Public Safety Cell Phone Drive

The Department of Public Safety is collecting used wireless phones and their batteries to benefit women, children, and families struggling with relationship violence, substance abuse, and mental health issues. Shelter Alliance will donate money to the Tubman organization in Minneapolis for every used cell phone they receive from our department. Please be sure to deactivate your service before donating a phone. Donations are being accepted at the Dispatch booth in the Mort/Urness lobby. Any personal data found on the phone will be erased. Shelter Alliance is a program of GRC Wireless Recycling that has established a socially responsible, zero landfill environmental policy. Thank You!

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Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Info Session Nov. 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 the next Info Session coming up this fall, get your questions answered, and hear what other faculty are planning!

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. Proposals will be reviewed in January and the roster of short-term programs for 2011-12 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.

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Powerful Conversations on NSSE

Tuesday, November 23, 12:00-1:15, Century Room (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 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. The remaining sessions are scheduled as follows:

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.
Please rsvp to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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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 November 5 – Note date change!

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 Sarah Hedstrom at the CTL Office near Lindell 202 before November 5. CTL will submit a group registration to get a discounted rate.

If you have any questions, please contact Velma Lashbrook at lashbroo@augsburg.edu

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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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Developing a Learning - Focused Syllabus

November 8, 7:30-9:00 am, OGC 103

The third session of our Foundational Series on Student Learning closely examines one of the major products of instructional design – the course syllabus. You will explore how to write a syllabus that communicates how the course is structured to achieve meaningful learning outcomes and clarifies how students can successfully accomplish course objectives. To get the most out of this workshop, bring a syllabus that you intend to use next term and look for ways you can improve it.

Facilitator: Diane Pike, Sociology.

Please rsvp to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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CTL Night at the Theatre

The Learned Ladies
Saturday, November 13, 2010, 7:00 pm

The Center for Teaching and Learning invites Augsburg faculty and staff to attend and bring a guest to the Theatre Department's production of The Learned Ladies on November 13th at 7:00 pm in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater.

The great comic genius Molière wrote The Learned Ladies in 1672, a year before his death, and it is considered one of his mature masterpieces. In this play, a family is thrown into disarray when the mother becomes fixated on an intellectual charlatan. The play evolves into a hilarious portrayal of the intellectual perversions sometimes seen in the world of academia (and elsewhere), when genuine quest for knowledge becomes replaced by pseudo-intellectuality, pretention, inflated self-importance, and power-mongering. “This sophisticated satire sparkles with wit, ridicules hypocrisy, and . . . reveals that human folly has not diminished during the past three hundred years.”

Attendees are invited to a dessert reception and discussion immediately following the production in the Foss Concourse area. Director Martha Johnson, along with student actors from the show, will be part of a discussion during the dessert reception. Please join us for this event.

A limited number of free tickets to this showing will be available to the first faculty and staff contacting Sarah Hedstrom at hedstrom@augsburg.edu .

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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

Please rsvp to hedstrom@augsburg.edu to ensure proper arrangements are made for each session.

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United Way and Community Shares Progress

Wow! We are nearing the end of our Augsburg Gives! campaign and I want to say a huge thank you for how far we've come already! As of today, our giving is nearly $6800!! Let's keep at it! November 5th is the deadline, so if you need me to send you the link to E-giving again, just let me know. My email is daniels@augsburg.edu

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Big Shoes to Fill

Stop by our table on November 10th from 10:00am to 1:00pm and November 11th from 11:00am-1:00pm in the Christensen Center to learn more about Tom's Shoes. You can also order a pair of shoes for our Style Your Soles Party, make a donation and pick up a coupon for your own pair of shoes. Join on us November 12th from 10:00am-1:00pm for a terrain test to see for yourself what it feels like to walk without shoes.

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Plans for Spring Break?

CSA and PASU are planning to head down to Mississippi and take a tour of the Delta. There two informational you should attend

Thursday November 18th in the Marshall Room 5:30-6:30

Tuesday November 23rd in the Marshall Room 5:30-6:30

Come join us to learn about this sweet trip!

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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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Annual Benefit Enrollment Announcement

Annual benefit 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 today 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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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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Accepting MLK Nominations

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.



Please return to Campus Box: 234 or email moorek1@augsburg.edu by Wednesday, November 24th.

