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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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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 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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Want A Makeover?

Monday, December 6th a rep from mark will be here from 11-2 do free makeovers! please email laura at forgey@augsburg.edu to book your appt.

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Boost your Spanish

As the seasons change, so do our priorities. Are you looking for a way to boost your Spanish skills? Then join us for Spanish conversation group! All language levels are welcome - we promise there will be no grammar lessons. We meet every Thursday from 11:00 - 12:30 on the 2nd floor of the Christensen Center, in the Riverside Room. Signs will be posted. Come for 10 mins. or for the whole session, whatever works for you. You are welcome to bring your lunch. Attend 3 sessions and get a free t-shirt! Questions? Contact Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309; Anita Fisher, ext. 1082 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081. We hope to see you there!"

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Tuition Benefit Information - Due Dec. 1

If you are receiving tuition benefit here at Augsburg and have not completed your paperwork for the upcoming term, please do so by the deadlines listed below. Tuition benefit forms for Employees, Spouses and Dependents are located outside of the Human Resources office. Please complete all of the requested information and return to Human Resources no later than the dates listed below:

For:
Winter WEC- December 1
Spring Day- December 1
Spring WEC- February 1



Thank you!

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Hoodies for Hope

Saint Joseph's provides emergency shelter for children from the ages of 5 to 17. These children often arrive with only the clothes on their backs. You can help to keep these children warm this winter by donating your old Hoodies that you have laying around.

They are also in need of basic toiletries - simple things like toothpaste and a toothbrush can mean the world of difference to a child whose world has been turned upside down.

So show your Auggie pride and help those in our community who need it the most by donating a gently used hoodie or some basic toiletries at either of the events below. For your generous donation, we will be providing cookies and coffee while they last.

Friday November 12th before the Woman’s Hockey game vs. Saint Thomas at the ED Saugestad Rink

Saturday November 20th from 11 am – 1pm in Christensen Center.

Contact Project Team
Carol Seilhymer - seilhyme@augsburg.edu
John Rasmussen - rasmusse@augsburg.edu
Kitti Teso - teso@augsburg.edu

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Women's Night Out this Saturday

Women of Cedar Riverside Neighborhood Unite!

Cedar Riverside Women's Night Out
Saturday, November 13, 2010
5pm - 8pm,
Brian Coyle Community Center

Free event with fashion show, dinner, and music for women of all ages who live, work or are going to school in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood.

For more information, please contact Mary Laurel True, truem@augsburg.edu

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Jansport Clothing On Sale at the Bookstore

Jansport Sale is on! Buy one at regular price, get a second Jansport item (of equal or lesser value) at 50% off. These make great holiday gifts! Sale ends 11-28-10

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Crafty Auggies Wanted

Would you like to sell your handmade items and art at the first-annual Crafty Auggies holiday fair? We're trying to gather faculty, staff, and students for an event on Friday, Dec. 10. The final details are yet to be determined, but we will likely have tables in Christensen from late morning to early afternoon. Please contact Sheila Fox Wassink at wassinks@augsburg.edu to sign up.

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Bookstore Facebook Page.....Great Deals

Are you linked up with the Augsburg College Bookstore Facebook page? If not, you are missing weekly deals and information as when is the best time to sell your books back. Become a friend today for a great in store coupon tomorrow!

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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.

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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Turkeypalooza 2010

Faculty, Staff, and Students,

Campus Kitchens is running 'Turkeypalooza,' a 6 year old Augsburg tradition of working to provide over 600 Thanksgiving dinners during November. We're reaching out to faculty, staff, and students to help us gather enough ingredients to make this happen. We're looking for turkeys, stuffing, potatoes, green bean casserole (green beans, cream of mushroom soup, fried onions), and pumpkin pie (pumpkins, canned or fresh, crust mix), and cash to purchase what we can't gather. Could you help organize your office or department to gather ingredients? If you could, please let us know what item you would like to focus on, and how much of it would be realistic for you to collect. We'll be collecting all the donations on Friday, November 12th and Monday, November 15th. Also, we are looking for volunteers to help with cooking or serving the dinners. Please let me know, and thanks for helping make this happen!

Michelle Anderson
Senior Elementary Education Major
anders42@augsburg.edu

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Benefit Enrollment Session TODAY

This message is intended for all benefit eligible staff and faculty. The following communication is also being mailed to your home address. Therefore, there is no need to print out the material included in the links below.

Annual benefit enrollment will started on Monday, November 8 and will go through Friday, November 19. All forms must be turned in no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, November 19. You may drop your forms off in the HR office (Memorial Hall, Room 19) or fax to 612-330-1443. Please note that you ARE required to re-enroll in your health and dental benefits for the 2011 plan year. If you do not turn in an enrollment form, your benefit(s) will end on December 31.

Please remember that you must make your flexible spending account and health savings account elections every year. Your election from last year WILL NOT carry over into 2011. You must complete the universal enrollment form to make your election for 2011.

