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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:

April 19, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Managing Change and Strategic Improvement
May 3, 2011, 3:00-5:00, Marshall Room – 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 (Jessica Fox-Wilson)
July 12, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 114 – Summer Group Dialogues (Jessica Fox-Wilson)
August 2, 2011, 3:00-5:00, OGC 200 – Summer Group Dialogues (Jessica Fox-Wilson)

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

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Faculty Showcase – Call for Materials

Faculty Showcase – Call for Materials
Scholarship and Teaching Showcase
Faculty Recognition Luncheon
May 5, 12:30-3:00 pm
East Commons

As part of our annual faculty recognition luncheon, CTL sets up tables to display faculty work. Historically, this has focused on scholarship – books, articles, art, and performances by faculty. This year we intend to add a display on teaching – Moodle sites, syllabi, significant learning experiences, and other course materials that illustrate approaches to teaching that have been effective. If you have scholarship or teaching materials that we could display, please send your name, department, the materials you can provide, and your email address to Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu).

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Call for Proposals: Creating an Inclusive Campus

Call for Proposals: Creating an Inclusive Campus
Creating an Inclusive Campus is an Augsburg conference (previously known as the Diversity and Global Learning conference) intended to address both the breadth and depth of issues related to diversity and global learning and make our mission of intentional diversity a living one. The conference will be held May 9-11, and is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Office of International Programs, General Education, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Human Resources, and is designed for Augsburg faculty, staff, and administrators.

Your collaboration, as a session facilitator or participant, is essential for creating a meaningful conference. This year's conference will have three program tracks with six sessions of 90-minutes each. It is possible to request two consecutive sessions, if needed, We are seeking thought-provoking proposals for each of these tracks. Sessions are expected to be highly interactive, and involve some form of self-reflection or application.

This year's opening session will focus on the challenges faced by students of different sexual orientations and gender identities, and what we can do to better include them in the Augsburg campus community. This session is being organized by Michael Grewe.
Engaging All Students

This track is intended to help faculty and staff understand how to create an inclusive learning community that values all of its members. It includes discussions of teaching, advising, and coaching skills, and dialogues about specific differences and how they impact a sense of inclusiveness. It may include topics such as:

• Culturally Inclusive Pedagogy and Differentiated Instruction
• AVID Strategies for Engagement and Inclusiveness
• Differences in College Readiness
• Ethnically Diverse Students
• Low Income and First Generation Students
• Students with Disabilities
• Generational Differences Among Faculty and Students
• Religiously Diverse Students
• Gender and Sexism
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Veterans and Students in the Military
• Students Dealing with Addiction
• Politically Diverse Students
• Undocumented Students
• International Students
• ESL Students
• Graduate Students
• Weekend and Non-Traditional Students
• Academic Advising and Skills Coaching

We are especially interested in sessions that clarify the challenges represented by differences and strategies to help students succeed and feel included as part of the Augsburg community. Student panelists or facilitators are also welcome.

This track will be hosted by Cari Maguire and Ali Pickens.
 
Embedding Diversity and Global Learning

This track focuses on Augsburg's Model of Diversity and Global Learning and how it is being used to help embed diversity and global learning in the curriculum and co-curriculum. It may include topics such as:

• Understanding Augsburg's Model of Diversity and Global Learning
• Developing Personal Competence – use of the Intercultural Development Inventory and other self-awareness tools to better understand oneself and how self-identity affects perceptions and interactions with others
• Developing Interpersonal Competence – use of intergroup dialogue, listening skills, deliberative practice, and other communication processes to develop empathy and improve relations with others
• Developing Intercultural Competence – use of cultural immersion and other experiences to develop a better understanding of other cultures and how to develop meaningful intercultural relationships
• Developing Contextual Competence – use of history and literature to clarify perspectives on issues such as colonialism, globalization, immigration, white privilege, power, and racism to understand social injustice, war, and poverty; and how to address these issues

We are especially interested in sessions that clarify how these competencies are being applied to develop student capabilities. We welcome specific examples from both curricular and co-curricular work.

This track will be hosted by Emiliano Chagil and Matt Marrugi.

