Friday, March 11, 2016
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Public Safety and Facilities Announcements

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Teaching and Learning

Last Chance Before Spring Break - Today in the WL

Remember the tutors in the WL can help you with whatever writing task you have. Just show up at the Augsburg Writing Lab, street level of Lindell Library, with a hard copy during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 - 1:40 and 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Tuesdays: 12:30 - 3:00; 3:30 - 6:00; and 7:30 - 10 PM
Wednesdays: 3:30 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Thursdays: 12:30 - 3:00; 3:30 - 6:00 and 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Fridays: 4:30 - 7:00 PM
Sundays: 5:00 - 8:00 PM

Note: The WL will be closed during spring break and reopen on Sunday, March 20 at 5 PM.

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General Announcements

Food Service Hours

On Friday, March 11, all Food Service locations will be closing at 1:30pm.

Einsteins will be closed March 12 and 13. Einsteins is open from March 14-March 18, from 7:30am-1:30pm with a condensed menu.

Nabo and the Commons are closed from March 12-20. The Commons will reopen for dinner on Sunday, March 20.

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2015-2016 Leadership Awards

Nominations for the 2015-2016 Augsburg Leadership Awards are now open!

These awards recognize student leaders and student organizations for their innovative and outstanding leadership during this academic year. Recipients will be honored at the 17th Annual Augsburg Leadership Awards on Tuesday, April 5 from 5-7 pm in Hoversten Chapel.

All students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members are strongly encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are also encouraged. The deadline for nominations is Friday, March 11 by 5:00 p.m.

To nominate an individual or a student organization, and for more information on the award descriptions and criteria, visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/cao/activities/augsburg-leadership-awards/

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Advising Taskforce Open Forums

The Advising Taskforce is presenting their proposal for a new academic advising framework at a series of open forums. The forums will include a short presentation on the proposed framework and space for feedback and questions. We urge everyone who is interested to join us at one of the forums to hear about the proposal and share ideas to strengthen this work. If you are unable to attend one of the sessions, please contact Katie Bishop for questions and feedback. Please note that general presentations of the proposal will also be made at the March faculty meeting and at various staff department meetings, in addition to the open forums scheduled below.

3/21/16: 12 - 1 p.m. in the Marshall Room
3/29/16: 12 - 1 p.m. in the Marshall Room
3/30/16: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m. in OGC 100

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Food Service Specials

Stop by The Commons to check out our new and improved serving pans!

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Library Hours for Spring Break

Spring Break library hours next week are:

Sunday, March 13: 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Monday, March 14 - Thursday, March 17: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday, March 18: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 19: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sunday, March 20: 2:00 pm - 12:00 am

As always, you can find many resources 24/7 on the library website at http://library.augsburg.edu/

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Augsburg Senior Leadership Society

This year, Augsburg College is launching the Augsburg Senior Leadership Society. This society will recognize graduating seniors for their co-curricular leadership contributions during their tenure at Augsburg College.

To qualify, students must demonstrate growth and development in seven categories: Academic and Life Skills Competence, Civic Engagement, Critical Thinking, Faith and Values, Intentional Diversity, Leadership Exploration and Development, and Thoughtful Stewardship.

Students must be graduating seniors (April or December 2016), have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, be in good academic and conduct status with the College, have demonstrated growth in the areas above, and have demonstrated leadership contributions through engagement in student organizations, campus activities, or college-sponsored or college-affiliated programs.

A resume and essay must be turned into Michael Grewe (grewe@augsburg.edu) no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 11.

For details on additional criteria and required materials can be found by contactingcao@augsburg.edu.

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Food Service Menus

Market Place is serving Chicken Breast with Oriental Dressing, Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Dill, Potato Gratin, and Broccoli with Walnuts and Parmesan.

Vege is Serving Honey Siracha Glazed Tofu, Brown Rice with Lime & Cilantro, Carrots with Sesame Dressing, and Green Beans with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds.

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Thank You For Your Participation: GCTWF Survey

The Great Colleges to Work For survey officially closed on March 8th.&#8203;  THANK YOU to all who participated and provided their feedback. We appreciate your engagement and your voice. Augsburg reached an outstanding overall survey response of 73%!

We will receive the results of the 2016 survey during the summer. Our plan is to share the data with the campus and, where applicable, individual departments and divisions, next fall. As with previous years, the survey results will help us to identify areas where opportunities for improvement exist and to establish plans to support those improvements.

Again, thank you for your participation! 

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Event Announcements

Daily Chapel @ 10:40am: Traveling Mercies

Join us today for worship in the chapel at 10:40am: Blessing & Sending for those traveling on Spring Break. Musicians: Jami Kadolph, oboe; Melodie Lane, vocalist; Heather Larson, piano; Michael Obert, cello; Alexandra Olson, clarinet; and Kandra Rudelius-Palmer, vocalist. Chapel today is followed by C3: Christ, Community and Coffee! Stay for fun and refreshments.

Next week:
Spring Break - No Daily Chapel

We gather in Hoversten Chapel - Everyone is welcome!

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Vocation Lunch with Darcey Engen

Darcey Engen, Associate Professor and Chair of Theater Arts

Attention Augsburg faculty and staff! The Christensen Center for Vocation invites you to hear Darcey Engen's vocational journey. This event will take place in the East Commons at Augsburg College from 11:10 a.m. to 12:20 a.m. on April 1, 2016.

Spaces are limited so please register now by visiting the Christensen Center for Vocation website http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/events/vocationlunch/ by March 25, 2016.

Also note: upon completion of your registration, you will receive a confirmation email of your registration.

If you have any questions, please contact the CCV office at (612) 330-1403

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Keeping Track of Auggies

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Auggie Athletics

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Girl Scout Cookies

There's just over one week left in the Annual Girl Scout Cookie sale! My twin daughters would love to sell you some cookies. If you've already bought and eaten your cookies this year, this is the chance to replenish your cabinets before they're gone for another year. Send me an email at isaacson@augsburg.edu and I'll be sure to get you connected with some cookies!

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