Crime Alert: Assault on January 7 2012

Public Safety was notified today, January 7 2012, of an assault on campus near the Science and Sverdrup buildings. A student reported that around 3:15 pm, during a break from class, a man who identified himself as a delivery person asked the student to hold the door open for him. At this time, the student was hit by the perpetrator and became disoriented. The victim was able to give this description of the perpetrator:

Black Male
Medium build
30-40 years of age
Stating that he was a delivery person

Augsburg Public Safety notified Minneapolis Police of the assault. Minneapolis Police responded and assisted the victim.
If you have any information about this crime or believe you may have witnessed something in relation to this crime, please contact the Director of Public Safety Jesse Cashman, cashman@augsburg.edu (612-330-1717), or Minneapolis Police 911.

Augsburg College believes that descriptors alone are not a valid reason to profile or cast suspicion on any individual. They are included here because they may reasonably assist in identifying the perpetrators of this incident.

Public Safety Escorts are available 24/7 by calling 612-330-1717.
Counseling is available on campus from:
Center for Counseling and Health Promotion 612-330-1707 www.augsburg.edu/cchp/
Campus Ministry 612-330-1732 www.augsburg.edu/campusministry/

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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 and a diagnostic. It consists of the following spring sessions:

January 20 – Social Well-Being (Glenda Rooney)
February 17 – Financial Well-Being (Ashok Kapoor and Stephanie Ruckel)
March 16 – Physical Well-Being (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.

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Focus on Our Somali Neighbors

To serve our neighbors and be inclusive of our Somali students, we need to learn more about them. This year, CTL in conjunction with the Sabo Center and Pan-Afrikan Student Services is offering a series of opportunities to learn more. These include:

January 24, OGC 100, 3:30-5:00 – Forum on Historical and Cultural Context of Somalia (Dahir Jabreel, Frankie Shackelford, and panel)
February 14, 3:30-5:00, OGC 113 – Faculty Experiences in Somali Community Engagement (Mary Laurel True and faculty panel)
March 13,3 :30-5:00, OGC 100 – Somali Student Experience at Augsburg (Mohamed Sallam and student panel)
April 10, 2:00-5:00. meet in OGC Atrium – Walking Tour of Our Neighborhood with Mary Laurel True and Steve Peacock, Sabo Center

To rsvp for these sessions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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CTL Grant Application Due Dates

International Travel Grant Applications due January 15
Two competitive grants are available for international travel during FY13 (June 1, 2012-M1y 31, 2013). These grants pay up to $2000 toward travel to present at an international conference. Applications should be submitted using the standard applications for Professional Travel on the CTL website. Those applications dated January 15 or earlier will be considered for this award.

Dean's Internationalization Summer Travel Applications due January 15
Two competitive internationalization travel grants (up to $2500 for airfare) are available to support teaching, scholarship, or service collaboration with Augsburg International Programs or Partner Institutions that facilitate internationalizing the Augsburg campus and curriculum. Applications are due January 15. For more information and to receive an application form, contact Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu.)

Hoversten Peace Seminar Applications due February 1
The next biennial Hoversten Peace Seminar will be June 1-9, 2012 in El Salvador. This is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to experience a Center for Global Education (CGE) program together, at a subsidized cost ($1090 for faculty and staff, $890 for students). The deadline for applications is February 1. More information is available on the CGE website (http://www.augsburg.edu/global/).

Faculty Summer Scholarship Grant Applications due March 15
Two Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants ($4000) and two Grangaard Summer Scholarship Grants ($2000) are available to support faculty summer scholarship activities. Applications should be submitted electronically no later than March 15. For more information and to receive an application form, contact Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu.)

Instructional & Course Design Grant Proposals due March 15
Up to eight Instructional and Course Design Grants ($3000 each) are available to support faculty summer course design activities, using L. Dee Fink's Creating Significant Learning Experiences and D. Randy Garrison & Norman D. Vaughan's Blended Learning in Higher Education. The purpose of these grants is to support the development of instructional design skills, as well as their application to a specific course. Tim Pippert and Cari Maguire serve as consultants for grant recipients. Applications are due no later than March 15. For more information and a proposal form, and to submit applications, contact Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu).

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January CTL Activities At-a-Glance

Wednesday, January 11, 11:30-1:30, Marshall Room – New Staff Seminar, Fall Cohort: "Using Your Gifts in Meaningful Work" (Dionne Doerring)

Wednesday, January 11, 11:30-1:30, Marshall Room – New Staff Seminar, Spring Cohort: "Creating an Inclusive Work Environment" (James Trelstad Porter)

Wednesday, January 11, 4:00-7:00, OGC 200 – Graduate Faculty Workshop: "Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment" (Karen Lokkesmoe and Velma Lashbrook)

Monday, January 16, 11:30-12:45, E. Commons – New Faculty Seminar: "Pre-Convocation Lunch" (Frankie Shackelford and Ben Stottrup)

Tuesday, January 17, 8:00-9:30, OGC 100 – Staff Development Series: "Embracing Change and an Entrepreneurial Spirit" (President Paul Pribbenow)

**Tuesday, January 17, OGC 113, 3:40-5:00 pm – Reading Circle: Ch. 1-2: "The Silent Crisis" (Marty Stortz & Merilee Klemp) and " Education for Profit, Education for Democracy" (Jacqui DeVries). Martha Nussbaum's Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities, organized by Marty Stortz and Merilee Klemp.