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De-Stress this Friday - Free Food, Free T-Shirt

Augsburg has again received a personal invite for "any of us in the Augsburg community" to attend for FREE the UofM Mindfulness Club's Fall mini-retreat--this Friday night (11/5) from 5pm to 9pm:

Br. ChiSing (a monk from Thich Nhat Hanh's order) will facilitate this mini-retreat, which is meant to alleviate stress and cultivate mindfulness. Activities will include: Sitting Meditation, Walking Meditation, Eating Meditation (free catered vegan meal!), Qi Gong (breath awareness combined with visual imagery) and Discussion--ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS WELCOME--especially first-timers!

This year's participants will also receive a free Mindfulness for Students t-shirt! Please register for the event at www.tc.umn.edu/~mindful/ Also, anyone interested can join CCHP staff in walking over to the UofM--we're gathering in the OGC lobby at 4:30 this Friday. Call/email any questions to Jon at CCHP--x1337/vaughanf@augsburg.edu

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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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SAAGA Meeting at 7 p.m. in Women's Resource Center

SAAGA stands for the Sexual Assault Advocacy Group at Augsburg. We would love to invite anyone who in interested in of the topic of sexual assault to join us and help us raise awareness on the Augsburg campus.

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Estate Sale - Thursday & Friday, Nov 4 & 5

The Augsburg Associates will be sponsoring an estate sale this Thursday and Friday, November 4th and 5th from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Location is 7500 York Avenue South, Unit #744, Edina. This is a very clean, neat and easy sale. Good usable items of all types along with some furniture.

Directions: 35W south to Crosstown 62. 62 west to Xerxes. Left-south-on Xerxes which will become York. Continue to 75th Ave. Turn right and then quick right into the parking area.

Come out and support the Associates. Their proceeds benefit Augsburg student scholarships.

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National Anthem Singer Wanted

The Men's Hockey team is looking for an individual to sing the National Anthem at the home hockey games this weekend (Friday November 5th and Saturday November 6th). If you are interested or would like further details please contact Chris Johnson @ chris.johnson@alumni.augsburg.edu or 608.335.7203.

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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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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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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.

For more information about The Guerrilla Girls: http://www.guerrillagirls.com/

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Feminist Collective Meeting! Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Join in the discussion! We will be talking about Bodies and Space with treats and ease!

Tuesday, Nov. 9th at 4:30pm in the Women's Resource Center: SVE207

SPEAK YOUR TRUTH!! all are welcome.

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Sexual Assault Advocacy Group at Augsburg TODAY

The Sexual Assault Advocacy Group at Augsburg (SAAGA) will be meeting TODAY at 7pm in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup). All genders welcome - come and join us!

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$27,000 Scholarship - Info Session TODAY

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 in India.

Thursday, Nov. 4, 5 pm
OGC 114
Free Pizza!
Info at www.rotary.org
Rotary Ambassadorial scholarships cover full cost of one year study abroad in over 100 countries. An Augsburg Alum just studied in India through Rotary. For more information visit www.rotary.org

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Interested in Medicine or Veterinary Medicine?

You are invited to meet with Milena V. Garcia, Sr. Associate Director of Admissions at Ross University School of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine, on Nov. 10th at 5pm. Come to SCI 205 for an informational session about the application process and program offerings through Ross University. For more information about Ross U, visit: www.RossU.edu

Free pizza will be provided!

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Open Advising for Business Students TODAY

Advising holds are on! Spring Registration starts November 15! Mark your Calendars!

Open Advising Sessions for DAY Business Majors & Minors TODAY!!!

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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Final Personal Budget Management Workshop

* 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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Event Planning, Marketing, and Pumped-Up PR - TODAY

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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On Campus Flu Shot - TOMORROW

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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Jacket Found

A jacket was found in Oren Gateway 100 at 11:30 on Tuesday, November 3. You can claim it at the front desk in Christensen Center by identifying it.

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Intramural Soccer Sign-Ups

Attention interested intramural soccer players! The Intramural Department will start accepting rosters on Thursday, November 4th for the fall/winter intramural soccer league. The league will be taking place on Thursday nights starting Thursday, November 18th from 9-11 p.m. It will continue every Thursday (not during finals week or winter break), at the same time, until Thursday, February 24th. 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)
NOTE: Teams must have at least 3 women on their roster because 3 women must play on the field at all times.

We will be accepting the first 8 rosters we receive starting at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, November 4th. The deadline for sending in rosters is Thursday, November 11th. We will email the teams that are in the league on Friday, November 12th. 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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