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Speaking of Scholarship

These sessions provide an opportunity for scholars to share their work and engage in conversations about what they are doing. Sessions are scheduled from 12:00-1:30 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and include hors d'ouevres.

During the fall, the remaining presentations are:
October 18, Lindell 301 – McNair Students: Kayla Johnson, "The Analysis Of 3D Movement and Swimming Forces In Daphnia Magna As A Model For Neurodegenerative Disease;" Chue Lee, "Using Facial Recognition to Understand Human Emotion;" and Trevor Rodriguez-Sotelo, "Using Labview to Make a Homemade Magnetic Needle Viscometer User-Friendly"
October 26, OGC 100 – Brian Greening and panel of faculty mentors and students, URGO and McNair Scholarship Showcase
November 1, OGC 100 – David Murr, Physics
November 9 , OGC 100 – Emmanuelle Wessels, Communication Studies
November 15, OGC 100 – Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright, Biology

If you plan to attend one of these sessions, RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Well-Being and Wellness

Your personal well-being is important to your physical and mental health, and ability to contribute effectively to the Augsburg community. To support faculty and staff, CTL, in conjunction with Human Resources, the Center for Counseling and Health Promotion, and the Department of Health and Physical Education, offers the following programs.

Well-Being Series
CTL sponsors a series focused on well-being. It includes a broad look at well-being based on Rath & Harter's book Well-Being: The Five Essential Elements. This monthly series is held 12:00-1:30 pm on the second or third Friday in the Augsburg Room, and includes a copy of the book, a diagnostic, and lunch. It includes the following sessions:

November 11 – Career Well-Being (Lois Olson and Heidi Lender)
January 20 – Social Well-Being (Glenda Rooney)
February 17 – Financial Well-Being (Ashok Kapoor and Stephanie Ruckel)
March 16 – Physical Well-Being (Nancy Guilbeaut and Tony Clapp)
April 13 – Community Well-Being (Andrea Turner)

If you would like to participate in these sessions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). If you sign up, you are expected to attend at least 4 sessions.

Brown Bag Wellness Series (Sponsored by Human Resources)
Human Resources and the Benefits Advisory Group offer monthly programs on physical well-being. This year's brown bag sessions will be from September through May. Contact Kelly Crawford for more information.

Wellness Incentive Program (Sponsored by HPE)
The Wellness Incentive Program offers prizes for exercising a minimum of 30 minutes per day (1 point per day). More information about the program is available on the Fitness website (http://www.augsburg.edu/wellness). The following on-campus activities are also available for your participation from Wednesday, September 7 – Friday, April 27:

Basketball, Si Melby – MWF @ noon; contact Joe Erickson (erickson@augsburg.edu)
Yoga, Marshall Room – TTh @ noon; contact Dianne Detloff (detloff@augsburg.edu)
Ultimate Frisbee, air structure – T @ noon, beginning in mid-November; contact Christina Erickson (ericksoc@augsburg.edu)
Golf, air structure – TBD, beginning in mid-November
Auggies v. Tommies, 3rd Annual Fitness Challenge – February-April

For more information or to volunteer to lead other activities, contact Carol Enke (enke@augsburg.edu), the program coordinator.

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Blended Learning Series

Blended learning has come to mean everything from web-enhanced face-to-face learning to, but not including, courses that are fully online. Integrating online technologies can enhance and enrich learning; online tools also help differentiate instruction. A recent meta-analysis reported by the U.S. Department of Education found that blended learning produced higher performance on learning outcomes than either online or face-to-face learning alone.

