Subject: Groupwise Basics Workshops
Submitter: Nathan Lind, Liaison for Computing, Academic, Information Technology

Message: Groupwise Basics Workshop

Join us for a brown bag introductory workshop. Learn the basics of Groupwise email and calendaring and bring your questions for a Q and A time at the end. We are offering separate sessions for Windows and Macintosh. Choose any one of the following times:

Wednesday, March 28th 12p ~ 1p Windows - Century
Thursday, March 29th 12p ~ 1p Windows - Minneapolis
Friday, March 30th 12p ~ 1p Windows - Augsburg
Wednesday, March 28th 12p ~ 1p Mac - Cedar
Thursday, March 29th 12p ~ 1p Mac - Cedar
Friday, March 30th 12p ~ 1p Mac - Riverside

Questions? Feel free to call your Liaison For Computing.

Subject: Lilly Lunch with Tony Bibus
Submitter: Diane R Glorvigen, Lilly Program Assistant, Exploring Our Gifts

Message: Come celebrate Social Work Month with Tony Bibus! Staff and faculty are invited to enjoy a COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH courtesy of the Lilly Program as Prof. Bibus shares reflections on his life experiences—becoming a social worker, teaching social work, and finding a home at Augsburg College. He will explore the links between hope, health, help, and vocation—all in the spirit of Paul Tillich’s assertion that “there is no depth of life without the depth of the common life.”

The lunch will take place on FRIDAY, MARCH 30 from 12:10-1:15 PM in the Minneapolis Room-. Please register early! Space is limited!

To make your reservation, please call or e-mail Diane Glorvigen at x1334 or glorvige@augsburg.edu. (Deadline: Wednesday, March 28)

Subject: Zyzzogeton *The Last Word
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: *An annual highlighting of student and faculty scholarly work—from artistic performances to the Student Research Poster Session.

April 18-20.

Faculty Scholarship Roundtables
Abstracts due March 30

On Thursday, April 19 we will host the Faculty Scholarship Roundtables. Please consider making a presentation in a roundtable setting on your current research, scholarship (broadly defined) and professional work. In particular, we hope this will become a forum for those recently returned from sabbatical (last fall and last spring) to share their learning with the campus; we hope to see most of you at this opportunity. Finally, this is a critical opportunity for all of us to model life long learning by attending these events and knowing what we are about as a college. Invitations to all are forthcoming. Abstract forms are available on the CTL webpage, CTL public folder or by calling x1229.

Sponsored by The Center for Teaching and Learning, The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity, and The Fine Arts Office

Subject: Invitation to Design workshop series today
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message:

Four workshops intended to enable faculty to use a systematic, purposeful approach to revising, creating, and maintaining learning experiences. All workshops are offered twice and are scheduled from 3:30-5:00 PM in Lindell 301 unless otherwise posted (dates are indicated below).

Faculty considering applying for Instructional and Course Design support for Summer 2007 are encouraged to attend.

1) How did we learn to teach? March 14 and 14. Bring your resume’ and some examples of your best (and worst, if your dare!) teaching for an exploration of how we got here and who we learned our art from. We’ll explore our approaches to creating learning experiences, how we detect that something needs to be changed, and how we proceed to change them.

2) Teaching and Brain Science –ne’er the twain shall meet? March 27 and 28. Bring what you have come to believe about brain science and learning and compare it with what some current experts have to say. How do the various ways we teach work with or against brain function? What does brain science tell us about crafting learning environments and experiences that are efficient and produce durable results?

3) Brain science, ‘best practice’, and instructional design April 9 and 10. Bring your favorite ‘best practice’ guiding principles for an exploration of the relationship between these and brain science and how this can inform intentional choice in crafting learning experiences.

4) The designing professor: changing students on purpose April 24 and 25. Bring a learning experience you’ve been working on to dip your pedagogical toes into the waters of design. We’ll work with a process that starts by identifying the change(s) we want in our students and progresses systematically (but not too fast!) to creating experiences that not only change and empower students, but also enable us to develop a habit of reflective empathy in our work.

RSVP to martin@augsburg.edu or x1229.

