Security Alert: Burg in Urness & Other Incidents

The Department of Public Safety would like you to be aware of a burglary in Urness Hall and three thefts on campus.

On Sunday Night, 10/31/10, two students returned to a room in Urness Hall at approximately 7:30 pm. The students had left the room unlocked while they, very briefly, went down the hall to talk to another student. As they returned to the room, they saw three juvenile males in the doorway. The juveniles were holding a computer and cell phone that belonged to the girls. The juveniles fled, but one was later arrested and remains in custody.

On Wednesday, 10/27/10, an unknown person or persons took a computer from an office in Memorial Hall. An employee put the computer in the office and thought they locked the door behind them. They returned several hours later to find their door ajar and the computer gone. There is no sign of forced entry. It is possible that a coat, hanging on the back of the door, caught in the door and kept it from closing completely.

Later that night, a computer was stolen from a public area in the Christensen Center. A student left their laptop unattended for a few minutes while they went to retrieve documents from a printer. When they returned, their laptop was gone.

Finally, a student reported that a large amount of cash was taken from their room in Anderson Hall. The loss likely occurred between 10/25 and 10/27. There are no signs of forced entry into the room.

If you have any information regarding this crime, 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!

• Always lock your office or residence hall room 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.
• Do not allow strangers to follow you into a secured residence hall. “Tailgating” is the easiest and most common way for criminals to gain entry.
• Do not prop open doors. If you see a door propped open, close the door and report it to DPS by calling 1717.
• 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.

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Teaching and Technology Tapas

The IT Liaisons for Computing (LFCs) have been working to redesign our traditional technology training efforts. We were interested in developing ways to introduce new technologies that can be integrated into the effective teaching and learning practice of busy faculty and staff. Our answer was tapas.

Tapas are small plates of delicious food which can be eaten as appetizers or combined to form a meal shared with friends. Similarly, our Teaching and Technology Tapas are tasty bite-sized technology tips which will be presented by several IT staff in 3 to 5 minute segments. You can drop by for just a few topics or stay to experience an entire workshop. Please join us for:

"Teaching and Technology Tapas: Web Browser Tools and Tips"
Wednesday, November 3 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Christensen Center Marshall Room

About the Workshop
Navigating and utilizing information on the Internet has become a ubiquitous task in our daily work, yet learning how to best leverage tools of a web browser can often be overlooked. Our Browser Tapas menu will offer a wide assortment of tools and tasty tips to help you leverage your browser in powerful ways.

The presentation will be informal so please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows - we've designed the program with this in mind! Content is appropriate for users with all levels of computing experience. We look forward to seeing you!

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Undergraduate Summer Research-Application Available

The application for URGO summer research is now available!

Spend your summer doing something you love while enhancing your resume for grad school. Apply for a full- or part- time URGO summer research grant to work on your own research or creative question, or a professor's current project. Gain valuable research, writing and presentation skills, and the opportunity to present your project during Augsburg's annual research fair, Zyzzogeton. Open to all disciplines.

Applications are available in the URGO public folder or by emailing Andrea Sanow at sanowa@augsburg.edu.

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$1,000 Scholarship for Spanish Study in Mexico

Learn more about taking Spanish to get your Modern Language 1 & 2 credits and other graduation requirements in one semester abroad!

AugCore Mexico – Fall 2011
A semester-long study abroad program for Auggies

Thursday, November 4
3:30 to 4:30 pm
OGC 100

$1,000 CGE Auggie Grant and other scholarships available

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

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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

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Dining Service

Staring November 10, A'viands is teaming up with Coastal Seafoods to provide Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch for our commitment towards sustainable seafood. Keep an eye out for more information.

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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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Benefit Open Enrollment Announcement

Benefit open enrollment will take place between Monday, November 8, 2010 - Friday, November 19, 2010. Human resources will be sending out more information on open enrollment to your email inbox and your home in the next two days. Please plan to attend one of our open enrollment sessions to learn about the changes to your benefits for 2011.

November 8 Marshall Room 12:00 – 1:00 pm
November 9 Marshall Room 1:30 - 2:30 pm*
November 10 Marshall Room 8:30 – 9:30 am
November 12 Marshall Room 2:00 – 3:00 pm
November 15 Marshall Room 9:30 – 10:30 am
November 16 Marshall Room 1:00 – 2:00 pm
November 17 OGC 100 5:00 – 6:00 pm

*Special session for facilities/custodial staff

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Somali Actors Needed

Three Augsburg film students need Somali students to act in short videos for the Minneapolis Police Department. Flexible on schedule. For more information, please contact Eric Dobratz at dobratz@augsburg.edu.

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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!

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Men's Soccer Playoff Game

The Augsburg Men's Soccer team hosts Carleton College Tuesday, Nov. 2nd at 7:30 p.m. for the first round of the MIAC playoffs. The first 200 Augsburg students with I.D. will receive free admission. Gates will open at 6:00 p.m.

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General Elections - Nov. 2

Students who live on campus may vote at the precinct for Augsburg on Tues., Nov. 2. We have supplied information to the City of Minneapolis Election Board.

The voting location for Augsburg is Seward Square Apartments, 2121 9th Street South, Minneapolis.

For more information, consult the Secretary of State website, www.sos.state.mn.us.

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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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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.

• Please provide specific examples of how this person has represented peace, love, humility, integrity and honor while working with others:
• Please 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 by Wednesday, November 24th.

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Time for Augsburg to be Tobacco Free?

Many colleges and universities have gone tobacco free (no cigars, cigarettes, chew). It's time for the Augsburg Minneapolis community to have conversations about whether we should be tobacco free.

