Public Safety Hiring Student Dispatchers

Apply online through www.augsburg.edu/hr
Public Safety is looking for responsible, reliable, motivated students for a student dispatcher position. Applicants should be active problem solvers, team players, effective communicators, enjoy customer service, multi-tasking, and enjoy working under pressure in emergency situations.
Training will begin over winter break with scheduled hours starting in January. Position may have the opportunity for summer work as well as carry over through the next academic school year.

Accepting applications until position is filled, however first round of interviews will begin next week. Applications submitted by Dec 3rd will be given priority.

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Crime Alert: Robbery on West Side of Luther Hall

On Monday, November 29, 2010, a non-student was robbed on the west (20th Ave) side of Luther Hall. The non-student was walking to campus from the Franklin Light Rail Station and was followed by 4 to 6 teens in hooded sweatshirts. The non-student realized he was being followed and began to move quickly toward campus. The robbers pursued the non-student and knocked him to the ground on the west side of Luther, where they robbed him.

If you have any information regarding this crime, and have not already done so, 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!

- Walk in groups of two or more, particularly when walking off campus or at night. When this is not possible, call Augsburg DPS and request an escort. Escorts are available to and from the Franklin Light Rail Station.
- If you are being harassed, or believe you are being followed, immediately call the Minneapolis Police Department or, if on campus, Augsburg DPS.
- Don't wear headphones, especially when walking alone or at night.
- Record your credit card numbers and their related customer service phone numbers in a safe place. Immediately cancel your credit cards if they are lost or stolen.
- Record the serial numbers of all your valuables, particularly those you carry with you. One easy way to do this is to take a digital photo of the serial number for your cell phone, computer, etc and store the photos in a safe place.
- Regularly back-up all data on your cell phone, mp3 player and USB drives. Encourage your friends and colleagues to do likewise.
- Be aware of suspicious activity on or around campus. Immediately report suspicious activity to the Minneapolis Police department 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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Powerful Conversations on NSSE

December 16, 2010, OGC 111, 12:00-1:15pm
Active and Collaborative Learning (Velma Lashbrook)

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.

Light refreshments will be served.
Please rsvp to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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Yoga Winding Down for the Semester

This is a reminder that the FREE yoga sessions for all interested students, faculty and staff will be winding down for this semester. We have sessions Tuesday and Thursday this week and next week from 12 noon - 1 pm in the Wrestling Room in Kennedy Center (top of stairs on the dome side entrance). The last yoga session for this semester will be Thursday 12/9.

If you have any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Thanks for participating. If you do plan to join us please wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat if needed.

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American Indian Studies Courses: Spring 2011

AIS 105: Introduction to American Indian Studies:
Tuesday & Thursday 9:40-11:10 with Elise Marubbio
Designed to introduce students to the content areas of the American Indian Studies curriculum, this course includes an overview of American Indian history, federal Indian policy, land issues, reservation and urban issues, cross-cultural influences, and American Indian literature, art, music, and language.

AIS 205: Contemporary American Indians
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday 1:20-2:20 with Eric Buffalohead
In this topics-oriented course, students focus on issues that face contemporary American Indians, including tribal sovereignty and identity politics, treaty rights, language retention and education, religious freedom, and Indian activism.

AIS 332 Native American Storytelling
Tuesday 6:oo-9:00 with Sophia Jacobson
The objective of this course is to study Native American storytelling from a cultural perspective. An appreciation of oral traditions will be emphasized and studied within the broader context of world mythologies. Students will be expected to perform storytelling and to research the various tribal storytelling traditions.

AIS 364: Indigenous Filmmakers
Wednesday 6:00-9:00 with Elise Marubbio
Indigenous Filmmakers introduces students at the junior and senior level to the exciting and expanding field of indigenous media—specifically films made by Native Americans. We will explore the political and social forces at work behind the American indigenous film movement, which responds to mainstream film's portrayal of Native Americans and provides an extraordinary range in perspectives and views that inform Native American cultures.

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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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Time for Augsburg to be Tobacco Free?

The Tobacco-free task force will meet on Thursday, Dec. 2, 1:30- 2:30 pm in OGC 100.

