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Book Orders Now Due

Thanks to all faculty who have turned in so far, we have 82% for Winter WEC and 61% for Spring Day. Please send your requests to Laura at forgey@augsburg.edu

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Disability Awareness Month Information

Accessibility in daily life:

People use a variety of technologies to access the web. For example, a person who is blind may use a speech output system that reads aloud text presented on the screen. A person with a mobility impairment may be unable to use a mouse and may rely on the keyboard for web browsing. To create resources that can be used by the widest spectrum of potential visitors rather than an idealized "average," web page designers should apply "universal design" principles. This requires that they consider the needs of individuals with disabilities, older persons, people for whom English is a second language, and those using outdated hardware and software.
source: World Wide Access: Accessible Web Design
http://www.washington.edu/doit/Brochures/Technology/universal.design.html

Check out the following sites for more info:
The Groves Lab right here on campus!
http://www.augsburg.edu/classprogram/technology.html

For information concerning Accessibility in Microsoft Products
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/default.aspx

The Accessibility Guidelines
http://webdesign.about.com/od/accessibility/a/accessibility_g.htm

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Friday Is the Last Day to Submit Your Idea

Students, Faculty, and Staff: We want your input into how to improve the first year experience at Augsburg. The best ideas win $100!

* Describe your idea for redesigning an aspect of First-Year Day programs clearly, in writing. Be sure to explain how it relates to the Student Learning Outcomes (ask at the information desk in Christensen for a copy) or other goals (that you specify) for first-year learning.

* The idea can come from an individual or a group. You may submit more than one idea; submit each one separately. Keep all names on a separate cover page. Send ideas & cover pages to Jane Ann Nelson, nelsonj1@augsburg.edu, by 4 PM on 31 October.

* A review committee (TBD) will evaluate ideas and recommend winners. Bev Stratton will contact you, asking about your willingness to further develop the idea. Winners will be announced and receive their $100 prizes.

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Come to Christensen for 'Get Out the Vote' TODAY

Southside Family School students will be on campus TODAY, October 30 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the lobby of Christensen Center to promote their "Get Out and Vote" campaign. Please come by to greet them a learn more about their great project!

For more information, please contact Mary Laurel True, 330-1775 or truem@augsburg.edu.

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Tickets on Sale Now for 'Eurydice'

Tickets are now on sale for Eurydice, directed by Martha Johnson.
Available performance dates are:
October 31, and November 1, 6 and 8 at 7 p.m.
and Nov 2, 8 and 9 at 2 p.m.

In this poignant and enchanting play, Sarah Ruhl (Pulitzer Prize nominee and MacArthur genius grant winner) presents her contemporary take on the ancient Greek tale of Eurydice and Orpheus. Written after her father's death, Ruhl meditates with delicacy and insight on Eurydice's painful decision whether to remain with her father in the Underworld, or to return with her love Orpheus to the land of the living. We enter a surreal world, as lush and limpid as a dream, where both author and audience swim in the magical and thrilling flow of the unconscious. --The New Yorker

Tickets are now on sale for
$10 for General Public
$8 for ACTC faculty and staff
$5 for non-Augsburg students and
$2 for Augsburg students and children under 12
All Augsburg students need to bring their student ID.

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

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Scholarships

Institute of Management Accounts

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is pleased to offer scholarships to students who are accounting and finance major. An IMA student member pursuing study in accounting or finance as an undergraduate or graduate student is eligible for the Memorial Education Fund (MEF) Scholarship and the Stuart Cameron and Margaret McCloud Scholarship.

MEF Scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,000. One student will be chosen from the MEF Scholarship pool of applicants to receive the SCMS Scholarship in the Amount of $5,000. The SCMS Scholarship recipient will also receive lodging, transportation, and registration costs for both the IMA Annual Conference and Exposition and the IMA Student Leadership Conference.

The application is available on the IMA web site at www.imanet.org/scholarships . Please note that the deadline for the scholarship applications is February 15, 2009. All materials must be postmarked on or before that date to be eligible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jodi Ryan at 800-638-4427 ext 1556 or email her at jryan@imanet.org .

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Bookstore Updates

Shop for the Cure! Last week to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness.

All Halloween Godiva Chocolate is 50% off. Make sure you stop in before it's all gone.

Join us for the Children's Story Hour at 11 a.m.

Sue William Silverman will be at the bookstore at 7:30 p.m. to discuss her book "Love Sick." The bookstore will not be open for business during her discussion.

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Social Work Social TODAY

Are you passionate about social issues? Come join others that are as well this Today in OGC 100 starting at 5:30 p.m. Subs and root beer floats will be served. Stay for 5 minutes or half an hour, all are welcome.

Hosted by the Social Work Department and Omicron Delta Honor Society.

We hope to see you there.