Developing Our Community

This track is intended to feature examples of ways departments, programs, and cross-functional groups have worked together to gather input and implement strategies to foster community engagement and inclusiveness, and work toward social justice and equity. Initiatives in our residence halls, our classrooms, student organizations, departments, and across the campus are all . It may include topics such as:

• Assessing How Inclusive We Are - what we've learned from using models, tools, and instruments to assess where we are individually and collectively
• Recruiting Diverse Faculty, Staff, and Students - what we've learned from our attempts to use different recruitment strategies to attract and select more diverse faculty, staff, and students
• Retaining Diverse Faculty, Staff, and Students – what we've learned about engaging, mentoring, and developing diverse faculty, staff, and students
• Confronting Isms and Bullying – what we've learned about addressing prejudice and hate of any form, and what we're doing to prevent it
• Developing Ourselves – what we've learned from attempts to develop our own capabilities to create an inclusive campus (e.g., anti-racism groups, Ally training, cultural celebration weeks, intergroup dialogues, service learning)

We are especially interested in what we've learned from specific initiatives to develop ourselves, but also welcome ideas about what we could do. Workshops designed to develop our own capabilities (e.g., intercultural development, intercultural conflict styles, strengths-based leadership, values clarification) are also invited.

This track will be hosted by Laura Boisen and James Trelstad-Porter.

Submitting a Proposal
If you would like to lead a session, please submit a proposal to Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu) by Sunday, April 17. In your proposal, please include: a title for your session, the names and departments of facilitators, a 150-250 word description of the session and intended outcomes (that can be used in the program), and the target audience (faculty, staff, and/or administrators). Thank you for contributing to make this a meaningful conference.

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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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Graduation Skills Workshops

Co-Sponsored by CTL and General Education
May 6 and 19, 2011

All faculty who teach a course designed to develop one of the graduation skills – critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, writing, or speaking – are expected to participate in a workshop for each of the skills they are responsible for teaching. These workshops clarify the graduation requirement, and discuss strategies for teaching the skill, constructing activities and assignments to develop the skill, and providing assessments and feedback on skill development. This year's graduation skills workshops are scheduled as follows:

Friday, May 6, OGC 114
1:00-2:30 pm - Writing (Kathy Swanson and Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
3:00-4:30 pm - Speaking (Kristen Chamberlain and Darcey Engen)

Thursday, May 19, OGC 114
8:30-10:00 am - Critical Thinking (Bruce Reichenbach and Mary Lowe)
10:30-12:00 am - Quantitative Reasoning (John Zobitz and Stacy Freiheit)

These workshops are co-sponsored by General Education and the Center for Teaching and Learning. Please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) to indicate which workshops you will attend.

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Plan Ahead - Easter and the Writing Lab

Because the library will close at 6 on the Thursday before Easter, the Writing Lab will not be open as usual that evening, but will close after its afternoon shift ends at 5:30. The library and the WL will remain closed through Easter weekend. The WL will open again on Monday, April 25 for its 11 AM shift.

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Graduate Faculty Workshop

April 13, 2011, 4:00-7:00 pm, SVE 202
Meaningful Structuring and Assessment of Graduate Work

The second graduate faculty workshop focuses on ways to structure and assess graduate work. Kathy Swanson, David Lapakko, and Velma Lashbrook will facilitate a dialogue on what direct instruction to provide, how to construct meaningful writing and presentation assignments, and how to assess and provide feedback on these assignments. You will construct or reconstruct an assignment, select a strategy for assessment and feedback, and assess samples of written work. Please bring a syllabus from one of the graduate classes you teach to use during this workshop.

This workshop was developed in consultation with the Graduate Council. Please rsvp to Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu) if you intend to participate.

A light supper will be provided.

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Three-Week Marathon Ulysses Reading

Opening Night!

Come and hear the first chapter of Ulysses read in Lindell, 301, by Augsburg students Lindsey Graff and Molly Dunne.

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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, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)

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Powerful Conversations on NSSE

Enriching Educational Experiences
April 21, 2011, 12:00-1:15, 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 final session is scheduled as follows:

April 21, 2011, OGC 100 – Enriching Educational Experiences (Lori Brandt Hale)

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

Light refreshments will be served.
Please rsvp to hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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Volunteer for Earth Day Event

Want to get your hands dirty for Earth Day? The Environmental Stewardship Committee is looking for volunteers to help with the 2011 trash audit on Thursday, April 21, from 3:30-5:30pm. You might be surprised by how much of what goes into the trash is actually recyclable or compostable. The trash audit helps the school determine the success of our organics collection and recycling programs and figure out where improvements can be made.

