U of M Conducting Emergency Training on Aug. 14

AUGSBURG COMMUNITY - PLEASE BE AWARE OF EMERGENCY SIRENS AND VEHICLES IN THE AREA NEXT WEDNESDAY. THIS IF FOR U of M TRAINING ONLY.

University of Minnesota Emergency Training Exercise Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Regis Center for Art (Riverside Ave. and 21st Ave. South)

The University of Minnesota will hold an emergency training exercise on the West Bank campus beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 14. The exercise will take place at the two Regis Center for Art buildings, located at 405 and 418 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis.

If you see or hear police activity at this location on Wednesday, August 14, please know that there is NOT an actual emergency taking place. This is an exercise to prepare public safety personnel to respond if there were an actual emergency.

West Bank residents and visitors should expect the following on Wednesday, August 14:

- Extra police activity on the University of Minnesota campus
- Law enforcement and emergency response vehicles parked in the University lot at Riverside Ave. and 21st Ave S. and nearby
- Emergency sirens, announcements and other noises related to the exercise

The following streets will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic on Wednesday, August 14:

- 21st Ave. S. from S. 4th St. to Riverside Ave.
- S. 5th St. from 21st Ave. S. to 22nd Ave. S.
- University of Minnesota parking lots – Lot 94 and Lot C-95 (off Riverside Avenue S. between 21st and 22nd Avenues S.)

Participating agencies include the University of Minnesota Police Department, U of M Department of Emergency Management, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Fire Department, Minneapolis SWAT, Minneapolis Public Works, East Metro SWAT, Metro Transit PD, Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, Hennepin County Medical Center and the FBI.

This exercise will allow multiple agencies to test and practice working together so they will continue to be well prepared when responding to major emergencies.

For more information, contact the police non-emergency line: 612-624-COPS (2677)

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Hands-on Agresso Training - Aug. 26 & Sept. 13

Budget Managers,

The Administrative Accounting and Finance office will be hosting two hands-on Agresso training sessions. We'll discuss how coding deposits and expenses impact your budget, where you are versus budget/outlook, and how to use Agresso web to find out.

These two training sessions will be in the Sverdrup 201 computer lab between 2-4 p.m. Our first session is Monday, August 26 and a second (identical) session will be Friday, September 13.

Remember this is a hands-on event where you will be probing the money coming in and going out. So bring your cost center number and questions!

Seating is limited so please sign-up today by clicking

http://go.augsburg.edu/learnagresso

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Professor Dave Conrad's Book Release

All: It's out! Augsburg College Business Department professor, Dave Conrad's book is published! Tons of sage advice. Available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback. The name is "Ask Dave: Usable Answers to Business Questions." The book is based on his Rochester Post-Bulletin newspaper column, where, weekly, he fields reader questions about management, leadership, the workplace, bosses, strategy, change, coworkers, and more.

Here is a link to the book on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Ask-Dave-Answers-Business-Questions/dp/1596300841/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1375915052&sr=1-1-catcorr

Also, here is a link to the Post-Bulletin business page where the column, "Dave Conrad" is found every Friday morning.
http://www.postbulletin.com/business/

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Raffle: Wall of Wine to Benefit Rotary Club

Please support the community-based service work of the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights Rotary Club by purchasing a raffle ticket. Each $10 ticket is a chance to win a grand prize of 30 bottles of wine and a wine chiller. Second prize is 10 bottles of wine.

All proceeds go to support Dakota County-based nonprofits, schools, and projects, and to support Rotary International projects. Each year, the Rotary Club serves meals 10 times at Loaves & Fishes, sponsors and hosts an ethics program for 60 formal and informal student leaders at Henry Sibley High School, participates in the Adopt-A-Road program, and makes direct contributions to organizations that provide emergency food, shelter, mental health and domestic violence prevention services, and more.

To arrange to purchase a ticket, contact Stephanie Weiss, director of news and media services, at weisss@augsburg.edu or x 1476 to coordinate meeting on campus to purchase a ticket (or many tickets!).

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Augsburg Faculty at MathFest

Four members of the Augsburg College Mathematics Department attended MathFest, the summer meeting of the Mathematical Association of America, in Hartford, Connecticut.

Pavel Belik, Su Doree, Matt Haines, and Jody Sorensen all traveled east for the event. Among their activities: Pavel talked about "Fractal Powers in Serrin's Swirling Vortex Solutions", Su spoke about "Just Enough Algebra" and her book by that name, Matt told the community about his work with pre-service and in-service K-8 teachers, and Jody served as a judge for undergraduate research presentations. A good time was had by all.

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Su Doree in New York and on the Web

Last week Mathematics Professor Su Doree spoke at the MOVES Conference in New York City. MOVES (Mathematics of Various Entertaining Subjects) was organized by the new Museum of Mathematics (MOMath) in Manhattan. Su gave a talk called "The graphs of Hanoi: visualizing solutions to the Tower of Hanoi puzzle".

You can read more about the conference and Su's work in this blog posting:
http://mathmunch.org/2013/08/07/moves-the-tower-of-hanoi-and-mathigon/

Congratulations, Su!

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House for Sale - Lake Nokomis Area

5616 Bloomington Ave. S., Minneapolis

Beautiful 1938 Tutor-style home, walking distance to Lake Nokomis.

3 bedroom/3 bath, original hard wood floors, fireplace in living room, stucco/brick/stone exterior, amazing master bedroom, wet bar in basement, one attached and one detached garage, MAC improvements (central air, new windows), separate formal dining room. Hale/Field school district. Coldwell Banker Burnet, 612-827-4781; agents O'Rion Walker 612-232-4020, Kanada Yazbek 763-300-9393. Priced to sell.

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Einstein Bagels

Einstein Bagels is now hiring.

We have a variety of hours and shifts available. Stop by the store for more information or send resume to augsburgeinsteins@aviands.com

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Bike for a 10-year-old?

Our 10-year-old neighborhood friend just got his bike stolen and was wondering if anyone has an old bike that they're ready to pass on. His former bike was BMX style, but he's interested in getting a mountain bike next. Let me now if you can help him out. Thanks!

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