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Call for Proposals – International Travel Grants

Applications Due March 30

Purpose
The purpose of travel grants is to support faculty involvement in professional associations and to support collaboration with our international programs and partners. The expectation is that faculty will share their scholarship activities, remain current on the scholarship work in their professions, and develop relationships with others in their profession and in the Augsburg international network.

Description and Eligibility
In addition to the standard professional travel grants, there are two competitive awards for international travel:

International professional travel – Two grants of up to $2000 are awarded to full-time faculty for international travel to present at a professional conference.

The Dean's Internationalization Summer Travel Grant - Two grants of up to $2500 are awarded to faculty or staff for international travel to support teaching, scholarship, or service collaboration with Augsburg International Programs or Partner Institutions that facilitates internationalizing the Augsburg campus and curriculum.

Application Process
Submit proposals for international conference travel using the online Faculty and Staff Professional Travel application on the CTL website. Applications for international conference travel are due March 30, 2011 for travel in 2011-12 (June 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012); these are reviewed by the full Faculty Development Committee in early April.

Submit proposals for the Dean's Internationalization Summer Travel Grant using the online Group and Individual Project form on the CTL website. Applications are due March 30, 2011 for travel during Summer 2011; these are reviewed by the full Faculty Development Committee in early April.

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Pell Matching Scholarship to Study Abroad

Got a Pell? CGE will give an automatic scholarship to all students who receive a Pell Grant and participate in our Central America semester programs during Fall 2011 or Spring 2012.

Fulfill your Modern Language skill,AugCore,and major requirements through one-on-one Spanish courses, homestays, and travel through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua!

Social Change in Central America:Exploring Peace,Justice and Community
Engagement

-SPA 111-411:Beginning to Advanced Spanish
-HIS/WST 355:Cultural Conflict and Change in Latin America
-POL 310:Citizen Participation within a Globalized Economy
-REL 366:Latin America Liberation Theologies

To learn more about our programs, application, and scholarship opportunities contact abroad@augsburg.edu, or sign up for a Group Advising Meeting or Walk-In Advising time in Murphy Place.

Program application deadline: March 1st

Find photos, syllabi, application, blogs and more at http://www.augsburg.edu/global/semesters

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Call for Proposals – Instructional & Course Design

Instructional and Course Design Grants
Summer 2011
Applications Due March 14

Purpose
The purpose of CTL's Instructional and Course Design (ICD) Grant is to support the design or redesign of courses in undergraduate or graduate programs, and to enhance the instructional design capabilities of Augsburg faculty. The expectation is that the grant will make it possible for faculty to devote the time necessary (at least a full-month equivalent) to create a meaningful design or redesign of an Augsburg course.

Description and Eligibility
Six $4000 grants will be awarded for Summer 2011. All full-time faculty are eligible to apply; priority is given to projects which will impact a significant number of students or are central to the effectiveness of a program, and to faculty who have not received this grant in the previous three years. Faculty who receive this grant are not permitted to teach more than one course during the summer.

Grant recipients are expected to complete readings related to designing significant learning experiences in face-to-face and online contexts, participate in a one-day orientation and training session and on the Moodle resource site, meet with a consultant at least twice over the summer, and share their syllabi at the end of the summer and their assessment and reflection on the course after it is implemented. Tim Pippert and Cari Maguire will serve as ICD consultants for 2011-2012.

Application Process
Please submit a one-to-two-page description of the project to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu), including: the course number and title, a profile of the students expected to take the course, a rationale for the course design/redesign and for the development of your design skills, project objectives, and a timetable and plan for completion. Grant recipients are expected to submit the syllabus for the new or revised course by September 1, 2011 and a short final report, including an assessment and reflection on the course implementation by May 15, 2012.

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Staff Development Series

Creating a Culture of Innovation and Excellence
Developing Your Strengths

This spring, CTL is launching the first of three parts of a development series designed for academic and administrative staff. The first set of workshops will deal with different aspects of creating a culture of innovation and excellence; providing you with a model or framework for thinking about the topic, conversations about what it means in practice, and exercises to help you begin to apply it to your work. The sessions are held from 3:00-5:00 pm every other Tuesday during the regular academic year and once a month during the summer.

