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Grad Skills Workshop on Speaking CANCELLED

The graduation skills workshop on speaking, scheduled for this afternoon, has been cancelled. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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Speaking of Scholarship - Final Fall Session Today

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 last presentation is:
November 15, OGC 100 – Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright, Biology, "From Mayo Clinic to Augsburg College: Exploring the Mechanisms of Human Lung Disease"

If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Register for I-Term in 1 Simple Step

The Integrated Term (I-Term) is being offered this Spring 2012, and is open to all students.

The theme: "Fate of the Earth 101: Consumption of Food, Fuel and Media in U.S. Culture."

Students receive credit for three courses:
* ENG 270 "Environmental Literature"
* POL 170 "Law in the U.S."
* SOC 121 "Introduction to Human Society"

The I-Term will be taught by Lars Christiansen, Sarah Combellick-Bidney, and John Harkness.

HOW TO REGISTER:
Sign our "sign-up" sheet, located on the office door of Prof. Combellick-Bidney, Memorial 117a.

It's that simple.

We hope you'll join us next semester!

Questions? email lars at christil@augsburg.edu

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Embedding Diversity and Global Learning -Whiteness

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. Sessions will be held from 3:15--5:00 on Mondays.

November 21, OGC 100, - Contextual Competence – using knowledge of white privilege, power, and racism to address social injustice (Audrey Appelsies)
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).

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Students of Color Scholarship for Summer Abroad

Apply by Wednesday, November 23 for the Augsburg Abroad Students of Color Scholarship for summer 2012 study abroad!

Earn 1-2 credits, fulfill your Augsburg Experience, complete LAFs such as Fine Arts, Humanities, HPE 002, and REL 200, and fulfill major requirements.

This scholarship can be applied toward the following 2012 Summer Session Faculty-Led and CGE Summer Programs:

1.Civic Engagement: Egypt (2 credits)
• POL 160/461 AND HIS 195 (Humanities-LAF- HIS course, Social I Behavioral Science LAF- POL 160 course)

2. Thai Education & Culture: Thailand (1 credit)
• ENG 291/391 (Humanities LAF-ENL 291, Writing/Speaking skill, English Major/Minor elective)

3. International Management: Germany (1 credit)
• BUS 465 OR FIN460 (Int'l Business Major/Minor requirement, CCS & Int'l Relations Major/Minor elective, Finance Major requirement- FIN 460 only, Management Major requirement BUS 465 only)

4. International Theater: Scotland (1 credit)
• THR 1xx /495 (Fine Arts LAF – THR1xx only, Elective in Theater and Film)

5. AugCore Mexico Summer Session I or II: Mexico (2 Credits)
• One or two Spanish language courses (17 different courses offered)
• Pre-Columbian, Colonial, and Contemporary Mexico Art (Art/Spanish 231, Fine Arts LAF)
• Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning II (Religion 200)
• Latin Dance (HPE 002)
• Internship or Independent Research

6. Social Change and Development in Southern Africa: Namibia (2 Credits)
• The Development Process – Southern Africa (Interdisciplinary Studies 312)
• Internship or Independent Research

Stop by the Augsburg Abroad office in Murphy Place for an application.

More information about these programs is available on our NEW online program search here:

https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.SimpleSearch

Questions? abroad@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1650

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Leader-Manager Circle

Velma Lashbrook will lead a series of conversations about leader/manager responsibilities based on Jim Collins' Good to Great and his monograph for the social sector, Participant will also complete his diagnostic tool and identify strategies for improving performance within their work units. Sessions will be held on Mondays from 8:30-10:00 in Lindell 202, and will include coffee and bagels or muffins. The remaining sessions include:

November 21 – Disciplined Thought – Ch. 4-5
January 30 – Disciplined Action – Ch. 6-7
February 27 – Built to Last – Ch. 8-9
April 2 – How to Make Augsburg Great – conversation with Paul Pribbenow and Chris Szaj

Participants are expected to attend all sessions, if possible. Please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) to receive a book before the session.

