Tuesday, August 16, 2016
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Teaching and Learning

Syllabus Workshop - Wed. Aug. 24

Are you frustrated by students who do not read your carefully crafted syllabus? Are you wondering if your syllabi contain too much, or not enough, information? Bring your syllabi and be ready to apply the CASE method (Copy And Steal Everything) in this hands-on syllabus construction deconstruction workshop. We will look at best practices in syllabus design, share and promote common language, and with any luck get some actual work done. Please bring your laptops and/or electronic copies of your syllabi. Led by CTL Faculty Fellows Jenny Hanson, Communication Studies, and Joe Erickson, Education.

Wednesday, August 24
Syllabus Construction/Deconstruction Workshop
10:00-12:00pm, Marshall Room

See event details for all upcoming CTL workshops at inside.augsburg.edu/ctl.

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LGBTQIA Workshop for Faculty - Thurs. Aug. 18

The first CTL workshop of the year is this Thursday! In this hands-on, discussion-based workshop, faculty will discuss strategies for creating welcoming, inclusive, and equitable classrooms and curricula for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) students, with a special focus on what they as faculty are experiencing in the classroom. Faculty are asked to bring examples of classroom situations they would like to discuss, syllabus statements they would like to workshop, and any other materials they would like feedback on.

This workshop does not meet the Ally Training requirement for the Diversity and Inclusion certificate; however, it does count toward the Advanced Standing certificate. This workshop is particularly suitable for faculty who have already completed Ally Training and want additional time to focus on specific classroom needs.

Led by Michael Grewe, Director of LGBTQIA Student Services and Assistant Director of Campus Activities and Orientation, and Adriane Brown, Assistant Professor and Director of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies.

Thursday, August 18
10:00am-12:00pm, OGC 100

See event details for all upcoming CTL workshops at inside.augsburg.edu/ctl.

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Multilingual Students Workshop - Wed. Aug. 24

Are you student ready? All faculty are invited to this workshop about how to support multilingual students. Led by Education department ESL faculty.

Wednesday, August 24
Are You Student Ready? What Faculty Need to Know about Multilingual Students
2:30-4:30pm, Marshall Room

See event descriptions for all upcoming CTL workshops at inside.augsburg.edu/ctl.

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General Announcements

The Civic Studies Initiative

Beginning in the 2016-17 academic year, the Civic Studies Initiative, co-sponsored by the Sabo Center, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Education Department, will acquaint the wider college and its community partners with the theory and practice of civic agency and its transdisciplinary field of Civic Studies.

The Civic Studies Initiative will include four symposia open to all faculty, staff, students, and the public. These symposia will introduce Civic Studies as presenting a different definition of citizen, citizen as co-creator, and what that implies. They will also explain how to integrate civic agency skills into courses and student activities; look at how the "democracy college" lens calls for rethinking assessment to emphasize cooperative excellence; and explore what "public scholarship" looks like with a Civic Studies lens. The first symposium will be held on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Another aspect of the initiative will be the selection of Civic Studies Augsburg Fellows and Community Fellows. These will be chosen from a variety of disciplines and staff units as well as community partners, forming a learning community, which will help organize the subsequent symposia, undertake more thorough study of Civic Studies, and develop projects for policy and culture change.

Learn more at the following link and stay tuned throughout the year for more details on upcoming symposia.

http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/about/civic-studies-initiative

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Minnesota Is Leader In Black Philanthropy Month

Black Philanthropy Month (BPM) "invites all people of African ancestry and allied brothers and sisters to take August and beyond to promote the power of giving to transform lives."

Held every August since 2011, BPM was created by the Pan-African Women's Philanthropy Network as an annual, global celebration of African-descent giving. Recognized by the United Nations as part of its Declaration of 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent, and declared by Congressman Keith Ellison, with proclamations from Minnesota's governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, BPM invites all Black communities and their allies to take August and beyond to promote the power of giving to transform lives.

Recognition and celebration of Black Philanthropy Month has beem proclaimed in the following locations: Charlotte, NC, Chicago, IL, Columbia, SC, Dallas, TX, Durham, NC, Greensboro, NC , Houston, TX, Kansas City, MO, Minneapolis, MN, Plano, TX, Prairie View, TX , Raleigh, NC, St. Paul, MN, and now the City of Chicago, State of Maryland and District of Columbia.

More information at http://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/

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Food Service Hours

The Commons is open from 7:15-8:30am for Breakfast, 11:30am-1pm for Lunch, and 5:45-6:45 for Dinner.

Einsteins is open from 7:30am-1:30pm.

Nabo is open from 4-8pm.

On Friday, August 26, all food service locations will return to full hours and full menus.

The Commons will be open from 7:30am-7pm Monday-Friday, and on Weekends from 11:30am-1pm and 5-7pm.

Einsteins will be open from 7:30am-9pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-8pm Fridays, and 7:30am-5pm Saturdays, and Closed on Sundays.

Nabo will be open from 7:30am-8pm Monday-Thursday, 7:30am-6pm Fridays and 7pm on Weekend College Fridays, 10am-2pm Saturdays, and Closed on Sundays.

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Event Announcements

This Wednesday: Huge North Minneapolis Block Party

Redeemer Lutheran Church and the Harrison Neighborhood Association invite everyone from throughout the Metro to the 14th Annual Block Party on Wednesday, August 17, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m. The celebration will be at Redeemer, 1800 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis. Join us for free, delicious foods, including produce from the community garden and fresh, homemade pizza from the Harrison neighborhood outdoor bread oven. Enjoy a wide variety of entertainment and activities for every age, all individuals, and entire families. More than 800 people are expected to attend the Block Party.

For additional information, go to https://www.redeemermpls.org/ or contact Sarah Stadie, Administrator, at 612-374-4139 or admin@redeemermpls.org

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Community Garden Produce TODAY, 11:30-1:30

Our weekly West Bank Farmer's Market will feature produce grown in our very own community garden today. Stop by the Ice Arena between 11:30-1:30 to pick out your favorite veggies!

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Walking Tour of Seward (Remote Parking Lots)

On August 17, take a stroll through the Seward neighborhood with your Augsburg colleagues, and host Transit for Livable Communities to visit some local hotspots, including Augsburg's remote parking lots. Tour attendees will learn walking routes to and from Augsburg's campus, experience some of the local specialties that the neighborhood has to offer (K'ul Chocolates!! and the Northern Clay Center art gallery!), and visit the two remote parking lot locations at Bethany Lutheran and the former Blue Nile.

Meet in Oren Gateway Center at noon and return by 1 p.m. Please plan to eat lunch beforehand or feel free to pick up something "to go" on the walk and eat when you return. Maximum of 15 participants.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/seward-hotspots-including-remote-parking-walking-tour-tickets-27012656583

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Keeping Track of Auggies

D.E. Green's Poem in Visual Verse

D.E. Green's poem "Leave-Taking" has been published by Visual Verse: An Anthology of Art and Words. Visual Verse is a collaborative work, mingling art, poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The online journal supplies a compelling image and invites writers to submit a piece in response.

Here's the link to D.E. Green's  "Leave-Taking"  http://visualverse.org/submissions/leave-taking/

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Auggie Athletics

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Classifieds

Student Desk for Sale

Student desk $30

Made of blond wood and features pull out shelf for a keyboard, side shelves and cabinet for storage.
Please contact Nancy Shaeffer in the Admissions Office at shaeffer@augsburg.edu.

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