Subject: Leadership in Crisis Workshop today
Submitter: Patricia Park, Coordinator: MAL and Nursing, Graduate Programs

Message: The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) invites you to attend a free workshop presented by Augsburg regent Dean Kopperud. Kopperud was one of the 591 OppenhiemerFunds, Inc. employees working in the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attack. In his presentation, Kopperud will talk about that day’s events and discuss how OppenhiemerFunds used its corporate values to rebuild itself and keep its promises to its clients.

Date and Time: March 15 at 6:00 p.m., refreshments at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Minneapolis Room, Christensen Center

For more information or to reserve a space, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Campus Connections Luncheon
Submitter: Theresa L Martin, Administrative Assistant, Center for Teaching and Learning

Message: The Campus Connections luncheon is scheduled for Friday, March 16 at noon in Riverside. We will begin with a short program in the Riverside Room, and will go through the cafeteria line at 12:20 so everyone will have time to eat before a 1 p.m. class commitment.

Mostly this is a time to gather as a community and have lunch with a colleague you might not know, or reacquaint yourself with someone you may have met and don't usually have a chance to talk with. The program will be entertaining and the food plentiful.

Subject: FOUND: Dell laptop power supply in Kennedy 307
Submitter: Matthew E Linngren, Student & Public Computing Co-Manager, Information Technology

Message: A power supply for a Dell laptop was found attached to the technology podium in Kennedy 307 on Wednesday, March 14th. If this belongs to you, please contact Classroom Services at x1219 (option 1) and speak to Erin or Matt to claim it.

Subject: Camp Stipend Application deadline is Friday
Submitter: Ross Murray, Campus Ministry Associate; Tutoring Services Coordinator; , Campus Ministry and Academic Skills Office

Message: If you are planning to work at a camp this summer, then make sure you apply for the opportunity to get a little extra cash. Camp Stipend Applications are available at the Campus Ministry Office. These stipends are due back to Ross Murray by this Friday, March 16.

If you have already turned in your application, then you will need to sign up for a 20-minute interview. The interviews will be held March 26-30. You can sign up on Ross Murray's door in the Campus Ministry Office. A decision will be reached soon after the interviews.

You do not have to work at any particular camp to be considered for a stipend. A preference will be given to those who are receiving the stipend for the first time. For more information, email Ross Murray at murray@augsburg.edu.

Subject: Last day to buy flowers from Tri-Beta
Submitter: Daniel J Forseth, Student

Message: Today, Tri-Beta (Augsburg Biological Honors Society) will be selling an assortment of Easter flowers and plants in the Christensen Center. You can buy a gift for a loved one or yourself. The sale ends today at 1pm!!! Be sure to order your plants today.

Subject: Students: 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 Website:

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: JUMP/Hip-Hop Worhsip is back
Submitter: Elizabeth Hanson, Student

Message: JUMP/Hip-Hop Worship is back for the second month here at Augsburg college! Led by the talented Agape, JUMP reaches out to twin cities youth looking for a place to express who they are and explore their faith through hip-hop.
This Sunday, March 18th in Sateren Auditorium. Open Mic beginning at 6:30pm and Worship starting at 7:00pm.
For more information contact Elizabeth Hanson at Hanson3@augsburg.edu or go to hiphopoutreach.com to learn more about Agape and his ministry.

Subject: Friday the 13th is less than a month away
Submitter: Ted A Jedlicki, Student

Message: On Friday, April 13 KAUG presents its Final Note concert, the final concert in this year's KAUG Live series. Mark the date on your calendar and stay tuned for updates.

Subject: <:15 films deadline March 16
Submitter: Stephen A Geffre, Photographer, Public Relations and Communication

Message: The deadline for <:15 films is fast approaching. So put your phones, camera, and imaginations into overdrive, and submit your film before March 16 at 5 p.m. For submission information go to http://www.augsburg.edu/zyzzogeton/15film/

Questions contact Stephen Geffre geffre@augsburg.edu or x1670

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 29th

WHAT TIME: 12:45 to 1:45

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: Celebrate the Retirement of Rick Thoni
Submitter: John S Schmit, Dean of Adult Programs, Academic Affairs

Message: On Monday, March 19 there will be a celebration of the work and accomplishments of Rick Thoni, founding Director of the Weekend College and of Augsburg's Rochester Program.

The celebration will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Bethel Hall at Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester (810 3rd Avenue SE, Rochester, MN 55904). The program will begin at 7:00.

