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Last Call Proposals: Creating an Inclusive Campus

Creating an Inclusive Campus is an Augsburg conference (previously known as the Diversity and Global Learning conference) intended to address both the breadth and depth of issues related to diversity and global learning and make our mission of intentional diversity a living one. The conference will be held May 9-11, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of International Programs, General Education, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Human Resources, and is designed for Augsburg faculty, staff, and administrators.

Your collaboration, as a session facilitator or participant, is essential for creating a meaningful conference. This year's conference will have three program tracks with six sessions of 90-minutes each. It is possible to request two consecutive sessions, if needed, We are seeking thought-provoking proposals for each of these tracks. Sessions are expected to be highly interactive, and involve some form of self-reflection or application.

This year's opening session will focus on the challenges faced by students of different sexual orientations and gender identities, and what we can do to better include them in the Augsburg campus community. This session is being organized by Michael Grewe.
Engaging All Students

This track is intended to help faculty and staff understand how to create an inclusive learning community that values all of its members. It includes discussions of teaching, advising, and coaching skills, and dialogues about specific differences and how they impact a sense of inclusiveness. It may include topics such as:

• Culturally Inclusive Pedagogy and Differentiated Instruction
• AVID Strategies for Engagement and Inclusiveness
• Differences in College Readiness
• Ethnically Diverse Students
• Low Income and First Generation Students
• Students with Disabilities
• Generational Differences Among Faculty and Students
• Religiously Diverse Students
• Gender and Sexism
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Veterans and Students in the Military
• Students Dealing with Addiction
• Politically Diverse Students
• Undocumented Students
• International Students
• ESL Students
• Graduate Students
• Weekend and Non-Traditional Students
• Academic Advising and Skills Coaching

We are especially interested in sessions that clarify the challenges represented by differences and strategies to help students succeed and feel included as part of the Augsburg community. Student panelists or facilitators are also welcome.

This track will be hosted by Cari Maguire and Ali Pickens.
 
Embedding Diversity and Global Learning

This track focuses on Augsburg's Model of Diversity and Global Learning and how it is being used to help embed diversity and global learning in the curriculum and co-curriculum. It may include topics such as:

• Understanding Augsburg's Model of Diversity and Global Learning
• Developing Personal Competence – use of the Intercultural Development Inventory and other self-awareness tools to better understand oneself and how self-identity affects perceptions and interactions with others
• Developing Interpersonal Competence – use of intergroup dialogue, listening skills, deliberative practice, and other communication processes to develop empathy and improve relations with others
• Developing Intercultural Competence – use of cultural immersion and other experiences to develop a better understanding of other cultures and how to develop meaningful intercultural relationships
• Developing Contextual Competence – use of history and literature to clarify perspectives on issues such as colonialism, globalization, immigration, white privilege, power, and racism to understand social injustice, war, and poverty; and how to address these issues

We are especially interested in sessions that clarify how these competencies are being applied to develop student capabilities. We welcome specific examples from both curricular and co-curricular work.

This track will be hosted by Emiliano Chagil and Matt Maruggi.

Developing Our Community

This track is intended to feature examples of ways departments, programs, and cross-functional groups have worked together to gather input and implement strategies to foster community engagement and inclusiveness, and work toward social justice and equity. Initiatives in our residence halls, our classrooms, student organizations, departments, and across the campus are all . It may include topics such as:

• Assessing How Inclusive We Are - what we've learned from using models, tools, and instruments to assess where we are individually and collectively
• Recruiting Diverse Faculty, Staff, and Students - what we've learned from our attempts to use different recruitment strategies to attract and select more diverse faculty, staff, and students
• Retaining Diverse Faculty, Staff, and Students – what we've learned about engaging, mentoring, and developing diverse faculty, staff, and students
• Confronting Isms and Bullying – what we've learned about addressing prejudice and hate of any form, and what we're doing to prevent it
• Developing Ourselves – what we've learned from attempts to develop our own capabilities to create an inclusive campus (e.g., anti-racism groups, Ally training, cultural celebration weeks, intergroup dialogues, service learning)

We are especially interested in what we've learned from specific initiatives to develop ourselves, but also welcome ideas about what we could do. Workshops designed to develop our own capabilities (e.g., intercultural development, intercultural conflict styles, strengths-based leadership, values clarification) are also invited.

