Subject: Last Chance to Register for the Peace Prize forum
Submitter: Orval Gingerich, Associate Dean for International Programs, International Programs

Message: On line registration for the Peace Prize Forum closes on Friday, March 2.
Augsburg College is a co-sponsor of the Forum. The schedule and registration for the Forum to be held at Augustana College, March 9 and 10, is available on line: www.augie.edu/peaceprizeforum/ Bus transportation is provided for pre-registered Augsburg students, faculty and staff.
The Forum will address one of the most important issues in the world today, nuclear energy and nuclear weapons. The Forum will honor the work of Nobel Peace Laureate, Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), recipients of the 2005 Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize. Be informed and be involved in this important issue.

Subject: Library late-night hours begin tonight, March 1
Submitter: Jane Ann Nelson, Director Lib Svcs, Library

Message: In response to requests from student government and thanks to the financial support of the President's Office, regular library hours have been extended! Beginning on March 1, Lindell Library will remain open until MIDNIGHT Sundays through Thursdays and until 7 p.m. on Saturdays. We’ll close at 10 p.m. on Fridays.

Longer hours are a pilot project this spring. So come get cozy, get comfortable, get serious about your studies . . . at Lindell Library.

Subject: Sexuality & Age
Submitter: Will O'Berry, Assistant Director, Campus Activities/GLBTQA Advisor, Campus Activities and Orientation

Message: On Tuesday, March 6 from noon to 1 p.m. in the East Commons, members of the Augsburg community will speak on the issue of "Sexuality & Age."

Part of the monthly "Soup & Sexuality" series taking place on the first Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m., "Sexuality & Age" will involve open discussion of issues like the word "queer" and its different meanings generationally as well as different perspectives on sexuality according age.

Please mark this time on your calendar and join us for lunch and some fascinating student stories.

Subject: Summer Research Grants for Faculty
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING FACULTY SUMMER RESEARCH GUIDELINES 2007

DESCRIPTION:

This grant provides support of faculty scholarly activity during the summer months. Scholarship is broadly defined to include disciplinary scholarship, the scholarship of application, interdisciplinary scholarship, and the scholarship of teaching. Examples of previous successful proposals are on file in the Center for Teaching and Learning.

"Scholarship of Teaching" typically goes beyond course development and/or revision and has as its audience other faculty and professionals in the field.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

Proposals should show evidence of thorough preparation and meet the following criteria:
• Clear statement of realistic goals and objectives
• Appropriate and detailed project method/plan for achieving the goals and objectives
• Explanation of advance preparation and planning
• Clear description of the project's assessment
• Detailed timeline and budget


FUNDING: Up to $2000 is awarded per grant and 2-3 awards are typically made per year.
Source: Grangaard Faculty Development Fund.
Funding decisions are made by the Faculty Development Committee. All funds must be requested by the end of the fiscal year in which the grant is awarded.

ELIGIBILITY: These grants are for Faculty. Priority is given to full time tenure track faculty. Priority is also given to faculty whohave not received this grant in the previous three year period.

APPLICATION: Please use the Research Application on-line form that is available at the CTL website www.augsburg.edu/ctl and attach a curriculum vita.

Application Date: March 15 for the summer 2007.

Requirements of the grant include completion of the following:
• Professional Development evaluation form and assessment as described in the project application
• Sharing the results with the Augsburg Community; for example, presentation of a community discussion, Faculty Scholarship Roundtables, or another venue approved by the FacDev Committee.

Subject: dollar/sense. last night
Submitter: Elizabeth N Bassani, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: Did you know compound interest is the 8th wonder of the world? Start saving! Tonight, dollar/sense is hosted by Weekend College and the Financial Aid office.

Please plan on joining us for our last night of our two week series in the Coffee Shop at 6:30pm. We will be drawing two $500 dollar scholarships tonight.

See you there!

Subject: Friday Seminar, March 2 canceled
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: The Friday Seminar, "Road Dogs and Loners", scheduled for March 2. It is rescheduled for next week, Friday, March 9. Watch for announcements next week in the Daily A-mail.

Subject: Study Abroad Deadline today
Submitter: Amy Greeley, Program Director, Augsburg Abroad, International Programs

Message: Complete applications for summer 2007, fall 2007 and academic year 2007-08 are due in the Augsburg Abroad office today by 4pm.

