Bicycle Safety Skills Seminar

The Department of Public Safety is hosting a free, 2 hour outdoor bicycle safety seminar on-campus, instructed by the Twin Cities Bike Walk Ambassadors. If you don't own a bicycle, we can provide a loaner. Come practice "need to knows" for safe bike handling in an urban environment. You'll learn proper lane positioning, signaling turns, safe quick stops, maneuvering around obstacles etc. Participants will each receive free bike maps and other cool prizes! Pizza will be served afterwards. All experience levels are encouraged to attend. Thursday, September 23rd from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. You must pre-register by e-mailing DPS Officer Jennifer Kellogg at kellogg@augsburg.edu

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Dr. Smadar Lavie on the Mizrahi-Palestinian Border

Faculty and staff are particularly encouraged to attend the first of the Women's Resource Center brown-bag lunches this year, which will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 12:30 in 207 Sverdrup. Anthropologist and Women's Studies and Religion scholar, Dr. Smadar Lavie, will give a paper on the Mizrahi-Palestinian border zone and feminist transnationalism (an abstract is below).

Please feel free to bring your lunch. Water, tea, hot chocolate, and instant coffee will be available.

"Where is the Mizrahi-Palestinian Border Zone? Interrogating Feminist Transnationalism Through the Bounds of the Lived"

Gloria Anzaldua describes the border as an "open wound…where the Third World grates against the First and bleeds. And before a scab forms, it hemorrhages again, the lifeblood of two worlds merging to form a third country' a border culture." She proposes that this "third country" is where South/South feminist coalitions are possible without the mediation of U.S.-European feminism. For Anzaldua, the border zone between transnational "hyphens" connotes fluidity and movement across boundaries. In the case of Euro-Israel, the volatile gender/race/nation South/South coalition among subaltern Arabs is forced upon both Mizrahi ("Eastern," Hebrew) women and Palestinian women who have Israeli citizenship. These women do not want to be in this "third country," which emerges from the dispossession of their lands, languages, and cultures. But they are stuck.

I argue that the Mizrahi and Palestinian-Israeli "hyphens" are what allow subaltern, non-European women in the State of Israel to transform their trapped status into the radical act of "staying put." "Staying put" here means using the state's limits on mobility as a source of empowerment. "Staying put" means dancing delicately on those "hyphens" while concurrently rejecting them, for the act of "staying put" is not representational, but somatic—and therefore difficult to theorize about outside of the bounds of lived experience. I question the feminist ethnographic renditions of "discourse" and "transnationalism" by examining the limits that feminist post-colonial theory encounters when it attempts to describe the lived horrors of the border zone.

Thus, this text challenges the modes of the textualization of gendered ethnographic experience. It calls into question not only the older "reflexive" style of feminist ethnographies, but also the new genres of feminist ethnography that call for—as well as problematize—the ethnographer's commitment to bear public witness to suffering.

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Book Group: Einstein's God

Tuesdays, September 28-November 2, 12:00-1:30 pm, Cedar Room of Christensen Center

A book group is being formed to read and discuss Krista Tippett's Einstein's God: Conversations About Science and the Human Spirit, a collection of 10 interviews with scientists, surgeons, and writers on how the interplay of science and religion can help us live more meaningful lives. Participants are expected to attend at least four of the six sessions, and provide feedback on the experience. Readings and discussion topics are as follows:
September 28, Intro, Ch. 1-2: Einstein's God & The Biology of the Spirit
October 5, Ch. 3-4: Heart and Soul & Evolution and Wonder
October 12, Ch. 5-6: The Heart's Reason & Mathematics, Purpose and Truth
October 19, Ch. 7-8: Getting Revenge and Forgiveness & Stress and the Balance Within
October 26, Ch. 9-10: The Soul in Depression & Quarks and Creation
Nov 2: Wrap-Up
Participants will be invited to go through the cafeteria line.

Hosts: Garry Hesser, Mark Engebretson, Ben Stottrup, and David Murr.
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu to reserve lunch and obtain a copy of the book.