There will also be an opportunity to say thank you to Rick at the 25 Anniversary of Weekend College, which will be celebrated on the Minneapolis Campus on the evening of Thursday, May 17.

Subject: The Augsburg Choir - Check out a performance
Submitter: Cathy J Anderson, Coordinator of Fine Arts and Music, Music

Message: The Augsburg Choir will be traveling throughout the midwest during spring break. We'd love to see you at a performance on the road or back at Augsburg for their Home Concert.

Sunday, March 25—7 p.m.
Home Concert
Hoversten Chapel
Augsburg College


-Complete Tour Schedule-

Friday, March 16—7:30 p.m.
First Luthrean Church
Highway 63 and 8th Ave.
Cumberland, Wisc.

Saturday, March 17—6:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church
108 W. Somo Avenue
Tomahawk, Wisc.
Church Phone: 715-453-4066

Sunday, March 18—7 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
246 S. Clark Street
Forest City, Iowa
Church Phone: 641-585-3152

Monday, March 19—7 p.m.
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
1108 13th Avenue
Manson, Iowa
Phone: 712-469-2197

Tuesday, March 20—7 p.m.
Bethel Lutheran Church
411 SW Becker Avenue
Willmar, Minn.
Church Phone: 320-235-5450

Wednesday, March 21—6:30 p.m.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
1620 Milwaukee Avenue NE
Aberdeen, S.Dak.
Church Phone: 605-225-9740

Thursday, March 22—7 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
402 S. Court Street
Fergus Falls, Minn.
Church Phone: 218-739-3348

Friday, March 23—7 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church
221 N. Lockwood St
Woodville, Wisc.
Phone: 715-698-2707

Subject: 2 Auggies receive women's basketball honors
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg's Kristina Lurken named All-MIAC honorable mention in women's basketball, Jacci Mattern named to sportsmanship honor

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/031307wbasket.html

MINNEAPOLIS (3/13/07) -- Augsburg College women's basketball player Kristina Lurken (Jr., Kenyon, Minn./Kenyon-Wanamingo HS) was named as an honorable-mention selection to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's basketball team, while Jacci Mattern (So., Lakeville, Minn.) was selected to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team, it was announced recently.

Lurken led the Auggies in scoring this season, averaging 11.6 points-per-game, while also contributing 5.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. Her assists-per-game totals were second-best among MIAC players in both overall statistics and league-games-only (4.23) statistics. She was 12th among league players in scoring in overall games and sixth in overall assist-to-turnover ratio (0.88). In league-games-only statistics, she was 14th in scoring (11.6 ppg) and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.93).

Her 103 assists this season were the second-most in a single season in school history (the record is 130 by Terese Taylor in 1983-84), and the second straight year she has reached the century mark in the category. She now has 290 career assists, second-most in school history; the career record is 360 by Taylor from 1980-84. Lurken has started all 73 games in her three seasons at Augsburg, with 685 points (9.4 per-game), 106 steals and 369 rebounds (5.1 per-game).

Mattern was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the conference is establishing sportsmanship teams in each league sport. Members are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition.

Mattern averaged 3.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per-game this season, starting 16 of 21 games. In her two seasons, (46 games, 27 starts), she is averaging 4.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per-game. Also a starting outfielder on Augsburg's softball team, she earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2006.

Under third-year head coach Jennifer Britz, Augsburg finished 1-24 overall, 1-21 in MIAC play in 2006-07. Augsburg's lineup was a young one, with only one senior and seven freshmen and sophomores. Nine letterwinners will return to the Auggies next season.

Subject: Auggie Athletics Update
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Auggie Athletics Update -- Upcoming Events:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/

Friday, March 16:
M/W Track and Field at Occidental (Calif.) Distance Carnival.

Saturday, March 17:
Softball at Chapman (Calif.) Sun West Tournament, Orange, Calif. -- vs. SUNY-Cortland (N.Y.), 10:45 a.m.; vs. Puget Sound (Wash.), 1 p.m.
M/W Track and Field at California State-Northridge Relays.

Sunday, March 18:
Softball at Chapman (Calif.) Sun West Tournament, Orange, Calif. -- vs. Amherst (Mass.), 3:45 p.m.; vs. Williams (Mass.), 8 p.m.