Application instrucitons and forms are on-line at:
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

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

Message: Lottery night is March 13th, 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: Child Care Grant Available
Submitter: Diane M McQuarry, Assistant Director of Internal Compliance, Enrollment Center

Message: Do you need money for child care while attending school? Are you still working on a BA? Do you have children under the age of 12? Do you qualify for the MInnesota State Grant? Check out the attached application and return it to me completed. Funds are limited so act quickly.

http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/pdf/CCGApp06-07.pdf

http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/pdf/CCGAppInst06-07.pdf

Diane McQuarry
Assistant Director: Internal Compliance
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Ave. CB 309
Mpls, MN 55454
Phone 612-330-1755 Fax 612-330-1308
mcquarry@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 8th

WHAT TIME: 11:30 to 12:45

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: Live mural art and hip hop happening Friday night
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Even the threat of snow can't keep art away from our campus. Former Auggie Chris Allen will be painting a mural outside Lindell Library as we all enjoy some of the best in Twin Cities Hip Hop. Join us 7-10 p.m. this Friday. There will be a heated tent and warm refreshments so stop on by as we say farewell to the Gage Family Art Gallery.

Subject: Attention: TRIO/SSS Students
Submitter: Olee Amata, Secretary, Student Support Services

Message: 2007 MN TRIO Scholarship Competition

Award Amount: $800.00

Criteria:
1. Current TRIO/SSS student status required.
2. Student must demonstrate how the TRIO program has impacted his or her life.
3. Students must demonstrate ability to set goals and accomplish them.
4. Students must have current GPA of 2.5 or above on a 4.00 scale.
5. Will be registered at Augsburg in Fall of 2007.
What you have to do:
1. Submit a type-written essay, 500-600 words, double spaced addressing how the TRIO program has impacted the student’s life and the student’s ability to set goals and accomplish them.
2. Complete a nomination form with your TRIO academic advisor.
DEADLINE: Submit your essay and nomination form by FRIDAY, MARCH 2nd at 12:00pm
GOOD LUCK!
Contact the TRIO office with questions (612) 330-1311

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

Message: FINAL 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 this 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: Fill your shelves
Submitter: Kathryn Swanson, Professor, English

Message: As people gathered items from our cart, more books appeared -- so the English Department book giveaway continues. The cart will be at the end of the hall opposite the English Department office, second floor Memorial, until 2 PM Thursday. It will then remain, while its shelves are replenished, in the English Dept office, 221 MEM through next week. Please stop by and claim some treasures!

Subject: American Indian Storytelling Event
Submitter: Sophia Jacobson, Instructor, American Indian Studies

Message: Free and Open to the Public, Sponsored by American Indian Studies Department and Weekend College. Wednesday, March 7, 6-9pm at the Kennedy Center, Rooms 303 and 305. "Honoring our Children" with special guests from Ain Dah Yung (American Indian Children's Shelter) and Thomas and Wakinyan LaPoint (11th Grade Heart of the Earth Hand Drum Singers and Storytellers). Refreshments will be served.

Subject: Paid Summer Internships with the Campus Kitchen
Submitter: Rachel Vallens, Campus Kitchen Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg is offering TWO paid summer internships this summer!

Work with youth and community volunteers to prepare and deliver healthy meals this summer. Learn about local foods and ways to reduce hunger in our neighborhood. Rescue food from being wasted and thrown away. You can do all this and more as an intern with the Campus Kitchen this summer!

For more information and to request an application, e-mail vallens@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1624.

Subject: Pre-Law Club meets Friday, 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: Krista Tippett book reading event canceled
Submitter: Judith A Petree, Media Relations Manager, Public Relations and Communication

Message: The Krista Tippett book reading event scheduled for tonight at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, has been canceled due to inclement weather.

Subject: We invite you to chapel MWF 10:20 TU/TH 11:20
Submitter: Lillian A Maunu, Secretary, Campus Ministry

Message: We look forward to the first week of Chapel in March -- Chapel services on Paul's letter to the Galatians, brought to you by the Religion Department & Campus Ministry.

Monday - David Tiede, Introduction to Galatians
Tuesday - Mary Lowe & the Augsburg Choir
Wednesday - Lynne Lorenzen
Wednesday at 9:30 pm Communion
Thursday - Phil Quanbeck II
Friday - Bev Stratton

We hope to see you!

Subject: Did you graduate from a Robbinsdale High School?
Submitter: Eric Addington, Financial Aid Counselor, Enrollment Center

Message: The Lavon H Cooper Scholarship is for graduates of a Robbinsdale District 281 high school. Applicants must have completed at least two years of college and maintained a 3.0 GPA.

The application is due June 15.

