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Teaching and Technology Tapas

Tapas are small plates of delicious food which can be eaten as appetizers or combined to form a meal shared with friends. Similarly, our Teaching and Technology Tapas are tasty bite-sized technology tips which will be presented by several IT staff in 3 to 5 minute segments so that you can drop by for just a few or stay to experience an entire workshop.

Please join us on either of the following dates in the Christensen Center Minneapolis Room for "Teaching and Technology Tapas":

Wednesday, December 2 from 12-1:00 pm
Thursday, December 3 from 2- 3:00 pm

The presentation will be informal so please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows- we've designed the program with this in mind! This presentation is appropriate for users with all levels of computing experience. We also have a menu of the program available for preview as well as a Moodle site we'll use to follow up and link to content presented in the sessions.

We look forward to seeing you!

http://tinyurl.com/moodletapas

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Human Rights Fellowship Program 2010 - Apply Now

University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellowship Program

Fellowship Information

The Human Rights Center encourages residents of the Upper Midwest—including students, teachers, lawyers, health professionals, community leaders and others—to undertake practical experiences/internships in human rights organizations. The Fellowship Program is designed to promote social justice by providing practical training in the varied aspects of human rights work worldwide. The fellowship placement should provide both training for the individual and assistance to the host organization.

The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center Fellowship Program also fosters links between communities in the Upper Midwest and human rights/social justice organizations around the world. Participants return with a stronger commitment to a lifetime of work in human rights/social justice and contribute to bringing human rights concerns home to communities in the Upper Midwest. The human rights/social justice movement itself can benefit greatly from collaboration among individuals from different social, political, economic, and cultural backgrounds.

*Applications due February 12, 2010 at 4:00 pm (CST)

For more information and application:
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/center/uppermidwest/guidelines.html

University of Minnesota
Human Rights Center
229-19th Ave S
Mondale Hall, Suite N120
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612 626 2226
Email: hrfellow@umn.edu

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Spirit of MLK Award Nominations

During the 2010 MLK Luncheon, the MLK Convocation Committee will award two people (One student and one faculty or staff) who have demonstrated a commitment to one or more of the following areas of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life work:
*Peace and justice causes and organizations
*Issues of racial equality
*Involvement in issues related to non-violent means of solving problems
*The political empowerment of local people organized around issues of peace, justice, racial and economic equality
Please nominate someone whom you believe should receive special recognition by providing specific examples of how this person has demonstrated commitment to one or more of the previously mentioned areas of Dr. King’s life work.
Please provide your name and contact information and the full name of the person/people that you are nominating along with their contact information.

All information is due by December 15th, 2009 and can be emailed to moorek1@augsburg.edu or turned into campus box 234. Thank you!

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Toys For Teens

Augsburg College and Augsburg SAAC happy to announce that we are once again donating to the U.S. Marine Corps and Toys for Teens. Please bring in new toys and donations to respective bins and jars that are located in the Christensen Center, Athletic Department offices, and all home athletic events. We will also be hosting the first annual Coin War. It will be held at the welcome desk in Christensen. The winner of this competition will be the class that collects the largest overall total. Quarters and Dollars will increase the total to your desired class while pennies, nickels and dimes subtract from the other class totals. This competition will last until December 15th and totals will be updated every several days. Check your pockets for change and help someone receive a gift for Christmas this year!

Augsburg SAAC

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Celebrate St. Martin's Table 25th Anniversary

Come celebrate St. Martin's Table 25th Anniversary....

Friday, December 4th
10:00am until 4:00pm
Free cake and coffee!

Concert Friday night
Planting of the peace pole on Saturday, December 5th
3:00pm

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Augsburg Vocal Chamber Singers in Concert

Please come and enjoy a special performance of J.S. Bach's MAGNIFICAT at Plymouth Congregational Church, Sunday, Dec. 13th, at 9am in the Plymouth Chapel. The Augsburg Chamber Singers will be accompanied by an orchestra of Augsburg students and faculty and Plymouth instrumentalists. Children and families are welcome.

PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH is located at the intersection of Nicollet & Franklin Avenues in South Minneapolis. For further information, contact Sonja Thompson at thompso2@augsburg.edu.

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Engman Literary Prize - Deadline Thursday, Dec. 10

This year's Engman Prize deadline is Thursday, Dec.10th. The John Engman Writing Prize is a student literary competition sponsored by Murphy Square and the Augsburg English Department.

To enter the short fiction contest, writers must submit a complete short story, not to exceed 15 pages in length. To enter the creative nonfiction competition, writers must submit one complete piece of creative nonfiction, no longer than 15 pages. To enter the poetry competition, writers must submit at least three poems. Poetry entries with fewer than three poems will not be accepted.

All writers must be students enrolled at Augsburg College and may enter once in each of the three categories, but they may only win a prize in one category.

Each entry must include five copies of each work submitted and be accompanied by a cover letter, listing the name of the writer and the titles of the work enclosed. Names of the authors and poets must not be listed on the works submitted.

