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Remaining March CTL Activities At-A-Glance

Tuesday, March 13, 8:00-9:30 am, OGC 100 – Foundational Series on Student Learning: "Designing and Assessing Group Assignments" (Kristen Chamberlain)

Tuesday, March 13, 3:30-5:00 pm, OGC 100 – Community Inclusiveness: Somali Voices: "Somali Student Experience at Augsburg" (Mohamed Sallam and student panel)

Tuesday, March 13, 4:00-6:00 pm, Marshall Room – Leadership Series: "Executing: Leading Teams" (Aaron Griess)

Wednesday, March 14, 8:30-10:00 am, Lindell 202 – Blended Learning Series: "Online Assessment Techniques and Academic Integrity" (Scott Krajewski and Emily Hoisington)

Thursday, March 15, 11:50-1:20 pm, OGC 100 – Thinking About Teaching and Advising: "Project Based and Applied Learning" (Joe Underhill)

*Thursday, March 15, 2:00-3:30 pm, Lindell 202 – Mindful Dialogue: Ch. 6-8: "We Know More Than We Can Say; Knowing, Making, and Playing; and Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out" (Annette Gerten). Douglas Thomas and John Seeley Brown's A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change.

Thursday, March 15 – Applications due for Instructional and Course Design (ICD) and Summer Scholarship Grants

Friday, March 16, 12:00-1:30 pm, Augsburg Room – Well Being Series: "Physical Well-Being" (Tony Clapp)

Tuesday, March 20, 8:00-9:30 am, OGC 200 – Staff Development Series: "Building a Case for Change" (Jim Erchul and Staney Rostad)

*Friday, March 23, 12:00-1:30 pm, Lindell 202 – Resilience Reading Circle: Breaking Night, by Liz Murray (Sarah Hedstrom)

Tuesday, March 27, 12:00-1:30 pm, OGC 100 – Speaking of Scholarship Series: Social Work (Laura Boisen and Maryann Syers)

Tuesday, March 27, 3:00-5:00 pm, Marshall Room – Core Curriculum and Graduation Skills Workshops: "Quantitative Reasoning" (John Zorbitz and Stacy Freiheit)

*Wednesday, March 28, 12:15-1:15 pm, OGC 103 – Reading Circle: Ch. 13-18. David Brooks' The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Virtue, led by Jacqui DeVries.

Thursday, March 29, 11:50-1:20 pm, OGC 100 – Thinking About Teaching and Advising: "Teaching by Immersion: Interim Redux" (Garry Hesser)

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

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Well-Being Series - Friday

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. It consists of the following remaining sessions:

Friday, March 16, 12:00-1:30 pm, Augsburg Room – Physical Well-Being (Tony Clapp)
Friday, April 13, 12:00-1:30 pm, Augsburg Room – Community Well-Being (Andrea Turner)

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

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CTL Grant Applications Due March 15

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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May Workshop Calendar/Dean's Calendar

Please find the Dean's Calendar link below. If you scroll down to May, you will find the updated Workshop Calendar information. If you need to add any workshops, please contact me at hagenn@augsburg.edu.

http://web.augsburg.edu/~hagenn/2011-12deanscalendar.pdf

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Leadership Series: Teams TOMORROW

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

March 13, Marshall, 4:00-6:00 – Executing: Leading Teams (Aaron Griess)
April 24, 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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Community Inclusiveness: Somali Voices TOMORROW

To serve our neighbors and be inclusive of all members of our community, we need to learn more about each other. 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:

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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Thinking About Teaching & Advising - Thursday

These presentations and conversations are designed to share teaching innovations on campus and learn from each other's experiences. Sessions involve presentations followed by informal conversations about the issues raised by these experiences. The intent is to increase awareness of what we are collectively learning about teaching and advising.

