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Writing Lab Will Open on Sept. 19.

The Augsburg College Writing Lab will open for business on Monday, Sept. 19. Tutors are planning to surpass our record, almost-2000 tutoring sessions, set last year. If faculty would like a tutor to make a very short informational, introductory visit to a class, please contact Kathy Swanson (x1010). Tutors will be scheduling visits during our retreat on Saturday, Sept. 17. Watch for further specifics regarding the WL schedule in future A-Mail notices and signs posted around campus and in Lindell Library.

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Teaching and Technology Tapas Workshop TODAY

Tapas are small plates of delicious food eaten as appetizers or combined to form a meal shared with friends. Similarly, our Teaching and Technology Tapas are tasty bite-sized topics presented in brief segments. You can drop by for just a few topics or stay to experience an entire workshop. Please join us today as we highlight tools and concepts to use in your moodle courses.

"Teaching and Technology Tapas: Minding Your Moodle"
Wednesday, September 7 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Christensen Center Riverside Room

About the Workshop
Your LFC team and guest presenters will share a variety of tools and resources that can be applied in your day-to-day activities and in special projects that arise. The presentation will be informal so please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows - we've designed the program with this in mind! Community lunch participants are welcome. Content is appropriate for users with all levels of computing experience.

We look forward to seeing you!

A collection of Teaching and Technology Tapas topics and resources can be found on the Tapas moodle community site. Go to moodle community sites and enter 'tapas' in the search field near the bottom of the page.

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Exciting Changes in Lindell Library

Come check out the new, cool mobile shelves on the Lower Level of Lindell Library. All of the books which were located on the Link Level were moved this summer to the new shelving. So the Lower Level now has twice the number of volumes! Amazing!

Watch (and listen to the construction noises) for the new Gage Center for Student Success, coming in October to the Link Level! Exciting!

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LGBTQIA E-Newsletter and Facebook Group

Interested in what is happening on campus for LGBTQIA and allied folks on campus? Join the LGBTQIA E-Newsletter! It's a great way to keep informed on what announcements, programming and events are happening at Augsburg and in the greater community that are LGBTQIA-specific. To join, simply e-mail Michael Grewe, LGBTQIA Services Coordinator, at grewe@augsburg.edu.

You can also follow us on Facebook by "Liking" the Augsburg LGBTQIA Community to keep up-to-date with current events and announcements!

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Campus Ministry Chapel & Block Party

Contemporary, Contemplative ...Praiseful, Prayerful...Roc kin', Relevant, Real.
Let the pulse of worship at Augsburg set the beat of your daily life on campus...

20 minutes on M/W/F at 10:20am and T/Th at 11:20am...9:09pm Songs & 9:30pm Communion every Wednesday.

OPENING CHAPEL CELEBRATION- Wed., Sept. 7th @ 10:20am followed by Community Time

Block party at 7pm! Come and get your FREE t-shirt, FREE ice cream and more... followed by Communion at 9:09pm with Pastor Dave Wold~

Let's get together. Let's thank God. Let's celebrate!

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Fall WEC Graduate Registration Information

Grad Trimester students (except PA and MBA), please note the coming registration and readmission deadlines for Fall Trimester:

Readmitting to the college:
The last day to readmit to the Fall Trimester Minneapolis Grad programs is the last day before the term begins: Thursday, 8 Sep 2011.
The last day to readmit to Fall Trimester Rochester Grad programs is the last business day before the term begins: Monday, 5 Sep 2011.

Registration for courses:
The last day for initial registration to the Fall Trimester Minneapolis Grad programs is the last day before the term begins: Thursday, 8 Sep 2011.
The last day for initial registration to Fall Trimester Rochester Grad programs is the last business day before the term begins: Monday, 5 Sep 2011.

Students who have already registered for Fall or have readmitted and registered for Fall, can disregard the above.

If you are not registered or readmitted and registered, you must meet the above deadlines in order to attend Fall term.

To check your current registration, sign into AugNet Records and Registration, then click on Active Courses.

Remember: Grad courses are numbered at 500 and above.

