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MUE-129 Rock & Improv Music Ensemble
Sign up today for MUE 129 Improvisation in Music!
http://www.augsburg.edu/ppages/~mcguire/mue129.html
Improvisation in Music (MUE 129) is a contemporary music workshop ensemble course open to all Augsburg College students of any level, any style and any instrument. It is designed to challenge every student with the unique opportunity to find their own creative musical voice within a collaborative environment.
To watch videos of our past performances check out our Youtube page http://www.youtube.com/user/mue129#p/f/23/GPGm0Y2SyU0
For more Information contact
K. Christian McGuire, studio artist Electric Bass
mcguire@augsburg.edu
Earn up to $5,000 to Study Abroad
If you have a Pell Grant and you are planning to study abroad, chances are you may be eligible for the Gilman International Scholarship!
Attend one of the Gilman Workshop to learn more about how to earn up to $5,000 to study abroad.
Friday, September 16 & 23
OGC 100
3:00 pm
Refreshments provided by Augsburg Abroad and CGE
For more information, abroad@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1650
Foundational Series on Student Learning
These workshops address basic teaching strategies for creating learning-centered experiences. They are held on the second Tuesday of each month from 8:00-9:30 am in OGC 100, and include a continental breakfast.
September 13 – Creating an Engaging, Inclusive Learning Environment (Velma Lashbrook)
October 11 – Designing Meaningful Learning Experiences (Tim Pippert)
November 8 – Developing a Learning-Centered Syllabus (Diane Pike)
February 14 – Designing and Assessing Written Assignments (Kathy Swanson)
March 13 – Designing and Assessing Group Assignments (Kristen Chamberlain)
April 10 – Integrating Online Learning Technologies (Cari Maguire and Scott Krenz)
If you plan to attend any of these sessions, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)
Reading Circles
This fall there are three reading groups forming to explore a variety of topics. All faculty and staff are welcome to participate in these, although we'd recommend that you choose only one. The groups include:
Resilience
Four personal narratives on having the inner strength to overcome barriers in life, led by Melissa Hensley.
The purpose of this group is to explore the idea of resilience by reading four memoirs of people who have overcome substantial barriers in order to achieve success. The group will read these books and discuss both personal and environmental factors that contributed to resilience and the capacity to overcome hardship. In particular, the role of educational organizations and systems in promoting resilience will be explored. The group will meet twice in the fall and twice in the spring, to discuss four different books. These brown bag discussions are scheduled as follows:
Friday, October 14, 12:00-1:30 - Welcome, Silence, by Dr. Carol North
Friday, December 9, 12:00-1:30 - Breaking Night, by Liz Murray
Friday, February 13, 12:00-1:30 - The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore
Friday, April 13, 12:00-1:30 - Balancing Two Worlds: Asian American College Students Tell their Life Stories, edited by Andrew Garrod, Robert Kilkenny, and Vernon Takeshita
To register for this book group, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).
Race
Talking about race to support all our students, convened by Bev Stratton
As Dwight Garner's NYT review of Randall Kennedy's The Persistence of the Color Line says, we are "One Nation, Still Divisible by Race." This fall a staff-faculty book group focused on race will read Beverly Daniel Tatum's "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?" And Other Conversations About Race. Discussing racial identity development through Tatum's book should help us learn to support all of our students. The group may continue in the spring focusing on Kennedy's book or another title. Fall meeting dates are four Wednesdays, 12:10-1:10 in the Cedar Room:
September 28 – A Definition of Terms (Chapters 1-2)
October 19 – Understanding Blackness in a White Context (Chapters 3-5)
November 9 – Understanding Whiteness in a White Context (Chapters 6-7)
November 30 – Beyond Black and White, and Breaking the Silence (Chapters 8-10)
To register for this book group and receive a copy of the book, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).
Teaching
A Graduate Faculty Teaching Circle will meet monthly from 4:00-6:00 on the last Wednesday of the month. This year we will read and discuss Susan Ambrose's How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. The dialogues will be facilitated by Velma Lashbrook and include:
September 28 – How Does Students' Prior Knowledge Affect Their Learning? (Intro and Ch. 1)
October 26 – How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge Affect Their Learning? (Ch. 2)
November 30 – What Factors Motivate Students to Learn? (Ch. 3)
January 25 – How Do Students Develop Mastery? (Ch. 4)
February 29 – What Kinds of Practice and Feedback Enhance Learning? (Ch. 5)
March 28 – Why Do Student Development and Course Climate Matter in Learning? (Ch. 6)
April 25 – How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners? (Ch. 7)
If you register and obtain the book, you should plan to attend at least five sessions during the year. If you would like to participate, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).
