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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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Embedding Diversity and Global Learning - TODAY

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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I-Term Information Session Wed Nov. 2, Noon - 1

This year's I-Term is being offered in Spring 2012 and is OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS!

The I-Term's theme is "Fate of the Earth 101 - Consumption of Food, Fuel and Media in Contemporary U.S. Culture."

This is a three-credit course that features narrative evaluations instead of traditional grading. Students signing up for the I-Term will receive credit for SOC 121 (Intro to Human Society), POL 170 (Law in the U.S.), and ENG 270 (Environmental Literature).

This is a unique class, emphasizing experiential learning and integrated perspectives around a single theme.

If you are interested to learn more, the I-Term faculty (Lars Christiansen, Sarah Combellick-Bidney, and John Harkness) are holding an I-Term Information Session on Wednesday, November 2 from Noon to One p.m. in OGC 100.

Light snacks provided!

Contact lars at christil@augsburg.edu for questions.

We hope to see you there!

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Teaching Circle - This Week

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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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:

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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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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Academic Commission Faculty Discussion

All faculty are invited to an open meeting sponsored by the Commission on Academic Opportunities, on Tuesday, November 1, from 10:15-11:00 in the Cedar Room. This is an opportunity to discuss the Commission's charge and to review criteria for the Commission's work this year.

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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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Travel Course Mexico Spring Break

YFM316: Church and Culture in Context
Fulfills requirement for YFM and REL majors and minors, and your Augsburg Experience.

This course will explore the church's relationship to culture and how the two influence one another. The church in Mexico will be our laboratory (over Spring Break). We will visit . . .
• Xochicalco, an ancient Mesoamerican sacred site
• an indigenous Nahua village
• a large Pentecostal congregation
• a Base Christian Community
• Ministerios de Amor, a faith-based orphanage
• multiple church leaders who bridge the divide between church and culture on a daily basis

There will be four mandatory on-campus class sessions before the trip (Jan. 22, Feb. 19, March 4, March 11) and three after the trip (April 8, 22, 29) on Sundays from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in OGC200. These meetings will be used for group-building, discussion of important texts that will help us generate a framework for interpreting our experience in Mexico, and for processing our trip once we've returned.

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2011
Instructor: Jeremy Myers
Travel Dates: March 17-25, 2012
Program Fees (estimate): $2649 full-time Day, $2,999 part-time Day and WEC

If you are interested, the first step is to create a study abroad profile by visiting http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/ and clicking on "Get Started". Then, attend a study abroad advising session to learn how financial aid works with this program, how to complete the application, how it can work with your academic plan, and to get your questions answered. Advising takes place twice a day, every day of the week, and phone appointments are also available - the schedule can be found here: https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.Home#group

Questions on the application process or how study abroad works? Contact Andrea Dvorak in Augsburg Abroad at dvorak@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1669.

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Call for Proposals: ACTC Undergrad Symposium

ACTC is now accepting proposals for its second annual undergraduate research symposium:

Sustainable Urban Communities, redux
Thursday, March 8, at St. Catherine University

This symposium highlights ACTC students' contributions to the vibrant Twin Cities community through direct study, applied research, and/or community involvement. We consider "sustainable urban communities" to be a broadly inclusive term, and seek a wide representation of student work across all disciplines.

Deadline for submissions: December 21, 2011

Go to the ACTC website for more details. https://sites.google.com/a/actc-mn.org/actc/us/urs

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Science/Engineering Internship/Scholarship:Germany

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) will again offer three internship programs in summer 2012: RISE (Research Internships in Science and Engineering), RISE professional and RISE worldwide. RISE has established itself as an outstanding opportunity to combine serious research with a rewarding study-abroad experience. All three programs are targeted to students from the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, earth sciences (geology) and related disciplines.

