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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.

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Gardening Classes

Free Gardening Classes provided by Campus Kitchens!

Want to get ready for gardening this summer? There are three more classes available to learn about all aspects of gardening.


THIS Saturday, April 16: Soil, held in Kennedy 303 at 1:30pm

Friday, April 29: Insect and Pests, held in OGC 114 at 5:30pm

No need to sign up, just come stop by for the hour-long class!

Questions? Contact Maddie at jensenm@augsburg.edu

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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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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

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

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 Maruggi.

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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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 lashbroo@augsburg.edu to indicate which workshops you will attend.

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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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Apply for ASAC- Deadline is THIS FRIDAY

Want to have a say in planning the biggest events of the year? Did you have a blast at the All-Nighter and want to know how it all comes together? Do you like getting paid? Well if you answered yes to any of these you should apply to be in ASAC for the 2011-2012 school year! Application are located in the Auggie's Nest or stop by ASAC's table in Christensen Center today, tomorrow or Friday. Applications are due THIS FRIDAY, April 15th by 4 p.m. to mailbox 75.

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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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Summer Registration Information

All students: registration for summer school terms will begin at 8:30am on Monday, 18 April for all programs. For Day/MPA/MBA students, registration on AugNet Records and Registration will close on Sunday at 9:00pm and reopen on Monday at 8:30am.

PA and MBA students: your summer courses are located in Summer Session III on AugNet Records and Registration.

Courses are displayed through AugNet Records and Registration. Additional information and registration form is available through the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/, click on Summer Session.

Maximum credit load in Summer Sessions I & II is 2.0 credits. Students registered in Spring WEC and Summer Session I will be allowed a maximum of 2.0 credits between the programs. However, students with a Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, may increase the crossover load to 3.0 credits. Students exceeding these limits will be removed from the overload courses.
These same conditions apply to SS I and II and Summer Online I and II courses.

Summer online courses are located in Summer Session I and Summer Session II in AugNet Records and Registration and have a section letter of "L".

Please note there is an administrative drop fee of $100 if you register for a course and then drop it latter.

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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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Auggie Seniors - What's Next?

Are you graduating and have questions on your loans and/or need a realistic view on what benefits to look for prior to accepting a position? It can be an overwhelming experience and we want to assist you in making the process easier. There are a number of events taking place next week to assist YOU. Go to http://cswl.pbworks.com and click on Auggie Seniors What's Next?

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Year End Closing for the Residence Halls 2011

All residence halls will close at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 6. Graduating seniors and other approved late stays may remain until 12 p.m. on Monday, May 9, unless another move out date and time are explicitly specified by the Department of Residence Life.

All graduating seniors must e-mail their Residence Hall Director to let him/her know they are staying. Other students needing or wanting to stay late must contact their Residence Hall Director and receive approval prior to remaining on campus past 12 p.m. on Friday, May 6. If you are unsure of your status, contact your Residence Hall Director immediately.

Students, unless otherwise approved by the Department of Residence Life, must check out within 24 hours of their last final or by 12 p.m. on Friday, May 6, whichever comes first. Check outs are implemented via the Express Vacate option or the Face-to-Face Room Inspection option. For more information about these processes and the advantages/disadvantages to each, be certain to attend your floor's Year End Closing Meeting, facilitated by your Resident Advisor or Community Advisor (RA/CA). The date, time, and place for this meeting are posted on your floor.

Some important things to keep in mind for year end closing are as follows:

· Be certain to attend the year end closing meeting facilitated by your RA/CA to review important details regarding closing procedures. The date, time, and place for this meeting are posted on your floor.

· 24 hour quiet hours begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, April 29 and end at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5. Please be respectful towards roommates and community members during this intense academic period.

· Carts and cleaning supplies can be checked out during finals week from the Urness/Mortensen Residence Life office.

· Urness/Mortensen Residence Life office hours for finals week are posted on your floor.

· The last day the Anderson Residence Life office will be open is Friday, April 29.

