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Crime Alert- iPod Stolen From Office in Kennedy
Sometime between 4 p.m. on January 17th and 10:30 a.m. on January 19th, an iPod was stolen from a locked office in the Kennedy Center. There were no signs of forced entry.
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!
- Don’t leave your workspace unlocked and unattended.
- Discuss which spaces in your department are public and which are private. Where possible, lock private spaces if they are not being used. You are not being rude if you ask someone to leave a private space. Hospitality has its limits.
- Be thoughtful of where your valuables are. Where possible, keep wallets, handbags and other valuables on your person or locked in a drawer. Better yet, leave unneeded valuable items at home.
- Always keep your car keys on your person. This is especially important if you have a remote unlocking device for your car. If a thief is able to take the remote unlocking device for your car, they simply need to walk through our parking lots and press the button until they see the lights flash on your vehicle.
- 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.
Teaching and Learning
Life of the Mind Retreat
March 13 - 14, 2009
Dunrovin Retreat Center
Marine-on-St. Croix
"Listening to the Land" a real retreat to reconnect. Select readings include A Sand County Almanac: With Essays on Conservation and Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition. Check in at Dunrovin between 2 - 3 p.m. on the 13th. The retreat will end after lunch on the 14th.
If you are interested in attending please contact Terry x1229 or by e-mail Further information will follow.
GRE Prep
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO) will be hosting a six-week GRE prep course this semester, beginning Monday, February 2nd, 6 - 9 p.m.
COST: $50 (includes test prep material)
Bring check made out to Augsburg College or cash to session one.
REGISTER:
e-mail Dixie Shafer, shafer@augsburg.edu
Writing Lab Is Up and Running
The Augsburg College Writing Lab is now open for Winter trimester/spring semester. Hours for the rest of the semester are as follows:
Mondays: 6:30 - 9 pm.
Tuesdays: 3 - 5:30 and 7:30 - 10 pm.
Wednesdays: 3 - 5:30 and 6:30 - 9 pm.
Thursdays: 3 - 5:30 and 7:30 - 10 pm.
Fridays: 6 - 8 pm.
Sundays: 5:30 - 8 pm.
The Lab is located in Lindell Library, ground floor, to the left of the circulation desk, and provides support for any Augsburg students. Stop by with papers at any stage of development, for any class!
Distinguished Contributions Awards 2009
Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning
Annual Recognition 2009
The Office of Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
The Center for Teaching and Learning
Augsburg College
These awards recognize exemplary work by faculty and staff in support of teaching and learning at Augsburg College. Up to three awards are available annually reflecting the breadth of contributions important for a quality liberal education. Each award carries a stipend of $1000, recognition and celebration.
Awards are based on evidence of student learning and student satisfaction provided by students, colleagues, and documentation; they are weighted appropriately for each of the three areas. The selection process is as follows:
• The deadline for nominations is Friday February 13, 2009. Nominations must be submitted on line. Go to: www.augsburg.edu/ctl
• Questions can be directed to Diane Pike at pike@augsburg.edu or x 1228
• Nominations consist of a one to two-page letter identifying the nominee and providing a rationale and support for the nomination for a specific award; in addition, nominators are asked to submit 3-4 names (and emails addresses) of students and/or colleagues who can speak to nominee’s work.
• The Selection Panel conducts confidential interviews with members of the community, reviews information and announces the awards no later than March 23rd. Awardees are acknowledged at the Honors Convocation and at other events. Opportunities for winners to share ideas with the campus community will take place throughout the year following the award.
The Selection Panel is invited by the Dean of the College and the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning. This is a juried process.
Teaching Award
Sustained excellence is demonstrated through syllabi, course materials and grading patterns reflecting effective teaching and learning; exemplary work in both content and pedagogy is supported by evidence from the department chair, colleagues and students.
