Bike Removal From Luther Hall Bike Racks

Grounds will be doing work in the area around the bike racks near the east entrance of Luther Hall next week. The bikes need to be removed before they can start their project. Any bikes that remain on these racks Monday July 27, 2009 will be removed and impounded by the Department of Public Safety.

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URGO Student Researchers Present - TODAY

Students, Faculty, & Staff are invited to attend today's URGO Summer Research Oral Presentations where over 30 undergraduate students will give a synopsis of their on-campus, summer research findings. Feel free to come and go as you please!

Wednesday, July 22
10:30-12:00 Concurrent Morning Presentations:

Kennedy 303
10:30 Randy Krug '10 (Biology): A Novel Method for Stimulating Growth in Algal Systems. [Gyberg, Chemistry]
11:00 Jessica Fanaselle '10 (English, Religion) & Taylor Norman '10 (English): Digitizing Aldo Leopold's A Sand County Almanac: Recreating an Undergraduate Research Experience. [Irvine, English]
11:30 Ruthann Dohner '11 (Biology) & Therese Miller '10 (Biology): Wound Healing in Asthma: The Role of Major Basic Protein. [Bankers-Fulbright, Biology]

Kennedy 305
10:30 Colin Stanhill '11 (English, Film): Anton Wilson, Thomas Pynchon and the Problem of Perspective in Postmodern Fiction. [Cowgill, English]
11:00 Eric Howe '10 (Computer Science, Mathematics): Modeling Heat-Shrinkable Films. [Belik, Mathematics]
11:30 Jim Kleason '11 (Computer Science, Business Administration) & Melissa Robertson '10 (Mathematics): Activity of Parietal and Prefrontal Neurons during Spatial Categorization. [Crowe, Biology]

Oren Gateway Center 100
10:30 Jessica Hilk '11 (Health & Physical Education): Plyometrics: A study of their effects on the Augsburg Volleyball Team. [Clapp, Health & Phy. Ed]
11:00 Ruth Senum '10 (Elementary Education): Statistical Literacy within the K-8 Curriculum. [Stevens, Education]
11:30 Nick Blixt '10 (Biology) & Breann Woelfel '10 (Biology): Monitoring Stream Health Using DNA Barcodes of Environmentally Sensitive Aquatic Insects: A Study of Rice Creek. [Butkowski, Biology]

Oren Gateway Center 201
10:30 Adam Williams '09 (Psychology): The Effects of Vocabulary on Attractiveness. [Matz, Psychology]
11:00 Dustin Dorsey '10 (Biology) & Arianna Lofrano '11 (Biology): Microsatellite Analysis of Host-Parasite Interactions: The Case of Abutilon theophrasti and Cuscuta pentagona. [Botanga & Capman, Biology]
11: 30 Allison Nelson '11 (Chemistry): Adventures in Green Chemistry: A Green Pathway to Benzoic Acids. [Olmsted, Chemistry]

1:00-2:30 Concurrent Afternoon Presentations

Kennedy 303
1:00 Aybike Bakan '11 (Biology) & Jens Olsen '10 (Biology): Effects of Major Basic Protein on Calu-3 Epithelial Monolayers: Implications for Asthma. [Bankers-Fulbright, Biology]
1:30 Anna Boyle '10 (Political Science): Analyzing Two Minnesota Governors and the Use of Executive Power in Policymaking; Wendell Anderson in 1971 and Tim Pawlenty in 2009. [Hesser, Sociology]
2:00 Juventino Meza-Rodriguez '11 (Peace & Justice Studies, Sociology): Augsburg College: Its Immigrant Sensibility, Jane Addams, & Civic Engagement-- a History, the Present, our Future. [Pribbenow]

Kennedy 305
1:00 Sam Smith '11 (International Relations): Synthetic Worlds, Synthetic Selves? Identity Construction in World of Warcraft. [Vela-McConnell, Sociology]
1:30 Emily Merhar '09 (Studio Art): Contemporary Ceramic Dishware with Terra Sigillata: Influenced by Cedar Avenue. [Tom, Art]
2:00 John Singleton '10 (Mathematics, Physics) & Ben Hoffman '10 (Mathematics, Physics): Numerical Optimization of Organic Solar Cell Efficiencies. [Belik, Mathematics]

Oren Gateway Center 100
1:00 Nick Hudson '12 (Physics): Image Processing and the Tools of Tomorrow. [Stottrup, Physics]
1:30 Andy Myers ‘10 (Music Performance): Stories: Excerpts from the Lives of Marv Dahlgren and Elliot Fine. [Stacke, Music]
2:00 Shane Wyborny '10 (Biology): Algae Cultivation for Biodiesel Production Using Solar Power & Artificial Light. [Feng, Chemistry]

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Thursday, July 23

11:00-12:00 Morning Presentations

Oren Gateway Center 201
11:00 MacKenzie Shiell '10 (Psychology): The Relation Between Received Prosocial Behavior and Anxious-Depressed and Withdrawn-Depressed Affect in Kindergarteners. [Ralston, Psychology]
11:30 Betsey Norell '10 (Music Therapy): The Effects of Music on Immune System Indicators. [Taylor, Music Therapy]

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Estate Sale - Friday and Saturday - This Week

The Augsburg Associates will be facilitating an estate sale this Friday and Saturday, July 24-25 in Richfield. Complete household of furniture plus stairway chair lift, upholstered lift chairs, pool table, power tools. Select comfort system, Sony home theater with accessories, clocks, glass, china, many dolls including cabbage patch kids, yard and garage. 7321 Newton Avenue South. 8 to 4 on Fri, 8 to 3 on Sat.

Proceeds provide scholarships to Augsburg students. Thank you for your support.

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Augsburg Dining Hours for July 19 - July 24

Commons: M-Su
Breakfast: 7-8:30
Lunch: 11-1:30
Dinner: 4:30-6

Nabo: M-F
10-3

Coopers: M-F
7:30-3
Sat: 7:30-5

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House For Rent

Furnished house for rent and house sitting. from September to January 2. Contact Bruce Reichenbach at reichen@augsburg.edu

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