NOTE: The Daily A-Mail will resume on Jan. 3, 2011

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Mindful Dialogues – Community

Faculty and Staff Conversation with Reception
Mindful Dialogues is a series designed to collectively examine issues relevant to higher education and help build a sense of community. During the spring, we are examining Peter Block’s Community: The Structure of Belonging. Ron Petrich will facilitate the dialogues. If you are interested in participating and can commit to participating in at least two of the scheduled spring sessions, rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom and pick up a copy of the book from CTL to begin reading over the holidays.

The spring schedule is as follows:
January 20, 4:30-6:00, OGC 111 – Shifting Our Thinking from Independence to Interdependence - Intro and Part 1
February 10, 4:30-6:00, OGC 111 – Creating a Community Where Each of Us Belong - Ch. 8-11
March 24, 4:30-6:00, OGC 111 –Conversations for Structuring Belonging - Ch. 12-More
April 14, 4:30-6:00, Augsburg House – Creating the Communities We Want

RSVP to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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Peace Scholar Program Applications

Undergraduate students are invited to apply for the Peace Prize Forum Peace Scholars program. Two students from Augsburg will be selected to participate in the program with eight scholars from the four other colleges in The Peace Prize Forum consortium. The scholars will participate in a six-week summer school program at the University of Oslo, Norway, designed to deepen their understanding of issues related to peace, justice, democracy, and human rights. The scholars will participate in the Peace Prize Forum and will be advocates for the annual forum and other peace activities on the Augsburg campus.
Criteria and Application:
• Strong academic record with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• 1,000 word essay articulating the applicant's interest in peace issues, evidence of commitment to peace study and/or activism, and goals for being a peace scholar.
• Open to full-time first year, sophomore or junior undergraduate students.
• Two letters of recommendation—one from a faculty member and another from either a faculty or staff member.
• Applications are due January 20, 2011.
For a complete description of the program, send an e-mail to Assistant Vice President for International Programs Orv Gingerich gingerio@augsburg.edu

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Information Technology Hours Next Week

Information Technology will open standard hours next week.


Monday Dec 27 - Thursday Dec 30
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Faculty and Staff:
Because we are rotating staff coverage, if you have an urgent IT matter call your LFC as you normally would and then press zero to roll over to the emergency line. The LFCs on duty will be watching the emergency line.

Students:
Please email the Tech Desk at techdesk@augsburg.edu for assistance or visit the library learning commons for help in the library. You can also find many common answers to questions by using the "Get Help Now" search on the Tech Desk website http://www.augsburg.edu/techdesk/ .

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Central Services Hours: Break & President Holidays

All areas will be open weekdays, December 17-22 & January 3-17:
•Copy Center 8 AM – 4 PM (plus WEC Saturday, Jan. 8, 7:30 AM – 2 PM)
•Outgoing Mail & Shipping/Receiving, 8 AM – 4 PM
•Mailroom, 9 AM – 4 PM

Also, all three areas will be open select hours December 27-30:
•Copy Center, 10 AM – 2 PM
•Outgoing Mail & Shipping/Receiving, 9 AM – 3 PM
•Mailroom, 9 AM - 1 PM

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Tutoring Needed on Adobe Photoshop Software

Graphic design major needs 6-8 hours of intensive instruction on use of Adobe Photoshop. Tutoring sessions need to take place over January 3-January 17, and the student can come to Augsburg for tutoring. Pay range $25/hour. We prefer that the tutor be a digital design major in their final year at Augsburg. Please contact Laura at x1720 or roller@augsburg.edu. Thanks!

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