New Refund Schedule for All Augsburg College Programs
Students who withdraw from their courses may be eligible for a refund of a portion of their charges. The refund is based on the percentage of calendar time remaining on the date of the student's official withdrawal from classes. For more information regarding the Tuition Refund Policy, please visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/studentfinancial/policies.html

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Enrollment Center New Hours

Our hours have changed! Our hours are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. We will continue to be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. when WEC classes are in session. Our walk up advising and financial counseling window hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our Express Service window (renamed Enrollment Services) will be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will continue to close for chapel time.

Why the change? We wanted to offer a more robust service to our students. Every Tuesday and Thursday night until 6 p.m., Student Financial Services and Academic Advising will be available to students over the phone and in person for scheduled or walk in appointments. On Saturdays our Enrollment Service window will be available alongside our Financial and Advising/Registration window to assist students

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Student Fulbright Competition-Apply Now

For more than 60 years, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided future American leaders with an unparalleled opportunity to study, conduct research, and teach in other countries. Fulbright student grants aim to increase mutual understanding among nations though educational and cultural exchange while serving as a catalyst for long-term leadership development.

Students interested in the Fulbright Program should begin working on their applications now.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards approximately 1,500 grants annually and currently operates in over 150 countries worldwide. Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships are now available in over 40 countries. Fulbright full grants generally provide funding for round-trip travel, maintenance for one academic year, health and accident coverage, and full or partial tuition.

Applicants to the Fulbright U.S. Student Program must be U.S. citizens at the time of application and hold a bachelor's degree or the equivalent by the beginning of the grant. In the creative and performing arts, four years of professional training and/or experience meets this basic eligibility requirement. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program does not require applicants to be currently enrolled in a college or university. Applications from young professionals interested in international experience are also encouraged.

For more information, interested individuals should visit the Fulbright U.S. Student Program website at www.us.fulbrightonline.org. Students currently enrolled at Augsburg College should contact their campus Fulbright Program Advisor Dixie Shafer for more information. Applications must be submitted both electronically and in hard copy by the campus closing date of Monday, September 19, 2011. The final application is due Oct. 17, 2011.

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2011-12 Convocation Schedule

The Convocation schedule for the coming year with class time adjustments are viewable anytime through the Registrar web page at http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/. Click on "Info for Faculty," then click on 'Convocation Schedule'.

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Flu Shot Clinics on Campus

Clinics are scheduled for faculty, staff, and students for vaccinations combining protection against both the seasonal flu and H1N1 Viruses.

Flu shot clinics for faculty, staff, and students- you will need to register online with Homeland Health to receive a scheduled time. http://www.homelandhealthspecialists.net/site/default.aspx?Account=AugsburgCollege
The College will not cover the cost of flu shots. You must present an insurance card to receive the flu shot at no cost (coverage varies depending on member’s benefit level). Without an insurance card, the cost is $25 per flu shot and $35 per flu mist.

Tuesday, September 27- 8 a.m. - 12 p.m., Lindell Library 202
Wednesday, September 28- 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., Lindell Library 202

Walk-in flu shot clinic provided by MN Visiting Nurse Agency for students and others- Monday, October 24, 12 p.m.- 3 p.m., Oren Gateway Center 100. Faculty and staff are also welcome. You must present an insurance card to receive the flu shot at no cost (coverage varies depending on member’s benefit level). Without an insurance card, the cost is $27.

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First Wednesday Gathering

Lunch for faculty and staff
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
East Commons, Christensen Center

Supper for night crew
Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011
8:00 p.m.
East Commons, Christensen Center

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Fall Mpls WEC Registration Information

WEC/United (Mpls) students, please note the coming registration and readmission deadlines for Fall Trimester:

Readmitting to the college:
The last day to readmit to WEC programs (Fall Trimester) is the last business day before the term begins: Thursday, 8 Sep 2011.

Initial registration for courses:
The last day for initial registration for WEC program courses (Fall Trimester) is the last business day before the term begins: Thursday, 8 Sep 2011.

Change of Program from WEC to Day:
The last day to process a change of program from WEC to Day in Fall term and register for one course is Friday, 2 Sep 2011.

Students who have already registered for Fall or have readmitted and registered for Fall, can disregard the above.

If you are not registered or readmitted and registered, you must meet the above deadlines in order to attend Fall term.

