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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.

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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Tutors Needed

Tutor adults from the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood for volunteer hours on campus. Commit to one evening a week. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Foss 22B. Contact Elena at eveslage@augsburg.edu for more information or to sign up.

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Biology Faculty Candidate Seminar - January 20

Biology Faculty candidate Dr. Matthew Beckman will present: "The dance of the water flea: Imaging Daphnia movement and cloning putative genes involved in the development and function of the motor program"

Daphnids exhibit a rich motor behavioral repertoire which is important for food acquisition and avoidance of predation. To date there have been no studies of the pharmacology, genetics or development of the Daphnia nervous system. We are building tools to study Daphnia movement and we are in the process of mining the genome of Daphnia pulex for putative genes involved in the development and control of the dopaminergic nervous system. Preliminary studies in which we have manipulated the neurochemistry of Daphnia indicate a role for dopamine in motor control. This work aims to further develop imaging tools, and to clone and characterize the genes involved in the development and function of dopamine neurons in Daphnia.

When: Thursday, January 20, 2011 from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Where: Science Hall 123

(Please note that there will be two additional faculty candidate seminars. These will be held January 27 and February 3.)

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2011 Nobel Peace Prize Forum

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum will be hosted by Luther College, Decorah, IA
March 4-5, 2011
Registration is now open until Feb. 21st
Register on line at: http://www.luther.edu/peaceprize/registration/
Registration for all Augsburg participants (students, faculty, staff) is $25.00. Registration fee includes bus transportation from Minneapolis and Rochester to Luther College, admittance to all sessions, and meals.

Students will be housed with Luther students in residence halls. Non-traditional students have the option of staying with Luther students in a residence hall or staying at a motel at their own expense. Faculty and staff will stay in a motel at their own expense.
For schedule of speakers and events go to: http://www.luther.edu/peaceprize/schedule/

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Peace Scholar Program Applications

There is still time to apply!!
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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Years of Service Awards

Okay, colleagues, I am again posting the list of staff members who, in 2010, achieved 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 or 30 years of service to Augsburg. Please look it over and if you think you're missing, let me know! My ext. is 1525 or daniels@augsburg.edu is my E-mail.

5 YEARS

Abebe, Woinshet
Benson, David
Brown III, Ward George
Brown, Christopher J.
Griess, Aaron
Gubash, Richard
Haege, Frank
Hill, Susan
Hopingardner, Regina
Kinner, Patricia
Lee, Melissa
Maleska, Amanda
Maunu-Hakola, Louise
Mulhausen, Karen
Olson Harvey, Barbara
Sankiko, Bekele
Tesfaye, Jerusalem
Tulu, Abennet
Usselman, Valerie
Weiss, Howard

10 YEARS

Chagil, Emiliano
Draus, David
Farley, Barbara
Kallestad, Wayne
Kellogg, Jennifer
Kelsey, Thomas
Krajewski, Scott
Rumpza, Kathryn
Shafer, Dixie
Snyder, Cory
Waggoner, Rebecca
Wittenbreer, William
Zitnick, Steven


15 YEARS

Makeever, Raymond
Privette, Drew
Hultquist, Heather

20 YEARS

Bengry, Bruce
Forbes, Carol
Glorvigen, Diane
Hendrickson, Linda
Joyce, Elizabeth
Syler, Diane
Terrio, Paul
Trelstad-Porter, James
Wittmer, Jeanette


25 YEARS

Olson, Lois
McLean, Donna

30 YEARS

Guilbeault, Nancy

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Apply for International Study : Summer and Fall

Apply NOW for study or intern abroad this summer or fall 2011.

Deadline for summer Faculty-led to Argentina, Italy and Egypt = FEBRUARY 1.
Deadline for fall semester and other summer programs = MARCH 1

Apply Here: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/apply.html
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Faculty-led WEC Spring/Summer I Programs--SPACE LIMITED, apply soon.

