Rivera Memorial Fund
- Sept. 9 Primary Election Information
- Augsburg Dining Hours of Operation
- Art Club Poster Sale
- Spirituality Breakfast
- Do Flex Dollars
- Laboratory Science Courses
- Staff $3.50 Lunch Legally $3.75
- I Do Want A Burger!
- Staff Senate Open Forum
- Study Abroad Fair This Wednesday
- Attention Returning Study Abroad Students
- Brown Bag Lunch in the Women's Resource Center
- International Programs Photo Contest
- FREE Yoga starts Tuesday
- No Card No Eat
Keeping Track of Auggies
Auggie Athletics
Classifieds
Security and Facilities Announcements
Security Alert: Burglary in Anderson Hall
A student has reported that their laptop and book bag was stolen from the common area in their apartment. The loss occurred on Wednesday, September 12, 2008, between 1 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. There are no signs of forced entry into the unit.
If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department or Augsburg's Department of Public Safety. You can reach DPS all day, every day by calling x1717 from an on-campus phone or 612-330-1717 from an off-campus phone.
You Can Prevent Crime At Augsburg!
- Keep your residence hall room locked, even if you will only be gone for a minute. Most home burglaries take less than two minutes and apartment burglaries take even less time.
- If you misplace or loose your key, notify DPS immediately.
- Do not allow others to "tailgate" into a residence hall behind you. If someone does follow you in and you do not feel comfortable asking them to leave, please call DPS at x1717 immediately.
- Keep valuables, such as laptops and musical instruments, in your room and out of site when not in use.
- Do not being unnecessary valuable items with you to campus, leave them at home.
- Keep your car keys on your person at all times.
- Immediately report anyone behaving suspiciously to the Minneapolis Police or Augsburg DPS.
If you have any questions regarding campus safety, please feel free to contact John Pack, Director of Public Safety at 612-330-1644 or by email at pack@augsburg.edu.
Teaching and Learning
Writing Lab Opens Monday, Sept. 15
The Augsburg College Writing Lab will open for fall semester/trimester on Monday, Sept. 15. The Lab is located on the main level of Lindell Library, just left of the circulation desk. No appointments are taken; just appear with your assignment in hand!
Fall hours:
Monday: 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Tuesday: 3-5:30 p.m. and 7:30 - 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 3-5:30 p.m. and 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Thursday: 3-5:30 p.m. and 7:30 - 10 p.m.
Friday: 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 5:30 - 8 p.m.
Writing lab tutors will visit all English classes in the next few weeks to provide further information. Faculty, if you would like a tutor to come to your class (es), please contact Kathy Swanson, English (x1010).
Seminary and Divinity School Fair Sept. 25 at Gustavus
If you are interested in exploring a possible vocation as a pastor, lay ministry professional, religion professor, AIM, or deacon, then you will want to check out the Seminary & Divinity School Fair held on September 25 at Gustavus Adolphus College. Augsburg will be brining a contingent of students to visit with representatives from nearly 20 top-notch schools, participate in break-out sessions that explore the possibilities of a seminary or divinity school education, and talk with current students and recent alumni about their experiences.
We will depart Augsburg at 8 a.m. and return at about 5 p.m. The day begins with chapel at Gustavus, followed by a welcome and introductory comments. A lunch, featuring Augsburg MIS professor and pastor, Lee Clarke will happen mid-day breakout sessions in the afternoon. All day long, representatives from seminaries and divinity schools will be on hand to answer questions about programs and vocational opportunities.
This day is an important way to explore possibilities with people who want to help you find your best fit for a school, a career, and a vocation. Students who are just "checking it out" are encouraged to attend as well.
Talk to Religion Faculty or Campus Ministry staff about this possibility. To register, email Ross Murray at murray@augsburg.edu.
