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Staff Development Series

Staff Development Series
Creating a Culture of Innovation and Excellence

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 remaining workshops scheduled for Spring and Summer 2011 are:

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 hedstrom@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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Call for Proposals – International Travel Grants

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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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 hedstrom@augsburg.edu to sign up.

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Spring Break Hours in the Writing Lab

Please note the hours of operation for the Augsburg College Writing Lab during spring break:

Friday, March 11 (5-7 PM)
Sunday, March 13 (closed)
Monday - Friday, March 14 – 18 (6 - 8 PM)
Sunday, March 20 (5 – 7 PM)

After spring break, remember the hours added this semester to regular hours: Mondays, 11 – 1:30; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 – 2:30.

If you have questions, please contact Kathy Swanson, English Department.

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Foundational Series on Student Learning

Integrating Online Learning Technologies
April 11, 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 final spring session is:

April 11, 7:30-9:00 am, OGC 100 – Integrating Online Learning Technologies (Facilitators: Velma Lashbrook, CTL & MAL, and Scott Krenz, IT)

RSVP to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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Powerful Conversations on NSSE

Supportive Campus Environment
March 24, 2011, OGC 100

This series of conversations is designed to help faculty and staff understand how well we engage students, explore how we can leverage our strengths to have a more significant impact, and examine our most important opportunities for improvement. Over the year, we will look at overall results and then look more closely at each of the five factors measured by NSSE. Every academic department should have a representative attend these sessions. The remaining sessions are scheduled as follows:

March 24, 2011, 12:00-1:15 pm, OGC 100 – Supportive Campus Environment (Ann Garvey)
April 21, 2011, 12:00-1:15 pm, OGC 100 – Enriching Educational Experiences (Lori Brandt Hale)

Please visit our Moodle Community Site – NSSE Conversations – for more information,

Light refreshments will be served.
RSVP to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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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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Speaking of Scholarship Series

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 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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Portfolio Workshop

For Faculty Preparing for CTP Reviews
May 13, 9:00-3:00 pm, OGC 100

The purpose of this workshop is to help candidates for any type of Committee on Tenure and Promotion (CTP) review to determine the various forms of evidence that can help build a strong portfolio. The focus is on evidence of teaching, but the strategies directly apply to scholarship and service as well. This workshop is not designed to replace departmental guidance and advice nor is it an analysis of the Faculty Handbook language as it applies to an individual. It does not represent the views of the CTP committee; rather, this is a long standing CTL workshop to help support candidates' preparation and is one that many colleagues have found useful. The workshop is facilitated by Diane Pike and Su Doree. Participants are encouraged to form groups to review each other's portfolio materials and provide feedback and support following the workshop.

If you plan to attend this session, RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)

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Practice Spanish, Forget the Snow

Take a virtual vacation and beat the winter blahs by practicing your Spanish with the Spanish conversation group! We meet this Thursday from 11:00-12:30 on the 2nd fl. of Christensen, in the Riverside Rm. Signs will be posted. Join us at any time during our meeting and stay for as long as you like. From beginning to advanced, all levels are welcome to practice Spanish in this fun and friendly environment. If you have any questions, contact Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309; Anita Fisher, ext. 1082 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081. We hope to see you there!

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Faculty Cap and Gown Rental/Buy - Time Sensitive

If you need to rent a gown for the May 7th commencement - please visit this website no later than March 25th and verify/add information. Please note, the website will shut down on the 26th of March. Please order your rental as soon as possible. You will pick up and pay for your rental/purchase at the bookstore as usual. IF YOU DO NOT RESERVE YOUR GOWN BEFORE THIS DATE, YOU WILL BE CHARGED A $25.00 RUSH FEE ON TOP OF THE RENTAL FEE! Please email me with any questions.

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Dining Services

Cooper's Coffee Shop
The soup of the day is Broccoli Cheese.
Come in and try our new Oatmeal, it's a great breakfast option and there are four flavors to choose from.
Our featured drinks this week are the Mint Oreo Shake, Mint Shake and the Almond Joy Mocha.

Commons
Top your own shortbread bar will be today during lunch.

Nabo
Our Seasonal features option is the Florentine Chicken Flatbread.

Just a reminder, flex points are available for purchase online.

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Apply for the Bonner Leadership Program

Do you want a job in the community?
Are you an incoming first-year or sophomore?
are you work study eligible?
Do civic engagement and social justice work interest you?
Available to work 10-12 hours per week?

If yes, then apply for the BONNER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Applications are due MARCH 28 and applications are available at the Admission's Welcome Desk and the Sabo Center (the house next to CCHP)

If you have any questions contact Kristin Farrell at farrellk@augsburg.edu.

