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Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training

American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS is now accepting applications for its 2012-2013 Title VIII Grants for Research and Advanced Language Training programs in Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for these awards.

The application deadline for all Title VIII fellowships is October 1, 2011.

Please note that Title VIII Research Scholar Program and Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program must begin between June 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013; and must be completed by September 30, 2013. Title VIII Southeast European Language Training Program offers fellowships for Spring 2012 and Summer 2012 only.

Fellowships will be offered in three categories:

*Title VIII Research Scholar Program: Provides full support for three- to nine-month research trips to Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipend, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.

*Title VIII Combined Research and Language Training Program: Provides full support for research and up to ten academic hours per week of advanced language instruction for three-to-nine months in Russia, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, Southeast Europe, Ukraine, and Moldova. Fellowships include roundtrip international travel, housing and living stipend, tuition, visa support, medical insurance, archive access, and logistical support in the field. Open to U.S. graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty. Annual deadline: October 1st.

*Title VIII Southeast European Language Training Program: Provides fellowships for graduate students, faculty, and scholars to study language for spring 2012 and/or summer 2012 in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia. Open to students at the MA and Ph.D. level, as well as post-doctoral scholars and faculty, who have at least elementary language skills. Deadline: October 1st.

For a full list of countries eligible for each fellowship, please see our website:
http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org/

Applications are available for download at:
http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org/ or by contacting the American Councils Outbound Office. Applications must be postmarked by the application deadline date.

Website: http://researchfellowships.americancouncils.org/

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Please Welcome the 10th Annual Summer Bridge: Class

Twenty-two new Auggies will begin their journey at Augsburg College with TRIO/SSS Summer Bridge! This five-week long academic program is offered to Augsburg first-year students who qualify for the TRIO/SSS program, meeting first generation, low income, disability, and/or academic need requirements. Summer Bridge runs Sunday, July 10th through Thursday, August 11th, 2011.

Summer Bridge students will take their first two Augsburg courses: REL 100: Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning taught by Mark Tranvik, and COM 111: Introduction to Public Speaking taught by Bob Groven. In addition to these courses, Summer Bridge students attend Supplemental Instruction sessions, workshops to learn more about Augsburg College and college life, as well as social and cultural enrichment activities. The students will develop a strong sense of community through learning and living together. The Summer Bridge program and TRIO/SSS are jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Education and Augsburg College.

We are excited to announce that this year marks the 10th annual TRiO/SSS Summer Bridge program at Augsburg! A great deal of appreciation goes to everyone who continues to help us make this program a huge success every year!

Any questions about the program can be directed to the TRIO/SSS office
612-330-1311, email triosss@augsburg.edu, or visit our webpage at www.augsburg.edu/triosss

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Life of the Mind -- Oct. 22-23

Faculty and Staff

Next year’s Life of the Mind Retreat will be held October 22-23, and focus on Global Poverty and Social Inequity. It will be organized by Katie Welle, Steve Peacock, Sarah Myers, Orv Gingerich, and Kevin Bowman. Please mark your calendar. Reservations will be taken in September.

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Farmers Market, now with A'viands

WEST BANK FARMERS MARKETS
Tuesdays
Brian Coyle Community Center 11-1 pm
Augsburg College Foss Center 2-5 pm

Tomorrow marks the second farmers market of our third season with an exciting new addition - A'viands (only at the Augsburg market). Last week we started the new season with Campus Kitchen selling fruit, rice, honey, bread, and other items. While the other three family vendors sell fresh, sustainably raised vegetables that they grow themselves, Campus Kitchen will sell non-local items in order to better serve all our neighbors by increasing access to fresh, healthy food at the market. We also have a Somali intern interpreting and will also begin accepting EBT within the next two weeks.

And starting tomorrow, if you're too hungry to wait to go home and cook your fresh vegetables, A'viands will be selling food to enjoy on site.

Each week, we'll send an email reminder with updates, recipes for what's in season, and interesting information about what's happening around food on campus and in the community. If you'd like these messages in email, in all it's glory with photos and colors, join the list at http://listserv.augsburg.edu/sympa/subscribe/westbankfarmersmarket-list

WHAT YOU'LL FIND THIS WEEK
In these earlier days you'll find lettuce greens, spinach, cooking greens, onions, potatoes, peas, green beans, broccoli, kohlrabi, herbs like dill, parsley, and cilantro, and a few other things. Zucchini's even starting to come into season.

HOW TO SHOP
The farmers market is not a grocery store, obviously. There's no bar code or packaged items, so the vendors can be a lot more flexible. A common complaint is that their trays are too big, but one just needs to ask them how much a half tray is, or maybe combine a little of this with a little of that. Just don't be shy about asking them for something that works good for you.

VEGETABLE OF THE WEEK - SUGAR SNAP PEA
The soft and tender pods of snap peas are crisp, sweet, and succulent, often served in salads or eaten whole. They may also be stir-fried or steamed. Before being eaten, mature snap pea pods may need to be "stringed", which means the membranous string running along the top of the pod from base to tip is removed. This is best done by snapping the stem off with your fingers (not a knife) and pulling down, as the string is still connected to the stem. Over-cooking the pods will make them come apart. To avoid this, they should only be lightly steamed, or gently fried in oil. Snap pea pods may be frozen, but never canned, as the high temperatures are damaging.

