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- Women's Resource Center Brown-Bag Lunches
- Roller Skating with Residence Life
- LGBTQIA Faculty and Staff Brown-Bag Lunch
- Residence Life Presents: Family Feud and Food
- Citizens at the Center Workshop with Boyte, Oct 21
- 10/19 FREE Sessions & Concert hosted by Music Therapy
- McNair Birthday & Open House
- Feminist Collective Meeting
- Documentary on Immigration Politics, Oct. 22
- Flu Shots on Campus TODAY
- Getaway Retreat for AFA Students
- October Vocatio Chapel with Pat Kerrigan
- Get Your Flu Shot at Augsburg
- MOCC Volunteers needed
- VocalEssence on Campus, Tuesday October 19
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Teaching and Learning
Powerful Conversations on NSSE
Thursday, October 28, 12:00-1:00, Lindell 301 (Note Room Change)
Augsburg College uses the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to learn more about how our students perceive their college experience. Student engagement is strongly related to both student success and retention. This series of conversations is designed to help faculty and staff understand how well we engage students, explore how we can leverage our strengths to have a more significant impact, and examine what are our most important opportunities for improvement. Over the year, we will look at overall results and then look more closely at each of the five factors measured by NSSE. Every academic department should have a representative attend these sessions. They are scheduled as follows:
October 28, 2010, Lindell 301 – Why NSSE Matters at Augsburg (Barbara Farley)
November 23, 2010, Century Room – Level of Academic Challenge (Amy Gort)
December 16, 2010, OGC 111 – Active and Collaborative Learning (Velma Lashbrook)
February 17, 2011, OGC 100 – Student-Faculty Interaction (Lori Peterson)
March 24, 2011, OGC 100 – Enriching Educational Experiences (Lori Brandt Hale)
April 21, 2011, OGC 100 – Supportive Campus Environment (Ann Garvey)
Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu
The Collaboration for Learning Conference
Ripples in the Pond: Transforming Higher Education for Today
November 18-20, 2010, Radisson Conference Center, Plymouth, MN
Early Bird Registration due October 27!
This year's conference will include an opening keynote by George Kuh, founding director of the NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) Institute, plus workshops and concurrent sessions on a wide variety of teaching and learning issues
Augsburg is a charter member of The Collaboration for Learning (formerly The Collaboration for the Advancement of College Teaching and Learning). This three-day, locally held conference provides an excellent opportunity to learn about learning from colleagues from a wide range of higher education institutions.
Simply complete the registration form at http://www.kleermeetingsolutions.com/Collab2010.aspx, print it, and deliver it to Naomi Hagen in the Dean's Office before October 27. CTL will submit a group registration to get a discounted rate.
Registrations will be handled on a first come, first serve basis, so get your registrations in early.
If you have any questions, please contact Velma Lashbrook at lashbroo@augsburg.edu
Review in Shakespeare Quarterly, Prof. Doug Green
English Professor Doug Green's review of the Guthrie's Macbeth (Spring 2010) has just appeared in Shakespeare Bulletin 28.3 (Fall 2010): 373-77. SB provides scholarly 'reviews of record' for Shakespeare productions, both national and international.
SoS Series – John Harkness
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12:15-1:15 pm
The Speaking of Scholarship (SoS) Series features the scholarship of Augsburg faculty and students, through 20-30 minute presentations followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by their work. The intent is to increase awareness of scholarship on campus and learn from each other's experiences. Light hors d'oeuvres are served. The next session is:
Wednesday, October 20, Marshall Room – John Harkness, English, "Names of Mortals and Gods in the Novilara Stele"
How does one approach the translation of a text that is in no known language? Over one hundred years ago, an engraved stone, dated to the fifth century BCE, was found in a necropolis on the northeast coast of Italy just south of Ravenna. It contained twelve lines of text in a well-known script, but it was in no known language, and it's translation has eluded scholars ever since. Careful consideration of the text's immediate and larger contexts leads to connections of some words in the text to words in two branches of Indo-European attested from neighboring regions of Italy of the period—Italic (of which Latin is the most famous member) and Messapic (spoken in the southeast and related to Illyrian). Words related to Italic at the beginning of the text seem to read "this wheel-monument…as a memorial…" presumably part of a dedicatory sentence. Some words later in the text match names from Messapic inscriptions and may also connect to figures etched crudely at the back of the stele; others match names of Messapic, Illyrian and Italic gods, most notably Mercury—his function as psycho-pomp fitting well the setting.
