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Welcome the 10th Annual Summer Bridge Class

Twenty-two new Auggies will begin their journey at Augsburg College with TRIO/SSS Summer Bridge! This five-week long academic program is offered to Augsburg first-year students who qualify for the TRIO/SSS program, meeting first generation, low income, disability, and/or academic need requirements. Summer Bridge runs Sunday, July 10 through Thursday, August 11, 2011.

Summer Bridge students will take their first two Augsburg courses: REL 100: Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning taught by Mark Tranvik, and COM 111: Introduction to Public Speaking taught by Bob Groven. In addition to these courses, Summer Bridge students attend Supplemental Instruction sessions, workshops to learn more about Augsburg College and college life, as well as social and cultural enrichment activities. The students will develop a strong sense of community through learning and living together. The Summer Bridge program and TRIO/SSS are jointly funded by the U.S. Department of Education and Augsburg College.

We are excited to announce that this year marks the 10th annual TRiO/SSS Summer Bridge program at Augsburg! A great deal of appreciation goes to everyone who continues to help us make this program a huge success every year!

Any questions about the program can be directed to the TRIO/SSS office
612-330-1311, email triosss@augsburg.edu, or visit our webpage at www.augsburg.edu/triosss

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Life of the Mind – October 22-23

Faculty and Staff

Next year's Life of the Mind Retreat will be held October 22-23, and focus on Global Poverty and Social Inequity. It will be organized by Katie Welle, Steve Peacock, Sarah Myers, Orv Gingerich, and Kevin Bowman. Please mark your calendar. Reservations will be taken in September.

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Staff Development Series

Using Your Strengths

The next session in the Staff Development Series will focus on strengths. If you have not participated in the strengths-based workshop, please contact Sarah Hedstrom to get a copy of the book, so you can complete StrengthFinder before the next session.

The remaining schedule for Summer 2011 is:

July 12, 2011, 3:00-4:30, OGC 114 – Summer Group Dialogues – Using Your Strengths (Jessica Fox-Wilson and Velma Lashbrook)
August 2, 2011, 3:00-4:30, OGC 200 – Summer Group Dialogues (Jessica Fox-Wilson)

Hosts and Organizers: Jessica Fox-Wilson and 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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Sign Up Early - Habitat for Humanity

Thrivent Builds partners with Habitat for Humanity
August 8-9, 2011
8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Young Alumni Council member Dave Lange '08, would like to invite Augsburg alumni, friends, and family (16 people needed each day) to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity at a home in North Minneapolis on August 8th and/or August 9, from 8 am to 4:30 pm. Dave's employer, Thrivent Financial, has graciously sponsored all of the expenses associated with volunteering with Habitat.

So, put on your work clothes and come join Dave and other members of the Auggie community to build a home for a family in need.

To volunteer please contact Dave at dave.lange@thrivent.com or 612-616-6150.

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Telephone Maintenance on Thursday, July 14 (6 PM)

At 6:00 PM on Thursday, July 14, maintenance will be performed on the Telephone system. This maintenance will interrupted all telephone service for approximately 1-2 minutes. During these few minutes, no telephones will be able receive or place any calls.

At 6:15 PM on Thursday, July 14, updates will be installed to the Voicemail system. During these software updates, you will not be able to leave or retrieve voicemail messages. We expect total downtime of the Voicemail system to be approximately 2 hours or less. The telephone system will remain active during the Voicemail software updates.

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Countdown to Homecoming 2011

Top ten favorite things to do at Homecoming:
10. Attend the Alumni Baseball Game
9. Decorate the skyways and windows to show your Augsburg spirit
8. Watch the coronation of the Homecoming royalty at the Pep Rally
7. Enjoy the ASAC (Augsburg Student Activities Council) Variety Show
6. Participate in the Anderson Hall 5K Fun Run
5. Make connections at the Student & Alumni Networking Event
4. Attend the Homecoming Convocation
3. Indulge in a variety of foods and entertainment at Taste of Augsburg in Murphy Square
2. Cheer on the Auggies during the Homecoming Football Game
1. Last but not least—Have a blast at the Auggie Block Party following the game!!!

Mark your calendars for October 16-22 for the 2011 Augsburg Homecoming Celebration! If your organization would like to participate in Taste of Augsburg and raise money for your group, please contact Pat Grans at gransp@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1329. For more information about Homecoming 2011, visit www.augsburg.edu/homecoming. Go Auggies!

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Donald Blunt Signs with St. Paul Saints

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/7/10/base071011.aspx?path=baseball

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Augsburg College baseball alumnus Donald Blunt (SR, Richfield, Minn.) was signed to a professional contract by the St. Paul Saints, an independent minor league team in the American Association, on Saturday.

Blunt was in uniform but did not play in the Saints' 5-4 home win over the Gary SouthShore RailCats on Saturday, or in the Saints' 8-7 win over the RailCats on Sunday. St. Paul hosts Winnipeg in a four-game series from Monday-Wednesday (doubleheader on Monday) at Midway Stadium in St. Paul. The Saints currently lead the American Association's North Division with a 33-20 record.

Blunt is the first player for eighth-year Augsburg head coach Keith Bateman to sign a professional baseball contract. In 2010, Blunt also played at the end of the season with the Northwood League's Rochester Honkers, a collegiate wood-bat summer league.

Blunt earned All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in 2011 and All-MIAC honorable-mention honors in 2009, when he hit a career-best .364.

A four-year starter at shortstop for the Auggies, Blunt finished the 2011 season as the MIAC's leader in overall home runs with six. He hit .316 this season (30-of-95) with 21 runs scored, 25 RBI, five doubles and two triples, five stolen bases, a team-best .600 slugging percentage and .425 on-base percentage. His .600 slugging percentage was fourth-best in the MIAC in overall play. Blunt had a hit in 20 of his 32 games played, including seven multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games.

Starting 135 of his 139 career games, Blunt finished his career with a .283 batting average (119-of-420), with 20 doubles, 10 triples, 15 home runs, 87 runs scored, 77 RBI, 29 stolen bases, a .486 slugging percentage and a .365 on-base percentage.

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Affordable Home for Sale- East St. Paul

My friend is selling her parent's home in east St. Paul. It is a nice house with a walk-out basement and a great yard. It is very affordable, so let your fellow "home-lookers" know about it.
www.cbburnet.com , MLS Number: 4066197

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