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Augsburg College Writing Lab - 500 and Counting
The Augsburg College Writing Lab, located in Lindell Library (street level, left of the circulation desk), has received more than 500 visits in just five weeks of operation this fall semester. Join the wonderful tutors who can help writers at any stage of their writing process. No appointments are taken; just stop by. Hours are as follows:


Monday: 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 12:00-2:30 p.m.; 3:00-5:30 p.m. & 7:30-10:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 3:00-5:30 p.m. & 6:30-9:00 p.m.

Thursday: 12:00-2:30 p.m.; 3:00-5:30 p.m. & 7:30-10:00 p.m.

Friday: 5:00-7:30 p.m. 

Sunday: 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Note: The Lab will be open as usual during the fall break.
Embedding Diversity and Global Learning
This series of workshops 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. These sessions will be held from 3:15--5:00 on Mondays.
October 31, OGC100 - Understanding Augsburg’s Model of Diversity and Global Learning (Velma Lashbrook and Ann Garvey)
November 21, OGC 100, - Contextual Competence – using knowledge of white privilege, power, and racism to address social injustice (Audrey Appelsies and Sarah Combellick-Bidney)
January 30, Riverside - Interpersonal Competence – using Intergroup Dialogue and other communication tools to develop empathy and improve relations with others (Laura Boisen, Nancy Rodenborg, and Vivian Jenkins-Nelson)
February 20, OGC 100, - Intercultural Competence – using cultural immersion to develop better understanding of other cultures (Orv Gingerich and Cheryl Leuning)
April 2, OGC 100 – Personal Competence – using self-assessment tools to better understand self (Tom Morgan and Velma Lashbrook)
To rsvp for these sessions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).
Travel Course Mexico Spring Break: Nov. 1 Deadline
YFM316: Church and Culture in Context
Fulfills requirement for YFM and REL majors and minors, and your Augsburg Experience.
This course will explore the church's relationship to culture and how the two influence one another. The church in Mexico will be our laboratory (over Spring Break). We will visit . . .
• Xochicalco, an ancient Mesoamerican sacred site
• an indigenous Nahua village
• a large Pentecostal congregation
• a Base Christian Community
• Ministerios de Amor, a faith-based orphanage
• multiple church leaders who bridge the divide between church and culture on a daily basis
There will be four mandatory on-campus class sessions before the trip (Jan. 22, Feb. 19, March 4, March 11) and three after the trip (April 8, 22, 29) on Sundays from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in OGC200. These meetings will be used for group-building, discussion of important texts that will help us generate a framework for interpreting our experience in Mexico, and for processing our trip once we've returned.
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2011
Instructor: Jeremy Myers
Travel Dates: March 17-25, 2012
Program Fees (estimate): $2649 full-time Day, $2,999 part-time Day and WEC
If you are interested, the first step is to create a study abroad profile by visiting http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/ and clicking on "Get Started". Then, attend a study abroad advising session to learn how financial aid works with this program, how to complete the application, how it can work with your academic plan, and to get your questions answered. Advising takes place twice a day, every day of the week, and phone appointments are also available - the schedule can be found here: https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.Home#group
Questions on the application process or how study abroad works? Contact Andrea Dvorak in Augsburg Abroad at dvorak@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1669.
Lindell Library Hours Friday, October 28
Friday hours: NOON – 10 p.m.
While Day students are on Midsemester Break, we’re adjusting hours in order to be open for Augsburg for Adult students. See you in the library!!
CTL Night at the Theater
During both fall and spring semesters, CTL buys tickets to an Augsburg theater production and offers them to faculty, staff, and their significant others. Theater offers a unique way of learning or knowing – from stories that touch our hearts and mind. Experiencing it together adds a social dimension that allows us to discover what the stories mean to others and what new possibilities they see. Through theater we can be healed and transformed, as well as entertained.
In addition to the performance, participants engage in an informal reception and discussion with the director and cast. All productions are in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater. This fall, we have reserved tickets for:
November 10, 2011 – Marat / Sade, Directed by Darcey Engen
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.
Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend either or both of these productions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).
Speaking of Scholarship
These sessions provide an opportunity for scholars to share their work and engage in conversations about what they are doing. Sessions are scheduled from 12:00-1:30 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and include hors d’ouevres.
During the fall, the remaining presentations are:
October 26, OGC 100 – Brian Greening, McNair, “Representing New Orleans: Race, Space and Visibility in the Louisiana Superdome and the Crescent City Since 1965.”
November 1, OGC 100 – David Murr, Physics
November 9 , OGC 100 – Emmanuelle Wessels, Communication Studies, “Where were you when the monster hit? Media convergence, branded security citizenship, and the trans-media phenomenon of Cloverfield”
November 15, OGC 100 – Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright, Biology
If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).