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Leadership Series

This series is designed for all campus leaders, and is offered on Tuesdays. The remaining sessions include:

November 22, 2011, OGC 100, 4:00-6:00 – Strategic Thinking: Seeing Things Whole (Tom Morgan)
January 17, 2011, OGC 100, 4:00-6:00 – Relationship Building: Developing Intercultural Competence (Karen Lokkesmoe)
February 14, 2012, OGC 100, 4:00-6:00 – Influencing: Adapting to Interpersonal Differences (Brad Lashbrook)
March 13, 2012, Marshall, 4:00-6:00 – Executing: Leading Teams (Aaron Griess)
April 24, 2012, Marshall, 4:15-6:00 – Innovating: Facilitating Social Change (Paul Pribbenow)

For more information, please contact Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu). To rsvp for this series, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). If you sign up, you will be expected to attend as many of these sessions as possible.

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Mexico Travel Course Deadline Extension

New Deadline: Nov. 21st

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. 21, 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.

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All Spring Day and Winter WEC Book Orders

All Spring Day and Winter WEC book orders are now due! Please email me your book request asap to me at forgey@augsburg.edu
Thanks to all who have submitted! We have 70% of day orders in and 51% of WEC orders in!

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Blended Learning Series - TOMORROW

Blended learning has come to mean everything from web-enhanced face-to-face learning to, but not including, courses that are fully online. Integrating online technologies can enhance and enrich learning; online tools also help differentiate instruction. A recent meta-analysis reported by the U.S. Department of Education found that blended learning produced higher performance on learning outcomes than either online or face-to-face learning alone.

As part of the Foundational Series, we introduce the use of online technologies to enhance face-to-face classes. This year, we are also introducing a series to explore strategies for using online applications to enhance learning. The Blended Learning Series, co-sponsored with IT, is offered from 8:30-10:00 on Third Wednesdays in Lindell 202, and includes the following remaining workshops:

November 16 – Designing and Facilitating Meaningful Online Activities (Cari Maguire and Heather Ek)
January 18 – Digital Video and Audio Tools (Anita Fisher, Scott Krenz, and Nathan Lind)
February 15 – Web Access: Universal Online Design Principles (Hans Wiersma, Eric Strom, and CLASS resources)
March 14 – Online Assessment Techniques and Academic Integrity (Scott Krajewski and Emily Hoisington)

Please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu), so we can have an appropriate number of handouts for these sessions.
CTL and IT also offer passes for faculty to explore online technologies through workshops offered by Sloan-C (Sloan Consortium of Institutions and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education). Those interested in participating in these courses (see http://sloanconsortium.org/2011workshops) can request a pass from Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Faculty/Staff Extra Discount Days at Bookstore

Reminder, this Friday Nov. 18 and Monday, Nov 21, faculty and staff can get a 40% discount off all regular price clothing at the bookstore. Stock up on your Auggie Gear for Auggie Fridays! You will need to present your Augsburg Faculty/Staff ID card to receive your discount. No other discounts will apply.

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Performers for MLK Convocation: This Thursday

For the 2012 MLK Convocation on Monday, January 16th, the MLK Committee would like to invite Augsburg students, staff, and faculty to participate through music, dance, spoken word, and short theatrical performances. Three pieces will be chosen by our Emmy Award-winning guest host, T. Mychael Rambo. All pieces should be about 3 minutes in length and should relate to Martin Luther King, Jr., peace, or social justice in some way. Auditions will be held on Thursday, November 17th in M5 (in the Music Building) from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00pm. Please email Kasidy Moore at moorek1@augsburg.edu to sign up for your 5 minute audition time.

If you are unable to make that time, but want to be involved or have any questions, please email moorek1@augsburg.edu as well.

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Host an Int'l Student for Thanksgiving Meal

If you're interested in hosting an international student, or a small group of international students, for a Thanksgiving meal this Thursday, November 24, please contact me at porter@augsburg.edu or x.1686. Please state your preference for the number of students you would like to host (minimum 1 and maximum 5).

I am currently generating a list of interested international students. They have until the end of the day on Wednesday, November 16th to confirm their participation.