RISE undergrads have the opportunity to work on cutting edge research projects at top research institutions (e.g., Max-Planck-Institutes) and universities in Germany. Students are paired with German PhD students in a unique mentoring partnership to ensure immediate integration into hands-on lab work and a built-in social network with an excellent opportunity to develop new technical skills. RISE participants receive a scholarship to cover living expenses. To learn more about RISE, please visit: www.daad.de/rise/en or email: rise@daad.de.

RISE professional is designed for recent graduates, Master's and PhD students, and alumni of the RISE program who are matched with a well-known German company, where they gain insight into the professional applications of science and engineering and develop practical skills. Internships can last from one-and-a-half to six months. Similar to RISE, this program features a scholarship to cover living expenses. Online registration is currently available. To learn more about RISE professional,

please visit: www.daad.de/rise-pro/en or email: rise-pro@daad.de.

Online registration and the internship database for RISE and RISE professional open on December 6th. The application deadline for both programs is January 31, 2012.

Also continuing this year is RISE worldwide. German students in the early stages of their studies who have the ambition to work abroad and gain hands-on research experience in their fields will be matched with researchers worldwide who wish to engage in a meaningful cooperation with a young German scholar. These German interns receive a DAAD scholarship to help cover living expenses and travel costs. Participating hosts receive invaluable assistance with their own work-they profit both professionally and personally from contact with the intern, having the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the culture, lifestyle and higher education system in Germany.

Research groups interested in hosting a German research assistant in the summer of 2012 are invited to participate in RISE worldwide and to submit project proposals at: www.daad.de/rise-weltweit/en.

The time-frame for the submission of project proposals has already begun and will close on November 27, 2011.

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Augsburg Dining Service

Don't forget to vote for the best pumpkin on our dining service face book, just click the like for the one you like.

Don't forget to come to dinner for our Halloween dinner!!!!

Nabo still is serving up Auggie Drinks and a daily special.

Einstein's has soup for those cold days, along with the tasty hot drinks and a warm bagel or sandwich.

The Commons Lunch:

Market Place:
Oven Roasted Turkey
Chicken Jambalaya

Bravo:
Baked Cheese & Portabella Penne
Meatball Sandwich

Vegi:
Grilled Eggplant and Feta on foccaccia
Mediterranean Grilled Veggies
Onion Rings
Vegetable of the Day

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Fall Day Last Day to Withdraw

Day students: Friday, 11 November, is the last day to withdraw from a full-term course (with a "W") or, change your grade option from traditional to Pass/No Pass, for Fall Day. Please sign in to AugNet Records and Registration to process your withdrawal from a course or a grade option change (both may be done online). Please reference the college catalog on the number of Pass/No Pass elective grades allowed. Note the official calendar is found on the Registrar web page at: http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/. Crossover courses taken in the WEC program follow the WEC calendar.

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Annual Benefit Enrollment Period

The annual benefit enrollment period will be from November 7 - November 18. Human Resources will be sending out an email to your Augsburg email address and a packet of information to your home this week with more details. However, in the meantime, please block off your calendar to attend one of the five benefit enrollment sessions:

November 7 at 12:00 pm, Christensen Center, Marshall Room
November 9 at 12:15 pm, Christensen Center, East Commons
November 11 at 8:30 am, Christensen Center, East Commons
November 15 at 4:30 pm, Oren Gateway Center, Room 114
November 17 at 9:30 am, Christensen Center, Marshall Room

Please plan to attend to learn what you need to do to enroll and/or make changes to your current benefit elections.

A representative from HealthPartners will be present to answer your questions as well.

We look forward to seeing you there.

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AugsburgGives 2012

Did you know that a gift of $20 per pay period to Community Shares provides a classroom with supplies for an entire year at Southside Family Charter School or a gift of $30 per pay period to The United Way reduces hunger by providing 25 nutritious meals for a family of four? Give. Advocate. Volunteer. Live United.

