Subject: Africa Presentation Wednesday, March 7
Submitter: Diane R Glorvigen, Lilly Program Assistant, Exploring Our Gifts

Message: On Wednesday, March 7 from 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Marshall Room Professor Brad Holt will give a presentation entitled "Africa and the Future of Christianity: Reflections on a Visit to Nigeria." You are invited.

Africa, home to some of the earliest Christians, has become in recent years the population center of world Christianity. As Europeans have
been abandoning Christian faith, Africans have be adopting and adapting the tradition. What are the future growth projections for Christianity in Africa and in the West? What sorts of Christianity will be most numerous and most powerful in the rest of our century? This illustrated lecture, based on Dr. Holt's experience of living almost a decade in Africa, his reading, and his recent visit to Nigeria will provide the grist for our discussion of what is on the horizon.

For further information, please contact Professor Brad Holt at holtb@augsburg.edu or x1611.

Join us for this thought-provoking and visually beautiful event.

Subject: IRB Information Session - March 13
Submitter: Heather J Hultquist, Secretary, Natural Sciences and Math, Political Science

Message: Norma Noonan will be hosting an IRB information session on Tuesday, March 13 from 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. in SVE 202. If you would like general information about how the IRB works, what is required for IRB submissions, or have other questions, please plan to attend this session.

Subject: Learn about and help protect State Grants
Submitter: Natalie Wright, Administrative Assistant, Government and Community Relations, Institutional Advancement

Message: All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the Friday Forum taking place on March 9th in East Commons from noon-1 p.m. There will be FREE PIZZA!

Representatives from the Minnesota Private College Council will discuss:
What are state grants?
How do you get one?
Why are they important?

We will also be providing information on Augsburg’s Day at the Capitol 2007, in which our community will travel to the capitol to advocate an increase in funding for the MN State Grant Program. Day at the Capitol takes place on Thursday, April 12th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Learn about state grants and help to protect students from school related debt.

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 to age.

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

Subject: Norwegian and U.S. Ambassadors to visit Augsburg
Submitter: Amanda Peterson, Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Message: This Wednesday, March 7, Knut Vollebaek, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States, and U.S. Ambassador to Norway, Benson Whitney, will visit Augsburg. They are traveling as part of a delegation that includes former Augsburg President Bill Frame, Rolf Willy Hansen (General Consulate, Minneapolis), Grethe Bratlie (Deputy Director General of the Norwegian Ministry of Education), and Christian Hansson (representative of the Norwegian Embassy). As part of their visit to Augsburg, the delegation will participate in a student panel, the topic of which will focus on international education. The Augsburg Community is invited and encouraged to attend the student panel, which will take place from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. in the Minneapolis Room. If you have questions about the event, please contact Amanda Peterson in the Office of the President (x 1212 or petersam@augsburg.edu).

Subject: Tara Sweeney public talk this Friday at 4 p.m.
Submitter: Kerry Morgan, Coordinator of Galleries and Exhibits, Art

Message: Art professor Tara Sweeney will discuss her exhibition "LISTEN: A Pilgrimage in Watercolor and Ink" this Friday, March 9 at 4 p.m. in the Marshall Room. This event is open to the general public. Refreshments will be served.

Subject: Interested in Immigration?
Submitter: Alisa M Hoven, Student

Message: Are you interested in immigration issues? Students are starting an action coalition in response to immigration issues and our committment to immigrants rights. If you are interested in being a part of this dialogue, come Tuesday, March 6, 8 p.m. to the Fishbowl in Christensen Center for our first interest session. We will brainstorm ideas about how we can take action and make social change. Further meetings and events will follow. Contact Alisa Hoven (hoven@augsburg.edu) or Kelly Sve (svek@augsburg.edu) if you have questions or are interested in attending. Hope to see you there.

Subject: Planning the Senior Class Party
Submitter: Sean M Lassen, Student

Message: If you are a senior and have any interest in helping to plan the senior class party stop by the Auggies Nest this Thursday at 4:00 p.m.

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

Message: Counseling & Health Promotion invites interested students, staff and faculty to yoga today at noon in the Marshall Room. Please feel free to bring your own mats.

Tonight from 5 - 6 p.m. there will be tai chi instruction in the Century Room (lower level of Christensen Center). All are welcome and it's free.

Finally, a reminder that pilates will be offered tomorrow from noon - 1 p.m. also in the Marshall Room of Christensen Center. Any questions, call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

Subject: Reminder - Wednesday Gathering Tomorrow, March 7
Submitter: Kathleen A Tuckner, Project Manager, Office of the President

Message: All faculty and staff are invited to the East Commons of the Christensen Center tomorrow, March 7, between 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for the chili (meat or vegetarian), salad, and dessert buffet.

We are delighted to welcome Benson Whitney, U.S. ambassador to Norway and Knut Vollebaek, Norewegian ambassdor to the U.S., along with their official guests, who have graciously accepted our invitation to attend this community time.

