Public Safety and Facilities Announcements
Teaching and Learning
General Announcements
Event Announcements
Keeping Track of Auggies
Auggie Athletics
Public Safety and Facilities Announcements
Bicycling in the City (What you should know)
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 - 6 p.m. You must pre-register by e-mailing DPS Officer Jennifer Kellogg at kellogg@augsburg.edu
Facilities Update
Facilities Update:
This summer the Augsburg Facilities Department, under the leadership of David Draus, Director, Facilities & Risk Management, along with dozens of Augsburg students worked to get the buildings and landscapes that make up the Augsburg Minneapolis campus ready for the start of another school year. Their good work is visible all throughout campus.
To give you an idea of what goes in to maintaining our campus and facilities here is a look at some of the work that was completed this summer.
The roof on Foss Center was replaced with the College's new adapted standard of white roofing which improves the operation of the building by lessening the heat gain in the building in the air conditioning months.
Began work on a major campus project to upgrade the campus energy management system and related equipment at an estimated cost of $500,000 funded through a loan made possible through the St. Paul Port Authority. Annual cost savings as a result of this completed project will result in a less than a three-year payback through operational energy cost savings, increased operational efficiency, and community comfort.
Three houses on the west side of campus were taken down, providing more green space on campus for the short term, and preparing this segment of campus for future development in the long term.
Facilities also completed approximately 1,000 living space "turns" which includes activities such as; painting, flooring replacement, cabinet and countertop work, door replacement, lighting and HVAC operational checks, and a thorough cleaning of the living unit.
The crews also applied the following materials to the campus in our annual summer work to prepare the campus for fall start up.
400+ gallons of paint
140 yards of concrete for sidewalks and stairways
1,000 square yards of carpeting
300 yards of ground mulch
3,000+ annual and perennial plantings
This short list does not include the work of no less than 100 line items of facility related work tasks/projects in the College's athletic facilities complex including work such as;
Replacing the ceiling on the north end of the Melby gym
Refinishing all wood flooring systems in the gym and ratchet ball courts
Painting the entire gym interior
Creating a separate locker room for the men's basketball team
Restored the ice surface in Rink B
Numerous small fix/upgrades throughout the athletic complex
If you have any questions or want to know more about any of the work that has been completed on campus, please contact Terry Adams at adamsth@augsburg.edu
Teaching and Learning
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. The first session will address the first chapter, "The Problem of General Education." An informal social reception will follow.
The complete schedule for the fall sessions is:
September 23, 4:30-6:00, OGC 111 - The Problem of General Education
October 14, 4:30-6:00, OGC 111 – The Humanities Revolution
November 11, 4:30-6:00, Augsburg House – Interdisciplinarity and Anxiety
December 9, 4:30-6:00, OGC 111 – Why Do Professors All Think Alike?
Facilitator: Doug Green, English.
Please rsvp to lashbroo@augsburg.edu so we can make proper arrangements and/or to obtain a copy of the book.
Book Group: 'Einstein's God'
Tuesdays, September 28-November 2, 12:00-1:30 p.m., 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.
Please rsvp to lashbroo@augsburg.edu to reserve lunch and obtain a copy of the book
Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences
Monday, October 11, 7:30-9:00 am, Oren Gateway 100
The second session of our Foundational Series on Student Learning will explore how to design meaningful learning experiences. Bring a course syllabus or program outline to get the most out of this workshop. Using L. Dee Fink's integrated approach to design, we will explore the 5 critical questions involved in design, provide examples, and give you an opportunity to reexamine your course or program and apply key principles to improve its design. We will also examine Fink's model of significant learning experiences which can help you discover ways to make the activities you use more effective or create new ones that facilitate deeper learning. This series is designed to address the basic needs faced by anyone who designs learning for our students and is looking for new ways to have a more significant impact.
All faculty and staff are welcome to participate. Coffee and pastries will be served. Thanks to all of you who attended the opening session; we hope to see you again.
Facilitators: Stu Anderson, Physics, and Velma Lashbrook, MAL. Please rsvp to lashbroo@augsburg.edu
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.