Application cover letters and supporting manuscripts must be delivered to the English department office, 221A Memorial Hall, by 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 10th. This is not a postmark deadline.

The prize was named in memory of poet and Augsburg alumnus John Engman, who graduated from Augsburg College in 1971 and from the Iowa Writers' Workshop in 1975. Engman died of complications from a congenital cerebral aneurysm on Dec. 10, 1996.

Judges for the contest are English department faculty members. The judges reserve the right to withhold awards if entries in specific categories are not of winning quality; they may also increase the number of awards in a category that has attracted entries of obvious merit. Winners will be notified in January.

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Food, Clothing, and Toy Drive This Week

Omicron Delta plans to take on the task of raising food, funds, clothing and toys for local food shelves this holiday season. Through the wonderful resource of Second Harvest Heartland, we are able to have our own fund raising website! Second Harvest Heartland is serving as a facilitator for this fund raiser. Our food donations will be hand delivered by Omicron Delta members directly to the community shelves we have collectively selected.

This is really wonderful, as one of our goals for this fund raiser was to donate to those food shelves serving the "in between" population, i.e. those that make too much to qualify for a lot of resources and that make too little to have everything they need for the holidays, as well as food shelves really struggling to provide this year given the state of the economy and the higher usage by this "in-between" population.

Members of the Augsburg community, we would like to invite you to help us with this fund raiser by donating what you can this holiday season! Also, feel free to forward this to other people you may know who may like to help us out with this food drive as well. Our first priority is food, clothing and toys, but if you or someone you know would like to contribute, but is unable to drop off a donation on campus, there is a monetary donation option on the website as well.

Here is our link: http://www.2harvest.org/goto/omicronaugsburg

On the site you will find a listing of items needed and contact info for setting up a donation drop off.

We will be tabling November 30th through December 2nd in Christensen Center to take donations, as well as provide information for other donation drop-off options.

THANK YOU so much for your time and efforts!
Sponsored by Omicron Delta: Phi Alpha National Honor Society of Social Work

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Support the Climate Bill and Green Jobs

Gather together for a FREE evening with DINNER and CONVERSATION around green jobs and climate change. The goal is to push our senators and representatives to support important provisions in the Climate Bill.

**Guest appearances include Keith Ellison! Kathleen Schuler of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in Minnesota, and Jennifer Jimenez of HIRE- Healthcare, Infrastructure, Renewable Energy!

Hosted by EJAM- Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota!

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center
1301 10th Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411

Saturday, 19 December 2009 5-7 p.m.

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Franklin Frolic - Saturday, Dec. 5

On Saturday, Dec. 5th from 12:00 to 5:00 East Franklin Avenue in the Seward neighborhood will be the site of the first annual Franklin Frolic. Businesses up and down the Avenue will be having sales and special holiday events. This will be a great opportunity to purchase that unique gift for the holidays or to get something beautiful for yourself, all while supporting local businesses in the Seward neighborhood. Live music and free food and drink will be available at many locations. Businesses will also be hosting neighborhood artists who will be showing and selling their works.

At 5:00 p.m., shoppers, residents and businesses will gather in Triangle Park (26th Ave & E Franklin Ave) to light up the park. Enjoy roasted chestnuts, refreshments, a performance by the U of M Fire Dancers, interactive art by Minneapolis Art on Wheels, and music by the Brass Messengers.

An event brochure with the full listing of activities and participating businesses is available at the information desk in Christensen Center and Oren Gateway Center.

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Frosh Libby Schultz Publishes on Health Care

The English Department congratulates Frosh Libby Schultz on the publication of her op-ed on health care in the Hastings Star Gazette on 19 November. Libby originally wrote "Kline Missed the Big Picture" for Professor Josh Mabie's section of ENL 112: Advanced Effective Writing.

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Wednesday, November 25:
Wrestling -- Augsburg 21, Augustana (S.D.) 12
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/11/25/wres112509.aspx?path=wrestling

Saturday, November 28:
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg 77, Northwestern-Roseville 66
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2009/11/28/mbb112809.aspx?path=mbball


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

Wednesday, December 2:
Women's Basketball vs. Hamline, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball at Hamline, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, December 4:
Women's Swimming at Minnesota-Morris Dual, 6 p.m.
Men's Hockey at St. John's, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. St. Benedict, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, December 5:
Wrestling at MSU-Moorhead Dragon Open, 9 a.m.
Women's Swimming at Concordia-Moorhead Dual, 1 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. St. Catherine, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.
Men's Hockey vs. St. John's, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Women's Hockey at St. Benedict, 7:30 p.m.

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Tickets - Jingle Bell Doc with Minnesota Orchestra

I have two tickets that I am looking to sell for the "Jingle Bell Doc with the Minnesota Orchestra". The tickets are for Sat Dec. 19, 2009 at 8 PM -- which is nearly a sold out show. The seats are located in tier 2, row 2. The concert is at Orchestra Hall. I'm looking for $35 each. Please contact diercks@augsburg.edu (x1245) if you are interested.

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