Monday, March 19:
Baseball at Greater Phoenix Invitational, Mesa, Ariz. -- vs. Buena Vista (Iowa), 12 p.m.
Softball at Chapman (Calif.) Sun West Tournament, Orange, Calif. -- vs. Babson (Mass.), 5:45 p.m.; vs. Tufts (Mass.), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 20:
Baseball at Greater Phoenix Invitational, Mesa, Ariz. -- vs. Albright (Pa.), 12 p.m.

Wednesday, March 21:
Baseball at Greater Phoenix Invitational, Mesa, Ariz. -- vs. Massachusetts-Boston, 11:30 a.m.
Softball at Chapman (Calif.) Sun West Tournament, Orange, Calif. -- vs. Cal State-East Bay (Calif.), 3:30 p.m.; vs. Hope International (Calif.), 5:45 p.m.

Thursday, March 22:
Softball at Chapman (Calif.) Sun West Tournament, Orange, Calif. -- vs. Wesleyan (Conn.), 10:45 a.m.; vs. Chapman (Calif.), 1 p.m.

Friday, March 23:
Baseball at Greater Phoenix Invitational, Chandler, Ariz. -- vs. Williams (Mass.), 1 p.m.
Softball at Chapman (Calif.) Sun West Tournament, Orange, Calif. -- vs. Dana (Neb.), 10:45 a.m.; vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 24:
Baseball at Greater Phoenix Invitational, Mesa, Ariz. -- vs. Univ. of Chicago (Ill.), 12 p.m.

Wednesday, March 28:
Softball at Macalester, 4 p.m.

Thursday, March 29:
Baseball at Luther (Iowa), 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 31:
Baseball at Hamline (Midway Stadium), 1 p.m.
Softball at Gustavus, 1 p.m.

Sunday, April 1:
Softball vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, Edor Nelson Field, 1 p.m.

Subject: 3 Auggies receive women's hockey honors
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg's Tiffany Magnuson named All-MIAC in women's hockey; Jackie Keller, Toni Menth named All-MIAC honorable mention

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/031207whockey.html

MINNEAPOLIS (3/12/07) -- Augsburg College women's hockey forward Tiffany Magnuson (So., Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy) was named to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's hockey team, while teammates Jackie Keller (Jr., Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City West HS) and Toni Menth (Fr., Buffalo, Minn.) earned All-MIAC honorable-mention honors, it was announced recently. Keller was also selected to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

It is the second straight year that Magnuson was named to the All-MIAC team. Magnuson led the MIAC in overall goals (23) this season, while also contributing seven assists for 30 points (seventh-most among league players). Her 17 goals in league play were also tops among conference players, while her 20 points were tied for seventh-most. Nationally, her 0.92 goals-per-game average currently ranks second-highest among NCAA Division III players. She had at least one goal or assist in 19 of Augsburg's 25 games this season, and had multiple-point games nine times. She had multi-goal games five times, with a hat trick in Augsburg's 6-6 tie with St. Olaf on Dec. 2. She was named MIAC Player of the Week on Jan. 10, after Augsburg's nonconference sweep of Wesleyan (Conn.).

After two seasons at Augsburg (50 games), Magnuson has 44 career goals, already the third-most in school history, behind the 68 of Angie Rieger (1997-2001) and 55 of Lauren Chezick (2001-05). Her 23 goals this season is tied for third-most in a single-season in school history; the record is 27 goals, set by Rieger in the 1999-2000 season.

Keller finished third on the team, and tops among the team's defenders, in total scoring with one goal and a team-high 10 assists for 11 points. Her 11 points were eighth-highest among MIAC defenders this season, and her 10 points in league play (one goal, nine assists) were tied for sixth-best among league defenders. In her career (74 games) at Augsburg, Keller has four goals and 18 assists for 22 points.

Keller was also named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the conference is establishing sportsmanship teams in each league sport. Members are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. As a women's soccer midfielder, Keller was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V second team this season. She is a psychology major with a 3.70 grade-point-average.

Menth played in all but one game in goal for the Auggies this season, building a 3.20 goals-against-average and .906 save percentage. She finished with an 8-11-5 record.