The workshops currently scheduled for Spring and Summer 2011 are:

February 15, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Developing Your Strengths (Velma Lashbrook)
March 1, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Advocating for Yourself (Jenny Yang)
March 3, 2011, 1:00-3:00, TBD - Developing Your Strengths (Velma Lashbrook) - this is an additional session added due to high demand
March 22, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Embracing Change and Innovation (President Paul Pribbenow)
April 5, 2011, 3:00-5:00, SVE 1 – Creating an Intentionally Diverse Culture (Julio Vargas)
April 19, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Managing Change and Strategic Improvement
May 3, 2011, 3:00-5:00, TBD – Collaborating Across Boundaries (Jessica Fox-Wilson and others)
May 9-10, 2011, 8:30-4:30 – Creating an Inclusive Campus conference (formerly the Diversity and Global Learning Conference)
June 7, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Summer Group Dialogues (Julio Vargas and Jessica Fox-Wilson)
July 12, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Summer Group Dialogues (Julio Vargas and Jessica Fox-Wilson)
August 2, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 200 – Summer Group Dialogues (Julio Vargas and Jessica Fox-Wilson)

Hosts and Organizers: Jessica Fox-Wilson and Julio Vargas
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu to ensure proper arrangements are made for each session and that your place is reserved.

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Call for Proposals – Summer Scholarship Grants

Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants and
Grangaard Summer Scholarship Grants
Summer 2011
Applications Due March 14

Purpose
The purpose of the Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants and the Grangaard Summer Scholarship Grants is to support well-defined faculty scholarship projects. The expectation is that receipt of the grant will make it possible for faculty to accelerate completion of a significant project.

Description and Eligibility
Two $4,000 Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants will be awarded for Summer 2011. All full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty who are in at least the second year of their contract are eligible to apply. Faculty who receive a Dean's Summer Scholarship Grant are not eligible to teach more than one course during the summer.

Two $2,000 Grangaard Summer Scholarship Grants will be awarded for Summer 2011. All full-time faculty are eligible to apply; priority is given to tenure-track faculty who have not received this grant in the previous three years.

Application Process
Please submit a one-to-two-page description of the project, including a summary of work already accomplished and a timetable and plan for completion. Explain how receipt of the Summer Scholarship Grant will accelerate project completion. Please attach a curriculum vitae along with any directly relevant supporting materials. Grant recipients submit a progress report in fall 2011 and a short final report by Feb. 1, 2012.

Submit applications as email attachments no later than March 14, 2011 to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)in the Center for Teaching and Learning. Applications will be reviewed by the full Faculty Development Committee, and awards will be announced in early April.

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Foundational Series on Student Learning

Designing and Assessing Group Assignments
March 7, 7:30-9:00 am, OGC 100
Continental Breakfast

The spring sessions of our Foundational Series on Student Learning addresses how to construct and assess written and group assignments, and how to integrate online technologies into courses. These workshops are intended to provide tools to help improve student learning. The remaining spring sessions include:

March 7, 7:30-9:00 am, OGC 100 – Designing and Assessing Group Assignments (Facilitator: Kirsten Chamberlain, Communication Studies)
April 11, 7:30-9:00 am, OGC 100 – Integrating Online Learning Technologies (Facilitators: Velma Lashbrook, CTL & MAL, and Scott Krenz, IT)

RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu

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Remind Students: Study Abroad Deadline-- Next Week

Please let your advisees and students know that the study abroad deadline is NEXT week.

Deadline for fall semester and summer programs = MARCH 1

Application: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/apply.html
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To see summer and fall semester options visit these sites:

Center for Global Education (CGE)
http://www.augsburg.edu/global/

Locations: Namibia, South Africa, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador
Terms: semester and summer

Auggies receive a $1000 discount off tuition for semester programs.

Get a Pell Grant? Get it matched for most Mexico and Central America semester programs.
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International/Exchange Partners

Locations: Norway, Germany, Finland, Slovenia and China

European partners*: http://www.augsburg.edu/partners/partners.html

Chinese partner: www.uic.edu.hk/en and http://uic.edu.hk/handbook.