Wednesday, January 18, 8:30-10:00, Lindell 202 – Blended Learning Series: "Digital Video and Audio Tools" (Scott Krenz and Nathan Lind)

*Wednesday, January 18, 4:00-5:30, OGC 111 – Graduate Faculty Teaching Circle: Ch. 4: "How Do Students Develop Mastery?" (Velma Lashbrook). Susan Ambrose et al.'s How Learning Works: 7 Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching.

**Thursday, January 19, 2:00-3:30, Lindell 202 – Mindful Dialogues: Ch. 1-3: "Arc-of-Life Learning, A Tale of Two Cultures, and Embracing Change" (Annette Gerten). Douglas Thomas and John Seeley Brown's A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change.

Thursday, January 19, 5:30-8:00, Weyerhaeuser Board Room, Macalester College - ACTC Chairs: ""Peer Evaluation and Performance Coaching" (Diane Pike and Bridget Robinson-Riegler}

*Friday, January 20, 12:00-1:30, Augsburg Room – Well-Being Series: "Social Well-Being" (Glenda Rooney)

Monday, January 23, 12:00-1:15, OGC 100 – Ideas About Inclusiveness: "The V-Word Dialogues: Teaching and Practicing Pluralism in the Classroom" (Matt Maruggi and Lori Brandt Hale)

Tuesday, January 24, OGC 100, 3:30-5:00 – Focus on Our Somali Neighbors: "Forum on Historical and Cultural Context of Somalia" (Dahir Jabreel, Frankie Shackelford, and panel)

**Wednesday, January 25, 12:15-1:15, OGC 100 – Reading Circle: David Brooks' The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Virtue, led by Jacqui DeVries.

*Monday, January 30, 8:30-10:00, Lindell 202 – Leader-Manager Learning Circle: Ch. 6-7: "Disciplined Action" (Velma Lashbrook). Jim Collins' Good to Great.

Monday, January 30, 3:15-5:00, Riverside - Embedding Diversity and Global Learning: 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)

**Tuesday, January 31, OGC 100, 3:40-5:00 pm – Reading Circle: Ch.3-4: "Educating Citizens and Socratic Pedagogy" (Phil Adamo & Matt Haines). Martha Nussbaum's Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities, organized by Marty Stortz and Merilee Klemp.

*-These are continuing book groups, no longer open to new participants.
**-These are new book groups; new participants are welcome.

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Ideas about Inclusiveness

This series of conversations is designed to help faculty and staff understand how to create an inclusive learning community that values all of its members. It includes discussions of teaching, advising, and coaching skills; and dialogues about specific differences and how they impact a sense of inclusiveness. This series includes a number of well-received sessions presented at the Creating and Inclusive Campus Conference last May.

The spring sessions will be held on Mondays 12:00-1:15.

January 23, OGC 100 - Matt Maruggi and Lori Brandt Hale, Religion, "The V-Word Dialogues: Teaching and Practicing Pluralism in the Classroom"
February 6, OGC 100 - Sheila Fox Wassink, CLASS, and panel, "Mentoring Students with Psychiatric Disabilities"
February 20, OGC 100 - Cari Maguire, New Programs, "Effective Strategies for ESL and Generation 1.5 Students"

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

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CTL Night at the Theater – February 9

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 spring, we have reserved tickets for:

February 9, 2012 - 365 Days/365 Plays, Directed by Martha Johnson
In the fall of 2002, Suzan-Lori Parks (Pulitzer-prize winning playwright) decided to take on the challenge of writing one play a day for a full year. 365 Days/365 Plays is the successful result, featuring 365 short plays whimsically exploring such divergent topics as sex, war, fairy tales, Indian mythology, American historical figures, love, politics, race, contemporary celebrities--and numerous other issues from American life. The world premiere of these plays was an extraordinary event: From 2006 to 2007 more than 700 theaters in major cities across America performed various pieces or sections from Parks' cycle. This production we will include selections from this body of work to create an entertaining, thought-provoking, and imaginative assortment of contemporary theater pieces.

Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend this production, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Spring Mindful Dialogue and Reading Circles

Mindful Dialogues – A New Culture of Learning
Douglas Thomas and John Seeley Brown's A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change, led by Annette Gerten.

