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Learn About Adult Student Recruitment and Retention

For Nontraditional Student Week, the Augsburg for Adults office is hosting two brown bag lunches. Staff members who attended the Adult Student Recruitment & Retention Conference in Madison, WI will share what they learned at this conference's keynote and breakout sessions.

Topics will include graduation rates of adult students, development of programs for nontraditional students, holistic approaches to adult student retention, and more!

You have two opportunities to attend:

Tuesday, November 3
12:00-1:00 PM
Augsburg Room

Wednesday, November 4
12:00-1:00 PM
Minneapolis Room

For questions or more information, please contact Jessica Fox-Wilson at foxwilso@augsburg.edu .

To learn more about all of the Nontraditional Student Week events, please visit: http://web.augsburg.edu/afa/events/Nontrad2009.pdf .

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Interested in Graduate School?

Consider attending Augsburg!

Augsburg has six graduate programs, including the Master of Arts in Education, Master of Arts in Leadership, Master of Arts in Nursing, Master of Business Administration, Master of Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Social Work.

If you are interested in any of these fields, please visit the Christensen Center today from 11:30-1:30 to learn more about Augsburg's programs. Recruiters will be available to answer your questions and provide you with more information!

This information's is part of Augsburg's Nontraditional Student Week. To learn more about all of our Nontraditional Student Week events, please visit: http://web.augsburg.edu/afa/events/Nontrad2009.pdf .

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Non-Traditional Student Week Events

The Augsburg for Adults office is hosting a series of events to celebrate Nontraditional Student Week for all students, faculty and staff. The events include:

Monday, November 2, Augsburg Graduate Program Information
11:30-1:30 p.m. in Christensen Center Lobby

Tuesday, November 3, Adult Student Recruitment & Retention Conference Brown Bag
12:00-1:00 p.m. in Augsburg Room

Wednesday, November 4, Adult Student Recruitment & Retention Conference Brown Bag
12:00-1:00 p.m. in Minneapolis

Thursday, November 5, "Student And..." Panel Discussion
5:30-7:00 p.m. in Riverside Room

Friday , November 6 & Saturday, November 7, WEC Advising Days
http://web.augsburg.edu/afa/events/WECAdvisingdays.pdf for majors, times and locations

Friday, November 6, Nontraditional Program Reception
5:00-6:00 p.m. in Minneapolis Room

Saturday, November 7, First Word with President Pribbenow
7:30-8:00 AM in Foss Atrium

Saturday, November 7, Nontraditional Program Reception
11:30-1:30 p.m. in Minneapolis Room

To see brief descriptions of these events, please visit http://web.augsburg.edu/afa/events/Nontrad2009.pdf . We hope that you will join us to celebrate lifelong learning at Augsburg!

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Apply to be a 2010 Orientation Leader

Are you charismatic and dynamic? Interested in developing your leadership skills and working in a challenging and stimulating environment?! Apply to be an 2010 Orientation Leader and you could be apart of the team that energetically welcomes the first-year class of 2014! Applications can be found down in the Auggie's Nest and are due Friday, November 13th.

Please e-mail Campus Activities and Orientation with questions, orientat@augsburg.edu or by phone, (612) 330-1100. Thanks!

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Scholarship Opportunity

The Phillips Scholars Program is administered by the Minnesota Private College Fund in partnership with the financial aid offices of 16 private colleges and universities. The program is funded by the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation which recognizes and rewards private college students who strive to make life better for those with unmet needs.

Selection criteria includes:
2.75+ GPA
Must be a sophomore in the 2009-2010 academic year
Demonstrate current financial need
Are committed to designing and implementing your own community service project

Scholarship total including stipend is $15,650
Junior Year Scholarship $5,500
Senior Year Scholarship $5,750
Summer 2011 Stipend $4,000
Project Resource Funding $400

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 12, 2010 by 4 pm. Please put ATTN: Jenny Yang.

We will host a workshop for students who are interested in the scholarship on Thursday, November 12 from 5 pm - 6 pm in OGC 113.

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

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Faculty and Staff To-Go Containers Hit the Commons

Faculty & Staff, Get your To-Go containers Now! If you are on the go or just want to eat in the office, well now you can. Just purchase an Eco-friendly reusable to-go Container for the Commons for the one-time Price of $5.99 per semester to use once per meal when you purchase your meal. Simply bring in a clean container for your food, load it up and go. If you are choosing to eat in the Commons, simply turn in the used container and get a card showing that you have purchased a container. Turn the card in when you are ready to use the Container again.