Mentoring/Advising Award
Sustained excellence is demonstrated through deep conversation about and attention to vocation, career and student success overall; students are guided through the processes leading to successful and timely graduation; students recognize the attention and care provided by the nominee
Direct Contributions to Teaching and Learning Award
Sustained excellence is demonstrated in work that contributes to students’ academic development, growth and success; contributions are made to a positive, academic campus environment in a direct way.
General Announcements
Special Interest Housing Applications
Special Interest Housing applications are now available! Applications are available in both Residence Life Offices.
The Department of Residence Life at Augsburg College considers Special Interest Housing living opportunities available for a group of students who are interested in creating a living environment with a special educational, activity, and/or community focus.
Questions please contact Michael Perry at perrym1@augsburg.edu
Murphy's Weekly Specials
Murphy's is now offering weekly specials at the Grill as well as the Deli.
Jan. 19 - 23
Grill: Philly Cheese Steak
Deli: Chipotle Chicken Breast & Bleu Cheese Wrap
Discount Personal Pizza & Soda from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
Tickets Now Available for Eleutheria
Tickets are now available for Eleuthéria, written by Samuel Beckett, translated by Michael Brodsky and guest directed by Barbra Berlovitz. This show will perform January 30th, 31st, and February 5th, 6th and 7th at 7:00 and February 1st and 8th at 3:00.
Admission will be free with the donation of a non-perishable food item or a cash donation. All food donations will be sent to the Brian Coyle Food Shelf and all cash donations will be sent to Augsburg’s Campus Kitchens.
To make a reservation, call 612-330-1257.
Graduate Scholarship up to $300,000
The Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholarship funds a portion of educational costs (up to $50,000 per year) for the length of a recipient's graduate degree, up to six years.
To be eligible, a candidate must:
1) Be a college senior OR recent graduate (since Spring 2004)
2) Have a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better
3) Plan to attend graduate school, starting in fall 2009
4) Be nominated by his or her institution
The scholarship, which is based both on merit and financial need, is highly competitive. For more information and to review past recipients visit www.jkcf.org.
Interested candidates should contact Dixie Shafer, at shafer@augsburg.edu.
Win an iPod Touch
How? Get all your financial aid stuff COMPLETED and turned in by March 1, and you'll automatically be entered for a drawing to win… an iPod Touch! What do I mean by STUFF? Well, there’s the FAFSA, signed copy of the 1040 tax statements (yours and your parents), and finally the Augsburg Aid Form (formerly called the verification worksheet). Doesn't matter if you’re a DAY or WEC, you could be the WINNER! Tell ALL your friends!
Talk on Iraq and Afghanistan
A Public Forum with Dr. Anthony Arnove
"Iraq and Afghanistan: The Case for Immediate U.S. Withdrawal"
Monday, January 26th
1:20 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Marshall Room - Christensen Center
Dr. Arnove is a brilliant writer, editor and activist. He is the editor (with Howard Zinn) of "Voices of a People's History of the United States".
He is also the author of "Iraq: The Logic of Withdrawal" and the editor of "Iraq Under Siege: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War."
Sponsored by the Coalition for Student Activism
Engman Writing Prize Winners
Every year a committee of English Department faculty determines the winners of the John Engman Writing Prize. This writing contest was established in memory of John Engman, Augsburg alumnus, poet, and teacher. From eighty-one submissions, these students have been selected to receive gift cards of $100 or $50 for Honorable Mention. In addition, two students were recognized with a Notice of Merit.
Poetry:
Kayla Skarbakka ("I Should Have Told Him of the Train")
Emily Hanson ("Clocks" and "Transformations")
Malena Thoson ("Epidemic")
Rebecca Reilly ("Shadows Everywhere") - Honorable Mention
Fiction:
Joel Enright ("Executioner Blues")
David Siegfried ("Falling")
Andrea Sanow ("Leeches") - Honorable Mention
Laura Vitzthum ("The Fire") - Notice of Merit
Emily Hanson ("How Do You Feel?") - Notice of Merit
Creative Nonfiction:
Jennifer Hipple ("Surviving the Foul Days of Farm Life")
Benjamin Antoniewicz ("Republican National Convention 2008")
Amanda Symes ("From the Beginning") - Honorable Mention
Betsy Collins ("The Deep End")
These works will appear in the Augsburg publication _Murphy Square_.