*Travel grant and stipend available for some European International Partners.
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Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs - HECUA
http://www.hecua.org/

Locations: Ecuador, Bolivia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Bangladesh, as well as domestic programs based in the Twin Cities
Terms: semester and summer
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AUGSBURG COLLEGE AFFILIATED PROGRAMS

Augsburg College has affiliated with a diverse group of study abroad program providers to provide students with excellent international opportunities on over 300 programs in over 80 different countries.

Browse programs by region and country.
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/region.html

Apply Here: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/apply.html

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Speaking of Scholarship Series

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 12:15-1:15 pm

The Speaking of Scholarship Series features the scholarship of Augsburg faculty and students, through 20-30 minute presentations followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by their work. The intent is to increase awareness of scholarship on campus and learn from each other's experiences. Light hors d'oeuvres are served. The remaining spring sessions include:

March 2, OGC 100 – Doug Green, "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of a Scholarly Day-Tripper"
March 8, Lindell 301 – Mary Lowe, "Queer Theology"
March 22, OGC 100 – Cass Dalglish and Andrea Sanow, "Creating Creative Space"
March 30, OGC 100 – Kristin Anderson, "Ballparks of the Twin Cities, 1859 to Target Field"

Hosts and Organizers: Jessica Nathanson and Ben Stottrup
RSVP to lashbroo@augsburg.edu to ensure proper arrangements are made for each session.

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Calling all Student Researchers: Register for Z

Calling all student researchers, participate in the Zyzzogeton sponsored by LSAMP, McNair & URGO*.
Our annual celebration of student scholarship and creative activity, Zyzzogeton (or "Z"), is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14.
Poster Session: April 13, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Oral presentations, literary readings, music performances, art showing, etc. April 13-14, 2011

Students can participate in "Z" via:
-The poster session on Wednesday, April 13 (3:00-5:00). URGO/LSAMP/McNair pay for poster printing costs.
-An alternative format for presenting their work. For example, this could be a musical performance, a literary reading, art showing, or an oral presentation.

What you need to know:
Deadline for Submission (includes an abstract of your research or creative activity): Friday, March 11, 2011

Where to register: The Zyzzogeton Website: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/zyzzogeton.html

If you need assistance making your poster you can contact your faculty mentor first and then Dixie Shafer at shafer@augsburg.edu. Dixie is happy to sit down with any student any discuss poster elements or proof drafts.

*You do not have to have done research with URGO/LSAMP/McNair to participate.

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Scholarly Writing Retreat

Dunrovin Retreat Center, May 16-18, 2011

The Center for Teaching and Learning invites faculty to participate in the second annual Scholarly Writing Retreat at Dunrovin. The retreat gives scholars time and space to work on scholarship, undistracted by meetings, classes, or even children and family responsibilities. Last year, many participants came specifically to plan an approach to a new project; it was an opportunity to focus new ideas so that participants could spend the summer further developing these projects. And for some, it was a chance to finish articles that they had been working on during the year; one person, for example, used the time to complete a piece for publication.

Comments from last year's attendees:

"I can honestly say that I was able to get more quality writing done in the 48 hrs. we were there than any time since my sabbatical."
"The group that went to Dunrovin was wonderfully supportive of each other, and the environment seemed to make everyone's work productive."

The retreat will take place Monday, May 16 at 10 am through Wednesday, May 18 at 3pm. There are 15 openings. First come, first served - those who attended last year are welcome to sign up again. There will be no charge for participants. Please email lashbroo@augsburg.edu to sign up.

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Zyzzogeton Registration and Information

Please help us in locating students who have done research or creative activity of high quality. Our annual celebration of student scholarship and creative activity, Zyzzogeton (or "Z") sponsored by LSAMP, McNair & URGO*, is scheduled for Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14.

Poster Session: April 13, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Oral presentations, literary readings, music performances, art showing, etc. April 13-14, 2011

Students can participate in "Z" via:
-The poster session on Wednesday, April 13 (3:00-5:00). URGO/LSAMP/McNair pay for poster printing costs.
-An alternative format for presenting their work. For example, this could be a musical performance, a literary reading, art showing, or an oral presentation.

