Crime Alert: Computer Stolen from Foss Center Office

On Sunday, January 11, 2009, a computer was stolen from an unlocked and unattended office in Foss. An employee walked away from the office, leaving the door unlocked. When the employee returned, approximately 10 minutes later, a computer had been taken from the office.

If you have any information regarding this crime, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department or Augsburg's Department of Public Safety. You can reach DPS all day, every day by dialing 1717 from an on-campus phone or 612-330-1717 from an off-campus phone.

You Can Help Prevent Crime at Augsburg!

- Always lock your office whenever you leave, even if you will only be gone briefly. Most home burglaries take only 3 to 5 minutes, office burglaries can take even less time.

- If you misplace or do not have a key, please call 1717 and ask us to come and lock the office. Please wait in the office until we arrive.

- Do not prop open doors. If you see a door propped open, close the door and report it to DPS by calling 1717.

- Keep valuables out of view. If possible, secure them in drawer or cabinet. Better yet, take your valuables with you or leave them at home.

- Keep your car keys on your person at all times.

- Immediately report suspicious activity to the Minneapolis Police or Augsburg DPS.

If you have questions or concerns regarding crime at Augsburg, please contact John Pack, Director of Public Safety at 612-330-1644 or pack@augsburg.edu.

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Business Survival Summit and Workshop

The Business Survival Summit and Workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 27 from 6 – 8:30 p.m. Hear from two local business leaders about reacting to economic challenges and attend two interactive workshops on strategic thinking and marketing and advertising effectiveness designed to help you survive and prosper in these challenging times. The workshops will be conducted by two Augsburg College business professors who are also business consultants. This event is sponsored by the Augsburg College MBA Program, The Post Bulletin, and the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, and is part of the "Connecting with the Community" learning series. This summit will be held in Bethel Hall at Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 3rd Avenue SE, Rochester and is free and open to the public. No registration is needed. Contact Dave Conrad at 507 287-7791 or conradd@augsburg.edu with questions.

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CLICnet is Down Today

CLICnet is down today, January 13, for installation of a new server. This means that you are not be able to look up books, videos, CDs, and other material in the library today.

Reserves, including electronic reserves, are also not available.

Service will resume as soon as installation of the new equipment is finished. You can still access articles through the databases.

Please stop in at the Research Desk in the Learning Commons on the first floor of the Library, email us at refdesk@augsburg.edu or call us at 612-330-1604 if you need any assistance.

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Vocatio Chapel with He Qi Jan. 21 - Plus Art

Augsburg College continues the Vocatio Chapel Series on "Faith and the Imagination: The Call to the Arts" with renowned Chinese Christian painter, He Qi. He Qi is currently featured in the Gage Gallery in Oren Gateway with his exhibition, "Look Toward the Heavens" until February 15. He will also be speaking in chapel on January 21 at 10:20 in the chapel.

He Qi has been committed to the artistic creation of modern Chinese Christian art since 1983. He hopes to help change the "foreign image" of Christianity in China by using artistic language, and, at the same time, to supplement Chinese art the way Buddhist art did in ancient times. In his works, He Qi has blended together Chinese folk customs and traditional Chinese painting techniques to create an artistic style of color-on-paper painting.

The opening reception for "Look Toward the Heavens" is Friday, January 16, 5:30-7:30 at the Gage Gallery. The Vocatio Chapel is January 21 at 10:20 in the Hoversten Chapel. A lunch will be held following chapel at 11:00. Anyone interested in eating lunch with He Qi should contact Ross Murray at murray@augsburg.edu for an RSVP.

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Alternative Spring Break in New Orleans

Tired of spending your spring break doing nothing? Come and join Campus Ministry and the Lilly Grant helping the people of New Orleans to recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Gustav. We will be working with Lutheran Disaster Response in their “What a Relief!” program.

The trip is March 15-21. $100 deposit holds your spot (total registration cost is $300). Deposits must be received by January 23, so plan now. You can drop off your $100 and registration materials in the Campus Ministry Office.

For more information, contact anyone connected to Campus Ministry.

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Phillips Scholarship Deadline

Phillips Scholarship Deadline

This is a reminder to those who are applying for the Phillips Scholarship that the deadline is Friday, February 13, 2009.

To obtain an application, please go to http://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/scholarships/phillips/apply.php

Applications MUST BE SUBMITTED to the Financial Aid Office in the Enrollment Center by FEBRUARY 13, 2009 by 4 p.m. Please put ATTN: Jenny Yang.

For application and further information please contact Jenny Yang at yangj@augsburg.edu or x1294 in the Financial Aid Office.

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Announcing 'Urinetown' Auditions

When: Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 2-5 p.m.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 2-5 p.m.
Callbacks Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7-10 p.m.

Where: Sateren Auditorium in the Music Building

Who: All Augsburg students are welcome to audition

***About Urinetown"***

"Urinetown" is an award-winning satirical comedy musical that pokes fun at capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, and petty small town politics, as well as advocating environmentalism. Greg Kotis came up with the idea for Urinetown while traveling in Europe. A traveling student on a budget, he encountered a pay-per-use toilet, and began writing shortly thereafter, joining with Mark Hollmann for the journey to Broadway.