Our agenda is to review the comments received so far via the survey about the process for Minneapolis campus discussion and make plans to engage students, faculty and staff further.

Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to attend.

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Buddhist Lama Teaching in Neighborhood Tonight 8pm

Lama Ole Nydahl, one of the most active and exemplary teachers of Tibetan Buddhism, will give a public lecture entitled "Buddhism in the Modern World" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, at Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 130 Humphrey Center, 301 19th Ave. S, Minneapolis. Admission is $15, and $10 for students.

Augsburg students will be meeting in the lobby of the Christensen Center at 7:45 to walk over to the venue together.

Lama Ole Nydahl, who enjoys skydiving and fast motorcycles, is a modern-day Lama who breaks with convention.

"Recognizing mind to be like space will make us fearless," says Nydahl, "the recognition of that which looks through our eyes and listens through our ears is basically space and not some ‘thing' which has been born, made, created or put together. This realization gives an unshakable state, something that is solid which can be relied upon."

Nydahl distills the essence of Buddhism and delivers it without cultural trappings in a way that is practical for our modern world. He met Buddhism in 1968 while traveling through Nepal on his honeymoon. Nydahl and his wife became the first Western students of H.H. 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, head of the Karma Kagyü School of Tibetan Buddhism. At the request of their teacher, the Nydahls returned to their native Denmark to begin teaching Diamond Way Buddhism in the West. Since then, Nydahl has spent nearly 40 years teaching Buddhism around the globe, visiting a new city virtually every other day. The Diamond Way Buddhist Center of Minneapolis is part of an international network of more than 600 meditation centers directed by Lama Ole Nydahl, and operating under the spiritual guidance of the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje. These centers offer authentic Buddhist teachings and effective meditation instruction to lay people.

Diamond Way Buddhist Center, at 1701 W. Lake St. in Minneapolis, offers free public meditation on Sundays at 5:45 p.m., Tuesdays at 7:45 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7:45 p.m. For more information, see www.diamondway.org/minneapolis, call 612.825.5055 or email pr-mpls@diamondway.org.

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AUDITIONS: Schola Goliardi Madrigal Choir, Dec. 7

Schola Goliardi is a new madrigal group that will perform for the first time at Mardi Gras Madrigals, the medieval feast happening on March 8 in Hoversten Chapel. Jordan Sramek of the Rose Ensemble will direct the group. Auditions will be held in Hoversten Chapel next Tuesday, December 7, at 3:30 PM.

Please bring one piece to be sung a cappella: a hymn, a folk song or a piece of classical music (no pop songs, please). The rest of the audition will be vocalizing (with a piano) and some sight-singing.

To audition, please sign up on the sheet outside the choir room, or contact Phil Adamo for more information: adamo@augsburg.edu.

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Oren Gateway Center Applications Available Now

Interested in living in Oren Gateway Center? Applications for OGC for the 2011-2012 school year are now available. OGC provides upper class students the option of a substance free living environment. Please email Cyndy Rowe at rowe@augsburg.edu to request an application. Applications are due on December 10th. Don't miss out! Request your application now

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Survey For Promotion of Student Wellness

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DTZN2WC

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Augsburg Dining

Starting this Tuesday we will be offering a Vegan Menu for Lunch and Dinner on the World Flavors Station:

We also now have Veggie Cheese on the Deli Station along with Rice Bread and Veggie Wraps:

Please stop by for a cooking demo on healthy holiday eating December 1st in the Commons at 11:30 am. Gina Dahl and Brian Stansberry will answer any questions you may have during the cooking demo.

Friday Dinner and Saturday December 4th, meals will be served in the A-Club.

Coopers Coffee Shop will close at Noon December 4th.

Holiday Gift Baskets coming soon to Coopers Coffee Shop.

Gift Cards are also available from Chris in the A-Club office from 11:00am to 1:00pm Monday-Friday, he can also be reached by email at augsburg@aviands.com to place an order for Gift Cards

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Phillips Scholarship Competition

The Phillips Scholars Program is administered by the Minnesota Private College Fund in partnership with the financial aid offices of 16 private colleges and universities. The program is funded by the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation which recognizes and rewards private college students who strive to create a better life for those with unmet needs.

