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Apply for a Fulbright - Meet with URGO by Sept. 13

Fulbright is a competitive fellowship that offers graduating seniors the opportunity to travel, research, and study in one of 155 countries in the year after college. Currently, we have three Auggies headed off to countries such as Turkey, Taiwan, and the Czech Republic to serve as English Teaching Assistants for the year. If you are interested in applying for a Fulbright, please contact URGO at urgo@augsburg.edu to set up an appointment immediately, and no later than September 13.

National fellowships or scholarships such as this one indicates to graduate schools and employers that you are an elite candidate. Check out the URGO website's directory of fellowships to find one that is right for you!

http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/directory-of-programs/

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Mayo Innovations Scholar Program for Auggies

Applications for Augsburg's Mayo Innovations Scholar Program are now available! This program is highly competitive and is primarily designed for juniors and seniors.

What is MISP?
In the process of conducting research, Mayo Clinic scientists have developed new products that may be marketable. These products are submitted to the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property (OIP) for a thorough investigation of marketability. The OIP has a significant backlog of products to be investigated. One of the backlogged products or inventions is assigned to each MISP team for investigative research and formal presentation at Mayo Clinic.

Augsburg's team will consist of an MBA student, 2 or 3 undergraduate science students, 1 or 2 undergraduate business/economics students, and a Licensing Manager from the Mayo Clinic OIP. The team will work together to understand the science and applications of the projects or innovations and analyze the market potential. Each undergraduate student on the team will receive $1,000. Teams will begin work during October and the final presentations will be in March.

To Apply:
Contact urgo@augsburg.edu to request an application. Completed applications must be submitted to urgo@augsburg.edu by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 25.

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Hands-on Agresso Training - Sept. 13

Did you miss the August 26th Agresso Hands-On training session?

You're in luck! There's another one coming up on Friday, Sept. 13. The training is offered by the Administrative Accounting and Finance office and will discuss how coding deposits and expenses impact your budget, where you are versus budget/outlook, and how to use Agresso web to find out.

We will be in the Sverdrup 201 computer lab between 2-4 p.m.

Remember: This is a hands-on training. You will probe money coming in and going out, so bring your cost center number and questions!

There are only 10 seats available so sign up for this training soon by clicking:

http://go.augsburg.edu/learnagresso

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Writing Lab Will Open Monday, Sept. 16

The Augsburg College Writing Lab will open on Monday, Sept. 16 for the new academic year. The Lab, located to the left of the circulation desk, main level of Lindell Library, serves all Augsburg students -- day, WEC, grad - as they work on any writing assignment. Look for hours to be posted!

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Influenza & Tdap Vaccination Clinic on Campus

Influenza and Tdap vaccination clinics are scheduled for faculty, staff, and students.

Flu Shots -Homeland Health provides flu vaccinations to patients ages 3 years and up. Please bring your health insurance card to the clinic. We are an in network provider for Medica, BCBS, HealthPartners, Preferred One, UCare, America's PPO, Prime West, South Country Health Care Alliance and Medicare. We will bill your health plan. If you are not covered by one of these health plans, you may purchase a vaccination by cash on the day of the clinic.

Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria & Pertussis "Whooping Cough")
Is available for those 18 to 64 years of age only. It is covered by HealthPartners, BCBS and Medica at the Member's Benefit Level. Sorry we cannot accept other insurance.

The cash price for vaccine is $25 per Flu Injection, $35 per FluMist and $55 per Tdap injection. We accept cash only, no checks please. Individuals are responsible for the cost of their shots, which may vary depending upon insurance plans.

Flu & Tdap clinics are from:
- 9 a.m.- 12 p.m., September 24, Lindell Library 202
- 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., September 26, Christensen- Marshall Room

To register for the September clinics, visit Homeland Health at http://www.homelandhealthspecialists.com.
In the bottom right corner of the main image on the Home Page, click the Customer Portal button (Client ID: HAIOY997). At this point Returning Users may sign in. Your email is your user name. If you have any questions, please contact us at 877-746-8060.

A walk-in clinic, will be from 12-2 p.m., October 22, in the Marshall room. Faculty and staff are welcome. Although pre-registration is not necessary, you must present an insurance card to receive the flu shot at no cost (coverage varies depending on member's benefit level). The cost for the flu shot is $29.

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Free Lockers Available for Commuter Students

Campus Activities and Orientation provides free lockers for students (Day, WEC, and Graduate) who commute to campus during the academic year. Lockers are located on the Ground and 2nd Levels of Science Building.

These lockers are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. To request your locker for the academic year, please print out, complete, and sign the form below and turn it into Michael Grewe in Christensen Center Room 1D (located on the ground floor in the "Auggie's Nest").

