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CANCELED: Tranvik - Teaching in China

The event scheduled for Thursday (4/19) with Mark Tranvik speaking about his teaching experience in China has been canceled.

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May Workshop Calendar/Dean's Calendar

Please find a link to the updated May calendar available online below.

http://web.augsburg.edu/~hagenn/maycalendar2012.pdf

Please also find the Dean's Calendar:

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

If you have questions about the May Workshop Calendar, please contact Naomi Hagen at hagenn@augsburg.edu or x1024.

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Graphic Design Students Show Their Work

You're invited to see the brilliant work of Augsburg students in Professor Christopher Houltberg's graphic design classes in the basement of Old Main. Examples of student designs including: a new logo, website, newsletter, neighborhood map, and more for West Bank Community Coalition. Their work also depicts (through design) the demographics and other important issues about our Cedar Riverside neighborhood. The work will be up until next Monday. Don't miss it!

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Anti-Racism Meeting TODAY 10:30-noon OGC 100

The Anti-Racism Working Group (ARWG) is open to all interested staff, faculty, and students. We will be talking about ways to support current efforts on & off campus for doing anti-racism work.
Specific agenda items today are the upcoming Augsburg "Creating an Inclusive Campus" conference, coordinating with students who are responding to the campus discrimination report, and planning a research project for this summer. And we welcome new ideas--especially any issues that are arising in your own work on campus! Please join us...whether or not you have joined us before.

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Notice of Scam from an Employer

It has been brought to the attention of The Strommen Career and Internship Center that students may have received emails from a David Williams solutionsglassinc@gmail.com instructing you to deposit a check in a large amount that he will send to you via FedEx into your bank account. Do NOT deposit this check into your account. This individual is also asking people to wait one day and then withdraw the money from your account and sent money via Western Union. This is a SCAM and we do not want Augsburg students to fall for this.

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Escape Stress in Spanish Conversation Group

Take a break from the end-of-semester stress in Spanish conversation group. All language levels are welcome to join us for laughs and interesting conversation as we practice speaking in a relaxed and friendly setting. Drop in at any time and stay for as long as you like. We promise there will be no grammar lessons!

This Thursday the Spanish Conversation group will meet in the Riverside Rm., 2nd fl. Christensen Center, from 11:00a.m. to 1:00p.m. Look for our signs. You are welcome to bring your lunch. If you have any questions, contact Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309; Anita Fisher, ext. 1082 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081. We hope to see you there!

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On-Campus Housing Available

There are 2 bedrooms, 4 people apartments available in Mortensen Hall and Anderson Hall. If you would like to get on-campus housing for 2012-2013 or would like more information, please contact Cyndy Rowe at rowe@augsburg.edu or (612) 330 - 1488.

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Buyback & Bookstore Accounts

Start selling your books back - April 30th- June 30th! Must have Augsburg ID to sell books back and use for bookstore account.

The last day to use your bookstore account is May 5th. Bookstore accounts can be used for anything in the bookstore!

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Congrats to Augsburg Leadership Award Recipients

Campus Activities and Orientation would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2011-2012 Augsburg Leadership Awards! They include:

Angela Bonfiglio, Linda Schrempp Alberg Endowed Leadership Award
Arianna Genis, Student Leader of the Year
Thaddeus Rbyka, Student Leader Service Work Award
Sawiya Hassan & AuBri Weatherspoon, Student Leader Social Justice Award
Priti Bhowmik, Outstanding First-Year of the Year Award
Darius Gray, Kesang Olsen, & Chad Thompson, Outstanding Sophomore of the Year Awards
Kwame Collins & Kandace Bostick, Outstanding Junior of the Year Awards
Chris Fleming, Billy Hamilton, & Chue Xue Lee, Outstanding Senior of the Year Awards

MPIRG, Student Group of the Year
Bonner Leaders, Student Group Service Work Award
Pan-Afrikan Student Union, Student Group Social Justice Award
Students Today Leaders Forever, Outstanding New Group of the Year Award
KAUG Radio, Outstanding Veteran Group of the Year Award
James Trelstad-Porter, Outstanding Advisor of the Year Award

Thank you to all of our award nominees and the many students, staff, and faculty who submitted award nominations.

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Beware of Toner Phoners!

There are several unscrupulous businesses out there who attempt to sell you outrageously priced toner over the phone. They may start with asking you what is the model or ID# of the copier near your desk. They may say they have extra stock of the toner you need or the price is due to increase. They may offer to ship you a toner on trial. Regardless of what they say, don't give them any information. All you need to know is that you get toner for your copier by calling the Copy Center at extension 1054, and toner for your printer, fax machine or small multi-function printer by calling Cartridge Care at 612-331-7757. You will never need to purchase toner for machines in your area. A quick way to ditch these toner phoners is to tell them you would like to transfer them to the person in the organization who purchases toner - they will hang up before you can transfer them to me or the IT department!