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Writing Lab Resumes Regular Hours on Sept. 20

The Augsburg College Writing Lab, which received almost 2,000 visits from students last academic year, will open on Monday, September 20. The Lab is located on the street level of Lindell Library. All Augsburg students are welcome at any stage of the writing process. No appointments are taken.

Hours are as follows:
Monday - 6:30-9 PM
Tuesday - 3-5:30 and 7:30-10 PM
Wednesday - 3-5:30 and 6:30-9 PM
Thursday - 3-5:30 and 7:30-10 PM
Friday - 6-8 PM
Sunday - 5:30-8 PM

If you have questions, please contact Professor Swanson (x1010).

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Scholarship Workshops for Study Abroad

"Got a Pell Grant? Apply for a Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad.

The Gilman International Scholarship offers up to $8,000 additional funding for semester and summer* study abroad to students who have a Pell grant as part of their financial aid.

*Summer Scholarships available for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math majors.

Attend a Gilman Workshop to learn how to apply before the upcoming October 5th DEADLINE!

Gilman Workshop 1 Tuesday, 9/21/10 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Oren Gateway 100
Gilman Workshop 2 Friday, 9/24/10 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Oren Gateway 100

http://www.iie.org/en/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program

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Men Ending Rape: Transforming A Rape Culture

On Wednesday, September 29 at 6:30pm, please come to the Chapel for Keith Edwards' talk, "Men Ending Rape: Transforming A Rape Culture." Keith is nationally recognized for his sexual assault prevention work with the organization, Men Ending Rape, and he speaks on diversity, social justice, and college men's issues. His talk will also kick off the formation of a student organization that will focus on sexual assault prevention and education. We hope to see you there – all are welcome!

Keith's appearance at Augsburg is sponsored by the Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center, Dean of Students, Augsburg for Adults, Campus Activities and Orientation, American Indian Student Services, LGBTQIA Services, Department of Residence Life, and Counseling and Health Promotion.

Questions? Contact Jessica Nathanson at nathanso@augsburg.edu or at x1528.

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Model UN Applications Now Being Accepted

Interested in international relations or the foreign service? Want a chance to visit the UN and meet with diplomats working there? All students interested in foreign affairs, diplomacy, and international politics are invited to apply to join the 2011 Augsburg Model United Nations Delegation.

Augsburg will be participating in its 14th National Model UN Conference in New York City from April 17- 24, 2011. The conference involves over 2,500 student delegates from all over the globe in a simulation of UN negotiations. All students interested in participating in MUN Delegation need to submit applications by Friday, Oct. 29. The delegation will bring between 12 and 16 students, depending on which country we are assigned.

Selected students must register for POL 368 (the Model UN course) for the Spring term and then travel with the group to New York. The cost of participation for delegates is approximately $250 (plus food and incidentals) for the week.

For questions or a copy of the application, contact Prof. Underhill at underhill@augsburg.edu or x1312.

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Mindful Dialogues: The Problem of General Education

Mindful Dialogues: The Problem of General Education

Faculty and Staff Conversation with Reception
Thursday, September 23, 4:30-6:00, 111 Oren Gateway Center (Note Room Change)

This year launches a new series, Mindful Dialogues, to collectively examine issues relevant to higher education. In the fall, we will examine Louis Menand's The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University, and in the spring, we will explore Peter Block's Community: The first session will address the first chapter, "The Problem of General Education." An informal reception will follow.

Facilitator: Doug Green, English.
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu so we can make proper arrangements and/or to obtain a copy of the book.

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Calling All Newswriters

The ECHO is holding it's first meeting on Friday, September 17 from 10:15 AM- 10:45 AM in the Echo office (located in the basement of the Christensen Center). We want everyone with an interest in writing to attend, meet the editors and contribute an article! The Echo tries to cover as much diverse material as possible, and we need all the writers we can get in order to do a thorough job. Don't forget: contributors will be paid for their submissions!

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Renaissance Festival Tickets in HR

Human Resources has discount tickets available for the Renaissance Festival. We are selling tickets at the following prices: Adult - $15.95, Kids - $8.50, Food Books - $5.00. Please bring correct change or check. We cannot accept credit card.

The Renaissance Festival runs August 21st - October 3rd weekends and Labor Day, and Friday, October 1st. Open 9am - 7pm. Tickets are valid for any date the Festival is open.