To check your current registration, sign into AugNet Records and Registration, then click on Active Courses.

New Refund Schedule for All Augsburg College Programs
Students who withdraw from their courses may be eligible for a refund of a portion of their charges. The refund is based on the percentage of calendar time remaining on the date of the student's official withdrawal from classes. For more information regarding the Tuition Refund Policy, please visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/studentfinancial/policies.html

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How to Promote your Events on Campus

If you're reading this message right now, you know that the Daily A-mail is just one of the many ways to promote your events and organizations on campus. You can also use the A-mail to share news about publications in which your writing was featured, conferences where you presented research, or other scholarly achievements. Learn about other tools for sharing your story at http://www.augsburg.edu/marketing/eventpromotion.html. And don't forget to put your events in the Augnet Calendar!

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Brown Bag Lunch Session- Flu Shots & Germs

Please join us on Wednesday, September 14th from 12-1pm in the Riverside Room (Christensen Building) to learn the benefits and myths of flu shots and other things we should know about spreading germs. Dawn Ludwig, PA Program Director will facilitate this session. We encourage you stop by with your lunch. A healthy snack will be provided.

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Flex Points

Student will be able to purchase Flex point From Chris At Einstein Bagels Monday through Friday 11am to 12:30 pm
Samples and Giveaways at Einstein's today.
Einstein hours of operation. 7am to 9pm
Nabo hours of operations. 7:30am to 8pm
Commons will be serving Breakfast 7am to 9am
Lunch 11am to 1:30pm
Dinner 4:30pm to 7pm

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New Tuition Refund Policy

Students who withdraw from their courses may be eligible for a refund of a portion of their charges. The refund is based on the percentage of calendar time remaining on the date of the student's official withdrawal from classes. For more information regarding the Tuition Refund Policy, please visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/studentfinancial/policies.html

Thank you!
Student Financial Services Office

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New Campus Box Policies for Resident Students

The start of the school year marks two new policies for resident student campus boxes:
• Please do not mark your campus box door in any way – no stickers, markers – please just memorize your campus box number!
• We encourage you to lock your campus box. Personal locks are no longer allowed; please rent one from the mailroom for $2/yr. Although we have not had a problem with mail theft, here are comments I heard near the campus boxes in the last few days: "I am waiting for a prescription from my doctor…for a debit card…for Vikings football tickets I ordered." We don’t want there to be any trouble with you getting these important pieces of mail for which you are waiting!

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Speech Team Informational Meeting Tomorrow

Those of you who were on your high school speech team know all about forensics--and those of you who weren't, should! There will be an opening meeting for the Augsburg Speech Team tomorrow, Thursday, September 8, from 3:30-4:30 in Oren Gateway 100. Anyone who'd like to find out how to achieve fame and glory by talking to others should attend. A speech team information packet will be distributed; speech team T-shirts and baseball caps will be raffled off to lucky winners; and refreshments will be provided. Anyone is welcome--if you get a chance, RSVP to Director of Forensics David Lapakko (lapakko@augsburg.edu) so he knows how much food to order. But "last-minute walk-ins" are also encouraged!

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Fac/Staff Fitness/Wellness Incentive Program

All faculty/staff are welcome to be part of the Fitness/Wellness Incentive Program. The program begins Wed., Sept. 7 (1st day of classes) and ends Fri., Apr., 27 (last day of classes). Here's what you need to do - every day you work out for a minimum of 30 minutes you give yourself 1 point (1 pt. max./day). When you reach 50 pts., 100 pts. and 150 pts. just send me an email and come over to Kennedy to collect your "prize." The incentives are sponsored by HR and are as follows: 50 pts. = 16 oz. stainless steel mug, 100 pts. = wall clock, 150 pts. = fleece blanket. All incentives will have the Fac/Staff Fitness/Wellness Program logo. Quantities are limited so get moving!
Also,Freewheel Bike Shop offers Auggie fac/staff 10% off on apparel and repairs.
Run-N-Fun offers Auggie fac/staff 20% off retail on shoes, 25% off clothing, and on Augsburg Shopping Weekends (Oct. 7,8,9 and Feb. 24,25,26) those discounts will be 25% on shoes and 30% on clothing.