This track will be hosted by Laura Boisen and James Trelstad-Porter.

Submitting a Proposal
If you would like to lead a session, please submit a proposal to Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu) by Sunday, April 17. In your proposal, please include: a title for your session, the names and departments of facilitators, a 150-250 word description of the session and intended outcomes (that can be used in the program), and the target audience (faculty, staff, and/or administrators). Thank you for contributing to make this a meaningful conference.

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Plan Ahead - Easter and the Writing Lab

Because the library will close at 6 on the Thursday before Easter, the Writing Lab will not be open as usual that evening, but will close after its afternoon shift ends at 5:30. The library and the WL will remain closed through Easter weekend. The WL will open again on Monday, April 25 for its 11 AM shift.

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Seniors: Get a $15 ITunes Card

Seniors: get a $15 iTunes card while helping Augsburg assess your college learning experience. Augsburg is currently participating in the Collegiate Learning Assessment, a tool that measures student academic growth during college. We need 20 seniors to take a 1 hour assessment. At the end of it, you get a $15 iTunes gift card!
Spots are first come, first served, at the following times:

Friday, April 15:
12pm-3pm

Show up at any time and take the assessment.

Location: Foss 22A

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Volunteer for Earth Day Event

Want to get your hands dirty for Earth Day? The Environmental Stewardship Committee is looking for volunteers to help with the 2011 trash audit on Thursday, April 21, from 3:30-5:30pm. You might be surprised by how much of what goes into the trash is actually recyclable or compostable. The trash audit helps the school determine the success of our organics collection and recycling programs and figure out where improvements can be made.

Participating in the trash audit would consist of sorting through a week's worth of waste to separate recyclables and organics from the trash and weighing the contents to determine the percentage of each type of material (gloves are provided!). Come and help us as we work to cut Augsburg's waste, and have fun getting messy with other students who care.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Renee Van Siclen at vansicle@augsburg.edu.

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Proposed Change to Student Body Constitution

In accordance with Article VII, Section 1, Clause 2 of the Augsburg Student Body Constitution, the Augsburg WEC Student Government is making public for two weeks a proposed amendment to the Augsburg Student Body Constitution, Article I, Section 6, so that it reads:

The [Augsburg Student Body] shall adhere to the non-discrimination policies of Augsburg College and requirements delineated by Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

This proposed amendment was discussed and voted on at the Augsburg WEC Student Government meeting on Saturday, April 9 at 12pm. This measure will be voted on by the entire WEC Student Body during Spring Elections from May 22 through May 28.

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Fall 2011 ACT Registration Information

ACTC registration begins on Monday, 18 April and ends on Friday, 29 April. Registration will use a rolling 2 day period to match the other schools registration periods, so the first two days are for seniors, the next two days are for juniors, etc. Seniors start on Monday the 18th, juniors on the 20th, sophomores on the 22nd, and finally freshman on Tuesday, the 26th.

We will begin accepting registration material on the 18th.

The ACTC academic calendar is available on-line at:

http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/

click on Combined Academic Calendars for ACTC Schools.

To expedite your registration process here at the Augsburg College Enrollment Center, you will need to have a printed copy of the course schedule from the web page of the other ACTC school and a printout of the course description and attach them to the ACTC registration form.

ACTC is for full-time Day students only. WEC students are not allowed to take ACTC courses as crossover courses

Students are limited to one ACTC course per semester, unless you have an approved ACTC major/minor form on file with the Registrar Office, or you have petitioned for and received an exception from the Student Standing Committee

Students must note the differences in the school calendars.

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Last Day to Participate in Transportation Survey

Throughout the week of April 11th -15th, the Augsburg Environmental Stewardship Committee is conducting a survey of transportation choices made by campus commuters. I urge all faculty, staff and students to respond to the survey at

http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eyRIzLrDJJ4SkQY

All responses will be kept anonymous so please be as accurate as possible.

Commuter transportation is becoming a larger portion of our carbon footprint as we continue to reduce other contributors to our overall carbon emissions. In FY 2009 commuter transportation was 17% of our overall CO2 emissions. This survey will allow us to get the accurate up-to-date information for our FY 2011 green house gas emissions inventory to be completed this summer. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Tom Ruffaner at ruffaner@augsburg.edu.