I will confirm with interested hosts on Friday, November 18th, regarding whether or not we have a student or group of students for you.

Many thanks for your ongoing support for Augsburg's international students!
Jim Trelstad-Porter

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Minneapolis Campus Space Survey

We have the opportunity to think together about campus space, specifically the Christensen Center. Last year, the Commission on Space and Master Planning (CSMP) set forth a new, comprehensive structure for the development of the College's physical facilities which took into account the mission of the College, the distinct quality consistent with the way students learn, and Augsburg's identity as an urban Lutheran college serving a diverse array of resident, commuter, and multi-aged students. The CSMP identified the Christensen Center as a priority for building enhancements over the course of the next five years. We want to continue to refine Christensen as a vibrant campus center servicing all of Augsburg's diverse student populations, staff and faculty.

This opportunity arises now because of several factors:

1. The Admissions Offices (Day and Graduate) have moved to the first floor so there are spaces in Christensen Center that are available.
2. The Gage Center opened recently and will provide better space for key student services such as CLASS, Access, TRiO and Academic Enrichment.
3. Initial standardization in furnishing meeting rooms (see the Marshall Room) has begun.
4. Einstein Bagels renovations are now complete, allowing for enhanced food services.

Augsburg is committed to engaging students and campus community members in important work of the college, including work on campus space.

As with any project there are parameters and commitments and the Christensen Center is no exception. These include:
1. Einstein Bagels and the art galleries will not be renovated at this time.
2. There must be some sort of dining facility and kitchen located on the third floor.
3. Additional student services may be relocated to the Christensen Center
4. The Information Desk will remain on the main floor.
5. Work may be staged over a few years.

We need your reply by November 18, 2011. Thanks for your input!

Your Anonymous Survey Link:
http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7PADsH7pRnh2POs

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Survey about Augsburg

Hello fellow students!

I am doing a review on Augsburg College for the College Prowler and I need your help! I will greatly appreciate it if you can click on the link below and fill out a short survey! Not only will this be beneficial to you all, because there is a scholarship that you will be entered into after completing the survey!

http://collegeprowler.com/augsburg-college/survey/

The website will ask you to create an account, but you don't have to keep the account after you complete the survey.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, you can contact me at

Thaoc4@Augsburg.edu

Thanks!

Catherine Thao

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"On-Hold" Accounts Payable Checks

Authorization Invoices processed with a "On-Hold" request originally
to be picked up on Friday, November 25th will be available on Wednesday, November 23rd anytime after 1:00 pm because of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at X1031
or daughera@augsburg.edu ~ Thank You!

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Enrollment Center Special Registration Hours

The Enrollment Center will be open for extended hours during the initial registration period. This week we will be open Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., Tuesday from 8:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m, Thursday from 10:00 a.m - 6 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We will continue to close for chapel each day. Please check your Augnet, Records and Registration welcome page to view any registration holds.

Thank you!

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Phillips Scholarship Information

The Phillips Scholars Program is administered by the Minnesota Private College Fund in partnership with the financial aid offices of 16 private colleges and universities. The program is funded by the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation which recognizes and rewards private college students who strive to create a better life for those with unmet needs.

Selection criteria includes:
2.75+ GPA
Must be a sophomore in the 2011-2012 academic year
Demonstrate current financial need
Committed to designing and implementing your own community service project

Please attend one of the informational sessions below to learn more about the Phillips Scholarship:
Tuesday, November 29 at 12 pm – 1 pm in Marshall Room
Thursday, December 1 at 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm in Oren Gateway 100
Monday, December 5 at 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm in Oren Gateway 114

To obtain the application and for more information please contact Jenny Yang at yangj@augsburg.edu or x1294 in the Financial Aid Office.

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Jansport and Clearance Sale at the Bookstore

All Jansport apparel is buy one get one half off at the bookstore this week, All clearance clothing is 25% off this week! Stop by the bookstore to stock up on your Auggie Gear!

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Annual Benefit Enrollment Period Ends on 11/18

This message is intended for all benefits-eligible employees. The annual benefit enrollment period will end this Friday, November 18.

