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Speaking of Scholarship Series
These programs are designed to support scholarship activities for Augsburg faculty, staff, and students. The sessions provide an opportunity for scholars to share their work and engage in conversations about what they are doing.
Sessions are scheduled from 12:00-1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
During the fall, the presentations are:
Wednesday, November 7, Foss 175 - Melissa Hensley, Social Work, "Social Work Alumni Perceptions of the Field Education Experience"
Tuesday, November 13, Foss 175 - Henry Yoon, Psychology, "Revealing Genetic Risk for Addiction and Externalizing Using Electroencephalography (EEG)"
Wednesday, November 28, Riverside - Tara Sweeney, Art, "The Via Francigena Sketchbook: Walking from Lucca to Rome"
If you would like to attend, please register by sending an email to centerforteachingandlearning@augsburg.edu
New Youth Work Class
YFM205: Youth-led Community Organizing
Do you value the voice of youth? Do you believe they have a lot to offer? Would you like to learn how to empower young people to make positive change in their communities? If so, then this class is for you. In this 0.5 credit course we will study and experience the history, theory, and practice of youth-led community organizing.
This course is listed under the Spring semester Religion courses but is not a course about religious youth work. It is open to all students with an interest in working with youth of any background. It will meet MWF 9:10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. from January 14- March 1.
Contact Professor Jeremy Myers (myers@augsburg.edu) with any questions.
Dorm Storm for the Marriage Amendment
Six months ago we were down 6 percentage points. Thanks to the hard work of volunteers like you and me, we are now neck and neck. Literally tied. We have a path to victory. But, without your help, we'll lose. We'll be talking with no voters on campuses to make sure all our supporters have a plan to vote on November 6. I'd like to invite you to join our get out the vote team to make history here in MN.
A group of students is going to be dorm storming the campus this Friday to help build our team for Election Day. Please join us in our campus action center located in Sverdrup 207 (The Women's Resource Center) at 7:30 p.m.
This can be challenging work, but I keep reminding myself that I don't want to wake up on November 7 with any regrets.
Email or call me with any questions: Fia@mnunited.org or 612-223-4559
Leadership Reading Circle
There's still time to join!
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 a.m.
(November 6, December 4, January 8, February 5, March 5, April 2)
Location: Augsburg Room
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.
General Announcements
Thank You Blood Donors
Memorial Blood Center wants to thank those Auggies who helped saves lives at the annual fall blood drive on Tuesday. The 31 whole blood units and 6 double red cell units collected can be used to save up to 99 lives! Great job Augsburg! In addition, there were 19 first time donors, which is also awesome.
If you didn't have the chance or were not feeling well enough to donate this time, save the date for Wednesday, March 30, 2013 when we will host the annual spring blood drive.
Questions? Please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.
Augsburg Support for Hurricane Sandy Victims
Augsburg is a community that cares locally, nationally, and internationally - many students, faculty, and staff have friends and relatives affected by Hurricane Sandy.
As you can, consider donations to the Red Cross and other relief efforts. For information, visit http://www.redcross.org/, donate to 1-800-RED-CROSS or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
Turkeypalooza and Give to the Max
Every year, each Campus Kitchen program in the country celebrates Thanksgiving with an event called Turkeypalooza. For the week before Thanksgiving, we like to serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal to our neighbors at the sites where we serve food at each week (Ebenezer, Peace House, Brian Coyle, and Common Bond).
Rather than using the fine surplus food that A'viands generously provides us all year, we count on the Augsburg Community to donate the turkey, potatoes, green beans, and money we need to cook all of this extra food.
This year, we have another reason to celebrate, as Finnegans Beer and Community Fund chose us as one of their Three Small Pints: innovative programs that are focused on food and community. On Give to the Max Day, November 15, Finnegans will match all the money raised online up to $1,500. This is a great day to make a monetary donation for Turkeypalooza as it will be doubled. See the campaign at http://givemn.razoo.com/users/pcs2fg
We are looking for people and teams of people (like specific offices or departments) to donate ingredients and/or cash. Please let our intern us know if you would like to represent your office and commit to gather a certain food item. Or, if a cash donation works better, as a representative you can collect money and donate it online on November 15 so that it is doubled by Finnegans. Email if we can count on you and your office.