Participating in the trash audit would consist of sorting through a week's worth of waste to separate recyclables and organics from the trash and weighing the contents to determine the percentage of each type of material (gloves are provided!). Come and help us as we work to cut Augsburg's waste, and have fun getting messy with other students who care.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Renee Van Siclen at vansicle@augsburg.edu.

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Clearance Sale

All clothing clearance is 25% off this week at the bookstore! Stop by and stock up on great Auggie Gear!

Like us on Facebook for extra deals and bookstore info!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Minneapolis-MN/Augsburg-College-Bookstore/

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Fall Book Orders

Please have your Fall book orders in by April 19th! Place your orders on www.whywaitforbooks.com - choose the faculty tab, or email me at forgey@augsburg.edu

Thanks to all who have submitted!

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Volunteers needed for SAY WORD! One Day Youth Poet

Volunteers are needed for:
SAY WORD! One Day Youth Poetry Festival,
presented by the MN Spoken Word Association

MN's Statewide Youth Poetry Festival aimed at inspiring Literacy, Leadership & Connection across communities!

SAT. MAY 7th 2011 • Minneapolis Downtown Central Library
1:00-5:00pm • 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis , 55401
FREE
(limited space in workshops, arrive by noon to sign up)

Who:
Slam teams feature Youth ages 13-19. The community at large is invited to come witness, participate and support the youth.
Partnering sites include: Bedlam Theater, Canvass Youth Center, Edison High, EQ & South High, Perpich and more

What:
Say Word Youth Poetry Festival is a one day youth spoken word event sidewalk dance ciphers, a non-competitive open mic, workshops, networking, guest performances, and a marathon of slam competitions aimed at crowing the 2011 Say Word Champions. Any youth 19 and under can create a team of 4-6 poets to participate in the festival, whether they are enrolled in school, part of an after school program, or just youth in the community. Teams will compete in a series of slams with the four remaining teams competing in the Finals.

Featured Performers:
Members of Youth Amplified!, B-Girls & B-Boys, Brit Brat (Voices Merging), Ray Matthews (Fairview Health Ambassador), music by 2013 + more

To Volunteer:
Contact Sha Cage at sha.mnswa@gmail.com

More info:
www.mnspokenword.com (www.mnspokenword.wordpress.com) • sha.mnswa@gmail.com • mnswa.mail@gmail.com

Poetry is all-age appropriate.

Co-sponsored by Minneapolis Downtown Central Library

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12th Annual Augsburg Leadership Awards

Campus Activities and Orientation is proud to announce the award recipients of the 12th Annual Augsburg Leadership Awards.

Student Group Service Work Award: Community LINK
Student Leader Service Work Award: Pa Dao Yang
Student Group Social Justice Award: Muslim Student Association
Student Leader Social Justice Award: Taylor Foster and Houa Lor
Outstanding New Student Group of the Year: Everybody Loves Everybody
Outstanding Veteran Student Group of the Year: Augsburg Indigenous Student Association
Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award: Penh Lo
Outstanding First-Year Students of the Year Award: Matthew Schirber and Andy Thomas
Outstanding Sophomore Students of the Year Award: Hien Nguyen and Rachel Svanoe
Outstanding Junior Students of the Year Award: Tony Valek and Gloria Xinico Morales
Outstanding Senior Students of the Year Award: Elisabeth Clemans, Tom Rixen, and Juve Meza-Rodriguez
Student Group of the Year Award: Augsburg Asian Student Association
Student Leader of the Year Award: Sana Malik and Avery Winter
Linda Schrempp Alberg Endowed Leadership Award: Jennifer Weber

Congratulations to all the nominees and award recipients!

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Dining Services

Join us today in the Commons during lunch for a recipe tasting. We will be offering new menu items for you to vote on. Fill out a survey and let us know what you liked for a chance to win a $50 gift card.

Nabo is now offering their Seasonal Feature grilled vegetable and hummus wrap.

Coopers Coffee Shop has some new spring drinks. Stop by and try an Arnold Palmer, Strawberry Lemonade, or a Caramel Mocha Auggie.
The soup of the day today is Beef Spaetzle.