Core Curriculum and Graduation Skills Workshops
AugCore is Augsburg's general education curriculum. This series introduces the curriculum, the first year Augsburg Seminar, the graduation skills, the concept of vocation, and the Keystone Seminar. The four graduation skills—critical thinking, quantitative reasoning, writing, and speaking—are embedded in every curriculum. Anyone who teaches a course with the embedded skill is expected to attend the appropriate workshop. These workshops, co-sponsored with General Education, help prepare faculty to understand the curriculum and effectively teach the graduation skills. The workshops will be held on Tuesdays, 3:00-5:00 (except the last one).
September 20, OGC 113 – The AugCore Curriculum and AVID Teaching Strategies (Lori Brandt Hale)
October 18, OGC 113 – Critical Thinking (Mary Lowe and GST100 Faculty)
November 15, OGC 113 – Speaking (Kristen Chamberlain and Darcey Engen)
February 21, Marshall Room– Writing (Kathy Swanson and Jennifer Fulbright-Banks)
March 20, OGC 113 – Quantitative Reasoning (John Zobitz and Stacy Freiheit)
April 17, OGC 100– Vocation and the Keystone Seminar (Mark Tranvick and Lori Brandt Hale)
May 21, 9:00-4:00, OGC 113 – AugSem and AVID Strategies (Lori Brandt Hale and AVID staff)
If you plan to attend any of these sessions, rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)
Teaching Circles
Faculty are encouraged to form self-organizing teaching circles to collaborate on teaching and learning issues, or to simply support one another in teaching endeavors.
Want to pair up with a colleague for focused discussions on teaching?
If so, join a Teaching Circle! Trying something new or revisiting something old, focus on a strategy, technique or product with a colleague to share insights based on experiences and research as you observe each other's classes throughout the year. Since two points don't determine a circle, your pair can meet with other pairs of faculty a few times to discuss and gain feedback from interdisciplinary pedagogical perspectives. Work culture grants are available to help pay for materials that support your work together as well as food for the larger group meetings (up to $250).
Can I form a trio or quartet instead of just a pair?
Certainly! The Teaching Circles can be self-organizing and have any form. We are suggesting one possible form that some may want to join.
Are the CTL Work Culture grants available if I form a Teaching Circle different than the ones that are being suggested in this notice? Absolutely! The format suggested here we felt might be easier for faculty to start – pairing with someone with whom he/she wants to work, and then getting together in a larger interdisciplinary group a few times to share ideas and challenges.
A colleague and I want to join a Teaching Circle. What do we do now?
If you want to join other pairs a few times during the term for interdisciplinary discussions on teaching, please email Annette Gerten (gerten@augsburg.edu) or Matthew Haines (haines@augsburg.edu) and we will provide more information.
Life of the Mind Retreat
This year's Life of the Mind Retreat will be held at Oak Ridge Conference Center from 11:30 Saturday, October 22 through noon on October 23, 2011 and focus on "Social Inequity and Global Poverty." All faculty, staff, and administrators are invited to participate. Each year, we hold a retreat to explore a topic of interest to us as global citizens – a topic that is informed by numerous disciplines and can best be addressed through a transdisciplinary approach.
The two-day retreat will address the history of development on different continents, global economic disparities and their effects, oppression as reflected in theater, and confronting class in the classroom. In addition to readings, discussions, videos, poetry, spiritual exploration, and music; it also includes reflective time in a natural setting to think about how the discussions apply to our lives. Planners for this year's retreat are Kevin Bowman, Orv Gingerich, Steve Peacock, Sarah Myers, and Kathleen Welle.
To register for the overnight retreat and obtain the readings, contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). If you are willing to share a room to help reduce our expenses, please let her know. Since there are a limited number of participants possible, reservations will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
General Announcements
New Tuition Refund Policy
Students who withdraw from their courses may be eligible for a refund of a portion of their charges. The refund is based on the percentage of calendar time remaining on the date of the student's official withdrawal from classes. For more information regarding the Tuition Refund Policy, please visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/studentfinancial/policies.html
Thank you
Student Financial Services
New Central Services Hours
Effective September 6, hours for Central Service departments are as follows: New hours for Copy Center, Monday-Friday 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, plus WEC Fridays until 6 PM, and WEC Saturdays 7:30-10:30 AM; and Shipping & Receiving/Outgoing Mailroom Monday-Friday 9 AM – 4:30 PM. Incoming Mailroom hours remain the same Monday–Friday 9 AM – 4 PM.