Mindful Dialogues is a series of conversations designed to collectively examine issues relevant to higher education. During the spring, is leading dialogues on. James Duderstadt, President Emeritus of the University of Michigan described this work as, "A provocative and extremely important new paradigm of a ‘culture of learning,' appropriate for a world characterized by continual change. This is a must read for anyone interested in the future of education."

All sessions are held from 2:00-3:30 on Thursdays in Lindell 202. Each session includes a facilitated conversation about the reading and healthy snacks. Sessions will be held:

January 19 – Arc-of-Life Learning, A Tale of Two Cultures, and Embracing Change (Ch. 1-3)
February 16 – Learning in the Collective and The Personal With the Collective, and (Ch. 4-5)
March 15 – We Know More Than We Can Say; Knowing, Making, and Playing; and Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out (Ch. 6-8)
April 12 – A New Culture of Learning for a World of Constant Change (Ch. 9)

If you would like to participate in these sessions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).


The Humanities and Democracy
Martha Nussbaum's Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities, organized by Marty Stortz and Merilee Klemp.

In this brief, but rich book, Martha Nussbaum argues the importance of the humanities to democracy. She believes that Americans increasingly treat education as though its primary goal were to teach students to be economically productive rather than to think critically and become knowledgeable and empathic citizens. She argues that this focus on profitable skills has eroded our ability to criticize authority, reduced our sympathy with the marginalized and different, and damaged our competence to deal with complex global problems. The loss of these basic capacities jeopardizes the health of democracy.

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in sessions to discuss this book and take a trip to St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN to hear Nussbaum lecture on February 23rd. By asking faculty/staff to lead each session, we hope not only to discuss her thesis, but to demonstrate it. Sessions will be held:

January 17, OGC 113, 3:40-5:00 pm – 1: The Silent Crisis (Marty Stortz & Merilee Klemp) and 2: Education for Profit, Education for Democracy (Jacqui DeVries)
January 31, OGC 100, 3:40-5:00 pm –3: Educating Citizens and 4: Socratic Pedagogy (Phil Adamo & Matt Haines)
February 7, OGC 100, 3:40-5:00 pm - 5: Citizens of the World and 6. Cultivating Imagination (John Schmit)
February 21, OGC 100, 3:40-5:00 pm –Implications for Augsburg (Marty Stortz & Merilee Klemp)
February 23, 7:30 pm, Mitchell Auditorium, St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN – "Why Democracy Needs the Humanities" (Martha Nussbaum)

To register for this book group, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

Social Learning
David Brooks' The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Virtue led by Jacqui DeVries.

Wednesday, January 25, 12:15-1:15, OGC 100
Thursday, February 23, 3:10-4:30, OGC 100
Wednesday, March 28, 12:15-1:15, OGC 103
Thursday, April 19, 3:10-4:30, OGC 100

New York Times columnist Brooks attempts in The Social Animal to explain why so many of our contemporary social problems and inequalities have proven so intractable. Weaving insights from sociology, psychology, history and brain science into an engaging narrative reminiscent of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Emile (a classic study of how people learn), Brooks tries to "explain how these findings about the deepest recesses of our minds should change the way we see ourselves, raise our kids, conduct business, teach, manage our relationships and practice politics." His work is certainly not without critics, but his insights and findings can be valuable to educators, who grapple on a daily basis with the implications of his observation that "we're not rational animals, or laboring animals; we're social animals. We emerge out of relationships and live to bond with each other and connect to larger ideas."

To register for this book group, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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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.

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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Leadership Series

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

January 17, 2011, OGC100, 4:00-6:00 – Relationship Building: Developing Intercultural Competence (Karen Lokkesmoe) - CANCELLED
February 14, 2012, OGC100, 4:00-6:00 – Influencing: Adapting to Interpersonal Differences (Brad Lashbrook)
March 13, 2012, Marshall, 4:00-6:00 – Executing: Leading Teams (Aaron Griess)
April 24, 2012, Marshall, 4:15-6:00 – 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).

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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.

The Blended Learning Series, co-sponsored by IT, is offered from 8:30-10:00 on Third Wednesdays in Lindell 202, and includes the following spring workshops:

January 18 – Digital Video and Audio Tools (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)

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

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Minneapolis Special Election - Tues., Jan. 10

There is a special election for two districts in Minneapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 10. 2012

Senate District 59: 25 precincts in the northeast/southeast quadrant of Minneapolis. This includes Augsburg College. Students who live on campus are eligible to vote in this city election.

House District 61B: 12 precincts in south central Minneapolis.

For more information, visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections

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Mixed Blood Presents MLK-FREE! 1/14

Please join us for this powerful Martin Luther King Jr. tribute

Dr. King's Dream featuring Warren C. Bowles
Saturday, January 14, 3 pm at Mixed Blood Theatre

Drawn from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s own letters, sermons, books and speeches, this biography memorably illuminates why he is honored with a holiday each January.