Remaining sessions during the spring are as follows:

Thursday, March 15, 11:50-1:20, OGC 100 – Joe Underhill, "Project-Based and Applied Learning"
Thursday, March 29, 11:50-1:20, OGC 100 – Garry Hesser, "Teaching by Immersion: Interim Redux"

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

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Foundational Series: Student Learning - TOMORROW

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. Spring sessions include:

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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Blended Learning Series - Wednesday

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 remaining spring workshop:

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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Creating an Inclusive Campus – Call for Proposals

This three-day annual conference will be held May 22-24 and is designed to feature key developments in fulfilling our commitment to intentional diversity and global learning at Augsburg College. It includes an opening session focused on one aspect of creating an engaged, inclusive learning community, and concurrent session tracks devoted to:

Engaging all students – These sessions explore student differences and what we can do to ensure that all students feel included and receive the support they need to be successful.

Embedding diversity and global learning in the curriculum – These sessions examine what departments are doing to address diversity and global learning in their courses and programs.

Developing our community – This track focuses on faculty, staff, and administrator skills and practices, and what we can do to ensure inclusiveness across the campus.

The third day consists of half-day workshops for faculty and staff to focus on setting departmental goals and action plans for creating inclusiveness. The conference is co-sponsored by CTL, the Office of International Programs, Human Resources, Student Affairs, and General Education.

We invite you to submit a proposal for a 90-minute session related to any of the 3 tracks. Please provide a title and list of presenters, along with a 150-200 word description of the session you would like to facilitate. Submit your proposal to Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu) by April 1.

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Tuition Exchange Benefit Reminder

Please consider this a friendly reminder that the financial aid season for 2012-13 is well underway. If your family uses the Augsburg College tuition exchange benefit, it is time to fill out renewal applications for 2012-13 academic year if you have not already done so.

Human Resources houses these forms on their Moodle site.

Augsburg College participates in four exchange programs and each has differing deadlines for new and returning applications. I encourage everyone to submit completed forms to the Augsburg College HR department no later than April 1.

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Housing Expo Info

Selection numbers for all eligible current students have been e-mailed as of February 13th.
The e-mails are being sent by agr-reports@augsburg.edu. Students with ARHOLDS will be sent their selection numbers as soon as their holds are removed. For more information about your ARHOLD please contact enroll@augsburg.edu.

If you need help finding roommate(s) for 2012-2013, email Chue Xue Lee at rescomm@augsburg.edu and he will add you to the Residential Roommate Matching Moodle page.

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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. Please go to http://web.augsburg.edu/cao to find the locker request form and return it to the Auggie's Nest located on the basement level of Christensen Center.

For questions, email AuBri Weatherspoon at cao@augsburg.edu

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Facilities Management Open House

The Facilities Management Department has a new location ~ lower level Foss Center room 17. Please come visit us at our Open House on Wednesday, March 14th from 10am-2pm and partake in some goodies!

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13th Annual Augsburg Leadership Awards Nominations

Nominations are now being accepted for the 13th annual Augsburg Leadership Awards! Students, staff, faculty, alums, and community members are strongly encouraged to nominate their fellow student leaders, student groups, and student group advisers for a variety of awards. People may also nominate themselves or a student group in which they are involved. Winners will be honored at the Augsburg Leadership Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 10th at 4:30 PM.

To submit a nomination, simply follow the link: http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_e4WUPOlfotM7LPS

Please keep in mind that all nominations are due by Friday, March 16 at 4:30 pm. For questions, contact Michael Grewe at grewe@augsburg.edu.

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Jane McCarney's Senior Art Reception - Friday

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Jane McCarney

March 12 - March 28
Reception: Friday, March 16
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Jane McCarney's senior exhibition is now showing in the Student Art Gallery, Christensen Center. There will be a reception for the exhibition on Friday, March 16, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

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Annual Augsburg Powwow - March 31

The Augsburg Indigenous Student Association (AISA) and American Indian Student Services program would like to personally invite you to come join us at the Powwow this year! The date is Saturday, March 31, 2012 in the Si Melby Gymnasium (715 23rd Avenue S, Minneapolis). FREE ADMISSION TO ALL AND EVERYONE WELCOME!! Watch you campus box for a postcard invitation as well.