Cowboys in the Americas
Location: Argentina
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/documents/Argentinainfo.pdf

Ethnicity & Identity
Location: Egypt
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/documents/Egypt.pdf

Art & Spiritual Practice
Location: Italy
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/documents/Italy.pdf
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To see other summer and fall semester options visit these sites:

Center for Global Education (CGE)
http://www.augsburg.edu/global/

Locations: Namibia, South Africa, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador
Terms: semester and summer
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International/Exchange Partners

Locations: Norway, Germany, Finland, Slovenia and China

European partners: http://www.augsburg.edu/partners/partners.html

Chinese partner: www.uic.edu.hk/en and http://uic.edu.hk/handbook.
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Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs - HECUA
http://www.hecua.org/

Locations: Ecuador, Bolivia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Bangladesh, as well as domestic programs based in the Twin Cities
Terms: semester and summer
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AUGSBURG COLLEGE AFFILIATED PROGRAMS

Augsburg College has affiliated with a diverse group of study abroad program providers to provide students with excellent international opportunities on over 300 programs in over 80 different countries.

Browse programs by region and country.
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/region.html

Apply Here: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/apply.html

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Staff Appreciation/Outstanding Staff Nominations

Nominate a colleague for a Staff Recognition/Outstanding Staff Award!

The Outstanding Staff Award is to recognize exceptional Augsburg staff members who exemplify the mission of the college through their actions. Recipients consistently go above the call of duty to provide service to others and/or make innovative and outstanding contributions to enhance the objectives of their department or the Augsburg Community.

Outstanding Staff Award nominees must have a complete nomination packet that includes:
• Nomination Form
• At least TWO letters of recommendation

The nomination and one of the recommendations may be from the same individual; however, staff members may not nominate themselves for this award, and current Staff Senate members are not eligible for nomination.

Division vice presidents are asked to nominate a minimum of two staff members from their division, but any current staff, faculty, or student may also nominate individuals or write a letter of recommendation.

Letters of recommendation should specifically describe how the nominated staff member meets the criteria stated above.

Copies of the nomination form are available at:
web.augsburg.edu/staffsenate/nomination.doc

Nominators and nominees should plan to be present at the Staff Appreciation gathering on Thursday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. in East Commons, Christensen Center where the Outstanding Staff Award recipients will be announced. We will also honor those who celebrated their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 30th anniversaries in 2010.

Please return all nomination forms and letters of recommendation to Kevin Cheatham at CB 47 or SCI 152 by Friday, February 18 at 4 p.m. Thanks.

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Lunar New Year

Happy New Year!

2011 the year of the rabbit has approach, to celebrate this great year, AASA is inviting everyone to celebrate Lunar New Year with us on February 4th, 2011 (Friday) from 5-8pm in East commons. The event is free and dinner will be provided.

On Feb. 4th, not only will we celebrate the Lunar New Year, but there will also be talented people performing and many activities for you to enjoy. Also, there will be a fashion show that presents beautiful clothes for everyone to watch and enjoy alongside with a love play.

I hope that on this night everyone will be able to come out and enjoy this wonderful event with us. Hope to see everyone on Feb. 4th at 5pm.

For further questions, email: aasa@augsburg.edu

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All Nighter: Save the Date

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE ANNUAL ALL NIGHTER! This is the biggest event of the year, featuring food, inflatables, caricatures, BO BURNHAM, T shirts and more! Friday, January 28, 2011 from 10pm-2am in the Christensen Center.

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Speech Team meets on Thursday

Anyone interested in the Augsburg Speech Team is invited to an organizational meeting for spring term. The meeting will be held at 3:10 pm on Thursday, January 20 in Foss 42. All who attend will receive a FREE Augsburg forensics T-shirt! If you can't make the meeting but are still interested, contact Professor David Lapakko in the Dept. of Communication Studies.

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New McNair Assistant Director

Please join us in welcoming Brian Greening, new Assistant Director for the McNair Scholars Program. Stop by the McNair office, Science 116, on Wednesday, Jan. 19 3-5 p.m., to meet Brian and enjoy some light refreshments.

Brian holds a Master of Arts degree in English and is a PhD candidate in Saint Louis University's American Studies program. His doctoral studies have focused on diversity issues ranging from hip hop to southern history to race relations and resistance movements. Brian's dissertation research focuses on New Orleans, the Louisiana Superdome, and the 40-year span between two of the most disastrous hurricanes--Betsy and Katrina--to hit this area. Additionally, Brian has experience as an English professor and has worked for the McNair Scholars Program at Saint Louis University. You can contact Brian at 612-330-1147 or greening@augsburg.edu.

