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- Homecoming Lunch - Invitation to Faculty & Staff
- Bike Ride this Saturday
- Auggies Have Spirit
- Terry Jones' "Medieval Lives" Likely to Sell out
- Looking for a Volunteer Opportunity?
- Poster Contest
- Announcing the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
- Powder Puff Football Sign-ups Due Today
- Disability Awareness Month
- Michael True to Visit Campus, Oct. 5 - 6
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Q & A: Queer & Augsburg Newsletter, Issue 1
Would you like a copy of this month's issue of "Q & A: Queer & Augsburg," published by LGBTQIA Support Services at Augsburg College? Then click here: http://web.augsburg.edu/~oberry/Q&A_October_2007.pdf
Hard copies may also be picked up from the Christensen Center Welcome Desk or in the Auggie's Nest on the ground floor of the Christensen Center.
Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Trans History Month
October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) History Month!
Visit the LGBTQIA Support Services web site during each day of October to see a short, 30-second clip concerning a different member of this vibrant community at www.augsburg.edu/campusactivities/lgbtqia
Look for more materials concerning LGBT History Month at Augsburg as the month goes on.
Scholastic Connections Mentor Profile
Georgette Christensen, White Earth enrollee, earned her Master of Social Work degree from Augsburg in 1996 after completing a BSW from Bemidji State University in 1990. Her MSW thesis was titled "An Exploratory Study of Resilience among American Indian Human Service Professionals." She has served as executive director of American Indian Family and Children's Services and as director of family services for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. She has more than 15 years of experience in the social services (non-profit and public sectors), mostly in positions of family and children's service/child welfare, as well as assisting the homeless. She has served as a board member of the St. Paul Indians in Unity, which addresses housing issues for AI families, and was a member of the National Association of Social Workers. Georgette enjoys and believes strongly in mentorship programs and supporting Native People in furthering their education. She lives in Apple Valley with her husband, David (Mandan/Hidatsa), and their three daughters.
Georgette mentors Mary Murzyn.
Electric Bass Lessons at Augsburg
Those wishing to enroll in electric bass lessons at Augsburg College are encouraged to contact Christian McGuire at mcguire@augsburg.edu
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K. Christian McGuire is a St. Paul-based instructor, composer, performer, author, and musicologist. He holds an MA in Music from the University of Minnesota and a BA in Philosophy, minoring in Latin & Ancient Greek, from Luther College (1992).
His diverse research interests include: 12th Century liturgical practice, theory, and notation of Northern Germany and the Low Countries (specializing in the music of Hildegard von Bingen); Mozart Opera; History, Performance, and Orchestral Timbres of the Electric Bass; and Late 1960s/early 1970s Heavy Blues and Progressive Rock.
An electric bassist since 1983, he performs in a variety of settings: big bands, jazz ensembles, bluegrass, rock groups, musical theatre pits, and many studio sessions. His primary interest for the instrument is expanding its repertoire by exploiting its idioms as a serious addition to orchestration.
As a baritone/tenor vocalist, he has been coached by Harriet McCleary, Helen Houden, and Caryl Becker and performs both solo (with a preference for the works of Webern and Debussy) and with large choral ensembles including active membership with the Minnesota Chorale.
Since 2004, he has served the Minnesota Music Listening Contest board as musicologist, authoring the 2004-05, 2005-06, and 2007-08 study guides, as well as compiling and editing the guide for 2006-07.
He is an adjunct faculty member at both Augsburg College in Minneapolis and the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul.
Find out more about him at:
http://www.musiclisteningcontest.org/h_kcmcguire2004.html
General Announcements
Homecoming Lunch - Invitation to Faculty & Staff
AUGGIE ADVENTURE, Homecoming 2007, is on its way. Alumni Relations invites the Faculty and Staff to the Homecoming Lunch on Friday, Oct. 12 at 12:30 p.m. in the Christensen Commons. Cost of the lunch is $3 at the door. RSVP to x1598 or to rsvp@augsburg.edu. If you wish to pay with a budget transfer, please contact Becky at x1085. Reservation deadline is tomorrow, Oct. 5. Don’t miss the adventure!
Bike Ride this Saturday
Students, Faculty, and Staff are invited to join Campus Ministry on a Bike Ride this
Saturday, from 1 - 3 p.m.
We will meet outside the chapel and bike the West River Parkway to Minnehaha Falls.
Bring a couple of dollars for ice cream at the park!
Don't have a bike? That's okay! E-mail: flaten@augsburg.edu and we will arrange one for you to borrow.
Questions? E-mail Joanna: flaten@augsburg.edu
Auggies Have Spirit
AUGGIE ADVENTURE, Homecoming 2007, is Oct; 8 - 13. Show your Auggie spirit by wearing Augsburg colors and Auggie apparel every day of the week. Join Alumni Relations in the adventure of fun activities taking place on campus all week long. GO AUGGIES!
Terry Jones' "Medieval Lives" Likely to Sell out
Tickets for Terry Jones "Medieval Lives" are going fast! What's more, you can order tickets on-line only until noon tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 5). You may still get tickets at the door for the same price, but to secure your tickets in advance, it's best to order them on-line at: www.augsburg.edu/terryjones.
Read Colin Colvert's interview with Terry in the "Star Tribune" at:
http://www.startribune.com/1553/story/1462222.html
Read the "City Pages" interview with Terry at:
http://calendar.citypages.com/location/159348/
Looking for a Volunteer Opportunity?