This is a great opportunity for you to learn a little about American Indian culture and traditions . .bring your family and friends to this family-friendly cultural event. "Grand Entries", which are the start of a dance session are at 1 PM and 6 PM and if you haven't been to a Powwow before we would encourage you to come at one of these times to watch a grand entry, however, you are invited and welcome to come and go anytime throughout the day. . .you are welcome to 'check it out' for a short period of time or spend the entire afternoon and evening with us! You can also listen to the MC where he will inform the spectators of opportunity/appropriate times when you can dance with us. We will start the day at 1 PM and end at 9 PM. We hope you can come!! We will be 'Honoring' the 15 American Indian Graduates at 3:00 PM and have Aztec Dancers, Hand Drum Exhibition and Hoop Dancer starting at 4 PM during the dinner break.

There will also be Craft Vendors, Information vendors about community resources/organizations, concession stand with Indian tacos and frybread for sale. It is expected to be a great time and great opportunity to learn.

Volunteers are also needed!!! Email Kassie Benjamin-Ficken at benjamin@augsburg.edu if you would like to volunteer.

For more information, please contact Jennifer Simon, Director, American Indian Student Services Program at simonj@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1144. You can also find the event on Facebook as Augsburg College 4th Traditional Powwow or through the Augsburg Indigenous Student Association Page.

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Augsburg Day Student Government (ADSG) Election

Run for Augsburg College Day President/Vice President or senator for 2012-2013. The ADSG election form is due this Friday, March 16, 2012. The election ballot can be found at http://www.augsburg.edu/stugov/forms.html. You can learn more about student government by visiting the ADSG website at http://www.augsburg.edu/stugov/. Check out our election video at http://youtu.be/qY2enacMbI8. For more information, contact Luke Mueller at mueller3@augsburg.edu.

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Leading in an Online World, April 19

Augsburg's Center for Leadership Studies invites you to attend an interactive panel discussion featuring John Nemo, Steven Jeddeloh, and Stephanie Weiss.

Date: Thursday, April 19
Time: 5:30 p.m. social time with refreshments; 6:00-8:00 p.m. presentation
Location: Kennedy Center, Room 303

New media and new ways to use them expand leaders' abilities to communicate, inspire, and mobilize in a fast-changing world. This panel of experts will offer insights on using the Internet, social media, and virtual teamwork to enhance your leadership. Each panel member will give an opening presentation. Discussion/questions time for audience participation will follow. Bring your best-practices and insights to share.

About the panelists
John Nemo, director of external communications and public relations for the Minnesota Nurses Association, has more than 15 years of experience as a nationally recognized, award-winning public relations director, social media expert, and multimedia journalist.

Steven Jeddeloh is a veteran organization development practitioner who works with executives and management teams interested in improving performance. He teaches a variety of graduate courses with topics that include leadership, teaming, and organization change.

Stephanie Weiss is the director of news and media services at Augsburg College. Prior to her role at Augsburg, she worked for the League of Minnesota Cities where she was instrumental in researching and advocating early adoption and official use of social media.

For more information or to reserve a space in this free workshop, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu. You are welcome to bring guests.

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Bolivian Sonia Davila-Poblete to Speak at Augsburg

Join Sonia Davila-Poblete as she explores critical issues around globalization and its effects on the environment, women, and indigenous communities during her presentation entitled, "Women Making Changes: From the Living Better to Living Well Paradigm."

This presentation will take place on March 14 at 4:30pm in the Hoversten Chapel. Open to the public.

Bolivian-born Sonia Davila-Poblete is the editor of the book "Opposing Currents: Politics of Water and Gender in Latin America." She has served as a technical advisor for the Global Water Partnership and currently works as a consultant and advisor to social organizations interested in the care and preservation of natural resources.

This presentation is brought to you by the Center for Global Education and the Anne Pederson Women's Resource Center.

Immediately following the presentation, CGE invites you to join us for a toast (with food!) in honor of 2012 being our 30th anniversary year.

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Vocatio Chapel with Rachel (Selle) McLaughlin '01

Please join us on Wednesday, March 14 at 10:20 a.m. as we continue the "All Shook Up: The Call to Change" Vocatio Chapel Series.

