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Crime Alert: Three Thefts on Campus
The Department of Public Safety would like you to be aware of three thefts that have occurred recently on campus. The first occurred on Monday, October 25, 2010 in Lindell Library. At approximately 9:00 am, a computer was stolen from an unlocked and unattended study room. The owner left the computer for 5 to 10 mn and it was gone when they returned.
The second theft occurred on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, in the Music Building. At approximately 11:00 am, a purse was taken from an unlocked and unattended practice room. The owner forgot the purse was in the room and went to lunch. When they remembered and went back for the purse, approximately one hour later, it was gone.
The final theft also occurred on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. At approximately 2:00 pm, in the Christensen Center, an unknown person reached under a stall and took a student's bag while they were using the toilet. The bag was recovered nearby, with a credit card and state issued ID missing.
If you have any information regarding these crimes, please contact the Minneapolis Police Department or Augsburg's Department of Public Safety. You can reach DPS all day, every day by dialing 1717 from an on-campus phone or 612-330-1717 from an off-campus phone.
You Can Help Prevent Crime at Augsburg!
- Don't leave your valuables unattended and unsecured in public places.
- When using a restroom, to the extent possible, keep your valuables near you and away from the door.
- Always lock your office whenever you leave, even if you will only be gone briefly. Most home burglaries take only 3 to 5 minutes, office burglaries can take even less time.
- Keep valuables out of view. If possible, secure them in drawer or cabinet. Better yet, take your valuables with you or leave them at home.
- Keep your car keys on your person at all times.
- Immediately report suspicious activity to the Minneapolis Police or Augsburg DPS.
If you have questions or concerns regarding crime at Augsburg, please contact John Pack, Director of Public Safety at 612-330-1644 or pack@augsburg.edu.
Teaching and Learning
$1,000 Scholarship for AugCore Mexico - Fall 2011
Learn more about AugCore Mexico, a semester program especially designed to help Auggies secure LAFs, credits, and graduation and major/minor requirements while studying in our Mexico campus.
AugCore Mexico - Fall 2011
Thursday, November 4
3:30 - 4:30 pm
OGC 100
Fulfills: REL 200, Lifetime Fitness, Modern Language 1 & 2 (Spanish), Fine Arts LAF and Augsburg Experience
Automatic $1,000 CGE Auggie Grant for enrolled students. Additional scholarships available
Contact Dulce Monterrubio at monterru@augsburg.edu for more information
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
SoS Series – Upcoming Sessions
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 sessions are:
Wednesday, November 3, OGC 100 – Lucreshia Grant, Student, "Hair Is, Hair Ain't: Black Women and The Meaning of Their Hair"; and Amanda Symmes, Student, "Examining the Association Between Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Nicotine Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults"
Tuesday, November 9, Lindell 301 – Joe Underhill, Political Science, "Campus as Watershed"
Wednesday, November 17, Marshall Room – Vivian Feng, Chemistry, "Diesel Analysis"
Hosts: Jessica Nathanson and Ben Stottrup
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu to ensure proper arrangements are made for each session.
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 served basis, so get your registrations in early.
If you have any questions, please contact Velma Lashbrook at lashbroo@augsburg.edu
Model UN Applications Due Friday, Oct. 29
The applications for participating in the 2011 Augsburg delegation to the National Model United Nations Conference, which will be held in New York City on April 17-24, are due by midnight on Oct. 29. Application forms can be obtained from Prof. Underhill (underhill@augsburg.edu). Any students with interests in international relations, diplomacy, the foreign service, and the United Nations are encouraged to apply.
Quantitative Reasoning/Literacy
My thanks to the team of colleagues who participated in the PKAL Quantitative Literacy conference at Carleton College on October 8-10: Tracy Bibelniecks (MAT), Marc Isaacson (BUS), Milo Schield (BUS), and John Schmit (ENL). Milo gave a keynote presentation titled Quantitative Literacy Today and Marc, Milo and John gave a breakout presentation on teaching statistical literacy at Augsburg College. The team developed an action plan for assessing Quantitative Reasoning that will be incorporated as we move forward in assessing that outcome this year.
Faculty-led Study Abroad: Info sessions Nov 3 & 17
Interested in the idea of leading a study abroad program, but not sure how to start planning? Have questions about the proposal requirements? Attend one of two Info Sessions coming up this fall, get your questions answered, and hear what other faculty are planning!
Info Session 1
Date: Wednesday, November 3
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: OGC 111
Info Session 2
Date: Wednesday, November 17
Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Location: OGC 100
The updated proposal form and process are now available in the Office of International Programs Public folder under "Augsburg Abroad," or by contacting Andrea W. Dvorak at the information below.
The deadline for submitting proposals is December 15, 2009. Proposals will be reviewed in January and the roster of short-term programs for 2010-11 will be announced in February.
Questions about the Proposal forms or Info Sessions? Contact Andrea W. Dvorak, Faculty-led Programs Coordinator, at dvorak@augsburg.edu or extension x1669.
General Announcements
Campus and Space Master Planning Commission
You are invited to attend one of two sessions being held to provide an extended status update on the work of the Commission. During the sessions Committee members and project consultants will facilitate a discussion around key themes regarding spaces on campus. Additionally, the information received during the focus group sessions held over the last two weeks will also be shared.
