Public Safety and Facilities Announcements
Teaching and Learning
General Announcements
Event Announcements
- Bach and Augsburg College at 5 p.m. TODAY
- Learn About Paid Summer Research - 11/14 or 11/15
- Last Day for Business Open Advising
- Pan-Afrikan Student Union General Meeting
- Orientation Leader Social
- Charlene Teters to Present "If Not You, Then Who?!"
- Art Receptions - Friday
- Annual Trinity Health Fair - Sunday
- Staff Senate Open Forum: Financial Outlook
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Classifieds
Public Safety and Facilities Announcements
Re-Use Table
The Re-Use Table has moved to the lower level of the Christensen Center – just inside the Student Activities Office Suite, Room 1. This table is a resource for gently used office supplies. Take what you'd like and drop off what you don't need!
Teaching and Learning
Changes in Cross-Over Registration Procedures
Dear Faculty,
One of the ways that we are working to ensure that students are able to progress even with the course reductions that we have made is to make the procedures for cross-over registration easier for students to navigate. These procedure changes do not impact the normal policy other than allowing students to register for more than one course out of their home program.
The following email was sent to all students by the Registrar, Crystal Comer. I am sending it to you so you have the same information as your students as you are advising them for registration and answering registration questions. It is important that students register in their home program as soon as they can to ensure that they are able get a seat.
Thank you. Amy
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Greetings,
What is changing?
Crossover Registration is changing to better meet your course selection needs.
1. Crossover Registration can now be completed online through Inside Augsburg/Augnet Services.
2. You are permitted to register for one or more courses per term outside of your "home program" (Day/WEC).
How will these changes affect you?
Even if you are not planning to take advantage of Crossover Registration these changes may still affect you. Course selection in your home program may be limited after November 27th due to these changes. It is important that you register as soon as your registration window opens.
When?
These changes are effectively immediately, but please note this is a pilot for Winter Trimester, Spring Semester, and Spring Trimester only.
Crossover Registration Dates
Winter Trimester Registration – Open to Day program students on November 27, 2012
Spring Semester Registration – Open to WEC program students on November 27, 2012
Spring Trimester Registration – Open to Day program students March 4, 2013
What is Crossover Registration?
For details about Crossover Registration visit http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/regpolicies/#crossover.
Should you determine that you would like to change programs, please note that Change of Program forms must now be submitted along with a Student Standing Petition to the Registrar's Office for consideration. The Student Standing Petition fee of $50 is not required for this particular petition reason.
Who should you contact with questions?
Advising/Course Selection Questions:
advising@augsburg.edu
612-330-1025
Gage Center, 2nd Floor Lindell Library
Registration Questions:
Registrar's Office
registrar@augsburg.edu
612-330-1036
Finance & Financial Aid Questions:
Student Financial Services
studentfinances@augsburg.edu
612-330-1046
Or, visit the Enrollment Center!
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Speaking of Scholarship Series
These 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:
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"
Tuesday, December 4, Riverside - Bruce Reichenbach, Philosophy, "Reflecting on the Right to Believe"
If you plan to attend one of these sessions, please RSVP to ctl@augsburg.edu
Staff Development Series
Using your Strengths at Work, Parts 1 and 2
Date: Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Times: 8-9:30 a.m. (Part 1) and 10-11:30 a.m. (Part 2)
Location: Oren Gateway Center 103
Facilitator: Velma Lashbrook, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
RSVP online and request a book if needed at
http://augsburg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_6KJ1xcV3JcUK7U9 .
This session is offered in two parts, and will make use of the StrengthsFinder assessment available with the book Strengths Based Leadership. You may attend both parts, or only the one that is most applicable to you - your choice!
Part 1 is intended for first time completers of the StrengthsFinder assessment, and for those who have previously completed the assessment and would like a refresher. Engage with your assessment results and explore ways to apply your strengths at work.
Part 2 is intended for those who have previously attended a Using your Strengths at Work session. Explore the StrengthsFinder concepts in more depth and discuss further application.
CTL has a limited number of copies of Strengths Based Leadership (which includes the StrengthsFinder assessment) available for attendees who have not previously completed the assessment. Gift cards for Kindle editions are also available.
About the Facilitator:
Velma Lashbrook is the Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies. She believes that understanding your strengths is essential for understanding how you can best contribute and exercise leadership. She uses strengths based approaches in several of her graduate classes and has led strengths-based workshops for Augsburg, business, and professional audiences.
General Announcements
"On-Hold" Accounts Payable Checks
Authorization Invoices/Check Requests processed with a "On-Hold" request originally to be picked up on Friday, November 23 will be available on Wednesday, November 21 anytime after 1:00 p.m. due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at ext. 1031
or daughera@augsburg.edu ~ Thank You!
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New Items at Re-Use Table: Trays and Hanging Files
The Re-Use Table has moved to the lower level of the Christensen Center – just inside the Student Activities Office Suite, Room 1. This table is a resource for gently used office supplies.
On Thursday I'm putting some new items on the table. Black, plastic stacking trays and green, legal size hanging file folders.
Thank you for reducing waste!