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Graduating? Please Read

Graduation is just around the corner and it is now time to start planning! The bookstore will hold a grad fair on Friday, March 11th from 10:am -1:30 pm and Saturday, March 12th from 10:30 am - 1 pm. Rochester Grad fair is TBA.

Come take a peak at the new custom Augsburg gown, order your Augsburg custom announcements, talk to the ring rep. All diploma frames will be 10% off for these two dates. In store only!

GOWNS ARE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR! THEY ARE CUSTOM WITH THE AUGSBURG SEAL ON LEFT CHEST. GOWNS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS WILL NOT WORK!

Cap and gowns may be ordered at the grad fair, but you can order now! To order your cap and gown you will need to visit http://colleges.herffjones.com/college/augsburg/.
You may cut and paste this address and place in browser line.

Day student deadline for placing your order is MARCH 14th. WEC/MASTER/Rochester deadline is May 8th.

If you do not order you run the risk of not having a gown for Graduation!
Payment for cap and gowns are made when you pick up from the bookstore!
Undergrad package is $51.95
Master package is $90.00
Congratulations!!

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Farewell and Thank you for John Pack

John Pack, Director of Public Safety, is leaving Augsburg for another opportunity. His last day is Wed., March 9. Come celebrate and wish him well TODAY, Wed., March 9, 2:30-3:30 pm in the Century Room, Christensen Center.

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Learn to Dismantle Systems of Privilege/Oppression

Want to deepen your understanding of the concepts and realities of privilege and oppression, including race, gender, sexuality, class, disability, etc.? The White Privilege Conference (WPC) is being held this year only in Bloomington, MN, April 13-16. A big group of Auggies are attending. Can you join us?

Registration discount and/or financial assistance are available through Augsburg College. Contact Sherilyn at 612-330-1162 or youngs@augsburg.edu right away to take advantage of this support. March 11 is the deadline.

This conference is recognized as a challenging, empowering and educational experience. The workshops, keynote speakers and institutes not only inform participants, but engage and challenge them, while providing practical tips and strategies for combating inequality.

One-day institutes or three-day conference options available. Graduate and undergraduate credit available through the University of Colorado. View keynote speaker bios, institute options and workshop offerings by going online to
- - -www.whiteprivilegeconference.com- - -
Then clicking "WPC 12 Minneapolis"

Talk to someone who has attended and/or contact Sherilyn Young at 612-330-1462 or youngs@augsburg.edu for all the details.

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Staff Appreciation Ceremony - TOMORROW

Please join Staff Senate as we celebrate Augsburg staff and highlight divisional achievements! At the Staff Appreciation Ceremony we will also honor individuals who celebrated their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, and 30th anniversaries in 2010, and recognize the Outstanding Staff Award winners.

Staff Appreciation Ceremony
Thursday, March 10
2:30 p.m., Christensen Center, East Commons

See you there!

CELEBRATING 5 YEARS
Woinshet Abebe
David Benson
Ward George Brown III
Christopher J. Brown
Aaron Griess
Richard Gubash
Frank Haege
Susan Hill
Regina Hopingardner
Patricia Kinner
Melissa Lee
Amanda Malaska
Louise Maunu-Hakola
Karen Mulhausen
Barbary Olson Harvey
Bekele Sankiko
Jerusalem Tesfaye
Abennet Tulu
Valerie Usselman
Howard Weiss

CELEBRATING 10 YEARS
Emiliano Chagil
David Draus
Barbara Farley
Wayne Kallestad
Thomas Kelsey
Scott Krajewski
Kathryn Rumpza
Dixie Shafer
Cory Snyder
Rebecca Waggoner
William Wittenbreer
Steven Zitnick

CELEBRATING 15 YEARS
Heather Hultquist
Jennifer Kellogg
Raymond Makeever
Drew Privette

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
Bruce Bengry
Carol Forbes
Diane Glorvigen
Linda Hendrickson
Elizabeth Joyce
Diane Syler
Paul Terrio
James Trelstad-Porter
Jeanette Wittmer

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS
Lois Olson
Donna McLean

CELEBRATING 30 YEARS
Nancy Guilbeault

OUTSTANING STAFF AWARD NOMINEES
Eric Addington
Annette Carpenter
Dionne Doering
Stephen Geffre
Judi Green
Michael Grewe
Sharon Johnson
Nathan Lind
Arlen Madigan
Dulce Monterrubio
Verlon Moses
Jeff Rowdon
Debbie Shapiro
Aregash Shokiyo
Mary Stimpson
Amanda Storm
Paul Terrio
Scott Washburn
Lori York

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Writing A Winning Resume Workshop

Attend this workshop and learn the do's and don'ts of writing a winning resume. Thursday, March 10th 4:45-5:30 p.m. Oren Gateway Room 103

Sponsored by the Strommen Career and Internship Center

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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 or submit a nomination, go to:

http://web.augsburg.edu/cao/Nomination_Packet.doc

For questions, feel free to contact Mike Grewe at grewe@augsburg.edu

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Have an EP!C Spring Break

Join the Augsburg's Peer Health Educators also known as EP!C for a high energy, highly interactive tabling event on making your spring break a safe one. Lots of info, treats and more!

