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Moodle Huddle Workshops Next Week

Moodle Huddle 2013
Strengthen Your Moodle Muscles!

To help you gear up for the 2013-2014 academic year, your IT User Support Team offers its Moodle Huddle workshop series for all Augsburg faculty and staff. Eighteen 20-minute sessions will be held in Sverdrup Hall, 2nd floor from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each of the following days:

August 6, 7, 8
August 20, 21, 22

View the full Moodle Huddle 2013 schedule at http://go.augsburg.edu/huddle2013

Each unique session targets specific features, workflows, or strategies to best implement your goals in Moodle. No RSVP is required. You are welcome to attend topics that fit your needs or schedule. Come for a few sessions or attend multiple days to get all 18! Refreshments provided.

Questions? Contact Eric Strom at strom@augsburg.edu.

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URGO Summer Research Conference TODAY

Please join us for the second day of the URGO Summer Research Conference today on the second floor of Oren Gateway Center. Students will be presenting original research that they have conducted over the past 10 weeks under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Feel free to come to some or all of the sessions and guests are welcome to move between rooms during a session.

Wednesday, July 31st

Session 1: 8:45-10:15 a.m.

Oren Gateway Center 201
8:45: Eleni Beyene (Chemistry: Drs. Joan Kunz and Benjamin Stottrup)
Phase Behavior of 27-Hydroxycholesterol
9:00: Emil Eldo (Chemistry; Drs. Joan Kunz and Benjamin Stottrup)
Kinetic Study of Phase-Separated Phospholipid/Cholesterol Monolayers
9:15: Chris Devet (Chemistry; Dr. Vivian Feng)
Amide Synthesis with Acetonitrile Using a Catalyzed Flow Reactor
9:30: Emma Winegar and Andy Walsh (Mathematics; Dr. Pavel Belik)
Vortex Modeling Through Blobs and Fractals
9:45: Panel Discussion with Presenters

Oren Gateway Center 202
8:45: Alexandra Smith(History: Dr. Phil Adamo)
Guided by the Faith and Values of the Lutheran Church
9:00: Devyn Lempke (History; Dr. Phil Adamo)
Augsburg at 150: Architecture
9:15: Sadie Vahle (History; Dr. Phil Adamo)
Augsburg at 150: Curriculum
9:30: Anna Romskog (History; Dr. Phil Adamo)
A Two Way Street: The History of the Relationship between Augsburg College, Minneapolis, and the World
9:45: Panel Discussion with Presenters

Session 2: 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Oren Gateway Center 201
10:30: Casey Powell (Biology; Dr. Brian Steffenson- University of Minnesota)
The Search for Resistance to Cochliobolus Sativus (Spot Blotch) in Barley
10:45: HeeChan Kang (Mathematics; Dr. Pavel Belik)
Dynamics of Systems of Vortices
11:00: Anika Clark (Biology; Dr. William Capman)
Patterns of Host Plant Resistance to the Parasitic Plant Cuscuta pentagona in Abutilon Theophrasti
11:15: Megan Rich (Biology; Dr. Ann Impullitti)
Developing Interactive, Standards-Based Lessons for a 7th Grade Science Classroom
11:30: Panel Discussion with Presenters

Oren Gateway Center 202
10:30: Thu Nguyen (Economics; Dr. Keith Gilsdorf)
The Relationship between Intercollegiate Sports Participation and Academic Performance
10:45: Lauren Haberman (Sociology; Dr. Colin Irvine)
Impact of Tibetan Buddhist and Navajo Mythology on Environmental Attitudes
11:00: Zachary Baltich (Music; Dr. Carol Barnett)
Idiomatic Music for Percussion
11:15: Anna Peterson (Music; Dr. Merilee Klemp)
Gouging Machines: A History and Analysis
11:30: Panel Discussion with Presenters

Session 3: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Oren Gateway Center 202
1:30: Margo Ensz (English; Dr. Colin Irvine)
Analyzing the Persistence of a Sense of Place Among Young Adults in the Technology-Rich, A-Contextual 21st Century
1:45: Katherine Berger (English; Drs. Doug Green and Adriane Brown)
Transgender Lives through Fiction
2:00: Chelsey Feder (English; Dr. Kathryn Swanson)
Common Core Nonfiction in Minnesota High Schools
2:15: Emerson Ball (Social Work; Dr. Alex Iantaffi- University of Minnesota)
Cultural Competence in the Care of Transgender Patients
2:30 Panel Discussion with Presenters

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Time Is Running Out - Visit the Writing Lab

Tutors in the Writing Lab will continue working on summer students' and researchers' papers through SS II, ending on August 8. Because of a reduction in library hours, the WL schedule had to be adjusted slightly. These are the hours for the last two weeks:

July 8 - August 8: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays between 4:30 - 7:00 p.m. (NOTE THIS CHANGE).

The Lab is located on the street level of Lindell Library, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors are available to help any Augsburg student with any writing assignment.

Questions? Contact K. Swanson, English.

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TIAA-CREF Individual Counseling Sessions

You can discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA-CREF financial consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance and annuities.

Date(s) Time(s) Location(s)
Tuesday, August 6 (8 a.m.-2 p.m.) Lindell, Room 301
Wednesday, August 7 (8 a.m.-2 p.m.) Lindell, Room 301

SIGN UP TODAY:
To discuss your plan and options for managing your retirement savings or to
schedule an appointment with a TIAA-CREF Individual Consultant, please call TIAA-Cref at (866) 843-5640, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. or use the online link below.

https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/tools/events?eventId=1-1IOHA6N

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Farewell for Two Physician Assistant Program Faculty

The Augsburg community is invited to a reception for Brenda Talarico, Clinical Coordinator and Patty Marincic, Adademic Coordinator. Both faculty have been with the Augsburg PA Program for many years.

Tuesday, August 6, 2013
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Foss Atrium

We hope you can join us as we thank Brenda and Patty for their sincere dedication in the education of Physician Assistants.

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Join Us for Readings by MFA Mentors and Guests

Augsburg's inaugural cohort is here on campus for a ten-day residency and literary festival of classes, workshops, open mics and public readings and screenings.

Please join us for evening readings featuring our MFA mentors and guest writers. All readings will be held in the Tjornholm Nelson Theater, Foss Center. All events begin at 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public.

Nationally recognized Poet Ed Bok Lee will be the guest reader on Wednesday, July 31.

On Friday, Aug. 2, the MFA program will host the acclaimed fiction writer, Benjamin Percy.

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