General Announcements
Attention TRiO/SSS
ATTENTION TRiO/SSS students! It is time to apply for the TRiO/SSS scholarship! To be eligible for the scholarship you must be accepted into the TRiO/SSS program, be a full time student, and receive a Pell grant. If you are eligible for the scholarship you are REQUIRED to attend ONE of the following scholarship meetings:
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:10-1:10 p.m.
OR
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 5-6 p.m.
OR
Monday, September 15, 2008 8-9 a.m.
ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTURY ROOM IN CHRISTENSEN CENTER!
You may sign up by one of three ways: stop by the TRIO/SSS office where there are signup sheets, call the office at 612-330-1311, or e-mail triosss@augsburg.edu. Make sure to include your name and which meeting you are signing up for if you e-mail. We look forward to seeing you soon. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Renaissance Festival and Underwater Adventure Tix
It's that time again -- HR has discount Renaissance Festival tickets for purchase! Adult tickets are ONLY $15.50 each (normally $19.95) and child tickets (ages 6-12) are $7.50 each (normally $10.95). We are also offering Food Books for only $5 -- each book is a $6 value.
The Renaissance Festival is open on the weekends between August 16 and September 28 from 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday, September 1, and Friday, September 26. The event is open rain or shine, and parking is free.
Stop down in HR today to buy your discounted tickets. We will be offering them until the end of the Festival. Call us at x1058 with any questions.
Human Resources also has discount tickets available for Underwater Adventures Aquarium at the Mall of America. We are selling tickets at the following prices: Adult - $9.50, Kids (3-12) - $5.50. This is an incredible deal -- regular ticket prices are $18.95 for adults and $11.95 for kids. Stop down in HR to pick up your tickets today!
We currently have 50 adult tickets and 25 children tickets available. They do go fast, so stop down ASAP!
Chamber Music Opportunity
The Vocal Chamber Music class (MUE 113) offered by the Music Department is seeking instrumentalists (winds, strings, keyboard, brass, percussion, etc.) who would like to commit 2-3 hours per week playing and rehearsing classical Chamber Music with singers. All groups are coached by faculty member and performer Sonja Thompson. If you would like further information, please contact thompso2@augsburg.edu, or call 330-1277. Need not be a music major, but must have some classical musical training and read music well.
C-Store Run
Augsburg Dining has done it again! We would like to invite you to come check out your new C-store located in Murphy's. It will carry all the sweet and salty treats you like, not to mention some toiletries and cleaning products. The store will be open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and from 6 - 9 p.m. So when you come to get one of our new grill items, don't forget to by some Tylenol to combat the buzz of the store! See you there!
Ron Rivera Memorial Fund
Ron Rivera, the husband of Kathy McBride (co-director of the CGE in Nicaragua), died suddenly on Wednesday in Managua, Nicaragua. Ron was director of Potters for Peace, an international NGO. In 2004 he presented a campus lecture and demonstration on his work developing cottage industries to produce ceramic water filters that provide potable water in impoverished communities. The water filter was featured in "Design for the Other 90%," a show at the Walker Art Center.
Contributions to the Ron Rivera Memorial Fund may be sent to the Center for Global Education, campus box 307. The Fund will be used to further the work on water filters to which Ron has given so much of his life.
Sept. 9 Primary Election Information
Augsburg College provided the Minneapolis Elections Office with a list of resident students so if you live on campus and want to vote in the September 9 primary at the precinct for Augsburg, you may do so.
Current election information is available www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections including the opportunity to sign up for e-mail updates or to view information on Absentee voting prior to the primary, Voting Precinct Finder and the Sample Ballot for your precinct. there is also information on how to pre-register for the November 4 General Election.
For voting information for other area of Minnesota, please contact your city or county elections office or the Minnesota Secretary of State at http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp
For voting information for other states, please find the state listed with the National Association of the Secretaries of State.
Augsburg Dining Hours of Operation
Commons Hours of operation
Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Hot food being served
Breakfast: 7:30-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
Brunch: 11:30-1 p.m.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m.