· Any billing information will be communicated via students' Augsburg e-mail address. Be sure to check your e-mail regularly for information about collective billing and year end billing. You should be prepared to receive these e-mails from your Residence Hall Director or reslifeops@augsburg.edu

· All bed lofts and rented fridges must be returned on Friday, April 29 between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Representatives from Bedloft.com will be present in the circle by the Visitors Lot, between Mortensen Hall and the tennis courts, at this time.

· The Department of Residence Life and the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) will be sponsoring their annual Dump ‘N Run this year from Friday, April 29 to Friday, May 6. Collection sites for gently used items which can be donated to the Salvation Army will be located in each residence hall during these dates.

· A Face-to-Face Room Inspection appointment must be made with your RA/CA no later than 12 p.m. on Monday, May 2. If students do not sign up by this time, the student must participate in the Express Vacate option.

To avoid charges, be certain to give close attention to the following:

· Check out properly via the Express Vacate or Face-to-Face Room Inspection options.

· Replace all furniture to its original location and condition.

· Clean mirrors and windows with a cloth and glass cleaner.

· Sweep, vacuum, and/or mop floors.

· Bag and seal trash. Take it to the nearest operational trash chute. If a trash chute is clogged, call x1717 to inform Custodial Services of this and take trash to the nearest dumpster.

· Large bags of trash that do not easily fit into trash chutes should be taken to dumpsters.

· Extra dumpsters will be located on the south side of Urness Hall and Mortensen Hall as well as in between Anderson Hall and Luther Hall beginning on Wednesday, May 4. These are placed here for your convenience. Please make use of these as you are vacating the residence halls.

· Please note, dumpsters for Oren Gateway are located on the west side of the building.

· The College will designate space near each dumpster to place larger electronics, appliances, and furniture. Please place these items in these designated locations and not into the dumpsters.

· If damages were created during your time in the residential space, you will want to speak with your roommate(s) about who will claim responsibility for these damages and the charges incurred as a result. If no one claims responsibility for damages in a space, then related costs will be split equally amongst roommates sharing the room and/or unit. Individuals may claim responsibility for damages by e-mailing their Residence Hall Director prior to their check out date and time.

· If there are hooks, nails, tacks, tape, stickers, and other adhesives on your wall, these should be removed from the walls, doors, etc. Please remove carefully as these can result in damages and charges.

· Empty food from the refrigerator, freezer, and any kitchen cabinets.

· Close and lock bedroom and apartment doors upon leaving.

· Close and lock all windows.

· Return all items checked out from the Urness/Mortensen Residence Life Office, including carts, cleaning supplies, board games, etc.

· Remove all personal items from your room prior to completing the Express Vacate option or your scheduled Face-to-Face Room Inspection.

· Please note there is an improper checkout fee of $100.00. This fee is charged to students taking part in the Express Vacate option who do not return their keys by their designated check out date and time. This fee is also charged to students who do not attempt to return their keys to the Urness/Mortensen Residence Life Office, but instead, leave keys in their room. Students who miss their Face-to-Face Room Inspection appointment are not charged this fee, but instead, are simply asked to take part in the Express Vacate option. Failure to return keys to the Urness/Mortensen Residence Life Office by one's check out date and time will always result in an improper check out charge.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact your Residence Hall Director.

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Camp Counselor Recognition

Will you be working as a counselor or in some other leadership role at a camp this summer? Campus Ministry wants to be in touch with you!

Please either stop by our office in Foss, email fieldl@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1467 to let us know your name, contact information, and the camp for which you'll be working this summer. We'll add you to our list of camp counselors to pray for, invite you to a special blessing, and we even have a small gift for you!

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Attention Students with Campus Mail Boxes

Please check your campus box for an important (green) notice about your summer mail. ACTIONS required before you leave for the Summer: 1) fill out the green card to let us know what to do with your mail - whether you are returning in the Fall or not. Turn it in at the Mailroom window or drop it in the inter-campus mail slot in the black mail collection boxes in Christensen Center. 2) Please remove your lock from your campus box. We will be doing maintenance on the campus boxes this Summer and your lock will be destroyed if you leave it.