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Mathematics Colloquium this Wednesday

First Mathematics Colloquium, Wednesday, January 19

The first colloquium is scheduled for THIS WEDNESDAY, January 19 in OREN 113 from 3:40 to 4:40 pm. We will show a NOVA Special called "INFINITE SECRETS: THE GENIUS OF ARCHIMEDES.

Description: "In 1991, a small Medieval prayer book was sold at auction. Miraculously, some original writings of Archimedes, the brilliant Greek mathematician, were discovered hidden beneath the religious text. Through scholarly detective work with the help of modern technology, this book now reveals Archimedes' stunningly original concepts, ideas, and theories—revelations that, if known sooner, might have reshaped the world.

Many historic figures have been hailed as ahead of their time. Few—if any—are said to be centuries ahead of their time. The Einstein of his era, Archimedes had a sophisticated understanding of mathematics, and designed marvelous war machines for his native Syracuse to use against the invading Romans. Many of Archimedes' works disappeared during the Middle Ages, but some survived to help inspire the scientific revolution in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. One document that seemed irretrievably lost was his final treatise The Method, which reputedly explained how he achieved his brilliant results—secrets he revealed nowhere else. Now, over 2200 years later, the discovery of The Method has experts and scientists dreaming of what might have been if Renaissance thinkers and other great minds had known of his ideas and been able to build on them.

NOVA explores Archimedes' rare writings, as well as the book's mysterious beginnings, tumultuous history and amazing discovery. As the ancient text comes back from the dead, it unlocks its revolutionary contents—the infinite secrets of one of history's greatest thinkers."

The program runs 60 minutes, so please be there before 3:40 to be able to enjoy the refreshments before the showing begins (promptly at 3:40). — K Kaminsky

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Physics Student Research Presentation

Augsburg physics major Dat Nguyen presented a poster on his research work, "Determining the propagation direction and velocity of Pc 1-2 waves using search coil magnetometers on Svalbard, Norway," at the Fall 2010 Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco December 13, 2010. Co-authors of this study were Jennifer Posch and Mark Engebretson of Augsburg, Marc Lessard of the University of New Hampshire, and Darren Wright of the University of Leicester, UK. Augsburg Physicists David Murr, Jennifer Posch, and Mark Engebretson also made presentations at this meeting.

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):

Friday, Jan. 14:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg 2, Gustavus 2 (OT)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/1/14/mhoc011411.aspx


Saturday, Jan. 15:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at Cornell (Iowa) Matmen Open and Central (Iowa) Invite
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/1/15/wres011511.aspx?path=wrestling

Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Mary's Triangular
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/1/16/swim011511.aspx?path=wswim

Men's Basketball -- Augsburg 63, St. John's 55
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/1/15/mbb011511.aspx?path=mbball

Women's Basketball -- St. Benedict 82, Augsburg 52
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/1/15/wbb011511.aspx?path=wbball

Men's Hockey -- Gustavus 4, Augsburg 1
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/1/15/mhoc011511.aspx?path=mhockey


Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/

Monday, Jan. 17:
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg vs. Gustavus, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg at Gustavus, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 18:
Wrestling -- Augsburg vs. Waldorf (Iowa), Si Melby Hall, 6 p.m. (WT), 7:30 p.m. (varsity).

Wednesday, Jan. 19:
Men's Basketball -- Augsburg vs. St. Mary's, Si Melby Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg at St. Mary's, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 20:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at Nebraska-Omaha, 7 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 21:
M/W Indoor Track and Field -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Invitational, 5 p.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Ed Saugestad Rink, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 22:
Wrestling -- Augsburg (WT) at Iowa Lakes CC Laker Open, 9 a.m.
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead, 7 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. Concordia-Moorhead, Ed Saugestad Rink, 2:05 p.m.
Women's Basketball -- Augsburg vs. St. Catherine, Si Melby Hall, 3 p.m.

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Looking for a Housesitter?

Responsible, respectful, retired educator available to house sit in metro area beginning March 1st. Seasonal or longer. 507-320-2234

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