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Campus Closed Thursday and Friday
Augsburg will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26, for the Thanksgiving Holiday. All facilities will remain locked on these days. If you need access to a locked building, and do not have a key, call the Department of Public Safety at x1717 and they will do their best to assist you. Please have photo ID and show it to the officer. Some officers will be working different shifts over the break and may not have had the opportunity to meet you. Buildings will resume their regular schedules on Saturday, November 27.
Athletic Facilities Thanksgiving Break Hours
Athletic Facilities will have limited hours over Thanksgiving Break:
Si Melby Hall/Kennedy Center
Closed Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26
Saturday, Nov. 27 Open Noon - 6pm
Sunday, Nov. 28 Open Noon - 11pm
Ice Arena: Closed Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26. No open hockey or figure skating.
Dome: Closed Thursday, Nov. 25 & Friday, Nov. 26. No open dome or golf.
The regular schedule resumes Monday.
Teaching and Learning
Powerful Conversations on NSSE
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:
December 16, 2010, OGC 111 – Active and Collaborative Learning (Velma Lashbrook)
February 17, 2011, OGC 100 – Student-Faculty Interaction (Lori Peterson)
Apply by Nov 24: Summer Study Abroad Scholarship
Lutheran Brotherhood/Thrivent is sponsoring awards of $1,000 and up for students of color seeking to study abroad during summer 2011 in 6 different programs.
Don’t miss this opportunity to earn credit, fulfill AugCore requirements, and complete major electives, all while having fun studying abroad!
The following faculty-led and Center for Global Ed Summer courses are eligible:
1. Ancient and Modern Egyptian Identity: Egypt
+ SOC 195 and HIS 195 (2 credits, Humanities-HIS LAF )
2. Cowboys in the Americas: Argentina
+ HIS or SPA 295 (1 credit, Humanities-HIS LAF)
3. Sketching and Spiritual Lives: Italy
+ Art 122/322 and REL 205 (2 credits, Fine Arts LAF)
4. Development and Social Change in Southern Africa: Namibia
+ INS 312 and HIS/ INS/ POL 399 (2 credits)
5. Spanish Language and Mayan Spirituality: Guatemala
+ AIS 495 and SPA XXX (8 options) – (2 credits)
6. AugCore Mexico Summer Session I or II: Mexico (2 Credits)
+ One or two Spanish language courses (17 different courses offered)
+ Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Mexico Art (Art/Spanish 231, Fine Arts LAF)
+ Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning II (Religion 200)
+ Latin Dance (HPE 002)
+ Internship or Independent Research
The application deadline is noon on Wednesday, November 24, 2010.
Application form and eligibility criteria available in the Augsburg Abroad office in Murphy Place or online at http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/documents/StudentofColorScholarshipApp.pdf
For questions or more information contact Augsburg Abroad at abroad@augsburg.edu or 612.330-1669.
Writing Lab Hours for Thanksgiving Week
Please note that because the library will close at 5 on Wednesday, Nov. 24, the Writing Lab will be open for only a somewhat shortened Wed. afternoon shift (3-5) this week and not for the usual Wed. evening shift. The Sunday night hours will be available as usual (5:30-8). If you have questions, please contact Professor Swanson at x1010.
Need Help in CHM 105 or 115?
The Academic Skills Office & the Chemistry Department are hosting free, drop-in tutoring sessions. Stop by Science Hall 315/319 for some one-on-one or small group assistance.
Mondays - 6:00 to 7:00 pm (SCI 315)
Tuesdays - 11:00 to 12:00 (SCI 319)
Wednesdays - 11:00 to 12:00 (SCI 319)
Thursdays - 12:00 to 1:00 (SCI 319)
Fridays - 2:00 to 3:00 (SCI 319)
General Announcements
Smoking Cessation Info TODAY
CCHP and a representative from QuitPlan will be tabling today in Christensen Center from noon - 2 pm to provide information on smoking cessation. For those of you thinking about quitting or those of you who have recently quit and need some support/tips.
