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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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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)

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Nov. 17 Faculty Meeting

The agenda packet for next Wednesday's Faculty Meeting is now available in the Academic Affairs public folder; hard copies will be distributed tomorrow. Please note the location change - this meeting will be held in the Sateren Auditorium.

Thank you.
Judi

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Discussion of Classroom Spaces

We are planning a focused discussion on teaching and learning spaces: how we can accommodate different types of teaching and learning with more flexible and adaptive classroom spaces. The discussion will be on November 15 from 3:30-5pm in the Oren Gateway Center room 202. We will discuss how to best use our current spaces and how to prioritize improvements.

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2011 Health Insurance Premiums

Human Resources has received several questions regarding the 2011 Health Insurance Premiums. All benefit eligible employee should have received a benefit booklet in the mail last week. Page 7 of the booklet lists the insurance premium rates for 2011. The rates for the $1000 Deductible Medical Plan, the $2500 Deductible Medical Plan and the Dental Plan are the bi-weekly rates.

Please see the link below for the bi-weekly rates for 2011. The rates listed at the link will come out of the first 2 pay checks of each month (24 deductions per calendar year).

http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2011_Benefits/2011InsurancePremiumGrid.pdf

If you have misplaced your benefit booklet, you can access the link below or on HR's Moodle site.

http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2011_Benefits/EmployeeBenefitBooklet.pdf

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

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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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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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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!

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Host an Int'l Student for Thanksgiving Meal

If you're interested in hosting an international student, or a small group of international students, for a Thanksgiving meal this Thursday, November 25, please contact me at porter@augsburg.edu or x.1686. Please state your preference for the number of students you would like to host (minimum 1 and maximum 5).

I am currently generating a list of interested international students. They have until the end of the day on Wednesday, November 17th to confirm their participation.

I will confirm with interested hosts on Friday, November 19th, regarding whether or not we have a student or group of students for you.

Many thanks for your ongoing support for Augsburg's international students! Jim Trelstad-Porter

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Turkeypalooza 2010

Time is running out to donate to this year's 6th annual Campus Kitchens Turkeypalooza! An Augsburg tradition 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 (checks to be made out to Augsburg Campus Kitchen).

Please let us know if you would be willing to donate or help volunteer to help with cooking or serving the dinners.

We'll be collecting all the donations MONDAY. NOVEMBER 15th 1 pm - 4 pm in Christensen Center.

Thank you so much to all of the staff and departments for your contributions thus far!

Michelle Anderson
Senior Augsburg Elementary Education Major
anders42@augsburg.edu

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Next Monday-Friday - View From Employers

Join the Strommen Career and Internship Center for an informal open house and visit with employer representatives November 15-19th. Stop down daily between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.! Refreshments and treats! Learn what employers are looking for, ask questions, and get resume tips.

Door prizes - including a chance to win a free networking lunch with an alumni. Open to all majors. For a list of employers to to http://cswl.pbworks.com Questions call 612-330-1148

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Spirit of MLK Award - Deadline Nov. 24

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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Business Open Advising Gift Card Winners

Thanks to all of the business students who stopped by Memorial 3rd floor last week to take advantage of the Open Advising Sessions!

Congratulations to Garrett Mackay and Thomas LaPitz for winning a Jimmy John's gift card from the Department of Business Administration.

Have a great weekend!

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War and Peace and Evolution play Nov. 20

The first year honor students present War and Peace and Evolution, a play that is student written, directed and acted. This set of four vignettes are based off a the book "Evolution and Religion" we read this year. Come watch Lady Gaga and Sarah Palin duke it out, and see Alice in Wonderland talking about human origins. FREE! Prizes will be given out! Mark your calendars for Saturday November 20th 7-8pm in Sateren Auditorium

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Help Raise a Village

Come by Christensen Center on Friday, November 12 between 12pm and 4pm to learn how you can help kids in Rabondo, Kenya fight poverty and illiteracy.