Dr. Rachel (Selle) McLaughlin will be sharing part of her call story to international medical missions. She and her husband have spent the past two years serving at Tenwek Hospital in western Kenya.

More information about McLaughlin and this event can be found at: http://web.augsburg.edu/~fieldl/March2012Vocatio.pdf

Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend a luncheon with Rachel McLaughlin from 11:00 a.m. - Noon. Please RSVP to Lonna Field at fieldl@augsburg.edu by March 13.

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Indigenous Bolivian and Native American Film Fest

Put it on your calendars!!!!!

Where Condor Meets Eagle: Indigenous Bolivian and Native American Film Festival and Cultural Exchange is a three-night film festival celebrating Indigenous film, collaborations across national boundaries, and visual storytelling. Come see world class films from Bolivia, Canada, and Minnesota and meet some of the filmmakers, engage in conversation, and enjoy three great evenings for free. Filmmakers from Bolivia will be present, all films in Spanish will be translated, and lovers of film are welcome.

Dates: March 16, 17, 18, 2012
Screening Location: Parkway Theater, 4814 Chicago Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55407 (612-822-3030).
FREE Admission

For film schedules and information on the program visit www.augsburg.edu/filmseries

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Housing Expo

Date: April 3rd, 2012
Time: 3pm-10pm
Location: East Commons, Christensen Center

Please bring your Augsburg ID and printed selection number document to the Housing Expo.
New this year - choosing your actual apartment and the Anderson Hall Neighborhoods. For more information about joining a Neighborhood please contact Ali Pickens at pickens@augsburg.edu.
Students unable to attend the Housing Expo may contact Cyndy Rowe at rowe@augsburg.edu for permission to use the Power of Attorney (POA) process.

If you need help finding roommate(s) for 2012-2013, email Chue Xue Lee at rescomm@augsburg.edu and he will add you to the Residential Roommate Matching Moodle page.

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Sisters' Camelot Benefit/Fine Line Music Cafe

Four Minnesota Americana music acts grace the stage of the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis Tuesday March 20 to benefit local non-profit group Sisters' Camelot, featured recently in a segment on the Today Show on NBC. Musical performances by Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, Two Many Banjos, Katey Bellville, and Painted Saints highlight the fundraiser for Minnesota's only organic food shelf.

Each group will perform a set of original material in an event sure to please all fans of roots music in the Twin Cities. The doors open at 7 pm and chamber country artists Painted Saints kick off the event at 7:30. Katey Bellville, the Twin Cities' sweetheart of Americana, bluegrass, and folk, is on at 8:30 with her quartet. Contemporary bluegrass heroes Two Many Banjos perform at 9:30, and Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank, frontrunners of the roots music scene resurgence in MN, close the benefit with an hour-long set ending at 11:30 pm. Tickets are $10 each, attendees must be 21 or older. Students 21+ with valid student id receive half off admission.

Three students created the benefit concert as part of a project management course at Augsburg College. The students chose to help Sisters' Camelot, now in its fifteenth year, because they admire the efforts of the mobile organic food shelf/mobile kitchen in addressing hunger and poverty issues in the poorer communities of Minneapolis and St Paul. Sisters' Camelot rescues fresh ripe organic produce, prepackaged whole foods, bulk goods, and other items from organic wholesalers. They then make "random drops" where they show up unannounced at a busy intersection or neighborhood park in low-income areas around the Twin Cities metro area, and give away the rescued food free of charge from their brightly painted bus. They also randomly give away free meals from their state-of-the-art mobile kitchen.

Sisters' Camelot rarely receives donations from foundations or government. It's $130,000 annual budget is met by fundraisers and by the efforts of dozens of canvassers, mostly volunteers, who go door to door seeking donations. Despite severe financial limitations, in recent years they've managed to distribute over 1.5 million pounds of food annually. The rescued food, mostly items approaching their expiration dates and overstock items, comes from Albert's Organics in Mounds View, Co-op Partners in St. Paul, and some farmers markets during the growing season. Said Minneapolis City Council member Cam Gordon, "They started as a grass-roots, under-the-radar effort. It's like they're growing up now."