Hosts: Jessica Nathanson and Ben Stottrup
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu to ensure proper arrangements are made for each session.
MUE 129 Improv in Music Information Session
An information session on Augsburg's Improv in Music Ensemble course will be held at 1:20 pm on Monday, October 18th in room M16 of the music building, for those wishing to enroll in future sessions. Contact Christian McGuire at mcguire@augsburg.edu if you wish to attend or have any questions.
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Improvisation in Music (MUE 129) is a contemporary music workshop ensemble course open to all Augsburg College students of any level on any instrument. It is designed to challenge every student with the unique opportunity to find their own creative musical voice within a collaborative environment.
Students attend one workshop per week in which they play and discuss issues regarding performance practice in live and studio settings, improvisational and stylistic techniques, transcriptions, write compositions, stage presence, etc. As students grow in the course, they are exposed to diverse modes of improvisation traditions as practiced by many cultures from around the world. They are encouraged through exercises (and an attitude of fearlessness) to experiment based upon what they have learned.
The repertoire is open, varied and designed to expose students to a wide range of past and contemporary musical styles: Rock, Folk, Jazz, Country, Latin, African, Classical, Trance, Jam-band, Motown/Stax style horn bands, Indian, Fusion, Dixieland, Arabic Maqamat, and many more! With this approach students build a musical library of the mind from which they can draw when playing with others. As a music course at a Liberal Arts college, it is intended that the students will be able to apply the transferable methods of collaboration used here to other fields so that they may comfortably discuss a diversity of perspectives and provide mature constructive feedback.
To view past performances including our John Lennon 70th Birthday performance, please visit our channel on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/mue129
or find our Facebook page: Augsburg College - Improv in Music
http://www.augsburg.edu/ppages/~mcguire/
General Announcements
Discounted Nice Ride Subscriptions Available
Nice Ride has provided 30 discount certificates to be used to purchase one year subscriptions to use Nice Ride bicycles across Minneapolis. Annual subscriptions are usually $60.00 plus tax but the discount is for $15.00 off the regular price. The annual subscription eliminates the need for the use of a credit card or placing a security deposit at time of use. For more information go to: www.niceridemn.org.
If you want a discount send your name and campus box # to: ruffaner@augsburg.edu.
Disability Awareness Month
To help raise awareness during this month, we will be posting brief notes on how we as a community can be supportive of persons with disabilities.
The Faculty Room is a space for faculty and administrators at postsecondary institutions to learn about how to create classroom environments and academic activities that maximize the learning of all students, including those with disabilities. Much of the content is duplicated in other publications, training materials, and web pages published by DO-IT. It includes six primary areas that address issues faced by postsecondary educators:
Accommodations and Universal Design
Strategies for creating (universal design) and modifying (accommodations) academic environments and activities to maximize the learning of students with a wide range of abilities and disabilities.
Rights and Responsibilities
The rights and responsibilities of faculty, campus services, and students with disabilities regarding academic accommodations.
Faculty Resources
Resources to help instructors more fully include students with disabilities in course activities.
Faculty Presentations
Video, publications, and interactive presentations designed especially for postsecondary educators.
Resources for Trainers, Staff, and Administrators
Resources for staff and administrators who support faculty in making their academic offerings accessible to students with disabilities.
Searchable Knowledge Base
A searchable database of frequently asked questions and case studies related to how postsecondary faculty can fully include students with disabilities in their courses.
source: http://www.washington.edu/doit/Faculty/
Apply to be an Orientation Leader
Did you have a blast at SOAR and Auggie Days when you were a first-year student? Does welcoming the Class of 2015 to Augsburg sound like fun to you? Do you want to take your leadership skills to the next level? Well if you answered "yes" to any of these questions, being an 2011 Orientation Leader might be the job for you! Stop by the Auggie's Nest on the ground floor of the Christensen Center to pick up a 2011 Orientation Leader application. Applications are due by 4:30 pm on Friday, November 12.