What you need to know:

Deadline for Submission (includes an abstract of your research or creative activity): Friday, March 11, 2011

Where to register: The Zyzzogeton Website: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/zyzzogeton.html

If you need assistance making your poster you can contact your faculty mentor first and then Dixie Shafer at shafer@augsburg.edu. Dixie is happy to sit down with any student any discuss poster elements or proof drafts.

*You do not have to have done research with URGO/LSAMP/McNair to participate.

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Zyzzogeton Poster Making Workshop TODAY

In preparation of the Zyzzogeton Poster Session, please join URGO staff in a poster making session today (Thursday, Feb. 24) for a poster making workshop.
URGO staff will hold two Poster Making Workshops but highly recommends the first session so you can work on your poster over spring break.

Poster Making Workshop
Thursday, February 24, 5:00 to 6:00. Free pizza. Sverdrup. 202

Poster Making Workshop
Tuesday March 22nd, 5:00 to 6:00. Free pizza. Room to be announced.

If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Sanow, URGO Admin, at sanowa@augsburg.edu or x1446.

Registration for the Zyzzogeton poster session on April 13 from 3-5pm is open! Visit http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/zyzzogeton.html to register. Registration closes Friday, March 11.

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Marina Christensen Justice Award

The Marina Christensen Justice Award is given annually at Commencement for a graduating senior who represents in a high degree Augsburg's motto: "Education for Service". The recipient must have demonstrated a dedication to the kind of community involvement that characterized the personal and profession life of Marina, who courageously and effectively reach out to bring equity and harmony to disadvantaged people and communities.

Name of senior whom you wish to nominate:

Why are you nominating this person?

(Please include examples of this student's work in "service" (that goes beyond the campus including: community service-learning experiences, internships, field work, volunteer work, etc.)

Please send information by Friday, March 11th to: Mary Laurel True, truem@augsburg.edu.

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Academic Advising AQIP Project

A message from Sheila Anderson...

Thank you for including the AQIP project on campus-wide academic advising practices and processes on the Feb. 9th faculty meeting agenda and for listening to our plans for carrying out this study. While carrying out the project itself is somewhat nerve racking, we're really looking forward to hearing from students, faculty, and staff about their experience with the advising process and how all the pieces fit together. This feedback will help us determine areas where we really shine and where our changing student population needs additional support. I hope you know how much we value your ideas, insight, and suggestions in Academic Advising. Likewise, your input is vital to this project as a whole.

As I said at the faculty meeting, we want to gather you perceptions, ideas and suggestions. As a first step in the information gathering process, I hope you'll take some time to provide feedback on the following questions.

• If you have a faculty advising load, how is it working for you?
Considerations: Is the process of assigning advisors working? Are you able to "off-load" advisees when they're not in your major area of study? Are there other advising models that you'd like to consider? How can we best articulate the purpose and expectations of faculty-student advising and foster this advising relationship?

• How can we best support you and your students when they are working through challenging process or academic issues?
Considerations: Do you feel you have sufficient information and/or knowledge of resources, policies, and procedures to answer questions? Are there tools formats that would simplify the process? Is the Academic Alert system meeting your needs? What are your suggestions for making it better? (note: we're in the process of improving the academic alert system for 2011. This would be an appropriate place to include your wish list.)

• What is your vision of the faculty-student advising relationship and how can staff advisors from around campus support this?

Thanks in advance for your thoughtful consideration of these questions. I look forward to receiving your feedback. As mentioned in the faculty meeting, we will gather information during spring term and provide a draft during fall term.

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Send off for Carrie Carroll

Carrie Carroll, AVP for Admissions and 13-year employee of the college, will be leaving Augsburg for a new job later this month. She has accepted a position at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, where she will serve as Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs.

The college community is invited to a farewell reception for Carrie on Friday, Feb. 25, Oren Gateway Center 100, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

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2011-2012 Financial Aid Deadline Information

Financial Aid Application Deadline is fast approaching!