Note two policy changes for those of you returning in the Fall: 1) The Mailroom will be renting campus box locks at a nominal charge; personal locks will no longer be allowed. Stop by the Mailroom when you arrive back on campus in the Fall to rent a lock if you wish to secure your campus box. 2) We will no longer allow stickers or other markings to be placed on the campus box doors. Please contact the Mailroom at 612-330-1119, or stop by with any questions.

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El Salvador Speaker TODAY at 11:50am

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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Three Week Marathon Reading of Ulysses

Come and experience Ulysses read aloud for the second day in a row.

Day 2 will take place at two locations:

Boneshaker Books, (Franklin & 23rd), at 11AM, Chapter 2,
read by Faiza Filsan and Becki Iverson.

The Mississippi Riverbank (W River Pkwy and 4th St S)at 4PM, chapter 3,
read by Ted Nielsen and Susan Woehrle

For more info, call Susan Woehrle: 612-961-7437

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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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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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Employers On Campus - Resume Review - TODAY

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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TASK Party Tonight-Thursday 4/14/11

Form a conga line with crepe paper, find 26 people and recite the alphabet backwards, or create an army at tonight's Task Party. Let go of the semester's stress with an evening of fun, laughter, creativity, and food. All students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to attend. The party runs from 6:00 - 9:00 pm in the basement of Old Main. Laughter guaranteed.

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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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Practice Spanish Today with our Special Guest

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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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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Auggie Awards set for Monday Night

For more information, including links to bios of the finalists in each category, go online:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/4/11/2011-auggie-awards.aspx

The entire Augsburg College athletic department will come together to hold a formal awards gala to honor the achievement of Auggie student-athletes, with the fourth annual Auggie Awards ceremony, to be held at Si Melby Hall on Monday, April 18.

The Auggie Awards ceremony is a formal-attire event, open to student-athletes, Augsburg athletics staff and special guests. A pre-ceremony reception will begin at 6 p.m. at Si Melby Hall, with the awards ceremony to follow at 7:30 p.m. The ceremony is styled after major awards ceremonies, such as the Oscars and ESPYs, complete with video highlights, music and more. A dessert reception will follow the awards.

There will be several special awards presented during the ceremony. Team awards will be the Men's and Women's Outstanding Teams of the Year, as well as the Men's and Women's Most Improved Teams of the Year and the Academic Teams of the Year. Individual awards will include the Men's and Women's Rookies of the Year, the Men's and Women's Outstanding Athletes of the Year and the Men's and Women's Honor Athlete Awards (the highest honor given to senior student-athletes). Student-athletes with the highest grade-point average will also be honored, and recipients of the Joyce Pfaff and Ed Saugestad Academic Awards will be honored.

Award candidates were determined by Augsburg athletics staff, and a preliminary vote of Augsburg athletics staff narrowed the initial candidates to four finalists in each individual category. A second vote of the finalists was held by the Augsburg athletics staff, along with members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC), to determine the winners in each category. SAAC members will be presenting the awards at the ceremony.

For more information on the Auggie Awards, contact the Augsburg athletics department at 612-330-1249 or by e-mail at auggieawards@augsburg.edu.

For more information, including links to bios of the finalists in each category, go online:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/4/11/2011-auggie-awards.aspx

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Free Bamboo Flooring

I have 25 sq.ft. of engineered bamboo floating floor left over from a project. Perfect for an entryway. E-mail nagorski@augsburg.edu if you are interested.

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Dorm Sized Fridge & Futon for Sale

I'm selling my dorm sized fridge and futon. The fridge is in good condition and has a separate freezer door, so the freezer is not a small compartment inside the fridge. I bought it priced at $150 and am only selling it for $75 or best offer. Pics are available upon request or you can stop by and see it.

I'm also selling my click-clack futon. It's black and in good condition also. I'm selling it for $50 or best offer. Pics are available upon request or you can stop by and see it as well.

You would be responsible to come pick it up. Please email me at burton@augsburg.edu if interested.

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