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General Announcements
- Housing Specialist - Office Move
- Music Department Announces Ensemble Auditions
- Final Days to Join Lupus Walk and Riverside Ramblers
- A Very Big Thank You
- Nice Work First-Year Class
- Change to Classroom Trash and Recycling Procedure
- Fac/Staff Fitness/Wellness Incentive Program
- Auditions for Fall Play
- KAUG Internships
- Deb Hutchison is Retiring
- Want A $10 Target Gift Card?
- Free Lockers Available for Students
- Interview of Prof. Bowman and his Crisis Research
- Theatre Arts Department Welcome Meeting
- Laundry Room Update
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Registration Now Open for Fall 2010 LSAT Prep
Interested in Law School? If so, how you do on the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) could make all the difference between getting into the Law School you want, and not getting into Law School at all.
An LSAT Prep Course is being offered this fall through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity. Our course instructor scored in the top 1% of test-takers and has taught LSAT seminars for 14 years. Most corporate tutors charge $175/Hour! URGO offers this 4-week course for only $150. It's never too early to take this course, even if you are just thinking about Law School.
Dates: Wednesdays October 6, 13, 20, and 27
Time: 6-9 PM
Location: Oren Gateway Center, Augsburg College
Alums and non-Augsburg students are also welcome to register.
Register online! http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/lsat_prep_reg.html
Questions? Contact Dixie Shafer at shafer@augsburg.edu.
Creating an Engaging Learning Environment
Monday, September 13, 7:30-9:00 am, Riverside Room of Christensen Center.
The opening session of our Foundational Series on Student Learning will focus on student engagement - how to welcome students and involve them in activities designed to create an inclusive, productive environment for learning. This series is designed to address the basic needs faced by anyone who designs learning experiences for our students. All faculty and staff are welcome to participate. Coffee and pastries will be served.
Facilitator: Ron Petrich, Education. Please rsvp to lashbroo@augsburg.edu.
Registration Now Open for Fall 2010 GRE Prep
The class will be held on Tuesdays 6-9 p.m. from 9/21 to 10/26. Preference will be given to current Augsburg students and staff as well as alums. Individuals not affiliated with the college may register, but will be put on a waiting list and admitted only if the class does not fill up.
To register go to: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/gre_prep_reg.html.
Questions? Contact Dixie Shafer at shafer@augsburg.edu.
Are you Planning to Graduate this Year?
Then you need to get your graduation application into the Registrar's Office now! You must apply for graduation one year prior to your intended graduation date. Through this process you will complete a final degree audit, plan your course schedule for the year, and ensure that you will fulfill all graduation requirements.
The Graduation Application can be found online at:
http://web.augsburg.edu/registrar/forms/gradapp.pdf
You will need to meet with your faculty advisor for a review of the remaining major requirements. You can submit the application signed by both you and your faculty advisor to the Enrollment Center or to the Registrar’ Office (campus box 71). The Registrar’s Office will print an audit of your CORE (general education) requirements on the reverse side of the application and send a copy to you and your faculty advisor.
Once you turn in your graduation application, you will be invited to meet with a staff academic advisor in the beginning of October to put together your plan to fit in your final major, CORE and credit requirements.
Mindful Dialogues: The Problem of General Education
Faculty and Staff Conversation with Wine and Cheese Reception
Thursday, September 23, 4:30-6:00, Riverside Room of Christensen Center.
This year launches a new series, Mindful Dialogues, to collectively examine issues relevant to higher education. In the fall, we will examine Louis Menand's The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University, and in the spring, we will explore Krista Tippett’s Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit. The first session will address the first chapter, "The Problem of General Education." An informal wine and cheese reception will follow.
Facilitator: Doug Green, English.
Please rsvp to lashbroo@augsburg.edu so we can make proper arrangements and/or to obtain a copy of the book.
General Announcements
Housing Specialist - Office Move
The office of the Housing Specialist, Cyndy Rowe, has moved from Anderson Hall to office 3B in the Urn-Mort lobby, formerly the first year study lounge. This is also where the Housing Specialist Assistant, Natassja Leach, and the Residential Communications Coordinator, Angela Burla, may be found.