We will be collecting the frozen turkeys, bags a potatoes, cash, and anything else at a table in the Christensen Center on Thursday 11/15 and Friday 11/16 from 11 to 1 p.m. If you can't deliver your gifts then, let us know and we'll make special arrangements.
Schedule of volunteer shifts and meals:
Thanksgiving Cooking Class - Tuesday 11/13 7-9 p.m.
Thanksgiving Cooking Class - Wednesday 11/14 7-9 p.m.
Packaging senior meals - Thursday 11/15 2:30-3 p.m.
Deliver senior meals - Thursday 11/15 3-5:30 p.m.
Prepare food Multicultural Dinner - Friday 11/16 1:30-4 p.m.
Setup for Multicultural Dinner (at Brian Coyle) - Friday 11/16 4-5 p.m.
Serve Multicultural Dinner - Friday 11/16 5-7 p.m.
Cleanup after Multicultural Dinner - Friday 11/16 7-8 p.m.
Peace House Thanksgiving meal - Tuesday 11/20 11-1 p.m.
You can sign up for any of these shifts at www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/signup
Presidential Elections November 6
The 2012 Presidential Elections are coming up on Tuesday, November 6. In addition to voting for the candidates who are up for election, voters will decide whether to accept or reject the two proposed amendments to the State Constitution of Minnesota. This year Augsburg College has the honor of hosting the voting, which will take place between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. in the Marshall Room.
Be sure to inform yourself on the candidates and issues, and most importantly get out and vote!
Dining Services
Nabo:
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 from 1:30 p.m. to close. Hot apple cider is now available at Nabo!
The special today is a Turkey and Swiss Sandwich with chips and a fountain drink.
Einsteins:
The featured drink this week is a Frozen Pumpkin Blender. Einsteins is also featuring new scones, try a blueberry or cinnamon chip.
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.
Please return all coffee mugs, spoons, knives, and forks back to the Commons in the Christensen Center. Thank you for your help in this matter to locate these misplaced items.
Flex Points can be purchased online at http://augsburg.aviands.com/flex-points/. You can pay with your student account or credit card.
Conference Funding for Student Presenters
Each year, URGO provides travel grants of up to $750 for students who are presenting research at professional conferences. Conferences allow students to hear from top researchers, build connections with graduate programs and mentors, and practice public speaking skills. Travel funds may be used for conference costs such as registration, airfare, milage, lodging, and food. Because of limited funds, URGO is only able to fund those who are presenting research. We encourage those who are interested in attending a conference but are not yet ready to present to look into local conferences, which are often more affordable.
Students must apply for funding through the URGO office at least three weeks prior to the conference. Because grants are given out on a rolling basis, it is in your best interest to apply as soon as possible. Travel grant applications can be found at our website: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/travel-funding/
If you have any questions, please contact Kirsten O'Brien at obrienk@augsburg.edu.
Services for Austin Conley
Services for Austin Conley, first-year student at Augsburg who died Oct. 27, will be held Wed., Nov. 7, at 1:00 p.m.
Church of New Life Christian Ministry
7101 Nicollet Ave S
Richfield, MN 55423
612-823-6822
Augsburg will provide transportation to the services and back to campus. We will confirm location for departure and departure times.
2013 Annual Benefit Enrollment
This message is intended for all benefit eligible faculty and staff. All regular faculty and staff working .50 (3/6) full-time equivalency (FTE) or greater are considered benefit eligible.
Annual benefit enrollment is from Wednesday, November 7 through Wednesday, November 21. All forms must be turned no later than 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 21. You may drop your forms off in the HR office (Memorial Hall, Room 19) or fax to 612-330-1443.
In the past, we have mailed an updated benefit booklet to your home. However, in keeping with the College's cost saving and green initiatives, we will not be mailing you a copy of the booklet. A link to the electronic copy of the booklet is contained below.