Nabo Hours of operation
Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday
7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sunday
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Coopers Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Weekend College Saturdays
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Weekend college Sundays
7 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Non-weekend college weekends
Closed
Murphy's Hours of operation
Monday - Friday
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Weekends
Closed
C-Store Hours of operation
Monday - Thursdays
10 a.m. -2 p.m. & 6 p.m. - 9p.m.
Fridays
4-9 p.m.
Sundays
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Art Club Poster Sale
Are your walls bare? Augsburg's art club will be selling posters Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Christensen Center. Eclectic mix of older posters to choose from--some artsy, some just plain weird. Yours for $5, $2, or $1. Cash and checks accepted.
Spirituality Breakfast
September 2008 is the 19th annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month celebration. This year's theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Real People, Real Recovery" highlights the people for whom treatment and long-term recovery have given a renewed outlook on life. We invite you to take part and spread the word that addiction is a medical illness and that treatment is effective and recovery is possible.
Augsburg College and the StepUP® Program are hosting an event for Recovery Month, the Spirituality Breakfast. Held on Thursday, September 11 from 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. in the East Commons of the Christensen Center, the event is open to the public as well as all Augsburg faculty, staff and students. The keynote speaker will be Rev Joseph Campe, a pastor at Central Park United Methodist Church in St Paul and Wesley United Methodist Church in Minneapolis. In addition to Sunday worship, the congregations host a multitude of additional services to the addicted and recovering communities. Other speakers for the breakfast include current StepUP students, Patrice Salmeri, Director of StepUP, and a member of the Twin Cities Recovery Month committee.
The breakfast is FREE! Please RSVP to Anne in the StepUP office, 612-330-1692.
Do Flex Dollars
Do you need to purchase Flex Points to add to your Student Card?
If so, Flex Points can only be purchased Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Commons Cafeteria. Please make sure you bring your Student ID card for verification. If you haven't received an ID from Enrollment Services, please do so immediately or bring another form of Identification with you.
Purchases of Flex Points may take up to 24 hours to reflect changes.
Flex Points can be used at Commons Cafeteria, Cooper's Coffee Shop, Nabo: A Neighborhood Cafe, and Murphy's Grille.
If you have any questions about Flex Points please contact: augsburg@aviands.com If you have questions concerning your meal plans, please contact: Cyndy Rowe with Residence Life
Laboratory Science Courses
Students taking a laboratory science course (BIO, CHM, PHY, SCI) must register for both a lecture section and a lab section. Please log onto AugNet Records and Registration to view your schedule and confirm you are registered for both as needed. Records and Registration Course Search will provide more information on lab options if offered.
Staff $3.50 Lunch Legally $3.75
I would like to apologize for the confusion. It seems that Sodexo was charging a staff lunch without filling the legal tax required by Minnesota State and federal tax laws. Because as staff we are not tax exempt, we have to be charged the proper .0715 on all purchases causing the $3.50 lunch to become $3.75 with tax. Once again, Augsburg dining would like to apologize to this confusion and would like to thank you for your business. You make us possible.
I Do Want A Burger
Hey, do you want fries with that? Come down and eat a Murphy's on the ground floor of the Christensen Center. Open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., you can get your burgers, fries, onion rings, chicken fingers, and Hot Moo (come see what that is). And for the first time, first-years have flex dollars to use there. If you are looking for an energy drink or to get your own Twix; yeah, we have that, too. So when the line to Commons is too long, come down stair and eat at Murphy's Grill.
Staff Senate Open Forum
You are invited to the monthly Staff Senate Open Forum held the second Thursday of each month from 3:30-4 p.m. in Sverdrup Hall, 102 The open forum is designed for staff to express concerns to Staff Senate. Questions - email us at staffsenate@augsburg.edu
Study Abroad Fair This Wednesday
Learn about more than 200 worldwide programs in over 60 countries, including short-term/ faculty-led, Center for Global Education (CGE), International Partners (IP) and HECUA programs. Pick up a $500 student travel voucher for CGE & IP programs and enter to win a $25 gift card for Pizza Lucé.
