Subject: Register now for the Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Submitter: Orval Gingerich, Associate Dean for International Programs, International Programs

Message: Schedule and registration for the 19th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum at Augustana College, March 9 and 10, is now available at: www.augie.edu/peaceprizeforum/. Registration closes on Firday, March 2.

Augsburg College is a co-sponsor of the Forum. A bus will provide transportation to and from the forum for all pre-registered students, faculty and staff. The Forum will honor the work of Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), recipients of the 2005 Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize. What do you think about atomic energy?

Subject: Did you sign up for Action Alerts?
Submitter: Natalie Wright, Administrative Assistant, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Advancement

Message: If you haven’t joined the MPCC's Action Alert network, here is what you are missing.

“Action Alert” regarding the MN State Grant Program:

Lawmakers need to hear that higher education is a top priority for all Minnesotans. While there are many ways to spend state money on higher education, the most targeted way to help keep college affordable is to increase need-based aid for college students through the State Grant Program. More than 71,000 low- and middle-income students use this aid to help them attend the colleges of their choice.

Some legislative leaders have said that there will be no increased funding for the State Grant Program. This would be a mistake: it is time for Minnesota lawmakers to increase the size of the State Grant Program awards and the number of students who receive them.
It is important that leaders in the state House and Senate and the Governor hear from you before March, when bill hearings begin. They need to understand that students and their supporters are behind this legislation.

Action needed:
Contact key leaders today and encourage them to increase the state's spending on need-based aid for college students through the State Grant Program. Take action by Feb. 28 to help keep college affordable for more low- and middle-income students.

ACT NOW! http://ga6.org/campaign/feb07?theme=Augsburg%20College

JOIN US on Thursday, April 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Augsburg’s Day at the Capitol! Transportation and lunch will be provided.

Register for Day at the Capitol: http://ga6.org/mnprivatecolleges/capitol.html

Action Alerts are a NO SPAM list!!! You will only be contacted when we need citizens to take action and contact their legislators regarding issues that effect higher education and YOU!

Join the network: http://ga6.org/mnprivatecolleges/join.tcl

Subject: Safe Space Training on February 28
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: Be informed on lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual issues as well as learn how to be supportive of individuals in the LGBTQIA community.

Join LGBTQIA Support Services for Safe Space Training on Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. in Murphy Place 100.

Open to all Augsburg College students, faculty, and staff. For more information and to RSVP, contact Will O'Berry at x1499 or via e-mail at oberry@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Vocation Reconsidered
Submitter: Russell Kleckley, Visiting Professor, Religion

Message: Tuesday, February 27, 3:30-5:00 p.m., Minneapolis Room. The first of a series of conversations for and by faculty on the role of vocation in the curriculum and the Augsburg mission. Informal conversation; ideas, critiques, suggestions, and proposals for future directions welcomed. Contact Russell Kleckley for more information, x1348; kleckley@augsburg.edu. Refreshments served.

Subject: Auggie Cheer Team Community Day Fundraiser
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: Last week to get your coupons:
It's the time of year for Herberger's Community Day Sale. The Augsburg Cheer Team is selling Community Day coupon booklets for a fundraiser. It's the same great deal this season: for each $5 donation you make to our cheer team, you will receive a $10 off coupon and eight 20% off coupons. It's going to be a big sale; there is even a bonus buy of $30 off entire stock of men's and women's Clarks shoes for that day. In addition, these coupons can be used at any Herberger’s, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Prairie Scott, Elder-Beerman, and Yonker’s stores.

Community Day is on Saturday, March 3rd, and we will be selling them from now until that day. Remember, if you happen to be gone that day, you can shop the week before, put your items on hold with your coupon booklet, and the stores will do a presale the morning of the sale. Then, you can then pick up your items anytime. These coupons are also a great gift to give for any shoppers in your life! Please let me know how many you or any of your family members or friends would like. Then, we can arrange when I can stop by to give you your coupons and pick up your donation. Thanks for your continuous support for our team.