Important changes have been made to your benefit plan, and we strongly encourage all benefit eligible staff and faculty to attend one of the seven benefit information sessions. Please bring your enrollment packet that you will receive in the mail to the benefit information session. Sessions are scheduled as follows:

November 10, 2010 at 8:30 am, Marshall Room
November 12, 2010 at 2:00 pm, Marshall Room
November 15, 2010 at 9:30 am, Marshall Room
November 16, 2010 at 1:00 pm, Marshall Room
November 17, 2010 at 5:00 pm, OGC 100

Please see the following links to access information on benefit changes and other helpful information for the 2011 plan year:

Employee letter:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2011_Benefits/BenefitRenewalLetter.pdf

Employee benefit information booklet:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2011_Benefits/EmployeeBenefitBooklet.pdf

Helpful HealthPartners information:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2011_Benefits/HealthPartners.pdf

Enrollment form:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2011_Benefits/EnrollmentForm.pdf

You can search to see if your current health care provider is in the HealthPartners Open Access Network by going to http://www.healtpartners.com, then click on Find a Doctor, then click on the group health plan link and search the Open Access Network.

All of this information and the benefit renewal PowerPoint presentation can be found on Human Resource's Moodle site.

Please contact the human resources department with any questions at 612-330-1058.

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Lauren Roberts' Senior Art Reception - Friday

"The Long Way Home"
Lauren M. Roberts

Student Art Gallery, Christensen Center
November 9 - 17, 2010

Lauren Roberts' senior art exhibition is now showing in the Student Art Gallery, Christensen Center. Lauren will have a reception for her senior art show, "The Long Way Home," this Friday, November 12, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Food and refreshments provided.

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Vagina Monologue Auditions Nov. 17, 18 and 23

Steps to audition for the Vagina Monologues at Augsburg College!

1.Sign up for Audition slot the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater (Main Stage) door.

2.Find the scripts to practice in the Women's Resource Center: SVE207 (Make a copy if you need to) The piece you choose to perform for audition does not need to be memorized.

3. Come to Auditions: Nov. 17 and 18 (Wednesday and Thursday) form 7-8:30pm and Nov. 23 (Tuesday) from 6-7pm in the Women's Resource Center.

***Performance dates will be February 11 and 13 in Sateren Auditorium***

any questions contact Lucreshia at grantl@augsburg.edu

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Veteran/Military Appreciation Event, Nov. 11

The military/veterans appreciation reception is on Thursday, Nov. 11 from 4-6 pm, Oren Gateway Center. Food and refreshments will be provided.

This reception is for currently serving military members, family of currently serving military members, and veterans who are Augsburg students, staff, and faculty. This is a great opportunity to meet other military/veterans on campus and for the college to honor your service.

There will be a short program of introductions at approximately 5:00pm.

Check out the Augsburg College Veterans Network Facebook group .

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Party Hardy III Nov. 20 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. TV/Film

Residence Life is hosting the third installment of Party Hardy. This dance will take place on November 20th at 9pm to 12 midnight in the Foss TV/Film Studio. This is a campus wide event. All Auggies get in free with their student I.D. and all non-Auggies will pay a $2 dollar cover. DJ's from Stay Spun. Tell your friends to come and dance.

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Omicron Delta Dodgeball Tournament

Come out and join Omicron Delta for a fun night of Malaria Dodgeball.
Top two teams in the tournament will take home a prize.
$5 suggested donation for teams, all proceeds go to the ELCA Malaria Campaign.

Malaria Awareness Dodgeball.
Wednesday November 17th from 6-8pm.
At the Racquetball Court.
Can you and your team survive?

Get your team of 5 and sign up to participate by contacting, holen@augsburg.edu

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Thanks for Giving: Concert for a Cause

All invited! Augsburg Student Activities Council is having a concert THIS FRIDAY, November 12 from 8-11:30 pm in the Commons, upstairs Christensen Center. We are taking FOOD DONATIONS for local homeless shelters to prepare Thanksgiving dinners for its residents. This concert will feature More Than Lights, New Music Machine, Josh Von Mink, and The New Rebelution. Please join us for good music for a good cause.

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Medical School Admissions - TODAY

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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Women's Resource Center Brown-Bag Lunches

Faculty and staff (of all genders) are particularly encouraged to attend this lunch series; all members of the Augsburg community are welcome. Lunches will be held in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup).

Wed, Nov 17, 12:30-1:30 -- "Voices from Iraq" - three Iraqi women will talk about the experiences of average Iraqi families, especially women, living in a war zone

Wed, Dec 8, 12:30-1:30 - "Robert's Rules of Order 101" with Bob Groven
Are you longing to participate in faculty or staff meetings, but you aren't sure of the procedure? Come and learn about making a motion, calling the question, and other basic meeting procedures.

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Here I Walk ... Here I Eat

If you are interested in sharing meeting a man (Andrew Wilson) who walked across Europe in a single pair of crocs (yes, he did) or a woman (Sarah Wilson) who trekked 1000 miles in order to help people with different opinions about religion talk to one another, then this opportunity is for you.

There's still room at the table for the "Here I Walk" reception (Wed, Nov 10, 5:45-6:45) and "Here I Walk" luncheon (Thu, Nov 11, noon). Send an email to Hans Wiersma (wiersma@augsburg.edu) if you would like to be added to the guest list for the reception, the luncheon, or both.