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Speaker from El Salvador this Thursday

Ester Alveranga, director of Pro-busqueda, a human rights organization seeking the reunification of families and the children kidnapped and sold for adoption during the 12 years of civil war in El Salvador will be speaking at Augsburg on:

Thursday, April 14th
11:50am-1:20pm
Century Room-Christensen Center

Post Civil War Pro Busqueda has helped 300 orphans or adoptees to identify their birth parents and families.

For more information, please contact Mary Laurel True, 612-330-1775.

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Campus Transportation Survey - Respond Today

Throughout the week of April 11th -15th, the Augsburg Environmental Stewardship Committee is conducting a survey of transportation choices made by campus commuters. I urge all faculty, staff and students to respond to the survey at

http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eyRIzLrDJJ4SkQY

All responses will be kept anonymous so please be as accurate as possible.

Commuter transportation is becoming a larger portion of our carbon footprint as we continue to reduce other contributors to our overall carbon emissions. In FY 2009 commuter transportation was 17% of our overall CO2 emissions. This survey will allow us to get the accurate up-to-date information for our FY 2011 green house gas emissions inventory to be completed this summer. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Tom Ruffaner at ruffaner@augsburg.edu.

Thank you for your participation- we greatly appreciate your input!

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Night Yoga Anderson Hal 7pm tonight

Perfect way to de-stress before finals. All students of all experience levels welcome! Come join the Mindfulness club for free yoga every Wednesday @ 7-8pm in Anderson Hall 1st floor lounge. We even have extra yoga mats to borrow! Just show-up or email Mark at spicer@augsburg.edu to get on the guest list.

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Seniors: Get a $15 ITunes Card

Seniors: get a $15 iTunes card while helping Augsburg assess your college learning experience. Augsburg is currently participating in the Collegiate Learning Assessment, a tool that measures student academic growth during college. We need 20 seniors to take a 1 hour assessment. At the end of it, you get a $15 iTunes gift card!
Spots are first come, first served, at the following times:

Wednesday, April 13:
8am-9am
10am-11am
2pm-5pm

Thursday, April 14:
8am-10am

Friday, April 15:
8am-3pm

Show up at any time and take the assessment.

Location: Foss 22A

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AASA's End Of The Year Celebration

Enjoy the weather with food, activities and prizes to celebrate the end of a successful school year!

This will take place at Murphy Park, Friday April 29 at 5pm. Everyone is welcome!

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What is a Task Party?

For those confused about the upcoming Task party here's what it is and what you can expect. The Task Party is an opportunity to spend three hours having fun by play. The basement of Old Main is full of supplies and materials to help people create their appointed "Tasks". A written Task is selected from a box and participants carry out the Task. The range of Tasks is varied and may include as example "Creating an army", "Drawing a Conga Line", or "Doing the Bunny Hop Backwards".
The Task Party is intended to wipe away the stress and cobwebs that have accumulated this semester. All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to attend. It will be three hours of fun, interaction, play, collaboration, and creativity. Refreshments will also be served. Don't miss out.!!!! Thursday Night 6-9 pm in the basement of Old Main.

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Medieval Knight at the Movies

Wanna do something fun this Sunday? Well you are in luck. This coming Sunday, April 17, at 5 PM, the Goliard Society of Medievalists is hosting "A Medieval Knight at the Movies" a whopping five hours of medieval-themed movies, food, and fun. This event will take place in the Augsburg Room in Christensen center and will go until 10 PM. Please make your merry way down, and have a royally grand time.

Seating is limited, so RSVP to Andrew Fox, foxa@augsburg.edu

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Practice Spanish with our Special Guest on Thurs.

Ester Alvaranga, director of Pro-busqueda, a human rights organization in El Salvador, will be our guest in Spanish conversation group this Thursday, April 14th, from 11:00am-11:40pm in the Riverside Room, 2nd fl. Christensen Center. Please join us as we discuss issues revolving around the work of Pro-busqueda, the past civil war in El Salvador and human rights issues in El Salvador. Drop in when you can and stay for as long as you're able. Feel free to bring your lunch. 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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Tomorrow-Elle Thoni at Zyzzogeton

Thoni's oral presentation will describe a week-long theatre workshop she conducted with high school students in Port-au Prince, Haiti during November 2010. She will describe the process from conception to performance and address the challenges of facilitating community-based theatre as an "outsider."

Please join us on Thursday, April 14, from 12:30-1 p.m. in OGC 100.

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Tomorrow-Nathaniel Schenheit at Zyzzogeton

Please join us at Nathaniel Schenheit's oral presentation, "An Economic Analysts of School Resources and Student Achievement." It will be held in OGC 100 from 1-1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 14.