If you are a professor who teach only evening classes, the change in Copy Center hours may affect you. Please send us your copy request via the electronic copy request form. Log in to Inside Augsburg > A-Z directory > Central Services > On-line ordering > Copy Request Form. Please complete the form, and designate a location where we can deliver your copies to await your arrival to your evening class. Contact Vicki Keck at keck@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1054 with questions about this procedure.
New Campus Box Policies for Resident Students
The start of the school year marks two new policies for resident student campus boxes:
• Please do not mark your campus box door in any way – no stickers, markers – please just memorize your campus box number!
• We encourage you to lock your campus box. Personal locks are no longer allowed; please rent one from the mailroom for $2/yr. Although we have not had a problem with mail theft, here are comments I heard near the campus boxes in the last few days: "I am waiting for a prescription from my doctor……for a debit card….for Vikings tickets I ordered." We don't want there to be any trouble with you getting these important pieces of mail for which you are waiting!
Enrollment Center Hours
Our hours have changed! Our hours are: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. We will continue to be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. when WEC classes are in session. Our walk up advising and financial counseling window hours are as follows: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our Express Service window (renamed Enrollment Services) will be open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We will continue to close for chapel time.
Why the change? We wanted to offer a more robust service to our students. Every Tuesday and Thursday night until 6 p.m., Student Financial Services and Academic Advising will be available to students over the phone and in person for scheduled or walk in appointments. On Saturdays our Enrollment Service window will be available alongside our Financial and Advising/Registration window to assist students
LGBTQIA E-Newsletter and Facebook Group
Interested in what is happening on campus for LGBTQIA and allied folks on campus? Join the LGBTQIA E-Newsletter! It's a great way to keep informed on what announcements, programming and events are happening at Augsburg and in the greater community that are LGBTQIA-specific. To join, simply e-mail Michael Grewe, LGBTQIA Services Coordinator, at grewe@augsburg.edu.
You can also follow us on Facebook by "Liking" the Augsburg LGBTQIA Community to keep up-to-date with current events and announcements!
Hey Students: Here's your Chance to win $50
Think you know all there is to know about Augsburg? To find out more about how The Augsburg Fund supports current students like you, go to www.augsburg.edu/augsburgfund/quiz to take our Augsburg quiz for a chance to win a $50 gift card!
The last day to take the quiz is Tuesday, September 13! Drawing for the $50 gift card will be Wednesday, September 14 and winner will be notified via e-mail.
For more information or if you have any questions, contact Martha Truax, Assistant Director of Annual Giving, at truaxm@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1652.
Augsburg named a "Best College"
U.S. News and World Report named Augsburg College a 2011 Best Regional College. Check out the listing, photos and other rankings at http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/augsburg-college-2334 .
Last May, the College earned the 2010 Presidential Award for Community Service. This is the highest award given that recognizes institutions for their commitment to and achievement in community service, and Augsburg is the only Minnesota school to receive this honor. Learn more about Augsburg's honors and distinctions at http://www.augsburg.edu/about/honorsrankings.html .
Help Change a Life. Become a Foster Parent.
Volunteers of America-Minnesota is looking for skilled parents to provide care for troubled youth in one of our three foster care programs. We have kids of all ages in need of a stable home with dedicated parents who appreciate the difficulties of childhood! Volunteers of America provides quality foster parents with lots of friendly training, 24 hour support and a monthly stipend. Stop by and learn more about making a difference in the life of a child!
For more information, feel free to contact Heather Thornton at 952-945-4064 or hthornton@voamn.org, or visit us online at www.voafostercare.org!
Information Meetings are held:
Mondays from 10:00-11:30 and Tuesdays 5:00-6:30 at the Volunteers of America- Minnesota office:
7625 Metro Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55439
RSVP to reserve your spot and ensure that we have prepared adequate materials. If no RSVPs have been received, meetings are subject to cancellation.
