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Time Is Passing Quickly - Visit the WL

So far this term, tutors in the Writing Lab have conducted over 650 conferences with students on their writing assignments. Join them. Here are the hours:

Monday: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.; 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 3 - 5:30 p.m.; 7:30 - 10 p.m.
Wednesday: 3 - 5:30 p.m.; 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Thursday: 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 3 - 5:30 p.m.; 7:30 - 10 p.m.
Friday: 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Sunday: 5 - 8 p.m.

Please note: The Lab will be closed when the library closes at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21 for the Thanksgiving break. It will be open again for regular hours on Sunday, Nov. 25.

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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 a.m., Christensen Center, Marshall Room
November 13 at 4:45 p.m., Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
November 14 at 8:30 a.m., 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

Recorded Open Enrollment Meeting http://connect.augsburg.edu/p12a6imkaeb/

Please contact Tammy McBroom with any questions at 612-330-1216 or mcbroom@augsburg.edu.

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Double Your Turkeys and Help the New Foodshelf

It's Thanksgiving and Give to the Max Time. Campus Kitchen and Finnegan's Beer/Community Fund are teaming up for some great opportunities to make a difference in the community:

- Each Thanksgiving, Campus Kitchen serves hundreds of turkey dinners in the neighborhood, and to make that happen we need to gather the ingredients and funds. If you and your colleagues would like to contribute to a particular item, please let us know. We'll be making turkey, potatoes, stuffing, squash, and some pumpkin pie. Fill out this quick form here: www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/signup to indicate what you'd like to contribute. We'll be collecting items in the Christensen Center lobby on November 15 and 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

- We'll need money to buy what we don't gather, and this year, we're one of Finnegan's Beer/Community Fund's Three Small Pints, so they'll be matching what we raise up to $1,500 on November 15. Donate then, or click the "schedule one for Give to the Max Day" to donate now so that it will be counted on November 15.

- Any donations above the cost of our Thanksgiving meals will be used buy food for the upcoming Augsburg College Student Food Shelf, helping students in need stay well fed.

- We'll be running a few special shifts to make all the meals happen. Our biggest event of the year is the Multicultural Dinner at the Brian Coyle Community Center on November 16 from 5-7 p.m. Sign up for any of the week's activities at www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/signup or if you don't have a ton of time, please just drop in to eat. Where else can you dine on Somali, Korean, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Mexican, and "Pilgrim" food together under one roof.

- And lastly, if you'd like to celebrate a successful Give to the Max Day (Minnesota's giant one-day fundraiser), you can join the us and the whole Finnegan's crew at Stanley's (2500 University Avenue Northeast) on Thursday the 15th from 5-7 p.m. for 75 cent pints of Finnegans (the charitable and delicious brew company that donates 100% of profits to feeding the hungry - www.finnegans.org).

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One of Our Own Won the Oscar of Teaching

Greetings,

It is always a great day to see one of our own win the Oscar of teaching, the Milken Foundation Award for early to mid career leadership in the field.

Stephen Abenth completed his student teaching at the same school (Highland Park Elementary School) he is currently teaching with. He finished on a Friday and was hired as a classroom teacher that Monday within the St. Paul school district. A talented teacher from the beginning with a clear love of student's learning and a bag full of personal, musical, technology and teaching skill and knowledge to fully engage students in fun learning. Congratulations to him on his achievement! Stephen is the fifth Auggie to win the Milken Award.

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Student Financial Services Window

The Student Financial services window will open at 11:45 a.m. today, November 13 instead of 10:00 a.m. due to an all-staff meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Dining Services

Nabo:
Nabo is offering a 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 of the day is a steak sandwich with chips and a fountain soda.

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.

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Enrollment Center Hours

The Enrollment Center will be opening at 8 a.m. on Friday, November 16 and Tuesday, November 20 for students with registration questions. We are also open until 6 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. Please stop by with any registration questions.

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Post Grad Volunteer Info Session

Consider a Year of Service!  Join us for a Post Grad Volunteer Info Session
to learn more about a year of service and all the benefits and possibilities! Tuesday, Nov. 20 from 4:45-6:00 p.m. Career & Internship Services, Christensen Center, Suite 100, enjoy free snacks!

Explore Service, Justice, living in Community and connecting to your Faith and Spirituality Franciscan Community Volunteers + Catholic Volunteer Network Visitation Internship Program+ Lutheran Volunteer Corps
St Joseph Worker Program + Vincentian Lay Missionaries

Questions - call ext. 1472 Career & Internship Services

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Staff Senate Open Forum TODAY

NOTE: Room Change

We noticed 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 the East Commons, Christensen Center.

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 today.

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Murphy Square Open Mic Night

Join Murphy Square for an Open Mic Night!

Tuesday, November 20 starting at 5 p.m. in the Student Lounge.

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to come up and read (or perform) any original work. In the past, we have had excerpts of short stories, poems, spoken word, and songs.

Stay for a minute or for two hours; you can stop by at any time to listen to the talented writers or just to grab a cookie or a copy of Murphy Square!
(Light refreshments will be served.)

Feel free to contact me at teodonno@augsburg.edu with any questions about the event.