Session 1: Thursday, October 28, 2010 11:30 am - 1:00 pm in East Commons of Christensen Center.
Session 2: Friday, October 29, 2010 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm in Kennedy room 303.
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 5 at 8:00pm, November 6, 11, 12, and 13 at 7:00pm
and November 7 and 14 at 3:00pm
$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!
Free Lockers 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!
Spirit of MLK Award
During the 2011 MLK Luncheon we will award two people who have demonstrated peace, love, humility, integrity and honor while working with others. We are looking for people who have demonstrated these abilities on or off campus.
Please give this careful consideration and take the time to nominate one faculty or staff member and/or one student that you believe should receive special recognition for following in the spirit of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Self nominations are also accepted.
• Provide specific examples of how this person has represented peace, love, humility, integrity and honor while working with others:
• Provide your name and contact information and the full name of the person/people that you are nominating along with their contact information.
Return to Campus Box: 234 or email moorek1@augsburg.edu
Educate Yourself Before Voting
Before you vote next week, take some time to learn more about the issues.
To help you learn more about the budget crisis that faces Minnesota, the library has put together a Minnesota Budget Research Guide at http://augsburg.libguides.com/MNBudget
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 November 4nd 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Also check out the Recruitment Pizza Party!(Details below)
For questions, contact the Campus Activities and Orientation, Orientation Line at 612-330-1100
The United Way-211
Did you know that last year, the United Way 2-1-1, our community resource and referral line, made over 381,000 referrals to people in need for food, shelter, clothing, employment, utility assistance and much more. If you or someone you know needs help, dial 2-1-1. If calling from a cell phone: (651)291-0211.
Thank you for considering a gift to Community Shares and/or United Way. Every gift matters!
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!
Event Announcements
Focused Conversation
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.
Cookie Decorating
Come decorate a cookie and have some cider to celebrate Halloween with the Social Work Department! Anyone is welcome to join us on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 8:00 pm in OGC 112.
Orientation Leader Social
You are invited to the 2nd Annual Orientation Leader Social on Thursday, November 4th from 8:00-10:00 pm in the Christensen Center Student Lounge! There will be Orientation Leader applications available, a slideshow, and FREE FOOD! Also, there will be a panel of past Orientation Leaders that will answer any questions that you may have about the Orientation Leader position, as well as any questions you may have about the application and interview process.
If you have any questions at all, please email orientat@augsburg.edu or call the Orientation Line at 612/330-1100.
We hope to see you at the Social! Come and see if you have what it takes to be a part of the 2011 Orientation Team
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.
Thru Another's Lens - Wednesday, November 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 continued conversations; 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, 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.
Free sunglasses as well as dessert will be provided for attendees!
Gettin' Spooky With It Halloween Dance TONIGHT
Join KAUG, ASAC and the Honors Program tonight 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
Rotary Information Session
Are you interested in peace? Would you like to increase the educational opportunities for scholars from low income countries? Would you like a $27,000 scholarship to study abroad in a country for a full academic year? Then the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship may be the right fit for you.
Please join us for an informational session on the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship program. Meet Jim Hancock, a Minneapolis Rotarian and Carolyn Herman, a former Rotary Scholar.
Thursday, Nov. 4th, 5 pm
OGC 114
Free Pizza!
Info at www.rotary.org
For more information contact Dixie Shafer (shafer@augsburg.edu) in the URGO office.
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.
The Guerrilla Girls Are Coming
In the mid-eighties, a group of women artists took to the streets (with clever and politically devastating posters) to protest the lack of work by women artists and artists of color in museums. Working anonymously to expose sexism and racism in the art world, these women adopted the names of famous female artists and wore gorilla masks to protect themselves from the angry art world elite. Calling themselves The Guerrilla Girls, they have taken their activism from the U.S. to Canada, Japan, Ireland, Germany, and elsewhere - and have expanded their repertoire to include an attack on sexism and racism in Hollywood as well as in global politics.
And now, The Guerrilla Girls are coming to Augsburg! Please join us on Friday, November 5, at 5pm in the Chapel for a discussion/lecture/performance with Guerrilla Girl, Frida Kahlo. T-shirts, books, and posters will be on sale before and after the performance, with a book-signing after the performance, as well. The performance is free and open to all.
Limited spaces are also available for a special "Aestheticize Your Activism" workshop for students on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 10am-noon. If you are interested, please contact nathanso@augsburg.edu.
For more information about The Guerrilla Girls: http://www.guerrillagirls.com/
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Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Wednesday, Oct. 27:
Volleyball -- Concordia-Moorhead 3, Augsburg 2 (25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 16-25, 15-4)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/27/vb102710.aspx?path=wvball
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 3, St. Mary's 1
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/27/wsoc102710.aspx?path=wsoc
Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
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.
Tuesday, Nov. 2:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at MIAC Playoff Semifinal, TBA
Friday, Nov. 5:
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at St. Scholastica, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. Wis.-River Falls, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 6:
Football -- Augsburg vs. Gustavus, Edor Nelson Field, 1 p.m.
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at Hamline Invitational, 1 p.m
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7:05 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at MIAC Playoff Championship, TBA
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