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WEC Advising Days -- This Weekend

Since Fall trimester registration will open on May 26, 2009, the Augsburg for Adults office is holding a WEC Advising Day to help you get ready for fall.

Faculty advisors from your major will be available at the following dates and times for drop-in advising:

Friday, May 15, 2009
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby
All Business majors, Education (in their Sverdrup offices), and Psychology

Saturday, May 16, 2009
11:30-2:00 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby
All Business majors, Communication, Education (in their Sverdrup Offices), and Psychology

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Artist Receptions -- TODAY

We have two exciting art exhibitions that are opening today. Come meet local artists Beth Loraine Bowman and Kenneth Steinbach this evening from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Beth's vibrant paintings in "Trains and Other Transport" are spotlighted in the Gage Family Art Gallery and Ken's subtle three-dimensional drawings in "Methods and Zahirs" are featured in the Christensen Center Art Gallery.

Make our receptions your first stop over this Art-a-Whirl weekend in NE Minneapolis.

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WEC Students -- Tell Your Story

The Dean of Students and the Weekend College Student Senate wants your feedback on your Weekend College experience. If you want to let us know what you think, please take the time to fill out this brief survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=mFcMWdu_2fadlv6yXapAk5kQ_3d_3d

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Richard J. Thoni Award Nominations Due TODAY

Richard J. Thoni Award Nominations

Faculty are asked to nominate a graduating senior for the Richard J. Thoni Award by May 15, 2009. This award honors a graduating senior student from the Weekend College (Twin Cities or Rochester) whose actions, commitments, and future aspirations most profoundly demonstrate a commitment to Augsburg's motto of "Education for Service."

In making a nomination, faculty should provide their name and the name of the student they are nominating, and write a nomination entry including a response to the following questions:
1. As you consider the nominee's time at Augsburg, describe ways in which s/he has been called to service and how s/he has acted on this call.
2. As you consider the nominee's future aspirations, describe how the nominee's education as an adult learner will shape his/her service to others, in one or many roles (community member, parent, employee, citizen, etc.).

Please forward nominations to Jessica Fox-Wilson, CB65, Oren Gateway Center, Suite 115, or foxwilso@augsburg.edu

The Richard J. Thoni Award

In recognition of Rick's commitment and service to the College, this award will be given annually to a graduate of the Weekend College program. The formal text of the award reads as follows:

Established in 2007 to honor the retirement of Richard J. Thoni, whose professional work at Augsburg and commitment to its students exemplified Augsburg's mission. The Richard J. Thoni Award is an annual award honoring a graduating senior student from the Weekend College whose actions, commitments, and future aspirations most profoundly demonstrate a commitment to Augsburg's motto of "Education for Service."

The recipient of the Richard J. Thoni Award will be nominated by the staff and faculty who work with the Weekend College program. A committee appointed by the President of the College will review nominations and meet with the President to determine the award winner. The award (including a plaque and honorarium) will be announced on an annual basis at the Weekend College commencement.

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GRE Prep Course: Register Now

Considering Grad School? The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO) offers ON-CAMPUS & AFFORDABLE GRE Prep this summer. Now is a great time to take this course, when you aren't committed to the usual full load of classes and extracurriculars.

The course costs only $40! This includes a 2009 Barron's GRE Prep book, and other test prep materials.

The course begins Wednesday June 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. and is held every Wednesday for six weeks (to July 8).

Register online at:
http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/gre_prep_reg.html

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3 Auggies Named All-MIAC in Softball

3 Auggies named All-MIAC softball
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/5/14/soft051409.aspx?path=softball

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College's Tiffany Magnuson (SR, Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy HS) was named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference softball team for the fourth straight year, as the conference's softball awards were announced on Wednesday.

Augsburg's Cassie Crego (FY, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) was named to the All-MIAC Honorable Mention squad, while Sarah Mueller (SR, Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Southwest HS) was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

Magnuson is one of two Class of 2009 seniors to earn All-MIAC first-team honors in softball each of their four seasons (Gustavus' Rachael Click is the other). In addition, Magnuson also earned All-MIAC first-team honors all four seasons as a member of Augsburg's women's hockey team.

An infielder and pitcher, Magnuson led the Auggies with a .397 batting average in 2009, with team-highs in runs (32), hits (46), doubles (6), triples (5), stolen bases (17 in 18 attempts), slugging percentage (.534) and on-base percentage (.486). She also had 16 RBI and 20 walks. Defensively, Magnuson led the team with a .974 fielding percentage, with just five errors in 190 chances. She also pitched in relief in eight games this season, with seven strikeouts in 7.1 innings of work.