For more information email Carol Johnson at cljohn@wbl.whitebear.k12.mn.us

Applications are available by emailing addingto@augsburg.edu

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: 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: Rick Thoni Retirement from Augsburg College
Submitter: Vinni V Thongthi, Administrative Assistant, Academic Affairs

Message: Please join us in celebrating the career and accomplishments of Rick Thoni, the founder of Augsburg Weekend College and the Rochester Program, on the occasion of his retirement from Augsburg College.

Monday, March 19, 2007 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester, Minnesota from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

RSVP by March 12, 2007, to Libby Henslin at henslin@augsburg.edu or 507-288-2886.

Subject: Auggie Cross Country Teams Named All-Academic
Submitter: Dennis M Barker, Head Track Coach, Athletics

Message: The 2006 Augsburg men's and women's cross country teams have been named All-Academic by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The cumulative g.p.a. for the women's team is 3.51 and for the men's team 3.14.

Subject: Former Auggie coach Ed Saugestad to receive award
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Former Augsburg coach Ed Saugestad to receive Hobey Baker Legends of Hockey Award

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/022707saugestad.html

MINNEAPOLIS (2/27/07) -- Former Augsburg College men's hockey coach Ed Saugestad has been recognized for his lengthy and outstanding service to college hockey by being named the 2007 recipient of the Hobey Baker Legends of Hockey Award, it was announced on Tuesday.

The award, presented by the Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation, will be presented to Saugestad at the annual banquet on May 3 at 317 On Rice Park in St. Paul, Minn. The reception will begin at 5:30 p.m., with dinner and program from 7-9 p.m. Tickets for the banquet are available for purchase online at www.hobeybaker.com.

Saugestad will be honored at the May 3 banquet, along with the winner of the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to college hockey's top player. The 2007 Hobey Baker Award-winner will be named on April 6 during the men's hockey Division I Frozen Four in St. Louis, Mo., in an event televised on ESPNU at 6 p.m.

Saugestad coached Augsburg to a 503-354-21 record in a career that spanned 37 seasons (1958-1996), a win total currently second only to Don Roberts of Gustavus Adolphus (515) among Division III coaches. Saugestad, Roberts and Mike McShane of Norwich (Vt., active with 502 wins) are the only Division III coaches to have amassed more than 500 career victories.

In Saugestad's 37 years of coaching, he had only 11 overall losing seasons and just nine in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, and his Auggies won MIAC regular-season titles six years in a row (1976-77 to 1981-82). The MIAC's playoff championship trophy was christened as the Ed Saugestad Trophy in 1998.

Saugestad took teams to national postseason play on 10 occasions (nine NAIA and one NCAA), winning NAIA national championships in 1978, 1981 and 1982, finishing third in 1971 and fourth in 1975 and 1977. He was named NAIA National Coach of the Year after each of the three national championships and was MlAC Coach of the Year six times. He coached 22 All-Americans at Augsburg.

Saugestad began his Auggie coaching career while still a student at Augsburg, in 1958. He graduated with a double major in physical education and biology in 1959. He went on to earn his master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1964. In addition to coaching hockey for parts of five decades, he also served on the Augsburg football coaching staff from 1959-84 (head coach in the 1970-71 seasons); men's athletic director from 1981-87; and during his entire Augsburg career served as an instructor in the school's Health and Physical Education department.

Saugestad was named as the 2002 recipient of the John MacInnes Award from the American Hockey Coaches Association for his contributions to the growth of amateur hockey in the United States. The state of Minnesota declared Feb. 17, 1996 as Ed Saugestad Day, in recognition of his career accomplishments.

Subject: Men's hockey playoff game slated for tonight
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: The Augsburg men's hockey team will travel to face the University of St. Thomas in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoff semifinal game scheduled for TONIGHT (Thursday 3/1) at the St. Thomas Arena in Mendota Heights.

Augsburg will have a live audio webcast of tonight's game. Listen by clicking on the link below:

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/

The game is scheduled to be played tonight; please check the St. Thomas website for any weather postponements or cancellations:

http://www.stthomas.edu/athletics/

The St. Thomas Arena is located on the campus of St. Thomas Academy High School in Mendota Heights. An online map of the arena is located by following this link:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=920+Mendota+Heights+Rd,+55120&ll=44.865998,-93.133979&spn=0.013535,0.043087

Directions from the St. Thomas webpage (http://www.stthomas.edu/athletics/facilities/default.html ):

The facility, which sits on the north side of Interstate 494, is located on the south side of Mendota Heights Road, one mile east of Highway 55, across from the STA football and baseball fields. It's about five miles south of the Mendota Bridge. It's also one mile west of Dodd Road and Highway 149, which can be accessed from I-494.

