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Lindell Library Open til 1 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5

Lindell Library will be open until 1:00 am from Sunday, December 5 (really early Monday, Dec. 6), through Friday, December 10. Come do some serious studying. We’re expecting you!

On Saturday, December 11, the library will follow the WEC schedule: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm.

Hours are always available from the "Hours" link on the Lindell Library web site: www.augsburg.edu/library

Online library resources are also available 24/7 on that web site.

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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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Women's Night Out this Saturday

Cedar Riverside Women's Night Out
Saturday, December 4th
5pm - 8pm
Brian Coyle Community Center

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

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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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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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Noted Historian on Campus for Velkommen Jul

There's an extra treat at this year's Velkommen Jul celebration!

Historian Odd Lovoll--the most important and prolific scholar in the field of Norwegian American history--will be at the boutique in the Christensen Center, signing copies of his many books.

Lovoll is Professor Emeritus of History and the former King Olav V Chair in Scandinavian-American Studies at St. Olaf College. He is the author of A Folk Epic: The Bygdelag in America (1975), The Promise of America: A History of the Norwegian-American People (1984), A Century of Urban Life: The Norwegians in Chicago before 1930 (1988), The Promise Fulfilled: A Portrait of Norwegian Americans Today (1998), Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town (2006), and Norwegian Newspapers in America: Connecting Norway and the New World (2010). From 1980 until 2001 he served as publications editor for The Norwegian-American Historical Association. Lovoll was decorated with the Knight's Cross First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit in 1986 by King Olav V and in 1989 he was inducted into membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

Be sure to take advantage of this chance to pick up an extra-special holiday gift!

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Budgeting in a Tough Student Org Economy - 12/7

CAO welcomes ALL student leaders to Budgets and Budgeting in a Tough Student Org Economy, the fifth and last installment in the Student Leadership Series for the Fall semester. 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 focus on strategies for budgeting, including but not limited to, how to lay out clear, organized budgets; what goes into creating a budget; how to project future spending; and finally, how to work with a more limited budget. This session will be especially helpful to student organizations which either (1) are already commissioned and will need to submit an annual budget request to Day Student Government or (2) are applying for commissioned status for the first time.

Ann Garvey, Vice President for Student Affairs, will facilitate this workshop on Tuesday, December 7 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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Phillips Scholarship Informational Meetings

Are you a sophomore that needs scholarship money? Do you want to make a difference and change lives? If so, come learn about the Phillips Scholarship and how you can earn scholarship money and at the same make a difference in your community.

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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Franklin Frolic Saturday, Dec. 4

On Saturday, Dec. 4th from noon - 6:00 PM, East Franklin Avenue in the Seward Neighborhood will be the site of the Franklin Frolic. The event is hosted by the Seward Civic and Commerce Association and is a terrific opportunity to experience and support Seward's vibrant small business community. Businesses will be having sales and offering a variety of fun activities; restaurants and cafes will have beverage and dining specials; free food and drinks will be available at many locations; neighborhood artists will be selling and showing artwork in businesses along the avenue; and live music can be enjoyed at many locations. At 5:00PM, there will be a gathering in Triangle Park (26th Ave. and E. Franklin Avenue) to light up the park and celebrate the warm community spirit of the Seward Neighborhood. Brochures about the Franklin Frolic are available at the information desks in the Christensen Center and Oren Gateway.

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Summer Research Workshop Today

If you are interested in summer research on or off campus, attend today's Summer Research Workshop from 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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Holiday Gathering

Please join us for a Women's Studies / Women's Resource Center end-of-semester holiday gathering on Friday, Dec. 10, from 2-5 pm in the Women's Resource Center (207 Sverdrup). Holiday treats and good conversation will be in abundance.

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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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Thru Another's Lens - Wednesday, Dec. 8

The Luther Hall/Oren Gateway Center (LOGC) ResLife Staff and the Department of Residence Life is continuing its safe dialogue series for community members on issues of human diversity. The overarching goals of this series are to help people understand each other across difference as well as inspire all to take action for positive social change.

The kick off to this series occurred on Wednesday, November 3 at 6:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100. This first session looked to develop a common conceptual understanding of oppression dynamics, broadly, allowing the series to take single-issue focus for the rest of the academic year. Now, each session will focus on a particular social identity category while also considering how various oppression dynamics intersect (e.g., class, disability/nondisability, ethnicity, gender, race, religious & spiritual identity, sexual orientation).

This second session in the series will take place on Wednesday, December 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100 and will focus on class, classism, and ways to take action against classism in everyday life.

So, if you want to join a discussion where you will leave with some tangible takeaways that you can apply, then come join us!

If you have any questions, please contact Will O'Berry at oberry@augsburg.edu or a member of the LOGC ResLife Staff.

Free sunglasses as well as dessert will be provided for attendees!

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Velkommen Jul - TODAY

Join the Augsburg Associates as they welcome the Advent and Christmas seasons in Scandinavian style with Velkommen Jul TODAY Friday, December 3rd. The celebration begins at 10:20 a.m. with an Advent worship service in Hoversten Chapel followed by a reception and boutique in Christensen Center at 11:00. You may find that perfect Christmas present at the boutique and there will be goodies galore at the bake sale. Cookies, lefse, krumkake, sandbakkels, rosettes and kringler are just a few of the sweet treats that will be available. Please join us and wear your Norwegian sweater!

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Friday, Dec. 3:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. St. John's, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7:05 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at St. Benedict, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Invitational, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 4:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at MSU Moorhead Dragon Open, 8 a.m.
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Invitational, 1 p.m.
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg at Carleton, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg at St. John's, 2 p.m.
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg at Carleton, 3 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. St. Benedict, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 6:
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg vs. St. Thomas, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg at St. Thomas, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 8:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at Minnesota State Moorhead, 7 p.m.
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg vs. Hamline, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg at Hamline, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 11:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at St. Cloud State Open, 9 a.m.
Wrestling (WT) -- Augsburg at Wartburg (Iowa) Dick Walker Invitational, 9 a.m.
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg at Macalester, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Dec 18:
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg at Bethany Lutheran, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 29:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at Citrus Open Tournament, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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