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Explore Vocation and Christian Faith in El Salvador
Join Professor Bev Stratton in winter break to examine how Christian theology has been used to justify oppression, support social justice movements, and offer hope in Christian communities in El Salvador, while you also focus on the concept of vocation in the context of poverty and political injustice.
Course title: REL 480: Vocation and the Christian Faith: El Salvador
Travel Dates: January 6-16, 2011 (course meets before and after travel)
Cost: $2,759 for full-time Day students, $3,119 for WEC students
Fulfills: Augsburg Experience and Keystone
Financial aid is available too! For more information on studying abroad or about this program, please contact Andrea Dvorak at dvorak@augsburg.edu or stop by the study abroad library in Murphy Place!
If you apply by April 30, you'll be entered to win a $250 visa gift card!
General Announcements
Celebration Breakfast this Tuesday
Sabo Center for Citizenship and Learning-First Annual Community Recognition Breakfast to thank and celebrate those involved with community engagement efforts through Augsburg College this past year!
Tuesday, April 13th
East Commons
8:00am-9:30am-Short program at 8:30am
Please email Mary Laurel True to reserve your spot at truem@augsburg.edu.
Practice your Spanish Today
Spring gives us all the urge to try something new, so how about joining us to practice your Spanish? The setting is very informal and you don't need to speak Spanish well to join us. All language levels are welcome - we promise there won't be any grammar lessons! We will meet this Thurs., 4/8, from 11:00 - 12:30 in the Augsburg Rm., 2nd fl Christensen Center. Drop in for 10 mins. or for the whole session, whatever works for you. Bring you lunch if you wish. If you have any questions, contact Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309; Anita Fisher, ext. 1082 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081. We hope to see you there!"
Event Announcements
Alternative Approaches to Strategic Planning
Augsburg's Center for Leadership Studies invites you to attend a workshop entitled "Alternative Approaches to Strategic Planning: Using an Approach That Fits" presented by Bryan Barry.
Date: Thursday, April 22
Time: 5:30 p.m. social time with refreshments; 6:00-7:00 p.m. presentation
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Selecting a strategic planning approach that fits the organization well—situation, style, and strategic choices—makes a great difference in the plan's effectiveness. In this presentation, Barry will:
• Describe the basic four approaches to strategic planning
• Highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each approach
• Offer tips on selecting a planning approach that will work well for your organization
• Offer suggestions for planning with alliances and networks of organizations
For 30 years, Bryan Barry has led consulting groups at Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Honeywell, Leadership Foundations of America, and Barry Consulting that have assisted several hundred organizations and alliances in their strategic planning. Barry's "Strategic Planning Workbook for Nonprofit Organizations" is in its sixteenth printing. He holds a BBA from the University of Texas, an M Div from Luther Seminary, and an MA in industrial relations/organization behavior from the University of Minnesota.
For more information or to reserve a space, contact Patty Park, 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu.
Build Bridges, Not Fences
A night of sharing on Global and Local Partnerships for Social Justice.
Waite House youth and members of ALAS (Augsburg Latina/os ~ Augsburg Students) will be sharing the importance of social justice partnerships. Waite House students will be sharing about their March 2010 youth delegation to Guatemala.
The students will also be selling youth-designed t-shirts from their sister community in Guatemala.
All proceeds benefit "Build Bridges, Not Fences" youth-led initiatives.
For more information, please contact Francisco at segoviaf@puc-mn.org or 612-721-1681; Juve at 651-231-0974 or mezarodr@augsburg.edu.
This event is sponsored by Augsburg College, Waite House, ALAS, & MN-SER (MN Students for Equal Rights).
[$5 suggested donation - no one will be turned away. Light dinner and music provided]
Sverdrup Lecture Events, April 12-13
Dr. Mark Rea, director of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center and a professor in Architecture and Cognitive Sciences will present, "The surprisingly important role of light and dark on human health" On Monday, April 12, 7:30 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel. Tuesday, April 13, at 11:00 a.m. in the Hoversten Chapel, he will present, "Sunrise and sunset: Why it will be hard to colonize other planets." Dr. Mark Rea teaches courses in leadership and in visual and circadian processes, conducts research in many areas including circadian photobiology, mesopic vision, psychological responses to light, lighting engineering and visual performance.
The General Leif J. Sverdrup Visiting Scientist program is made possible through the Sverdrup Lecture Endowment Fund and the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium. These events are free and open to the public. For more information concerning parking or the events, please call 612-330-1104.
Financial Aid Presentation for Augsburg for Adults
The financial deadline for Augsburg for Adults students is June 1, 2010. All WEC undergraduate students and graduate students only need to submit their FAFSA (www.fafsa.gov) by June 1, 2010. The Financial Aid Office is no longer accepting the Augsburg Aid Form and the Federal Taxes for students enrolled in the Augsburg for Adults program.
The Financial Aid Office will provide an informational session to learn more about the financial aid process and the new loan process for 2010-2011.
Saturday, April 10
12 pm - 1 pm
OGC 100
Lunch will be provided!
Music Business Seminar Tuesday 4/13
The seminar is free and open to all interested students.
Q & A session with an expert panel, including
• Dick Weissman, performer, producer, songwriter and author of the best-selling The Music Business: Career Opportunities & Self Defense and his new book Understanding the Music Business, is the featured speaker.
• Jeralyn Steele, Steele Family performing artists and WCCO Radio personality
• Brad Eggen, Attorney and President, Twin Cities Musicians Union, Local 30-73, American Federation of Musicians
• Shantel Dow, President, Dow Artists (Artist Management)
• Steve McClellan, Executive Director, Diverse Emerging Music Organization (DEMOMN.org); faculty member, McNally-Smith College of Music
• Sue McLean, President, Sue McLean and Associates (Concert Promotion)
* Sarah Phelan, Marketing Program Manager, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra
Limited Seating.
For information on Augsburg's Degrees in Music Business, check our website at http://www.augsburg.edu/musicbusiness/index.html .
For more information, contact Ned Kantar at kantar@augsburg.edu.
Ned Kantar
Assistant Professor, Music
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Thursday, April 8:
Softball -- St. Thomas 8-8, Augsburg 3-5
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/4/8/soft040810.aspx?path=softball
Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
Saturday, April 10:
Baseball -- Augsburg vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Parade Stadium, 1 p.m.
Softball -- Augsburg at St. Benedict, 1 p.m.
M/W Track and Field -- Augsburg at Hamline Invitational.
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Wartburg (Iowa) Invitational.
Sunday, April 11:
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Wartburg (Iowa) Invitational.
Tuesday, April 13:
Baseball -- Augsburg at Carleton, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 14:
Softball -- Augsburg vs. Carleton, Edor Nelson Field, 4 p.m.
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Missing Ladder
I am missing a "Little Giant" ladder last seen in CC near the commons area. If you have it, please return it to Event and Conference Planning. If you have information about it, please call Chaz at 612-330-1384. Thanks!
One-Half Hour Massage for $10 - Fundraiser for SHS
The Minneapolis South High School badminton team is running a fundraiser in conjunction with a local chiropractic health care provider. For just $10 you'll receive a 1/2 hour massage and a healthy back examination from HealthSource (healthsourcemn.com). This coupon is good at two of their locations--in Uptown across from the Wedge and in Golden Valley next to Majors. The coupon is good for two months from the date of issue. Let me know if you're interested or have questions!