International Scholarship Workshops - Tomorrow and Friday
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 (all majors) and summer (STEM majors) study abroad to students who have a Pell grant as part of their financial aid.
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
or
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
General Announcements
Employers to Be On Campus - TODAY
10:00-12:30 Christensen Center Lobby
College Pro: Stop by for an informal conversation with recent alum and learn about the benefit filled management and leadership training, as well as, the potential for post graduation careers. For more information visit http://www.collegepro.com
ACR Homes: Stop by and speak to representatives from ACR. ACR Homes provides residential support services for people with physical and/or developmental disabilities. For more information visit http://www.acrhomes.com
Go Abroad Winter Break or Spring Semester - Apply Now
"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/
Need to Buy Dining Flex Points?
If you need Flex Points to use at any of the Augsburg Dining locations, don't forget to visit Chris Nowak in the A-Club Grille office, Monday through Friday from 11am until 1:30pm. It's fast, easy, and convenient! You'll never have to worry about carrying cash or your debit card again...all the funds are placed on your student ID within minutes.
If you need further assistance with Flex Points or your meal plan, visit Chris or contact him at augsburg@aviands.com
Win Minnesota Twins Tickets through Augsburg Dining
Visit our Augsburg College Dining Facebook Fan Page and hit the "like" button and you will be instantly entered in to win Two (2) Minnesota Twins tickets for their game against the Toronto Blue Jays, on
Thursday, September 30th.
By being added to our fan page, you will also be automatically entered into other drawings for prize giveaways throughout the academic school year, such as Minnesota Wild Tickets, gas gift cards and more....It's that easy!
The only stipulation is that you must be a currently enrolled student at Augsburg College. Sorry faculty and staff, this one is for the students.
Drawing will be held on Monday, September 27th. The winner will be announced Tuesday, September 28th and will be contacted via Facebook. Tickets must be picked up by Wednesday, September 30th.
Visit http://augsburg.aviands.com for more details
Event Announcements
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!
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.
Menand Reading Group: Alternative Discussions
For those of you who cannot make the monthly Mindful Dialogues, which are scheduled on Thursdays, to talk about Louis Menand's THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS, there are some alternative discussion times each month. These are posted on the Mindful Dialogues Moodle site. The first two are on Monday, 20 Sept, and Wednesday, 22 Sept, from 11:30 to 1 pm in the Christensen Coffee Lounge. You may come for all or part of either or both of these sessions, depending on your interest and schedule. The first formal Mindful Dialogue on the book is this Thursday, 23 Sept, from 4:30 to 6 pm in OGC 111. If you have questions, contact Doug Green <green@augsburg.edu> or Velma Lashbrook <lashbroo@augsburg.edu>.
Seminary and Divinity School Day on Sept. 30
Are you curious about theological graduate study?
Come to the Seminary and Divinity School Day at Augsburg on Thursday, September 30 from 9:30-4pm.
Representatives from the following Seminaries and Divinity Schools will be on campus in the Foss Center:
- Bethel Seminary
- Candler School of Theology at Emory University
- Duke Divinity School
- Luther Seminary
- Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
- Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
- Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
- Pacific Lutheran Seminary
- Trinity Lutheran Seminary
- Union Seminary in the City of New York
- United Theological Seminary
- Wartburg Theological Seminary
- Yale Divinity School
Want to learn more? Stop by the Campus Ministry Office or contact Lonna Field, fieldl@augsburg.edu
Please register by September 23.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Augsburg Day Student Government Elections Oct. 1-3
Augsburg Day Student Government will be hosting elections Friday, Oct.1st - Sunday, Oct. 3rd.
There should be four students representing each class during senate meetings, any student may run for a senator position, and who ever receives the most votes is considered to be class president.
There is at least 1 spot still open for every class.
If you are a Day Student, First Year, Sophomore, Junior or Senior, contact me if you want to run for a class representative position.