This is an incredible deal--regular ticket prices are $20.95 for adults, $11.95 for kids, and $6.00 for food books! Stop down in HR to pick up your tickets today!

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Free Lockers For Students

Campus Activities and Orientation has a limited number of lockers that students can reserve for their use for the academic year. These lockers are completely free and are located on the ground floor of Science Building. Lockers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is given to students who commute from off-campus. To find out more information on how to reserve a locker, contact Michael Grewe, CAO Assistant Director, via email at grewe@augsburg.edu as soon as possible!

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Study and Intern Abroad - Deadline October 1

Steps to study abroad...

1. Attend a Group Advising Meeting.
Group Advising Meetings are held DAILY in the Study Abroad Library in Murphy Place. You'll find out about finances, academics, and how to research programs around the world. See schedule below.

2. Choose a program.
Choose from quality Augsburg College programs and many affiliated programs.
There are over 300 programs available in over 80 different countries.

3. Apply by the deadline.

OCTOBER 1st Spring Semester & Faculty-led Winter Break Programs

February 1st Faculty-led Summer/Spring WEC programs
March 1st Fall Semester, Academic Year & non-Augsburg Summer

-----Advising Hours----

Monday
3:00 pm

Tuesday
9:00 am
4:00 pm

Wednesday
10:00 am
3:00 pm (for CGE: Central America, Mexico & Namibia)

Thursday
9:00 am
3:00 pm(for Faculty-led programs in Winter Break & Summer)

Friday
11:00 am
2:30 pm
+ Evening hours by appointment for Weekend College students.

questions? abroad@augsburg.edu

www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

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Winter Play - Topic Meeting & Workshop

The Living Newspaper Project
Topic Meeting & Workshop
Thursday, September 23rd
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Foss TV/Film Studio

What topics would you like to see tackled onstage today? What issues are performance-worthy?

The original Living Newspapers of the 1930s dramatized problems faced by everyday people -- from lack of affordable energy and housing to racism and war. This meeting/workshop is your forum for bringing up issues you'd like to see explored onstage at Augsburg today. Come with ideas, debate suggestions, or listen to what your peers have to say. Any contemporary social issue or current event is on the table.

The Living Newspaper Project is the Theatre Arts Department's winter main stage play (with performances February 4 - 13, 2011). This meeting will determine the topic of that play. ALL ARE WELCOME -- whether you hope to be directly involved in the eventual production or not!

ABOUT THE LIVING NEWSPAPER PROJECT
Inspired by the original Living Newspapers of the Federal Theater Project in the 1930s, this student-devised performance will use a range of nonfiction sources to explore a current social issue. Ensemble members will gather interviews, articles, and multimedia – and generate their own writing — to create and stage a totally unique piece of socially conscious theatre.

Please email Sarah Myers at myerss@augsburg.edu with any questions.

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Admissions Offices Changes

Several admissions offices have moved over the summer. The Graduate Program Offices now occupy what used to be the Minneapolis Room located on the second level of Christensen Center. Undergraduate and adult admissions (WEC and traditional)have merged and now occupy what the Undergraduate office in the Christensen Center located by the Welcome Desk.

The Welcome Desk hours have changed to 9 AM - 7 PM Monday-Friday and on WEC Saturdays from 8 AM - 1 PM. The lost and found will be cleaned out monthly-and there will be a table with all of the left over items each month for pick up. If you are contacted about a lost item or a delivery please bring your ID with you to pick up what was delivered or lost. The posting policy brochures are also located at the Welcome Desk--please ask if you have questions about where you can put your posters or if they need to be stamped.

The Millie Nelson Room is no longer available for meeting usage. It will be used for additional campus visit space and strictly for Admissions purposes.

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Residence Life Posting Policy

Poster Placement in Residence Halls for
Groups Outside Residence Life
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Posters may be 6 x 9 inches, but no larger than 17 x 24 inches.
You do not do any of the posting' it will be done by our staff.
Please allow five business days for posters to be hung.
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Residence Halls (36 total):
For the following locations, approved posters are to be given to the Department of Residence Life for the Residence Life staff to pick up. The number of posters per building is as follows:

Mortensen Hall 14
Urness Hall 9
Anderson Hall 6
New Hall 1
Oren Gateway Center 6

Instructions:
Please bring all copies (based upon numbers above) to either the Anderson Hall office for Anderson or Luther Hall and/or Urness/ Mortensen office for Urness, Mortensen, and Oren Gateway Center residences.