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"Greater Together" Launch Meeting

Students from Augsburg College, the University of Minnesota and other schools throughout the Twin Cities area, together with Organizing for America, the President's grassroots movement, will participate in the national launch of President Obama's campus outreach program! Come join leaders from your respective schools to learn about the "Greater Together" program and watch the first of a series of "Obama Student Summits" live, featuring Philadelphia's Mayor Michael Nutter and Obama for America's campaign manager Jim Messina. This summit will take questions and feedback from students and the public through twitter. Hope you can join us!

When: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Where: OFA's New Minneapolis Office (Minneapolis, MN)
2722 University Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Contact: lpieh@ofamn.com

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The Crisis of Masculinity in America

Are American men experiencing a crisis of purpose? Men's college graduation rates are lower than women's. Men's unemployment rates are higher than women's. Many report a lack of motivation....

Is there a solution?

In his recent book, Mark Anthony Neal tackles this problem head-on and offers some revolutionary solutions: he describes a new model of masculinity that embraces feminism, combats homophobia, and derives strength from family and community.

Intrigued? Irritated? Come hear his talk:

"What the Hell is a Male Feminist?"

Thursday, Nov. 3
11-12 noon
Foss Chapel

Neal, a professor of African-American Studies at Duke University, has written widely about Black popular culture and hip-hop music. He is the author of What the Music Said, Soul Babies, and Songs in the Key of Black Life, and is co-editor of That's the Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader. He is a regular commentator on NPR and maintains a lively blog at <newblackman.blogspot.com>.

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Auggie Athletics Update

Auggie Athletics Update (click on link for story/stats):

Friday, Oct. 28:
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at St. Thomas Relays
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/28/swim102811.aspx?path=wswim

Men's Hockey -- Augsburg 3, Bethel 2
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/28/mhoc102811.aspx?path=mhockey

Volleyball -- Augsburg def. Hamline 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-15)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/28/vb102811.aspx?path=wvball


Saturday, Oct. 29:
Football -- Augsburg 31, Macalester 23
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/28/fb102911.aspx?path=football

Women's Soccer -- Augsburg 1, St. Mary's 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/wsoc102911.aspx?path=wsoc

Women's Hockey -- Augsburg 4, Finlandia (Mich.) 4 (OT)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/whoc102911.aspx?path=whockey

Volleyball -- Minnesota-Morris def. Augsburg 3-2 (25-18, 25-22, 23-25, 22-25, 16-14); Augsburg def. Bethany Lutheran 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-23)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/vball102911.aspx?path=wvball

Men's Cross Country -- Augsburg at MIAC Championships
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/mcc102911.aspx?path=mcross

Women's Cross Country -- Augsburg at MIAC Championships
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/wcc102911.aspx?path=wcross

Men's Soccer -- Augsburg 3, St. Mary's 0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/msoc102911.aspx?path=msoc


Sunday, Oct. 30:
Women's Hockey -- Augsburg 5, Finlandia (Mich.) 2
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/30/whoc103011.aspx?path=whockey

Men's Hockey -- Hamline 3, Augsburg 2 (OT)
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2011/10/29/mhoc103011.aspx?path=mhockey


Upcoming Events:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/

Tuesday, Nov. 1:
Volleyball -- Augsburg at Bethel, MIAC Playoff Quarterfinals, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 2:
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at St. Olaf, MIAC Playoff Semifinals, 2 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg vs. Norway U-18 National Team, Ed Saugestad Rink, 6 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 3:
Volleyball -- Augsburg at MIAC Playoff Semifinals, opponent/time TBA.

Friday, Nov. 4:
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5:
Football -- Augsburg at Gustavus, 1 p.m.
Women's Swimming -- Augsburg at Hamline Invitational, 1 p.m.
Men's Hockey -- Augsburg at St. Norbert (Wis.), 7 p.m.
Men's Soccer -- Augsburg at MIAC Playoff Championship, opponent/time TBA.
Volleyball -- Augsburg at MIAC Playoff Championship, opponent/time TBA.

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