Thank you for your participation- we greatly appreciate your input!

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Upcoming Community Events

From: Augsburg Facilities Management
Please make note of two significant upcoming community events.

University/Fairview Amplatz Hospital opens Saturday, April 30, 2011.
On Saturday, April 30, 2011 Fairview Amplatz Hospital will begin loading the new facilities with patients starting at 8:00am. The process includes the use of 11 ambulances that will make as many back and forth trips as necessary to load the facilities with 70 children.

The move in plan is to have ambulance arrive in a 5-10 minute intervals which should not interrupt traffic on Riverside Avenue significantly. The move in should be completed by 2:00pm on Saturday.

There should be little affect to traffic on Riverside Avenue during this process if all goes well. This is a Weekend College Saturday.

Riverside Avenue Re-construction work from 23rd Avenue South to Franklin Avenue to star first week of July, 2011.

The official re-construction work for Riverside Avenue from 23rd Avenue east to Franklin Avenue will not begin until the first week of July, 2011 due to process and City contract requirements.

During the re-construction phase of Riverside traffic will be routed through Augsburg campus using Butler and 23rd Avenue [city streets]. More than likely there will be no parking allowed on Butler from 25th Avenue to 23rd Avenue, and on 23rd Avenue north to Riverside parking will be restricted to one side.

Construction for the 2011 season for this phase of the project should end about mid October, 2011.

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Dining Services

Cooper's Coffee Shop:
Soup of the day is Beef Spaetzle.
Come in and try one of our new drinks: Arnold Palmer, Strawberry Lemonade, and Caramel Mocha Auggie.

Nabo:
Our Seasonal Feature wrap is the grilled vegetable and hummus.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the recipe tasting. The winner of the drawing for the $50 gas card is Brittany Kimball.

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Remembering With Dignity Art Exhibit

Putting a Face with the Name:
New art exhibit seeks to put the past into focus as artists imagine the lives of the residents in former state hospitals.

Remember those old Minnesota state hospital cemeteries? The ones with anonymous graves for people with disabilities? The same cemeteries that are now getting restored with headstones that have names, birth and death dates? Here's a question for you: how did they ever figure out who was buried where, and what their names were? And what did these people look like, anyway?
Those questions will be partly answered later this month when a new interactive art exhibit goes on display in the Oren Gateway Center lobby, April 18 - April 22. On Thursday, April 21, 2011 Advocating Change Together's (ACT) Remembering With Dignity (RWD) project will present "See Their Faces," a series of new portraits and an interactive game that gives the public a chance to experience the process of turning a clearing in the forest (abandoned cemetery) into a place of dignity and remembrance.

This event and exhibit are made possible by the collaborative efforts of ACT (Advocating Change Together), the History Society, the Dean's Fund, and the day students in EDC 410, Learners with Special Needs.
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Details:

Remembering With Dignity "See Their Faces" Exhibit Opens April 18- April 22

Remembering With Dignity "See Their Faces" Celebration -Art exhibit and Interactive Game
Thursday: April 21, 2011

1-3 pm
1:30 pm Reenactment of Research Process - The Interactive Game
2:30pm Ceremony Celebrating the Artists and Honoring those buried in the State Hospital Cemetery

Free and Open to the Public
Oren Gateway Center Lobby – Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612-330-1548)

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Auggie Seniors What's Next?

Are you graduating and have questions on your loans and/or need a realistic view on what benefits to look for prior to accepting a position? It can be an overwhelming experience and we want to assist you in making the process easier. There are a number of events taking place next week to assist YOU. Go to http://cswl.pbworks.com and click on Auggie Seniors What's Next?

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Dorm Sized Fridge and Futon for Sale

I'm selling my dorm sized fridge and futon. The fridge is in good condition and has a separate freezer door, so the freezer is not a small compartment inside the fridge. I bought it priced at $150 and am only selling it for $75 or best offer. Pics are available upon request or you can stop by and see it.

I'm also selling my click-clack futon. It's black and in good condition also. I'm selling it for $50 or best offer. Pics are available upon request or you can stop by and see it as well.

You would be responsible to come pick it up from Luther Hall. Please email me at burton@augsburg.edu if interested.

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