The security and custodial night shift employees are also invited to the Wednesday Evening Gathering at 8:00 p.m. in the Augsburg Room.

The first Wednesday of the month gatherings support our commitment to building community and practicing common work. They are an opportunity to get to know one another, exchange ideas, and collaborate in new ways. We hope you will invite your colleagues and plan to join us.

Subject: Math Colloqium Wednesday 3:40-4:40 p.m. in SCI 108
Submitter: Kenneth S Kaminsky, Professor, Mathematics

Message: This week's speaker: William Cooper, Deptartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota

How Do Airlines Set Ticket Prices?
An Introduction to Revenue Management

The term "revenue management" refers to a broad collection of quantitative approaches, grounded in operations research and mathematical modeling, for dynamically controlling prices and availability of products that are comprised of limited perishable resources. Perhaps the best known application is in the airline industry, where the products are tickets, the resources are seats on flights, and the objective is to maximize expected revenue from the sale of tickets. In this talk I will give an overview of revenue management, including descriptions of both application areas and underlying methodologies.

SCI 108, 3:40-4:40 p.m., Wednesday, March 7.

Subject: Off-Campus Housing Opportunity
Submitter: Alisa M Hoven, Student

Message: Are you interested in living off campus next year? Live in the Hope Community in a large four bedroom home, tutor youth in the neighborhood and plan monthly community events. Work alongside two non-profits to give back to the community and get a taste of Minneapolis and the community. If you are interested, contact Alisa Hoven at hoven@augsburg.edu as soon as possible.

Subject: Bill Green will speak at Spring Seminar
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 17 at 9 a.m. 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 x1171 if you have any questions.

Subject: Tri-Beta Plant Sale next week
Submitter: Daniel J Forseth, Student

Message: Starting Monday, March 12 Tri-Beta (Augsburg Biological Honors Society) will be selling an assortment of Easter flowers and plants. The sale runs Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Be sure to stop by and order your plants Monday.

Subject: Support the Pedalers for Peace
Submitter: Sarah M Pesola, Student

Message: The Pedalers for Peace (a group of Augsburg students and staff going on a spring break bike trip), will be tabling today in Christensen. Stop by to find out about our mission and goals, and check out the t-shirts and magnets we made! We will be selling them to raise money for an environmental organization in New Orleans called, "The Green Project."

www.thegreenproject.org

The shirts are going fast, so get yours before they are all gone.

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

Message: Greetings.

The Weekly Update is now online (http://www.augsburg.edu/president/pdfs/update030507.pdf). Please take a few moments to read about what is happening at Augsburg this week!

Best,

President Paul C. Pribbenow

Subject: Washington Internship Program -Info Session Today
Submitter: Sandra E Tilton, Employer Relations Coordinator, Center for Service Work and Learning

Message: Stop by to learn more about the internships through the Washington Internship Program.
A representative will be on campus on Tuesday, March 6th at 4:30 p.m. in the Christensen Center's Marshall Room. Everyone welcome! Internships are in the D.C. area. Stop on by.

Subject: Exhibit Opening on Minneapolis History at U of MN
Submitter: Michael Lansing, Assistant Professor, History

Message: LAW AND ORDER: THE CAREER AND LEGACY OF MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR CHARLES STENVIG

An Exhibit at the Elmer L. Andersen Library Gallery, University of Minnesota, March 8 through May 7, 2007. We will be celebrating the opening of the exhibit on the evening of March 7, from 6 to 8 p.m., with food and beverages.

"It's nice to know that if anything happens we've got a tough guy who can handle it in City Hall." - Stenvig supporter, 1971

Explore the turbulent politics and culture of the late 1960s and 1970s through the career of Minneapolis's controversial mayor, Charles Stenvig. A
police officer who ran on an independent, "law and order" platform, Stenvig was a divisive figure in Minneapolis history and the debate about his legacy continues today. The exhibit invites you to interpret Stenvig and his legacy through historical photographs, objects, and video.

Additional information on visiting the exhibit, including hours and directions, is available at: www.ihrc.umn.edu. This exhibit is made possible in part with funding from the Minnesota Humanities Commission, in cooperation with the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Subject: Tickets on Sale for "Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls"
Submitter: Molly Budke, Student

Message: The Augsburg College Theatre Arts Department is excited to announce that tickets for “Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls,” written by Naomi Iizuka and guest directed by Steve Bussa, are now on sale.

The lives of strangers and friends, lovers and acquaintances collide in New York, Alaska, and Hawaii. A fantastical picaresque featuring a komodo dragon, a hula dancer, and Incan mummy, many piñatas, and one wild dog.

All performances take place in the Foss Studio Theater. Performance dates are:

March 13, 14, 15, and 16 at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $1 Augsburg College Students; $4 ACTC faculty, staff, and students; $5 general public.

For reservations and more information, please call 612-330-1257.