The Student Locker Request Form can be found here: http://web.augsburg.edu/cao/StudentLockerRequestForm.pdf

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Flu Shots Available on Campus

The Center for Counseling & Health Promotion welcomes the MN Visiting Nurse Association to campus on Monday, September 30, 2013 for its annual flu shot clinic. All students, faculty and staff are encouraged to get a flu shot. Most insurances are accepted or cash or check payment of $29 for out of pocket charges.

Walk-ins are welcome and no appointment is necessary. The flu shot clinic will be held in OGC 100 from 12 - 3 p.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Dianne in the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

Be well -- get your flu shot!

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Emerging Leaders Program Apps Due Sept. 6

All incoming first-year and transfer students, as well as students who started at Augsburg in spring of 2013, are encouraged to apply for Augsburg College's Emerging Leaders Program (ELP).

ELP is a 10-week beginner/intermediate leadership program for students interested in obtaining leadership positions on campus, including but not limited to Augsburg Seminar Leaders, Bonner Leaders, Orientation Leaders, Residential Advisors, and Student Government.

Students meet for 90 minutes each Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. during fall semester to discuss and to develop their leadership potential around time management, personal strengths, conflict management, group dynamics, intercultural competency, and service learning, among other things.

You can apply online by visiting www.tinyurl.com/augsburgelp.

Applications must be submitted no later than 2:30 p.m. on Friday, September 6.

Please feel free to contact Michael Grewe at grewe@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1499 if you have any questions.

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Smoking in Designated Areas Only

Smoking is allowed on the Minneapolis campus only in outdoor, designated areas. These areas are:
1. Plaza area outside of the Ice Arena.
2. Designated area in front of Si Melby.
3. Bench area outside of the music building.
4. North side of walkway entrance to Foss.
5. Oren Gateway entry near Lot H.
6. 7th Street side of Lindell Library.
7. Quad: patio area near Christensen.
8. Christensen Center vent area.
9. Urness/Mortensen near motorcycle parking.
10. Bench area between Anderson and Luther halls.

Please use the receptacles provided to dispose of cigarette butts.

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Speech Team Meeting on Monday

Interested in forensics/contest speaking? The Augsburg Speech Team will have an opening organizational meeting next Monday, September 9 from 3:30-4:15 p.m. in Oren 112. If you can't make the meeting, drop Professor David Lapakko a note (lapakko@augsburg.edu) indicating your interest and suggesting a time when a one-on-one meeting might be possible.

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House Of Bernarda Alba Audition Notice

The Augsburg Theater Department will hold auditions for its main stage production, House of Bernarda Alba, written by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Michael Kidd and directed by Dario Tangelson.

Casting: Female Performers/Dancer
The female cast will perform several roles portraying several ages, as well as the ensemble. The production will be highly physical. No previous text experience is necessary.

Needed Male or Female Musicians
Looking for a guitarist and percussionist/live sound effects to create a musical atmosphere based on the environment of the play (see synopsis below). Spanish music will be played for Flamenco dancing and singing. Sound effects created on stage.

Auditions will be held in Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, in Foss Center on Monday September 9, 6-8 and
Tuesday September 10, 4-6pm. This will not have a traditional audition structure, so plan to stay for the whole session. Wear clothing for movement and experimenting.

Prepare and memorize a short piece of classic, non-classic text or poetry (does not need to be a traditional audition piece).

Call-back auditions will be held Wednesday September 11, 6-8. Plan on staying for the full session.
Rehearsals begin Monday September 16.

Performance dates are Nov. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 7 pm and Nov. 3 and 10 at 3 pm.

House of Bernarda Alba is a highly physical take on Lorca's last play, which depicts the life of an affluent family in 1930′s Spain. Forced by Bernarda, the tyrannical matriarch, into an eight-year mourning period after the death of her husband, the Alba sisters see all of their dreams and deepest desires smothered by their despotic mother's rule. Forced to never leave the house and cut off from the outside world the asphyxiating atmosphere drives the sisters against each other in an inevitable path to tragedy.
Further Information and 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!

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Augsburg Music Ensemble Auditions

Auditions for band, jazz band, orchestra and choirs held Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 4th-6th. Sign up for an audition time at the bulletin board between the band and choir room.

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Spark Sessions - Faculty/Staff Project Development

Mark your calendars!
The first Spark Session has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 18, 2013 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Oren Gateway 103.

Spark Sessions provide an opportunity for faculty and staff to share ideas and support each other in proposal development and grant submission. Attend a spark session to:
-Brainstorm and generate new ideas
-Refine your idea
-Receive feedback and support
-Learn from your peers
-Network and collaborate
-Receive up to date news and information regarding external grants

Session content will change based on the ideas presented or topics requested by you or your peers.

