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Menand Reading Group

Several faculty and staff are planning to read and discuss the well-received book on higher education by scholar and essayist Louis Menand: The Marketplace of Ideas. The first twenty five books have been spoken for but CTL has ordered an additional ten.

Copies of Menand's The Marketplace of Ideas are available at the CTL desk. The stipulation: Taking a copy obligates you to attend at least two of four discussion sessions Doug Green will organize in the fall. For further information, contact Doug Green <green@augsburg.edu>. To get your copy, sign for it with Terry Martin at CTL <martin@augsburg.edu>.

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Host a Welcome Dinner for New International Students on Sept. 3

As part of International Student Orientation, we are looking for Augsburg faculty and staff to host Welcome Dinners in their homes for new international students on Friday, September 3.

This is always a highlight of the orientation, and a great opportunity to provide hospitality to our new international students.

Hosts will usually have between 3-5 students, and are responsible for transporting them both ways. Students may be picked up between 5:00-5:30 p.m., and returned to Augsburg whenever dinner is finished, usually around 7:30 p.m.

If you're interested, please contact Jim Trelstad-Porter at porter@augsburg.edu or x.1686. Thanks!

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Renaissance Festival Tickets in HR

Human Resources has discount tickets available for the Renaissance Festival. We are selling tickets at the following prices: Adult - $15.95, Kids - $8.50, Food Books - $5.00. Please bring correct change or check. We cannot accept credit card.

The Renaissance Festival runs August 21 - October 3 weekends and Labor Day, and Friday, October 1. Open 9am - 7pm. Tickets are valid for any date the Festival is open.

This is an incredible deal! Regular ticket prices are $20.95 for adults, $11.95 for kids, and $6.00 for food books! Stop down in HR to pick up your tickets today!

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Grades for SSII & SSIII

SSII and SSIII grades are due Thursday, 19 Aug.

SSII Online grades are due Friday, 27 Aug.

Grading information can be found through the following link:
http://www.augsburg.edu/enroll/registrar/faculty/index.html
click on Faculty Information, then click on Grade Entry Guidelines.

Timely grade submission is important to our students. Most of our WEC and Grad students are on company reimbursement and work under time lines for submitting their tuition claim (which requires a grade for the course). Many of our Day students are dependent on scholarships which require graded coursework for continuance or for application for new monies. Thank you for your efforts to support our students.

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Voicemail Maintenance (Tomorrow)

Beginning at 4:30pm tomorrow, August 19, until approximately 6:00pm, voicemail services will be intermittently unavailable on campus due to scheduled maintenance. During this time, callers will be unable to leave messages and users will be unable to access their messages.

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Goodbye to Dan Jackson, McNair Assistant Director

Come Say Good-Bye to Dan Jackson on Thursday August 19, 2-3:30pm Open House in the McNair Office (116 Science Hall).

Assistant Director of the TRIO/McNair Scholars program Daniel Jackson has resigned and will be leaving Augsburg College on August 26, 2010. At Augsburg, Dan was also an Instructor for McNair 201, McNair 301, GST 100 Critical Thinking and Supplemental Instructor for the TRIO/SSS Summer Bridge Program during 2009 & 2010.

Dan has worked for TRIO federally funded educational access programs for ten years and recently served a two year commitment as the President of MN TRIO Chapter. Dan is leaving to pursue a Masters Degree at the University of St. Thomas in the Opus College of Business. He has received a $10,000 Scholarship from the Twin Cities Chapter of the National Black MBA Association 2010. Prior Dan graduated from St Olaf College and the University of Minnesota -Twin Cities where he studied Spanish and Communication, and Public Policy respectively.

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Bedroom Available by Saint Thomas

One room available on Marshall and Cleveland. Looking for female roommates. Big closet and able to share for two ppl. Rent is $350 plus utilities. Usually no more than $450 in the winter, due to heat. Cheaper if two ppl share the room. Spacious older home on bus line and close enough to Saint Thomas to take ACTC bus. Contact steeles@augsburg.edu for more information.

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Pottery Barn Queen Whitney Bed for Sale

I have a Queen Whitney bed for sale in Antiqued Silver finish. It's in great shape. Sells for $650, asking $400 or best offer. For a photo, go to: www.potterybarn.com/products/whitney-bed/?pkey=cmetal-beds-headboards

For questions or more information, contact me at shidla@augsburg.edu.

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