Schenheit recently presented his research at the National Council of Undergraduate Research (NCUR) conference in Ithaca, New York.

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Today-Thomas Westcott at Zyzzogeton

Please join us for Thomas Westcott's oral presentation "The Extraordinary Way of the Cross: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's View of Loving the Enemy and Responsible Action."

It will be held in OGC 100 from 1-1:30 p.m. TODAY!

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TODAY-Becky Shaheen at Zyzzogeton

Please join us as we celebrate the Art Songs of Becky Shaheen.

Her presentation, "Exploring Techniques to Express Poetry Through Music by Analyzing Successful Art Songs and Experimental Composition," will be held in Hoversten on TODAY, Wednesday, April 13, from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Civil Discourse and Leadership, April 14

Augsburg's Center for Leadership Studies invites you to attend a workshop entitled "Civil Discourse: A Prerequisite for Leadership," presented by Representative Terry Morrow, Minnesota House District 23A
Date: Thursday, April 14
Time: 5:30 p.m. social time with refreshments; 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. presentation
Location: Christensen Center, Century Room

Organizations, communities, and governments that practice democratic decision-making rely upon meaningful and productive discourse and deliberation. Yet wide concern exists that we have lost—or may never have had—the ability to engage in civil discourse. We will examine the basis for this apprehension, using Minnesota's political process as a case study. We will also discuss ways in which we can facilitate civil discourse.

About the speaker: Terry Morrow received a BA in Rhetoric (with an emphasis upon legal rhetoric and argumentation) from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his JD from the University of California, Davis and joined the Hoge, Fenton, Jones, and Appel law firm in San Jose. Morrow decided to enter teaching and received his PhD in Communication Studies from Northwestern University. He is an associate professor of communication studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. In 2006, Morrow was elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives and serves on agriculture, transportation, local government, and other committees.

For more information or to reserve a space, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu.

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Thursday! Employers on Campus Resume Review

EMPLOYERS ON CAMPUS!! To Give YOU tips on your resume and job & internship search.

Are you searching for a summer internship or full-time career? The Strommen Career and Internship Center will be sponsoring a fun event on Thursday, April 14th from 4:00-8:00 p.m. in the Christensen Center, Marshall Room. No appointment necessary - very casual. Just drop by and have one or more employers review your resume and/or give you tips on job and internship search. Employer representatives from a variety of industries, including the sciences, general business, accounting, computer science, management, and non-profit will be on campus! Door prizes!!

Questions? Contact 612-330-1148

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Operation: Jam to Save Japan

Mark your calendar for Operation: Jam to Save Japan! Help donate money and enjoy the various performances ranging from belly dancers, hip-hop artists, Augsburg students and many more!

There will be sales varying from flowers, food & art so bring extra money!

Come join us on Tuesday, April 19, 6 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at Christensen Center!

$5 suggested donation (All proceeds go to American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief.)

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Remembering With Dignity Art Exhibit

Putting a Face with the Name:
New art exhibit seeks to put the past into focus as artists imagine the lives of the residents in former state hospitals.

Remember those old Minnesota state hospital cemeteries? The ones with anonymous graves for people with disabilities? The same cemeteries that are now getting restored with headstones that have names, birth and death dates? Here's a question for you: how did they ever figure out who was buried where, and what their names were? And what did these people look like, anyway?
Those questions will be partly answered later this month when a new interactive art exhibit goes on display in the Oren Gateway Center lobby, April 18 - April 22. On Thursday, April 21, 2011 Advocating Change Together's (ACT) Remembering With Dignity (RWD) project will present "See Their Faces," a series of new portraits and an interactive game that gives the public a chance to experience the process of turning a clearing in the forest (abandoned cemetery) into a place of dignity and remembrance.

This event and exhibit are made possible by the collaborative efforts of ACT (Advocating Change Together), the History Society, the Dean's Fund, and the day students in EDC 410, Learners with Special Needs.
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Details:

Remembering With Dignity "See Their Faces" Exhibit Opens April 18- April 22

Remembering With Dignity "See Their Faces" Celebration -Art exhibit and Interactive Game
Thursday: April 21, 2011

1-3 pm
1:30 pm Reenactment of Research Process - The Interactive Game
2:30pm Ceremony Celebrating the Artists and Honoring those buried in the State Hospital Cemetery

Free and Open to the Public
Oren Gateway Center Lobby – Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
(612-330-1548)

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Auggie Seniors - What's Next?