Annual benefit enrollment started on Monday, November 7, 2011 and will go through Friday, November 18, 2011. All forms must be turned no later than 4:00 pm on Friday, November 18.

We strongly encourage all benefits-eligible employees to attend one of the information sessions. Please bring your enrollment packet that you received in the mail to the information session. There are two sessions remaining:

November 15, 2011 at 4:30 pm, Oren Gateway Center, Room 114
November 17, 2011 at 9:30 am, Christensen Center, Marshall Room

Please see the following links to access information on benefit changes and other helpful information for the 2012 plan year:

Employee letter:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2012_Benefits/RenewalLetter.pdf

Employee benefit information booklet:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2012_Benefits/BenefitsBooklet.pdf

Enrollment form:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2012_Benefits/EnrollmentForm.pdf

Please contact the human resources department with any questions at 612-330-1216.

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Ultimate Frisbee Starts TODAY in the Dome

Ultimate frisbee starts this Tuesday, November 15 in the dome from 12:00-1:00pm. We will play every Tuesday until the dome comes down in March. All skill levels are welcome!

Wear comfortable clothes and come prepared to have a good time with a great group of people!

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Dining Services

Did you know that Einstein's offers breakfast all day and the full menu from open till close.

This weeks special is $1.00 off any lunch sandwich from 4pm to close. Come in and try a Tasty Turkey, Turkey or Ham Deli Melt or one of the many other options

Daily special at Nabo is a Steak Sandwich with Fries and Fountain soda.

Nabo: A Neighborhood Cafe is now officially on Foursquare!

If you haven't already done so, download the Foursquare app and begin checking in at Nabo to unlock great specials today!

Commons:

Market Place: Blackened Chicken Breast
Bravo: Classic Meat Lasagna and Vegetable Lasagna
World: Taco Tuesday
Vegi: Vegetarian Cassoulet on Baguette
Soup: Minestrone & Chicken Wild Rice
Salad: Assorted Greens and Toppings
Dessert: Assorted
Pizza: Assorted

Special BUILD YOUR PIZZA AT LUNCH

Did you know you can purchase flex on line at www.augsburg.aviands.com
Looking to give a gift of coffee, we have gift cards available to purchase.
Wednesday is our Holiday meal so don't miss it

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TODAY: Lunch Conversation with Heid E Erdrich

Augsburg Indigenous Student Association hosts a Lunch Conversation with Heid E Erdrich, Organized and joined by Vice President/Chair of AISA, R. Vincent Moniz, Jr., a member of the Mandan, Hidasta, Arikara Nation of Fort Berthold North Dakota and second year student here at Augsburg College. Other Native American students and AISA members will also be present for, what is expected to be, a great conversation!! Please join them!

Tuesday, November 15th @ 12:00 - 1:15 pm
Marshall room, Christensen Center (22nd Ave. S. at 7 1/2 St. Minneapolis, MN 55454)

November is National Native American Heritage Month and the Augsburg Indigenous Student Association (AISA) at Augsburg College is truly honored to have poet, essayist, arts writer and playwright Heid E. Erdrich for a Lunch conversation for faculty, staff, students and administration at Augsburg College to listen and learn about Native people.

A member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibway, Heid Erdrich grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota. She earned degrees from Dartmouth College and The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars. Heid, is author of four poetry collections, most recently National Monuments from Michigan State University Press. Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems is forthcoming in 2012. Her play Curiosities was produced by Pangea World Theater in 2010. A recipient of Minnesota State Arts Board fellowships, awards from The Loft Literary Center, the Archibald Bush Foundation and elsewhere, Heid Erdrich has four times been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award which she won in 2009. You can buy her books at www.birchbarkbooks.com

Come and join AISA members for a lunch time filled with great conversation and an opportunity to learn!!

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Week of Kindness

This week, the week before Thanksgiving Nov. 14-18, Augsburg students, faculty, and staff will be able to participate in the Week of Kindness! There will be activities each day to show love and support for this community, see below:

Prepare to be complimented, appreciated, and bedazzled with kindness!

