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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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Writing Lab Open for Summer Session II

The Writing Lab has resumed regular hours through Summer Session II, Aug. 11. Summer hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, 4:30 - 6 PM. Visit the Lab located next to the circulation desk, street level, in Lindell Library for help with summer writing tasks.

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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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Telephone and Voicemail Maintenance TODAY at 6 p.m.

At 6:00 PM today, maintenance will be performed on the Telephone system. This maintenance will interrupted all telephone service for approximately 1-2 minutes. During these few minutes, no telephones will be able receive or place any calls.

At 6:15 PM today, updates will be installed to the Voicemail system. During these software updates, you will not be able to leave or retrieve voicemail messages. We expect total downtime of the Voicemail system to be approximately 2 hours or less. The telephone system will remain active during the Voicemail software updates.

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Countdown to Homecoming 2011

Top ten favorite things to do at Homecoming:
10. Attend the Alumni Baseball Game
9. Decorate the skyways and windows to show your Augsburg spirit
8. Watch the coronation of the Homecoming royalty at the Pep Rally
7. Enjoy the ASAC (Augsburg Student Activities Council) Variety Show
6. Participate in the Anderson Hall 5K Fun Run
5. Make connections at the Student & Alumni Networking Event
4. Attend the Homecoming Convocation
3. Indulge in a variety of foods and entertainment at Taste of Augsburg in Murphy Square
2. Cheer on the Auggies during the Homecoming Football Game
1. Last but not least—Have a blast at the Auggie Block Party following the game!!!

Mark your calendars for October 16-22 for the 2011 Augsburg Homecoming Celebration! If your organization would like to participate in Taste of Augsburg and raise money for your group, please contact Pat Grans at gransp@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1329. For more information about Homecoming 2011, visit www.augsburg.edu/homecoming. Go Auggies!

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Bookstore Advisory Committee

I am putting together an advisory committee to meet once a semester to discuss how the bookstore can better suit the needs of the Augsburg community. I am looking for 3 faculty members, 2 staff members and 5 students. I have a tentative date of Saturday, November 5th at noon for the first meeting. If you are interested in joining, please contact me at forgey@augsburg.edu

Also, free food and Auggie gear will be on hand for those who join!

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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 Augsburg 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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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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Open to Public -- Arcadia Study Abroad Programs

An Arcadia representative will be at Augsburg on

September 20th, 2011
from 11am-1pm
in Christensen Center Lobby


Arcadia has programs in Europe, Latin America, Australia, Africa

For more information visit, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/

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For Rent

Prime Seward Duplex with ART STUDIO
2Br Upper Unit. Beautiful light, large kitchen, HW. Close to river, coop.
15-20 minute walk from campus.
Available 9/1/11. Call 612-816-1424 for showings.

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Searching for Large Old Wall Maps

I am in search of old wall maps. I'd prefer the type we all used to have in our classrooms in elementary school. If you have or know of sources for such maps, please email me. Thank you.

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Twins Tickets for Tonight

I ended up having 2 extra Twins tickets for tonight's game against Kansas City. The game is at 7:10 pm, and my tickets are in the left field bleachers, section 131. They are $23 each. Please let me know if you're interested!

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