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$1,000 + Scholarships for Summer Study Abroad

Lutheran Brotherhood/Thrivent is sponsoring awards of $1,000 and up for students of color seeking to study abroad during summer 2011 in 6 different programs.

Don't miss this opportunity to earn credit, fulfill AugCore requirements, and complete major electives, all while having fun studying abroad!

The following faculty-led and Center for Global Ed Summer courses are eligible:

1. Ancient and Modern Egyptian Identity: Egypt
+ SOC 195 and HIS 195 (2 credits, Humanities-HIS LAF )
2. Cowboys in the Americas: Argentina
+ HIS or SPA 295 (1 credit, Humanities-HIS LAF)
3. Sketching and Spiritual Lives: Italy
+ Art 122/322 and REL 205 (2 credits, Fine Arts LAF)
4. Development and Social Change in Southern Africa: Namibia
+ INS 312 and HIS/ INS/ POL 399 (2 credits)
5. Spanish Language and Mayan Spirituality: Guatemala
+ AIS 495 and SPA XXX (8 options) – (2 credits)
6. AugCore Mexico Summer Session I or II: Mexico (2 Credits)
+ One or two Spanish language courses (17 different courses offered)
+ Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Mexico Art (Art/Spanish 231, Fine Arts LAF)
+ Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning II (Religion 200)
+ Latin Dance (HPE 002)
+ Internship or Independent Research

The application deadline is noon on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.

Application form and eligibility criteria available in the Augsburg Abroad office in Murphy Place or online at http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/documents/StudentofColorScholarshipApp.pdf

For questions or more information contact Augsburg Abroad at abroad@augsburg.edu or 612.330-1669.

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Study and Intern Abroad with KEI: Today 10-12 in CC

Learn about KEI's study and intern abroad programs today 10-12 in Christensen Center Lobby.

http://www.keiabroad.org/
KEI's study abroad and intern abroad programs are designed to meet your academic, professional and personal interests. Take courses in your major, learn a language, participate in internships and community service, and explore world cultures.

BULGARIA: Varna
CONCENTRATIONS:
Balkans: Area Studies & Languages
Business, Law & Diplomacy

ECUADOR: Guayaquil
CONCENTRATIONS:
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Computer & Software Engineering
Environment & Ecology
Journalism, Communications & Media
Medicine, Health & Biomedical Science
Spanish Language & Ecuadorian Culture

ENGLAND (UK): London
CONCENTRATIONS:
Architecture & Built Environment
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Computer & Software Engineering
Education & Educational Psychology
Environment & Policy
Industrial & Product Design
Journalism, Communications & Media
Languages, Cultures & Regional Studies
Media & Film
Pre-Medicine, Health & Nutrition
Psychology, Sociology & Behavior
Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Sport Science & Physical Training
Tourism & Hospitality Management
Visual & Performing Arts

FRANCE: Paris
CONCENTRATIONS:
Business, Law & Diplomacy
French Language & Business

INDIA: Pune
CONCENTRATIONS:
BioCEP: BioEthics & Medical Diplomacy
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Computer & Software Engineering
Environment & Management
Fashion Design, Styling & Merchandising
Indian Culture & Languages
Industrial & Product Design
Journalism, Communications & Media
Medicine, Health & Nutrition
Media & Film
Science, Math & Engineering
Tourism & Hospitality Management


IRELAND: Dublin
CONCENTRATIONS:
Architecture & Interior Design
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Computer & Software Engineering
Fashion Design & Merchandising
Irish Culture & Humanities
Journalism, Communications & Media
Music & Drama
Tourism & Hospitality Management

KENYA: Nairobi
CONCENTRATIONS:
African Cultures & Societies
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Environment & Ecology
Journalism, Communications & Media
Psychology, Sociology & Behavior
Tourism & Hospitality Management

PERU: Cuzco
CONCENTRATIONS:
Spanish Language & Andean Studies

PERU: Lima
CONCENTRATIONS:
Architecture & Urban Planning
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Computer Science & IS
Education & Educational Psychology
Environmental Studies & Management
Journalism, Communications & Media
Psychology, Sociology & Behavior
Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Spanish Language & Peruvian Studies
Tourism & Hospitality Management
Visual, Digital & Animation Arts

RUSSIA: Moscow
CONCENTRATIONS:
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Russian Language & Culture

SPAIN: Barcelona
CONCENTRATIONS:
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Spanish Language & Culture