RECIPE OF THE WEEK

Coconut Curry with Peas and Chicken\Tofu
I just made this a couple of nights ago. It's great because you can get almost everything at the market (unfortunately, we don't have chicken or meats here yet), it's simple (takes 30-40 minutes), and you can't really screw it up (all the measurements are flexible). Hope you enjoy it

1 pound chicken breast or tofu
1 bunch green onions
3 cloves of garlic
cooking oil (olive, sesame, coconut, or whatever else you want to use)
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
3 cups of sugar snap peas
1 bunch spinach
1 can (14 oz or so) of coconut curry
Red or green curry paste (to taste)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Rice or rice noodles

1) Chop chicken/tofu, garlic, onions, and/or ginger and toss into a wok or large pan or wok with the oil and start cooking on low heat
2) Start boiling water for rice or rice noodles. Follow the directions (not provided here) for the desired quantity
3) While that's cooking, remove pea pod stems, chop in half if desired, chop spinach or any other cooking green and add to the wok ~10 minutes after you begin cooking meat/tofu
4) When all the ingredients taste like they're sufficiently cooked, pour over with the coconut milk and add salt and curry to taste
5) Enjoy it thoroughly

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Join an Augsburg Women Engaged (AWE) Action Team

Shelby Gimse Andress ’56; Lisa Zeller ’81, MAL ’89; Kari Eklund Logan ’82; Lisa Svac Hawks ’85; Buffie Blesi ’90, MAL ’97; and Heidi Wisner Staloch ’93 (Advisory Council) are looking for 40 energetic, creative and talented women to join them for this evening.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011
6:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
Lindell Library 301

AWE Action Teams are forming now to engage alumnae in connecting, learning and giving. Join other Augsburg women and contribute your expertise, skills and time to make a difference. Each action team will select from a list of priorities and celebrate success by December 31, 2011. Participate in whichever way best suits your passion and availability. Invite a friend! Connect!

Discover if one of these new teams is right for you.
RSVP by Wednesday, July 20 at http://www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents or call ext. 1613
For more information, contact Donna McLean mclean@augsburg.edu or ext. 1556

We’re In AWE! http://web.augsburg.edu/development/What_is_A_W_E.pdf

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Records and Registration Maintenance 7/17

Records and Registration on InsideAugsburg will be unavailable due to maintenance on Sunday, 7/17 beginning at 6am. Maintenance is expected to take about 6 hours.
During this time access to Records and Registration will be unavailable.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

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McNair Scholars Research Presentations

One component of the McNair Scholars Program is a 10-week summer research project. Each year students work with a faculty mentor on a specific topic, culminating in a final paper and presentation. This month students will be attending and presenting at a McNair conference at the University of California-Berkeley. In preparation for this conference, current research Scholars will be presenting their projects on campus. This event is open to the public including all interested students, faculty and staff. Please consider joining us in offering support and feedback. See below for details:

WHAT: McNair Scholars Mid-Research Presentations
WHEN: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
WHERE: OGC 114
TIME: 10 a.m. -- 1:40 p.m. (Audience members are encouraged to visit for as long as they like)

Schedule of Events

10:00 -- 10:20 Mesoscale Nanopatterning Using Lipid Surfactant Templating

Scholar: Nana Owusu
Mentor: Dr. Kevin Landmark

10:20 -- 10:40 Monitoring the Variations of the Global Electric Circuit

Scholar: Fred Vedasto
Mentor: Dr. David Murr

10:40 -- 11:00 Acquiring Altitude-Specific Whole Air Samples

Scholar: Lance Kifer
Mentor: Dr. David Murr

11:00 -- 11:20 An Experimental Investigation of Lipid Monolayer Domain Size Distribution in Multi-Component Systems

Scholar: Gottlieb Uahengo
Mentor: Dr. Ben Stottrup

11:20 -- 11:40 Using Labview to Make A Homemade Magnetic Needle Viscometer User-Friendly

Scholar: Trevor Rodriguez-Sotelo
Mentor: Dr. Ben Stottrup
11:40 -- 12:00
BREAK

12:00 -- 12:20 An Analysis of Inter-and Intra-district Enrollment Flows: Evidence from Minneapolis and Saint Paul

Scholar: Nathaniel T Schenheit
Mentor: Dr. Stella Hofrenning

12:20 -- 12:40 MSW Students and Segregation: Implications for Cultural Competence

Scholar: Chee Yang
Mentor: Dr. Nancy Rodenborg

12:40 -- 1:00 Using Facial Recognition to Understand Human Emotion

Scholar: Chue Lee
Mentor: Dr. Shana Watters

1:00 -- 1:20 The Fight to Free Voice-Gender Roles Within Literature

Scholar: Drew DeGennaro
Mentor: Dr. John Harkness

1:20 -- 1:40 The Analysis of 3D Movement and Swimming Forces in Daphnia Magna as a Model for Neurodegenerative Disease

Scholar: Kayla Johnson
Mentor: Dr. Matt Beckman

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