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Richard Davis, Chairman US Bancorp, Speaks Nov. 18

The Strommen Executive Speakers Series brings executives of leading corporations to campus to share their experience with alumni and students. Please join us on Thursday, November 18, 2010 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. to hear Richard Davis, who serves as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Bancorp. Headquartered in Minneapolis, U.S. Bancorp is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. Davis’s leadership and prudent approach to financial management have garnered national and international praise for U.S. Bancorp.

The event will take place in Sateren Auditorium promptly at 5:00 p.m. A question and answer period will follow, and light refreshments will be available prior to the event. Latecomers are welcome, so join us after classes! The event is free; we ask that you let us know you'll attend. Please RSVP to roller@augsburg.edu or leave a message at 612.330.1720.

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Focused Conversation-Enrollment Management Primer

Come to the next Focused Conversation on November 17, 12:00-1:00 pm, in OGC. It's an Enrollment Management Primer. Learn more about factors that determine who enrolls (and stays) at Augsburg. Demographics. Recruitment. Programs. Retention. Financial Aid.

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Business Study Abroad Info Session

Are you a business major who wants to learn more about STUDY ABROAD options? Come to the info session!

What: Business Study Abroad Info Session

When: Thursday, November 18, 3:15 pm

Where: SCI 123

All business students interested in studying abroad should take advantage of this great opportunity to learn more about the programs. Speakers from the business department and study abroad department, as well as students, will be giving information about application deadlines, scholarships, how to decide where to study, what classes to take, etc. There will be FOOD!!!! Look forward to seeing you there.

Questions? Kelly x1215

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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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Omicron Delta Malaria Awareness Dodgeball

Come out and join Omicron Delta for a fun night of Malaria Dodgeball.
Top two teams in the tournament will take home a prizes from Target and Pizza Luce.
$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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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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Benefit Enrollment Session TODAY

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

Annual benefit enrollment period 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 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.healthpartners.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 Resources' Moodle site.

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

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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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Mississippi Meeting

Do you have any plans for spring break?! Come learn about this exciting trip down to the Mississippi Delta! We will starting Jackson, Mississippi and making our way up to Memphis, Tennessee. Come to one of these meets to see how you can get involved:

Thursday, November 18th 5:30-6:30 Sverdrup 1

Tuesday November 23 5:30-6:30 Marshall Room

Free Food!

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Vocatio Chapel and Lunch on Nov. 17

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

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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Community Action Panel: Ending Homelessness

Time: Thursday, November 18 · 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Location: Cooper's Coffee Shop

It's almost winter and tonight there are an estimated 13,000 people in Minnesota without a place to call home - many of whom are children, veterans and individuals struggling with mental illness. Believe it or not, just a few decades ago, systemic homelessness did not exist in our state! Do you wish you felt more equipped to do something about this injustice plaguing our community??

Community LINK invites you to come hear 4 incredible panelists, whose organizations are working daily to eliminate homelessness in Minnesota, tell us some stories about the work that they do and talk about how WE can be involved!

There will be snacks to share and time to chat with the panelists afterwords. Please join us for a powerful time of sharing, and bring your friends!


We hope to see you there,

Community LINK

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Around the WorkWheel: Explore Your Options

Students- Stop by the Urness/Mortensen lobby on Thursday the 18th, and spin the wheel to learn just how many career options relate to your major. Why not take an extra minute of your busy day to win prizes and broaden your professional horizon?, and then return to your academic toil with a renewed zeal, direction, and prize in your pocket. Come spin the wheel Friday the 18th from 12 to 1 pm. Sponsored and hosted by Residence Life.

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Calling All Seniors

Auggies give back:

Feed the pig....win big!!! Feed the pig your spare change and you'll have a chance to win iPods, Target gift cards and possibly a class party at the presidents house! The money raised will go toward a scholarship to help an Auggie...it could be you!

Pick up your class pigs in the Christensen Center on Nov. 15th, 16th and the 17th, next week.