*Please remember that you must make your flexible spending account and health savings account elections every year. Your election from last year WILL NOT carry over into 2013. You must complete the universal enrollment form to make your election for 2013.*
We strongly encourage all benefit eligible faculty and staff to attend one of the five benefit information sessions. Sessions are scheduled as follows:
November 7 at 2:00 p.m., Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
November 9 at 12:10 p.m., Christensen Center, Marshall Room
November 12 at 8:30 am, Christensen Center, Marshall Room
November 13 at 4:45 p.m., Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
November 14 at 8:30 am, Christensen Center, Marshall Room
The following links contain information on benefit changes and other helpful information for the 2013 plan year:
Employee letter:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/2013BenefitRenewalLetter.pdf
Employee benefit information booklet:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/EmployeeBenefitsBooklet2013.pdf
Helpful HealthPartners information:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/HPBrochurePOD.pdf
Enrollment form:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/UniversalEnrollmentForm2013.pdf
The following links contain required benefit related notices and information:
HealthPartners Summary of Coverage ($1000 Deductible Plan):
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/1000PlanSBC2013.pdf
HealthPartners Summary of Coverage ($2500 Deductible Plan):
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/2500PlanSBC2013.pdf
Summary Annual Report for Augsburg College Benefit Plan:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/BenefitPlanSAR.pdf
Defined Contribution Summary Annual Report:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/DefinedContributionSAR.pdf
Flexible Spending Account Summary Plan Description:
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2013_Benefits/FSASPD.pdf
Please contact Tammy McBroom with any questions at 612-330-1216 or mcbroom@augsburg.edu.
Thanks for the Help with Augsburg.edu
Thank you to everyone who has helped review the new Augsburg.edu site this week. We've gotten very positive feedback about the site since it launched last Friday and very helpful submissions to the website error reporting form so we can understand and address where people are encountering issues.
In the coming weeks, we invite you to continue to use the online form to report issues (e.g., broken links or images): http://inside.augsburg.edu/marketing/forms/weberror/ .
If you would like to contact the content manager for a specific section with the website, please see the list posted on Inside Augsburg last week: http://augnet.augsburg.edu/news-archives/2012/10_22_12/WordPress_launch.html.
Thanks, again, to everyone who has helped with this project.
Event Announcements
Beginning French - Thursday nights
Thursdays
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Riverside Room
Our informal beginning French culture & conversation class will continue tonight (11/1) for students enrolled in the "Sights & Sounds of Paris" trip in January and also for anyone interested in learning about French culture or gaining some introductory French language skills.
Come to any or all of our sessions which continue into December!
If you have questions, contact:
Student Leaders
Rachel Rixen rixenr@augsburg.edu
Anna Peterson peterso7@augsburg.edu
Professors
Tara Sweeney sweeneyt@augsburg.edu
Merilee Klemp klemp@augsburg.edu
Dan Phillips Speaks at HFA Convocation, Nov. 7
The speaker for this year's Humanities and Fine Arts Convocation is Dan Phillips a designer and builder, and the founder of The Phoenix Commotion. Phillips builds houses for low-income families out of 90% re-used or recycled materials. His designs are artsy and whimsical, for example using license plates instead of shingles for roofing tiles. His philosophy of building is grounded in the liberal arts, and as a speaker he is witty and engaging.
During his two days at Augsburg, Phillips will talk to art students about design, to MBA students about social entrepreneurship, and to environmental studies students about sustainable building practices. His main convocation talk, "Recycled Housing: Adventures in Human Sensibilities" will take place on November 7, at 10 a.m., in Hoversten Chapel.
To have lunch with Phillips after the convocation, email adamo@augsburg.edu.
Let's Talk About Debt
Let's talk about DEBT.
Student-Led Town Hall Meetings
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
November 1, 2, 3 at 7 p.m.
November 4 at 3 p.m.
The average Auggie graduates with $24,000 worth of debt in federal loans alone.
