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Facilities Management Customer Service Survey
Approximately 18 months ago, the Facilities Management Department put out a survey in an effort to improve customer service in our department. We are, once again, posting this short (5-10 minute) survey to get current input from faculty and staff regarding the state of our departmental services. This survey will help us gauge areas that are still of concern to the Augsburg community and areas in which we may have improved.
To complete the survey, please go to the Inside Augsburg page on the Augsburg website and log in. Then, click the Facilities Customer Survey link located under the 'More News' section. You may respond anytime between now and Friday, April 23rd.
Thank you for your time and input!
Teaching and Learning
Faculty Scholarship Display
Faculty,
The Center for Teaching and Learning will be having a Faculty scholarship display at the Faculty Recognition Luncheon on Thursday, April 29 and you are invited to participate. The purpose of this display is to highlight the work of Augsburg Faculty in their field. The display will be in the East Commons beginning at 11:45 AM.
If you have an item to display such as a published paper, article, book, playbill, or other work, please drop it off to the CTL desk in the link level of the Library by noon, Monday, April 26th. If you have any questions, please email Terry Martin at martin@augsburg.edu.
Additional International Travel Funding Available
Due April 23
Faculty presenting a paper at an international conference are eligible for additional travel funding through CTL. Two $400 awards are available to supplement the annual travel award of $1200 for which faculty presenting a paper are eligible. (Canada is considered international.) These supplemental awards are determined competitively by the Committee on Faculty Development. The funding year is June 1-May 31st.
Apply online at the CTL webpage www.augsburg.edu/ctl Link at the left of the page, webforms.
General Announcements
Attn: Supervisors of Student Workers
All student workers, returning and new, who work in the summer must have an updated New Hire Form completed for summer employment. These must be turned in to Human Resources before students begin working in your office over the summer. Please submit them to Human Resources by April 29, 2010 to ensure they are entered for summer employment beginning May 2, 2010. The form is available on the Human Resources public drive under "Student Employment."
Thank you!
Summer Mail - What Will We Do With Yours?
Students, please check you campus box for a notice about summer mail. Read the yellow information sheet and complete the green card, then we will handle your mail according to your instructions! Please direct questions to the Mailroom at x1119, or to Supervisor Tony Weiland at weilandt@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff IT Survey
The annual IT Survey has returned. Faculty and staff are invited to take a few minutes and give us feedback on the systems you're using and the support you're getting. Your feedback is important and helps us help you. This is the third year we have run the survey and it has been providing us with useful information over time.
You can find the survey at
http://go.augsburg.edu/itsurvey
Game Club: Board Games, Card Games
Join the games!
Join in with a new student club playing board games and card games.
We play a wide variety of games.
We welcome newcomers and take time to learn new games.
Join us for games on:
Sat., April 24, 10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Marshall Room (just behind the Art Gallery).
Christensen Center, Main Floor
For more information, E-mail brands@augsburg.edu.
New Contact for Payroll and Benefits Questions
In an attempt to improve communication with the Augsburg Community and be able to answer questions in a timelier manner, we have designated a separate email address to send payroll and benefits inquiries to. This email address is payroll@augsburg.edu and can be used effective immediately. Please avoid using the hr@augsburg.edu or the individual staff members' email addresses for payroll and benefits questions.
Thank you!
Intentional Christian Community Housing
Love Where You Live!
Urban Homeworks' "Urban Neighbor Community" housing
An Urban Neighbor is a Christian individual who commits to living out their faith in Jesus in an urban neighborhood of Minneapolis or St. Paul. The Urban Neighbor Community is a ministry-of-presence model designed for the lives of college students, graduates, and working professionals.
Living as an Urban Neighbor means living a life where faith and action are inseparable. Urban Neighbor's are supported in this journey in their commitments to:
* Serve. Volunteer 2-3 hours weekly with a local ministry or organization that is targeting the needs of the urban community.
* Learn. Join with other Urban Neighbors once a month to learn about life and ministry, justice and mercy in the urban context.
* Live. Gather throughout each month with housemates to be real and go deeper as you follow Jesus together in the city.
Where would you live?
The Urban Neighbor Community is focused in the Central and East Phillips Neighborhoods of south Minneapolis, the Jordan and Hawthorne neighborhoods of north Minneapolis, and the Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul. Urban Neighbors sign a one-year covenant and lease and live in a duplex or an apartment with 2 - 5 other people in a mixed-income housing model operated by Urban Homeworks. Rents vary from $350 - $400/mo, plus utilities. The rent includes the costs of honorariums for monthly speakers/workshops, food and event costs, and other supports from Urban Homeworks during your year.
Memorial Hall Network Upgrade: Saturday, April 24
IT will upgrade the networking equipment in Memorial Hall on Saturday, April 24th, beginning at 7:00am and lasting until Noon. During this time, no network access, including wireless, will be available in Memorial Hall. No other buildings will be affected.
If you have questions or concerns about the networking upgrade, please contact your LFC.