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Cedar-Riverside Women's Night Out Nov. 13, 5-8 p.m.

This is a free event for women of all ages living, working and schooling in the Cedar-Riverside Neighborhood. There will be dinner, music and a fashion show; wear the traditional dress of your culture for the fashion show.

Saturday, Nov. 13 from 5pm-8pm at the Brian Coyle Center.
any questions email Katy at rossk@pun-mn.org

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November Vocatio Chapel with Bruce Kranig '07

You are invited to the 2010-2011 Vocatio Chapel Series at Augsburg College
Healthy Vocations: Mind, Body, and Spirit

Campus Ministry and the Center for Faith and Learning (ACFL), present a line-up of local leaders who will share how they promote healthy minds, bodies, and/or spirits and their personal faith journeys. Over the course of the year, we will hear leaders in the community discuss their call to work as doctors, coaches, advocates, researchers, teachers, and other forms of health-promoters. The entire community is invited to share how faith influences health and how health influences faith! Join with others from your classes, floor, department, or campus organization to explore healthy vocations together.

This month's Vocatio Chapel will be November 17, 10:20-10:40 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Bruce Kranig, account manager with the American Red Cross. Bruce has a degree in Business Administration, completed the MAL program at Augsburg in 2007, and has a passion for the mission of the American Red Cross and the Animal Humane Society. Come and share in Bruce's story of vocation.

*Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a lunch conversation with Bruce Kranig from 11:00am-12:00pm. To attend the lunch, RSVP by November 15 to Lonna Field (fieldl@augsburg.edu or x1467)

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Outlawry in Medieval Literature

Professor Tim Jones of the English Department and i-Term has just published a book on _Outlawry in Medieval Literature_ (Palgrave/Macmillan). The book "theorizes the figure of the outlaw in medieval England and uncovers the legal, ethical, and social assumptions that underlie the practice of outlawry." The English Department congratulates Professor Jones on this significant accomplishment.

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Sankoh Named MIAC Athlete of the Week

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/11/9/msoc110910.aspx?path=msoc

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College forward Mohamed Sankoh (FY, St. Paul, Minn./Como Park HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Athlete of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday.

A week after scoring his first collegiate goal to help the Auggies clinch a conference postseason playoff berth, Sankoh claimed an even bigger prize on Saturday, when his two-goal effort helped the Auggies to a 3-2, overtime, come-from-behind win over Concordia-Moorhead in the MIAC playoff championship game.

Sankoh tied the game at 2-2 for the Auggies with a goal in the 80th minute, and with 1:52 left in overtime, he scored on a rebound off a scramble in front of the net, giving the Auggies the victory and an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III national tournament.

Augsburg has won seven straight games entering the national tournament, and its 15-4-1 overall record ties the most wins for an Auggie squad in school history (15-2-1 in 1975).

The Auggies open their second-ever trip to the national tournament on Saturday (11/13) at 7:30 p.m., as Augsburg faces St. Scholastica in Whitewater, Wis. Should the Auggies win, they would face the winner of Saturday's Macalester-vs.-Wisconsin-Whitewater game on Sunday (11/14) at 6 p.m., also in Whitewater.

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Phillips Named MIAC Athlete of the Week

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/11/9/fb110910.aspx?path=football

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College defensive back Tyler Phillips (JR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football Defensive Athlete of the Week, it was announced on Monday.

Phillips claimed six tackles and two key interceptions in Augsburg's 17-14 win over Gustavus on Saturday, breaking a five-game losing streak. His first interception, at the Augsburg 15-yard line, stopped Gustavus' game-opening 13-play, 42-yard drive. His second interception came on a pass to the end zone in the fourth quarter, preserving the Auggies' 17-14 lead.

Phillips currently stands third on the team in total tackles (56), with four passes defensed (two interceptions, two breakups) this year.

Now 4-5 overall and 2-5 in MIAC play, Augsburg closes the 2010 season this Saturday (11/13) at 1 p.m., with a conference game at Bethel in Arden Hills, Minn.

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Christensen, Johnson Honored by MIAC

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/11/8/VB110810.aspx?path=wvball

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Augsburg College outside hitter Katie Christensen (SR, North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS) was named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference volleyball team, while setter Denielle Johnson (SR, Blaine, Minn./Spring Lake Park HS) earned All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team honors.

Christensen, a first-time all-conference selection, finished the season with a team-high 303 kills, and a 2.73 kill-per-set average. Christensen also recorded 28 service aces, 28 blocks (four solo) and 188 digs. During her four-year career at Augsburg, Christensen ranks fourth all-time in career kills with 880 kills, and ranks in the top 10 in kills-per-set and matches played.

Johnson was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, as part of the conference's sportsmanship initiative. Members of the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Johnson saw time this season as a setter and defensive specialist for the Auggies, and recorded 162 assists and 189 digs on the season.

Under first-year head coach Jane Gibbs, the Auggies finished the season with a 16-14 record, and just missed gaining a berth into the MIAC postseason tournament for the second year in a row.

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