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Sp '13 Study Abroad in Southern Africa: Apply NOW
Students in CGE Namibia (Southern Africa) are almost half way through their semester abroad and each week has been filled with amazing experiences.
Follow them at http://cgenamibia.blogspot.com/ and get a glimpse of WHY CGE Namibia might be the program for you!
Visit to the Home of the US Ambassador to Namibia and USAID Offices http://cgenamibia.blogspot.com/2012/10/week-7-from-land-of-free-to-land-of.html
Volunteering at an Orphanage http://cgenamibia.blogspot.com/2012/10/volunteering-at-orphanage-challenging.html
RuralHomestays http://cgenamibia.blogspot.com/2012/09/week-5-home-sweet-home-living-with.html
Making Connections between the Classroom and the Community http://cgenamibia.blogspot.com/2012/09/week-4-insightful-first-week-of-classes.html
EXTENDED DEADLINE to AUGSBURG ABROAD: OCT 15
Haven't attended study abroad advising--come to Murphy Place ASAP.
10:15 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.: M
11:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m.: T, TH
10:15 a.m. & 4 p.m.: W
10:15 a.m.: F
GET STARTED HERE:
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/
Using Social Explorer
"How to Use Social Explorer: Learn a Powerful but Easy Tool to Enhance your Teaching and Research!"
Led by Lars Christiansen and Nancy Fischer, Sociology and Metro-Urban Studies
Friday October 19, 3:45 - 4:45. Room TBD
Refreshments provided.
If you'd like to attend, please register with Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)
Conducting Faculty Reviews
Faculty Reviews: A Chairs Guide to the New Section 6 of the Augsburg Faculty Handbook
Facilitated by Su Doree and Dave Matz
Wednesday, October 31, 3:40-5:10, Room TBD
If you'd like to attend, please register with Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu)
Leadership Reading Circle for Chairs
Don Chu's The Department Chair's Primer: What Chairs Need to Know and Do to Make a Difference
Facilitators: Joan Kunz and Merilee Klemp
Schedule: 3:40-5:00 pm in TBD
October 4
October 18
January 24,
February 21
The Department Chair Primer provides the practical information that chairs need to do their jobs well. Many of the book's ideas come from practicing chairs and are proven strategies for dealing with a variety of issues. Each chapter details a particular problem, includes a brief introduction to the topic, provides tips on how to deal with the situation, and concludes with targeted questions for further consideration. Its concise format is ideal for busy chairs which need a brief but informative resource.
The readings will serve as a catalyst for conversations among chairs about how to be more effective.
If you'd like to attend, please register with Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) and pick up a book. Let her know if you prefer to receive an e-book.
CTL Night at the Theater
During both fall and spring semesters, CTL reserves tickets to an Augsburg theater production and offers them to faculty, staff, and their significant others. Theater offers a unique way of learning or knowing – from stories that touch our hearts and mind. Experiencing it together adds a social dimension that allows us to discover what the stories mean to others and what new possibilities they see. Through theater we can be healed and transformed, as well as entertained. All productions are in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater.
Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to attend either or both of these productions, please contact Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu). This year, we have reserved tickets for:
Debt
Developed by Sarah Myers
Site Specific Performances: October 25-November 2
Town Hall Meetings: November 1
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
What does debt mean to you?
Debt is an experiment in site-specific performance and public art exploring the topic of student debt in its many forms. A week of short performances throughout the Augsburg College campus lead up to four student-facilitated town hall meetings focused on different facets of debt in an academic setting.
As a Town Hall Nation project, Debt is part of a national engagement initiative inviting arts organizations, colleges, and other community groups to create events that demonstrate, present, or embody an ideal town hall meeting.
Cabaret
By Joe Masteroff
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Darcey Engen
Music Direction by Sonja Thompson
April 12, at 7 pm
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Set in the fictional Kit Kat Klub in 1930's Berlin, the musical Cabaret depicts the immense political upheaval taking place in Germany during the rise of Nazi power. Based on a book by Christopher Isherwood, with music by Kander and Ebb, the story portrays several couples that meet and fall in love, only to see their relationships unravel as the Nazis begin to infiltrate all elements of their lives.
