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Summer Scholarship Grant Recipients
Congratulations to Tim Pippert and Su Doree, who were selected to receive the Dean's Summer Scholarship grant, and to Annette Gerten, Melissa Hensley, and Tara Sweeney, recipients of the Grangaard Summer Scholarship grant.
The Jessica Nathanson Scholarly Writing Retreat
The third annual Scholarly Writing Retreat will be held at Dunrovin Retreat Center near Marine on St. Croix from 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 29 to 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 31. Initiated by Jessica Nathanson, the retreat gives scholars time and space to work on scholarship, undistracted by meetings, classes, or even children and family responsibilities. Some come to plan an approach to a new project to be completed over the summer; others use it as an opportunity to finish articles they have been working on during the year. Those interested in participating should contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). Registrants are accepted on a first come-first serve basis.
Integrated Course Design Grant Recipients
Congratulations to Stuart Anderson, Tracy Bibelneiks, Larry Crockett, Stephan Clark, Marc Isaacson, Sandra Olmstead, Michael Wentzel, and Joseph Towle, who have received Integrated Course Design grants to design or redesign courses. They will work with Tim Pippert and Cari Maguire to learn and apply an integrated approach to their courses.
Lois Olson
You may have missed the announcement that LOIS OLSON is retiring at the end of this Academic Year.
As many of you know, there has been no one who has contributed more in the past 25+ years to the execution and deepening of Augsburg's efforts related to community-based learning, experiential education and career development. Behind the scenes, and always available to us and to our students, Lois has become another of those giants "on whose shoulders we stand". Making operational and "putting legs" on what others of us dreamed up or brought to campus was her abiding gift to us: Internships, Cooperative Education, the Augsburg Experience, Bonner Fellows, Strommen Center, Career Development, the Lilly and Kemper endeavors, the Sabo Center—the list goes on and on, and it does not begin to do justice to what Lois has meant to us as a colleague and friend.
So, take a moment and let her know just how much she means to you and how much she will be missed. Thanks.
CTL Fellows – Call for Volunteers
Anyone interested in helping plan, market, and host CTL programs should contact Velma Lashbrook (lashbroo@augsburg.edu) to express their interest in playing this role.
Faculty Showcase - Call for Materials
Scholarship and Teaching Showcase
Faculty Recognition Luncheon
May 3, 11:45 am -2:30 pm
East Commons
As part of our annual faculty recognition luncheon, CTL sets up tables to display faculty work. It includes both a focus on scholarship – books, articles, art, and performances by faculty – and teaching – Moodle sites, syllabi, significant learning experiences, and other course materials that illustrate diverse approaches to teaching that have been effective. If you have scholarship or teaching materials that we could display, please send your name, department, the materials you will provide, and your email address to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). Please deliver a copy to Sarah by May 1; she will return them after the luncheon.
Lindell Library Finals Hours
For late-night finals studying, Lindell Library will be open later:
Tuesday-Wednesday, May 1-2 until 1:00 am
Thursday, May 3 until 7:00 pm
Come do some intense research, paper writing, and studying. We'll expect you!
Hours are always available from the "Hours" link on the Lindell Library web site: www.augsburg.edu/library
Library resources are also available 24/7 from that web site.
Technology Tapas
Tapas are small plates of delicious food eaten as appetizers or combined to form a meal shared with friends. Similarly, our Technology Tapas are tasty bite-sized topics presented in brief segments. You can drop by for just a few topics or stay to experience an entire workshop. Please join us for:
"Technology Tapas"
Wednesday, May 2 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Christensen Center Riverside and Cedar Rooms
About the Workshop
Your LFC team and guest presenters will share a variety of tools and resources that can be applied in your day-to-day activities and in special projects that arise. For example, Moodle 2 and its new features! The presentation will be informal so please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows - we've designed the program with this in mind! Community lunch participants are welcome. Content is appropriate for users with all levels of computing experience.
We look forward to seeing you!
A collection of Technology Tapas topics can be found on the Tapas moodle community site. Select groups in the Moodle Community Sites and enter 'tapas' in the search field near the bottom of the page.
May Teaching and Learning Calendar
May 3, 11:45 am – 5 pm, East Commons – Scholarship and Teaching Showcase*, Faculty Recognition Luncheon and Faculty Meeting
May 9 or 10, 11:30 am – 1 pm, Lindell 301 – URGO Mentor Orientation (for all faculty mentoring undergraduate research projects this summer)
May 14, 10 am – 4 pm, OGC 100 - Graduation Skills Workshop
May 15-16, Dunrovin Retreat Center – New Faculty Retreat (for first and second year faculty)
May 17, 10 am – 3 pm, OGC 100 – Major/Program Assessment Workshop (at least two representatives for each major/program are expected to attend)
May 18, 9 am – 2 pm, OGC 100 – Instructional and Course Design Grant Kick-Off (for 2012-13 grantees only)*
May 21, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, OGC 201 – AugSem and AVID Strategies Workshop (for all faculty teaching AugSem in 2012-13)
May 22-23, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Hoversten Chapel and OGC Classrooms – Creating an Inclusive Campus Conference* (all faculty and staff are encouraged to attend)
May 24, 9 am – 12 noon, OGC Classrooms – Creating an Inclusive Campus Working Sessions (at least 2 representatives from each department should attend)*
May 24, 1 pm – 4 pm, Lindell 202 – CTP Portfolio Workshop (for faculty involved in CTP reviews)*
May 29-31, Dunrovin Retreat Center – Jessica Nathanson Scholarly Writing Retreat (for all faculty; requires preregistration with CTL)*
* Contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) for additional information about these events.