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Winter Bike Commuter Seminar Being Organized

Some have asked for a winter bicycle commuting seminar as many people want to extend their bicycle commuting into the colder weather. Doug Shidell from QBP/Little Transit Press is happy to teach a winter bicycle commuting session. He strongly encourages attendees to have six months or so of bicycle commuting under their belt as winter bicycle commuting is more challenging than fair weather. The seminar would probably be held in Edina in the near future but the date and time are still to be determined. The choice of meeting time (lunch meeting, evening session or Saturday session) is being considered. Anyone interested in attending a session please send an email to Tom Ruffaner, ruffaner@augsburg.edu with your preference for meeting times. Thanks.

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Murphy's Pizza and C-Store

Come on down to Murphy's where you can get your personal pan pizza. It takes about 10 min, made to order so it is fresh and hot. While you're there check out some of the lower prices on cereal, chips and other stuff in the C-Store.
Can't wait to see you there.

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Pumpkin Carving Contest TONIGHT

Art Club is sponsoring a pumpkin carving contest in the Student Art Gallery, Thursday, Oct. 30 from 5 to 8 p.m. Bring your scary imagination -- we'll provide the rest. The two best pumpkin carvers will receive $10 gift certificates to The Green Mill in Uptown.

All are welcome!

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More Scholarships

Affinity Plus Foundation

It’s time for the annual Affinity Plus Foundation Scholarship application process to begin for the 2009-2010 school year. Since the Affinity Plus Foundation was developed in 2000, it has taken significant strides toward improving financial literacy throughout the state of Minnesota. The Foundation and its purpose parallels our goal at Affinity Plus of building lifelong relationships founded on trust with each and every one of our members.

Through this scholarship program, a total of four $5,000 scholarships will be awarded each year for freshman, upperclassmen, and nontraditional students. The scholarship winners will be notified in March 2009.

To be eligible, an application and all requested items must be postmarked by January 31, 2009. Scholarship applications are also available at all Affinity Plus branch locations, and on our Web site at www.affinityplus.org . All applicants must be primary members of Affinity Plus (and have their own member number). Membership applications are available at www.affinityplus.org , or within the scholarship application packet.

Should you have any questions or need more information, please feel free to contact Sandra Olson at your convenience.

Sandra Olson contact information:
651-612-9430
solson@affinityplus.org

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Community Organizing with Campus Ministry TONIGHT

Campus Ministry and the Lilly Grant are teaming up to sponsor some workshops on faith-based community organizing. Our first session is next Thursday, October 30, at 6:30 in the Century Room (NOTE THE CHANGE). We will be learning from Lyle Griner, National Director of Peer Ministry, about inviting and welcoming.

Many of us spend time working in organizations across the campus that are dear to our heart, but sometimes we have a hard time getting the message across to others. This time will be spent learning how to approach folks, invite them into programs or activities, and make folks feel welcome.

All are welcome to attend. These will help your organizations greatly!

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Turkeypalooza 2008

The Campus Kitchens Project needs your help to make this year's Turkeypalooza a success! Campus Kitchens plans to serve 700 Thanksgiving meals to low-income, elderly, homeless, and youth in our community. We are in need of donated food items including fresh and instant potatoes, green beans, French fried onions, gravy mix, canned pumpkin, squash, cream of mushroom soup, graham crackers, dry pie crust mix, butter, evaporated milk, and of course, turkey. Campus Kitchen volunteers will collect food items on "Bring Your Turkey to Work Day," Friday, November 14, in the lower level of Christensen Center. If you or your department can help by collecting a food item for donation, or for more information please contact Beth Ringer at ringerb@augsburg.edu. Thank you for helping us fight hunger and for making this event possible!

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Halloween Costume Contest Canceled

Unfortunately, we only had two students sign up to be in the contest so we will have to cancel the contest. Augsburg Dinning would like to apologize for this. We look forward to the next time we have a contest. Thank you.

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Community Shares and The United Way

Did you know that your gift of $20 per pay period to Community Shares gives a law student the work study opportunity to assist an attorney in recovering missing pensions, allowing seniors to remain financial independent? (Minnesota Senior Federation)

Did you know that your weekly gift of $3 to The United Way buys 50 hot meals for a hungry person at an on-site meal program?

Stop by our table from 11-1 today in the Christensen Center to find out how you can give! Every gift matters!

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Composting: A 'Ton' off My Mind

As you now Augsburg along with Augsburg Dining have been composting since September 22. Well the weight is in. On average, Augsburg college composts around 3/4ths of a ton a week. This is due to the contentious efforts of the Augsburg community and Tray-less Tuesday. Once again, all of the composting is going to Hennepin County witch says that we are the only private college in Hennepin county to be composting. Keep up the good work.