At that time, the office supervisors will approve the poster, and following approval will provide the group with the designed Residence Life stamp as well as instructions and number sheet.

The group must then stamp all posters and collate the posters by hall and numbers in a criss-cross fashion. Then student staff members will place them in the appropriate staff mail box for hall distribution.

*The Department of Residence Life reserves the right to change this policy and make exceptions as deemed necessary.

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News from Admissions

Welcome back to a new year! A lot happened in the Admissions Offices at Augsburg this summer.

The Graduate Program Offices now occupy what used to be the Minneapolis Room. The room was redone and looks great. Come visit Carrie Carroll, Julie Edstrom, Nate Gorr, Janet Lestock and Deb Meyer and check out their new office.

Undergraduate and adult admissions (WEC and traditional) have merged and now occupy what was formerly the Undergraduate office. Come in and see a new design and new folks in the office located in Christensen Center.

The Welcome Desk hours are also changing. The desk will be open from 9 AM - 7 PM Monday-Friday and on WEC Saturdays from 8 AM - 1 PM. The lost and found will be cleaned out monthly--there will be a table with all of the left over items each month for pick up. If you receive an email or phone call from the welcome desk for a lost item or a delivery, please bring your ID with you to pick up what was delivered or lost. The posting policy brochures are also located at the Welcome Desk--if you have questions about where you can put your posters or if they need to be stamped, please come visit us and we'll let you know.

The Millie Nelson Room is no longer available to outside sources. The Millie Nelson Room will be used for bigger families and strictly for Admissions purposes.

We are looking forward to a great year! Come and see us soon.

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Handheld Fans

For those who need them (you know who you are!), handheld fans are available for free in the Women's Resource Center. Please help spread the word, and contact Jessica Nathanson at nathanso@augsburg.edu to arrange to pick one up.

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Happy Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15

In 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim a week in September as National Hispanic Week. In 988, it was expanded to a month-long celebration (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). During this month, Hispanic Americans celebrate their culture and traditions in North America, especially all citizens and residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean. September 15 was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and 18 respectively. This year is the Bicentennial Celebration of Mexico's Independence.

This long-month celebration is a time for the Hispanic community in the United States to celebrate its history, pride, identity and contributions to the world. Its cultural diversity is reflected in the mix of its roots from individual Latin American countries, including Spain and the Caribbean. The main characteristic of Hispanics/Latinos is the shared native language, Spanish' which is spoken by over 332 million people in the world and over 36 millions in North America. Although most Hispanics speak Spanish, each subgroup adapts the pronunciation and slang of its homeland according to circumstances. Likewise, they have inherited different religious traditions from foreign countries or from their own indigenous roots like Aztec, Maya or Inca.

Terminology or terms like Latino, Hispanic and Chicano are worth remembering. For example, Latino refers to American-traced heritage such as from Latin America. Hispanic refers to heritage that can be traced back to Spain' Chicano refers to residents of the United States who are of Mexican descent, and also tracing their heritage to Spain, Native American cultures and the Aztec civilization. In recent survey, the majority of Hispanics or Latinos in the United States prefer to be called Hispanic.

At Augsburg College, the population of our Hispanic/Latino students shows a robust and a happy growth. In 2003, there were over 40 students, from the initial 13 students in 1993. This fall, over 150 Hispanic/Latino students are enrolled including Day, WEC and Graduate students. For this year's commemoration events will be announced accordingly, and in days ahead additional articles will appear to offer our community a broader picture of today's U.S. largest minority.

For Mexico's bicentennial celebration visit: www.mexicobicentennial.org. On campus next week (Wed) at noon, Flamenco to perform in CC lobby and Thursday at noon Chef Amalia will give a Latino food demonstration. All are invited!

For more information call the Hispanic/Latino Student Services or Emiliano at x1309 or write chagil@augsburg.edu.– Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!