As part of the Foundational Series, we introduce the use of online technologies to enhance face-to-face classes. This year, we are also introducing a series to explore strategies for using online applications to enhance learning. The Blended Learning Series, co-sponsored with IT, is offered from 8:30-10:00 on Third Wednesdays in Lindell 202, and includes the following workshops:

October 19 – Using Moodle to Create a Community of Inquiry (Velma Lashbrook)
November 16 – Designing and Facilitating Meaningful Online Activities (Cari Maguire and Heather Ek)
January 18 – Digital Video and Audio Tools (Anita Fisher, Scott Krenz, and Nathan Lind)
February 15 – Web Access: Universal Online Design Principles (Hans Wiersma, Eric Strom, and CLASS resources)
March 14 – Online Assessment Techniques and Academic Integrity (Scott Krajewski and Emily Hoisington)

RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu), so we can have an appropriate number of handouts for these sessions.
CTL and IT also offer passes for faculty to explore online technologies through workshops offered by Sloan-C (Sloan Consortium of Institutions and Organizations Committed to Quality Online Education). Those interested in participating in these courses (see http://sloanconsortium.org/2011workshops) can request a pass from Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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CTP Portfolio Workshop

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. The workshop is facilitated by Diane Pike and Su Doree and remaining sessions include:

Tuesday, October 18, 3:15-5:15 in Lindell 202
Thursday, May 24, 1:00-4:00 in Lindell 202

Following the workshop, participants are encouraged to form groups to review each other's portfolio materials and provide feedback and support. If you plan to attend one of these sessions, RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Thinking About Teaching and Advising

Modeled after the popular Speaking of Scholarship Series, these presentations and conversations are designed to share what we are learning about teaching and advising. Sessions are scheduled on Thursdays from 11:50-1:20, and involve presentations followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by these experiences. The intent is to increase awareness of teaching innovations on campus and learn from each other's experiences. A light lunch is served. The remaining sessions this fall will include:

October 20, Foss 175 – Lars Christiansen, "The Beauty of Co-Teaching and Its Challenges to the Authentic Self"
October 27, OGC 100 – Lori Brandt Hale, "Teaching Students to be Critical Readers"
November 3, 12:-1:20 pm, Marshall Room– Tony Bibus and Holley Locher-Stulen, "Lessons Learned From Online Teaching"
November 10, Marshall Room – Ben Stottrup, "Collaborative Learning in Research and Inquiry Experiences"
December 1, Foss 175 – Velma Lashbrook, "Lessons Learned from Using Team-Based Learning in a Research Methods Course"

If you plan to attend any of these sessions, RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu), so we can have adequate food and handouts.

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Embedding Diversity and Global Learning

This series of workshops 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. These sessions will be held from 3:15--5:00 on Mondays.

October 31, OGC100 - Understanding Augsburg's Model of Diversity and Global Learning (Velma Lashbrook and Ann Garvey)
November 21, OGC 100, - Contextual Competence – using knowledge of white privilege, power, and racism to address social injustice (Audrey Appelsies and Sarah Combellick-Bidney)
January 30, Riverside - Interpersonal Competence – using Intergroup Dialogue and other communication tools to develop empathy and improve relations with others (Laura Boisen, Nancy Rodenborg, and Vivian Jenkins-Nelson)
February 20, OGC 100, - Intercultural Competence – using cultural immersion to develop better understanding of other cultures (Orv Gingerich and Cheryl Leuning)
April 2, OGC 100 – Personal Competence – using self-assessment tools to better understand self (Tom Morgan and Velma Lashbrook)To rsvp for these sessions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom hedstrom@augsburg.edu

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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). Remaining sessions include:

October 18, 3:15-5:00, OGC 113 – Critical Thinking (Mary Lowe)
November 15, OGC 113 – Speaking (Kristen Chamberlain and Darcey Engen)
February 21, Marshall Room– Writing (Kathy Swanson and Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
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)

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Life of the Mind Retreat - This Week

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, Katie Clark (Welle), Orv Gingerich, Steve Peacock, and Sarah Myers.

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.