The East African Women's Center, located in the Cedar-Riverside Towers, is looking for a couple of people to volunteer on Fridays from 9 a.m. - noon.
On Fridays, there is a women's group that meets in the Towers, and they need volunteers to watch the kids while the women are in the other room. These are young, Somali kids not yet in school.
Volunteer for the whole time or part of the time. This is a great opportunity to get out into our neighborhood and to interact with little kids!
Please contact me if you are interested.
Kristen Hoyles: hoyles@augsburg.edu
Poster Contest
In recognition of Disability Awareness Month, the CLASS office is sponsoring a poster contest. We have the posters, and you provide the artwork.
Requirements are that the artwork promote awareness of disabilities on campus in a positive and collegial format, and include a slogan or phrase that you believe best conveys understanding and acceptance for each individual's unique contributions.
First Prize is a $50 gift certificate, Second Prize is a $25 gift certificate, and Third Prize is a $15 gift certificate. There will be choices available as to where the gift certificates can be redeemed.
If you are interested in submitting an entry for consideration, please pick up a blank poster board in the CLASS office (Foss 17A).
All entries must be submitted to us by Friday, Oct. 26 before 5 p.m. All posters created will be displayed in the Christensen Center coffee shop, and the top three entries will be framed and displayed in the CLASS office after October.
If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Lund at 612-330-1353 or via e-mail at lundr@augsburg.edu.
Announcing the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize Forum
The 20th Annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum will honor the work of Nobel Laureate Mohamed Yunus on the theme of “Striving for Peace: Investing in Community.” Augsburg College is a consortium member of the forum with the host, Concordia College (Moorhead, MN). Dates for the forum are Friday, Mar. 7, and Saturday, Mar. 8. Information can be found at: http://www.cord.edu/dept/news/events/ppf/
Powder Puff Football Sign-ups Due Today
Just a reminder to get your Powder Puff Football rosters in by tonight downstairs in Kennedy if you plan on playing next week.
Disability Awareness Month
To help raise awareness during this month, we will be posting brief notes on how we as a community can be supportive of persons with disabilities.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 states that:
No otherwise qualified person with a disability in the United States…shall, solely by reason of…disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”
Who is Protected Under the Law?
A “person with a disability” is “any person who (i) has a physical or mental impairment, which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities; (ii) has a record of such an impairment; or (iii) is regarded as having such an impairment.”
(source: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/files/active/0/section_504_law_and_impact.pdf)
Michael True to Visit Campus, Oct. 5 - 6
Scholar, Peacemaker and Poet Michael True will visit campus on Oct. 5 and 6 to talk about leaders who have effectively built peace cultures in the midst of violence.
He will speak at a noon-hour brown bag luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 6, in the Minneapolis Room. Refreshments will be served. The event is hosted by the Master of Leadership Program, and co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program, the Women's Resource Center, the Political Science Department, and the Augsburg Barnes and Noble Bookstore. The event is open to students, faculty, staff, and the community.
On Friday, Oct. 5, True will sign his new book, "People Power: Fifty Peacemakers and Their Communities," at 12:30 p.m. in the Augsburg College bookstore. The books will also be available at Saturday's presentation.
Michael True is the author and editor of eleven books, essays, reviews, and poems in scholarly and general periodicals, including Commonwealth, America, New Republic, The Progressive, Boston Globe, Friends Journal, and Harvard Divinity Bulletin. A native of Oklahoma, he is emeritus professor at Assumption College, and former president, International Peace Research Association Foundation.
A National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow and twice a Fulbright Scholar in India, True has taught at twenty colleges and universities in this country and abroad, including Duke University (where he completed a doctorate in American literature), Columbia University, University of Hawaii, Nanjing University (China), Utkal University, Bubaheshwar, and University of Rajasthan, Jaipur (India).
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Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Wednesday, October 3:
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 1, Macalester 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/wsoccer/0708statistics/100307macalester.html
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 1, St. Scholastica 0
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/msoccer/0708statistics/100307stscholastica.html
Volleyball -- Concordia-Moorhead 3, Augsburg 0 (30-26, 30-26, 30-23)
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/volleyball/0708statistics/100307concordia.html
Upcoming Events:
http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/
Saturday, October 6:
Men's and Women's Cross Country at St. Olaf Pre-Nationals Invite, 11 a.m.
Football at Wartburg (Iowa), 1 p.m. -- LISTEN LIVE: http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/
Men's Soccer at St. Mary's, 3:30 p.m.
Women's Soccer at St. Mary's, 7:30 p.m.
Men's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Women's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Sunday, October 7:
Men's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Women's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Monday, October 8:
Men's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Women's Golf at MIAC Championships, Bunker Hills GC, Coon Rapids, Minn.
Tuesday, October 9:
Women's Soccer vs. Gustavus Adolphus, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 10:
Men's Soccer at Gustavus Adolphus, 4 p.m.
Volleyball at St. Olaf, 7 p.m.
Classifieds
Fall Flea Market
Fall Flea Market - Bluff Creek Inn B&B
Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20: noon - 3 p.m.
*Furniture *Antiques
*Linens *China
*Custom-made jewelry *Gift Baskets
*Christmas decorations
*Gift certificates available - Bluff Creek Inn or bedandbreakfast.com
*Hot cider and treats
*Register to win $50 gift certificate
1161 Bluff Creek Dr., Chaska
952-445-2735 - www.bluffcreekbb.com