Event Announcements
Take a Break to Celebrate Earth Week on April 25
This year's theme for the annual Spring in the Valley event held April 25 from 1-5pm at the private, non-profit Silkesnas (silk-es-nas) Nature Preserve is "Transportation - the Ways Plants, Animals, and Humans Get Around!" This year, visitors will get the opportunity to meet specialists around the Preserve discussing transportation issues faced by the various plants and animals in the natural environment, as well as the ones we humans face. Program events include:
• Augsburg's own Pedalers for Progress (a student bicycling advocacy group) and Lars Christianson, discussing the Pedalers' work and Nice Ride Minnesota
• Representatives Tom Schee and Chris Schneider from International Motorwerks (LaCrosse, WI) displaying and discussing the role of NEVs (Neighborhood Electric Vehicles)
• Warren Warner and his SMART car, describing SMART Car features, performance, and manufacturing technology and philosophy
• Master gardener Gail Behr discussing one of the most amazing migrations on earth, the monarch butterfly! Learn about the monarch's unique lifecycle, the generations of monarchs that make their annual journey, and how monarchs find their way
• Forester John Lenarz describing the specific survival needs of trees; how recent climate changes are affecting the tree populations of the world; how the ranges of some tree species are expanding or moving; and how, in our part of the world, the movement is northward
• Specialist Jill Goodrich leading woodland wildflower walks (scheduled for 2, 3 and 4 pm), teaching visitors to spot spring beauties, trillium, hepatica, yellow trout lilly, wood anemone, Dutchman’s breeches and other spring ephemerals.
• Other fun activities for kids of all ages, including horse drawn wagon rides
All programs are held out of doors, and walking on natural terrain of light difficulty is required. Visitors should plan to spend 2-3 hours to take in all of the activities. In addition to the above programs and activities, the local vendor market in the Visitor Center will be open during the entire afternoon. Breads, soaps, jewelry, meats, coffee, music CD’s will all be available for purchase.
The Silkesnas Preserve is located a short one hour drive from Augsburg, at N7971 County Road CC, Spring Valley, Wisconsin. For more information, including a complete program listing and directions, check out www.silkesnas.org
TIAA-CREF Individual Meetings
AUGSBURG COLLEGE AND TIAA-CREF ANNOUNCE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS
This Individual Counseling Session will help you simplify your retirement by:
• Providing objective advice and asset allocation based on your individual needs
• Showing you how you can obtain a personalized actionable plan
• Recommending fund selections to keep you on track to and through retirement
• Reviewing your retirement income options
Dates, Times and Location below:
Tue, May 18, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.,Oren Gateway Center, Rm 201
Wed, May 19, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.,Oren Gateway Center, Rm 201
SIGN UP TODAY:
To discuss your plan and options for managing your retirement savings or to schedule an appointment with a TIAA-CREF Individual Consultant, please call us at (800)732-8353, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (ET).
TIAA-CREF does not offer tax advice. See your tax advisor regarding your particular situation. The investment products and strategies that will be presented may be subject to market and other risks, including possible loss of principal.
Pre-Finals Stress Relief - TODAY
Got Stress?? CCHP will be available from 11:30 - 1:30 p.m. in Christensen Center (or in the Quad) with some pre-finals stress relief tips including therapy dogs from Paws for Learning, FREE chair massages from the Great Metropolitan Back Rub, snacks, refreshments, coloring and more.
Plan to stop by and join us to get your dose of stress relief. Any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.
AGRE Challenge 2010: Bridge Building
We've launched sandbags and saved babies, and now it's time to build bridges! This year's Agre Challenge is to build the sturdiest bridge over a three foot span using limited materials.
Are you up for the challenge? Get a team together NOW!
Get a team together, come up with a team name, and decide which department you'd like to represent, and email acs@augsburg.edu if you want to compete. The challenge is on April 23rd at 3:00pm in Murphy Park...CASH prizes (including a $150 grand prize!) are on the horizon. Come to compete or celebrate the end the semester with food and drink!
Strategic Planning Workshop, April 22
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.
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Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Tuesday, April 20:
Softball -- Augsburg 2-4, Gustavus 3-3 (1st game 9 inn.)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/4/20/soft042010.aspx?path=softball
Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
Wednesday, April 21:
Baseball -- Augsburg vs. St. Thomas, Parade Stadium, 2:30 p.m.
Men's Track and Field -- Augsburg at Macalester Twilight Meet, 5 p.m.
Women's Track and Field -- Augsburg at Hamline Twilight Meet
Thursday, April 22:
Softball -- Augsburg vs. Hamline, Edor Nelson Field, 4 p.m.
Friday, April 23:
Baseball -- Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse (conclusion of 3/28 game), 12 p.m., Univ. of Minnesota Seibert Field
M/W Track and Field -- Augsburg at Drake Relays, Des Moines, Iowa
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Stout Triangular, Colfax, Wis.
Saturday, April 24:
Softball -- Augsburg at St. Olaf, 1 p.m.
Baseball -- Augsburg at St. John's, 1 p.m.
M/W Track and Field -- Augsburg at Drake Relays, Des Moines, Iowa
M/W Track and Field -- Augsburg at Gustavus Adolphus Drake Alternative Meet
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