General Announcements
Homecoming 2012
Is your department hosting an event during Homecoming Week 2012 – September 24 -September 29? If so, the Office of Alumni & Constituent Relations would like to help make it a success! We can help to publicize the event by including it in the Homecoming brochure which is mailed to over 22,000 Alumni, Parents and Friends of Augsburg! Perhaps your department is celebrating an anniversary or some significant milestone. Let us help you reach your target audience with the Homecoming brochure and website. Call us at (x1085) or send an email to alumni@augsburg.edu with some brief notes about the event and we'll be in touch soon. Thank you!
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.
Dining Services
Einstein's:
Monday and Tuesday night Einsteins will be staying open until 11pm. We will have espresso beverages, coffee, grab and gos and pastries.
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 Bacon Avocado Turkey Sandwich or the Garden Herb Turkey Thin.
The featured beverage this week is a passion fruit smoothie, for a limited time only.
All flex points end on May 4th at 3pm, they do not carry over to the next semester.
Bulk Order Forms are available at Nabo, Einsteins and in the Commons, orders must be turned in by Wednesday May 2nd.
Friday May 4th Einsteins will be closing at 3 pm. Nabo will close at 2pm and the Commons will close at 1:30.
3 EDGE Scholars Selected for Internships
I'm pleased to announce that three Travelers EDGE scholars at Augsburg, Simon Tekle, Ger Lao, and Dustina Granlund will be completing summer internships at Travelers within their IT department this summer.
Travelers EDGE (Empowering Dreams for Graduation and Employment), seeks to increase the pipeline of underrepresented students to college, help them to graduate and to build awareness of careers in the insurance and financial services industry. This year, was Augsburg's second year as the recipient of a Travelers EDGE grant. We are incredibly grateful to Travelers for their support and we look forward to strengthening our partnership in the coming years.
Event Announcements
Creating an Inclusive Campus– Save these Dates
Creating an Inclusive Campus Conference – Save these Dates
May 22-24
All faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in the fourth annual conversation to co-create an inclusive campus. As our mission states, "The Augsburg experience is supported by an engaged community, committed to intentional diversity in its life and work." What does it mean to be committed to intentional diversity? It means that we recruit a diverse student body and create an inclusive, supportive learning environment that enables them to succeed. It means that we prepare all students to work collaboratively in a diverse, global environment. Finally, it means that we hire diverse faculty and staff, and create an inclusive, supportive work environment that enables them to be meaningfully involved in the work of Augsburg College. This conference allows us to celebrate what we are doing right and engage in dialogue about how we can continue to improve.
The opening session, "Transformative Conversations: The Art of Building Bridges and Civil Spaces," includes a panel of students sharing their experience of transformative dialogue across differences. You will explore concrete skills that can support the authentic connections necessary for creating an inclusive campus community. Applications will include conversations about political and religious issues that often become divisive in an election year.
Other sessions address the needs of adult learners, developing intercultural competence, using the neighborhood as a classroom, embedding global learning in a calculus course, undoing racism, understanding student experiences of racism, making use of our international resources, hiring diverse faculty, supporting LGBTQIA students abroad, reimagining the theater department, and developing intercultural leadership.
The closing session, "Fighting Poverty in Augsburg," is an outgrowth of last fall's Life of the Mind retreat on global poverty and inequity, and efforts to address this issue locally. This session aims to: (1) raise awareness in the college community about the reality of poverty and its consequences for many Augsburg students; (2) provide resources for students, faculty, and staff to address some of the consequences of poverty, such as acquiring textbooks and finding housing options for homeless students; and (3) explore realistic short- and long-term solutions to address the issue of poverty among Augsburg students.
Please join us to help co-create a more inclusive campus. Look for posters and flyers that provide more information on the schedule and how to rsvp.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Michael Grewe Publishes Article
Michael Grewe, Assistant Director of Campus Activities, Coordinator of LGBTQIA Services, and MSW student publishes article in the journal, Women in Higher Education. The article is titled "U of Minnesota Women's Center Involves Male Allies" and can be found in the May 2012 edition. Grewe also is an intern at the University of Minnesota Women's Center.
Late Night Breakfast Serves over 550
Thanks to A'viand's Food Service for delicious food at the Late Night Breakfast on April 30. Over 550 students enjoyed a great meal.
Thanks to the many who helped serve the food: President Pribbenow, Amy Gort, Michael Grewe, Tim Brustad, Shana Watters, Brenda Hemmingsen, Dianne Detloff, Kristin Daniels, and Bob Stacke. Thanks to the omelet-making crew of Carol Enke, Tony Clapp, Tracy Bibelnieks, and Dave Barrett. Thanks to helpers and cleaners: Sarah Griesse, Kofi Abaidoo-Asiedu, Amanda Erdman, Penh Lo, and Tracy Christianson.
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