Construction Updates: Weekend Closures

Travel to and from campus from May 18-25 will be impacted by multiple road construction projects that include interstate closures. Visitors to campus - particularly those who normally use westbound I-94 - are encouraged to plan alternate routes to campus this weekend. Please read the attached update for more information. http://web.augsburg.edu/dps/construction51712.pdf


A recent article from the Pioneer Press helps illustrate the impact of I-94 closures that will impact the Twin Cities. http://www.twincities.com/stpaul/ci_20636132/twin-cities-highway-closures-weekend-i-94-i?nstrack=sid:2115362|met:100|cat:3165555|order:2

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May Teaching and Learning Calendar

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)* Register at http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2s09aFEvydM0lKs

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.

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CTP Portfolio Workshop

The purpose of this workshop is to help candidates for any type of Committee on Tenure and Promotion (CTP) review to determine the various forms of evidence that can help build a strong portfolio. The focus is on evidence of teaching, but the strategies directly apply to scholarship and service as well. This workshop is not designed to replace departmental guidance and advice nor is it an analysis of the Faculty Handbook language as it applies to an individual. The workshop is facilitated by Diane Pike and Su Doree and will be held at the following time:

Thursday, May 24, 1:00-4:00 in Lindell 202

Following the workshop, participants are encouraged to form groups to review each other’s portfolio materials and provide feedback and support. If you plan to attend this session, please rsvp to Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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Memorial Holiday Hours for the Enrollment Center

The Enrollment Center will be closing at 3 p.m. on Friday May 25th and remain closed through Monday, May 28th for the Memorial holiday. We will reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday, May 29th.

Happy Holidays!

Enrollment Center staff

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Undergraduate Admissions Counselors Off Campus

The Undergraduate Admissions Counseling Team will be off campus on Monday-May 21 and Tuesday-May 22nd to attend a conference and will be unavailable!
The office will remain open with support staff along with the WEC & Graduate counselors available from 8AM to 4:30PM.
We will be in the office with full staff on Wednesday-May 23rd.
Thank you
Admissions

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Serve and Dine in the Neighborhood

Campus Kitchen doesn't slow down in the summer, and we need the help especially of staff and faculty to help serve meals while the campus quiets down. Starting next week, it will be a bit slower for a few weeks before it heats back up. Here's the current schedule until June 18.

Peace House homeless shelter - Tuesdays 11-1
Senior packaged meals - Thursdays 10-1
Ebenezer senior banquet - 1st & 3rd Fridays 5-7
(more meals may be added)

As of June 18th, we'll be serving lunch at Brian Coyle every day 12-1:30, as well as teaching gardening and cooking at the center in the afternoon.

For the current schedule, please see www.tinyurl.com/ckpcalendar and email me to sign up. Hope to see you soon!

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Art Reception - Gage Gallery: TONIGHT

Blessings
KimyiBo

Opening Reception: Friday, May 18, 5 -7 p.m.
Gage Family Art Gallery, Oren Gateway Center

Blessings is a large scale print installation made up of 144 double-sided paper tiles tessellated in a three-dimensional space. The octagonal shaped tiles are silk screened with crosshatched-line-patterns on one side and color washed with soy emulsion and dry pigment on the other. The tiles gradually shift in chromatic and achromatic values and can be viewed as a projection of a hyper (four-dimensional) cube.

The exhibition explores the idea of change. In KimyiBo’s own words, “I record shifting emotions through abstract images…ordering space with changing patterns, playing with the dynamics between flatness and depth, and creating tension between two opposing forces.”

KimyiBo received her BA in Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and an MFA in Printmaking from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. She has had solo exhibitions at Gallery Gaia in Seoul, Korea and the UV House in Heyri, Korea. She is a co-op member at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking and currently lives and works in the Twin Cities.

Exhibition Dates: May 18 - July 20, 2012

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Creating an Inclusive Campus - Please Register

Creating an Inclusive Campus Conference
May 22-24

All faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in the fourth annual conversation to co-create an inclusive campus. Please register, so we can get a sense of how many people will be attending each session. You can register at: http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_2s09aFEvydM0lKs

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.

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MSW Student Susan Gibbons

MSW student Susan Gibbons, a Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) scholar, was recently featured in the HPPAE Happenings newsletter.

HPPAE Experience

By Susan Gibbons, HPPAE Student, Augsburg College

Participating in the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE) afforded me the opportunity to have hands-on experience with older adults on both the micro and macro levels of social work. Augsburg College provided a solid foundation for my education, and the HPPAE program broadened my scope of learning by enabling me to collaborate with students and faculty from other colleges and universities. I was encouraged to expand my knowledge of available community resources, approaches to advocacy, continuing learning experiences, as well as cultural and ethical issues facing the elderly. I gained a personal support system through other HPPAE students, and I better appreciate the value of self-care which is critical for social workers.

My internship at Lakeview Hospice was an intentional choice. Exploring the medical, social, emotional and spiritual process at end-of-life in a hands-on setting was a personal goal. My academic training at Augsburg equipped me to competently work with terminally ill patients and their families, using my newly gained knowledge of theories, models and practice during assessment and intervention. However, the need for proper legislation and increased funding for programs directed toward older adults became apparent as I began to learn more about my agency and its place in the community.

During my internship, I was allowed to explore the macro practice side of working with the elderly in my internship. I had come to understand the importance of advocacy and outreach through my studies, and I had the opportunity to combine these efforts, become more culturally competent, and expand my hands-on experience. I began working with the marketing director and learned about the different aspects of community outreach with homecare. Services and advocacy for the elderly are affected by the lagging economy and needs are rising as our population ages. Visiting county agencies, food shelves, and community service agencies as well as writing legislators showed me the complexities of social work. Face to face work with a client starts with governmental funding at all levels: local, state, and federal. It is impossible to provide comprehensive services to the elderly without support from both the community and the government. Advocacy is necessary to put food on tables and ensure people have a dignified death. Social work is a giant loop of collaboration, and the HPPAE scholarship afforded me the opportunity to live the experience.

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