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Exploring Culture: El Salvador this Thursday

Learn about El Salvador and the Peace Scholars program this Thursday in Conversation Group!

You are invited to listen to Augsburg faculty and staff members talk about the trip they took to El Salvador this past summer. Erika McCreedy, Social Work, and Michael Burden, Theater Arts, traveled from Augsburg to El Salvador with the Hoverstein Peace Scholars. They will share stories in both English and Spanish on Thurs., 11/15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. in the Riverside Rm., 2nd. fl. Christensen. (Conversation group meets from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) We hope you are able to join us!

Questions? Contact Anita Fisher, ext. 1082, Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081.

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Multicultural Dinner this Friday

Join us to share stories and eat tasty food from all corners of the world at the Multicultural Dinner.

This Friday at the Brian Coyle Community Center (420-15th Avenue South)
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Free of charge

Sponsored by the Augsburg Thrivent Fellows, Augsburg Campus Kitchen, U of M, and the Coyle Center.

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ASAC Month-Long Food Drive

ASAC is partnering up with Second Land Harvest for a month-long food drive. We want to see how much we can raise as a community for the month of November! We have placed three bins around campus for non-perishable food items. The bins are located: 1) In Christensen Center in front of the Strommen Center; 2) In the Chapel in front of the Campus Ministry Office; and 3) In OGC nearby Nabo. If each student donated at least one item, we could end up making a huge difference in the community!

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CGE Open House

We would like to welcome the Augsburg College community to visit the Center for Global Education in our new space in Anderson Hall. Stop by for a tour, light snacks, and a mini-silent auction that will benefit our scholarship funds. We'd also like to use this time to celebrate the end of 2012, our 30th anniversary year, with our colleagues, students, and friends. Everyone welcome.

PLEASE NOTE CORRECTED TIME BELOW(A-mail on November 12 had the incorrect time)

The open house will run from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 27 in Anderson Hall Suite 23.

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Vocatio Chapel and Lunch - Tomorrow

"Faith and the Imagination: the Call to the Arts",

Our guest this Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 10:20 a.m. is Jeremiah Gamble, and he has a great story of connecting his faith with his love for theater. Together with his wife, he has created "Theater for the Thirsty"– specializing in entertaining, music-infused, funny, thought-provoking, redemptive, soul stirring and imaginative theater. They have been developing and performing original works, professionally, for over fifteen years.

During Wednesday's chapel, Jeremiah will be performing an excerpt from his original one man play, The Rough and the Holy.

Following chapel, there will be a luncheon for conversation with Jeremiah Gamble. To attend, RSVP to Lonna Field at fieldl@augsburg.edu by November 13.

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Cognition and Music Presentation on Friday

On Friday, November 16, at 4:00 p.m. in OGC 200 the Psychology Department is hosting a presentation by Dr. Michael Schutz who is currently Assistant Professor of Music Cognition/Percussion at McMaster University. His presentation is titled "Music: a multi-sensory experience." A short abstract about his presentation is below.

Why do we buy concert tickets when the same sounds can be heard more cheaply and comfortably within our own homes? Why do popular music concerts include elaborate lighting and staging effects for what is ostensibly an auditory event? Why can't orchestral musicians wear T-shirts and flip-flops? Clearly, both watching musicians play and "moving to the beat" while listening to are common behaviors— but why do these actions play such a crucial role in music "listening"? My talk will explore this issue through the context of two projects exploring the multi-sensory nature of the musical experience. The first is a novel musical illusion in which musicians use visible gestures to change the way music "sounds." Some expert performers capitalize on the fact that although these gestures have no acoustic consequences, they are crucial in shaping the way in which audiences perceive performances. The second is a new line of research exploring how "moving to the beat" can actually help audience's listen more accurately. Together, these projects raise interesting philosophical questions about what music "is" and how it is best experienced. For a preview this research, please visit the MAPLE Lab media coverage page at http://maplelab.net/media/media-archive.

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URGO Summer Research Info Sessions Wed. and Thurs.

URGO will be hosting two information sessions this 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.

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Calling All Stressed Students

Come learn and practice some mindfulness techniques tomorrow (Wednesday 11/14/12) from 6 - 8 p.m. in OGC 100. The Augsburg Mindfulness Club is hosting this event to help spread better ways to cope with life stress. They will be hosting Br. ChiSing http://www.brotherchising.com who will come and show what helps with easier more joyful living.

There will be free food from Afro Deli to help practice mindful eating, too! All students are welcome especially first timers or beginners to mindfulness practice. Please feel free to join us.

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Employer on Campus Recruiting Students for Jobs

You are invited to attend an informational session regarding employment opportunities (part-time and full-time) with CPP North America. This is an international company that seeks students interested in careers in business.
Monday, November 19, 4:45-6:00 p.m. in the Career and Internship Center, Christensen Center, Suite 100. FREE Pizza. RSVP to tilton@augsburg.edu All are invited.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Info Session on Internships

Stop by an informational session on Tuesday, November 27 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Christensen Center, Suite 100. Representatives will be sharing their Sales and Management Trainee Internship. They are targeting December 2013 or Spring 2014 graduates. FREE Pizza. RSVP to tilton@augsburg.edu

Sponsored by: Strommen Career & Internship Services

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