You can:
+ fulfill requirements abroad
+ use financial aid for study abroad
+ receive study abroad scholarships
+ go abroad for any term, from 2 weeks up to a full year
+ have one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of your life
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Christensen Center Lobby
www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/
Attention Returning Study Abroad Students
Attend the MN Re-entry Conference: Free admission, breakfast and lunch!
Coming Home: Making Personal & Professional Use of your International Experience
Saturday, September 27 at the University of Minnesota, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (come for part or all of the conference.)
Join your fellow Minnesota students who have studied abroad at this conference to dive into reflecting on your experiences, identifying what you learned, and thinking about how to move forward. The conference is FREE and includes breakfast and lunch, exciting drawings and great information on how to take your international experience to the next level.
Keynote Speaker: Kerala Taylor, Editor in Chief for National Geographic Glimpse
Sessions:
• Go Abroad Again: Teaching, Working, & Volunteering Abroad
• International Careers at Home & Abroad
• Think Globally, Act Locally: Volunteer Opportunities in the Twin Cities
• Resume Critiques
• Craft Your Study Abroad Stories for Interviewing
• Graduate School
** Space is limited-register soon: https://www.csbsju.edu/internationaleducation/home/reentryconferencereg.aspx
Brown Bag Lunch in the Women's Resource Center
Please join us tomorrow for our first lunch of the year! We will be holding brown bag lunches on the second Tuesday of every month from 12-1; bring your lunch and join us for casual conversation. Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate are available. The Women's Resource Center is located in 207 Sverdrup; all members of the Augsburg Community are welcome!
International Programs Photo Contest
Enter the 8th Annual International Programs Photo Contest!
Did you study abroad in the academic year of 2007-2008 (fall, spring, January, summer?) Are you studying at Augsburg as an international student? Then you are invited to share a glimpse of your international experience with the Augsburg community. The 8th Annual International Programs Photo Contest, co-sponsored by the Office of International Programs, The Department of Modern Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies and the Office of Public Relations and Communications, is now accepting photo entries.
Cash prizes will be awarded to a Best of Show photo and 1st - 3rd places ($100, $75, $50) in each of the following categories:
1. Landscapes/cityscapes
2. Photojournalism - local people and/or Augsburg students interacting with the setting, cultural interactions
3. Portraits – photo of a person or animal that reflects the culture in which he/she is pictured
Deadline for photo submissions (A maximum of 1 photo for each category may be submitted by each person): Friday, October 3, 2008 at 4p.m..
Click here to download Instructions and Entrance Form: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/PhotoContestEntryForm08.pdf
FREE Yoga starts Tuesday
That's right free yoga instruction for all interested students,faculty and staff starts on Tuesday 9/9 from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room of Christensen Center. Yoga is open on a first come first basis as space permits in the Marshall Room every Tuesday and and Thursday through the last week of each semester (before finals week)from noon - 1:00 p.m.
Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your own yoga mat. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the Counseling & Health Promotion office which sponsors the yoga at 612-330-1707.
Take time for yourself and join us for yoga instruction. It's a very good stress reliever as well as a form of exercise.
A Wednesday morning yoga session will begin on 9/17 from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in the Marshall Room as well -- more info to come on that.
No Card No Eat
It is vital for you to bring your card when you come to eat. Whether you are using flex dollars or board, it is for your safety that you use your card. Others around you can hear your number and then use up all of your points. We have requested that all cashiers ask for a card in order to best serve you. So when the cashier asks for your card, remember that it is in your best interest and safety.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Prof. Cary Waterman and the MN Poetry Scene
Professor Cary Waterman, who teaches creative and effective writing in the English Department, is enlivening the Minnesota poetry scene. On 30 August, Professor Waterman gave a reading at Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais. She has a poem featured in the Bloomington Art Center's production, "Reflection." Professor Waterman also has two poems in the recent anthology, County Lines, and will read in October at Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington to celebrate the publication and the 150th anniversary of Minnesota's statehood.