For more information on Spark Sessions or to view the 2013-2014 schedule, please visit http://inside.augsburg.edu/grants/idea/ .

Questions? Have a topic/idea you would like to discuss at a session? Contact Erica Swift at swift@augsburg.edu .

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The House of Bernarda Alba Auditions

Augsburg Theater Main Stage Auditions:
Seeking Female Performers/Dancers as well as Male or Female Musicians (guitarist and percussionist/live sound effects) for the fall production of House of Bernarda Alba.

The Augsburg Theater Arts Department will hold auditions for its main stage production, House of Bernarda Alba, written by Federico Garcia Lorca, translated by Michael Kidd and directed by Dario Tangelson.

Auditions will be held in Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, in Foss Center.
Plan to stay for the whole session on one of the following evenings:
Monday September 9, 6-8 or Tuesday September 10, 4-6 p.m.
Call-back auditions will be held Wednesday September 11, 6-9. Plan on staying for the full session.
Rehearsals will begin Monday, September 16.
Performance dates are Nov. 1,2,7,8,9 at 7 pm and Nov. 3 and 10 at 3 pm.

Further Information and 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!

House of Bernarda Alba is a highly physical take on Lorca's last play, which depicts the life of an affluent family in 1930s Spain. Forced by Bernarda, the tyrannical matriarch, into an eight-year mourning period after the death of her husband, the Alba sisters see all of their dreams and deepest desires smothered by their despotic mother's rule. Forced to never leave the house and cut off from the outside world the asphyxiating atmosphere drives the sisters against each other in an inevitable path to tragedy.

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International Opportunities Fair - Wed. Sept. 11

Come to the International Opportunities Fair to learn about the many opportunities Auggies have to Study, Intern, Research, Teach and Volunteer abroad.

International Opportunities Fair
Wednesday, September 11
10 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby

Also stop by to hear about the experiences of Auggies who studied abroad last year in France, New Zealand, Korea and Mexico, just to name a few countries.

Scholarship information available.

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Special Offer from Guthrie for Augsburg Students

$10 dollar tickets to see THE MOON SHOW 143, original production created and performed by Augsburg College Theater Department Alumni Kyle Loven!

When: Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Where: 8th Floor, Dowling Studio, Guthrie Theater

How: Mention "A69" to receive this offer when you purchase your ticket 612-377-2224. Offer is valid until one hour before performance.

Preshow: Arrive at the Guthrie at 5:45, purchase your $10 dollar ticket and move upstairs to the Livingston Conference Room on our 8th Floor reserved for Augsburg. Kyle Loven, Augsburg alumnus and creator of The Moon Show 143 will talk and answer questions from 6:00 to 6:30. Then take a walk on the river or bring a bag dinner or go to dinner in one of the surrounding eateries. Attend the play at 7:30 in the Dowling Studio.

Postshow: For any interested students and audience members, after that evening's performance people can take a walk outdoors with astronomer Terry Jay Johnson from the U of MN's Department of Astrophysics to discuss the science of the sky from our Gold Medal Park.

"Inspired by cultural moon myths and beliefs from around the world, Moon Show 143 is a theatrical duet combining live and recorded sound, puppets, and movement. Following the moon on its cyclical journey with Earth, the piece portrays four fateful encounters between humans and the moon to tell a story of connection and inevitability. Rock concert theatrics collide with intersteller imagery to form a new moon myth in this world premiere"

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Dr. Marie McNeff Memorial Service

A memorial service followed by a reception will be held at Augsburg College on Saturday, September 14 at 10 a.m. in the Hoversten Chapel. We hold Marie's husband Larry, son Clayton '91 and daughter-in-law Denise '94 and all who knew Marie in our thoughts and prayers.

Marie's ties to Augsburg College span more than four decades. She joined our faculty in 1968 as a member of our Education Department. In 1995, Marie moved into the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College. More recently, Marie has served as a member of the Augsburg Board of Regents, shaping what Augsburg is today and what it will be for years to come.
As an educator, leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Marie was deeply committed to the vision for the Center for Science, Business, and Religion. The McNeff family has asked that memorial gifts be directed toward this project at Augsburg College.

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Annual State of the College Meeting Sept. 19

Augsburg's annual State of the College meeting is scheduled Thursday, Sept. 19 (see the Inside Augsburg calendar for location and time). If you have questions you would like to have addressed during the meeting, you may submit them in advance using this link: http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0JqFe1RBc2EuCeV .

You can access this link from any computer and do not need to be logged in to submit questions. All questions submitted before the end of the day Wednesday, Sept. 11, will be used in the preparation of the State of the College address.

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