Restrictions: You may only use your container once per meal. You may not eat in the Commons and then choose to use your container. The Container is only for Faculty and Staff in the Commons. If you loose your container and/or your redeemer card and want to continue in the program, you must purchase one at full price ($5.99).

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Turkeypalooza Nearly Here

Turkeypalooza is the Campus Kitchen Project's Thanksgiving time celebration. At the moment, we re-serve the fine food donated by A'viands which ends up being over 2,000 meals each month. During the week before Thanksgiving, each Campus Kitchen from across the country will serve turkey, potatoes, stuffing, and green bean casserole for each of our normally served meals. We'll be serving more meals for Thanksgiving than ever - 600.

So instead of getting donations through A'viands, we need the help of the entire campus as we always do. Can you lead your office in collecting a particular item during the week of November 9th? Cream of mushroom, green beans, potatoes, boxed stuffing, and of course, turkeys?

Let me know if you would like to serve as the point person for your office/department, and we'll have more details soon.

Thanks!

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First Wednesday Gathering this Week

Please join us for First Wednesday Gathering on Wednesday, November 4, in the East Commons from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The security and custodial night shift employees are also invited to the Wednesday Evening Gathering at 8 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room.

The first-Wednesday-of-the-month gatherings support our commitment to building community and practicing common work. They are an opportunity to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and collaborate in new ways. We hope you will invite your colleagues and plan to join us!

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Poet Heid Erdrich: ACTC Visiting Writer

Poet Heid E. Erdrich
Thursday, November 5, 7:30 p.m.
Augsburg College
Barnes & Noble, Gateway Center

Heid E. Erdrich is the 2009 Winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Poetry. Her three books of poetry are National Monuments, Michigan State University Press; The Mother's Tongue, Salt Publishing; and Fishing for Myth, New Rivers Press. She co-edited Sister Nations: Native American Women on Community, Minnesota Historical Society Press. Erdrich has received two Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships and awards from The Loft Literary Center and from Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers. A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibway, she grew up in Wahpeton, N. D. Her degrees are from Dartmouth College and the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars.

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Orientation Leader Social Sunday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m.

We in Campus Activities and Orientation would like to invite you to the first ever Orientation Leader Social! Where and when you ask? Well the Student Lounge in Christensen center on November 8th at 7pm. Hang with the 2009 O-Team and get any questions answered that you have, as well as get applications and free food.

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Day Business Majors: Want to Win a J. J. Gift Card?

Business majors: Want to get your advising hold lifted AND enter to win one of three Jimmy John's gift cards?

Come to the Open Advising Sessions on November 4th and 5th anytime from 10am - 4:30pm in 3rd floor Memorial Hall. There will be advisors available during this time and we will have access to your academic information, so as to better assist you with course planning for spring 2010. Please bring a copy of your core checklist and your major planning sheet from Records and Registration (Log in to Records and Registration > blue menu on left).

Treats will be provided!

Questions? Kelly x1225

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Free Health Screening on Wednesday

Augsburg is hosting a free health screening for all staff and faculty who are currently enrolled in Augsburg's health plan on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from noon - 4:00 p.m.

Please see the link below to find out more information on the free screening:

http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2010_Benefits/2010HealthScreening.pdf

If you choose to participate in the health screen, you must sign up in advance at:

https://www.summithealth.com/Appt/Syntel.RHN.Web/Login.aspx?M416zrHN9xyddnklQECVPiZZ1iCDkvux

Once you receive the results from the health screening you will be able to input the data into a Health Risk Assessment. Taking your Health Assessment (http://www.mybluecrossmn.com) can be your first step to a healthier life. Simply answer questions about your health history, nutrition, physical activity, lifestyle and more. It takes just 20 minutes and is confidential. You'll get a clear picture of your health with an instant results report. You'll also receive tailored health tips, access to online coaching modules and other support as appropriate. You can take advantage of these important tools to learn, set goals and get healthier, step by step.

*Participate in the health screen and the complete the Health Risk Assessment for a $25.00 A'viands credit on your employee ID card.*

Please contact Human Resources with any questions at x1058.

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Auggie Baby Shower for Nate Gorr

Please join the Admissions Department in celebrating the arrival of Nate and Jill's baby boy, Maddux!

Date: Tuesday, November 3rd
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Minneapolis room

We hope that Jill and Maddux will be able to attend; if not, we'll have plenty of cute baby photos on hand. Hope to see you there!