If you would like to donate to our fundraiser and receive coupon booklets please contact Cheer Captain Megan Schiller at schillem@augsburg.edu

Subject: Study Abroad deadline this week
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: The deadline to study abroad summer 2007, fall 2007 or for the academic year 2007-08 is:

Thursday, March 1, 2007

Complete applications are do in the Augsburg Abroad office by 4:30 p.m. For more details and application forms:

http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

Subject: Spanish conversation and lunch
Submitter: Kathy J Reinhardt, Instructor, Modern Languages

Message: You are invited to attend a Spanish conversation group that will meet every Thursday from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Augsburg room, on the 2nd floor of the Christenson Center. Drop in for 10 mins. or for the whole 90 mins. - whatever works for you. Whether you're fluent in Spanish or just starting a beginning class, this will be a good practice experience. Bring your lunch if you want. We look forward to seeing you there. Questions? Contact Emiliano Chagil, Anita Fisher or Kate Reinhardt.

Subject: Sign up today for Weight Watchers
Submitter: Cherie A Christ, Director of Electronic Communication, Public Relations and Communication

Message: It’s not too late to sign up for Weight Watchers! We need 5 more pre-meeting registrations to bring this convenient weight-loss program to Augsburg.

Meetings will be held each Friday from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. on Augsburg’s campus and are open to faculty, staff, and students. Join us for our 1st meeting on Friday, March 2 in the Augsburg room. Cost for this 17-week program is $176 ($10.35/week). Payments can be made by check or credit card and can be made in 3 installments.

Did you know? People who come to Weight Watchers Meetings lose 3 times more weight than those who go it alone.

Interested in registering? Contact Cherie Christ at x1476 or christc@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Get Ready is coming back to Augsburg
Submitter: Michele R Kidwell, Enrollment Assistant, Enrollment Management

Message:

NEEDED: Several students to participate in a panel over the lunch hour

THE AUDIENCE: 5th through 7th graders participating in the Get Ready program

WHEN: Thursday, March 8

WHAT TIME: 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU: A free lunch, the chance to inspire bright young people, and the undying gratitude of the Admission staff!!!

CONTACT: Michele Kidwell
612-330-1318
kidwell@augsburg.edu

Subject: Housing Lottery for 2007-2008
Submitter: Cynthia Rowe, Housing Specialist, Residence Life

Message: Lottery night is March 13, 2007 in the East Commons, Christensen Center.

Lottery is the selection process for on-campus housing in Anderson, Mortensen Hall, and select New Hall Apartments. All day students currently enrolled at Augsburg and taking at least one course are eligible for on-campus housing for 2007-2008.

For more information, please contact Cyndy Rowe at rowe@augsburg.edu, or extension 1488.

Subject: We’re Interested In Your Feedback
Submitter: Michele R Kidwell, Enrollment Assistant, Enrollment Management

Message: Your opinions matter to us. We are inviting you to complete a short survey about your experiences at Augsburg. Your feedback will provide us with insights about the aspects of your experience which are most important to you as well as how satisfied you are with them. Your responses will help the leadership determine what is working and what is not working here at Augsburg.

This survey is available for online completion. Please enter your unique passcode that you’ve received via email at this Web site:

http://survey.noellevitz.com/

The survey is available for a limited time. Please complete the survey by no later than March 16, 2007. The survey must be completed in one sitting and should take you no longer than 20 minutes. Your responses will be kept confidential.

Thank you in advance for completing this important survey.

Julie Olson
Vice President for Enrollment Management

Subject: Enrollment Center Closed for Convocation
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: The Enrollment Center will be closed for convocation on Friday, March 2 from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. We will be open until 4:30 that afternoon.

Subject: Employee of the Year Nominations due this Friday
Submitter: Elizabeth N Bassani, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: Have you ever wanted to thank one of your fellow staff members for all the hard work that they do? Then you may want to consider nominating them for the Staff Employee of the Year award. This award is intended to recognize exceptional Augsburg staff members who exemplify the mission statement of the college through their actions. Recipients of this award consistently go above and beyond the call of duty by providing exceptional service to others and/or making innovative and outstanding contributions to enhance the objectives of their department or the Augsburg community. To be considered for this award, the nominee must have a complete nomination packet that includes: the nomination form and at least two letters of recommendation. You can locate the nomination form in the Staff Senate public folder. Please return the nomination form and all letters of recommendation no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, March 2nd to: Liz Bassani, Staff Senate, Campus Box #309. The Staff Recognition and Length of Service event will be held on March 15 from 3-4:30 p.m. in East Commons. Food and beverages will be provided.

Subject: dollar/sense last iPod shuffle giveaway tonight
Submitter: Elizabeth N Bassani, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: dollar/sense is in it’s last week of it’s series dedicated to teaching students how to make smart money choices. dollar/sense will be hosted in the campus Coffee Shop at 6:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday until March 1.