Leadership Reading Circle
Julie Clow's The Work Revolution: Freedom and Excellence for All
Leadership Series for all chairs, managers, and supervisors
Facilitator: Paul Terrio
Schedule: Tuesdays 8:30-10:00 am (October 2, November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5, March 5, April 2)
Embrace connectivity, increase empowerment, and achieve better work-life blending.
We live in a new age of global organizations, hyper-access to information, and accessibility to tools that enable us to bring any idea life. Strangely, our workplaces are lagging behind the promise of this open and collaborative world. Most organizations are rule-based, top-down, dreary environments optimized for conformity and little else. The Work Revolution creates a compelling portrait of a different kind of work.
"I believe freedom in the workplace is worth fighting for and every person and every organization can be excellent."
Julie Clow articulates the rules we follow today in our work force, the reasons they no longer work, and what we can do instead. The Work Revolution deconstructs the magic behind thriving, liberated organizations (such as Google, which is repeatedly named as the Best Workplace) into clear principles that any individual, leader, and organization can adopt to create sustainable and engaging lives.
Provides actionable changes anyone can make, regardless of where they work, to create a more sustainable work-life blend
Details concrete ways to influence existing organizations to change
Guides leaders to make tangible changes in their teams to enable greater autonomy and impact
Outlines organizational culture principles that support and nurture high-performance and healthy environments, providing clear options for instituting cultural change based on specific organizational challenges
Rejecting productivity Band-Aids and quick fixes, The Work Revolution conceptualizes a completely new workplace that embraces the always-connected reality to create organizations in which high achievers can sustainably thrive.
If you'd like to attend, please register with Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) and pick up a book. Let her know if you prefer to receive an e-book.
Community Reading Circle
Seth Godin's Linchpin: An Unsettling Call to Be Indispensable
Community Building Series for all faculty and staff
Facilitator: Ashok Kapoor
Schedule: Thursdays, 3:30-5:00 (September 20, October 18, November 15, February 7, and March 14)
In our society linchpins are those individuals that hold things together. Yes, organizations might succeed or thrive for a while without them, but eventually as pressure is applied and structures are tested, things will fall apart. Godin clearly illustrates that we are in a critical time in history when a new breed of worker and leader are required. We need linchpins to solve our problems, keep us connected, and inspire us with art. People who are linchpins are creative, good at connecting with others, and able to see solutions like no one else. They truly are indispensable.
As Seth Godin explains this concept to his readers, he turns their minds upside down in order to convince them that they are in some way capable of being one. He explains how we got here, criticizing the public education system for creating cogs to fill factories and consumers to buy what they produce. He argues that we get exactly what we focus on. In the end we wind-up with drones that do what they are told.
There is no shortage of pundits today that criticize the flaws of our education system, but few will offer a solution. He challenges teachers to inspire student to think instead of follow rule books and ace tests. He even goes as far as telling us to give ourselves a D for the rut we have fallen into.
Linchpin could be Mr. Godin's greatest work so far. He treats the subject with history and sociology as well as a compelling mix of fact, story and philosophy. Using examples that will both shock and inspire, Linchpin leaves you feeling like you have no choice but to reassess your current situation and make the changes he so eloquently urges us toward.
If you'd like to attend, please register with Sarah Hedstrom (hedstrom@augsburg.edu) and pick up a book. Let her know if you prefer to receive an e-book.
General Announcements
Teaching in China Report
Mark Tranvik and Christina Erickson will speak about their recent teaching experiences at the United International College (UIC), Augsburg's partner college in Zhuhai, China.
Wednesday, Oct 3
12:10-1:10 pm
Riverside Room - Christensen Center
This coincides with the first Wednesday free lunch for faculty and staff. Go through the line and bring you lunch to the Augsburg room.