***About the auditions***

You will audition for Darcey Engen, Theater Professor and stage director for "Urinetown" & Sonja Thompson, Music Professor and music director for "Urinetown". Tom Bartsch, Augsburg staff pianist, will accompany all auditions. Please sign up for an audition on the sheet posted on the Tjornholm-Nelson door.

Prepare a song in English, and remember to bring a copy of the song with you to the audition for the pianist. We recommend a song from a musical that you know really well and are very comfortable singing.

Prepare a monologue from the text already cut for you. You will have two to three female and male monologues to choose from. Choose one (gender appropriate) to prepare. Please memorize if possible or know it enough so you don't have to read every word. Make a bold choice with your monologue. We encourage you to move within what you prepare. A copy of the monologues you can choose from can be found on the theatre desk in Campus Ministry. They may be in a shelf on the wall. Look around.

During your audition you may also be asked to show some of your other skills for the audition, such as to read or sing excerpts from the show, to move/dance, to sightread some music, to interact with other students auditioning, etc. Dress in comfortable clothes that permit you to move, and secure your hair off of your face. Arrive 15 minutes early for your audition to fill out paperwork; bring a copy of your entire spring schedule (work, school, vacation, choir tour, etc.) to your audition. You will be asked to provide us with a copy of your schedule. An accurate schedule is a MUST!

***About our production***

Rehearsals begin February 9, 2009; we will rehearse Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, and Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, with time off for Spring Break. Additional musical and staging coachings will be arranged around class schedules if needed.

Technical and Performance schedule:

Monday, March 30-Thursday, April 2, 6pm to midnight (no afternoon rehearsals)
Friday, April 3, 7pm performance
Saturday, April 4, 7pm performance
Sunday, April 5, 2pm performance
Thursday, April 16, 7pm performance
Friday, April 17, 7pm performance
Saturday, April 18, 7pm performance
Sunday, April 19, 2pm performance

***Please contact us with any questions***
Darcey Engen <engen@augsburg.edu>
Sonja Thompson <thompso2@augsburg.edu>

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Answer to Last Weeks 'Photo of the Week'

Taken at about 1 p.m. on a bright sunny day the shadows of a crab apple tree and a small retaining wall cast onto the sidewalk about 15 feet from the mailbox on the corner of 7th and 21st.

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Housing Extravaganza

The Housing Extravaganza will take place on the main floor of the Christensen Center on January 13th and 14th, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Residence Life professional staff will be available to answer questions about academic year 2009-2010 Special Interest Housing, applying to live in Oren Gateway, and Selection Night (Lottery). We will also have information available about student staff positions for 2009-2010.

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MN Private College Job/Internship Fair

Register NOW to attend this annual job/internship fair for undergraduate students.

Tuesday, February 17th
9:00 - 3:00 p.m. (come & stay for as long as you like)
Minneapolis Convention Center
$10 - You must register with Augsburg College's CSWL office - Anderson Hall, LL x1148

To learn more go to http:www.mnpcfair.org

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Celebrate Two New Exhibitions Opening This Friday

All are welcome to the artist receptions for Augsburg's own photography instructor Susan Boecher, and Chinese Christian artist He Qi this Friday, January 16 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Susan Boecher's installation "Together and Alone" in the Christensen Center Art Gallery features 60 of her black and white infrared photographs mounted on iPods.

He Qi's painting exhibition "Look Toward the Heavens" includes seven of his large, original gouache on paper pieces. At the reception he will have some signed prints available for purchase.

Please help support the arts at Augsburg by attending these receptions!

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Employment Trends Seminar

We are excited to offer an Employment Trends Seminar on Thursday, January 22nd at 6 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room, CC. Phil Gardner, Professor at Michigan State University will be leading a discussion on how to prepare for an uncertain job market. You will also hear the latest research on who's hiring and why. Phil is an expert in college labor markets!
All are welcome!

Sponsored by: North Star Resource Group, Augsburg Business Organization and Center for Service, Work, & Learning.

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Biophysics Candidate Talks - Christopher Grabowski

Christopher Grabowski, one of our biophysics candidates, will present his research talk from 2:30-3:30 today in Old Main 104.

The title of his talk is:

"Measuring the Dynamics of Soft Matter"

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Excel Wind Energy Event

Excel Energy, the #1 provider of wind power in the US will be providing an educational display on the Augsburg College Windsource wind energy program this week. This event will take place in the Christensen Center lobby on Thursday, January 15 from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Please stop for the opportunity to ask questions an dexchange information with an Excel Energy wind energy expert.

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Biophysics Candidate Talk - David Altman

David Altman, one of our biophysics candidates, will present his research talk from 2:30-3:30 Thursday, January 15 in Old Main 104.

The title of his talk is:

"Regulating the Function of the Molecular Motor Myosin VI"

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Su Dorée's Article Appears in MAA Notes

Professor Su Dorée's invited chapter "Bulgarian Solitaire," appeared this month in the Mathematical Association of America's publication MAA Notes #74 Resources for Teaching Discrete Mathematics: Classroom Projects, History Modules, and Articles, edited by Brian Hopkins.

The article details a classroom project whose ideas were developed by Professor Dorée while working with undergraduates on research projects in mathematical graph theory.

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