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Science Books for Tanzania

Tuimaini University in Iringa, Tanzania will be adding science education to its curriculum in 2012. Students will need books on Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science to populate their library. If you have "up to date" text books in these areas please contact Noel Petit (petit@augsburg.edu) and/or bring the books to the Computer Science Suite 203 in Sverdrup. We will consolidate the books into a shipping container that will get them to Tanzania at a very reasonable cost. Contact Noel Petit if you have any questions.

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Volunteer with Campus Kitchen this Summer

Campus Kitchen is looking for volunteers to help with cooking classes, delivery shifts, youth cooking/gardening classes, and site monitoring.

COOKING CLASSES
To create the meals we serve Mon-Fri, we will prepare the meals Sun-Thurs evenings, 7-9 pm in the Christensen Center kitchen.
- Each evening Augsburg students will lead a class cooking a different meal (menus will be available online soon)
- Meals will be simple, affordable, use vegetables that are in season, healthy, and if all goes right, delicious
- All the participants will enjoy the meal at the end and can take 1-2 meals home with them along with the recipe

DELIVERY SHIFTS
Thursdays 11-1 pm - Peace House homeless shelter (free lunch)
Thursdays 2-3 pm - Prepare senior meals
Thursdays 3-6 pm - Deliver senior meals door to door
Fridays (1st and 3rd) 5:30-7:30 pm - Banquet at Ebenezer apartment (free dinner)
Sundays (some) 6-9 pm - Secure Waiting homeless shelter

EDUCATION CLASSES
We will be teaching kids cooking and gardening at the Brian Coyle Community Center Mon-Thu 12-4 pm, and we are looking for consistent volunteers (can be created as an education internship) to assist with those. Those helping will enjoy a lunch and snack with the kids.

SITE MONITORING
We are setting up a system for monitoring the eight sites we serve at (we are receiving federal funds that require intense reporting). We are looking for 1-2 students who will be briefly trained as monitors, and can visit these sites to ensure correct reporting, and always enjoy a meal onsite.


To sign up for cooking classes and delivery shifts, go to our calendar at www.tinyurl.com/ckpcalendar.
To learn more and sign up for other shifts, contact us at campuskitchen@augsburg.edu.
You can also add us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/augsburgcampuskitchen.

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Agre Science Symposium Reception

Join fellow alumni, staff, faculty and friends for the kick-off event of the annual Agre Science Symposium. Featured alumnus speaker Dr. Donald R. Mattison ‘66, will present the lecture "Challenges Facing Health: Science, Morality, Politics and Money," on Thursday, July 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Kennedy Center, rooms 303/305. Following the presentation enjoy a reception hosted by Dr. Peter Agre '70, director, Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Nobel Prize Laureate 2003.

About the Speaker: Dr. Mattison '66, a trained MD in Obstetrics and Gynecology, is Senior Advisor to the Directors of CAPT, US Public Health Services, National Institutes of Health,. He was appointed Senior Advisor to the Directors of the NICHD and the Center for Research for Mothers and Children (CRMC) in 2002, and Chief of the Obstetric and Pediatric Pharmacology Branch in the CRMC in 2004. In these roles, he provides oversight to Obstetrical and Pediatric Pharmacology programs within NICHD. As Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS), he has been deployed on various missions to provide medical and public health support. In 2005, he was awarded the PHS Achievement Medal for his role in the National Children's Study. Dr. Mattison has held numerous academic, clinical and research appointments, including: Medical Director of the March of Dimes; Dean of the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh; and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Interdisciplinary Toxicology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

Space is limited. RSVP online at www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents or by calling 612-330-1085.

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When Is It Justifiable to Withhold Forgiveness?

Approximately 20 high school students from around Minnesota will gather at Augsburg College on Sunday June 26th to spend a week studying theology at our annual Augsburg College Youth Theology Institute. This year's theme is “Our Wild and Reckless God: What Does Forgiveness Mean?” Dr. Mark Tranvik, Professor and Chair of Religion at Augsburg College, will guide the students through a theological exploration of forgiveness in class during the week. The students' classroom learning will be enhanced with a variety of community-based learning experiences including a visit to Mt. Zion Temple, the Basilica of St. Mary, Thrivent's religious art gallery, and Campus Kitchen. We also take in a fair share of fun and good food during the week. If you see this group on campus, be sure to ask them what they know about forgiveness.

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Coopers Coffee Shop Construction

Hello fellow Auggies,

This message is going out to the community to inform you about the transformation of Coopers coffee shop into an Einstein's Bagel Bros. Einstein's has partnered with A'viands to offer a full retail store on some college campuses.

Of course, this transformation will require some construction. The area from the coffee shop to the student computers will be covered in poly for the next 2.5 weeks during construction. Most of the construction with “noise' will be done on off hours and weekends. That is not to say you won't hear some banging every now and then, but the construction company understands the setting and will keep the noise to a minimum.

During construction, food items to be purchased in that area will be limited. A'viands will offer coffee in that area during construction. It will be the coffee without the bells and whistle,s but there will be regular and decaf offered. We are moving the espresso machine and the grab-n-go to Nabo. The Coffee shop hours, during construction, will be 7:30-10 a.m. and then Nabo will be open from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Construction will be completed July 17 (give or take a day or two). We have a soft opening scheduled for the week of July 17. There will be a pre-grand opening on Sept. 1 and a full grand opening scheduled for the first day of school. If you have any questions, feel free to call or send me an e-mail. Thanks in advance for your patience. It will be worth it in the end!

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Abby Willaert, PA-S3, Goes to Washington, DC

Third-year Physician Assistant student Abby Willaert was selected in April to participate in the 10th annual Paul Ambrose Scholars Program in Washington, DC starting tomorrow, June 23 through June 26, 2011. This preventive healthcare and project-based leadership symposium is coordinated through the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP). While there, Abby will join 45 other health professions students from across the country with similar interests in prevention education and health promotion. She will have the opportunity to tour local Washington, D.C. health clinics as well as learn essential skills from public health leaders. Her own project, "Healthier Women, Healthier Minnesota: Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyles Curriculum," aims to develop a nutrition and healthy lifestyle curriculum to be utilized by clinicians at Family Tree Clinic in St. Paul during annual well-woman checkups and nutrition visits. Abby hopes to have her curriculum complete and available for providers to begin using at Family Tree by December 2011. For more information regarding this symposium, visit http://www.atpm.org/pasp/index.html.
Congratulations, Abby!

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Garage Sale Fund Raiser for Study Abroad

My name is Ana Vergara and I am a day student trying to raise funds for an upcoming study abroad trip. I will be studying for a year so any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

What: Contribute gently used items such as apparel, furniture, appliances,or any other items for upcoming garage sale.
When: Starting Wednesday June 22nd-Wednesday June 29 from 11am-2pm
Where: Murphy Place RM 202 with Leah Spinosa de Vega

Questions? Concerns?
Contact
Ana Vergara
vergara@augsburg.edu
952.451.2670

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