Attention Class of 2013
Are you interested in a leadership opportunity? Would you like to be a decision maker for your class party? Want to make a difference for Augsburg College as you prepare to accept your diploma this spring? Join the Senior Class Committee. We are looking for Senior Class Auggies that are interested in helping the Alumni Relations & Annual Giving office plan for the 100 Days to Graduation party and the Senior Class Challenge.
We know you are all busy, so the time commitment will be minimal. Our first and only meeting will be Thursday, November 29, in the Marshall Room at 11:15 a.m. Lunch will be provided!
Contact Jennifer Jung, Assistant Director of Annual Giving via email at jung@augsburg.edu or phone 612-330-1179 before Thanksgiving Break if you are interested in joining.
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 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.
Can You Cook Pumpkins Pies? Serve with Us
[Update from the message below about Campus Kitchen's Thanksgiving program: We're getting a donation of real pumpkins next week, and could use someone who knows how to make a pie with them in the kitchen next Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Can you do it? Read on for the big picture]
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 a.m. 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
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 in 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.
Event Announcements
Bach and Augsburg College at 5 p.m. TODAY
All are invited to experience the mind and music of Johann Sebastian Bach -- and celebrate the founding of Augsburg College in the process.
Refreshments will be served beginning this afternoon at 4:40 p.m.
The program begins at 5:00 p.m. We'll be done by 6:00 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!
To check out the program, go to http://www.augsburg.edu/religion/heritage-day
Learn About Paid Summer Research - 11/14 or 11/15
URGO will be hosting two information sessions next week about paid summer research opportunities for undergraduate students. Research is not only a great summer job, but it also allows you to explore a topic you are interested in, develop skills in your field, and build a professional relationship with a faculty mentor.
Here on campus, the URGO Summer Research Program provides a 10-week research experience where students are paid to join a faculty member's on-going research/creative line or carry out an individually-designed project. Off campus, many universities host similar research programs that are open to students from around the country. Come learn about these exciting opportunities and how to build a strong application at one of the following information sessions:
Wednesday, November 14 at 12 p.m.
Riverside Room in Christiansen Center
or
Thursday, November 15 at 12 p.m.
OGC 100
Snacks will be provided!
If you have any questions regarding the sessions or summer research opportunities, please contact Kirsten O'Brien at obrienk@augsburg.edu or stop by the URGO office in 152 Science Hall.
Last Day for Business Open Advising
LAST DAY!
Open Advising Sessions for Business majors and minors
Thursday, Nov. 8: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Where: Business Department, 3rd Floor Memorial Hall
Please stop by and take advantage of this opportunity to have all of your advising questions answered without making an appointment.
Pan-Afrikan Student Union General Meeting
PASU will now be having their general meetings EVERY Thursday from 7-8 p.m. in the Marshall Room. All are welcome!
Orientation Leader Social
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!
Charlene Teters to Present "If Not You, Then Who?!"
Augsburg College is proud to host Charlene Teters on Friday, November 9, at 7 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center.
She will present "If not you, then who?!" The address of the location is: 22nd and Riverside Aves. S., Minneapolis, MN. The event is FREE and open to everyone!
Charlene Teters, (Spokane), known for her activism and art, is presently a professor at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. As a founding Board Member of the National Coalition on Racism in Sports and the Media, her activist-career began with a vigorous dispute with the University of Illinois over their use of a stereotyped image of an American Indian for the school's sports mascot. She picketed sports events and launched a national debate about the appropriateness of this practice by sports and media. This history of Teters' work is the subject of a nationally aired award winning documentary "In Whose Honor?" by Jay Rosenstein.
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Art Receptions - Friday
Art Receptions: Friday, November 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Christensen Center Art Gallery
There's Only One by Richard Barlow
Barlow's site-specific wall drawing is a continuation of his "Welcome to the Open" series, based on the romantic landscape imagery in SUV advertisements. These drawings sit at the uncomfortable intersection of beauty, desire, commerce, and the environment.
Gage Family Art Gallery
FATHOM by Josh Johnson
Using non-traditional sculpting materials, Johnson's minimalistic forms seem both familiar and alien, creating a psychologically charged space.
Annual Trinity Health Fair - Sunday
Trinity Lutheran is hosting its annual health fair on Sunday 11/11/12 from 11:30 - 1:00 p.m. in the Foss Center Atrium. All students, faculty, and staff are invited to stop by for information on seasonal flu, free blood sugar checks, free 5-minute massages, free blood pressure check and healthy snacks.
There will also be demos on life saving chest compressions as well as info from Honoring Choices Minnesota, an organization that helps with the start of conversations about end of life care planning.
For more info or any questions please call Jean at 612-375-9825.
Staff Senate Open Forum: Financial Outlook
We notice there is keen interest in the College's financial outlook and are providing an opportunity for staff to ask questions and engage in the discussion at a Staff Senate Open Forum on Tuesday, November 13, 12:30 p.m. (feel free to bring your lunch) in OGC Room 103.
President Pribbenow and Chief Financial Officer Tammy McGee will be present to answer questions about the financial outlook, short term solutions, budgeting for next year, plans for the longer term, and any other questions you have. Please come and join in the discussion on Tuesday.
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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