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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. Remaining sessions include:

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, RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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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 in Lindell 202 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 in OGC 111 on the first Wednesday of the month (except in January). 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:

October 5 – How Does Students' Prior Knowledge Affect Their Learning? (Intro and Ch. 1)
November 2 – How Does the Way Students Organize Knowledge Affect Their Learning? (Ch. 2)
December 7 – What Factors Motivate Students to Learn? (Ch. 3)
January 18 – How Do Students Develop Mastery? (Ch. 4)
February 1 – What Kinds of Practice and Feedback Enhance Learning? (Ch. 5)
March 7 – Why Do Student Development and Course Climate Matter in Learning? (Ch. 6)
April 4 – How Do Students Become Self-Directed Learners? (Ch. 7)

If you register, you should plan to attend at least five sessions during the year. If you would like to participate, RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) and pick up a copy of the book.

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Leadership Development

These programs are designed to address leadership development needs for Chairs/Directors, the Leadership Council and Cabinet, Regents, and other supervisors/managers on campus, including leaders in the Faculty, Staff, and Student Senates. To achieve Augsburg's mission, it is critical that we have effective leadership at all levels. Research consistently shows that work satisfaction and retention are most strongly affected by the quality of the relationship between employees and their direct managers.

Leadership Series
This series is designed for all campus leaders, and is offered on Tuesdays. It includes the following sessions:

October 25, 2011, Cedar, 4:00-6:30 – Strengths Based Leadership (Velma Lashbrook)
November 22, 2011, OGC 100, 4:00-6:30 – Strategic Thinking: Seeing Things Whole (Tom Morgan)
January 17, 2011, OGC 100, 4:00-6:30 – Relationship Building: Developing Intercultural Competence (Karen Lokkesmoe)
February 14, 2012, OGC 100, 4:00-6:30 – Influencing: Adapting to Interpersonal Differences (Brad Lashbrook)
March 13, 2012, Marshall, 4:00-6:30 – Executing: Leading Teams (Aaron Griess)
April 24, 2012, Marshall, 4:15-6:30 – Innovating: Facilitating Social Change (Paul Pribbenow)

For more information, please contact Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu). To rsvp for this series, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). If you sign up, you will be expected to attend as many of these sessions as possible. You will need to pick up a book and complete the StrengthFinder before the first session, unless you've previously done so.

Leader-Manager Circle
Velma Lashbrook will lead a series of conversations about leader/manager responsibilities based on Jim Collins' Good to Great and his monograph for the social sector, Participant will also complete his diagnostic tool and identify strategies for improving performance within their work units. Sessions will be held on Mondays from 8:30-10:00 in Lindell 202, and will include coffee and bagels or muffins.

October 17 – Disciplined People – Ch. 1-3
November 21 – Disciplined Thought – Ch. 4-5
January 30 – Disciplined Action – Ch. 6-7
February 27 – Built to Last – Ch. 8-9
April 2 – How to Make Augsburg Great – conversation with Paul Pribbenow and Chris Szaj

Participants are expected to attend all sessions, if possible. RSVP to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) to receive a book before the first session.

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CTL Night at the Theater

During both fall and spring semesters, CTL buys tickets to an Augsburg theater production and offers them to faculty, staff, and their significant others. Theater offers a unique way of learning or knowing – from stories that touch our hearts and mind. Experiencing it together adds a social dimension that allows us to discover what the stories mean to others and what new possibilities they see. Through theater we can be healed and transformed, as well as entertained.

In addition to the performance, participants engage in an informal reception and discussion with the director and cast. All productions are in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater. This fall, we have reserved tickets for:

November 10, 2011 – Marat / Sade, Directed by Darcey Engen
It's best known as Marat/Sade, but Peter Weiss' play actually bears the lengthy title, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat As Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of The Marquis de Sade. Within France's Charenton Asylum a number of years after the French Revolution, the Marquis de Sade stages his play about the murder of a key figure in the revolution, Jean-Paul Marat, using his fellow asylum inmates as actors. As the performance begins, the bourgeois asylum director watches as inmates use the play to rail against post-revolutionary privilege. Chaos arises as the play within a play disintegrates into anarchy.

Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend either or both of these productions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Free Lockers Available for Students

Campus Activities and Orientation has a limited number of lockers that students can reserve for their use for the academic year. These lockers are completely free and are located on the ground floor of Science Building. Lockers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, and priority is given to students who commute from off-campus. To find out more information on how to reserve a locker, contact AuBri Weatherspoon, CAO Student Administrative Assistant, via email at cao@augsburg.edu as soon as possible!

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Halloween Contest

The bookstore will have a Halloween costume contest! Please submit your photos of your costume on the Augsburg College Bookstore Facebook page between now and Halloween for a chance to win a goodie bag! You will have to like the page for us to contact you if you win. Good luck!

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Halloween Safe Block

Kids from the community will come To Augsburg College and Trick or treat in Urness Hall. We need lots of students to volunteer as well as staff and faculty to support this event. Students can hand out candy, be a tour guide, lead activities,chaperone, Dress up and much more!

Please come be a apart of this event! To sign up or for more details please contact : commlink@augsburg.edu and sign up department of Res life if you live in Urness. otherwise please show up in urness/mortenson lobby ready to go at 2 pm.

* Invite your siblings, children, and groups that you work for! We want to make this event as fun and great as it can be and can't do it without your participation!

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#AuggieHomecoming2011

#AuggieHomecoming2011 week is HERE! Events for Homecoming week are as follows:


TONIGHT, Tuesday, Oct. 18: At 6pm ASAC presents the 2011 Variety Show in Sateren Auditorium! Get ready to get your cheer on and come support your fellow Auggies showcasing their talent!

Friday, Oct. 20: Lunch for this day will be outside in Murphy Square, so wrap up warm and come celebrate the start of homecoming weekend!

Any additional questions? Post to at facebook.com/auggiehomecoming2011 or tweet a question to @Auggie_HC_2011 and hashtag #AuggieHomecoming2011.

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Paid Opportunity for Juniors

Augsburg College and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans are seeking Thrivent Leadership Fellows

Up to ten high potential juniors will be selected to participate in the first year of an exciting new project, the Thrivent Leadership Fellows Program. This new project is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Students who apply and are selected for the project will work as a team during the school year on developing, planning, organizing and staffing community outreach volunteer events for students, Thrivent employees and the larger Augsburg community.

Application: Apply on line through Augsburg College HR website. Include a resume, cover letter and three references. (at least one reference should be an Augsburg faculty member or staff member who knows you well) References only need contact information, name, title, phone number and email. The interviewing committee will contact your references.

Deadline: Thursday, October 27, 2011

Questions regarding the position - email tilton@augsburg.edu

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Apply to be a 2012 Orientation Leader Today

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Brown Bag - Attend and Win One of Several Prizes

Please join us on Wednesday, October 19 from 12-1pm in Lindell 301 to learn a number of topics affecting your oral health.

Dr. Deb McGill, from Riverside Dental Care will be in attendance to answer questions. The information will be presented by Delta Dental.

A drawing will be held from those attending for an Oral B electronic toothbrush and two- $20 visa gift cards. No one will walk away empty-handed.

If you attend four or more monthly brown bag events, you will be entered in a drawing for a $150 gift card to Run-N-Fun and $150 gift card to Freewheel Bike Shop. The drawing will be held in June 2012 after the brown bag events are finished.

Freewheel Bike Shop offers Auggie Faculty/Staff 10% off on apparel and repairs.Run-N-Fun offers Auggie Faculty/Staff 20% off on retail on shoes, 25% off clothing.

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What The Hell Is a Male Feminist?

Come Find Out!