Angela Burla
Residential Communications Coordinator
Department of Residence Life
Music Department Announces Ensemble Auditions
All large ensembles will hold auditions this week Wednesday-Friday, Sept.8-10 generally from 2-5pm each afternoon. For specifics and to sign up for an audition time please visit the bulletin board between the band and choir room on the ground level of the music building.
Also announcing specific auditions for Jazz Ensemble, Jazz and Rock Combos,for instrumentalists and vocalists:
Who? Augsburg Music department is holding auditions for 3 ensembles- Rock Combo, Jazz Combo and Jazz Ensemble. Instrumentalists and Vocalists are needed. Instrumentalists auditioned will be considered for all 3 groups, but may note if they do not wish to participate in certain ones. Placement is up to the discretion of the directors. Students are required to prepare a piece 30 seconds to 1 minute long, play/sing Amazing Grace, and will be tested on sight reading, rhythmical timing, improvisational skills, overall attitude, audition preparation, and professionalism.
What? Rock/ Jazz Combos: are a wonderful way to improve your skills as a performer in the Rock and Jazz genre. Meets weekly (TBD), these combo prepare you for further auditions and performances both at Augsburg College and the professional world. Are you nervous to get in front of a crowd? The Rock/Jazz Combos also teach you the skills to put on performances that no audience will ever forget; something we take huge pride in here at Augsburg. A final performance will be held to showcase what students learned over the course of the semester.
Jazz Ensemble: Formerly “Gospel Praise/Jazz Ensemble” this well known, high caliber group meets Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (3:30-4:30pm band/ 3:10-4:30pm vocalists). Comprised of a big band and energetic vocalists (men and women!!!!!), their performances include Church run-outs, on campus events, off campus events, and a final Jazz Show at the Dakota Jazz Club downtown. If you think you've got what it takes to get a crowd excited, have wonderful stage presence and are willing to put it all out there, then this is the perfect ensemble for you.
When?
Friday September 10th 2-5pm- Instrumentalists
Tuesday September 14th 3-4:30 pm- Vocalists
Thursday September 16th 3-4:30- Vocalist Callbacks
Auditions should last around 2-5 minutes. Please be 5-10 minutes early to fill out/hand in an audition form and be prepared to list Fall Semester schedule as well. Callbacks will be held, for those who auditioned vocally, to sing with existing members of the Jazz vocal ensemble in order to get an idea of what voices blend well together.
Where? THE BAND ROOM OF COURSE!(M2)
Sign up for auditions on the bulletin board between the band and choir rooms.
Why? 1) Augsburg Music department is always looking for new and exciting ways to showcase the talented performers housed at this college. 2) Minneapolis is home to some of the best performers in the world, and a few of them stop by to hold workshops with our ensembles. 3) Having fun with the music you perform is how great music is created, and everyone knows our department has no shortage of fun and great music. So give it a whirl, some of your best college experiences could occur right here in this very hall.
Final Days to Join Lupus Walk and Riverside Ramblers
The Lupus Walk for Hope & 5K Trail Run is this Saturday, September 11 - just 4 days to go!
Consider a pledge of support to the Riverside Ramblers team. We are almost to our goal of $1800 in support of the Lupus Foundation of Minnesota. All money stays here to support those affected by lupus and to fund research dedicated to finding a cure for this disease.
View our fundraising page here: https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/LupusFoundation/Walk5K/individual.do?participationRef=797.0.444990609
Contact Team Captain Lori York if you have questions.
A Very Big Thank You
Thanks to all the Auggie folks who volunteered at the Augsburg booth at the State Fair!! Thanks to you, we filled 36 time slots over the 10 days of the Fair and were able to visit with many alums, friends of the College and prospective students. A very special thank you to Mark Chamberlain and Michele Kidwell for helping to set up and take down the booth!
Nice Work First-Year Class
Great work was done by over 400 AugSem students and student leaders, faculty, and President Cabinet members at 23 schools and community organizations yesterday! Over 1500 hours of cleaning, painting, gardening, and more was accomplished at the following sites:
Simpson Shelter
In the Heart of the Beast Theatre
Korean Peace Garden
Brian Coyle Community Center
Dowling Environmental School
Holy Rosary Church
Matthew's Park and Recreation Center
Seward Montessori School
People's Center
Trinity Congregation
Bedlam Theatre
Cedar Cultural Center
Waite House
Rose Ensemble
MN Center for Media Arts
MN Indian Women's Resource Center
Seward Community Support Program
Bethany Lutheran Church
Midtown Greenway Coalition
What a way to start the new year!