For more information regarding this event please contact Augsburg student Greg Michels at 952-451-4307 or email at michelsg@augsburg.edu. Please visit sisterscamelot.org for more information regarding Sisters' Camelot.

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SWK Auggie Stephanie Nelson '13 Studying in Mexico

Stephanie Nelson '13 - SWK Major - shares her experience visiting a rural community as part of her semester abroad in Mexico in her most recent blog post at http://swkmexico.blogspot.com/
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One of the important themes of week three was understanding and working with rural or indigenous communities. One of the things that impacted me the most was the talk with Xochil and the visit to the small town Tlamacazapa (Tlama for short).

Xochil works with the nonprofit, Atzin. The nonprofit works primarily with the village of Tlama. The organization consists of several leaders and a number of organizers from the community. Everyone involved works very hard in many different areas. Some of these issues include domestic violence, malnutrition, alcohol and drug addiction, and various diseases due to unclean water.

Xochil has a lot of knowledge about the community and shared a lot of information with us. We also learned a lot through visiting the town. Tlama is a small town of about 6,100 people in the state of Guerrero. The main economic income comes from weaving palm. This is an age old practice that the people of Tlama have been doing for generations. In order to make a living this way, many of the men travel to larger cities to sell the baskets and other goods made by the women.

Another challenge in Tlama is getting enough clean water. In order to get water today, the residents must walk to one of three wells. All of these water sources naturally contain lead and arsenic. What's worse is that because of the incline, water from dirty streets runs into the wells. The bottom two wells are generally used for washing, while the top one is where people get their drinking water.
Well in Tlamacazapa

We got to see some of the other work Atzin does within the community. They provide a school and a health clinic as well as other various resources. The organizers of Atzin are all members of the community who see a need for change and are trying to do something about it. They also work to educate others in the community.

While we were in Tlama, we had many different experiences. Upon our return, we discussed them and while everyone had a unique perspective on the trip, there were some common themes. For example, many shared stories of being called out for being an outsider. Saying things like "So you want to be one of us?" as the group took turns carrying water. Or, "You lost?" as a student walked by.

For me, this was the first time I felt completely like an outsider in Mexico. Because I cannot understand everything people yell out on the street means, I can usually ignore it. But in Tlama I felt as though I was really intruding. The combination of learning about the extreme poverty and injustice along with these feelings, gave me a much different perspective on my role here.

The experience of seeing how much physical labor was required just to survive was very eye opening. I am often unaware of all the privileges I have. Seeing the way of life in Tlama reminded me that not everyone has all the luxuries that I take for granted. I hope this experience will help me work for change in the ways that I can.
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$1,000 Grant to Study abroad this FALL 2012 in any CGE semester program.

Haven't attended study abroad advising--come to Murphy Place ASAP.

Walk-in Advising Times:
10:30-10:50 am: MTWF
2:30-2:50 pm: WF
3:30-3:50 pm: TTH

GET STARTED HERE:
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/

Questions? abroad@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1650

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Valek Receives NCAA Elite 89 Honor

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/11/wres031112.aspx?path=wrestling

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Augsburg College's Tony Valek (SR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) was named the recipient of the NCAA Elite 89 Award as the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average at the NCAA Division III Wrestling National Championships, it was announced on Saturday.

According to the NCAA: "The Elite 89, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 89 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA championships."

A three-time NCAA All-American at 149 pounds, Valek is an accounting/general management major with a 3.87 grade-point average. He has earned National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Scholar All-America honors his final three seasons, while also earning Capital One Academic All-America (CoSIDA) first-team honors in 2011.

A four-time national tournament qualifier, Valek finished as national runner-up at 149 in both 2011 and 2010. Valek finished this season in third place at 149, finishing his season at 34-1. Of his 34 victories, 29 were bonus-point victories (15 pins, two technical falls, 12 major decisions).

Valek finished his career with a 136-25 record, with 87 bonus-point victories (60 pins, six technical falls, 21 major decisions).