In MIAC league games-only, Magnuson hit .433, good for 14th-best among conference regulars (players with 14 or more conference games played). She also led the conference with a perfect fielding season in league play, with no errors in 130 chances -- the most of any league player with a perfect fielding percentage.

Magnuson finished her career (156 games, 151 starts) with school records for hits (178) and triples (16), while ranking second in stolen bases (59 in 69 attempts), second in total bases (242), third in runs scored (106), fourth in batting average (.384), fourth in walks (57), fifth in slugging percentage (.522) and eighth in doubles (23).

In her first season of collegiate softball as an outfielder, Crego hit .321 (26-of-81), with 20 runs scored and three RBI, to go along with 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts. In conference games-only, Crego hit .429, good for 15th-best among conference regulars. Her 18 runs scored in conference play were tied for eighth-most among league players, and she went 9-for-9 in stolen base attempts, the fifth-most stolen bases in league play.

Mueller was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

An outfielder, Mueller hit .237 this season (23-of-97), with eight runs scored, a triple and 14 stolen bases in 15 attempts, in her first full season as a starting centerfielder, after battling injuries that limited her playing time earlier in her career.

In her career, Mueller finished with a .271 batting average, with 36 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, 14 RBI and 26 stolen bases in 31 attempts -- the 10th-most stolen bases in school history.

Augsburg finished 12-28 overall, 10-12 in MIAC play in 2009, the third season under head coach Tim Gormley. After a 2-22 start to the season, Augsburg rallied with a 10-6 finish, including conference sweeps of Concordia-Moorhead, Macalester and St. Olaf. Augsburg also split with St. Mary's in an April 16 doubleheader, the win snapping a 29-game, 15-season losing streak to the Cardinals, dating to the 1994 season.

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6 Auggies Named All-MIAC in Baseball

6 Auggies named All-MIAC baseball
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/5/14/base051409.aspx?path=baseball

MINNEAPOLIS -- Craig Henry (JR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) and Joe Pierce (JR, Eden Prairie, Minn.) were named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball squad, leading a contingent of six Augsburg College players who earned various All-MIAC honors, it was announced on Wednesday.

James Panning (SR, Gibbon, Minn./Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop HS), Brent Kolbow (FY, Forest Lake, Minn.) and Donald Blunt (SO, Richfield, Minn.) were named as All-MIAC Honorable Mention selections, and Jon Rudolph (SR, Elk River, Minn.) was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

A catcher, Henry earned All-MIAC honors for the third straight season, one of only two MIAC juniors to earn All-MIAC first-team baseball honors each of their first three campaigns (Macalester's James Murrey is the other).

Statistically, Henry had the best year of his career in 2009, hitting .395 (47-of-119) with 34 runs scored, 13 doubles, three triples, two home runs and a team-best 34 RBI. He had a .605 slugging percentage and .450 on-base percentage. Defensively, Henry had a .974 fielding percentage, with just six errors in 227 defensive chances. Henry threw out 18 runners attempting to steal bases in 47 attempts -- tops among MIAC catchers in overall statistics.

In league games-only, Henry hit .431, ranking sixth-best among league players (playing in 75 percent of a team's games), while also ranking sixth with a .677 slugging percentage and sixth with 28 hits. His nine runners caught stealing in 25 attempts was also a league-best.

In his career (106 games, 105 starts), Henry has a .374 career batting average, with 86 runs scored, 34 doubles, eight triples, four home runs, 63 RBI, a .556 slugging percentage and .436 on-base percentage. He has a .972 fielding percentage (17 errors in 609 defensive chances), and has thrown out 45 runners attempting to steal in 126 attempts.

In his first season as a starting first-baseman, Pierce was at or near the top for the Auggies in most hitting categories, with a .team-best 410 batting average (48-of-117), to go along with a team-best 15 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 29 runs scored, 33 RBI, a .607 slugging percentage and .489 on-base percentage. Defensively, he had a .983 fielding percentage, with just four errors in 240 chances.

In MIAC games-only, Pierce stood 14th among league hitters with a .394 batting average, while his .652 slugging percentage was ninth-best, his 26 hits were eighth-best and his 20 RBI were fifth-best. He had a conference-high 12 doubles in league play. His .410 overall batting average was seventh-best among MIAC players in overall play.

A three-year Augsburg outfielder after spending his initial collegiate campaign at Gustavus, Panning had the best year of his career in 2009, hitting .398 (47-of-118) with 33 runs scored, seven doubles, three triples, one homer and 25 RBI, to go along with a .534 slugging percentage and .448 on-base percentage. His .394 conference-only batting average was 14th-best among league players, while his 26 hits were eighth-best.