TANZANIA: Dar es Salaam
CONCENTRATIONS:
African Cultures & Swahili Language
Animal Science & Wildlife
Archeology, Anthropology & Evolution
Architecture & Built Environment
Business, Law & Diplomacy
Computer & Software Engineering
Education & Educational Psychology
Environment & Ecology
Medicine, Health & Nutrition
Psychology, Sociology & Behavior
Science, Mathematics & Engineering
Sport Science & Physical Training

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Learn Why AugCore Mexico Is For You

If you are an Auggie who would like to fulfill up to 6 core, major, and graduation requirements in one semester abroad, AugCore Mexico is for you!

AugCore Mexico – Fall 2011

A semester-long study abroad program for Auggies
Thursday, November 4
3:30 to 4:30 pm
OGC 100

Fulfills: REL 200, Lifetime Fitness, Modern Language 1 & 2, Fine Arts LAF and Augsburg Experience

$1,000 CGE Auggie Grant and other scholarships available

For more information, contact Dulce at monterrru@augsburg.edu or 612.330-1622

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Community Shares of Minnesota - Did You Know?

Did you know that you can designate a gift to a specific organization when you give this year? A gift to Community Shares of Minnesota could be designated to The National Federation of the Blind Minnesota. In this election year, you might like to remember that those who are sighted take the privacy of election ballots for granted. One can be reasonably sure that the candidates marked are the same ones that are recorded.

However, blind people are in a different — and often uncomfortable — situation. They have to rely on a sighted spouse, friend or election judge to help them mark the candidates of their choice. This, of course, makes secrecy all but impossible.

Working with the Minnesota Secretary of State, the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota worked to implement landmark legislation in 2002, which provided equipment that enabled blind people to mark their ballot in private for the first time ever.

Now on each Election Day the experience of voting proves to be even more gratifying — and moving — for the many blind people who are able to make their selection in private and independently.

Thank you for considering a gift to either Community Shares of Minnesota or The United Way...or both! If you need me to resend you the link to E-giving, let me know. ext. 1525 or daniels@augsburg.edu

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Learned Ladies Tickets On Sale Now

Tickets are now on sale for The Learned Ladies by Moliere, directed by Martha Johnson.
Available performance dates are:
November 5th at 8:00pm, November 6th, 11th, 12th, and 13th at 7:00pm
and November 7th and 14th at 3:00pm


Tickets are now on sale for
$10 for General Public
$8 for ACTC faculty and staff
$5 for non-Augsburg students and
$2 for Augsburg students and children under 12
All Augsburg students need to bring their student ID.

To make a reservation, please email boxoffice@augsburg.edu

Please specify in your ticket request if you need special assistance or accessible seating. Thank you!

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Dining Service Hours During Mid-Term

October 29th,
30th and 31st (Friday Dinner & all day Saturday will be served in the Century Room)
Brunch 11:00am to 1:00pm
Dinner 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Coopers
October 29th 8:00am to 1:00pm

Nabo and A-Club
Will be closed October 29th, 30th and 31st and reopening November 1st

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Pumpkin Carving Contest

During dinner service on Thursday, October 28th. Augsburg Dining Services will be holding a Pumpkin Carving Contest! The first 10 people to line up by 5:00pm in The Commons will get a FREE PUMPKIN to carve! Everyone is welcome to join, simply bring a pumpkin of your own to carve! Judging will take place on October 29th!!!

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Free Coffee Provided by Residence Life

Residence Life will be providing FREE COFFEE in the Urness/Mortensen Residence Life suite every Monday-Friday until Noon. The office opens at 8:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and 9:40 am on Tuesday and Thursday. Please bring your own cup,cream, and sugar. We'll provide the coffee. Conversation is welcome!

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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!

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Enrollment Center Limited Staffing this Friday

Our counseling staff in the Financial Aid and Student Account office will be out all day Friday, October 29th for a staff retreat. We will have our front window staffed by our fabulous student workers who will be able to help you with the majority of your questions. If not, they can set up an appointment for you to meet with a counselor next week. Phone messages will be returned the following week.

We apologize for this inconvenience.