Teaching Circle
A Graduate Faculty Teaching Circle will meet monthly from 4:00-5:30 in OGC 111 on the first Wednesday of the month (except in January). This year we will read and discuss Susan Ambrose’s How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. The dialogues will be facilitated by Velma Lashbrook and include:
November 2 – How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge Affect Their Learning? (Ch. 2)
December 7 – What Factors Motivate Students to Learn? (Ch. 3)
January 18 – How Do Students Develop Mastery? (Ch. 4)
February 1 – What Kinds of Practice and Feedback Enhance Learning? (Ch. 5)
March 7 – Why Do Student Development and Course Climate Matter in Learning? (Ch. 6)
April 4 – How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners? (Ch. 7)
If you register, you should plan to attend at least five sessions during the year. If you would like to participate, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) and pick up a copy of the book.
Thinking About Teaching and Advising
Modeled after the popular Speaking of Scholarship Series, these presentations and conversations are designed to share what we are learning about teaching and advising. Sessions are scheduled on Thursdays from 11:50-1:20, and involve presentations followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by these experiences. The intent is to increase awareness of teaching innovations on campus and learn from each other’s experiences. A light lunch is served. The remaining sessions this fall will include:
October 27, OGC 100 – Lori Brandt Hale, “Teaching Students to be Critical Readers”
November 3, 12:-1:20 pm, Marshall Room– Tony Bibus and Holley Locher-Stulen, “Lessons Learned From Online Teaching”
November 10, Marshall Room – Ben Stottrup, “Collaborative Learning in Research and Inquiry Experiences”
December 1, Foss 175 – Velma Lashbrook, “Lessons Learned from Using Team-Based Learning in a Research Methods Course”
If you plan to attend any of these sessions, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu), so we can have adequate food and handouts.
General Announcements
Dining Service
This Weekend hours are as follows:
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Commons
11:00am to 1:00pm Brunch-
Dinner 5:00pm to 7:00pm
-Saturday-Sunday
11:30am to 1:00pm Brunch-
Dinner 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Nabo
Friday 7:30am to 3:00pm
Saturday and Sunday Closed
Einstein's
Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday closed
Marat/Sade Ticket on Sale Now
Tickets are now on sale for the fall Theater Department’s production of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, Translation by Geoffrey Skelton, directed by Darcey Engen. All performances are in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center.
Available performances dates are:
November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 at 7:00pm
November 6, 13 at 3:00pm
Ticket prices are as follows:
$10 General Public
$8 ACTC, Faculty, and Staff
$4 Non-Augsburg Students
$2 Augsburg Students
Tickets can now be ordered online at www.augsburg.edu/theater
Volunteers Needed - Debate Tournament
Do you need volunteer hours? Are you looking for volunteer work that is fun, involves people, or happens regularly? Would you like to live out Augsburg's mission in the Twin Cities community? The Urban Debate League has a great opportunity for you!
The Urban Debate League (UDL) is looking for volunteers for a High School Debate Tournament on Friday October 28th and Saturday October 29th located at Humboldt High School in St. Paul. Volunteers would act as ballot runners for judges, sell concessions during mealtimes, some set up on Saturday, and assist with checking rooms at the end of the day.
For additional volunteer opportunity seekers there is also the option of be trained as a volunteer debate judge during the tournament rounds. Being trained as a volunteer judge would not only open up the opportunity to be a volunteer at 14 events during the debate season – tournaments are held close to every weekend October through December, with some in January – but also would be a tremendous help to the UDL as well as offering a novel and engaging way to volunteer in the debate community.
Hours for the tournament are from 3:00 pm to app. 8:45 pm on Friday and 10:00 am to app 8:45 pm on Saturday. Those interested in be trained as volunteer judges are requested to arrive at 7:45 am on Saturday. 6-10 volunteers per day are requested, not including volunteer judges, of which we'll take all who are interested. Volunteers may work as much or as little as they are able during either or both days of the tournament. Number of volunteers needed based on the schedule is below.
Friday: 3:00 – 5:45 1-2 volunteers needed (registration, ballot running),
5:45 – 6:45 2-3 volunteers needed (concessions),
6:45 – 8:45 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running, end of the day walkthrough).
Saturday: 7:45 am volunteer judges arrive (no limit on number of volunteers, all are welcome),
9:50 am – noon 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running),
11:30 to 1:30 2-3 volunteers needed (concessions),
1 – 3:30 3-4 volunteers needed (ballot running, set up for awards),
3:30 – 5:30 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running),
5:30 – 8:45 pm 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running, end of the day walkthrough).
Humboldt High School is located at 30 East Baker Street in West Saint Paul. The official address for mapping purposes is:
30 E. Baker St.
St. Paul, MN 55107
Public transportation is an option, and bus tokens will be provided to volunteers who request them.
For more information or to sign up to volunteer please email Hannah Youngquist at youngqui@augsburg.edu.
Focused Conversation: Employee Handbook
Human Resources is updating the community about the employee handbook. We are holding a Focused Conversation October 26, 2011, from 1-2pm in the East Commons, Christensen. We are going to talk about the process and key policies. *Review the handbook on HR's moodle.
Event Announcements
Halloween Safe Block Is TODAY, 4-6 p.m.