If you want more information about the Orientation Leader position, past Orientation Leaders will be tabling in the lobby of the Christensen Center on October 7th 11:00 am-2:00 pm, October 13th 12:00-3:00 pm, and November 4nd 10:00 am-1:00 pm.
For questions, contact the Campus Activities and Orientation, Orientation Line at 612-330-1100
Special Interest Housing
Special Interest Housing is an opportunity provided to you by the Department of Residence Life. It gives students the opportunity to create their living environment, and have it surrounding a specific interest. Residents who select Special Interest Housing will have their housing configuration guaranteed for the coming year.
Applications are currently available and can be picked up in the Urn/Mort Residence Life Office. The first part of the applications are due November 5, 2010.
We look forward to talking with you more about this opportunity!
Questions? Ali Pickens (pickens@augsburg.edu) or Joshua Peaslee (peaslee@augsburg.edu)
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 AuBri Weatherspoon, CAO Student Administrative Assistant, via email at cao@augsburg.edu as soon as possible!
New Features on College Homepage Later This Week
For the last few weeks, you may have noticed the link on our external homepage, http://www.augsburg.edu, that says >> Click to see a preview of Augsburg's new homepage <<.
This link takes you to an updated Augsburg homepage featuring a "Public Events @Augsburg" block as well as a feed from the Augsburg College Facebook page.
The Public Events block will showcase the next 14 days' events that are of interest to the general public, while our Facebook feed shows the stories posted on our Facebook page ( http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minneapolis-MN/Augsburg-College/20228138173 ) without requiring people to be on Facebook.
We will be cutting over to the updated homepage later this week. Keep an eye on http://www.augsburg.edu
Event Announcements
Women's Resource Center Brown-Bag Lunches
Faculty and staff (of all genders) are particularly encouraged to attend this lunch series; all members of the Augsburg community are welcome. Lunches will be held in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup).
Schedule for Fall:
Tues, Oct 19 12-1 – open discussion
Wed, Nov 17, 12:30-1:30 – "Voices from Iraq" - three Iraqi women will talk about the experiences of average Iraqi families, especially women, living in a war zone
Wed, Dec 8, 12:30-1:30 - "Robert's Rules of Order 101" with Bob Groven
Roller Skating with Residence Life
Rolling with your Homies
Tuesday, Oct. 19th
Come and Roller Skate with your Friends and Reslife!
When: 6pm-8pm
Where: meet in the Anderson Volleyball court
We will bus you!
Cost: $4.00 for Residential Auggies and $8.00 Non-Residential Auggies
Sign up in the Anderson ResLife Office or send Rochelle an email at weidner@augsburg.edu
Rochelle Weidner
Department of Residence Life
Residential Executive Coordinator
Luther/Oren Gateway Center
LGBTQIA Faculty and Staff Brown-Bag Lunch
LGBTQIA faculty and staff are invited to a brown-bag lunch next Thursday, Oct 21 from 11-12 in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup). Topics to discuss: What conditions prevent faculty and staff from coming/being out? Should we feel compelled or obligated to come/be out on campus? If so, when and to whom?
Please note that this is not an event for allies but rather for any faculty or staff member who identifies as LGBTQIA, whether or not s/he is out.
Residence Life Presents: Family Feud and Food
Residence Life Presents: Family Feud and Food
Come Get Your FEUD On, Academia style!
Form teams of 3 or 4 and battle others in trivia questionnaire about being a good student academically. Come test your knowledge about the College and about what it means to succeed.
Free Food and Beverages, and Grand Prizes for the winning team.
6:00 Pm on Sunday October 24, 2010 in the Marshall Room (Christensen Center)
Citizens at the Center Workshop with Boyte, Oct 21
Augsburg's Center for Leadership Studies invites you to attend a workshop entitled "Citizens at the Center: The Emerging Movement of People's Public Work, in Minnesota and Around the World" presented by Harry Boyte. Boyte is the founder and co-director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College.