Tonight get tips for getting back on track and how to build a budget. Hosted by Trio and the Financial Aid office.

For each night a student attends an event, they can enter a drawing for one of two $500 scholarships. We will also be giving away one free iPod shuffle tonight. See you there.

Subject: World Chat: Climate Change
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: Join the Minnesota International Center (MIC) for a World Chat on Climate Change with Karlyn Eckman, a senior fellow at the Water Resources Center and adjunct professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Minnesota. This event is open to all.

When: Wednesday, Feb. 28, registration and refreshments 5:30 p.m.; program 5:45 - 7 p.m.

Where: MIC living room, 711 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Street parking available at meters.

Cost: MIC members and students free; Non-members $15
Please register in advance - MIC's living room seats only 25 people.

To register please contact the Minnesota International Center at 612.625.4421 or register online at http://www.micglobe.org/

Subject: Christensen Center website is live
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The Christensen Center Task Force website is up and running.
Check out http://www.augsburg.edu/cctf/

Read through minutes, look at a variety of pictures from other campuses, and stay informed on the work of the committee.

Thanks to Ramon Knox and Scott Krajewski for coordinating this website - intended as one means of keeping the campus community informed of the work of the Christensen Center Task Force.

Subject: Mural Artist and Hip Hop Live this Friday
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Don't miss the farewell party for the Gage Gallery this Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. Twin Cities urban painter and former Augsburg student Chris Allen will be creating an 8 ft. mural outside of Lindell Library. Live hip hop by Big Jess of The Unknown Prophets, Mohs, and The Dirty Smarts Collective, with DJ Last Word. Matty V will host the event.

All are welcome.

Subject: Come have pizza, pie, and REAL TALK tomorrow
Submitter: Timothy Dougherty, Community and Civic Engagement Student Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: You're invited to the first incarnation of REAL TALK this Wednesday, February 28, from 12-1 p.m. in the Cedar and Riverside Rooms.

What is REAL TALK, you ask (did I mention there's FREE PIZZA and PIE!)?

REAL TALK is intended to create a safe environment to discuss real-world issues in a round table format, with the hopes of empowering participants to engage multiple perspectives and extend action beyond campus into the community (and, of course, to fill your belly with FREE PIZZA and PIE).

In honor of our upcoming convocation speaker, Jorge Bustamante, our first ever REAL TALK round table will focus on Immigration and the variety of perspectives with which we can view this pressing societal issue.

Come one, come all and ESPECIALLY students! Come flex your burgeoning civic engagement muscles...

Bring: Your voice, your perspective, your listening skills, your thirst for knowledge, your friends (and your taste buds).

Please forget: Your temper, your fear, and your closed mind.

Brush up on the issues. Look for our posters on campus over the next few days and grab an info sheet that will introduce you to some prevailing views on immigration. It will also have some websites for further exploration...

See you Wed. February 28th for some pizza, pie, and REAL TALK with real people!

Sponsored by: The Center For Service, Work, and Learning; Community and Government Relations; ASAC; and Student Government

Subject: Looking to volunteer locally??
Submitter: Natalie Wright, Administrative Assistant, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Advancement

Message: Use your volunteer time in the neighborhood.

Help the Beldam Theatre, located right here in Cedar Riverside, spruce up their new space!

Bedlam needs help cleaning, fixing, plumbing, and carpeting to get ready to open. Once they're open there will still be plenty of work to be done supporting events and continuing to beautify their grand venue.

WANNA HELP? Come to a VOLUNTEER SATURDAY from 12-4pm.

Upcoming dates:
Sat, Mar 3, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 10, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 17, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 24, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.
Sat, Mar 31, 2007 - 12:00 p.m.

The new space is at 1501 S. 6th St. Come check it out!

Website: http://www.bedlamtheatre.org

Be a part of helping support Cedar Riverside and Bedlam Theatre.

Without volunteers, it just won’t happen!

Subject: The Economics of Global Climate Change
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: Augsburg Students are invited to attend the public forum sponsored by the Minnesota International Center on Tuesday, Feb. 27 (TODAY) with His Excellency Alan Charlton, Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Charlton will be speaking on the economic impact of climate change and the British government' s international efforts to improve the global environment. This event is free for students!

A recent report on global warming by Sir Nicholas Stern, head of the British Government Economic Service, outlines not only the environmental aspects of global warming, but also estimates the negative impact on world' s gross domestic product. The Stern report is the first major economic analysis of the potential costs of tackling, and of failing to tackle climate change.