Thursday, November 3rd, 11 a.m. Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center.

grantl@augsburg.edu

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It's Homecoming Week

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Homecoming: Student and Alumni Networking Reception
Come participate in the networking event for alumni and current Augsburg students in the Oren gateway Center from 6-8p.m. Connect with alumni from a variety of professions as you hone your professional networking skills as you prepare to venture out into the working world. Register in advance by emailing alumni@augsburg.edu to receive your free business cards.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Eye-Opener Breakfast featuring Brad Hewitt, president and CEO of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans™
Come and enjoy the first Eye-Opener Breakfast of the year, featuring Brad Hewitt, president and CEO of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans™ at 7 a.m. at Town and Country Club, 300 North Mississippi River Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55104. This series allows alumni and friends to network and learn about current issues in our community. Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans™ Central Minnesota Regional Financial Office.

Cost of this event is $5 which includes breakfast. RSVP by Friday, October 14, at www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents. Reservations and pre-payment are required. Space is limited.

Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Join us in celebrating Augsburg Athletics by honoring the 2011 Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame inductees, and recognizing alumni who have contributed to the advancement of the College through athletics at 7 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel. Dessert reception to follow.

Friday, October, 21

Homecoming Convocation with Distinguished Alumni Awards
Homecoming Convocation will take place at 10 a.m. in Hoversten Chapel and provides an opportunity for our students to hear first hand inspiring speeches from Augsburg's distinguished alumni. Each year at the Homecoming Convocation we recognize the First Decade, Spirit of Augsburg and Distinguished Alumni Award Winners.

Auggie Author Reading
English professor and poet Cary Waterman will be reading from her new book of poems, joined by some of her present and recently graduated student poets. The event will be held from 4-5:30 p.m., in the Barnes and Noble bookstore. Refreshments will be served.

Alumni Juried Art Exhibition
Enjoy the works of Augsburg alumni in the Christensen Center Art Gallery and the Gage Family Art Gallery from 5-7 p.m..


Saturday, October 22

Best of Augsburg
Enjoy mini versions of favorite lectures from three of Augsburg's outstanding faculty members: Garry Hesser (sociology), David Murr '92 (physics), and robert tom (art) from 10-11 a.m. in the Sateren Auditorium.

Anderson Hall Homecoming 5K Fun Run
Make a dash to the Anderson Hall Homecoming 5K Fun Run starting from Anderson Hall at 10 a.m. Students, alumni, and friends alike will enjoy this opportunity to run (or walk) a scenic 5K route through Augsburg's surrounding community. Dress up in your Auggie gear! Participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt. Cost is $5 for students (register through Res Life) and $15 for non-students (register online at www.augsburg.edu/homecoming).

Taste of Augsburg
Bring your family and share in the festivities, food, and memories with alumni and Augsburg students, faculty, and staff at the Taste of Augsburg from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Murphy Square. The event includes carnival style booths operated by student groups, alumni, and local restaurants as well as games, inflatable bounce houses, and fun for the whole family. Featured food vendors include Athletics' Pork Chop on a Stick, Pizza Luce, mini donuts, and more exciting items to choose from.

Homecoming Football Game
Cheer on the Auggie football team as they take on St. Olaf at 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field!

Auggie Block Party
Following the football game, faculty and staff, alumni, students, and friends will join together in Lot K (next to Si Melby) from 3:30-6 p.m., to enjoy food, entertainment, and camaraderie. Come enjoy live music performances by Augsburg alumni bands.

Hognander Music Scholars Concert
Come hear some of the finest Augsburg musicians from the past 12 years perform in one memorable concert at 6 p.m. in the Sateren Auditorium.

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MN Government and Nonprofit Career Fair

Visit with representatives from city, county, state and federal government agencies and nonprofit organizations! Jobs and internships! U of M, Coffman Union 10:00am to 3:00pm. Come and stay for as long as you like. For a list of organizations visit - http://www.mcucsa.org/govnonprofitfair/

Questions - call the Strommen Career and Internship Center 612-330-1148

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Humanities & Fine Arts Convo: October 26, 10am

Like Stephen Colbert? Love "The Daily Show"? The precursor to these politically minded comics was the 19th-century clown Dan Rice. He was a friend to Abraham Lincoln, influenced Mark Twain, and was a favorite of Walt Whitman. His character served as the model for "Uncle Sam." Dan Rice was so famous in his day, he even ran for President!