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All Hands Meeting Tomorrow

The Augsburg Community is invited to attend an All Hands Meeting on Tuesday, November 3, 11:15-11:45 a.m., in the Hoversten Chapel.

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Benefit Information Session Tomorrow

There are only 7 days left in the annual benefit enrollment period.

Attendance of the benefit information sessions has been greater than anticipated. Human Resources has scheduled an additional session to accommodate those who were not able to attend a previous session. The additional session has been scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm in OGC, Room 100.

Please plan to attend one of the two remaining benefit sessions to learn about the 2010 plan year as well as future changes to the benefit plans.

Dates and times of remaining sessions are as follows:
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 2:00 pm, Christensen Center, Minneapolis Room
Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 12:00 pm, OGC, Room 100

The benefit enrollment period ends on Monday, November 9, 2009. No late forms will be accepted.

Please contact Human Resources at x1058 with any questions.

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Professor Hesser Give Keynote

Garry Hesser, Sabo Professor and member of the Sociology faculty, was the keynote speaker and workshop leader for Illinois Campus Compact and Roosevelt University's Scholarship of Engagement Series. Garry's October 23 presentation was entitled "Engaged Scholarship and Community-Based Research: The Highest Form of Service-Learning and the Scholarship of Engagement."

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Auggie Volleyball Hosts MIAC Playoff Match Tuesday

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Augsburg College volleyball team will be hosting a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff match on Tuesday (11/3) at 7 p.m., hosting Concordia-Moorhead at Si Melby Hall.

In accordance with MIAC rules, ALL spectators, including Augsburg faculty, staff and students, must pay admission. Admission is $7 for adults and $3 for students. The only passes honored for admission are MIAC-issued passes.

Augsburg finished the regular season with a 17-13 overall record (6-5 MIAC), earning a spot in the MIAC playoffs for the first time since the conference went to its current six-team playoff format in 2001.

The winner of the Augsburg/Concordia match will move on to face top-seeded St. Benedict on Thursday (11/5) in semifinal action in St. Joseph, Minn. The conference championship match will be on Saturday (11/7) at the site of the highest remaining seed, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III national tournament.

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Friday, Oct. 30:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg 4, Bethel 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/30/mhoc103009.aspx?path=mhockey


Saturday, Oct. 31:
Men's Soccer -- Gustavus 1, Augsburg 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/31/msoc103109.aspx?path=msoc

Football -- St Thomas 42, Augsburg 3
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/31/fb103109.aspx?path=football

Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Olaf/Carleton Relays
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/31/wsw103109.aspx

Men's Cross Country -- Augsburg 4th at MIAC Championships
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/31/mcc103109.aspx?path=mcross

Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg 12th at MIAC Championships
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/31/wcc103109.aspx?path=wcross

Volleyball -- St. Thomas 3, Augsburg 0 (25-9, 25-18, 25-11)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/31/vb103109.aspx?path=wvball

Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, Gustavus 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/10/30/wsoc103109.aspx?path=wsoc


Sunday, Nov. 1:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg 5, Gustavus 3
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/11/1/mhoc110109.aspx?path=mhockey


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

Tuesday, Nov. 3:
Volleyball vs. Concordia-Moorhead in MIAC Playoff Quarterfinals, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 5:
Volleyball at MIAC Playoff Semifinals, Augsburg/Concordia winner at St. Benedict, 7 p.m.

Friday, November 6:
Men's Hockey at Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, November 7:
Women's Swimming at Hamline Quadrangular, 1 p.m.
Football vs. St. John's at HHH Metrodome, 1 p.m.
Women's Hockey at Wisconsin-River Falls, 2:05 p.m.
Men's Hockey at Wisconsin-River Falls, 7 p.m.
Volleyball at MIAC Playoff Championship Match, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10:
Women's Swimming at Macalester Ted Mullins Hour of Power, 4 p.m.

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Benefits Calculator

Has anyone made a spreadsheet calculator to help them figure out which is the best health insurance plan? I was going to get geeky with Excel and spend some time on it tonight, but if someone already created something, could you share it? Thanks!

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Seward Neighborhood House For Rent

An Augsburg neighbor is moving to Europe for a year beginning in January 2010 and is looking for a renter for his fully furnished home in the Seward neighborhood. His car may be available for use as well. Three bedrooms, upper level balcony, close to the river and bus line. $1250/month plus utilities. See: http://www.dero.com/house/. If interested, contact Rolf Scholtz, 612-722-2879

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