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Staff Development Series

All staff are invited to participate in the ongoing series designed for staff. This series addresses both personal and professional development needs. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 8:00-9:30, and will include a continental breakfast. The remaining workshops scheduled for 2011-12 include:

November 15, OGC 200 – Managing Personal Well-Being (TBD)
December 6, OGC 200 – Using Your Strengths at Work (Velma Lashbrook)
January 17, OGC 100 – Embracing Change and an Entrepreneurial Spirit (President Paul Pribbenow)
February 28, TBD – Identifying Needs and Strategies for Change (Lori Peterson and Andrea Turner?)
March 20, OGC 200 – Building a Case for Change (Jim Erchul and Staney Rostad)
April 17, Riverside – Collaborating Across Boundaries (Jessica Fox-Wilson and Judy Johnson)
May 22-24 – Creating an Inclusive Campus conference and working session
June 19, OGC 114 – Addressing Student Needs (Jennifer Simon and Ann Garvey)
July 17, OGC 114 – Getting Involved in Campus Work (Kelsey Richardson Blackwell and Nate Hallanger)
August 21, OGC 200 – Continuing to Learn: Preparing for the Future (TBD)

To rsvp for this series, please contact 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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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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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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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:
November 1, OGC 100 – David Murr, Physics
November 9 , OGC 100 – Emmanuelle Wessels, Communication Studies, "Where were you when the monster hit? Media convergence, branded security citizenship, and the trans-media phenomenon of Cloverfield"
November 15, OGC 100 – Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright, Biology

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

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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, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Teaching Circle

A Graduate Faculty Teaching Circle will meet monthly from 4:00-5:30 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:

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, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) and pick up a copy of the book.

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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. Please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) to receive a book before the first session.

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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 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, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu), so we can have adequate food and handouts.

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Lindell Library Hours Friday, October 28

Friday hours: NOON – 10 p.m.

While Day students are on Midsemester Break, we're adjusting hours in order to be open for Augsburg for Adult students. See you in the library!!

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Dining Services

This Weekend hours are as follows:
Friday-Saturday-Sunday
Commons
11:00am to 1:00pm Brunch-
Dinner 5:00pm to 7:00pm


-Saturday-Sunday
11:30am to 1:00pm Brunch-
Dinner 5:00pm to 7:00pm


Nabo
Friday 7:30am to 3:00pm
Saturday and Sunday Closed

Einstein's
Friday 7:30am to 5:00pm
Saturday and Sunday closed

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Mpls Winter WEC Registration Information

WEC/United/Grad Augsburg for Adults Students (except MBA & MPA students),

Winter Trimester web registration begins on 7 Nov 2011 and ends 5 Jan 2012. AugNet registration opens each day below for the new class at 8:30 a.m. Class start dates will be one day apart and will follow this schedule:

Monday, 7 Nov - Seniors and graduate students
Tuesday, 8 Nov - Juniors, non-degree & second degree seeking students
Wednesday, 9 Nov - Sophomores
Thursday, 10 Nov - Freshmen

The last day for initial registration (must be registered for 1 course) for Minneapolis/United Winter Trimester is the last business day before the term begins: Thursday, 5 Jan 2012.

The last day to readmit to the Minneapolis/United Augsburg for Adult programs for Winter Trimester (and register for at least 1 course) is the last business day before the term begins: Thursday, 5 Jan 2012.

Students are encouraged to register early as course availability decreases greatly after the first two weeks of the registration period.

Students with a financial, payment plan paperwork, or immunization holds will be unable to register until the hold is cleared. Please contact the Enrollment Center at 612.330.1046 or email enroll@augsburg.edu for assistance with any holds.

The official list of Perspective and Skills, LAF Courses, and Senior Keystone courses is found on the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/. There is also a link on this page, Registration Information - Rochester, that consolidates many useful items used in registration.

AugNet Records and Registration is the preferred method of registration (both adding and dropping courses) but registration forms are available on the Registrar's website at http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

Book information for your course is available on the Augsburg Bookstore web site, a link has been provided to this site from the Registrar home page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

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Volunteers Needed - Debate Tournament

Do you need volunteer hours? Are you looking for volunteer work that is fun, involves people, or happens regularly? Would you like to live out Augsburg's mission in the Twin Cities community? The Urban Debate League has a great opportunity for you!

The Urban Debate League (UDL) is looking for volunteers for a High School Debate Tournament on Friday October 28th and Saturday October 29th located at Humboldt High School in St. Paul. Volunteers would act as ballot runners for judges, sell concessions during mealtimes, some set up on Saturday, and assist with checking rooms at the end of the day.

For additional volunteer opportunity seekers there is also the option of be trained as a volunteer debate judge during the tournament rounds. Being trained as a volunteer judge would not only open up the opportunity to be a volunteer at 14 events during the debate season – tournaments are held close to every weekend October through December, with some in January – but also would be a tremendous help to the UDL as well as offering a novel and engaging way to volunteer in the debate community.