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Audition for Fall Theater Production Marat/Sade

Main Stage Theater Auditions, Monday, Sep. 12, and Tuesday Sep. 13

Casting 12-18 people

The Augsburg Theater Arts Department will hold auditions for its main stage production, Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, directed by Darcey Engen. Auditions will be held in Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, in Foss Center, Monday, Sep. 12, 6:30-9:30 and Tuesday Sep. 13, 3:30-6:00. An audition sign-up sheet will be posted on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater door in the Atrium of the Foss Center.

All Augsburg students are welcome to audition! Audition monologues are available at the Theater department desk in Foss Center. Please choose and carefully prepare 2 monologues from those provided. In addition, please prepare an excerpt of a song to demonstrate your musical skills--either vocal, instrumental or both. Ideally it will be something from Marat/Sade, but can be from anything (musical theatre, classical, popular, etc.). If you want to partner up and audition with a duet, feel free. If you choose to do this, make sure to sign up for two consecutive audition times.

If you play in instrument, bring it in and demonstrate (weird is GOOD, as long as you are semi-proficient)! A decent guitarist or two will be needed, so if you play guitar, please bring one to the audition.

Copies of the play are on reserve in the library. It is recommended that you read the entire play in order to have a sense of the tone of the piece and the nature of the characters.

➢ Please arrive at the audition site at least 20 minutes before your scheduled audition time. Those who arrive after their scheduled time may not be allowed to audition.
➢ Please wear appropriate attire to auditions. (I.e. dress accordingly as they would for a professional audition. No jeans, flip-flops, t-shirts, crop tops, halter tops, etc.)
➢ Please bring to auditions a complete list of all conflicts you may have with the rehearsal and performance schedule including work, classes, social commitments (such as weddings, anniversaries, etc.) and ensemble performances. Actors should declare all known conflicts at the time of the general audition.

Call-back auditions will be held Wednesday, Sep. 14 from 6:30-9:30
Rehearsals will begin September 19 (M/W/F 6:30-10:00 and T/Th 3:15-6:15) Performance dates are November 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13

Description of Marat/Sade:
It's best known as Marat/Sade, but Peter Weiss' play actually bears the lengthy title, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of The Marquis de Sade. Within France's Charenton Asylum a number of years after the French Revolution, the Marquis de Sade stages his play about the murder of a key figure in the revolution, Jean-Paul Marat, using his fellow asylum inmates as actors. As the performance begins, the bourgeois asylum director watches as inmates use the play to rail against post-revolutionary privilege. Chaos arises as the play within a play disintegrates into anarchy.

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Augsburg Music Ensemble Auditions

BE A PART OF MUSIC AT AUGSBURG. Interested in Band, Jazz Band, Choir or Orchestra? Auditions for new members will be held this Wed-Fri, Sept. 7-9 from 2-5pm. Please sign up for an audition time at the bulletin board between the band and choir room. If interested in the Vocal Jazz ensemble audition sign ups are posted at the same bulletin board for Tuesday, Sept.13th from 3:30-5pm with possible call backs for Thursday, Sept. 15th. BE A PART OF MUSIC AT AUGSBURG.

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LGBTQIA Student Leadership Retreat Registration

The first-ever LGBTQIA Student Leadership Retreat will be taking place Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18! The retreat is completely free (including transportation, lodging, and food) and open to all LGBTQIA- and ally-identified students from Augsburg, Hamline, Macalester, St. Kate's and St. Thomas.

This retreat will focus on leadership development, small-group facilitation skills, action planning, and exploring intersecting identities and oppressions through a social justice lens. It’s also a great way to make new friends and meet new people!

Students will depart around 1pm on Friday, September 16 and return around 4pm on Sunday, September 18. Because there is limited space, if you would like to attend the LGBTQIA Student Leadership Retreat, it is required that you commit to the entire weekend.

The deadline to register is Wednesday, September 14. For more information or for registration materials, please email Michael Grewe, LGBTQIA Services Coordinator, at grewe@augsburg.edu.

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LGBTQIA Ally Training Open for Staff and Faculty

Ally Training will be available on Thursday, October 13 from 9:00am-12:00pm in Marshall Room.