Valek received the Elite 89 award from Augsburg Athletic Director Jeff Swenson, chairman of the NCAA Division III Wrestling National Committee, prior to the championship matches on Saturday evening at the La Crosse Center.

On Thursday, Valek and four other Auggies – 197-pounder Brad Baus (SR, Mukwonago, Wis.), 141-pounder Will Keeter (SO, Twin Falls, Idaho), 165-pounder Tommy Teigen (SO, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS) and heavyweight Chad Johnson (SO, Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS) – were named NWCA Division III Scholar All-Americans, and Augsburg received the highest team grade-point average award from the NWCA, with a 3.7341 team GPA.

Augsburg finished second as a team at the Division III national championships on Saturday night, earning five Al-American honors.

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Auggies Top Wrestling Scholar Listing

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/8/wres030812.aspx

LA CROSSE, Wis. -- For the second time in program history, the Augsburg College wrestling team achieved the highest team grade-point average in the nation in NCAA Division III wrestling, it was announced on Thursday.

The Auggies recorded a team grade-point average of 3.7341 to lead the nation in the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Division III Scholar All-America Team Award listing. It marks the second time that the Auggies recorded the nation's highest team GPA in wrestling; the first was in 1999, when the Auggies had a 3.480 team GPA. Augsburg has finished in the top 10 in team GPA 11 times since the award was first given in 1998, with this year's GPA the highest in Augsburg's history in the award listings.

According to the NWCA (from its 2011 news release on the academic awards): "To be awarded this honor, teams must meet the following criteria: the team GPA is calculated as an average of the top 10 students on each team. At least six of the 10 chosen must have competed in the NCAA qualifying tournament, while the other athletes must have competed in at least 50 percent of the teams scheduled contests."

The team awards were presented at the Division III National Wrestling Coaches Association Championship and Hall of Fame Banquet, held at the La Crosse Center on Thursday evening in advance of this weekend's NCAA Division III National Championships.

"I'm proud of the whole team. It's a total team effort," said Augsburg head coach Mark Matzek. "I'm proud of the guys buying into the program and into one another. It confirms that you don't have to just focus your potential on the mat. You can focus your potential in the classroom and on the mat, too. It's a great way to start the weekend."

In addition, five Auggies earned NWCA Division III Scholar All-American honors -- all five competing at this weekend's national championships. Augsburg 149-pounder Tony Valek (SR, Belle Plaine, Minn./Scott West) earned Scholar All-American honors for the third straight year, as did 197-pounder Brad Baus (SR, Mukwonago, Wis.). Receiving Scholar All-American honors for the first time were 141-pounder Will Keeter (SO, Twin Falls, Idaho), 165-pounder Tommy Teigen (SO, Ham Lake, Minn./Meadow Creek Christian HS) and heavyweight Chad Johnson (SO, Ferryville, Wis./De Soto HS).

Valek is an accounting/general management major with a 3.87 grade-point average. Baus is a sociology major with a 3.68 GPA. Keeter is a mathematics major with a 3.63 GPA. Teigen is an exercise science major with a 3.63 GPA. Johnson is an accounting/management major with a 3.29 GPA.

Over the past 27 seasons, Augsburg has produced 117 NWCA Scholar All-Americans. Augsburg has had 94 student-athletes honored since 1997, including 14 under current head coach Mark Matzek -- himself a three-time NWCA Scholar All-American during his Augsburg career (2001-05).

In addition to the five individual Scholar All-Americans, other members of Augsburg's Scholar All-America Team are: Tom Kuehn (FY, Fargo, N.D./West Fargo HS), Kurt Knutsen (FY, Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Simley HS), Chad Bartschenfeld (FY, Amery, Wis.), Nick Dahlquist (FY, Albuquerque, N.M./Eldorado HS) and Ryan Cook (SO, Wetumpka, Ala.).

