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Summer in the Writing Lab

The Augsburg College Writing Lab will be open this summer for summer term students. Hours are Monday and Thursday, 4:30-7 p.m. The Lab is located in Lindell Library, street level, left of the circulation desk. Tutors can help you with written assignments for any class and at any stage of the writing process. Any questions, contact Kathryn Swanson, English Department.

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Pre-Health Application Boot Camp Session 2 - 5/14

URGO will be hosting Application Bootcamp for students and alumni who are applying to professional schools in the health field this year (Medicine, Dentistry, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, etc.). The bootcamp has two remaining sessions:

May 14, 10-2 in Sverdrup 201
May 19, 10-2 in Sverdrup 201

It will feature application instruction from Dr. Dale Pederson, personal statement guidance from Dr. Dal Liddle, and individualized advising from URGO. Students are strongly recommended to attend all three sessions to develop a high quality application, and are encouraged to sign up for as many sessions as possible. The work time and support is designed for students at all stages of the application process, those who haven't started yet and those who are well under way. Students who attend will receive priority feedback on applications and secondaries following bootcamp.

Follow the link below to register!
http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo

If you have any questions, email urgo@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1446

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Chronicle of Higher Ed Online Coming June 1

As of June 1, all Augsburg faculty, staff, and students will have full access to Chronicle.com from on or off campus via the Lindell Library website. This online subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education includes daily updates and the archives from 1989 to the present as well as The Chronicle's iPad edition.

Departments which currently subscribe to The Chronicle of Higher Education in paper format may wish to cancel (or not renew) that subscription.

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On-Campus GRE Prep Course - Register Now

Augsburg offers an eight week GRE prep course each summer for students and alumni at a cost well below those found at private test centers. This course is taught by Augsburg faculty and staff and walks students through each section of the general test. Throughout the course, students complete sample test questions and receive in-depth feedback and instruction.

Tuesdays 4:00-6:30 p.m.
May 27-July 22
Cost: $75

Registration is first come, first serve, so sign up now at www.augsburg.edu/urgo!

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Food Service Hours

Commons
Closed Until Mid June

Einstein's
Monday-Friday
7:30am-1:30pm

Nabo
Monday-Friday
10:00am-2:00pm

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Augsburg is moving to a new web time entry system

Everyone is invited to several hands-on open labs about our upcoming move to a new web time entry system. Starting May 25 everyone using the current time entry system will start using the new time entry system. All staff, faculty supervisors of students or staff, and student employees will begin using the new system starting May 25.

Both systems are from the same company, Kronos, but the new system has many improvements. Including:

- no Java except for what is in your coffee mug
- easy time entry for students with multiple jobs
- supervisors able to view time worked by student workers in all jobs
- up to the minute benefit accrual time information on the main screen showing time taken, available and requested
- easier reporting options for supervisors

The new time entry system will be the place where the benefit accrual time will be calculated each pay period for the benefit-eligible employees. It will be the main keeper of the benefit accruals. We have been testing the system over the last few months and have received great feedback from our pilot group which included staff and students. Hands-on training sessions are listed below. These will be open labs. Come when you want and leave when you want.

Wednesday May 14, 2-3pm, Sverdrup 205 Computer Lab
Friday May 16, 11-noon, Sverdrup 205 Computer Lab
Monday May 19, 9:30-10:30am, Sverdrup 205 Computer Lab
Wednesday May 21, 3-4pm, Sverdrup 205 Computer Lab
Friday May 23, 9:30-10:30am, Sverdrup 205 Computer Lab

If you have any questions please let myself or Theresa Gade (gade@augsburg.edu) know.

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HSA Financial Forum Webinar

Do you have an HSA? Optum Health will offer three Financial Forum webinars to help you plan, save, and pay for qualified medical expenses, and to potentially grow your savings tax-free by investing in mutual funds.

You will learn:
- Who is eligible to invest
- How to use the available educational and account management tools
- How to set up an investment account, select funds, and allocate dollars
- How to transfer money between your HSA and investment account

Financial Forums have a 20/20 format -- taking only 40 minutes out of your day. The first 20 minutes are dedicated to discussing the HSA topic, with the last 20 minutes held for Q&A.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to take full advantage of the tax-free savings your HSA offers.

Final Time/Date the forum is offered:

- Thursday, May 22 - 3:00 p.m.

Space fills up quickly, so register today. For more information or to sign up, visit:
http://go.optum.com/4820_FS_Financial_Forum_Spring_2014-Employee/employee_invite1.pdf?elq_mid=4778&elq_cid=972371&elq_ck=701a0000002AIcBAAW&elq=c24539b2e703407eb3b85c15a5b8d2ed&elqCampaignId=1439

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Auggies in Slovenia

Prof. Joseph Erickson (Department of Education) and Prof. Stacy Freiheit (Department of Psychology) are leading a course with 19 students to Slovenia, Croatia and Italy this May. Follow their blog at http://tinyurl.com/mxrt4zu

This program is was developed with the support of the Provost's Internationaiztion Grant. Thanks to Augsburg Exchange Partner, University of Ljubljana for hosting 2 Augsburg groups this summer (MSW travels there in July). Learn more about the U of Lj: http://www.uni-lj.si/eng/

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