Priority Deadline: March 1st (Day)
Final Deadline: May 1st (Day), June 1st (WEC/Grad)

A complete financial aid application includes:
For Day Students:
2011-12 FAFSA
2010 federal taxes (student/parent)
2011 Augsburg Aid Form

For Weekend/Graduate Students:
2011-12 FAFSA
(and)ONLY IF selected for verification by FAFSA:
2010 federal taxes (student/parent)
2011 Augsburg Aid Form

Links to this information are located on our website at www.augsburg.edu/finaid under "apply for financial aid."
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to stop by our Financial Aid Window, open from 9-12 and 1-4 (M-F)!

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Fleece Donations Wanted for Homeless Families

Please help support Augsburg's Special Education Department, along with students ar Fridley Middle School who are involved with Public Achievement, by donating fleece fabric material that will be used to create tie blankets. Monetary donations are also welcome to go towards the purchase of fleece material from fabric stores. The blankets will be made by the students and then donated to homeless families in the area. Now until February 26, 2011 donations can be dropped off in Sverdup Hall's lower level education department office suite. Thanks!

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Study Abroad Deadline: March 1

Apply NOW for study or intern abroad this summer or fall 2011.

Deadline for fall semester and summer programs = MARCH 1

Apply Here: http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/apply.html
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To see summer and fall semester options visit these sites:

Center for Global Education (CGE)
http://www.augsburg.edu/global/

Locations: Namibia, South Africa, Mexico, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and El Salvador
Terms: semester and summer

Auggies receive a $1000 discount off tuition for semester programs.

Get a Pell Grant? Get it matched for most Mexico and Central America semester programs.
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International/Exchange Partners

Locations: Norway, Germany, Finland, Slovenia and China

European partners*: http://www.augsburg.edu/partners/partners.html

Chinese partner: www.uic.edu.hk/en and http://uic.edu.hk/handbook.

*Travel grant and stipend available for some European International Partners.
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Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs - HECUA
http://www.hecua.org/

Locations: Ecuador, Bolivia, Northern Ireland, Norway, Bangladesh, as well as domestic programs based in the Twin Cities
Terms: semester and summer
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AUGSBURG COLLEGE AFFILIATED PROGRAMS

Augsburg College has affiliated with a diverse group of study abroad program providers to provide students with excellent international opportunities on over 300 programs in over 80 different countries.

Browse programs by region and country.
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/region.html

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Thru Another's Lens - Wednesday, March 2

The Department of Residence Life is continuing its safe dialogue series for community members on issues of human diversity. The overarching goals of this series are to help people understand each other across difference as well as inspire all to take action for positive social change.

This fourth session in the series will take place on Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100 and will focus on disability/nondisability, ableism, and ways to combat ableism in everday life.

So, if you want to join a discussion where you will leave with some tangible takeaways, then come join us!

If you have any questions, please contact Will O'Berry at oberry@augsburg.edu.

Free sunglasses as well as dessert will be provided for attendees!

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Focus the Nation TODAY

Focus the Nation is a clean energy workshop and panel held to educate students, staff and faculty about local and national energy issues. Augsburg's event will involve four workshops to show the community how they can get involved with clean energy initiatives even on a small scale.

The event will be held on Thursday, February 24 from 12:30 to 4:30
PART I: Workshops

Two workshops will be offered from 12:30-1:30
> POWER CYCLING: Building a Bike-Powered Generator, Student Lounge
Led by David Murr, Physics
> MAKING FOOD MEANINGFUL: Local Food and Farmers' Markets, Marshall Room
Led by Brian Noy, Campus Kitchens

Two more workshops will be held from 1:45-2:45
>TURNING WASTE INTO FUEL: The ACTC Biodiesel Initiative, Century Room
Led by Joe Underhill, Political Science and Environmental Studies, with Clayton McNeff of Mcgyan Biodiesel.
>NATURE AND JUSTICE: Increasing Diversity in the Environmental Movement, Marshall Room
Led by Lars Christiansen and Nancy Fischer, Sociology

The workshops will be followed by a Panel Discussion held in the Chapel from 3:00-4:30.
The panel includes:
Yvonne Prettner Solon, MN Lt. Governor
Opening by Chris Szaj, Vice President of Augsburg College
Steve Mudd, manager of Xcel's Windsource program
Greg Palmer, Energy Innovation Corridor
Clayton McNeff from Ever Cat fuels and Mcgyan Biodiesel (also an Augsburg grad!)
Michael Lansing, Augsburg history professor and member of Augsburg's Green by 2019 initiative task force
Dennis Stuckey, maintenance manager of Augsburg College


For questions about Focus the Nation or a more detailed schedule, email Mo at allen@augsburg.edu

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Eat Well, Live Well - A Story of Hope TONIGHT

Have you ever had a friend or family member that may have experienced an eating disorder? Have you ever worried or wondered about a friend or family member that seems to have some disordered eating? Did you wish you knew how to be supportive or say the right thing?