Make a pledge to have a fun and safe Spring Break and be entered to win a $15 gift card to Target. There will be 2 winners and the winners will be contacted by Thursday March, 10th.

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Matt Butler '98 Patents New Lawn Game

Sometime after Matt Butler graduated from Augsburg ('98, Physics), he found that his mind had "a lot of time to wander," especially while making long flights in the Mideast as an airman in the U.S. Air Force. Often, Matt would toss around ideas for new lawn games, remembering the joys of all the lawn games he played as a kid "up at the lake" during Minnesota summers. During one of those flights, he came up with the idea for Rollors®, an "exciting game of skill and chance"—a kind of horseshoe/bocce ball combo. He decided to find a way to market his new variation on an old idea.

After obtaining a utility patent on the game, he eventually found someone to make a prototype for him, and then set up a website, printed up T-shirts, and went into production—thanks to the skills and expertise of several local craftspeople, many of them veterans. Though it has been suggested that Matt could produce the Rollors® sets more inexpensively if they were made of plastic, he says the quality of the hardwood maple set is important to him—most likely an attitude related to his military job, which has involved inspecting and evaluating new combat equipment. He has been very deliberate about providing work for veterans, and about producing Rollors® in the U.S.—in red, white, and blue packaging, of course. Matt reports that over 25,000 games have already been sold in the last six months, and that it will be featured in the spring on the QVC network. More info on Matt's game can be found at www.rollors.net.

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Fornicoia to be Inducted into Hall of Fame

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/3/8/wres030811.aspx?path=wrestling

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College wrestling alumnus Nick Fornicoia '93 will be inducted into the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Thursday evening in La Crosse, Wis., site of this year's NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships.

Fornicoia will be the fifth Auggie to be named to the Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame, joining wrestlers Steve Gliva '85, John Beatty '90, Gary Kroells '93 and Dan Lewandowski '97, along with former head coach Jeff Swenson '79.

He will be honored at a ceremony at the La Crosse Center on Thursday at 6 p.m. Joining Fornicoia in the induction class of 2011 are wrestlers Zack Kallai of Case Western Reserve (Ohio) and Jason Ott of Wisconsin-La Crosse, along with former coaches Dave Kemmy of Roger Williams (R.I.), Steve DeVries of Cornell (Iowa) and Gene Nighman of Cortland State (N.Y.), as well as contributor Terry Shockley of Augustana (Ill.).

Fornicoia earned All-America honors three times as an Auggie, winning the 118-pound national title in 1993. He finished fourth nationally at 118 in 1991 and eighth at 118 in 1992. Fornicoia finished 39-9-1 his sophomore season, 38-6-1 his junior season and 37-6 in his senior campaign as a three-year starter for the Auggies. His career record was 136-25-2. Fornicoia was a part of Augsburg squads that won two national titles (1991, 1993) and had two national runner-up finishes (1990, 1992).

Fornicoia proved to be one of the keys in Augsburg earning its 1993 team national title, the second team title for the Auggies in program history. Entering the final round of the national meet, Augsburg trailed Wartburg in the team race, but Fornicoia's 5-4 win over Wartburg's Zane Braggs in the 118-pound national championship match put Augsburg ahead to stay.

He also earned Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles in both 1992 and 1993, as part of Auggie squads that won conference crowns each of his four seasons. As a team, Augsburg went 57-3 in dual meets in Fornicoia's career, including part of a 65-match winning streak that spanned from 1988 to 1992.

Fornicoia was also a member of Augsburg's cross country team for two seasons. As a high school wrestler at Richfield High School, he was a state titlist in 1989 and a two-time state tournament qualifier.

After graduation, Fornicoia served Augsburg for several seasons as an assistant coach. He was an English education major at Augsburg. For the past 14 years, he has served as a teacher and wrestling assistant coach at Eastview High School in Apple Valley, Minn.

The NWCA Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame has honored NCAA Division III wrestlers, coaches and contributors since 1989. Augsburg has been an NCAA Division III member since 1983. To be considered for Hall of Fame induction, wrestlers must be three-time All-Americans or two-time national champions.

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