Mixed Blood Theatre was founded in 1976, inspired by the teachings and preachings of Dr. King, and today, 36 years later, we remain dedicated to the spirit of his dream.

Offered for free as part of Mixed Blood's 55454 Series, designed to promote inclusion and individual equality, showing live theater as a vehicle for change.
For ages 11 and up.
****Sambusas and Refreshments provided at post-show discussion

We hope to see you!
Your Neighborhood Team
Salma Hussein, Ifrah Mansour, Mohamed Jama (MJ), Abdirahman Abdulle,
Raúl Ramos & everyone at Mixed Blood Theatre
612-338-6131
www.mixedblood.com

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Student Research Opportunity-Off Campus

Calling all undergraduates! Are you looking for a PAID summer research internship?? Visit www.orau.org/ornl for information on the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship and Community College Internship programs – select Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) as your first choice lab!

Summer internship dates are June 4- August 10!

Apply now – deadline is Tuesday, January 10!

ORNL summer interns work side-by-side with world-class scientists and engineers on cutting edge research. Outside of the lab you'll have opportunities to interact with other students and scientists during luncheons, brown bag seminars, social activities, and weekend excursions.

The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories. You must be a US Citizen or PRA enrolled at an accredited institution with a 3.0 GPA or higher and have completed at least one year as a matriculating undergraduate student at the time of applying.

The Community College Internship (CCI) program seeks to encourage community college students to enter technical careers relevant to the DOE mission by providing technical training experiences at the DOE National Laboratories. You must be a US Citizen or PRA enrolled full-time at an accredited community college or two-year college with a 3.0 GPA or higher and have completed at least one semester at the time of applying.

Visit www.orau.org/ornl for information on both programs. For general information, contact ornledu@orau.org.

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Free Urban Farming Classes Tuesdays

Campus Kitchen will be hosting the Permaculture Research Institute's winter Urban Farming class series through February. Almost every Tuesday (see the schedule below) they'll be on campus helping us dream on how to make the most of our patches of soil this spring. It's $25 a class for the public, but they're making it free for anyone at Augsburg (just bring your ID). Let me know if you have questions, and we hope to see you there!

Tuesdays 6-8 pm

1/3 Intro to Urban Farming - Music Hall, Sateren Auditorium
... 1/10 Growing 101 Plants, Tools, & Tricks (Beg/Int) - Science Hall, Room 123
1/17 Preparing and Planting Your Site (Beg/Int) - Science Hall, Room 123
1/24 Organic Growing: Principles in Action (Beg/Int) - Science Hall, Room 123
1/31 Rotations, Companions, & Successions: Designing Your Own Growing Space (Int) - Science Hall, Room 123
2/7 Marketing Strategies & Options for the Urban Farmer (market) - Science 2/21 Designing Your Business Plan (Market) - Science Hall, Room 123

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Billy Mills Event

Billy Mills, 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist in 10,000 Meter run, will present here at Augsburg College on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 7 PM in the Chapel. He is an amazing speaker who motivates and inspires by telling his story. Please join us!! Free and open to everyone!!

Billy Mills was born and raised on the Pine Ridge (Lakota) Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Although Pine Ridge is very rich in culture and spirit, it is continually recognized economically as one of the poorest communities in America with unemployment reaching 80%.

Billy was orphaned by the age of 12 and sent to boarding schools. He graduated from high school at Haskell Indian School. Billy became involved in distance running and earned an athletic scholarship to the University of Kansas. Never winning a major race in track and field or cross country, he continued to show promise by his performances, making NCAA and AAU All-American seven times. Upon graduating from the University of Kansas, Billy was commissioned an officer in the United States Marine Corps., and continued training for the Olympic Team. He made the Olympic Team in two events, the marathon and the 10,000 meter run. He had trained his body, mind, and soul for "Peak Performance." And the world was about to see the greatest upset in Olympic history unfold.

Today Billy is an accomplished businessman, author, and National Spokesperson for Christian Relief Services. As National Spokesperson, he has helped raise over 500 million dollars in cash and in-kind for charities worldwide. He has received five honorary doctorates, and is the recipient of the Distinguished Service Citation, the highest honor that the University of Kansas Alumni Association can bestow upon an individual to acknowledge outstanding achievement for the betterment of mankind. A major motion picture has been made about Billy, titled "Running Brave," and has been a positive influence on many of our American youth. Billy Mills was recognized on several end-of-the-millennium lists, including being chosen as Sports Illustrated's Athlete of the Century for the state of South Dakota and Runners World Magazine the second greatest Olympic moment. In 2009, his race was chosen by Running Times Magazine as the greatest distance race on the track in the history of the Olympics. He is the only person from the Western Hemisphere to ever win the Olympic 10,000 Meter Run.

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