In his three seasons at Augsburg (81 games, 58 starts), Panning finished with a .354 career batting average, with 47 runs scored, eight doubles, three triples, two home runs, 28 RBI, a .466 slugging percentage and a .407 on-base percentage.

Kolbow stepped into the starting centerfielder and leadoff hitter role as a first-year student this year and shined, hitting .354 (40-for-113) with 31 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, one homer, 17 RBI and a .442 slugging percentage.

His .493 on-base percentage and 29 walks were both team-highs, and his 10 stolen bases were second-best on the team. Kolbow also had a perfect fielding season, with no errors in 44 defensive chances.

Blunt continued his solid play as Augsburg's starting shortstop, hitting .364 (43-for-118) with a team-best 19 extra-base hits (nine doubles and team-highs of five triples and five home runs). He had 30 runs scored, 23 RBI, a team-best .653 slugging percentage and a .432 on-base percentage. His 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts led the team. His five triples were most in the MIAC in overall statistics, and his .653 slugging percentage and five homers were both fifth-best.

In two seasons (65 games, 63 starts), Blunt has a .313 career batting average, with 39 runs scored, 11 doubles, six triples, six home runs, 35 RBI, a .526 slugging percentage, .373 on-base percentage and 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts.

Rudolph was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, a part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

A veteran of the Augsburg baseball program as a reserve catcher, Rudolph appeared in two varsity games in his career. A business management major with a 3.15 grade-point average, Rudolph has earned Ed Saugestad Academic Award honors, and has worked in both the men's athletic cage and Augsburg concessions in his college years.

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Support Auggies with Summer Golf

Support Auggies with summer golf!
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/5/14/gen051509.aspx

If you're a golfer, there are several opportunities to support Augsburg athletics this summer, with numerous fundraising golf tournaments. In addition to golfing opportunities, there are also options for businesses and individuals to sponsor holes or donate prizes for raffle drawings.

The 46th annual Clair Strommen A-Club Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 29 at the Gopher Hills Golf Course in Cannon Falls, Minn. Registration is at 10:30 a.m., with shotgun start for golf at 12 p.m. and a social, dinner and raffle at 5 p.m. Cost is $100 per person ($400 per foursome). For more information, contact Meghan Gess at 612-330-1249 or gess@augsburg.edu.

The 12th annual Ed Saugestad Men's Hockey Golf Tournament will be held on Monday, June 15 at StoneRidge Golf Club in Stillwater, Minn. Registration is at 11 a.m., with shotgun start for golf at 1 p.m. Dinner and raffle will begin at 6 p.m. Cost is $125 per person. For more information, contact Chris Brown at 612-330-1301 or brownc3@augsburg.edu.

The 16th annual Jeff Swenson and John Grygelko Wrestling Golf Classic will be held on Friday, July 10 at the Gopher Hills Golf Course in Cannon Falls, Minn. Registration is at 11:30 a.m., with shotgun start for golf at 1 p.m. Lunch, dinner, awards ceremony and raffle will follow. Cost is $100 per person. For more information, contact Mark Matzek at 612-330-1116 or matzek@augsburg.edu.

The Edor Nelson Football Alumni Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, July 17 at Manitou Ridge Golf Course in White Bear Lake, Minn. Registration is at 10:30 a.m., with shotgun start for golf at 11:30 a.m. Dinner and raffle will be held at 5 p.m. Cost is $100 per person. For more information, contact Drew Privette at 612-330-1242 or privette@augsburg.edu.

The Augsburg Men's Basketball Golf Outing will be held on Friday, Aug. 7 at the Gopher Hills Golf Course in Cannon Falls, Minn. Registration is at 10:30 a.m., with shotgun start for golf at 12 p.m. Social, dinner and raffle will be at 5 p.m. Cost is $100 per person ($400 per foursome). For more information, contact Aaron Griess at 612-330-1238 or griess@augsburg.edu.

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For Sale: Two Bikes and a Futon

FOR SALE: BIKES
Gently used Montague Crossroad bikes. One bike has new cargo rack. Both bikes come with an extra tire and extra seat with optional seat cushion.
PRICE: $150.00 each or $270.00 for both (price is negotiable). Pictures available upon request

FOR SALE: FUTON
Gently used Futon. Two years old from IKEA. Comes with padding and blue futon cover.

PRICE: $100.00 (price is negotiable). Pictures available upon request

Contact: Emily at EKCrook1@gmail.com

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