Change to Classroom Trash and Recycling Procedure
Starting fall semester, all trash and recycling receptacles will be removed from classrooms and some meeting rooms throughout campus. Larger containers will be located in strategic hallway or central locations to make the disposal of refuse as easy as possible. Centralizing trash and recycling containers will make recycling and waste disposal more efficient and cost effective here at Augsburg College. Please place your trash and recycling in the appropriate containers at the trash/recycling station nearest to your classroom or meeting room on the way out of the building.
The initiative is being implemented by Custodial Services and Facilities Management in the hopes that it will increase consciousness of the recycling program and prevent commingling of trash and recyclable materials. This practice has been successful at other colleges like University of Minnesota in Bemidji and also at Macalester College.
Please take care to place items in the correct receptacle (for information on what can be recycled, visit http://www.augsburg.edu/green/rrr.html). Thank you for your cooperation and contribution to Augsburg's efforts to promote green practices.
Fac/Staff Fitness/Wellness Incentive Program
Today, Sept. 8 is the 1st day to begin the Fac/Staff Fitness/Wellness Program. To be a part of this all you need to do is exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes/day. Each day you exercise for a minimum of 30 minutes you earn 1 pt. You may earn a maximum of 1 pt./day. You keep track of your own points. When you get to 50 pts., 100 pts., and 150 pts., you earn a 'prize' by sending an email to fitness@augsburg.edu. 50 pts. = a lightweight walking/running cap, 100 pts., = a backpack or golf umbrella, 150 pts. = a fleece vest. Quantities and sizes are limited.
The program ends on the last day of classes, April 29, 2011.
Auditions for Fall Play
Fall Main Stage Theater Auditions, September 13 - 14
Casting: 5 – 6 female roles; 6-7 male roles
The Augsburg Theater Arts Department will hold auditions for its fall main stage production, The Learned Ladies, by Molière, directed by Martha Johnson. Auditions will be held in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center, Monday, September 13 from 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. and Tuesday, September 14 from 3:30 – 6:00. An audition sign-up sheet will be posted on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater door in the Atrium of the Foss Center.
All Augsburg students are welcome to audition! Copies of the play The Learned Ladies have been placed on reserve in the library under Martha Johnson’s name. Audition monologues are located and at the Theater department desk in Foss Center, and they are also available in the Theater Arts Department public folder on Augnet. Please choose and carefully prepare 2 monologues from those provided. It is recommended that you read the entire play in order to have a sense of the tone of the piece and the nature of the characters.
Call-back auditions will be held Wednesday, September 15, from 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. Rehearsals will begin September 20, and performance dates are November 5 – 14.
Description of The Learned Ladies:
The great comic genius Molière wrote The Learned Ladies in 1672, a year before his death, and it is considered one of his mature masterpieces. In this play a family is thrown into disarray when the mother becomes fixated on an intellectual charlatan. The play evolves into a hilarious portrayal of the intellectual perversions sometimes seen in the world of academia (and elsewhere), when genuine quest for knowledge is replaced by pseudo-intellectuality, pretention, inflated self-importance, and power-mongering. “This sophisticated satire sparkles with wit, ridicules hypocrisy and…reveals that human folly has not diminished during the past three hundred years.”
KAUG Internships
Looking for a fun, on-campus internship? KAUG Radio will again be offering a select number of internship this year which can be used for class credit. You can help to create a customized program in the following fields: Marketing, Public Relations, Communications, and Journalism. Also, learn some of the specifics of the college radio market and get more plugged in on campus.
For more information please come to the KAUG meeting on Sept. 12 in the Coffee Shop or E-Mail Seth Lienard @ lienard@augsburg.edu. Please include KAUG Internship in the subject line.
Be sure to visit facebook.com/kaugradio and augsburg.edu/kaug
Deb Hutchison Is Retiring
At the end of this week, Deb Hutchison is retiring from her post in the English Department Office. We will miss her. Deb has been our right arm, providing unflagging support and unflappable problem-solving, not to mention good humor and some treats. Though Deb wants to slip away quietly, you are welcome to come to Memorial 221A this week between 8:30 and 2 pm to say goodbye. Deb's last day is Thursday. We wish her well.
