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- Iron Chef Competition
- OGC Housing Applications Now Available
- Scholastic Connections Applications are Available
- Physics SPS Chapter Recognized
- Special Interest Housing Applications Available
- Gluten Free Options in The Commons
- Credit Refund Dates
- Auditions for St. Joan of the Stockyards
- Admissions Possible Hiring
- Student Account/Financial Aid Counselors Out Today
- Auditions for Four Walls
- New Semester, New Meals
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Teaching and Learning
Top 5 Summer Opportunities: #4 Study in Scotland
This week, Augsburg Abroad is highlighting FIVE faculty-led study abroad programs offered this summer. Stop by the Augsburg Abroad library for a 15 minute Advising Meeting to learn more about each program, as well as get your questions answered about the finances and academics involved. Then, apply by February 1!
#4 this week is Medieval History and Writing in Scotland. Experience a week of monastic life in a 13th-century abbey and explore key historical sites as you examine the history of medieval Scotland and practice writing creative non-fiction.
Faculty leaders: Phil Adamo and Colin Irvine
Courses: HIS 195 Medieval Scotland AND ENL 282: Writing Scotland in the Spring
Prerequisite: any lower-level sociology course or approval of the instructor
Fulfills: Augsburg Experience, Humanities LAF, Critical Thinking
Travel Dates: May 18 – June 6, 2010
For more details, including an estimated price and program information, please contact Andrea Dvorak at dvorak@augsburg.edu, visit the Augsburg Abroad Library in Murphy Place 200, or online at www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad .
What's this "AA" - Academic Alert?
Have you checked your Augsburg e-mail account lately and found a message with the subject line "AA" and followed by your name? Perhaps you've avoided opening this message in fear of infecting your computer with a virus. Thankfully this isn't another virus. It also isn't a hoax. If you receive this message, you've gotten an Academic Alert from a concerned instructor. It's important that you open and respond to the issues identified by your instructor(s).
Academic Alert is an electronic tool used by faculty to make students aware of academic concerns. It is often used in conjunction with individual meetings. An Instructor will send an alert to an individual student when issues limiting academic success are identified. Some examples of reasons for sending an alert include: lack of class participation, poor performance on test or homework, and lack of attendance. The alert message is automatically sent to the student recipient, his or her faculty advisor, and members of the Academic Alert response team.
What should you do if you receive an alert? First and foremost, don't ignore it. You might think of the alert process as a warning call. It is meant to identify issues and give you a chance to resolve them. Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away. Next, we encourage alert recipients to speak with the faculty member submitting the message. This helps to clarify issues and determine options. Finally, decide how you to resolve the issue(s). Some factors to consider when making your decision include: course requirements, financial aid, withdrawal deadlines and enrollment status. Advisors are available in many offices to assist you evaluating your options. Please feel free to contact any of the resources listed in the alert message for assistance in evaluating your options.
Submitting Academic Alert Reports
The Academic Alert system is up and running for the term. All Instructors, Day/Weekend, regular/adjunct, are encouraged to send an ALERT message to students when academic concerns are identified. Areas of concern might include, but are not limited to: lack of attendance, unprepared for class, poor performance on tests and assignments, and/or lack of participation. ALERT is not meant to replace face to face interaction with students. Each of you likely addresses academic issues with students as they arise. The ALERT message can however be used in addition to speaking with the student and/or when a student is absent from class and you have been unable to reach them via phone. We hope that by reporting concerns early, students will have greater opportunity to correct the situation and salvage the course.
Now is the perfect time to submit an alert for students who have never attended your course(s). This gives us an opportunity to contact students and process withdrawal paperwork as needed. The Academic ALERT message is generated from the Augnet Records and Registration class roster. When logged into Augnet, click on Records and Registration. From Records and Registration, go into the appropriate class roster. You'll see a "Prepare Alert" link next to each student’s name. Click on the link to access the alert message system. You can also access the alert system through Augnet Administrative Tasks.
Please contact me (andersos or X1777) if you have difficulty using the academic alert system.
GMAT Prep Begins February 10
Thinking about a Master of Business Administration program after graduation? Most MBA programs require the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) for admission. The MBA office will be utilizing a new partnership with the Princeton Review, who will be providing instructors and prep books.
The course meets Wednesdays 6-9 PM for seven weeks (February 10, 17, & 24, and March 3, 10, 17, & 24). The cost is $549, which includes access to the Princeton Review's online student center, the Manual for the GMAT 8.3, and the GMAT Review 12th edition.
To register, contact Princeton Review by calling Kate at 612-676-1447. You will be expected to pay in full upon registration.
Please contact Casey Jarvela (jarvela@augsburg.edu) in the MBA Office with any questions.