A task force on this issue will meet Thursday, Nov. 4, 1:30-2:30 pm Century Room (Christensen Center). All are welcome to attend.

We want to start involving the campus in this conversation. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey:
http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5pYgyo21tW6RJEE

Apologies to those who took the survey Friday morning and could not submit multiple answers to the multiple choice questions. That has been fixed.

The survey and the meeting are the beginning of our work on this topic.

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Fall Day Last Day to Withdraw

Day students: Friday, 12 November, is the last day to withdraw from a full-term course (with a “W”) or, change your grade option from traditional to Pass/No Pass, for Spring Day. Please sign in to AugNet Records and Registration to process your withdrawal from a course. A grade option change must be done through the Enrollment Center. Note the official calendar is found on the Registrar web page at: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

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Announcing Auggie Fridays

Announcing Auggie Fridays!

Wear your gear, and get a discount, too. Show your Auggie pride by wearing your gear to work on Fridays. Faculty and staff can take advantage of a 20% discount on Auggie gear anytime, and a 40% discount every Friday in November. (5th,12th, & 19th). Good on any non-sale apparel items. Show your Augsburg faculty/staff ID card to receive this discount.

Brought to you by the Augsburg Human Resources Department and Barnes and Noble at Augsburg College.

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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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Mpls Fall WEC Last Day to Withdraw

Minneapolis AFA students: Tuesday, 9 November, is the last day to withdraw from a full-term course (with a “W”) or, change your grade option from traditional to Pass/No Pass, for Winter WEC. Please sign in to AugNet Records and Registration to process your withdrawal from a course. A grade option change must be done through the Enrollment Center. Note the official calendar is found on the Registrar web page at: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

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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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AFA Getaway Retreat Registration due Nov. 4

Only a few more days are left to register for this year's Getaway Retreat.
The Augsburg for Adults Office, Center for Faith & Learning, Campus Ministry and Strommen Center for Meaningful Work are sponsoring this 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 for a registration form. Space is limited to 20 students, seated on a first come, first served basis. (Final deadline for registration is November 4.)

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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

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Event Planning, Marketing, and Pumped Up PR - 11/4

CAO welcomes ALL student leaders to Effective Event Planning, Marketing, and Pumped Up PR, the third installment in the Student Group Workshop Series. The goal of this series is to strengthen the awareness, leadership, management, and organizational skills of student leaders around a myriad of different topics.

This session will define how organizations, like yours, can plan events that "pop" as well as how your orgs can market these events effectively.

Wendi Wheeler, Creative Associate with Marketing and Communication at Augsburg, will facilitate this workshop on Thursday, November 4 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100.

Please remember, commissioned student organizations are required to send at least one representative to no less than two workshops per semester. Chartered student organizations are required to send at least one representative to no less than one workshop per semester.

Additionally, these workshops are for all student leaders on campus. So if you are not part of a formal organization, feel free to attend.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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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 takeaways 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!

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First Wednesday Gathering

Please join faculty and staff colleagues for First Wednesday Gathering on Wednesday, November 3, in the East Commons from 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

The security and custodial night shift employees are invited to the Wednesday Evening Gathering at 8 p.m. in the Augsburg Room.

The first-Wednesday-of-the-month gatherings support our commitment to building community and practicing common work. They are an opportunity to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and collaborate in new ways. We hope you will invite your colleagues and plan to join us!

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Big Shoes to Fill

Join us for a tabling event on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to hear information about Toms Shoes and the importance of proper footwear. Stop by for information, to make a donation and order your own shoes. On Friday, stop by in the quad to spray paint your own Toms Shoes shirt.

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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.

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Haunted Hall featuring Dia de los Muertos-TONIGHT

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 TONIGHT. 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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Auggies in MIAC Men's Soccer Playoffs TONIGHT

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/10/31/msoc103010.aspx?path=msoc

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College will host Carleton College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's soccer playoff semifinal contest TONIGHT (Tuesday 11/2) at 7:30 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.

Augsburg (13-4-1 overall, 7-2-1 MIAC), the No. 2 seed in the four-team field, will host No. 3-seed Carleton (11-6-1 overall, 7-2-1 MIAC). The Auggies gained the No. 2 seed based on a head-to-head tiebreaker, after the Auggies topped Carleton 2-1 on Oct. 16 in Northfield, Minn.

Since the game is an MIAC playoff contest, ALL patrons, including Augsburg students, faculty and staff, will have to pay admission -- $7 for adults, $3 for students. No Augsburg passes will be accepted (the only passes accepted are MIAC-issued passes).

The other semifinal on Tuesday will feature top-seed Macalester (14-3-1 overall, 8-2-0 MIAC) hosting No. 4-seed Concordia-Moorhead (12-5-1 overall, 6-3-1 MIAC) in St. Paul, Minn. The winner of Tuesday's semifinal games will meet in the final next Saturday (11/6) at the site of the highest seed, with the winner earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III national tournament.

The Augsburg-Carleton game on Tuesday will feature a live video webcast with live statistics on Augsburg's GameCentral portal -- http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/augsburg.portal .

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Winter Wear Clothing Drive

I am heading up a winter clothing drive for Our Saviour's Housing through my church, and I would much appreciate your donations of new or gently used items. The men and women of Our Saviour's need:

* Scarves, hats, gloves, mittens, coats and NEW socks
* Men's sizes XL and XXL; women's sizes medium, large, and XL.

Please bring your donations to Wendi Wheeler in Anderson Hall Suite 25 by Wednesday, Nov. 24. Thank you!

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