Date: Thursday, October 21
Time: 5:30 p.m. social time with refreshments; 6:00 p.m. presentation
Location: Century Room, Christensen Center
Harry Boyte's work centers on his belief that citizens can be "powerful agents of change and architects of their own lives." Boyte will give local as well as global examples of a growing movement for bottom-up change, drawn from the theory and practice of public work developed by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship. This movement is not anti-institutional—it offers promise of reintegrating government "of the people" into communities and revitalizing the civic mission of institutions. In this movement, leaders have important roles, but citizens are "at the center." Participatory democratic requires citizens to see themselves as co-creators of, not simply deliberators about, the world. Boyte will offer practical, how-to tips in making change.
In the 1960s, Boyte was a field secretary for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the organization directed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His Ph.D. is in social and political thought from the Union Institute. Boyte is the author of several books, most recently The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference. The book will be available for purchase at the workshop.
For more information or to reserve a space, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu. You are welcome to bring guests.
10/19 FREE Sessions & Concert hosted by Music Therapy
Join the Augsburg Music Department as Music Therapy hosts guest speaker and performer M Hari Haaren, a music therapist and music healer from India. Dr. Haaren will give a presentation in Sateren Auditorium on Tuesday morning from 8-9:20am and then perform a healing concert that evening at 7pm, also in Sateren. ALL ARE WELCOME!
McNair Birthday & Open House
Celebrate the anniversary of Ronald E. McNair, whose life and academic pursuits inspired the creation of the McNair Scholars Program. McNair was one of the seven astronauts that died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. His legacy and commitment to higher education continues through the McNair Program, as Scholars pursue their doctoral degrees and contribute to the growing number of underrepresented groups in graduate study.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNair)
When: Thursday, Oct. 21, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Where: Science Hall 116
All Augsburg students, faculty and staff are invited. Stop by for a hot beverage and fall-friendly treats!
Questions? crombie@augsburg.edu
Feminist Collective Meeting
WE are gathering again, friends!! Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 4:30pm in the Women's Resource Center!
Join us for tasty snacks and great discussion!
see ya Tuesday
Documentary on Immigration Politics, Oct. 22
"Prince William County, Virginia becomes ground zero in America's
explosive battle over immigration policy when elected officials adopt a
law requiring police officers to question anyone they have ‘probable
cause' to suspect is an undocumented immigrant."
Annabel Park's and Eric Byler's 9500 LIBERTY is a film that
"reveals the startling vulnerability of a local government,
targeted by national anti-immigration networks using the Internet to
frighten and intimidate lawmakers and citizens. Alarmed by a climate of
fear and racial division, residents form a resistance using YouTube
videos and virtual town halls, setting up a real-life showdown in the
seat of county government." View the trailer:
http://www.9500liberty.com/index.html
Join the Feminist Collective and the Women's Resource Center for our
first film of the 2010-2011 Feminist Film Series, in a viewing of 9500
LIBERTY, Friday Oct. 22, 4:30-6:30pm in the Student Lounge!
Flu Shots on Campus TODAY
The Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency will be on campus today administering flu shots to all interested students, faculty and staff. The shot is free with proof of insurance or $26 (cash or check only). Appointments are not necessary. Walk-ins are welcome and encouraged.
The clinic will be in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center) from 11 - 4 p.m. today.
Any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Be protected -- get your flu shot today!
Getaway Retreat for AFA Students
The Augsburg for Adults Office, Center for Faith & Learning, Campus Ministry and Strommen Center for Meaningful Work are sponsoring our third annual Getaway Retreat. We invite WEC and Graduate students to attend and learn more about your strengths and vocation.
The retreat will take place on Saturday, November 13, 2010, 9:45AM-5:00 PM at The Marsh in Minnetonka. We ask that students pay $30 for the day-long event. Included in this price is an hour long massage, lunch, and all of the tools for personal assessments and discovery.
If you are interested in attending, please email Lonna Field at fieldl@augsburg.edu . Space is limited to 20 students, seated on a first come, first served basis.
October Vocatio Chapel with Pat Kerrigan
You are invited to the 2010-2011 Vocatio Chapel Series at Augsburg College
Healthy Vocations: Mind, Body, and Spirit
This month's Vocatio Chapel will be October 20, 10:20-10:40 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Pat Kerrigan, Transportation Coordinator for the Emergency Food Shelf Network. Food and food issues have been the common theme throughout Pat's employment and volunteering history. Come and share in Pat's story of vocation.
*Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a lunch conversation with Pat Kerrigan from 11:00am-12:00pm. To attend the lunch, RSVP by October 18 to Lonna Field (fieldl@augsburg.edu or x1467)
Get Your Flu Shot at Augsburg
The Human Resources Department is sponsoring a flu shot clinic through Homeland Health. Homeland Health provides flu shots to patients age 3 years and up. You must sign up in advance for your flu shot through Homeland Health's website:
http://www.homelandhealthspecialists.net/site/default.aspx?Account=AugsburgCollege
Please bring your insurance card. Homeland Health is an in network provider for Blue Cross Blue Shield, Medica Choice, HealthPartners, Preferred One, UCare, America's TPA, PrimeWest and Medicare. If you are not covered by one of these health plans, you may pay the $25.00 fee by cash or check. The flu shot clinics are taking place as follows:
Friday, November 5, 2010 from 8:00 am - noon
Tuesday, November 9, 2010 from noon - 2:30 PM
Both clinics will be held in Lindell Library, Room 202. This clinic is open to all staff, faculty, students and family members. This year's flu shot also contains the H1N1 vaccination.
MOCC Volunteers needed
We need volunteers for Minnesota OUT Campus Conference! If you are interested in volunteering Please contact me at goldfine@augsburg.edu
The conference is Nov. 12-14. There will be two training seasons and it is mandatory that you attend one to be a volunteer. The first one is for students on Sunday Nov. 7 at 7pm in the Marshall room and the second one will be for staff and faculty on Monday Nov 8 at 2:30pm.
If you can't make either one of those times and still want to volunteer we can work something out.
VocalEssence on Campus, Tuesday October 19
The Humanities and Fine Arts convocation presents great food for the soul in the performance of famous Ensemble Singers, VocalEssence (Tuesday, October 19th). "Founded in 1969 under the name Plymouth Music Series, VocalEssence is recognized internationally for innovative exploration of music for voices and instruments. Each year the organization presents an engaging collection of concerts featuring the 130-voice VocalEssence Chorus and its core group, the 32-voice professional mixed chorus called the Ensemble Singers, along with soloists and instrumentalists. There is no organization quite like VocalEssence in its range, variety and quality of performance.
With unwavering commitment to today's composers, VocalEssence has "received the ASCAP/ Chorus America Award for adventurous programming of contemporary music an unprecedented five times it has been eligible, and it was awarded the once-in-an-organizational lifetime Margaret Hillis Achievement Award for Choral Excellence.
Keeping Track of Auggies
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Auggie Athletics
Auggie Athletics Update
Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Friday, Oct. 15:
Volleyball -- St. Thomas 3, Augsburg 0 (25-18, 25-10, 25-18)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/15/vb101510.aspx
Saturday, Oct. 16:
Men's Cross Country -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-La Crosse Jim Drews Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/17/mcc101710.aspx?path=mcross
Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/17/wcc101710.aspx?path=wcross
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, Carleton 1
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/16/msoc101610.aspx?path=msoc
Football -- Concordia-Moorhead 35, Augsburg 16
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/15/fb101610.aspx?path=football
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 1, Carleton 1 (2OT)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/16/wsoc101610.aspx?path=wsoc
Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
Tuesday, Oct. 19:
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg at St. Scholastica, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 22:
Volleyball -- Augsburg vs. Bethel, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Hamline, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 23:
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Pentathlon, St. Catherine Butler Center Pool, 11 a.m.
Football -- Augsburg at St. Olaf, 1 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at Hamline, 1 p.m.
Volleyball -- Augsburg at St. Catherine, 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 26:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. St. Mary's, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 27:
Volleyball -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead, 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. St. Mary's, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Join the Swim Team
The Augsburg College swim team is currently looking to expand. If you have any interest in swimming or diving, please contact langek@augsburg.edu. Previous competitive experience is preferred but not required.
Classifieds
Toyota Camry for Sale
Toyota Camry 1996- 4 Door/ LE - low mileage 134,000 miles - sliding sunroof - leather seats - Very clean car- 3200 Dollars- Call : 612 423 61 48.
Turntables for Sale
Vestax PDX 2000 turntables will sell as a set or individually $200/turntable or reasonable offer.