Top 5 Summer opportunities: #5 Sustainable Cities
This week, Augsburg Abroad is highlighting FIVE faculty-led study abroad programs offered this summer. Stop by the Augsburg Abroad library for a 15 minute Advising Meeting to learn more about each program, as well as get your questions answered about the finances and academics involved. Then, apply by February 1!
# 5 this week is Sustainable Cities, perfect for those interested in environmental issues! Compare how Minneapolis, Portland, OR, Victoria, BC and Vancouver, BC make and implement policies that promote urban sustainability as you "walk the talk" by using public transportation, eating locally, and living green.
Faculty leaders: Lars Christiansen and Nancy Fischer
Courses: Choose either SOC 111: Human Community and the Modern Metropolis, or SOC 295: Sustainable Cities in North America
Prerequisites: none
Fulfills: SOC 111 – Social Sciences LAF and either Engaging Minneapolis or Augsburg Experience
SOC 295 - Augsburg Experience and either SOC or Metro Urban Studies elective
Travel dates: July 8 – August 1, 2010
For more details, including an estimated price and program information, please contact Andrea Dvorak at dvorak@augsburg.edu, visit the Augsburg Abroad Library in Murphy Place 200, or online at www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad .
General Announcements
Iron Chef Competition
The teams for Iron Chef have been put together. Augsburg Dining will be contacting the participants early next week to set up times to meet with their kitchen consultants. Let the games begin.
OGC Housing Applications Now Available
Oren Gateway Center housing applications are now available!
Applications are available online at http://www.augsburg.edu/reslife/oren/OGC_application_2010.pdf
The Department of Residence Life offers housing opportunities for Day students who are interested in living in a substance free environment. OGC is the newest residence hall on campus. All apartments include loft style living and full kitchens with dishwashers. The application deadline is February 8th, 2010.
After opening the application, save a copy, fill it out, save it again, and then email it to rowe@augsburg.edu .
Applications are only available to Day students. OGC housing applications are separate from the StepUP housing process. Questions: please contact Cyndy Rowe at rowe@augsburg.edu
Scholastic Connections Applications are Available
Scholastic Connections is a scholarship and mentorship program for students of color (American Indian, Hispanic/Latino, Pan-Afrikan, Pan Asian) at Augsburg College. Students who are successful in their application process and are selected to participate receive a $5000 scholarship, renewable annually, and are paired with a successful alumna/alumnus of color that serves as Mentor for the Scholar.
Five "new" Scholars will be selected for the program for 2010-11.
Eligibility Criteria:
• Continuing Augsburg student or advanced standing transfer student
• Demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAO
• Demonstrated leadership ability or potential
• Demonstrated community involvement, on or off campus
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
Applicants must have a completed financial aid file in the Enrollment Center by 3/1.
Application deadline is 3/1/10.
Applicants can apply on-line or download a pdf version of the application at the Scholastic Connections web page by going to the A to Z Directory at Inside Augsburg and clicking on Scholastic Connections. Please read the Application Requirements carefully.
ATTENTION FACULTY & STAFF: If you know of a student who could benefit from working with a mentor and receiving scholarship assistance, feel free to nominate the student for Scholastic Connections. On-line or pdf nomination forms are available at the Scholastic Connections web page accessible through the A to Z Directory at Inside Augsburg.
Questions? Contact Cindy Peterson at 612-330-1754 or petersoc@augsburg.edu
Physics SPS Chapter Recognized
The Augsburg Chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been recognized as an "Outstanding SPS Chapter" for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Special Interest Housing Applications Available
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 Brian Emerick at emerickb@augsburg.edu
Gluten Free Options in The Commons
Hello to my Gluten Free students. On the wall by the compost, there is a sign that list many of our gluten free options that we offer in the Commons. If there is a "pasta" substitute that you would like, just ask for rice noodles and we will gladly get it for you. They take about 1-2 minutes to make. I know how hard it can be to find something to eat. I hope this gives you a little more freedom with your diet.
Credit Refund Dates
Students: credit refunds for the Winter Trimester / Spring Semester are fast approaching!
Please verify now that your E-Refund information is up-to-date. Go to http://www.augnet.augsburg.edu , login for Records & Registration, then click "Account Activity," then "E-refund."
Refunds will be issued for Grad/Weekend on January 22nd, and for Day on January 29th.
For students who do not take advantage of direct deposit, a paper check will be mailed to your permanent address.
Auditions for St. Joan of the Stockyards
The Augsburg Theatre Arts Department will hold auditions for the spring Mainstage show, St. Joan of the Stockyards on Friday January 15 from 3:30-6:45 and Saturday January 16th from 10:30-12:00. Callbacks will be held Saturday from 12:30 - 4:00.
St. Joan of the Stockyards was written by Bertolt Brecht and will be guest directed by Vladimir Rovinsky.