This season, Menth collected 30 or more saves in 15 of her 24 starts, with 40 or more saves in six games. She earned MIAC Player of the Week honors on Jan. 23, after stopping 70 of 76 shots she faced in a series split with St. Thomas.

Under 12th-year head coach Jill Pohtilla, Augsburg finished 8-12-5 overall, 5-9-4 in MIAC play in 2006-07. After starting the season winless in November and December (0-6-3), Augsburg went 8-6-2 the rest of the way, including a stretch of seven wins in nine games midway through the season. This year's team featured no seniors, and 12 letterwinners will return next year.

Subject: 3 Auggies receive men's basketball honors
Submitter: Donald W Stoner, Sports Information Coordinator, Public Relations and Communication

Message: Augsburg's Jon Cassens, Femi Solaja named All-MIAC honorable mention in men's basketball, Derek Francis named to sportsmanship honor

http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/sportsnews/031307mbasket.html

MINNEAPOLIS (3/13/07) -- Augsburg College men's basketball players Jon Cassens (Fr., Prior Lake, Minn.) and Femi Solaja (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn./St. Paul Harding HS) were named as honorable-mention selections to the All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball team, it was announced recently. Cassens was also named to the conference's five-member All-First-Year Team, while teammate Derek Francis (So., Blaine, Minn./Champlin Park HS) was selected to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team.

Cassens, a point guard, led the Auggies in scoring this season (13.8 ppg), while also contributing 4.7 assists per game and 2.7 rebounds per game. He scored in double-figures in 21 of Augsburg's 25 games this season, and collected four or more assists 18 times. He collected a point-assist double-double in Augsburg's 87-82 overtime win over Bethel on Feb. 17, with 14 points and 10 assists.

Cassens was second among MIAC players in overall statistics (all games) in assists-per-game this season, seventh in steals-per-game (1.56) and 15th in points-per-game. He also led the league in overall three-point shooting percentage, hitting 48.2 percent (55-of-114). He was also eighth among league players in overall assist-to-turnover ratio (1.57). In league-games-only statistics, Cassens was second in assists (4.40 per-game), 14th in steals (1.30 per-game), 18th in scoring (13.5 ppg), third in three-point shooting percentage (.478) and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44).

Solaja, a center who earned junior college All-American honors last year at Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Fergus Falls, contributed 11.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game this season. He closed the season with point-rebound double-doubles in four of his last five games, including setting season-highs in both points (27) and rebounds (21) in Augsburg's 87-82 overtime win over Bethel on Feb. 17. He also contributed 19 blocked shots, 23 steals and 22 assists, while hitting 56.2 percent (118-of-210) from the field.

Solaja ranked fifth among MIAC players in overall statistics (all games) in rebounding (7.7 per-game) and 24th in overall scoring (11.7 ppg). He was also third-ranked in the MIAC in field-goal percentage (.562) and 13th in blocked shots-per-game (0.76). In league-games-only statistics, Solaja ranked third in rebounds-per-game (8.4) and 25th in scoring (11.8 ppg), while ranking fifth in field-goal percentage (.551) and eighth in blocked shots-per-game (0.85). He led the conference in offensive rebounds (3.35 per-game) in league play.

Francis was named to the All-MIAC Sportsmanship Team. As part of a conference-wide sportsmanship initiative, the conference is establishing sportsmanship teams in each league sport. Members are selected by their coaches and teammates as individuals who demonstrate ideals of positive sportsmanship both on and off the field of competition. Francis, a center saw action in four Augsburg men's basketball games this season. He is also a member of Augsburg's football team as an offensive lineman.

Under second-year head coach Aaron Griess, Augsburg finished the season at 10-15 overall, 7-13 in MIAC play. The 10 wins marked Augsburg's first double-digit victory season since the 2002-03 campaign (11-14). Augsburg will lose just three seniors to graduation, and will return 11 letterwinners next season.

Subject: I did spring cleaning - stuff for sale
Submitter: Wendi R Wheeler, Associate Director, Enrollment Services, Enrollment Center

Message: + Honey-colored wood laminate 2-drawer file cabinet with brass handles. $20
+ Large Rubbermaid plastic 4-drawer storage organizer, great for garage or utility room - $10
+ Brown leather desk organizer with drawer, really nice! - $10
Contact Wendi Wheeler at x1795 or wheelerw@augsburg.edu.