Want a $10 Target Gift Card?
Want to earn an easy $10 Target gift card in less than an hour? Tell us about your experiences as an Auggie at an upcoming focus group!
Join us on from 4-5 p.m. on September 14,15,16,21,22,23
It's quick, easy, and a great way to have your opinions count! (And there are no wrong answers, how cool is that?)
Contact Amanda Storm, storma@augsburg.edu to sign up today!
Free Lockers Available for Students
Campus Activities and Orientation has a limited number of lockers that students can reserve for their use for the academic year. These lockers are completely free and are located on the ground floor of Science Building. Lockers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is given to students who commute from off-campus. To find out more information on how to reserve a locker, contact Michael Grewe, CAO Assistant Director, via email at grewe@augsburg.edu as soon as possible!
Interview of Prof. Bowman and his Crisis Research
The recent interview of Prof. Kevin Bowman on Voice America's internet talk-radio show is available at the link below. There he is asked to discuss his research on the conservative, liberal, and radical causes of the financial crisis (with implications for the environmental crisis). He also offers a general guiding strategy to recognize, empower, and reconcile more sophisticated versions of conservative, liberal and radical views for better policy outcomes.
http://www.voiceamerica.com/voiceamerica/vepisode.aspx?aid=48553
Theatre Arts Department Welcome Meeting
Please join us for our 2010 Theatre Arts Department Welcome Meeting!
Thursday, September 9th
3:10 – 4:30 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater
Foss Center
We will be discussing our 2010-2011 season, the exciting guest artists who'll be visiting, and all the opportunities we'll be offering throughout the school year. This is your chance to hear a bit more about the upcoming productions from directors and designers and to welcome each other back for another great year!
As usual, this meeting is for all majors, minors, and those interested in auditioning for or working on one of our productions.
Laundry Room Update
Over the summer, the laundry rooms in Urness, Mortensen, Anderson, and Luther halls all received a fresh paint job. There was also new furniture purchased for the laundry rooms in Urness and Mort, and new washers and driers were installed in all of the laundry rooms to accommodate our new free laundry program! Any soap may be used in these machines, but high efficiency detergent works best. Please do your part to help keep our new laundry rooms looking new!
Angela Burla
Department of Residence Life
Residential Communications Coordinator
Event Announcements
Augsburg Farmers Market Today 2-5 p.m.
Don't forget to swing by in front of Foss Chapel for the Augsburg Farmers Market from 2 to 5 pm today for all your fresh vegetable needs. From tomatoes to exotic spinach, you'll be able to fill your fridge for a good price while supporting some amazing farmers at the same time.
The Augsburg Farmers Market is one half of the West Bank Farmers Market. You'll find the farmers that sell here at the Brian Coyle Community Center (on the other side of Riverside Plaza) from 11-1 every Tuesday morning, before they travel over here to sell from 2-5.
Hope to see you soon!
Underwear: Not Just for Superheroes
Approximately 650 youth are homeless every night in Minnesota--10,000-20,000 a year! Some of the most basic needs that we may overlook can mean so much to a youth who goes without. Underwear and bras are among those basic necessities.
Augsburg College can make a difference. The Women's Resource Center is trying to fill up the Auntie's Closet rack with undergarments to benefit an event in October called Youth Connect. Youth Connect works to connect youth with resources that can empower them through their every day struggles. Any new underwear, new boxers, new briefs, or gently used bras could go to someone in need.
If you are unsure where to buy undies, there are several shopping opportunities right on the Light rail: one stop away on Lake Street, or at the Mall of America, and of course, any of your favorite shopping stores. People come in all shapes and sizes, so consider donating garments that you would wear yourself. A donation box will be located at the Welcome Desk in Christensen Center for the month of September.
For more information on how you can get involved, email Veronica at bergv@augsburg.edu
Look for Augsburg's own Superheroes on campus during September!
Study and Intern Abroad Fair - Next Week
Study Abroad Fair on Next Wednesday!
Learn about more than 300 worldwide programs in over 80 countries, including Augsburg's own short-term/ faculty-led, Center for Global Education (CGE), International Partners (IP) and HECUA programs.