CCHP invites all interested students, faculty and staff to our Love Every Body Week panel discussion tonight featuring a woman who has not only experienced an eating disorder but has recovered from it. Rhonda Guertin will tell her story of hope. Also on the panel with be registered dietician Kay Guidarelli, a consultant to many colleges who works with students on nutrition and CCHP counselor Jon Vaughan-Fier who will talk about mindful eating and an opportunity to learn more about the practical application of mindfulness at an event next week.

The program will be in the Marshall Room from 6:30 - 8 pm Light refreshments will be served. Any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Hope to see you tonight.

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Augsburg Leadership Awards

Nominations are currently being accepted for the 12th annual Augsburg Leadership Awards taking place on Monday, April 11. Any student, staff, faculty, or community member may nominate a fellow student leader, student group, or student group advisor for these awards; self-nominations are also accepted. Nomination packets are due no later than 4:30pm on Friday, March 25. To obtain a nomination packet, ask questions about the process, or submit a nomination, you can email Michael Grewe at grewe@augsburg.edu or stop by the Auggie's Nest to talk in-person with a Campus Activities and Orientation staff member.

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Ink Me (Tattoo and Piercing informational)

Come join Steady Tattoo and Residence Life for an informative discussion about the ins and outs of Tattoos and Piercings. get the myths, the care and all you need to know before you get your first Tattoo or before you decide to get you next one. On thursday March 3, 2011 in the Marshall room from 7pm to 8:30pm

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Swenson, Good to Receive Hall of Fame Honors

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/2/23/wres022311.aspx?path=wrestling

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College alumni Jeff Swenson '79 and Mike Good '71 will be honored for their lifetime contributions to wrestling with honors from the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in April.

Swenson, who served as the Auggies' head coach for 25 seasons (1980-84, 1986-2007) and is currently Augsburg's Athletic Director, will be one of five recipients of the chapter's Lifetime Service Award. Good, a two-time All-American who served as Augsburg's head coach in the 1971-72 season and now serves as chairman of the Augsburg Board of Regents, will receive the chapter's Outstanding American Award.

The duo will receive their honors at a banquet on Saturday, April 16 at 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Austin, Minn. For ticket information on the banquet, contact Spencer Yohe at 507-495-3123 or syohe@acegroup.cc.

Jeff Swenson
Swenson has spent nearly his entire adult life as a member of the Augsburg athletic community, first as a three-time All-American wrestler, then as one of the most decorated coaches in NCAA wrestling history, and now as leader of Augsburg's 20-sport intercollegiate athletics program.

As a wrestler at Augsburg from 1975-79, Swenson produced a 102-17 competitive record, earning NAIA All-American honors three times (1977-78-79) and winning the national title at 167 pounds in 1979. He earned the school's senior Honor Athlete award in 1979 and was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

Under Swenson's leadership as head coach, Augsburg won 10 NCAA Division III wrestling national titles in a 17-year span. Augsburg also finished second in Division III national competition seven times under Swenson, and finished among the top four teams in national competition 19 seasons in a row. Swenson coached 158 individual All-Americans and 39 individual national champions.

In the classroom during Swenson's tenure, Augsburg produced 98 National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Scholar All-Americans, the most of any college in any division in the nation, and eight College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans in wrestling. Over the 10 seasons the NWCA has awarded Division III academic team national championships while Swenson was head coach, Augsburg finished second three times and first once (1998-99).

