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Biology Faculty Candidate Research Seminar TODAY

Biology faculty candidate Molly McNicoll will be presenting her research seminar entitled "Investigating plant communities: Do species identity, disturbance, and seed limitation determine the potential for restoration of natural communities?" on Thursday, January 21 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. in SCI 123. All are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.

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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

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Sign up for Alternative Spring Break Service Trip

Looking for an unforgettable Spring Break experience? Consider Augsburg's 2010 Alternative Spring Break: Sweet Homes in Alabama!

Continuing in Augsburg's recent tradition of service in the Gulf Coast area, this year 40 students will return to the Gulf to help with disaster response and general support work at two sites in Mobile County.

1) Mobile, AL – through Habitat for Humanity, help some of the 400 families still living in transitional housing

2) Bayou La Batre – relational service through a local nonprofit for an area which relies heavily on the shrimp industry that has been affected by the hurricanes

Besides working in the community, there will be time for exploring the area. Possible highlights include: Dauphin Island, the shipyard that built the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean, the USS Alabama, eating fresh seafood, and visiting the home of "Forrest Gump."

This service-learning trip is a collaborative effort between Campus Ministry and the Bonner program. We are extremely excited for students to serve, learn, and share their gifts as they experience southern culture and create ways to connect their spring break service experiences back in the Augsburg community.

Registration Details:

· Registration began January 11 and will continue on a 'first come, first served' basis until filled or January 25

· $100 deposit holds your spot; Total trip cost is $300/person (includes travel, lodging, and most meals)

Sign-up in the Campus Ministry Office in Foss Center. Don't forget to bring your deposit.

You may also contact Lonna Field, fieldl@augsburg.edu, or Sonja Hagander, Hagander@augsburg.edu, in Campus Ministry for more information.

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Augsburg Day Student Government Senator Elections

Hello Juniors and Seniors,

Are YOU interested in running to become a Student Government Senator, in becoming in charge of a budget, leading a committee, becoming a visible figure on campus, being respected by your peers, and continue to grow as a better person, or simply just want to know where your tuition money is going. Joining Augsburg Day Student Government is a great way to do these things.

Student Government is currently looking for a couple JUNIORS and SENIORS to run for Student Government Senator Positions. If you're interested in how government works, has a passion to help the community and your peers, then this is a great way to do it.



PETITIONS CAN BE FOUND IN THE AUGGIES NEST BY THE STUDENT GOV OFFICE WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF CHRISTENSEN CENTER.

-Petitions are due in the Senate Office by Thursday, February 11th 2010 by 4:45 p.m.

-A 15 mandatory minute campaign policy info session will be held at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, February 11th in the Student Senate office.

-Campaigning can commence only after your petition has been turned in. Late petitions will not be accepted.

-Elections will be held from Friday, February 19th 8:00 a.m. ending Sunday, February 21st at 5 p.m.


If you have any questions about student government, email cody@augsburg.edu.

THIS WILL GIVE YOU GREAT RESUME MATERIALS.

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Goliard Medievalist Meeting: TONIGHT, 9:10 p.m.

The Goliard Society of Medievalists will be meeting tonight, 21 January, at 9:10 PM in Lindell 301. Everyone is welcome. Come to learn about the Medieval Mardi Gras Madrigals and how you can help (dramatic reading, period songs, etc).

There will be FREE PIZZA at the meeting. Please e-mail Andrew Fox at foxa@augsburg.edu, by 9 PM Wednesday night, so we can order an appropriate number of pizzas. We will also be watching a half-hour episode of "Robin Hood," a new BBC TV series. This is a great show and it is really well done.

We hope to see you there!

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Farewell to Kevin Myren this Friday

Friday, January 22, 2010, 1:00pm-2:30pm in OGC 100

Please join the Finance and Administration Division for a farewell and thank you celebration for Kevin Myren, Augsburg's CFO and Vice President for Finance and Administration. Kevin has done remarkable work for the college, professionalizing the finance, human resources, and purchasing operations and bringing a high level of integrity to our financial operations.

Kevin has accepted a new position as CFO and VP for Commonbond, an affordable housing management agency originally founded by the Roman Catholic Church and based in St. Paul.

Please stop by for cake and refreshments as we thank Kevin for his many contributions over the past three years.

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Pao and Frozen Yogurt in A-Club

Come on down to the A-Club and add something new to your plate. Starting today, the long awaited Pao is here. Build your own stir-fry the way you would like it. And coming soon, Frozen yogurt. Students asked for it and with a little patience, Augsburg dining was able to secure a great product for our students.

Come down and fill up in the A-Club.

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A Talk on Kenya's Current Political Situation

By Hon Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi MBE MP, Kenyan Minister

Sateren Music Hall
715 22nd Ave So. Minneapolis, MN 55454
Friday, 22nd January, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 PM
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Hon Mohamed, is the Minister for Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands in the current Kenya's coalition government and from the Orange Democratic Party (ODM). He will speak on Kenya's social-political situation following the post-election violence. He has years of experience in poverty eradication in Africa with Oxfam (UK, Kenya). He was a regional Program Manager, Oxfam in charge of Horn, East and Central Africa(Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda) before he was elected to Kenya's parliament in 2008.