Hours for the tournament are from 3:00 pm to app. 8:45 pm on Friday and 10:00 am to app 8:45 pm on Saturday. Those interested in be trained as volunteer judges are requested to arrive at 7:45 am on Saturday. 6-10 volunteers per day are requested, not including volunteer judges, of which we'll take all who are interested. Volunteers may work as much or as little as they are able during either or both days of the tournament. Number of volunteers needed based on the schedule is below.


Friday: 3:00 – 5:45 1-2 volunteers needed (registration, ballot running),
5:45 – 6:45 2-3 volunteers needed (concessions),
6:45 – 8:45 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running, end of the day walkthrough).

Saturday: 7:45 am volunteer judges arrive (no limit on number of volunteers, all are welcome),
9:50 am – noon 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running),
11:30 to 1:30 2-3 volunteers needed (concessions),
1 – 3:30 3-4 volunteers needed (ballot running, set up for awards),
3:30 – 5:30 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running),
5:30 – 8:45 pm 1-2 volunteers needed (ballot running, end of the day walkthrough).


Humboldt High School is located at 30 East Baker Street in West Saint Paul. The official address for mapping purposes is:
30 E. Baker St.
St. Paul, MN 55107
Public transportation is an option, and bus tokens will be provided to volunteers who request them.

For more information or to sign up to volunteer please email Hannah Youngquist at youngqui@augsburg.edu.

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Spring Day Registration Information

Day Students,

Registration for Spring Day 2011-12 begins on November 14 and opens for each class on the dates below. This schedule is designed to reduce the load on the registration system and thus reduce the number of students unable to access the system when their time block opens. The time blocks are based on the first letter of a student's last name (this will be alternated each semester).

Seniors – Monday, 14 Nov 7:00am for letters A-M
(23 or more credits) 5:00pm for letters A-Z

Juniors – Wednesday, 16 Nov 7:00am for letters A-M
(15 to 22.99 credits) 5:00pm for letters A-Z

Sophomores - Friday, 18 Nov 7:00am for letters A-M
(7 to 14.99 credits) 5:00pm for letters A-Z

Freshmen – Tuesday, 22 Nov 7:00am for letters A-M
(0 to 6.99 credits) 5:00pm for letters A-Z

ACTC registration is from 14 Nov through 2 Dec

- Now is the time to be making advising appointments. Advising holds have recently been placed on your AugNet Records and Registration accounts.
- Additional registration information is available on the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/. Click on Registration Info which consolidates many useful links used in registration or you can find the individual links as needed.

- ACTC registration is from Nov 14 – Dec 2. There is a useful link on the Registrar web page under ACTC Info. Only Full-Time Day students can participate in the ACTC exchange program. Students are limited to one (1) ACTC course per semester unless you have an ACTC major/minor and have an ACTC major/minor form on file with the Registrar Office. Courses offered at Augsburg must be taken at Augsburg. Exceptions must be petitioned through the Student Standing Committee. You must plan ahead to allow sufficient time for any petitions to be reviewed by the Committee which normally meets every 2 weeks during the term. If you do not register by Dec 2, you will need to wait until the first day of the term of the other ACTC school and obtain the professors signature.

- Students should check for holds as soon as possible by logging into AugNet Records and Registration. Holds preventing registration will be listed in red on the welcome screen. Students with a balance on their account will not be allowed to register unless this balance is paid in full.
- The official list of Perspective and Skills, LAF Courses, and Senior Keystone courses is found on the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.
- The last day to initially register (or readmit and register) for Spring Semester is Friday, January 13, 2012 (when a student must be registered for at least one course).
- Book information for your course is available on the Augsburg Bookstore web site, a link has been provided to this site from the Registrar home page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

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Dining Services

Don't forget to vote for your favorite pumpkin carver!!! All votes will be taken via Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/AugsburgDiningServices

Pictures with the carvers will be posted today and just pick the one you like the best!!!!

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Calling for Performers for MLK Convocation

For the 2012 MLK convocation on Monday, January 16th, the MLK committee would like to invite Augsburg students, staff, or faculty to participate through musical, dance, spoken word, or short theatrical performance. All pieces should be about 3 minutes in length and should relate to Martin Luther King, Jr., peace, or social justice in some way.

There will be a meeting of all those interested the week of November 14th. Please stay tuned for further details.

If you have any questions, please contact me at moorek1@augsburg.edu.

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Student Seeking a Ride to Northfield

My name is Promise Okeke; I am a first-year student. I want to go to Northfield on Friday morning, so is there anyone who is going to Northfield this Friday and is willing to let me ride with him/her. Is there anyone who has space in his/her car and is willing to take an extra passenger to Northfield? If you would like to help, you may call/text me at 6124234746 or shoot me an email at okeke@augsburg.edu.