Stop by today and learn how to help create a world with less cancer and more birthdays! Any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.
Enrollment Center Holiday Hours
The Enrollment Center holiday hours for this week are as follows:
Monday, Nov. 22: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 23: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 24: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 25: Closed for Thanksgiving
Friday, Nov. 26: Closed
Have a safe and happy holiday break!
Win Gift Card, Take Survey
Help Lori Lohan's WEC MKT352 class by taking a quick survey and you will have the chance to win an Augsburg Bookstore giftcard!
Click link:
http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_4JBm9PxHbY42QgA
Spirit of MLK Award Nominations Due Wednesday
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.
Have you Lost Something?
Many items have been turned into the Lost & Found since the start of the school year! We have keys, glasses, clothing items, water bottles, etc. Stop by the Welcome Desk area to see if you have found that missing something!
New Orleans Alternative Spring Break Registration
For our 2011 Alternative Spring Break (ASB), a group of around 40 Auggies will be able to serve in New Orleans, Louisiana! This will continue our commitment to help in recovery work in the Gulf Coast and offer up an amazing opportunity for the participants to focus on service, vocation, and interfaith collaboration in a memorable way. We hope you will consider participating this year.
Registration will begin on November 29 and go through Dec. 16. Please stop by Campus Ministry Office or contact Lonna Field or Sonja Hagander for more information.
- Sponsored by Campus Ministry, Center for Faith & Learning (ACFL) and Bonner Leaders.
Helping Hungry Students
This last year I've hearing more about students who are homeless or hungry or both, and people have approached the Campus Kitchen Project wondering if there's a way for us to help. Two things I'd like to do:
1) Bring together students and others who are connected to students who are really struggling in this way, and think and plan strategically around how to connect them to the services, both on campus and out in the community, that they need.
2) If people need a complimentary meal, anyone can always help us deliver a meal as we often dine with the people we serve. The following shifts are ones where a meal comes with the work:
Delivery, Tuesdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - at Peace House homeless shelter*
Delivery, Tuesdays, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. - at the Brian Coyle Community Center
Delivery, Thursdays, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. - at Peace House homeless shelter*
Cook/Deliver, 2nd, 4th Fridays - 5 - 8 p.m. - Senior dinner at Ebenezer
Our other shifts can always use help, but don't include a meal for those working:
Cooking, Wednesdays, 7 - 9 p.m. - at Augsburg College
Delivery, Thursdays, 3 - 5:30 p.m. - to seniors who live independently
Cook/Deliver, Sundays, 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. - to Secure Waiting homeless shelter
*Peace House on Franklin Ave just east of 35W is one of the most special places I know in the city. Anyone can go there for a free meal Monday through Friday 11:20-12:30 (need to show up on time, as there's always a community conversation before lunch)
Dining Service Hours
Wednesday November 24, 2010
The Commons is open for breakfast and lunch will close at 1:30pm
Coopers Coffee Shop
Will Close at 2:00pm
Nabo will close at 2:00pm
A-club will be closed
Food Service will restart with the Commons opening for Dinner at 5:00pm Sunday November 28, 2010
Have a safe and happy holiday
Ultimate Frisbee for Faculty/Staff
Join us for a fun game of ultimate frisbee every Tuesday at noon in the dome. All skills and abilities welcome, dress comfortably, and be ready to smile!
Games last one hour. We will play on Tuesdays through Dec. 14th.
Event Announcements
Learn More about the CPA Exam
Come to the Marshall room on Tuesday November 30 at 6:30pm to hear more about the Becker CPA review course for the CPA exam. Bring any questions you may have about the CPA exam, Becker Professional Education, and an appetite. Pizza will be provided.
In the past 50 years, Becker has helped more than 400,000 candidates achieve their CPA designation. Becker Professional Education students pass at twice the rate of all CPA Exam candidates who did not take a Becker review course.
Save the Date: Faculty/Staff Holiday Party
Please save the date for the 2010 Faculty/Staff Holiday Party:
Thursday, December 16
3pm-5pm
Christensen Center Coffee Shop/Student Art Gallery
More details to follow, but please plan to join us there!