Sponsored by:
Mwanyagetinge Kenya community,
Generation for Change and Growth (GCG)
Women of Africa Resource Development Association (WARDA)
The Center For Global Education at Augsburg College.

For more information contact David Hamilton @ (612) 330-1385

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Workshops on Resume Writing and Interviewing

The Strommen Career and Internship Center is sponsoring two workshops on Tuesday, January 26. Each workshop will be offered twice - attend one or both. Free and open to all students.

How To Write A Winning Resume
4:45-5:45 p.m. or 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center

How To Be Successful In An Interview
4:45-5:45 p.m. or 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center

No RSVP required. For more information contact x1148

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Save the Date

*SAVE THE DATE*
Augsburg's Indigenous Student Association (AISA)'s
2nd Traditional Powwow
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Si Melby Gymnasium, Augsburg College Campus

Grand Entries (Start times): 1:00 PM and 7:00 PM
Community Feast: 5:00 PM
NO Admission fee - FREE!
There will be several vendors (craft/products and non-profit organizations) as well as a concession with Indian Tacos for sale by AISA.

Please note for those unfamiliar with a Powwow that a Grand Entry is the 'start' of a session where all the dancers come into the circle together. A session typically goes 3 hours and people are welcome to come and go throughout the day, however, if you have never experienced a grand entry I would suggest doing so. It is truly a cultural experience. We will take a break for a feast, in which all are invited, and the second session will start with the grand entry at 7:00 PM and will end around 9:30 PM. Within the sessions, there will be a variety of dances by category or

Augsburg hosted the first Powwow on campus last March, having close to 3,000 people throughout the day and hosting 14 drum groups and over 200 Native dancers. It was a huge success and we are looking forward to year #2.

Any questions or if you would like to get involved and/or co-sponsor this year's Powwow, please contact Jennifer Simon, Director of American Indian Student Services and Advisor to AISA at 612.330.1144 or simonj@augsburg.edu

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"Date Rape -- A Survivor Speaks" January 28

Nancy Donoval performs her one-woman show, "Date Rape -- A Survivor Speaks: A True Story of Trauma and Healing" on Thursday, January 28th, 7 – 8:15pm in the Marshall Room of the Christensen Center.

Nancy's show received rave reviews at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, including a "Best of the Fringe" nod from the Star Tribune. Here are some excerpts of audience reviews: "riveting storytelling," "artful and wise," "profoundly moving." "Nancy puts rape in the framework of a whole life. A funny life. A life of love, and longing and art."

Nancy is a professional storyteller who has performed at venues around the country, including the Washington Storytellers Theater and the National Storytelling Festival; she has told stories on Chicago and Minnesota Public Radio and teaches storytelling at Metro State.

Co-sponsors: Counseling & Health Promotion, Women's Resource Center, Campus Activities & Orientation, Residence Life, and the Dean of Students. For more information, contact CCHP at x1707 or Beth Carlson at x1136.

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AASA Lunar New Year Celebration

Augsburg's Asian Student Association will be hosting our annual Lunar New Year Celebration to welcome in the new year. There will be FREE FOOD, FREE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, AWESOME PERFORMANCES, and a AWESOME FASHION SHOW!!! Performances include dancers, spoken word artists, singers, and many more!!!
Event will take place in EAST COMMONS of CHRISTENSEN CENTER on FRIDAY JANUARY 22, 2010 at 5PM!

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Augsburg Symphony Orchestra Concert

Final concert after semester break tour of Florida. Free and open to the public
Friday January 22, 7:00pm, Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

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H1N1 Clinic for Students - FRIDAY

CCHP reminds all students, faculty, staff and/or family members that the Minnesota Visiting Nurse Association (MVNA)will be on campus on Friday 1/22 from 3 - 7 p.m. in the Marshall Room administering H1N1 vaccines. Please bring insurance information with you if you have insurance. If you do not have insurance, the shots are FREE.

Any questions, please call Dianne in the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. No appointment is needed. You can simply walk-in. Both injection and nasal vaccine are available. Also, MVNA will have a small supply of seasonal flu vaccine available if you still want a flu shot -- cost for the flu shot is $24.99.

Be well -- get your vaccine on campus Friday.

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Roundtable Discussion Series on Gender & Sexuality

Augsburg College Feminist Collective hosts a Roundtable Discussion Series on Gender & Sexuality

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 pleasurable 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]

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...

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...

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QSU's Drag Show

Everyone is invited to the Queer and Straight in Unity annual Drag Show on February 11, 2010. the event will start at 7 PM in the East Commons. There will also be an amateur talent show for students. If you are interested in being in the show Please E-mail Fia Goldfine at Goldfine@augsburg.edu by February 05, 2010. There will be prizes for the winners.

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Spring Student Involvement Fair

The Spring Student Involvement Fair will take place Thursday, January 28 from 2:00-5:00pm in the Christensen Center Lobby. Many of Augsburg's student groups will be represented, offering other students a chance to come get involved. If you've been looking for an organization or club to join, this is the place to be. Plus! Free candy!