Participants have an opportunity to learn about the history and culture about the LGBTQIA community, confront myths and stereotypes, hear from an LGBTQIA community panel, discuss heterosexual and gender-conforming privilege, discuss potential scenarios, ask the questions they want in a safe environment, and discuss next steps on how to be an effective ally to LGBTQIA individuals at Augsburg.

All staff and faculty are highly encouraged to attend and will receive an "Ally" placard for their offices upon completion of the training.

To RSVP, e-mail Michael Grewe, LGBTQIA Services Coordinator, at grewe@augsburg.edu.

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Arlin Gyberg-Bioenergy Conference of the Americas

Arlin Gyberg attended the Bioenergy Conference of the Americas in Medellin, Columbia in August. He presented a two day workshop on biodiesel prior to the conference and was a featured speaker at the two day conference that followed.

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Thursday, Sept. 1:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 0, Luther (Iowa) 0 (2OT)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/1/msoc090111.aspx?path=msoc

Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 1, Northwestern-Roseville 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/1/wsoc090111.aspx?path=wsoc


Friday, Sept. 2:
Men's Golf -- Augsburg 7th at Edgewood (Wis.) Culver's Fall Classic
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/3/mgolf090311.aspx?path=mgolf


Friday-Saturday, Sept. 2-3:
Volleyball -- Augsburg 3-1 at Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) Pacific Coast Classic
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/2/VB090211.aspx?path=wvball


Saturday, Sept. 3:
Football -- Augsburg 34, Concordia-Wisconsin 31
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/2/fb090311.aspx?path=football

Women's Soccer -- Grinnell (Iowa) 3, Augsburg 2
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/3/wsoc090311.aspx?path=wsoc

Men's Cross Country -- Bethel 25, Augsburg 30
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/3/mcc090311.aspx?path=mcross

Women's Cross Country -- Bethel 19, Augsburg 42
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/3/wcc090311.aspx?path=wcross

Women's Golf -- Augsburg 3rd at Augsburg Twin Cities Opener
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/3/wgolf090311.aspx?path=wgolf

Men's Golf -- Augsburg JV 3rd at Augsburg Twin Cities Opener
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/3/mgolf090311.aspx?path=mgolf


Tuesday, Sept. 6:
Volleyball -- Augsburg 3, Wisconsin-River Falls 1 (28-26, 25-12, 16-25, 25-14)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/9/6/vb090611.aspx?path=wvball


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

Thursday, Sept. 8:
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Whitman (Wash.), Edor Nelson Field, 5 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Whitman (Wash.), Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9:
Volleyball -- 30th annual Augsburg Invitational at Si Melby Hall: Augsburg vs. Northwestern-Roseville, 4 p.m., Augsburg vs. St. Thomas, 8 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Cobber Open

Saturday, Sept. 10:
Volleyball -- 30th annual Augsburg Invitational at Si Melby Hall: Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 11 a.m.; placing match, 1/3 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Edor Nelson Field, 7 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Invitational
Men's Golf -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Fall Invitational, Majestic Oaks GC, Ham Lake, Minn.

Sunday, Sept. 11:
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Concordia-Moorhead Invitational
Men's Golf -- Augsburg hosting Augsburg Fall Invitational, Majestic Oaks GC, Ham Lake, Minn.

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Two Mini Fridges for Sale

I'm selling two mini fridges that were both used for about a year. They are not the very small ones, but the hip height ones that hold quite a bit. One is black with a silver front and the other is all white. Perfect condition, asking $70 each but open to other offers.

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Nanny Needed

Friend looking for a nanny!
Looking for someone on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 12:30 until 3:30 or 4.
The individual would need to have a car and pick my daughter up at school (Mayflower church/Mpls/right off of 35W on Diamond Lake Road) and bring her to our house until I got home.
We live only a couple miles from the church.
My daughter actually still naps so this would be a pretty easy gig---great time to study!!
I can pay around $8/hour so it would be about $50-60/wk. NEGOTIABLE!
I know these hours might be tough for a college student--maybe I would need two different people??

Andrea Dixon, CKD, Allied ASID
Fiddlehead Design Group, LLC
(p) 612.805.0637
FEEL FREE TO EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS acdixon99@yahoo.com

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