The top 10 teams in the Division III Scholar All-America Team rankings: 1. Augsburg (Minn.), 3.73; 2. Olivet (Mich.), 3.54; 3. Johnson and Wales (R.I.), 3.46; 4. Wesleyan (Conn.), 3.44; 5. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 3.44; 6. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 3.42; 7. Thiel (Pa.), 3.42; 8. Williams (Mass.), 3.41; 9. New York Univ., 3.39; 10. Ithaca (N.Y.), 3.39.

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Auggies 2nd at D-III Wrestling Championships

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/8/wres031012.aspx?path=wrestling

The Augsburg College wrestling team placed second over the weekend at the NCAA Division III National Championships in La Crosse, Wis. Heavyweight Chad Johnson won the individual national championship, while Orlando Ponce placed second at 157 pounds, Will Keeter placed third at 141, Tony Valek placed third at 149 and Brad Baus placed fourth at 197.

The top four teams at the NCAA championships receive team trophies, and Augsburg has finished among the top four every season since 1989 – a 24-year streak of finishing in the top four in NCAA national team competition. The 24-year streak is the longest active streak in NCAA wrestling among all divisions, and is the second-longest streak in NCAA wrestling history, behind the 29 of Oklahoma State from 1928-59.

With five All-Americans, the Auggie wrestling team also extended its streak of claiming at least five All-Americans to 24 straight years – also every year since 1989.

For full coverage of the national championships, including stories from each session, go to this link:
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/8/wres031012.aspx?path=wrestling

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Auggie Athletics Update

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

Thursday, March 8:
Baseball -- Augsburg 2-10, Wartburg (Iowa) 1-0
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/9/base030812.aspx

Friday, March 9:
Baseball -- Augsburg 2-2, Mayville State (N.D.) 0-6
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/8/base030912.aspx?path=baseball

Friday-Saturday, March 9-10:
Wrestling -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III National Championships
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/8/wres031012.aspx?path=wrestling

Women's Track and Field -- Augsburg at NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/10/wtrk030912.aspx?path=wtrack


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

Tuesday, March 14:
Baseball -- Augsburg vs. Wisconsin-Superior, HHH Metrodome, 7 p.m.

March 17-22:
Softball -- Augsburg at Tucson (Ariz.) Invitational Games (10 games)

March 18-23:
Baseball -- Augsburg at Greater Phoenix (Arizona) Invitational (10 games)

Saturday, March 24:
M/W Track and Field -- Augsburg at Spring Break Meet.

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Carney Earns All-American Honors

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2012/3/10/wtrk030912.aspx?path=wtrack

GRINNELL, Iowa -- Augsburg College sprinter Ashley Carney (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) recorded an eighth-place finish in the finals of the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field National Championships, hosted by Grinnell College on Saturday afternoon.

Carney, who is the first Augsburg women's track and field athlete to earn indoor All-American honors since 2006, clocked a time of 7.81 seconds en-route to the eighth-place finish. The event marked the first NCAA championship finals appearance for Carney during her tenure at Augsburg.

With her finals appearance, Carney claimed Augsburg's 32nd women's track and field All-American honor. Augsburg has had 60 qualifiers for the women's track and field national competition in school history (55 in NCAA competition since 1985, five in NAIA competition in 1982-83).

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Townhouse for Sale Next to Campus

Two bedroom townhouse for sale next to campus at 2008 6th St. South. MLS#: 4128570

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Used Bikes for Sale at Calhoun Bike Rental

About our bicycles:
- bicycles have only 6 months of rental use
- cleaned and finely tuned before pick up
- 30 day warranty from pick up date


What we have:
- Specialized Crossroads: $330 (male and female frames pictured below)
- Globe Hauls: $400 (male and female frames pictured below-green and white)
- Globe Carmels: $250
- Specialized Hot Rocks (20"): $210
- Raleigh Mountain Series (26"): $165
- Tag-a-long: $175
- Tandemania tandem: $700
PLEASE E-MAIL OR CALL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE AND WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS WE ARE NOT YET OPEN FOR THE SEASON.

612-827-8231
Calhoun Bike Rental is located at 1622 W Lake St Minneapolis, MN 55401 just a block from lake Calhoun and the Mid-Town Greenway.

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