Cary Waterman: Poetry Readings
English Department professor and poet Cary Waterman will be reading (with others) to celebrate the publication of the 2011 ST. PAUL ALMANAC at 7 pm, Wednesday, 9/22, at Common Good Books; at 7:30 pm, Saturday, 9/25, at Ginkgo Coffee House; and at 6:30 pm, Tuesday, 10/12, at Groundswell Coffee House. Professor Waterman's work has also appeared in the current issue of TURTLE QUARTERLY.
Prof. Bibus's book is published
Lyceum Books has published Regulating Social Work: A Primer on Licensing Practice, written by Prof. Needha Boutté-Queen (from Texas Southern University) and Augsburg College Social Work Prof. Tony Bibus. This book will guide students in understanding the role of regulation in social work practice and help them prepare for a meaningful vocation as professional social workers. Chapters cover the purpose and structure of licensing in the U.S., historical development of regulation, research on its effects, a framework for analyzing licensing policies and procedures, global perspectives with analysis by contributors from the U.K., India, and other Asian countries, discussion of many of the controversies and debates surrounding licensing, and reflections on social work as a vocation in the deepest sense. See http://lyceumbooks.com/RegulatingSocialWork.htm
for more information.
Prof. Bibus extends his heartfelt gratitude to the many Augsburg College faculty, staff, and student workers who provided assistance, support and encouragement in bringing this primer to life.
Auggie Athletics
Auggie Athletics Update
Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):
Saturday, Sept. 18:
Men's Cross Country -- Augsburg at St. Olaf Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/18/mcc091810.aspx?path=mcross
Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg at St. Olaf Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/18/wcc091810.aspx?path=wcross
Football -- Augsburg 42, Hamline 38
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/17/fb091810.aspx?path=football
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, St. Thomas 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/18/msoc091810.aspx?path=msoc
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 2, St. Thomas 1
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/17/wsoc091810.aspx?path=wsoc
Sunday, Sept. 19:
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at St. John's Fall Invitational
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/19/mgolf091910.aspx?path=mgolf
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Carleton Division III Midwest Classic
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2010/9/19/wgolf091910.aspx?path=wgolf
Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/
Monday, Sept. 20:
Volleyball -- Augsburg vs. Crown, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Northwestern-Roseville, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 21:
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse, Edor Nelson Field, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 22:
Volleyball -- Augsburg at Hamline, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 23:
Women's Golf -- Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-River Falls dual meet, Hiawatha GC, Minneapolis
Friday, Sept. 24:
Volleyball -- Augsburg vs. St. Benedict, Si Melby Hall, 7 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg at Macalester, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 25:
Football -- Augsburg vs. St. John's, Edor Nelson Field, 1 p.m.
Women's Soccer -- Augsburg Alumnae Game (scrimmage), Edor Nelson Field, 5 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg vs. Macalester, Edor Nelson Field, 7:30 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at St. Benedict Invitational
Sunday, Sept. 26:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg Alumni Game (scrimmage), Edor Nelson Field, 3:30 p.m.
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at St. Benedict Invitational
Monday, Sept. 27:
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugold Invitational
Intramural Tennis
Starting Wednesday, September 22nd from 4-6 p.m., intramurals will be offering tennis. It will be open court style tennis. If you are an experienced player or have never played tennis, you are welcome to come. This opportunity will continue every Wednesday night from 4-6 p. m. until November 3rd. Come anytime during those two hours and play! I have two extra rackets to loan out if you do not have your own.
If you have any questions, please contact me, Laura Strandell, at strandel@augsburg.edu or call me at 507-421-9252.
Thanks for your interest and hope to see you there!
Classifieds
Cedar Riverside Townhouse for Sale
My neighbors have listed their townhouse for sale located at 513 20th Avenue South in the block next to campus. The price has been reduced. If you are interested, the listing can be found at: http://www.joelmugge.com/ MLS#3944965, Zip code 55454, or call the realtor: Joel Mugge 612-384-9012
Twins Tickets for Sept. 22
Two "Home Plate Box" seats for sale, Wednesday 9/24 game at 12:10. Call or email Nora at 952-949-0414 or braun@augsburg.edu. Ticket price $57.