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Staff Development Series

All staff members are invited to participate in the ongoing series designed for staff. This series addresses both personal and professional development needs. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 8-9:30. The workshops scheduled for Spring 2012 include:

July 17, OGC 114 – Getting Involved in Campus Work (Kelsey Richardson Blackwell and Nate Hallanger)
August 21, OGC 200 – Continuing to Learn: Preparing for the Future (TBD)

To RSVP for this series, contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu).

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McNair Summer Research Presentations

One component of the McNair Scholars Program is a 10-week summer research project. Each year students work with a faculty mentor on a specific topic, culminating in a final paper and presentation. In August, students will be attending and presenting at a McNair conference at the University of California-Berkeley. In preparation for this conference, current research Scholars will be presenting their projects on campus. This event is open to the public including all interested students, faculty, and staff. Consider joining us in offering support and feedback. See below for details:

What: McNair Scholars Summer Research Presentations
When: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Where: OGC 114
Time: 10 a.m. - 1:20 p.m. (Audience members are encouraged to visit for as long as they like.)

Panel 1: 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Dustin Ritchea, "Realistic Fantasy and Sub-creation: A Narratological Approach to Evaluating Storyworld Construction by Using J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth"

Shoua Moua, "An Analysis of Instrumental Hmong Folk Music Through a Western Classical Lens"

Rosie Benser, "Tough Crowd: The Social Interactional Nature of Stand-up Comedy"

Leah Tillman, "Female Adolescents' Self-Esteem: Musical Lyric Influences"

Panel 2: 11:10 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Allison M. Zank, "Human Airway Secretions Inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation: Implications for Cystic Fibrosis Disease"

Charlie Olson, "Locked In: Stable Brain Activity During States of Non-Perception According to Magnetoencephalograph Data"

Nicole Stauffer, "Population Viability Analysis of Chimpanzees at Ngogo in Kibale National Park Uganda"

Alexandra Young, "Investigating the Association Between Childhood ADHD and Young Adult Psychosocial Functioning"

Panel 3: 12:20 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Jon Barrick, "Cultivating Consciousness: Creating a Medicine Wheel Community Garden, The Peace Project, as a Study in Awareness and Activism"

Arianna Genis, "The Reproductive Justice Movement: An Analysis of the Interaction between Redefined Body Politics and the Activist Identity"

Beau Elkington, "An Examination of the Impact of Zen Meditation and Psychotherapy on Perceptions of Self"

Nou Yang, "Impeding Businesses and Hindering Productivity: Would SOPA and PIPA Negatively Affect Businesses on the Internet?"

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Register by July 20 for Vocation Conference

The 18th annual Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference will convene again at Augsburg from Monday, July 30, to Wednesday, August 1. The conference will begin with dinner at 5 p.m. on July 30 and conclude by 1:30 p.m. on August 1. The theme is: "A Calling to Embrace Creation: Lutheran Higher Education, Sustainability, and Stewardship."

As you may know, the ELCA sponsors teams of up to five faculty and staff from each of the ELCA colleges to attend this annual gathering. Each year this conference brings together our Lutheran college colleagues to explore the distinctive roles we play in higher education. As was true for the past three years, one of the benefits of being the host site is that we have the option of inviting more than five people to attend.

To see the conference agenda, visit http://www.augsburg.edu/acfl/documents/2012Agenda.pdf, and to register for the conference, visit http://www.augsburg.edu/acfl/conferenceapplication.html. Please note that the deadline for registration is Friday, July 20.

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Auggie Night at Canterbury Park

Augsburg students, faculty, and staff are invited to join President Pribbenow for our annual Augsburg Night at Canterbury Park on Friday, August 3. Guests receive free admission and a private reception in the Ubetcha Bar and Grill along with a complimentary buffet dinner and premier seating. Registration and dinner begin at 5 p.m., the first race at 7 p.m. Canterbury Park is located at 1100 Canterbury Road in Shakopee. To register, go to www.augsburg.edu/alumnievents or call Becky at 612-330-1085. See you at the races!

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Commissioner Visits Health Commons at Dar Ul-Quba

Minnesota Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson toured Health Commons, located in the Dar Ul-Quba Cultural Center, to experience the unique community-based health approach firsthand.

Health Commons, which opened in September 2011, is a collaboration of the University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview, the Augsburg College Department of Nursing, and the East African Health Project. It is supported by a $50,000 grant from the UCare Fund, which seeks to improve health through innovative partnerships across communities and to reduce disparities for disadvantaged populations.

The drop-in center is open two afternoons each week. Free of charge, participants take nutrition, parenting, and exercise classes offered by community partners like University of Minnesota Extension Services and the Somali Women’s Education Network. Dr. Osman Harare from the East African Health Project and Augsburg nursing faculty provide individual consultations for health-related issues, medication clarification, blood pressure monitoring, and advice about navigating the health care system. Volunteers offer alternative health therapies, such as healing touch and massage.

Students in Augsburg’s transcultural nursing program who help staff Health Commons also benefit from the unique opportunity for transcultural experience providing health services.

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Futons for Sale

For sale: Two Mali-flex futons from Target http://www.target.com/p/mali-flex-futon-combo-black/-/A-567821 gently used. $240 each new. Selling for $225 for the pair. Contact Becky Waggoner at 763-227-4949 or email waggoner@augsburg.edu.

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