St. Joan of the Stockyards is a cautionary tale for the 21st century. The survival of youth, hope and faith in a world of greed and corruption hang in the balance. The play follows the central character, Joan, as she transitions from being a religious leader urging the poor to look to heaven for their rewards, into a striking worker demanding justice through force. With his barbed wit, Brecht exposes the inner working of the unregulated free enterprise system, which i free to inflict misery on the masses in the pursuit of and in the name of the almighty dollar.
Sign up for auditions on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater doors.
Contact stage manager Sam Lavell lavell@augsburg.edu with questions or concerns.
Admissions Possible Hiring
Admission Possible Now Accepting Applications!
Want to change the world, gain experience and have fun while doing it?
Admission Possible is now accepting applications for full-time AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps VISTA positions for fall 2010. You can make college a reality for low-income urban teens! Become a mentor to high school students or gain behind the scenes nonprofit experience. We will be selecting more than 50 new AmeriCorps and VISTA members in both the Twin Cities and Milwaukee. The Priority Application deadline is 2/10/2010 and the Final Application Deadline is 3/8/2010.
More information can be found at http://www.admissionpossible.org/AmeriCorps.html.
Admission Possible is an ten-year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to helping promising low-income high school students in the Greater Twin Cities and Milwaukee earn admission to college. We provide our students with (1) SAT/ACT test preparation; (2) guidance in the college application process; (3) assistance in the financial aid application process; and (4) guidance in transition to college.
We currently have 1,400 students in the program, in 19 high schools in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Robbinsdale, Coon Rapids, Columbia Heights and St. Louis Park; and 4 high schools in Milwaukee, WI. Since our founding in 2000, we have succeeded in helping 99% of our students earn admission to college!
Contact Becky Boe at 651-917-3525 or BBoe@AdmissionPossible.org with questions.
Sarah Black
College Coach
Admission Possible
450 N. Syndicate Street, Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-917-3525
Fax: 651-917-3522
Email: SBlack@AdmissionPossible.org
Website: www.AdmissionPossible.org
Help Make Admission Possible!
Student Account/Financial Aid Counselors Out Today
The Student Account and Financial Aid Counselors will be out today from 11:30 to 1 p.m. for an all staff meeting. We will resume our normal office hours at 1 p.m.
Thank you!
Auditions for Four Walls
The Augsburg Theatre Arts Department will hold auditions for the spring Stage2 show, Four Walls on Tuesday January 19 from 7:00-10:00 and Wednesday January 20th from 3:30-6:30. There will be no callbacks.
Four Walls will be guest directed by Luverne Seifert and will be created in the process of rehearsals.
Meet Rathcamp, a 27-year-old computer analyst spends his day watching film noir. Lives at home with his mother. In this multimedia marriage of recorded video and live theatre, Four Walls places the audience in a swivel-chair center enabling them to follow the action without leaving their chairs. Ponder real life and fantasy in this work-in-progress presentation.
Sign up for auditions on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater doors.
Contact stage manager Levi Morris morrisl@augsburg.edu with questions or concerns.
New Semester, New Meals
Welcome back family. In case you were unsure, your meal plans are active. If you have dropped your meal plan or just want more options, you can purchase flex points down stairs in the A-Club office between 11am-1pm from Danny. Look for our new stuff that we're are offering at our locations and let's eat healthy, wealthy, and wise.
Event Announcements
H1N1 Vaccine for Faculty and Staff on MONDAY
Homeland Health Specialists will be on-site to administer H1N1 vaccinations for all faculty and staff on the following dates:
*Monday, 1/18/10 from 8:00 am - noon in the Century Rom, Christensen Center (please note the room change from the Riverside Room)
*Thursday, 1/21/10 from noon - 4:00 pm in the Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center
Augsburg will pay for the cost of the vaccination and no claims will be submitted to insurance.
You must schedule your vaccination by calling Human Resources at x1058.
Roundtable Discussion Series on Gender and Sexuality
The initiative of the Roundtable Discussion Series on Gender & Sexuality is to have a variety of well-versed [in terms of gender & sexuality] community members host knowledgeable, exploratory, openly interactive, intimate, and informative talks with participants in order to develop discussions pertaining to the topics at hand in a safe and non-heteronormative environment.
The discussion facilitators will have space to elaborate on the dedicated themes and furthermore receive questions and varied analysis from listeners in order to foment greater interaction between the facilitator and those who are actively listening... Coming together to open a communal outlet embracing our unique realities of humanness; uniting to speak our truths...
When: Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23 [2010].
Friday at 5 pm: Twin Cities Smitten Kitten Education Coordinator Clare Jacky facilitates discussion on safe and pleasureful queer sex.