**MUCH LOVE MONDAY: Walk by us in the Quad as we shout compliments to remind you how marvelous and beautiful you are. "Kindness Rally"

**T-SHIRT TUESDAY: Wear that t-shirt of yours, or wear a handmade sign, that says "Free hugs!" and .. you guessed it... give and receive hugs free of charge. What is better than a free hug? I mean, really.

WARM YOUR HEART WEDNESDAY: Stop by our table and make kind cards for your friends to put in their mailboxes. Of course you can give cards in person too. We will provide stickers and sparkly cute things for the cards you make.

THANKFUL THURSDAY: Take time today to thank someone very special to you. It's all about the love, people!

FRIENDSHIP PHOTO FRIDAY: Make a friend and take a photo with them at our photo booth. We will take down your email address and send a copy of your photo of you and your new (or not new) friend!

** = starred days are days when we will be collecting food items for Augsburg's Turkeypalooza. We will be accepting:

Turkeys
Stuffing mix
Real and instant potatoes
Real and canned pumpkins
Frozen or canned green beans
Cream of mushroom soup
French fried onions
Cash/Check for the purchasing of whatever we don't receive

This week is going to be so kind and awesome, you'll hardly know how to contain yourself. Be excited!

Sponsored by
The Honors Program, Hesser House
STLF
QSU
Dept. of Res Life

Any questions? Wanna help out? Contact Jenny Pinther at pinther@augsburg.edu or Katie Nelson at nelsonk9@augsburg.edu

PS: You're beautiful!

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Augsburg for Adults Noontime in the Library

Are you a little lost regarding citations and the different styles? Are you confused about the differences between quoting, paraphrasing, and plagiarism? Are you interested in knowing how to compile your sources electronically? Will you soon be doing a literature review? Stop in at the Library for quick tips and advice!

Saturday, November 19, 2011
12:10-12:40pm
Lindell Library

• Citations 101
• Quoting, paraphrasing, and plagiarism
• RefWorks: Compiling your sources electronically
• Researching for a literature review

All four seminars will be offered during this 30-minute time period, so choose wisely! Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP to Holley Locher with your seminar choice at locherh@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1763 by Thursday, November 17. Questions? Contact Holley Locher.

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Steve Wehrenberg CEO Campbell Mithun at Augsburg

The Strommen Executive Speakers Series brings top executive leaders to campus to share their experience with alumni and students. Please join us on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. in Sateren Auditorium to hear Augsburg alum Steve Wehrenberg, Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Mithun. Campbell Mithun is a nationally known advertising agency with a 75 year history of success. Steve graduated Magna cum Laude from Augsburg College with a bachelor degree in English and communications.

Light refreshments are available before the event and pizza will be served after the event, all at no cost to event attendees. We hope you can join us!

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A Citizens' Commons: The Citizen Nurse

Wednesday, November 30th from 7pm-8:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Congregation (2001 Riverside Ave)
A Citizens' Commons is a public place where people gather to learn, discuss, and debate with each other. Please join us for the first gathering of Citizens' Commons at Trinity. Harry Boyte will be introducing the purpose of creating our neighborhood Commons followed by a presentation from Augsburg College nursing faculty, Ruth Enestvedt and Katie Clark, as well as student nurse, Emily Hansen, on what it means to be a citizen nurse.

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Rock, Jazz and other Grooves

Join 'Experience M-16', 'AERO' and 'The Egilsrud Library Quartet' (all students of the MUE-129 course) for an evening of Jazz, Hip-hop, Funk, Rock and World-Grooves!
Open Jam and Information session to follow the concert.

November 16th, 2011
7:30pm, Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall

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Twin Bed in a Bag

Never used. Purchased for cabin, then sold the cabin. Paid $45 each. Will sell set of 2 for $60. http://www.target.com/p/Room-Essentials-Blue-Plaid-Bed-in-a-Bag/-/A-12042803 Call 612-330-1085 or email me at wagggoner@augsburg.edu. Thank you!

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