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Rochester Winter Registration Information

Rochester Augsburg for Adult Students (except MBA students),

Rochester Winter Trimester web registration begins on 7 Nov 2011 and ends 6 Jan 2012. AugNet registration opens each day below for the new class at 8:30 a.m. Class start dates will be one day apart and will follow this schedule:

Monday, 7 Nov - Seniors and graduate students
Tuesday, 8 Nov - Juniors, non-degree & second degree seeking students
Wednesday, 9 Nov - Sophomores
Thursday, 10 Nov - Freshmen

The last day for initial registration (must be registered for 1 course) for Rochester Winter Trimester is the last business day before the term begins: Friday, 6 Jan 2012.

The last day to readmit to the Rochester Augsburg for Adult programs for Winter Trimester (and register for at least 1 course) is the last business day before the term begins: Friday, 6 Jan 2012.

Students are encouraged to register early as course availability decreases greatly after the first week of the registration period.

Students with a financial, payment plan paperwork, or immunization holds will be unable to register until the hold is cleared. Please contact the Enrollment Center at 612.330.1046 or email enroll@augsburg.edu for assistance with any holds.

The official list of Perspective and Skills, LAF Courses, and Senior Keystone courses is found on the Registrar web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/. There is also a link on this page, Registration Information - Rochester, that consolidates many useful items used in registration.

AugNet Records and Registration is the preferred method of registration (both adding and dropping courses) but registration forms are available on the Registrar's website at http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

Book information for your course is available on the Augsburg Bookstore web site, a link has been provided to this site from the Registrar home page: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/.

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AugsburgGives 2012

Our giving campaign to The United Way and Community Shares is underway! Check for my E-mail so you can make your gift electronically. Did you know that your $30 gift per pay period to Community Shares provides a semester long internship for three urban teenagers through Youth Farm and Market Project? Or your gift of $100 per pay period to The United Way will provide three months of high quality childcare for a child, ensuring school readiness entering kindergarten? Thank you for your gifts, no matter what the size. Charity is good. But change is better.

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Academic Advising Closed Oct. 28

The Academic Advising Office will be closed on Friday, Oct. 28th while advising staff attends a conference. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please feel free to send an email message to advising@augsburg.edu or leave a phone message at 612/330-1025 and we will respond to your message promptly on Monday, Oct. 31st.

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Call for Volunteers for AISES Natl Conf Nov. 10-12

Volunteers are still needed for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society's NATIONAL CONFERENCE, November 10-12, 2011, Minneapolis Convention Center.

AISES is currently assigning volunteer positions and would like all volunteers to register by this Friday-Oct 28th by 12pm CST. This deadline is to prepare for the volunteer orientation which will take place on either date below at the Minneapolis Convention Center:

1. Nov. 9th - Volunteer Orientation - 5:30pm to 6:30pm - Room 201 AB (Volunteer Office)
2. Nov. 10th - Volunteer Orientation - 8:00am to 9:00am

You can register online at: http://www.aises.org/nationalconference/volunteer

Held annually since 1978, the AISES National Conference is a one-of-a-kind, three-day event convening high school juniors and seniors, college and graduate students, teachers, workforce professionals, corporate partners, and all members of the "AISES family." Held in a different North American city each fall, the AISES Annual Conference includes professional development, networking opportunities, student presentations, the largest career fair in Indian Country, awards, and traditional events.

AISES National Conference provides a superior opportunity for institutional visibility and engagement. Among the many events and activities at National Conference are more than 50 learning sessions organized into "tracks" targeting the interests of our participants, the largest career fair in Indian Country, and unique sharing of traditional Native culture.

This year's theme: Food for Thought. The 2011 conference theme centers around issues of food, agriculture, plant science, and technology. With STEM as the unifier, the important roles these issues play in American Indian and Alaska Native tradition, health, and the 21st century workforce will be explored.

http://www.aises.org/nationalconference

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Augsburg Democrats Host Phone Bank Rally

Looking for a great way to kick off your fall break? Join Organizing for America and the Augsburg College Democrats for a fun night of phone-banking as we work to engage and organize supporters of President Obama in Minnesota so we can reelect the President in next year's election. Come make calls, connect with old friends, meet new ones or just check out what OFA has in store for you!

The Phone Bank will be today November 27th at 5pm in East Commons, Christensen Center.

We are Greater Together! Join Augsburg Democrats and help Build out Grassroots Campaign for 2012.

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Open Advising Sessions for DAY Business Students

Advising holds are on!

Spring Registration starts November 14!

Mark your Calendars!

Wednesday, November 2
9 am - 2:30 pm

Thursday, November 3
9 am - 4 pm

Where: Business Department, 3rd Floor Memorial Hall

-Open to all DAY Business majors & minors
-No appointment needed
-Meet with a Business Department advisor about course planning and registration
- Register to win a gift card
- Grab some snacks
- Get your advising hold lifted!

Please stop by and take advantage of this opportunity to have all of your advising questions answered without making an appointment.

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