Humanities & Fine Arts Convocation speaker David Carlyon is the author of "Dan Rice: The Most Famous Man You've Never Heard Of". Carlyon is an historian, theatre director, actor, teacher, and former circus clown with Ringling Brothers—Barnum & Bailey. He examines the life of Dan Rice, the 19th-century icon who lived at the intersections of art and politics, pop culture and celebrity, with revealing points of comparison for our own times.

The convocation will take place on October 26 at 10am in Hoversten Chapel. Admission is free. A book signing will follow. Please join us at noon that day to hear David Carlyon speak about his vocation.

To learn more about Dan Rice, go to: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/wmh/pdf/Summer05_danrice.pdf

To learn more about David Carlyon, go to: http://www.davidcarlyon.net/

To reserve a spot at the luncheon, RSVP to adamo@augsburg.edu.

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McNair Birthday & Open House

Celebrate the anniversary of Ronald E. McNair, whose life and academic pursuits inspired the creation of the McNair Scholars Program. McNair was one of the seven astronauts that died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. His legacy and commitment to higher education continues through the McNair Program, as Scholars pursue their doctoral degrees and contribute to the growing number of underrepresented groups in graduate study.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_McNair)

When: Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Science Hall 116

All Augsburg students, faculty and staff are invited. Stop by for a hot beverage and fall-friendly treats!

Questions? crombie@augsburg.edu

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Flu Shots Available on Campus 10/24

Have you gotten your flu shot yet? If not, you still have an opportunity to do so on campus on Monday 10/24/11 from 12 - 3 pm. The Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (MVNA) will be administering flu shots in OGC 100 on Monday, October 24th. Most insurances are accepted or you can pay by check or with cash. The cost of the shot is $27.

Influenza is a contagious disease and is spread by coughing, sneezing or nasal secretions. By getting the vaccine you can protect yourself from the flu and may also avoid spreading it to others. In the United States, 36,000 people die each year from the flu or flu complications; 200,000 people each year are hospitalized with the flu. It is the #1 vaccine-preventable cause of death of children in the United States.

Please take care of yourself, your fellow Auggies, and your family and stop by for your flu shot on Monday 10/24. No appointment is needed. The clinic is a walk-in clinic.

If you have any questions, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Be well Auggies!!

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Royal Visit: Their Majesties At Augsburg

Last Sunday, about 300 Norwegian students from Augsburg and colleges throughout the region attended a worship service at Augsburg with Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. Following the worship service, members of the community attended a private reception. In addition, the College installed and dedicated a peace pole to Their Majesties. The peace pole honors Augsburg's work with the Norwegian Nobel Institute to support peacemaking through the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum, the College's Norwegian heritage, and its deep relationship with the country and people of Norway.

Here are links to a handful of the many places the visit received media coverage in Minnesota, the United States, and abroad:

The Royal Court (story and photos)
http://www.kongehuset.no/c27262/nyhet/vis.html?tid=94749

KSTP 5 (video beneath story)
http://summit-macgroveland-highland.kstp.com/news/news/109326-king-and-queen-norway-fill-busy-sunday

Star Tribune (includes photos)
http://www.startribune.com/local/131959293.html

Norway.org (includes photos)
http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Royal-Visit-2011/Student-Service-at-Augsburg-College/

The Republic (Columbus, Indianapolis)
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/6c6d05a31deb4499ab0271df777a2191/MN--Norwegian-Royalty-Minnesota/

Rb.No (Norwegian media)
http://www.rb.no/lokale_nyheter/article5772082.ece

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