To reach the arena from Interstate 35E, take 494 east, then take the first exit (149/Dodd Road). At the top of the cloverleaf exit turn right to the north. At the second stoplight (Mendota Heights Road) turn left and travel one mile to the arena on the left.

Subject: Cross country teams receive academic award
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg men's and women's cross country teams earn Division III All-Academic Team recognition
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/022807academic.html

MINNEAPOLIS (2/28/07) -- The Augsburg College men's and women's cross country teams earned Division III All-Academic Team recognition, as awarded by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, it was announced recently.

Augsburg's women's cross country squad had a team grade-point-average of 3.510 (4.00 scale), while the Auggie men had a team GPA of 3.140.

To be honored as an All-Academic Cross Country Team, teams needed a cumulative team GPA of at least 3.1. A total of 112 NCAA Division III women's cross country teams and 86 Division III men's teams earned All-Academic Team honors. Eastern Mennonite (Va.) had the highest cumulative team GPA on both the men's (3.910) and women's (3.760) sides.

It is the second time that Augsburg has received the All-Academic Team recognition; both the men's and women's teams earned the honor in the 2003-04 school year.

Under head coach Dennis Barker, Augsburg's men's squad finished ninth at the 2006 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championships and 16th at the NCAA Division III Central Regional, while the Auggie women finished 12th at the MIAC championships and 23rd at the NCAA Division III Central Regional.

Among MIAC schools, Augsburg was joined by Bethel, Carleton, Gustavus Adolphus, St. Mary's and St. Olaf as having both its men's and women's teams honored with All-Academic Team recognition. In addition, the Macalester men, Concordia-Moorhead women, Hamline women and St. Catherine women also earned the team honor.

Subject: Johnson named MIAC Men's Hockey Player of Week
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg's Aaron Johnson named MIAC Men's Hockey Player of the Week
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/022707johnson.html

MINNEAPOLIS (2/27/07) -- Augsburg College men's hockey forward Aaron Johnson (Sr., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Hockey Player of the Week, it was announced on Monday.

Johnson had an eight-point weekend (four goals, four assists), as Augsburg swept Hamline over the weekend to clinch the No. 3 spot in the upcoming MIAC playoffs. In Friday's 6-3 Augsburg victory, Johnson scored the second goal of a three-goal, 32-second blitz for the Auggies midway through the second period. In Saturday's 9-2 Auggie win, Johnson tied a single-game scoring record for the second time this season with a seven-point night. He collected three goals for his first collegiate hat trick and added four assists.

He also accomplished the seven-point feat earlier this season in Augsburg's 8-0 win over Wisconsin-Stevens Point on Dec. 16, tying a school record first set in 1980. Johnson finished the regular season with 15 goals and team-highs of 27 assists and 42 points. His assist total leads the MIAC in overall stats for the second straight year, and he currently stands second in the MIAC in overall points. His goal total is fifth-best among MIAC players in overall statistics.

Johnson, a two-time All-MIAC honoree, earned a spot on the AHCA/RBK Hockey Division III All-American first team in 2005-06, and was named a Preseason All-USCHO Division III West Region honoree this season. In his career (80 games, 75 at Augsburg), Johnson now has 126 points (38 goals, 88 assists).

Augsburg (12-9-4 overall, 9-3-4 MIAC) has won seven of its last eight games, including its last four in a row. The Auggies qualified for the MIAC playoffs for the first time since the 2002-03 season, and as the No. 3 seed, will face No. 2 seed St. Thomas in a semifinal matchup on Thursday (3/1) at 7 p.m. at the St. Thomas Arena at St. Thomas Academy High School in Mendota Heights, Minn.

Subject: Feature on LeVesseur in today's USA Today
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: There is a feature on Augsburg wrestler Marcus LeVesseur (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) in today's (Thursday 3/1) USA Today newspaper. The story, "Augsburg wrestler hopes to pin down his place in history," is on Page 6C (sports section). It is also available online:

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2007-03-01-notes_x.htm

LeVesseur hopes to cap off his collegiate career with his fourth NCAA Division III national title at the national championships, this weekend in Dubuque, Iowa. LeVesseur is 27-0 this season and 151-0 on his career, the second-longest unbeaten streak in collegiate wrestling history, behind the 159-0 of Iowa State's Cael Sanderson (1998-2002).

Augsburg, currently ranked No. 2 nationally, is attempting to win its record-10th national title this weekend, and has wrestlers in all 10 weight classes in competition this weekend.

Follow the action online from Dubuque all weekend long:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wrestling/0607statistics/2007ncaa.html