In Washington since May 2004, Ambassador Charlton is the Deputy Head of Mission for the British Embassy. A member of the British Diplomatic Service since 1986, Ambassador Charlton has served in Germany, the Balkans, Jordan, and Israel.

MIC Public Forum Details:
Topic: The Economics of Global Climate Change

Speakers: Alan Charlton, Deputy Head of Mission
British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Time: Registration and refreshments 5:30 p.m.; program 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis

Cost: FREE Members and students; $10 non-members

To register: Call 612.625.4421

Co-sponsors: The British Consulate in Chicago

The Minnesota International Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of inspiring our community to understand global issues and cultures in an ever changing world. For more information, visit our website, www.micglobe.org, or call 612.625.4421

Subject: Outdoors Club Meeting tonight
Submitter: Philip Brown, Student

Message: Outdoors Club Meeting
Tonight, Feb. 27th at 8 p.m. in the fishbowl.

We will be discussing our next activities, the ski trip, the canoing symposium, Rock climbing, and ice skating.

Subject: Bill Green to speak
Submitter: Kathryn Croyle, Administrative Assistant to the VP, Institutional Advancement

Message: The Augsburg Associates are delighted to have Bill Green as the speaker for the Spring Seminar on March 17th at 9:00 am in Foss Atrium. Dr. Green is an Augsburg History professor who has spent the past year as the Interim Superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools, and was recently named Superintendent. President Pribbenow will also be at the Seminar to provide the invocation and introduction of Dr. Green. Please join us for a continental breakfast and what will surely be a most interesting presentation. To access the registration form, please go to the Alumni Events portion of the Alumni and Friends link on the Augsburg website; the downloadable form is at the bottom of the page. You may print it, fill it out, and send it in with your registration fee to Kathryn Croyle at CB 142. Please call Kathryn at 1171 if you have any questions.

Subject: Weekly Update
Submitter: Paul C Pribbenow, President, Office of the President

Message: Greetings,

The most recent version of the Weekly Update is now online. You can access the Update by clicking on the following link: http://www.augsburg.edu/president/pdfs/update022607.pdf As always, archived editions of the Weekly Update are available on my website.

Have a great week,

President Paul C. Pribbenow

Subject: Peace Corps to hold information session
Submitter: Sandra E Tilton, Employer Relations Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: There will be a representative from the Peace Corps on campus Wednesday, March 7th tabling in the Christensen Center lobby from 9:30a.m.-1:00 p.m. They will also be holding an informational session at 4:30 p.m. in the Minneapolis Room. Stop by to find out more about the application process and a hear from a former volunteer. The presentation will include a brief video highlighting the work of volunteers worldwide, followed by a slide show and time at the end for your questions.

Subject: Pre-Law Meeting on March 2
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The Prelaw Club will meet Friday, March 2 at 11:50 a.m. (after chapel).

We'll meet in the Cedar Room, Christensen Center. our agenda is to discuss hosting a career night and inviting area lawyer/alums to come talk with us about careers in law.

Subject: Do you know about Darfur? Time to organize
Submitter: Alex G Hoselton, Student

Message: Tragically, not enough people are informed about the genocide in Darfur. With deaths upward of 200,000, more should be done to stop this human rights catastrophe. ASAC and concerned students have organized to make a difference and spread action on the behalf of others. If you are interested in making a difference on campus and Darfur, come to our weekly meeting. We meet in the third floor study rooms in the library, a sign will be posted.

Contact Alex Hoselton at hoselton@augsburg.edu with any questions.

For more information about Darfur visit: www.savedarfur.org

Subject: Yoga and Tai Chi Today - Pilates Tomorrow
Submitter: Dianne Detloff, Administrative Assistant, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: Counseling & Health Promotion reminds interested students, faculty and staff that yoga will be offered today and Thursday from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room. All are welcome. Feel free to bring your own yoga mat.

Tonight from 5 - 6 p.m. there will be tai chi instruction in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center). Please join us and bring a friend.

Finally on Wednesday 2/28 as part of the new Wellness Inititative at Augsburg, pilates will be offered from noon - 1:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room. Pilates is available on a limited basis starting tomorrow and again on 3/7, 3/28, 4/4, 4/11 and 4/18.

Yoga, tai chi and pilates are all FREE! Any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.