Swenson, whose teams also won 20 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team titles, was named MIAC Coach of the Year 13 times and NWCA National Coach of the Year six times (1983, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2007). Swenson was inducted into the NCAA Division III Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame in 2005, the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association/David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2000-01, Swenson was named Lutheran College National Coach of the Year (all sports) from Lutheran Brotherhood, and in 2002, he earned National College Coach of the Year honors (all divisions) from Wrestling USA Magazine.

As an administrator, Swenson has led the Augsburg program since 2001, through a period of unprecedented growth and improvement. In 2007, construction was completed on the new Kennedy Center addition to Si Melby Hall, which includes expanded classroom, meeting and locker room space, along with a new fitness facility and a new wrestling training facility. In 2005, a new SprinTurf surface was installed at Edor Nelson Field, and a new seasonal air-supported dome was installed over the field in the 2006-07 school year.

Mike Good
A three-time MIAC wrestling champion, two-time NAIA All-American and a state high school titleist in his hometown of Fridley, Minn., Good will be honored with the "Outstanding American" award by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. According to the Hall of Fame, the Outstanding American award "demonstrates wrestling's pride in those who have used the disciplines of the sport to launch notable careers in other walks of life, such as science and technology, business and industry, government and the military, and the arts and humanities."

Good won MIAC titles in 1968 and 1969 at 130 pounds, while winning the 134-pound conference crown in 1970. In 1969, he earned NAIA national runner-up honors at 130 pounds, and in 1971, he finished fourth nationally at 134 to become the first Auggie wrestler to ever earn two All-American honors. A two-time team captain, Good was named Augsburg's Senior Honor Athlete in 1971, and was inducted into the Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

After graduating from Augsburg with a major in sociology and minor in physical education in 1971, Good served as Augsburg's head coach in the 1971-72 season, finishing with a 14-0-1 dual-meet record, a second-place MIAC team finish and a 10th-place NAIA team national finish with two All-Americans.

Good served as a high school teacher and wrestling coach for five years at Blaine (Minn.) High School, before moving into the real estate industry, where he has worked for more than three decades.

He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Southeby's International Realty Affiliates LLC, a premier provider of luxury residential real estate services. Prior to joining Southeby's in 2004, he served for seven years as executive vice president and chief operating officer of NRT Incorporated, the largest residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States.

In 2001, Good was named to the Augsburg College Board of Regents, and was elected as the board's chairman in May 2008.

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Searching for Person to Sublease

Bedroom available in the Saint Paul Area - off of Snelling Ave. and Energy Park Drive. (About a 10 minute drive from Augsburg. Right by the fair grounds and Rosedale Mall.) Easy access to Hwy 36 and Hwy 94. Near Como Park! This is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment located on the 3rd floor of the building. The apartment is about 900 total square feet with updated kitchen and bathroom cabinets, and lots of storage space. Off-street parking is also included! Cats welcome with additional pet-deposit and pet rent/month.

Rent for the individual would be $430.00/month plus about $20-35 in utilities/month. Room is available either April 1st or May 1st (sub-leaser's preference) through Sept. 30th. If interested please contact Shannon O'Brien by email: obrien@augsburg.edu. Please put "Interested in Renting" in the subject line. Thank you!

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The Diamonds and Pearls Project

A few of girls from Augsburg are teaming up with The Diamonds and Pearls Project; a nonprofit organization that collect new or slightly used formal dresses and accessories for high school girls who cannot afford a prom dress on their own. We will be taking donations, dresses and accessories on March 2nd, 3rd, 9th, and 10th in the Christensen lobby. So clean out your closets and donate your new or gently worn prom dresses, bridesmaid dresses, formal dresses, and accessories that could include but not limited to: purses, costume jewelry, tiaras, shawls and scarves. Also, don't be afraid to pass this information on to friends and family! Your help is greatly appreciated!!
Any questions you can contact me at Wigenm@augsburg.edu.
Thank you, have a great day

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Dell 20" Flat Panel and USI Wireless Modem 4 Sale

Dell 20" FPW2005 Flat Panel LCD monitor: $50
It's a great monitor in excellent condition.

USI Wireless modem: $20
Thinking about using USI Wireless service in Minneapolis for your ISP? You'll need a modem, so buy instead of renting. This modem comes with an external antenna (normally not provided by USI without an extra charge).

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