Friday at 7 pm: Twin Cities singer/songwriter Chastity Brown shares her complex soul – a country-born, gospel-raised, activist poet who sings about women, race, love and politics with an edgy tenderness
-Discussion of her music with Chastity at the end of performance
Saturday at 11:30 am: Milwaukee sex therapist Psy.D. Lynn Vice facilitates discussion about the positive right to pleasure: the female orgasm, addressing questions such as What is sexual pleasure and what can it mean for each of us as individuals?
Saturday at 1:45 pm: Augsburg College sociology, psychology, & Women's Studies student, poet, Feminist Collective co-founder, and more, Lucreshia Grant demonstrates the healthy application of female and male condoms. Have you ever wondered what a dental dam is, if it's your style, and what it can do?--- Through condoms and dental damns, much will be explored by Lucreshia's facilitation of sexual intimacy resources.
Lucreshia will be joined by the Birds & Bees director Amy Kodet. The Minneapolis-based Birds & Bees Project provides comprehensive reproductive health information to youth and adults through community education in and beyond the classroom, and is a program of Pro-Choice Resources (PCR).
Saturday at 2:45 pm: Augsburg College Professor Nancy Fischer facilitates discussion on sexuality from a sociological perspective.
Where: Augsburg College Women’s Resource Center [Sverdrup 207]
Food and overall refreshments will be health-fully provided by St Martin's Table and the Seward Co-op.
All are welcome! Speak your truth!
Celebration and Call to Action with Redeemer
Join our partners at Redeemer Center for Life/Redeemer Lutheran Church to honor and celebrate the life, work, and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with music, song, and spoken word on Sunday, January 17.
Together we will vow to not keep silent, to not rest until the dream of justice and freedom becomes each one of our personal dreams.
Council Member Don Samuels will provide the message at 10:30am worship. A Pot-Luck meal will directly follow worship (Noon). The 2:00pm Celebration & Call to Action will include Performances by various local and outstanding artists – the Redeemer Jump Crew (RJC), the Redeemer Choir, and spoken word by Shantae Cunningham & Chelsea Forbrook.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
1800 Glenwood Avenue, Mpls 55405
Corner of Logan Ave. N & Glenwood Ave.
www.RedeemerMpls.org
**This event is FREE & open to everyone!**
Questions? Contact Pastor Kelly Chatman or Babette Chatman at 612-374-4139
Keeping Track of Auggies
Brian Hesser Directs "The Lion In Winter"
Brian Hesser, Theater alum, is Directing-Producing an outstanding cast in "The Lion in Winter" at the Gremlin Theater, 2400 University Ave in St Paul, just east of Highway 280 and KSTP-TV and on #16 Bus Route.
Treat yourself to a winter break and get a "2 for price of 1" discount [$12 before discount for students] and support another Theater alum. Just tell them you are from "Augsburg College" to get the 2 for 1 discount.
Performances run from Thursday, January 14 through Saturday, January 30th: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday performances are all at 7:30 p.m.
The Lion in Winter occurs during Christmas 1183 at Henry Plantagenet's château. The play opens with the arrival of his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine from prison; the story immediately centers on the personality conflicts and shifting alliances among the estranged couple and their adult sons and heirs to the throne. Alliances constantly shift throughout the story; almost every statement is a falsehood or half truth as family members attempt to manipulate each other for their own goals.
Auggie Athletics
Auggie Athletics Update
Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for stats/story):
Wednesday, January 13:
Women's Hockey -- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 8, Augsburg 2
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/1/13/whoc011310.aspx?path=whockey
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg 85, Bethel 73
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/1/13/mbb011310.aspx?path=mbball
Women's Basketball -- Bethel 65, Augsburg 52
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/1/13/wbb011310.aspx?path=wbball
Thursday, January 14:
Wrestling -- Augsburg 19, St. John's 15
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/1/14/wres011410.aspx?path=wrestling
Upcoming Schedule:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
Friday, January 15:
Men's Hockey at Gustavus, 7 p.m.
Saturday, January 16:
Wrestling at Dickinson State (N.D.) Blue Hawk Invitational, 9 a.m.
Men's/Women's Track and Field at Minnesota Open, 11 a.m.
Women's Swimming at St. Mary's Triangular, 1 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Carleton, Si Melby Hall, 1 p.m.
Men's Basketball vs. Carleton, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.
Men's Hockey vs. Gustavus, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Monday, January 18:
Women's Basketball at St. Mary's, 5:45 p.m.
Men's Basketball at St. Mary's, 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday, January 20:
Men's Basketball vs. Hamline, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball at Hamline, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 22:
Wrestling vs. Nebraska-Omaha, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey at Concordia-Moorhead, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Augsburg Ice Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Classifieds
42" Samsung RP HDTV, 1080i (612) 242-1431 $225
I am selling my Samsung 42" HD TV because I bought a different TV,
it works perfect, comes with the remote, just calibrated
price is OBO, either email me at berger@augsburg.edu or text me @ (612)242-1431