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Augsburg Dinning Menu Oct. 30 - 31

Oct. 30 (Halloween Theme)
LUNCH:
Soup
Mold & Puss (Bleu Cheese & broccoli)

Chopped Flesh & Maggots (Beef & Rice)

The Grille
Skin Strips in Fat Folds (Gyros)

Membrane Balls (Falafels) (FC)

Gangrene Skin Pockets (spanakopita)

Marketplace Entrees
Bloody Zombie Ribslets

Dragon's Blood Tempah (BBQ Tempah)

Dirty Maggots (Brown Rice)

Puss Glazed Finger Tips (Honey Glazed Carrots)

Sweet Peppers Deli
Made to order

Bravo Italiano
Maggot Balls & Guts (Spaghetti & Meat & Rice Balls)

Pizza Jack O' Lanterns (English Muffins Pizza)

World Flavors
Diablo Crow w/ Lava (Diablo Chicken & Red Mashed Potatoes)

Fit Choices 4 Life See Grill

Vegé
Fire Ants & Flees (Wild Rice w/ Cranberries)

*Menu Subject to Change due to availability of Product

DINNER:
Soup
(Bleu Cheese& broccoli)
(Beef & Rice)

The Grille
Grilled Turkey Club
Grilled Tomatoes & Cheese on Wheat
Seasoned Fries
Tomato Soup

Marketplace Entrees
Carved Honey Glazed Ham
Grilled Pineapples
Au Gratin Potatoes
Dinner Rolls
Broccoli

Sweet Peppers Deli
Dagwood

Bravo Italiano
Assorted Pizza
Tomato Basil Orzo

World Flavors
East African Braised Chicken
(Chicken Dummies)
Stewed Lentils

Fit Choices 4 Life
Rice & Chick Pea Stuffed Cabbage
(FC)

Vegé
Mock Duck Fried Rice
*Menu Subject to Change due to availability of Product

Oct.31
LUNCH:
Soup
Shomini Aboor
Creamy Veggie

The Grille
Philly Cheese Steak
Roasted Veggie Cheese Sandwich
Onion Rings

Marketplace Entrees
Orange Cranberry Pork Loin
Chefs Choice
Roasted Red Potatoes
Vegetable Du Jour

Sweet Peppers Deli
Eggplant w/ Mozzarella

Bravo Italiano
Buffalo Chicken Pizza
(Bleu Cheese Dressing for the Sauce)
Capellini w/ Pomodoro Sauce

World Flavors
Pad Thai (FC)
Veggie Fried Rice

Fit Choices 4 Life
See world Place

Vegé
Stuffed Tofu Bell Peppers

*Menu Subject to Change due to availability of Product

DINNER:
The Grille
Rachel’s
Tempah Rachel’s
Chips

Marketplace Entrees
Penne Past Bake w/ ANDOUILLE Sausage
Penne Pasta Bake (Meatless)
Bread Sticks
Brussels Sprouts

Sweet Peppers Deli
Chicken Caesar Wrap(FC)

Bravo Italiano
Tomato Spinach Alfredo
Assorted Pizzas
Basil Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes topped w/ Parmesan Cheese

World Flavors
Peppered Steak
Peppered Mock Duck
Jasmine

Fit Choices 4 Life
See Market Place

Vegé
See Italiano

*Menu Subject to Change due to availability of Product

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Sushi and Pizza at Nabo

We wanted to offer some more items at Nabo so Augsburg Dining is now offering flat-bread pizza and authentic sushi. So come on over and see what they hype is about. Remember, eat your sushi in one bite! YUMMM

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95 Theses

Please join President Paul C. Pribbenow and the Augsburg Community, following Convocation tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, in the Quad for the 95 THESES!

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New Assistant Vice President of Human Resources

Please join the Finance and Administration Division in welcoming our newest staff member, Andrea Turner. She will be joining the division as Assistant Vice President of Human Resources on Friday, Oct. 31.

Andrea comes to the Augsburg community most recently from Turner Consulting in St. Paul, where she held the position of consultant. Andrea brings significant higher education experience, with 10 years of combined service at the University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Ohio State University. She holds a BA in English Literature from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Penn. and a JD from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Wednesday, October 29:
Volleyball -- Augsburg 3, St. Catherine 2 (23-25, 25-9, 21-25, 26-24, 15-13)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0809statistics/102908stcatherine.html


Upcoming Events:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

Friday, October 31:
Men's Soccer vs. Macalester, Edor Nelson Field, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey vs. Wisconsin-Stout, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7 p.m. -- LIVE AUDIO: http:/www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women's Soccer at Macalester, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 1:
Football vs. St. Thomas, Edor Nelson Field, 1 p.m. -- LIVE AUDIO: http:/www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women's Swimming at Carleton Relays, 1 p.m.
Men's/Women's Cross Country at MIAC Championships, Como Park GC, St. Paul, 2 p.m.
Women's Hockey hosting Alumnae Game (EXHIBITION), Augsburg Ice Arena, 3 p.m.
Volleyball at St. Thomas, 3 p.m.
Wrestling hosting Alumni Day/Parents' Day/Open Practice (EXHIBITION), Si Melby Hall, 4:30 p.m.

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