What is DEBT? Debt isn't a conventional theater production—it's not a production at all, in fact. A student ensemble will lead a series of four town hall meetings exploring the topic of student debt using participatory, popular theater techniques and facilitation methods to generate dialogue among audience and cast members. Think of it as an interactive four-day forum.
Nov. 1, 7 p.m.: The State of Debt
Nov. 2, 7 p.m.: Faces of Debt
Nov. 3, 7 p.m.: You Have a Voice
Nov. 4, 3 p.m.: It Doesn't End Here
Before and after the town halls, staff and students will have information tables in the lobby outside Tjornhom-Nelson Theatre. A group of students from the cast will provide information for other students interested joining a student-led action team. Staff from Academic Affairs and Student Financial Services will also be on hand to answer questions about debt and student financial issues.
Admission is free for the Debt town halls. Attendees are asked to bring non-perishable food items that will be used for a food shelf that the Fighting Poverty at Augsburg group plans to open on campus in the spring semester.
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Have Lunch with HFA Convo. Speaker Dan Phillips
Following this year's Humanities and Fine Arts Convocation, join speaker Dan Phillips for lunch. Dan is the founder of The Phoenix Commotion, which builds whimsical houses for low-income families out of recycled materials. He has also had an interesting vocational journey, which has included time as a modern dance professor and cryptographer in military intelligence. Hear more of Dan's story over lunch.
The main convocation talk, "Recycled Housing: Adventures in Human Sensibilities" will take place on November 7, at 10 a.m., in Hoversten Chapel. Lunch will follow at 11:30 a.m. in Lindell Library, room 301. There is only space for 30 guests, so RSVP is required.
If you would like to attend, please contact Phil Adamo at adamo@augsburg.edu
Orientation Leader Social
WHEN: November 8 at 8:30 p.m.
WHERE: Marshall Room
Interested in gaining valuable leadership experience and first-rate training? Do you want to be seen as a leader at Augsburg? Would you like to make lifelong friends? If you answered "yes" to any of the questions, then come to the Orientation Leader Social on November 8 from 8:30-10 p.m. and learn more about the job!
All students interested in applying to be a 2013 Orientation Leader are welcome to come to the Marshall Room and talk with past Orientation Leaders about their experiences. There will be a panel of Orientation Leaders open to any questions you might have about the job and there will be Mesa Pizza for everyone to enjoy!
Bach - Thursday, November 8
Join us for a campus-wide gathering and celebration around the mind and music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
DATE: Thursday, November 8.
TIME: 5-6 p.m.
Refreshments will be served beginning at 4:40 p.m.
We welcome music scholar, Dr. Paul Westermeyer, who will speak on "Johann Sebastian Bach and Augsburg College." Dr. Westermeyer's presentation will be accompanied by Bach selections performed by Augsburg faculty and students. We humbly recommend this event as a perfect way to end your school/work day!
For more info, check out http://www.augsburg.edu/religion/heritage-day
Keeping Track of Auggies
Dr. Bibiana Koh Publishes on Behavioral Genetics
Dr. Bibiana Koh, Assistant Professor of Social Work, will publish her article, "Overview of Behavioral Genetics Research for Family Researchers," in an upcoming issue of the multidisciplinary Journal of Family Theory & Review.
Dr. Koh is second author, along with Diana R. Samek & Martha A. Rueter from the University of MN. Congratulations Bibiana!
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Apply to be an Orientation Leader
Would you like to:
Gain valuable leadership experience?
Receive first-rate training?
Get involved at Augsburg?
Meet new people?
If you answered yes to any of the following questions, you should apply to be a 2013 Orientation Leader today! You can find the application here:
http://web.augsburg.edu/cao/
Applications are due on Tuesday, November 13, and must be turned in to Joanne K. Reeck-Irby in room 1B in the basement of Christensen Center.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Brad St.Aubin or Mitchell Davis in CAO at orientat@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1100.
Old AT&T Phone for Student?
A student that I work closely with lost her cell phone, and it would help if she could find a donated one. Do you have an older AT&T phone that you could donate to her? It doesn't have to be fancy. Thanks!