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Art Receptions & Artist Talks - TOMORROW

Join us this Friday for the first exhibition receptions of the 2010-11 gallery season. Take in the exhibitions, meet the artists and hear them discuss their artwork, all while enjoy food and refreshments.

"Living Organics/09.01.29"
Kiera Faber

Friday, September 17
Artist Talk: 1:30 p.m.
Reception: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Gage Family Art Gallery, Oren Gateway Center

Approximately 19,000 individual photographs make up Kiera Faber's eleven minute stop-motion animation film, "Living Organics / 09.01.29," exploring a world where appearances are deceiving. Food and refreshments provided.



"Selected Works from the Reliquarium Collection"
Sarah Stone

Friday, September 17
Reception: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m.
Christensen Center Art Gallery, Christensen Center

Using images ranging from the Venus of Willendorf to a Gucci shoe, Sarah Stone explores iconography through her series of acrylic paintings. Food and refreshments will be provided.

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Author G. Jeffrey MacDonald at Chapel

G. Jeffrey MacDonald is an award-winning journalist and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. A graduate of Yale Divinity School, he is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor and the Religion News Service. He writes regularly on religion and spirituality for USA Today.

MacDonald's new book, Thieves in the Temple: The Christian Church and the Selling of the American Soul, addresses the growing orientation of the church towards consumerism. However, MacDonald sees Augsburg College as a sign of hope that Christian organizations can be market-sensitive and also challenge people to new levels of faith and social commitment. The College is featured in his new book.

MacDonald will speak at Chapel services on September 22 from 10:20-10:40 in the Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center.

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Operetta in the Garden September 25

The Augsburg Community Garden is happy to host the operetta, Tales of Hoffman, Saturday September 25th at 4 pm. The operetta has been touring through a dozen community gardens, performing, singing, and tasting local foods that are incorporated into the performance. This is a very special event that we're lucky to host on campus. If you are interested, please see http://www.mixedprecipitation.org/shows/tales-of-hoffmann/ for more information and how to reserve your ticket (donations accepted).

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Tea Party Tea Party this Friday

Join members of the Political Science and History Departments in an informal discussion of the recent phenomenon of the Tea Party movement, its historical antecedents, its meaning in the current political context, and prospects for the upcoming midterm elections. The event is offered in recognition of Constitution Day, a federally-mandated observance of this foundational document, which many in the Tea Party view as under attack by the Obama Administration.

Tea and crumpets will be served, and there will likely be some discussion of crumpets (and their merits vis a vis scones, trifle, and watercress sandwiches) as part of this political tea party.

Time: Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, 3:00-5
Place: OGC 113

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Recruitment, Retention, Recognition – September 22

CAO welcomes ALL student leaders to Recruitment, Retention, Recognition (RRR), the first installment in the Student Group Workshop Series. The goal of this series is to strengthen the awareness, leadership, management, and organizational skills of student leaders around a myriad of different topics. RRR will cover timely issues as it is the beginning of a new academic year!

Do you want to know how to recruit members for your group? Then this is the workshop to attend. Have you thought about how you will keep talented leaders involved with your org? Then this is the workshop to attend. Want to know how to recognize your committed members and leaders in significant and creative ways? Then this is the workshop to attend!

Carrie Carroll, Assistant Vice President for Admissions, will facilitate the RRR workshop on Wednesday, September 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100.

Please remember, commissioned student organizations are required to send at least one representative to no less than two workshops per semester. Chartered student organizations are required to send at least one representative to no less than one workshop per semester.

Additionally, these workshops are for all student leaders on campus. So if you are not part of a formal organization, feel free to attend.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Gopher Football Game, 2 Tickets this Saturday

2 tickets
U of MN vs Southern California
Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2:30
Sec. 208, Row 22, Seats 23, 24
25-30 yard line, chair backs
Includes parking in the 4th St. Ramp

$60 each
Best offer

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WANTED: Temporary Loan of Rolling File Cart

Our department has need for a rolling file cart (the kind you put hanging folders in) for only a couple of weeks. If you have an extra in your department you can lend, we would appreciate it. Contact me and I will come and get it(extension 1297)! Thank you.

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