Thank you
Office of Student Financial Services

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Chili Recipe Contest

Enter to win a FREE LUNCH! Send us your best chili recipe by November 5, 2010. The winning recipe will be featured in The Commons. Winner receives a free lunch the day their recipe is served!
augsburg@aviands.com

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De-Stress Today 5:30 Kennedy 307 - Mindfulness Club

Come check-out the student Mindfulness club--we're hosting Alex Haley as our mindfulness teacher today for an hour of guided meditation that includes some mindful sitting and movement. 2 years ago Alex was a JD-MBA student at the University of Minnesota (now works for Cargill) and he attributes his daily mindfulness practice as making his years of graduate school "a more balanced, enjoyable, and low stress experience." If you're thinking of graduate school, or if you're stressed now--come meet Alex and experience his way of managing school stress. All stressed students welcome!

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All Saints Day Celebration - Monday, Nov. 1

We in Campus Ministry invite you to Chapel on Monday, November 1 at 10:20 am. We will be remembering those who have died during this past year. We invite you to share with us the names of family and friends who have died, so that we can remember them in prayer in Chapel on Monday. You can submit the names of your loved ones to maunu@augsburg.edu, or call us at x1732. Thank you!

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How to Easily Stop Unwanted Mail

To easily stop unwanted mail: catalogs, magazine offers, and other mail offers go to: http://www.dmachoice.org


DMAchoice™ is an user-friendly online tool developed by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) that can help you to reduce unwanted postal mail. DMA was founded in 1917 and is the leading trade association for businesses and non-profit organizations that send direct mail, representing nearly 3,600 companies and organizations around the world.

For the purposes of this site, DMA divides direct mail into four categories: Credit Offers, Catalogs, Magazine Offers and Other Mail Offers. The Other Mail Offers category includes a variety of types of mail, such as donation requests, retail promotions, cable and phone offers, bank offers, and mail addressed to "current resident."

Note that the Credit Offers category will link you to the www.optoutprescreen.com service featured in the October 14, 2010 NextStep e-newsletter.

You can easily request to stop receiving mail from individual companies within each category or from an entire category at once.

To use the DMAchoice™ web site, you will need to create a simple log-in, and then you will have the option to manage catalogs, magazine offers, and other mail offers separately.

There is no cost to use this online service, and your choices will remain in effect for three years.

This useful site also allows you to add yourself to lists, and manage lists from specific companies or organizations. You will also be able to easily change your selections in the future should you wish.

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Haunted Hall featuring Dia de los Muertos

On November 2 from 7:00-10:00pm, Residence Life will be hosting a cross cultural celebration including both Día de Los Muertos traditions as well as American Halloween traditions in Anderson Hall. There will be a Haunted House, a Día de Los Muertos altar, information provided about the altar and other aspects of Día de Los Muertos, and free food! You are invited to share in remembering your loved ones who have passed by bringing something in to place on the altar (please be respectful). The event is free, but an ID will be required for entrance. You are welcome to come in costume!

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Open Advising for Day Business Majors and Minors

Advising holds are on!

Spring Registration starts November 15!

Mark your Calendars!

Open Advising Sessions for DAY Business Majors & Minors

When: Wednesday, November 3 & Thursday, November 4: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Where: Business Department, 3rd Floor Memorial Hall

Open to all DAY Business majors & minors; No appointment needed; Meet with a Business Department advisor about course planning and registration; Register to win a gift card; Grab some snacks; Get your advising hold lifted!

Please stop by and take advantage of this opportunity to have all of your advising questions answered without making an appointment.

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Buddhist Teacher from Hungary in Marshall Rm Today

Augsburg will host Zsuzsa Koszegi of Budapest, Hungary, a teacher with the Diamond Way Buddhist Center, this Wednesday the 27th from 12-3. Everyone is welcome to drop in anytime to learn about Buddhism and meditation, and how it can be relevant and useful in our western lives.

12-1 pm - Bring your lunch to the Cedar room for an informal conversation
1:15-2 pm - Introductory lecture and short meditation in Marshall Room
2-3 pm - Questions and answers in Marshall Room

This talk is part of the Diamond Way Buddhist Center's fall lecture tour. More info about the tour can be found here: https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=1iBmp7FB0mQZW0lYOmFxkMGl9Y9nOjth9DJ_CZzGcbju_8ltVmPw7f1LyD_JI&hl=en or see www.diamondway.org/minneapolis for info on our regular programming.