Subject: March 19 - Retirement Celebration for Rick Thoni
Submitter: John S Schmit, Dean of Adult Programs, Academic Affairs

Message: On Monday, March 19 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. there will be a celebration of Rick Thoni's retirement from Augsburg College. This celebration will take place in Bethel Hall at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester. Rick was instrumental in the development of Augsburg's Rochester campus, and he served as Director of the Rochester Program from its inception in 1998 until last month. Please join us in celebrating Rick's vision and accomplishments in Rochester.

There will be an additional opportunity to celebrate Rick's work as Augsburg celebrates the 25th Anniversary of its Weekend College Program this year on May 17 here in Minneapolis.

Subject: "Love Your Body" Tabling Wednesday
Submitter: Beth Carlson, Psychologist, Counseling and Health Promotion

Message: On Wednesday, stop by the “Love Your Body” table sponsored by Counseling & Health Promotion, 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in Christensen. Send a “Beautiful on the Inside” card to a friend, and enter you and your friend in a drawing to win one of two professional massages. Fun prizes will be available, as well as information on how to improve your body image and “love your body.” Questions? Call Dianne at x1707.

Subject: Fine Arts Salon: "Internal Journey"
Submitter: Amanda Peterson, Executive Assistant, Office of the President

Message: Fine Arts Salon: “Internal Journey”
Thursday, March 8, 5-7 p.m.

Paul C. Pribbenow and Abigail Crampton Pribbenow invite faculty, staff, and students to the first in a series of salons at Augsburg House. Currently on exhibit is art professor Tara Sweeney's mixed media series, "Forbidden Fruit." She will lead guests in a discussion of the art, selected readings, and music around the theme of "Internal Journey." Senior piano performance major Bri Wright will play selections from Beethoven and Scarlotti. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited to the first 20 people to respond. Please reply to Amanda Peterson by phone (x1212) or via e-mail at petersam@augsburg.edu.

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

Message:
Representatives will be holding an informational session on Wednesday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the Christensen Center's Minneapolis Room. All are welcome. Stop by to see a slide show and to hear how you can become a volunteer with the Peace Corps.

Subject: The Role of Faith in Conflict Resolution
Submitter: Megan L Schiller, Student

Message: Minnesota International Center Event:

At a luncheon forum on Thursday, March 8, Kjell Magne Bondevik, former prime minister of Norway and United National special humanitarian envoy to the Horn of Africa, will share his insights into the role of religion and faith in conflict resolution.

In 2005, Mr. Bondevik, an ordained Lutheran minister, founded the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, which promotes the role that positive inter-religious dialogue can play in combating global poverty and promoting peace and human rights.

Cosponsors: The Norse Federation, the Oslo Center for Peace and Human Rights, the Royal Norwegian Consulate General and the St. Paul-Minneapolis Committee on Foreign Relations

Time: Thursday, March 8, 2007; registration 11:30 a.m.; luncheon and program noon- 1:30 p.m. Place: Windows on Minnesota, 50th floor, IDS Tower, 80 S 8th Street, Minneapolis

Cost: Advance registration requested $45.00 Non-members $30.00 MIC members, students and members of cosponsoring organizations

To register: Complete our online pre-registration form.
MIC Website: www.micglobe.org

Subject: Education Get Together for Freshmen
Submitter: Cheryl A Sticha, Secretary, Education

Message: Freshmen interested in Education: You have expressed an interest in education and obtaining a teaching license. We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to a get together with other freshmen at Augsburg College along with the Education faculty to learn more about our programs and meet the faculty.

Please come to Classroom SVE 1, lower level of Sverdrup Hall (below the enrollment center) from 3-4 on TODAY (March 6). There will be food, drink and good company.

We look forward to meeting you.

Subject: Pre-law meeting, March 9
Submitter: Ann L Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, Student Affairs

Message: The snow prevented us from meeting last Friday. Let's try it again this Friday, 12-1 p.m. in the Century room, Christensen Center.
Feel free to bring your lunch.

Subject: Friday Night Concert
Submitter: Teresa M Barnhill, Student

Message: This Friday March 9th KAUG presents, a concert showcasing songwriters. Headlining is the Indiana based songwriter Elephant Micah, whose played with artists such as The Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket, and The Decemberists. Other artists include local talents The Absent Arch and Patrick Tierney. Last but not least an Augsburg Student will be on the Bill. Pat Dougherty The host of Radio Noir on KAUG radio will be the event's opener, so come out and support the arts.

Subject: Off Campus Housing Opportunity
Submitter: Alisa M Hoven, Student

Message: Attention all Augsburg students. There is a great opporunity for you to live off campus next year and tutor youth from the Phillips neighborhood. Committ a year to become a member of this community, live among other college students, and expand your network in a diverse neighborhood through the PPL College House Program. Applications are still available...and did I mention the rent is really cheap? Please contact Alisa Hoven if you would like more information at hoven@augsburg.edu