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Meet Tibetan Buddhist Nun - Friday

The Center for Counseling & Health Promotion and Pan Asian Student Services invite all interested students, faculty and staff to meet and hear Tibetan Buddhist Nun, Ani Pema on Friday 1/22. There will be a reception from 11:30 - 12 noon followed by her presentation and some meditation from noon to 1 p.m. She will conclude with questions from 1 - 1:30 p.m.

Please join us in the Marshall Room on Friday if you are interested in learning more. Ani Pema Tsultim is from Sikkim but travels throughout the US and gives teachings about Tibetan Buddhism. She currently lives in the Twin Cities.

Any questions, please call Nancy Guilbeault in the CCHP office at 612-330-1169 or Penh Lo, Pan Asian Student Services Director at 612-330-1530.

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Opening Art Receptions - FRIDAY

"Surface Structures"
Betsy Byers

Christensen Center Art Gallery, Augsburg College
January 22 - February 26, 2010

Betsy Byers' abstract oil paintings, featured in her most recent series entitled "Surface Structures," are psychological landscapes that explore the permeable boundaries between body and environment. Recalling her own moments of sensual awareness in nature, she creates ethereal landscapes to reflect on how self is linked to exterior surroundings.

Byers actively engages with her six-foot square canvases; she drips, scratches, and spreads translucent paint in overlapping layers. These multiple surface layers combine with sharply fragmented forms and contrasting colors to create mystifying compositions.

Opening reception: Friday, January 22, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Artist Talk: Tuesday, January 26, 1:30 p.m.
Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center


"Antipodal Encounter"
Cecilia Ramon and Eun-Kyung Suh

Gage Family Art Gallery
January 22 - February 26, 2010

"Antipodal Encounters" features the 3D forms created by Korean artist Eun-Kyung Suh and Argentinean artist Cecilia Ramon. Suh creates textile sculptures out of sheer materials to examine the meaning embedded in fabric and its relationship to human emotion and experience. She sculpts the cloth by folding and sewing it together to create a sacred vessel where both mundane objects and intimate memories can be kept. Ramon investigates the physical and emotional presence of tension in our life through her manipulation of wood forms. She carves, burns, binds, and suspends wood, viewing it similarly in character to the human body in both its frailty and strength.

Artist Reception: Friday, January 22, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Artist Talk: Friday, January 22, 11:00 a.m.
Adeline M. Johnson Conference Center
Oren Gateway Center

All events are free and open to the public.

www.augsburg.edu/galleries

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Rescue Haiti

You are invited to a fundraising event for the Augsburg and greater Minneapolis Community to come together in support for relief for the people in Haiti. This event will involve a talent show and art sale. The funds will be going to the Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development.

Event Details: February 3rd, 2010 at 7 pm in the Sateren Auditorium. Please try to wear something red to the event!

If you are interested in sharing your talents and artistic gifts, please email:dirie@augsburg.edu or bonfigli@augsburg.edu as soon as possible.

For community members attending there will be parking passes available by emailing dirie@augsburg.edu.

Sponsored by Campus Ministry, MPIRG, AASA & MSA

Stay tuned for more information!

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January Vocatio Chapel: Youth, Service, & Justice

Listen! God is Calling: Race, Place, and Class

Vocatio Chapel welcomes Eric Iverson '00
Speaking on Youth, Service, and Justice
Wednesday, January 27
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Eric Iverson is a 26-year urban ministry veteran and a product a local urban
congregation. As a non-traditional student, Eric says he "survived Augsburg with the help of the CLASS and Pan-Afrikan families." A self-identified Christianary©,Eric is currently serving as the Director for MultiCultural Integrity for YouthWorks where he consults, connects, and trains nationally around issues of poverty, race, justice, and youth ministry. One of his goals is to assist YouthWorks and other short-term mission organizations to do justice among and for the people they serve
and to avoid the potential for a "drive-by" missions mentality among Christians today. Eric earned a BA in history from Augsburg and lives with his wife and their two children in south Minneapolis.

* To attend a luncheon (11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) with Mr. Iverson,interested students, faculty, and staff should RSVP to Lonna Field at fieldl@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1467 by January 25.

As we at Augsburg continue to explore our own vocation and how to serve our neighbors, please consider attending and engaging in the topic of Youth, Service, and Justice. For more information about the theme, check out Close the Gap study by the Itasca Project. http://www.mnchannel.org/partners/closethegap/

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Wednesday, January 20:
Men's Basketball -- Hamline 72, Augsburg 52
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/1/20/mbb012010.aspx?path=mbball

Women's Basketball -- Hamline 82, Augsburg 78
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/1/20/wbb012010.aspx?path=wbball


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

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.

Saturday, January 23:
Women's Swimming at St. Catherine Invitational, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey at Concordia-Moorhead, 2 p.m.
Women's Hockey vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Augsburg Ice Arena, 2:05 p.m.
Women's Basketball at St. Catherine, 3 p.m.

Sunday, January 24:
Wrestling at Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2 p.m.

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