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Thru Another's Lens - Wednesday, Nov. 3

The Luther Hall/Oren Gateway Center (LOGC) ResLife Staff and the Department of Residence Life is beginning a safe dialogue series for community members with the goals of (1) creating awareness and knowledge around issues of human diversity and (2) contemplating how students, staff, and faculty can take action for social justice within their own communities and in the world. This series is entitled “Thru Another’s Lens.”

There will be 7 sessions in this series with one taking place approximately each month from November to April. The series will be one of single-issue focus, meaning a particular session will focus on oppression dynamics in one of the following social identity categories: class, disability/nondisability, gender, race & ethnicity, religious/spiritual identities, and sexual orientation.

The kick off to this series will occur on Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100. This first session will look to develop a common conceptual understanding of oppression dynamics, broadly, allowing the series to take single-issue focus for the rest of the academic year. Basically, the first session on November 3 will set a foundation for the rest of the year; however, please keep in mind that this series is constructed so that people can come to sessions of interest and not others.

So, if you want to join a discussion where you will leave with some tangible takeways that you can apply in your life, then come join us!

If you have any questions, please contact Will O'Berry at oberry@augsburg.edu or a member of the LOGC ResLife Staff.

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Gettin' Spooky With It - A Haunted Augsburg Dance

Join KAUG, ASAC and the Honors Program this Thursday in haunted Old Main for food, fun and the best Halloween party this side of Riverside!

Date: Thursday Oct 28th (No school on Friday)

Time: 10pm - Midnight

Location: Haunted Old Main

$100 in prizes for best costumes.

Join your fellow Auggies in kicking off this Halloween season right!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=120544268002858

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Post-Election brown bag

Please join us next Wednesday, November 3rd, to discuss the midterm elections. Longtime Fifth District Representative Martin Sabo will offer his insights, as will Political Science Department faculty.

Light refreshments will be served.

WHEN: Wed. Nov. 3, 12-1
WHERE: Riverside Room, Christensen Center

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Focused Conversation on Great Colleges Survey

Faculty and staff are invited to come and hear more about results from the Great Colleges to Work For survey on Friday, October 29, 12:00-1:00 pm in Lindell 301. You can provide feedback for prioritizing a list of action items to address the results.

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Personal Budget Management

* Confused about the upcoming payroll change?
* Looking for hints on managing your cash flow?
* Too busy to think about what you need to do?

Attend the FINAL Personal Budget Management Workshop conducted by Augsburg Human Resources to learn more about the payroll transition from monthly to bi-weekly. Spouses and partners are welcome.

Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010
Noon-1:00 p.m.
Christensen Center, Marshall Room

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):

Tuesday, Oct. 26:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, St. Mary's 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/26/msoc102610.aspx?path=msoc


Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/

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.

Friday, Oct. 29:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. Gustavus at Fogarty Arena, Blaine, Minn., 4 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Gustavus, Edor Nelson Field, 7 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at Lake Forest (Ill.), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 30:
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Relays, 11 a.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg at Gustavus, 11:30 a.m.
Volleyball -- Augsburg at Northwestern-Roseville, 3 p.m.
M/W Cross Country -- Augsburg at MIAC Championships, Como Park GC, St. Paul, 2 p.m.
Wrestling -- Augsburg Open Practice, Si Melby Hall, 4 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at Lake Forest (Ill.), 5:30 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. St. Mary's at Fogarty Arena, Blaine, Minn., 7 p.m.

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Intramural Volleyball

Attention interested intramural volleyball players! The Intramural Department will start accepting rosters on Thursday, October 28th for the fall intramural volleyball league. The league will be taking place on Monday nights starting Monday, November 8th from 9-11 p.m. It will continue every Monday, at the same time, until Monday, November 29th. If you are interested in playing please contact Tim Gormley, at gormley@augsburg.edu, with the following information:

*Name of Team
*Name of Team captain (and team captain's cell phone information)
*List of team participants (and their ID numbers)

We will be accepting the first 8 rosters we receive. The deadline for sending in rosters is Wednesday, November 3rd. We will email the teams that are in the league on Thursday, November 4th. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Strandell at strandel@augsburg.edu or Tim Gormley at gormley@augsburg.edu. Thanks for your interest!

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PCA Needed During Morning Hours

PCA needed to help an eleven-year old boy who has autism get ready for school in the mornings, Mon-Fri in Maple Grove/Plymouth area. If interested and would like more information call Kelly at 608-577-4688 or Pete at 612-741-7210.

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