Selection criteria includes:
-2.75+ GPA
-Must be a sophomore in the 2010-2011 academic year
-Demonstrate current financial need
-Committed to designing and implementing your own community service project

Scholarship total including stipend is $16,400
Junior Year Scholarship $6,000
Senior Year Scholarship $6,000
Summer 2011 Stipend $4,000
Project Resource Funding $400

There will be two informational sessions to learn more about the Phillips Scholarship program.
Tuesday, December 7 at 12 pm – 1 pm in OGC 100
Thursday, December 9 at 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm in Marshall Room

To obtain the application and for more information please contact Jenny Yang at yangj@augsburg.edu or x1294 in the Financial Aid Office.

Applications MUST BE SUBMITTED to the Financial Aid Office in the Enrollment Center by FEBRUARY 11, 2011 by 4 pm. Please put ATTN: Jenny Yang.

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Tabling for Dogsburg College Petition

Members of the Dogsburg College Working Group will be tabling in the Christensen Center this Wednesday, December 1, from 10 to 2. Come and learn more about the movement to change Augsburg's Pet Policy. You can also sign the following petition:

"We, the undersigned, support the efforts of the Dogsburg College Working Group to change the rules at Augsburg College so that pets may be allowed on campus. We believe that a responsible "pets on campus" policy can be developed that will respect people's safety and health concerns, while at the same time allowing all of us to enjoy the many benefits of including pets in our community."

Hope to see you there: Christensen Center, this Wednesday, December 1, 10AM to 2PM.

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Register for New Orleans Alternative Spring Break

Registration for the 2011 New Orleans Alternative Spring Break is now open.

For 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!

Please contact Lonna Field (612-330-1467) for more information or with any questions. Registration forms are available in the Campus Ministry Office or by emailing fieldl@augsburg.edu

A few registration details:
- Registration is a ‘first come, first served' basis
- Completed Registration form + $100 deposit holds your spot; Total trip cost is $300/person.
- Deposit fee is non-refundable unless someone else is able to fill the spot.
- Registration is open until spots are filled or until December 16, 2010 at 4:30 PM
- If/when the spots fill up, anyone else interested will be wait-listed.

Sign-up in the Campus Ministry Office in Foss Center. Don't forget to bring your deposit and a copy of your drivers license or passport (needed for ordering plane tickets).

- Sponsored by Campus Ministry, Center for Faith & Learning (ACFL) and Bonner Leaders.

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Today!-Becker CPA Review-Bring Questions

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.

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Community Time Today

Join faculty and staff colleagues for refreshments and conversation in the East Commons on Tuesday, November 30, 3:45-4:30 – a chance to meet new people and hear news of interest.

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Summer Research Workshop

If you are interested in summer research on or off campus, attend one of the Summer Research Workshops on...
Thursday, Dec. 2, 12-1 p.m. in the Century Room
Friday, Dec. 3, 12-1 p.m. in OGC 100

Please join faculty, URGO staff and student presenters as they discuss the following topics:
1. Why is summer research important?
2. What does URGO offer?
3. How do I find information about possible summer opportunities off campus?
4. How do I decide which positions to apply to?
5. Elements of a good research proposal.

Snacks will be provided.

Workshops sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO), Tri-Beta, and the Crockett Honors House.

For the URGO Summer Research Application, please visit the URGO public folder or email Andrea Sanow (sanowa@augsburg.edu).

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Women's Resource Center Brown-Bag Lunches

Our last brown-bag lunch of the semester will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 8, from 12:30-1:30, in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup). Our topic will be "Robert's Rules of Order 101," with presenter, 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. Students welcome!

Calendar of WRC Brown-Bag Lunches for Spring (faculty and staff are particularly encouraged to join us - all genders welcome!):

Wed, Jan 26, 12:30-1:30 – film, STILL DOING IT: THE INTIMATE LIVES OF WOMEN OVER 60 http://www.stilldoingit.com/film.html

Tues, Feb 15, 12-1 - training with Sarah Griesse for faculty and staff on how to handle student reports of sexual assault

Wed, March 23, 12:30-1:30 - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction introductory session - learn how to manage stress through the practice of mindfulness

Tues, April 5, 12-1 - discussion of Julie Des Jardin's book, _The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science_. Copies will be made available in advance.