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Money Matters, and the Strommen Career and Internship Center will be hosting events next week for seniors. (Juniors are welcome to attend too)

Complete your Stafford loan exit counseling
Monday, April 18th
10:30-noon
Sverdrup 204

Ask your financial aid counselors your loan questions
Tuesday, April 19
4-4:30 p.m. Marshall Room, CC

Don't Buy the Bling Yet: A realistic look at your first paycheck
Wednesday, April 20
7 p.m.
Kennedy Center, Room 303-305

Questions - call 612-330-1472

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Zyzzogeton Poster Session TODAY

Join us in the OGC lobby from 3-5 PM today for the Zyzzogeton poster session! Over seventy posters featuring incredible undergraduate research will be displayed.

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Auggies Compete at USA Wrestling events

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/4/12/wres041211.aspx?path=wrestling

CLEVELAND -- Augsburg College wrestler Niko Bogojevic (FY, Superior, Wis.) finished third in the 120-kilogram (265-pound) class in Greco-Roman competition at the FILA Junior Nationals Tournament over the weekend, leading a contingent of three Auggies in competition at the event.

Bogojevic joined Auggie teammate Mike Orange (SO, Southfield, Mich.) and former Auggie and two-time All-American and current assistant coach Mark Simmonds '05 in competition at the FILA Junior Nationals and U.S. Open, held last weekend at the Cleveland Public Hall.

Competing for the Minnesota Storm, Bogojevic opened his tournament with a 4-0, 1-0 win over Chris Weber of the Cleveland Wrestling Club, then lost 0-2 (pin 0:28) to eventual champion Toby Erickson of the Bronco Wrestling Club in the semifinals. In the wrestlebacks, Bogojevic scored a 59-second pin over Nathan Spieth of Oakland Regional Training, then scored a 1-0, 7-0 win over Weber in the third-place match.

Bogojevic also competed in the U.S. Open in the 120-kilogram Greco-Roman competition, where he went 1-2. He opened with a 2-0 (pin 0:48) win over Michael Gregory of YES Wrestling, but fell 1-0, 0-1, 2-0 to eventual third-place finisher Steve Andrus of the Michigan Wrestling Club in the quarterfinals. Bogojevic lost his wrestleback match in a 1:48 pin to Jake Kettler of the Minnesota Storm.

Simmonds, who finished fourth at heavyweight for the Auggies in national competition in both 2004 and 2005, lost both his matches at the U.S. Open in the 120-kilogram Greco-Roman competition, falling 0-1, 2-0, 1-0 to eventual runner-up Timothy Taylor of the U.S. Army, and 1-0, 2-1 to Peter Kowalczuk of Sunkist Kids.

Orange competed for the Minnesota Storm in the FILA Junior Nationals Freestyle competition at 63 kilograms (138 pounds), where he went 2-2. He opened with a 3-3, 4-2 loss to Matt Bystol of the New York Athletic Club-Harlem. In wrestlebacks, he topped Sam Mecham of Wolverine Wrestling 5-2, 4-2 and Drew Hammer of Bobcat Wrestling Club 1-1, 3-0, before falling 4-2, 0-1, 2-0 to eventual third-place finisher C.J. Cobb of Seagulls.

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Kociemba Named MIAC Athlete of Week

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/4/12/mgolf041211.aspx?path=mgolf

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College men's golfer Joel Kociemba (SR, Andover, Minn./St. Francis HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Golf Athlete of the Week, it was announced on Tuesday.

The top Auggie golfer all season long, Kociemba shot a two-day 154 to tie for 11th place at the competitive Loras (Iowa) Spring Invitational on April 4-5, shooting a 1-over-par 73 in the first round of the event. The 154 total was just a stroke from his season-best 153, which he shot at the Augsburg Fall Invitational on Sept. 11-12.

Last Thursday, Kociemba shot a 2-under-par 69 to lead Augsburg at the "Auggie-Royal Cup," a match-play event with Bethel University, the low score of the event, as Augsburg scored a 23-13 victory over the Royals.