Graduate School Fair - Oct. 9
The Strommen Career & Internship Center would like to invite students to drop by the Idealist Grad School Fair on October 9 from 5-8 p.m. The fair will be held at the U of M campus in the Coffman Memorial Union. Free and open to anyone thinking about attending graduate school, at the fair you can:
•Learn about a range of graduate programs offered by local, national and international universities
•Engage with admissions advisors about specific programs, admissions requirements and application deadlines
Theater Auditions
All Auggies are encouraged to sign-up to audition for "Terminating" by Tony Kushner!!
Auditions will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 this Wednesday, October 3rd! To get more information or to sign-up go to the theater doors in Foss.
Audition materials are on reserve at the library and are available at the theater desk in Foss 104.
Dining Services
Einstein's is now hiring for all positions and for a variety of hours.
Stop by Einstein's for more information or to pick up an application.
Einstein's now has pumpkin. Stop by for a pumpkin bagel or a pumpkin scone. We also have the pumpkin spice drinks, try them iced or hot.
Nabo is offering a new meal replacement special, one meal plan meal per week can be used to purchase the special of the day at Nabo.
The Commons:
Hours:
Breakfast: 7:30-9:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast: 9:45-11 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Pizza, Sandwich, Salad Bar: 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30-7 p.m.
Flex Points can be purchased online at augsburg.aviands.com/flex-points. You can pay with your student account or credit card
Event Announcements
Fall Art Tour: Saturday 1 - 5 p.m.
Join us for a free guided bus tour event with 11 participating university/college art galleries. Converse with the exhibiting artists, gallery directors, and Twin Cities art community while enjoying music, food, and refreshments! Reserve your seats and get more information about this free event as www.actc-mn.org/cagc
Biology Student Research Symposium - October 3
Interested in research? Want to learn about research opportunities in Biology?
Tri-Beta and the Biology Department will host their annual What I Did On My Summer Vacation Research Symposium on Wednesday, October 3 beginning at 5:30 p.m. in SCI 123.
* Learn about on and off campus research opportunities.
* Get an idea about current and future faculty research.
* Hear students present their research from this past summer.
Food and drink will be provided. (Food will be available beginning at 5:30 p.m. Talks will begin at 6 p.m.)
Thomson Reuters Information Session-TODAY
Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Representatives will be on campus holding an informational session. They have a number of internship and entry level jobs in the area of computer science and management information systems. All are welcome. Career & Internship Office, Christensen Center, Ste. 100
5:00pm to 6:00pm, Christensen Center
Calling all Filmmakers
Submission deadline extended to October 3!
ACTC wants your short film for the 2012 ACTC Student Film Festival – and we've extended the submission deadline by one week! Make the most of the extra weekend and submit your film (or clip, or video) by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, October 3rd.
Whether you created a 60-second short with your iPhone, a piece of video journalism, or a 10-minute story for a final project, we want your film! Don't miss this chance to see your work on the big screen at St. Anthony Main Theatre on November 14th.
Details at www.actc-mn.org/film
Perform at Singer Songwriter Night
KAUG Radio is hosting a Singer Songwriter Night this Thursday at 7PM in the Student Lounge. We are looking for people interested in performing! If you are interested in performing a song, spoken word, or stand up please email Natalya Brown at brownn@augsburg.edu otherwise we will see you there!!
And don't forget to listen to KAUG Radio at 91.7FM!
Graduate School: Unveiling the Application Process
Join us as Dean Tsantir, the director of Graduate Admissions at the University of Minnesota, shares the in's and out's of the graduate school application process. He will address topics such as how to choose a graduate school, how to apply, how to assemble a quality application, as well as answer questions from the audience. This event is open to all students, regardless of year.
When: Tuesday, October 9th @ 3:15pm
Where: Marshall Room
Questions? Email: urgo@augsburg.edu
Tuesday: Retirement Party for Tom Ruffaner
Please join the Environmental Stewardship Committee in celebrating Tom Ruffaner, who retires next week after 21 years of service to Augsburg.
Where: Foss Atrium (outside the chapel)
When: Tuesday, October 2, 10:45-11:15 a.m.
Short program at 11:05
Looking forward to seeing you there to celebrate Tom's many important contributions to Augsburg College!
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