HALLOWEEN SAFE BLOCK TODAY FROM 4-6 PM IN URNESS HALL.
Kids from the community will come To Augsburg College and Trick or treat in Urness Hall. We need lots of students to volunteer as well as staff and faculty to support this event. This event is welcome to the children are the community! Students can hand out candy, be a tour guide, lead activities, welcome students and much more! Please come be a apart of this event! Again all are encourage to make this event meaningful and FUN for the children.
***To sign up & for more details please contact : commlink@augsburg.edu or calling (9524840833-Rose) and sign up through Res life if you live in Urness. ***
- WE WILL NEED HELP WITH SPOOKY-FYING AND PACKAGING CANDIES URNESS AND MORT LOBBY WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE FROM 1PM-3PM WITH SET UP. Volunteers needed at 4 pm - 6 pm with tour guiding children in urness!
Thank you for all your help and hope to all of you at the event!!!
- sponsored by Community Link and of Res life
TODAY! Humanities & Fine Arts Convo at 10 a.m.
Like Stephen Colbert? Love "The Daily Show"? The precursor to these politically minded comics was the 19th-century clown Dan Rice. He was a friend to Abraham Lincoln, influenced Mark Twain, and was a favorite of Walt Whitman. His character served as the model for "Uncle Sam." Dan Rice was so famous in his day, he even ran for President!
Humanities & Fine Arts Convocation speaker David Carlyon is the author of "Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of". Carlyon is an historian, theatre director, actor, teacher, and former clown with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He examines the life of Dan Rice, the 19th-century icon who lived at the intersections of art and politics, pop culture and celebrity, with revealing points of comparison for our own times.
The convocation will take place on October 26 at 10am in Hoversten Chapel. Admission is free. A book signing will follow.
Be The Match - Bone Marrow Registry Here Next Week
Be The Match®, which is operated by the National Marrow Donor Program, will be in Christensen Center Wednesday (11/2) from 10am to 4pm to give you the opportunity to join the Be The Match RegistrySM. You could be the one to save the life of a patient in desperate need, so please consider joining!
To make your experience as easy as possible, please:
1. Review the requirements to confirm that you are eligible to join.
2. Bring your driver's license to the drive.
3. Bring the names, phone numbers, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses of two family members or friends who do not live with you nor live with each other. The NMDP will contact these people only if you are identified as a potential match for a patient and we cannot reach you. In other words, we will not solicit to the two people you list on your registration form.
To join the Be The Match RegistrySM, all you need is to:
Be between the ages of 18 and 60.
Be willing to help any patient in need.
Meet health requirements. These conditions would prevent you from joining the Registry:
o Most heart diseases or cancer
o HIV or risk for HIV
o Chronic lung diseases
o Diabetes requiring insulin or diabetes-related health issues (such as kidney, heart, or eye disease)
o Autoimmune/neurological disorders such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis
o HIV, or at risk for HIV
o Hepatitis, or at risk for hepatitis
o Diseases affecting blood clotting or bleeding
o Being an organ or marrow transplant recipient
o Significant obesity
o Current sleep apnea
o Recent back surgery, or severe or ongoing back problems
Please read more about Be The Match and an important Augsburg connection with the baseball team on Inside Augsburg.
Consider making an online donation today at www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/Imani to help offset the expense of adding new donors to the national Be The Match Registry, which is about $100 per person. Your donation is tax-deductible and 100% of it will be applied to adding new donors to the registry. You may also donate $10 to 50555 by simply texting "Match 310." Please make sure there's a space between the word "Match" and the number "310."
If you have any questions or concerns, especially about the health requirements, please feel free to contact the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. We will connect you with the Be The Match rep, Kristine Reed. If for some reason you are unable to join, please consider making a financial contribution to help cover the cost of those who can.
Augsburg for Obama 2012 Phone Bank, Thursday, 5-9 p.m.
Looking for a great way to kick off your fall break? Join Organizing for America and the Augsburg College Democrats for a fun night of phone-banking as we work to engage and organize supporters of President Obama in Minnesota so we can reelect the President in next year’s election. Come make calls, connect with old friends, meet new ones or just check out what OFA has in store for you!
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/phonebank/gpzfv9
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Free Portable Hanging File Folder Racks
I have two portable hanging file folder racks that are free to a good home. Both have upper and lower racks - the lower rack pulls out. First is approx. 3' length x 2'7" high, second rack is 2' length x 2'7" high.
Both are in great shape and can be picked up in the Ice Arena main office. Contact Kris at x1504 if interested.
Nintendo 64 Controller?
I'm looking for a Nintendo 64 Controller. Please contact me if you have one and want to give it to me! Thanks.
Gopher Football Tickets this Saturday
Two tickets to Iowa vs Minnesota Gophers for sale, along with a parking pass. Section 208 (2nd deck) row 22 these seats are on 30 yard line and have seat backs. Game is 2:30 PM on Saturday, October 29, 2011
Ticket price $70.00 each, $15.00 parking pass