On the season, Kociemba has a team-best 77.1 stroke average and a team-leading .800 winning percentage (527-132). He has placed in the top 10 in three of his eight events this season, and has scored in the 70s in 14 of his 17 competitive rounds this season. His 77.1 stroke average ranks 21st among MIAC men's golfers this season.

Augsburg returns to action on Thursday (4/14), competing at the Wisconsin-Stout Border Battle in Menomonie, Wis.

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):

Tuesday, April 12:
Baseball -- Gustavus 9-3, Augsburg 7-2
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/4/13/base041211.aspx?path=baseball


Upcoming Events (always check online in advance for cancellations/postponements):
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/

Wednesday, April 13:
Softball -- Augsburg vs. St. Mary's, Edor Nelson Field, 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 14:
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Stout Border Battle, Chippewa Valley GC, Menomonie, Wis.

Friday, April 15:
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Stout Open, Whitetail GC, Colfax, Wis.

Saturday, April 16:
M/W Track and Field -- Augsburg at Concordia-St. Paul Holst Invitational, 10 a.m.
Baseball -- Augsburg vs. St. Mary's, Parade Stadium, 1 p.m.
Softball -- Augsburg at Gustavus, 1 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Invitational, Pebble Creek GC, Becker, Minn.

Sunday, April 17:
Men's Track and Field -- Augsburg at St. Thomas TomCat Twilight Meet, 1:30 p.m.
Women's Golf -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Invitational, Pebble Creek GC, Becker, Minn.
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Gustavus Bobby Krig Invitational, Jordan, Minn.

Monday, April 18:
Baseball -- Augsburg vs. Hamline (1), Parade Stadium, 1 p.m.
Men's Golf -- Augsburg at Gustavus Bobby Krig Invitational, Le Sueur, Minn.

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Telphia Named MIAC Athlete of Week

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/4/12/wtrk041211.aspx?path=wtrack

MINNEAPOLIS-- Augsburg College sprinter Shanek Telphia (SO, Chicago, Ill./Gage Park HS) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track and Field Track Athlete of the Week, it was announced by the conference office on Monday.

At Saturday's Wisconsin-River Falls Falcon Invitational, Telphia recorded a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 12.67 seconds. Telphia currently owns two top-three finishes in the 100 this season, including a win at the Hamline Invitational on April 2.

In addition to her performance in the 100, Telphia helped the Augsburg 4x100-meter relay team to a victory and an NCAA national championship provisional qualifying time at the Falcon Invitational. As the relay team anchor, Telphia and the Auggies recorded a time of 48.48 seconds on Saturday.

According to the raceberryjam.com website, Telphia currently holds the top times among MIAC women competitors in the 100 and 200-meter events, and her time of 25.04 seconds in the 200 is already a NCAA championship provisional time. Telphia also owns the fourth-best distance in the long jump this season.

It's the third time Telphia has earned MIAC Athlete of the Week honors in her career, and marks the second time she has won the award this season.

Augsburg returns to action this Saturday (4/16) at 12 p.m. at the Concordia-St. Paul Holst Invitational in St. Paul, Minn.

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Ward Named MIAC Athlete of Week

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MINNEAPOLIS-- Augsburg College track and field sprinter Nick Ward (SR, Coon Rapids, Minn.) was named Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Track Athlete of the Week, it was announced by the Conference office on Monday.

At Saturday's Wisconsin-River Falls Falcon Invitational, Ward claimed top honors the 100-meter dash, clocking a time of 10.93 seconds to pull away from a field that included sprinters from NCAA Division II and III institutions. The win marked the second week in a row in which Ward claimed top honors in the 100, having won at the Hamline University Invitational on April 2.

In addition to his performance in the 100, Ward also helped the Augsburg 4x100 meter relay team to a second-place finish over the weekend. The relay team's time of 42.11 seconds marks the top performance of any MIAC men's 4x100 team this season and is just shy of the 41.95 NCAA provisional time.

According to the raceberryjam.com website, Ward currently owns top times among MIAC competitors in the 100, 200-meter, and long jump competitions, and his time of 10.79 seconds in the 100 is a NCAA national championship provisional time. A two-time MIAC champion in the 100, Ward is aiming for his third-career MIAC title later this season.

It's the fourth time Ward has earned MIAC athlete of the week honors in his career, and marks the second time he has won the award this season.

Augsburg returns to action this Saturday (4/16) at 12 p.m. at the Concordia-St. Paul Holst Invitational in St. Paul, Minn.

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