Congratulations to our excellent student writers.
Free Noodles
On January 23rd and 24th - spend $20.00 at the Augsburg Bookstore and get one free order of noodles or trio from Noodles & Co. Please contact the bookstore for more information at bookstore@augsburg.edu
Staff and Faculty Ultimate Frisbee on Tuesdays
Please join some fellow staff and faculty members each Tuesday, noon-1 under the athletic dome for a pick-up game of ultimate frisbee. What better way to keep in shape and feel like you're outside on a grassy plain than to run around on the sunny, warm athletic field.
We're pretty relaxed athletes (if one could even call us that) at every skill level, so hesitate to join. Hoping to see you there .
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Auggie Athletics Update -- Upcoming Schedule:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/
Friday, January 23:
Women's Swimming at St. Catherine Triangular, 6 p.m.
Men's Hockey vs. Gustavus, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7 p.m. -- LIVE AUDIO: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women's Hockey at Gustavus, 7 p.m.
Wrestling at Nebraska-Omaha, 7 p.m. -- LIVE VIDEO available through link at Augsburg web site: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/
Saturday, January 24:
Women's Swimming at St. Catherine Invitational, 1 p.m.
Women's Basketball at St. Catherine, 3 p.m.
Men's Hockey at Gustavus, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Gustavus, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m. -- LIVE AUDIO: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Sunday, January 25:
Wrestling vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, Si Melby Hall, 2 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28
Men's Basketball vs. St. Thomas, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m. -- LIVE AUDIO: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Women's Basketball at St. Thomas, 7:30 p.m.
Wrestling Battle of No. 1 Ranked Teams Tonight
Tonight, two No. 1-ranked teams will take to the mat in wrestling action, as the Augsburg College Auggies travel to Omaha, Neb., to take on the University of Nebraska-Omaha. The Auggies are the top-ranked team in the Division III national rankings, while Nebraska-Omaha is the top-ranked team in Division II. Action begins at 7 p.m. at the UNO Sapp Fieldhouse in Omaha.
You can watch tonight's dual meet live online, through a UNO webcast. The webcast can be accessed by a link on Augsburg's athletic web page ( http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/ ) or by clicking on this link: mms://live.upstreamnetworks.com/16345-48678 through UNO's athletic web site ( http://www.omavs.com/ ).
Augsburg enters tonight's meet with a 7-1 dual-meet record, coming off a 21-12 win at Division II Augustana (S.D.) on Tuesday. Augsburg's remaining dual meets are all against nationally-ranked teams. After tonight, Augsburg will host Wisconsin-La Crosse, the No. 11-ranked team in Division III, on Sunday (1/25) at 2 p.m. at Si Melby Hall. Augsburg will have a rematch with No. 2-ranked Wartburg (Iowa) on Jan. 30 at Si Melby Hall; a meet at Minnesota State Moorhead, the No. 19-ranked team in Division II, on Feb. 1; and a meet with Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the No. 8-ranked team in Division III, on Feb. 13.
Augsburg is ranked No. 1 in the latest Division III national rankings, with eight nationally-ranked individuals. Nebraska-Omaha is 5-0 and has nine nationally ranked individuals.
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Roommate Wanted
I have a bedroom available in a nice and newer townhouse. It is real close to Augsburg (walking distance) and the west bank of the U. It is fully furnished and features two-bedrooms, one and a half bath, a patio, laundry room, hardwood floors, garage entry, full utilities, cable internet access, Comcast service, three floors, and parking. I am asking for $625 a month. Great bargain and no need to pay for on-campus parking! Perfect for summer housing or fall school year! If you are interested and want more information or pictures, please e-mail: savitt@augsburg.edu