Auggie Ambassadors Abroad
Bienvenida Cass! Buen Viaje Annika!
Cass Guzman: Spent the summer in Mexico on the CGE Program.
Annika Gunderson: Spent the summer Mexico on the CGE Program. She is currently on another CGE program, but now in Central America. She'll be in Brazil this spring.
Comings & Goings
Augsburg College would like to welcome Joe Fortier, our new IT Systems Administrator. Joe starts Monday, September 8, 2008. Feel free to stop by IT and introduce yourself!
Auggie Athletics
Auggie Athletics Update
Auggie Athletics Update:
Friday, September 5:
Volleyball -- Augsburg Invitational: Augsburg def. Schreiner (Texas) 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 27-25); Wisconsin-Eau Claire def. Augsburg 3-0 (25-17, 25-9, 25-22)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0809statistics/090608auginvite.html
Saturday, September 6:
Football -- Augsburg 49, Crown 14
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/football/0809statistics/090608crown.html
Volleyball -- Augsburg Invitational: Augsburg def. Macalester 3-0 (25-21, 33-31, 25-18); third-place match: St. Benedict def. Augsburg 3-2 (23-25, 27-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-11)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0809statistics/090608auginvite.html
Saturday-Sunday, September 6-7:
Men's Golf -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Fall Invitational
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/mgolf/0809statistics/090708auginvite.html
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Invitational
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wgolf/
Upcoming Events:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/
Wednesday, September 10:
Women's Soccer at Concordia-Moorhead, 2 p.m.
Men's Soccer at Concordia-Moorhead, 4:30 p.m.
Friday, September 12:
Volleyball at Wartburg (Iowa) Tournament -- vs. Coe (Iowa), 3 p.m.; vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 5 p.m.
Saturday, September 13:
Volleyball at Wartburg (Iowa) Tournament -- vs. Simpson (Iowa), 11 a.m.; vs. Wartburg (Iowa), 1 p.m.
Men's Soccer at Hamline, 1 p.m.
Women's Soccer at St. Scholastica, 3 p.m.
Football vs. Wartburg (Iowa), Edor Nelson Field, 7 p.m. -- LIVE AUDIO: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Men's/Women's Cross Country at Tufts (Mass.) Jumbo Invitational.
Men's Golf at St. John's Invitational, Greystone GC, Sauk Centre, Minn.
Women's Golf at Carleton Division III Midwest Classic.
Sunday, September 14:
Men's Golf at St. John's Invitational, Blackberry Ridge GC, Sartell, Minn.
Women's Golf at Carleton Division III Midwest Classic.
Classifieds
Motorcycle Helmet for Sale
Ride safely. Wear a helmet.
I no longer have my bike so I'm getting rid of my helmet too. It is "like new" - purchased in 2005 and used about 20 times. No scratches. Never been dropped. Never in an accident.
Brand: Shoei
Model: RF-1000 (full face)
Color: Metallic Light Silver
Size: Small
Includes one clear and one tinted shield
Photo available here: http://web.augsburg.edu/~yorkl/helmet.jpg
Retails for $350-$400
Asking price: $200 OBO
Call x1316 or email me yorkl@augsburg.edu
Bank Shot Game for Sale
3 months old, rarely used, Bank Shot basketball game for sale:
Two Hoops, 4 Basketballs (with pump), SportCraft arcade game, with return ball net and electronic score keeping
Bought for $150, asking $100 or best offer. E-mail Cody Warren (warrenc@augsburg.edu), Christine Tresselt (tresselt@augsburg.edu) or Marie Sager (sager@augsburg.edu) if interested or for more information.