Event Announcements
LGBTQIA Ally Training Open for Staff & Faculty
Ally Training will be available on Thursday, October 13 from 9:00am-12:00pm in Marshall Room.
Participants have an opportunity to learn about the history and culture about the LGBTQIA community, confront myths and stereotypes, discuss heterosexual and gender-conforming privilege, discuss potential scenarios, ask the questions they want in a safe environment, and discuss next steps on how to be an effective ally to LGBTQIA individuals at Augsburg.
All staff and faculty are highly encouraged to attend and will receive an "Ally" placard for their offices upon completion of the training.
To RSVP, e-mail Michael Grewe, LGBTQIA Services Coordinator, at grewe@augsburg.edu.
Spirituality Breakfast - September 16, 7:30 - 9:00
The StepUP® Program at Augsburg College is hosting the annual event for Recovery Month, the Spirituality Breakfast. It will be held on Friday, September 16th, in the East Commons of the Christensen Center. This program is open to Augsburg faculty, staff and students and the general public. The breakfast and program are FREE! Please RSVP to the StepUP office, 612-330-1405.
This year's keynote speaker,Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart, has been a practicing psychotherapist, meditation teacher and international consultant for more than twenty-five years. In 2004, she founded MindRoads Meditation Center, a neighborhood practice center integrating contemplative practices from both East and West, and home of the Saint Paul chapter of "Mindfulness and 12-Steps" meetings. A StepUP student will also speak about recovery and spirituality.
September is the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). The purpose of Recovery Month is to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug addiction treatment, to laud the contributions of treatment providers, and to promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug disorders in all its forms is possible.
Trinity Congregation Neighborhood Open House: 9/11
EVERYONE is invited to an OPEN HOUSE on Sunday, September 11, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at Trinity Lutheran Congregation, 2001 Riverside Ave. FREE LUNCH for all.
As the world remembers 9/11/01, Trinity welcomes all of our neighbors in Cedar-Riverside to our Open House. Come for good food and good neighborhood friends. Have lunch with us before attending Minnesotans Standing Together at the state capitol.
In our corner of the world we live together in the midst of our rich diversity. See old friends. Make new friends.
Sunday, September 11
11:30 am - 1:30 pm [Join us for Worship in Foss at 10:00 as well]
Trinity Lutheran Congregation
2001 Riverside Avenue
FREE LUNCH downstairs
Scaling Social Enterprise: A Conversation with RED
Please join the Social Enterprise Alliance - Twin Cities on Wednesday September 21st from 4-6pm for a conversation with Esther Kim, Portfolio Director at REDF in San Francisco. Esther will give an overview of REDF's work to create a sustainable and replicable model for scaling social enterprises nationally. She'll also describe new initiatives to increase purchasing from social enterprises, as well as REDF's efforts to build a national "Jobs Network" that helps workforce development-focused social enterprises navigate the procurement process. The event is being held in OGC 111 and is being sponsored by the MBA Program.
Accounting & Auditing Student Conference
Accounting & Auditing Student Conference
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Minneapolis Convention Center
8:00 a.m - 3:30 p.m.
$15 Register on line http://www.studentconf.org/registration.asp
Students are able to network with employers that will be offering employment, attend sessions on Interviewing, and Resume Writing.
You will be able to meet with a panel of recent graduates working in the accounting field including public accountants, CPAs in industry and CPAs working in government and education. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions you might not feel comfortable asking a potential employer. Augsburg students are encouraged to attend.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Jodi Collen Joins Special Events Advisory Board
Jodi Collen, Augsburg Director of Event & Conference Planning, has been invited to serve a 3-year term on the advisory board of Special Events Magazine. The periodical has monthly readership of more than 60,000 professionals in the event and conference planning industry. As an advisory board member, Jodi will serve as an expert commentator for the editorial staff, guide speaker selection for the annual Special Events conference, and participate in the selection of the Special Events Gala Award finalists. Congratulations, Jodi, for this terrific recognition of your leadership in your field!
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One More Day Until Lupus Walk for Hope - Donations
There is just one more day until the Lupus Walk for Hope & 5K Run. That means just one more day to submit your donations to this great event that raises funds to support those afflicted with lupus and support those who are seeking a cause and cure for this disease.
Please consider making a donation at my fundraising page:
https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/LupusFoundation/Walk5K2011/individual.do?participationRef=797.0.565666843
Thank you!