Enter to win a $25 gift card for Pizza Lucé.
You can:
+ fulfill requirements abroad
+ use financial aid for study abroad
+ receive study abroad scholarships
+ go abroad for any term, from 2 weeks up to a full year
+ have one of the most exciting and rewarding experiences of your life
Wednesday, September 15
12 noon to 4:00 pm, Christensen Center Lobby
Speech Team Wants You! First Get-Together Friday
If you participated in contest speaking in high school--or if you have a desire to do so in college--then you will want to be a member of the Augsburg Speech Team!
Augsburg has had an active forensics program since 1987, and we go to speech tournaments in the Twin Cities and the Upper Midwest. Students can compete in eleven different events.
We're having an opening get-together this FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 from 3:30-4:15 in Oren Gateway 100. Refreshments will be provided, and we'll have an opportunity to share information about the speech team. Please stop by if you are interested, and if you can't make it to the Friday meeting, stop by Professor Lapakko's office (178 Foss) when it's convenient for an update and an informational brochure.
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Brumm Named MIAC Player of the Week
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/7/fb090710.aspx?path=football
MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College quarterback Marcus Brumm (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Auggies' 62-10 season-opening win over Concordia-Wisconsin, it was announced on Monday.
In Saturday's win, Brumm was a part of six of Augsburg's seven touchdowns in the 62-10 triumph -- the second-most points scored in a game in Augsburg football history. Brumm threw for a career-high five touchdowns and rushed for another in the win, completing 27-of-34 passes with no interceptions for a career-best 373 yards. His .794 completion percentage (27-of-34) was also a career-high.
Brumm connected on touchdown passes of 22, 37, 8, 15 and 10 yards. Brumm completed 15 of his last 16 pass attempts to give the Auggies a 55-3 lead when he left the game in the third quarter.
The performance was Brumm's fifth 300-plus-yard passing performance in his 11 career starts. He now has 2,891 yards and 18 touchdowns as an Auggie on 247-of-470 passing (.526).
Augsburg hosts Martin Luther College in another nonconference contest this Saturday (9/11) at 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field. Augsburg has its first four games of the season at Edor Nelson Field.
Auggie Athletics Update
Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Saturday, Sept. 4:
Football -- Augsburg 62, Concordia-Wisconsin 10
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/3/fb090410.aspx?path=football
Men's Cross Country -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Triangular
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/4/mcc090410.aspx
Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Triangular
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/4/wcc090410.aspx
Volleyball -- Augsburg 3-1 at St. Mary's Sugar Loaf Classic
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/3/vb090410.aspx?path=wvball
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Edgewood (Wis.) Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/4/mgolf090410.aspx
Sunday, Sept. 5:
Men's Soccer -- Whitworth (Wash.) 2, Augsburg 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/5/msoc090510.aspx?path=msoc
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/5/wglf090510.aspx?path=wgolf
Monday, Sept. 6:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 3, Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/5/msoc090610.aspx?path=msoc
Tuesday, Sept. 7:
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, Northwestern-Roseville 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/7/wsoc090710.aspx?path=wsoc
Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
Wednesday, Sept. 8:
Volleyball -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-River Falls, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 10:
Volleyball -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Invitational, Si Melby Hall: Augsburg vs. Edgewood (Wis.), 2 p.m.; Augsburg vs. St. Benedict, 6 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-River Falls, 5 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Cobber Open.
Saturday, Sept. 11:
Volleyball -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Invitational, Si Melby Hall: Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 9 a.m.; Placing match, 1/3 p.m.
Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg at St. Catherine Mini-Meet, 11:30 a.m.
Football -- Augsburg vs. Martin Luther, Edor Nelson Field, 1 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at Wartburg (Iowa), 3 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Dubuque (Iowa), Edor Nelson Field, 7 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Cobber Invitational.
Men's Golf -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Fall Invitational, Majestic Oaks GC, Ham Lake, Minn.
Sunday, Sept. 12:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Clarke (Iowa), Edor Nelson Field, 2 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Cobber Invitational.
Men's Golf -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Fall Invitational, Majestic Oaks GC, Ham Lake, Minn.
Tuesday, Sept. 14:
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. St. Benedict, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
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