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First Wednesday Gathering

Please join faculty and staff colleagues for First Wednesday Gathering on Wednesday, December 1, 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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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!

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Where Will you be When the Night Comes?

Come and view the documentary, When the Night Comes, directed by Bobby Bailey and presented by the United Nations Foundation. See the pain and suffering caused by malaria and hear the hope that we can bring to stop malaria's devastation. Mary Simonson Clark, Coordinator of the Minneapolis Area Synod of the ELCA's Our Malaria Work, will speak about malaria awareness and be available for Q & A following the documentary.
There will be popcorn.

Questions, contact holen@augsburg.edu

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5 Named to All-MIAC Football Squads

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College wide receiver Muneer Al-Hameed (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Minneapolis Washburn HS) and tight end Josh Pronschinske (SR, Fountain City, Wis./Cochrane-Fountain City HS) earned first-team recognition on the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football squads, it was announced recently.

Auggie quarterback Marcus Brumm (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) was named to the All-MIAC second team, and linebacker Adam Mead (SR, St. Francis, Minn.) and defensive back Dane Bates (SR, White Bear Lake, Minn.) earned All-MIAC honorable-mention recognition, with Mead also being named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

Al-Hameed earned All-MIAC honors for the third time in his career, after earning All-MIAC second-team honors each of the last two seasons. Pronschinske earned All-MIAC first-team honors for the second straight year, while Brumm and Mead earned all-conference honors for the second time, after each earned All-MIAC first-team honors last year. The honor for Bates was the first of his career.

Al-Hameed proved his versatility this season, as he transitioned from wide receiver to quarterback for the final three games of the season after Brumm was lost for the season due to injury. As a quarterback, Al-Hemeed completed 17-of-34 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns in three starts.

As a wide receiver, Al-Hameed led the MIAC in receptions per-game (7.00), with 70 catches for 832 yards (third-best in the MIAC in overall statistics) and five touchdowns this season. In his 39-game career, Al-Hameed finished with 258 receptions for 3,089 yards and 18 touchdowns -- the reception total the second-most in school history, the yardage total third-best and the touchdown total sixth-best.

Pronschinske led the conference's tight ends in receiving for the second straight year, with 43 catches for 463 yards and four touchdowns. His 4.78 receptions per-game ranked eighth-best in the league in overall statistics, while his 51.4 receiving yards per-game ranked 10th-best. In his 26-game career, Pronschinske finished with 85 catches for 911 yards and six touchdowns.

Brumm suffered a season-ending injury seven games into the season, but his passing totals still ranked him among the top quarterbacks in the MIAC. His 191 completions and 2,161 passing yards were both second-most among conference players in overall statistics. His 326 passing attempts were the most among MIAC players, and his 18 passing touchdowns were tied for second-most.

In his 17 career games as an Auggie, Brumm already ranks third in school history in career pass completions (411), while ranking sixth in career passing attempts (762), fifth in career passing yardage (4,679) and fifth in career passing touchdowns (31).

Mead finished second among all MIAC players in total tackles with 91 (39 solo), including 4.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, five pass breakups, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He had five games with double-digit tackle totals this season, including a 16-tackle effort in a win over Martin Luther on Sept. 11.

In his 37-game career, Mead finished with 317 total tackles (133 solo), just the second Auggie in the last decade to record 300 or more tackles (Mike Matson had 355 from 2003-06). Mead also recorded 20.5 tackles for loss, six sacks, 11 pass breakups, one interception, a blocked kick, five forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries in his career.

Mead was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team for the second straight year. As a 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.

Bates was sidelined midway through the season with a hand injury, but was able to claim 49 tackles (24 solo) in seven games this season, including a tackle for loss, three pass breakups, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble. In his 33-game career, Bates finished with 139 tackles (68 solo), one interception, seven pass breakups, three tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles.

Under sixth-year head coach Frank Haege, Augsburg finished 4-6 overall, 2-6 in MIAC play in 2010.

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