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"Obituaries for Poetry," Deidre Shauna Lynch

The Nineteenth Century Subfield of the University of Minnesota presents

Deidre Shauna Lynch
University of Toronto

"Obituaries for Poetry: Dead Poet Love, the Life of the Author, and Photographed Romanticism"

Friday, November 19, 2010 at noon
Lind 207a
A light lunch will be served

Please join us for a presentation by Deidre Shauna Lynch, the Chancellor Jackman Professor and Associate Professor of English at the University of Toronto. Dr. Lynch is an established literary scholar specializing in
eighteenth-century and romantic-era literature with particular interests in women authors and the history and theory of the novel. Her first book, The Economy of Character: Novels, Market Culture, and the Business of Inner
Meaning was the winner of the 1999 MLA Prize for a First Book.

Co-sponsored with the Department of English, Theorizing Early Modern Studies, the Center for Early Modern History, the Coca Cola Activity Initiative and GAPSA.

For more information contact us at nineteen@umn.edu.

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Lauren Roberts' Senior Art Reception - TONIGHT

"The Long Way Home"
Lauren M. Roberts

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

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

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Physics Papers Published

Two Physics Department researchers, Laura Simms and Jennifer Posch, have recently published papers in the Journal of Geophysical Research. Laura Simms' paper, "Determining the key drivers of magnetospheric Pc5 wave power," was co-authored by Slava Pilipenko of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( a frequent Visiting Scientist at Augsburg) and Mark Engebretson. Jennifer Posch's paper, "Probing the relationship between EMIC waves and plasmaspheric plumes near geosynchronous orbit," was co-authored by 2008 Augsburg graduate Michael Murphy, Michael Denton of Lancaster University (Great Britain), Richard Horne of the British Antarctic Survey, Marc Lessard of the University of New Hampshire, and Mark Engebretson.

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update -- Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/

Friday, Nov. 12:
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Catherine Mini-Invitational, 6 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. St. Thomas, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg at St. Thomas, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 13:
M/W Cross Country -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III Central Regional at Wartburg (Iowa), 11 a.m.
Football -- Augsburg at Bethel, 1 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at St. Thomas, 2 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III National Tournament, vs. St. Scholastica at Wisconsin-Whitewater, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. St. Thomas, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 14:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III National Tournament, 6 p.m.

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Schafer, Arnold Earn MIAC Cross Country Awards

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/11/11/mcc111110.aspx?path=mcross

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg men's cross country runners Matt Schafer (SO, New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) and Joe Arnold (JR, Grand Rapids, Minn.) earned MIAC all-conference honors, it was announced on Thursday by the conference office.

Schafer earned his first all-conference honorable-mention honor after finishing in 19th place with a time of 26:50.6 at the 2010 MIAC championships. As one of the Auggies' most consistent runners this season, Schafer set a career-best with a time of 26:26.5 at the Wisconsin-La Crosse Invitational earlier this year. A two-year participant in the Augsburg program, Schafer finished as the Auggies' top individual runner in all but one of the teams six races this season.

Arnold 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. In his three years at Augsburg, Arnold has participated in 19 races, and recorded a personal-best time of 27:39 at the St. Olaf College Invite earlier this season.

The Augsburg men's cross country team closes out the regular season on Saturday (11/13) when they run at the NCAA Division III Central Regional at Wartburg (Iowa).

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Bahr Earns MIAC Sportsmanship Honor

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/11/11/wcc111110.aspx?path=wcross

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College women's cross country runner Kacie Bahr (JR, Brainerd, Minn.) was named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Team, it was announced on Thursday.

The All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team is part of a conference-wide 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.

A three-year veteran of the the Augsburg women's cross country team, Bahr has participated in 21 meets during her career, including seven this season. As one of the Auggies most consistent runners, Bahr has finished as one of team's top three runners in six out of the team's seven races this season. Bahr recorded a career-best time of 25:35.1 at the Wisconsin-LaCrosse Invite earlier this season.

In addition to her performance as a student-athlete on the women's cross country team, Bahr is a member of Augsburg's Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

The Augsburg women's cross country team closes out the regular season on Saturday (11/13) when they participate at the NCAA Division III Central Regional at Wartburg (Iowa).

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