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Women's Night Out this Saturday

Women's Night Out in Cedar Riverside

Celebration of women in the neighborhood with food, Somali music, dancing, fashion show and poetry.

Saturday, April 21
5:00pm-8:00pm
Brian Coyle Community Center

Child care provided.
Free!
Women only!

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Leadership/Mentorship Program Opportunity

Next year, Augsburg is able to sponsor two female students of color to participate in Honoring Women Worldwide's Leadership/Mentorship program (http://www.honoringwomenworldwide.org/). Each student participant is paired with a mentor from a major company (Target, Wells Fargo, Ecolab, 3M, etc) and they go through the program together, focusing both on personal and professional growth.

Here are the minimum requirements:
Be a first generation cross-cultural female student
Junior or senior committed to grow
GPA must be at or above 3.0
Desires to be in a leadership position
Commits to the program and follows through (attends mandatory meetings the first Thursday of the month from 8:00-11:30, communicates regularly with mentor, etc.)

Please contact Janet Morales (moralesj@augsburg.edu) or Whitney Blount Smith(blountsm@augsburg.edu) for an application or more information.

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Summer Nanny

Work Schedule: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Wage/Salary: $300/Week
Employment Start Date: 6/7/2012
Employment End Date: 8/31/2012
Supervisor:
*Job Description: Woodbury, MN area family looking for an energetic, responsible nanny for two boys (ages 12 and 10) and one girl (age 8). Summer job, from early June to the end of August. Hours are typically 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM, Monday thru Friday.
Qualifications: Responsibilities:
- maintaining a safe environment
- preparing simple meals for breakfast and lunch
- assisting kids with clean up & chores
- driving kids to various activities
- playing with kids, both indoors (games, reading, art) and outdoors (misc sports, swimming, parks)
- get kids ready for evening activities (dinner, uniforms)
- light household duties
Qualifications: - active lifestyle to keep up with busy kids
- previous babysitting/nanny position
- first aid knowledge
- strong swimming skills
- own reliable car with good driving record
- non-smoker
Application Instructions....
Contact Naomi or Bob at 651-337-1035 or at bobandnaomi@gmail.com. References will be requested.

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Dining Services

Did you know you can purchase flex points online at Augsburg.aviands.com/flex-points?
You can pay with a credit card or charge to your student account.

Einstein's:
Einstein's has a new smart options menu featuring beverages and food with 350 calories or less. We now have Strawberry Banana and Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothies.
Stop in and try our new Buffalo Chicken Salad or the Garden Herb Turkey Thin.

Today we will be having a Cooking Demo in the Commons with the Aviands Wellness Director.

On April 19th Dave from the Aviands Chef Xchange will be preparing his specialty during lunch in the Commons.

On April 24th the Commons will feature Asian Fusion with an Asian Specialty Menu during Lunch.

April 30th is Midnight breakfast in the Commons from 10:00pm-11:30pm. Must bring student ID to enter.


All flex points end on May 4th at 3pm, they do not carry over to the next semester.

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Rental Books Due Soon

If you rented a book for Spring Day classes, your rental is due soon. Please make sure you are reading your emails. If you are unable to make it to the store, please take advantage of our free postage paid label. This is available on our web site. Rentals must be returned no later than May 7th.

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Hijab Tube at Mixed Blood Theatre

Mixed Blood Theatre presents:

Hijab Tube
Saturday, April 21st
3:00pm

A young Muslim woman takes her questions about wearing a hijab to You Tube in this fascinating look at Islam in the 21st century in America.

Free of charge!

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Learn to Network Workshop - TODAY

Networking in the "Real World": Using Informational Interviews and Linked In to find a Career Wednesday, April 18, 2012 4:45-5:45 p.m. Oren Gateway, Room 200
Learn effective job and internship search strategies through networking by attending this workshop!

Sponsored by: The Strommen Career and Internship Center
Questions, email tilton@augsburg.edu

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Art Receptions - THURSDAY

Join us for THREE art receptions this Thursday, April 19

All-Student Juried Art Exhibition 2012
Christensen Center & Student Art Gallery
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Awards at 5:30 p.m.
Vote for the People's Choice Award from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.


UP NEXT: Senior Art Exhibition 2012
Gage Family Art Gallery
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Artwork by the senior art majors and minors!


Luminescence by Ann Butwell
Oren Gateway Center Lobby, Sculpture Alcove
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Ann Butwell's hand-batiked pieces have been showing throughout the year. Her final piece will be displayed this Thursday. Formerly a program coordinator in the Center for Global Education office at Augsburg College, she is now the Education Abroad Advisor at Berea College in Kentucky.