Questions? Contact Jodi Collen at x1107.
Win Timberwolves Tickets
Hello students! Play to win free tickets to Timberwolves vs Miami Heat on April 1st, 2011. ASAC is requesting basketball teams of 3 players to sign up ASAP. Please email asac@augsburg.edu to register your team. Include names, year in school, and T-shirt sizes.
Only three players will be allowed per team. It will be a random selection, bracket style tournament, similar to the NCAA bracket format. The teams will consist of three current Augsburg College students. Students must be currently enrolled in classes at Augsburg, but do not have to live on campus. Students that play on the Augsburg Basketball team ARE NOT allowed to join the tournament.
Games will be half-court and first team to reach ten, in the main gym of the Kennedy Center on Friday, December 3rd. The first game will begin at 7:00pm SHARP.
Each student on the winning team of the 3-on-3 tournament will win tickets to attend the Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Miami Heat basketball game at the Target Center on April 1st, 2011
Get your teams ready and let's have some fun!
Vagina Monologues Auditions Nov. 18, 23 and 29
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. 18 (Thursday) form 7-8:30pm, Nov. 23 (Tuesday) from 6-7pm and Nov. 29 (Monday) from 6-8pm 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
Advent Vespers - Almost Full
Reserve your spot now for Augsburg's Christmas Event - Advent Vespers. There is limited room and services are quickly filling up.
Advent Vespers
Friday, December 3 at 5 p.m.
Friday, December 3 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 4 at 2 p.m. (FULL)
Saturday, December 4 at 5 p.m. (FULL)
Saturday, December 4 at 8 p.m.
To Reserve Your Spot:
- Order Online at www.augsburg.edu/vespers/
- Stop by the Christensen Center Welcome Desk
- Stop by the Music Office
Feel free to contact the Music Office with any questions, 612-330-1265
Native American Heritage Month Celebration TONIGHT
The Augsburg Indigenous Student Association (AISA) at Augsburg College is hosting a event in celebration of National Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 from 6-8:30 PM on campus in the Kennedy Center (Upstairs in the building next to the Football field/white dome where the Powwow is held).
Come enjoy a meal and presentations by Standing Bull Drum Group and Bob Whipple, Augsburg Student, who will speak on His perspective of education: Past, Present and Future in addition to getting information about Augsburg College, programs offered and how to apply if interested!!!
Focused Conversation - Financial Futures Follow-up
Faculty and staff are invited to the next Focused Conversation on November 23, 12:00-1:00 pm in OGC 100. The topic is Financial Futures Commission Follow-Up: State of the College Primer. Learn more about factors that impact the financial health of the College. Economy. Revenues. Expenditures. Financing.
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Auggie Men's Soccer Earns Academic Award
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/11/22/msoc112210.aspx?path=msoc
MINNEAPOLIS -- For the fifth straight year, the Augsburg College men's soccer team earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's Team Academic Award, with a team grade-point average of 3.23 this season.
A total of 195 men's soccer teams in all NCAA and NAIA divisions posted team GPAs of 3.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale to earn NSCAA Team Academic Award honors. There were a total of 632 programs in college soccer (195 men, 437 women) to earn NSCAA Team Academic Award honors with team GPAs of 3.00 or higher.
It is the fifth straight year that Augsburg's men's soccer team has earned the NSCAA academic honor, after recording a 3.42 team GPA in 2009, 3.29 team GPA in 2008, a 3.20 team GPA in 2007 and a 3.08 team GPA in 2006. Augsburg is one of six Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schools to receive the NSCAA academic honor.
Under seventh-year head coach Greg Holker, Augsburg finished the 2010 season with one of the best records in school history, finishing with a school-record 16 victories (16-5-1) and the MIAC's postseason playoff championship. Augsburg qualified for the NCAA Division III national playoffs for the second time in the last three years, and finished with a double-digit win record for the fourth time in the last five years.
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