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Explore the World through Film

Interested in world travel without the expense? From April 12th –May 3rd you can explore many destinations and cultures just by going to St. Anthony Main Theatre for the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. The program of this exciting three-week celebration of independent filmmaking from around the globe will include some 250 documentary, narrative, and short films from more than 60 countries, visits from numerous international filmmakers and celebrities, and a host of gala events, parties, and receptions. Here you can read the sneak peek by Chris Hewitt of the Pioneer Press: http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_20335536/minneapolis-st-paul-international-film-festival-sneak-peek?source=rss

For more information go to: http://www.mspfilmfest.org/2012/. Explore and enjoy!

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Exploring Culture: The House on Mango Street

Explore culture and language outside of Augsburg with the play, "A House on Mango Street". This heart-warming family play based on Sandra Cisnero's award winning novel, The House on Mango Street, is sure to delight young and old alike. In a series of adventures, a young Mexican-American girl named Esperanza brings us into her world as she becomes conscious of the dangers and contradictions of being a young woman growing up in "El Barrio". This play is being performed by Teatro del Pueblo, Apr. 13th -28th at the Southern Theater. For more information go to: http://teatrodelpueblo.org/

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Graduation Information - Please Read Carefully

If you are graduating in May, Please stop by the bookstore beginning April 20th to purchase your cap & gown.

If you are graduating July 1st, your cap and gowns will be ready to purchase on May 19th.

If you did not reserve your gown on-line there is a $10.00 late fee. Please bring your Augsburg ID in to purchase up your gown.

Rochester students, I will be in Rochester June 7th from 4-7 to sell cap & gowns and other graduation items.

All students, please visit the commencement website for all of your graduation information. (located under the A-Z directory)

Congratulations!

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Free Cooking Class

Like Cooking? Like Free Food? Come learn how to cook some Soul Food tonight at the free cooking class! The food will used to feed the students who will be attending the after school at the Brian Coyle Center. At the end of the night you will be able to take home some dinner as well! The costs are being covered by THRIVENT FINANCIAL.

The class will be held from 7 to 9 PM in the Kitchen upstairs in Christensen in the Commons area.

If you are interested please RSVP with Jordan Skrove (skrove@augsburg.edu).

Thanks!

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Ice Show at Augsburg Arena Saturday, April 21s

Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis presents:

Dancin' Blades Ice Show

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Two performances: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Augsburg Ice Arena

Adults $7, Students $5, Children (12 & under) $5, Seniors (60+) $6

About FSC Minneapolis
The Figure Skating Club of Minneapolis offers ice skating opportunities for children, teens and adults including group classes, individual lessons, practice ice, on and off ice workouts, and synchronized skating teams.
www.fscmpls.org

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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.

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.

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

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, contact Patty Park at 612-330-1150 or parkp@augsburg.edu. You are welcome to bring guests.

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Hiring, Office Assistant

Open position at Twin Cities Periodontal Office in St. Louis Park, MN.

Office Assistant, flexible hours, great pay. Job open May 10th

If interested please contact Shirlee Sova at shirlee@twincitiesperio.com

Thanks!!!

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Looking for a Place to Live/Roommates

Recent transfer student looking for a place to live or roommates that want to go on a search to find a place around Augsburg or even Dinkytown/Uptown area.

A little about myself is:
I'm recently 21 years old and will be a junior at Augsburg majoring in Elementary Education
The reason I can't live on campus is my little furry friend Lucas, my cat who is 1 year old
I was adopted from Peru as a child and grew up in the Twin Cities area!
I enjoy the art of make up, the Uptown scene, and volunteering in the Bloomington district.
I currently have a job in retail and am a "people person".
School is very important to me, along with my grades but I also like having fun...like the bar scene and BBQin' on weekends.

If you're looking to get a room filled or in the same position as me...let me know!
I'd love off street parking + cat friendly...but other then that I'm pretty open minded.
Email me at: zoeybros@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Zoey

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Solid Oak Dinning Set for Sale

I am moving and have a really great oak dining set with self storing leafs and 6 matching chairs for sale. The table and chairs are in great shape. Moving day is approaching so let me know if you or someone you know would like to see this set. I am asking $800 or best offer.
Call Rick 952.240.9527. I can text or email pictures.

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Bedroom Chest of Drawers/Dressers for Sale

I have three dressers for sale (two matching). One brown and two off white french colonial. All have dovetail drawer joints. Priced from $50 to $70 each.
Rick 952.240.9527

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Medium Size Chest Freezer for Sale

I have a medium size chest freezer for sale. I am asking $90 and could deliver in the local area. Let me know if you are interested.

Rick 952.240.9527

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Support the Registry in the Be the Match 5K

I am participating in the Be the Match bone marrow registry 5K run on May 19. I am proud to be in the registry and am delighted to have the opportunity to help the registry further. Please visit my Be the Match Run web page and consider a small donation. http://www.bethematchfoundation.org/site/TR/BeTheOneRun/BetheOneRun?px=1763497&pg=personal&fr_id=1830 Thanks for your consideration.

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