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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.
Faculty-led Programs Proposal Form Available
The proposal form for faculty interested in leading short-term programs abroad in academic year 2013-14 is now available!
Please visit the Augsburg Abroad website and click on "general information" under the heading "For Faculty and Staff"
http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/general-information/
Please note several changes to the form this year, including a request for information about contact hours, in accordance with the new credit hour guidelines.
If you have questions about the form or would like feedback on your program ideas, please contact Faculty-led Programs Coordinator Andrea Dvorak at dvorak@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1669.
General Announcements
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.
Donations Double on Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving
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).
Host an International Student for Thanksgiving
The International Student and Scholar Services Office is looking for Augsburg faculty/staff who are interested in hosting Augsburg international students for a home cooked Thanksgiving meal. Hosts in the past have usually taken between 2-5 students; it's your choice! Once we know you are interested, we will match you with some students. Please contact Jie He at he@augsburg.edu. Thanks for supporting our international students!
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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 Chicken Parmesan Pasta with a bread stick 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.
"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!
Event Announcements
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.
URGO Summer Research Info Session TODAY 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.
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!
LSS Financial Counseling - On Campus
As part of Money Matter's Money Week LSS Financial Counseling will be on campus for one on one appointments for students, faculty, and staff. Appointments can cover a wide range of issues including debt, credit, intentional spending, and planning for the future. Sign up through Money Matter's Moodle Community Page.
http://moodle.augsburg.edu/moodlecommunity/course/view.php?id=537
Tri-Color Thanks
Come to the Weenaas Lounge in Mortensen Hall on Thursday, November 15 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. to enjoy some Tri-Color dessert and write thank-you cards to people who you would like to thank. If you have any questions/concerns, email Nou Xiong at xiong21@augsburg.edu. Hope to see you all there!
Nou Xiong
4th Floor CA, Mortensen Hall
Augsburg Night at the Guthrie
Join fellow Augsburg Alumni and Friends for an evening at the Guthrie Theater for a performance of A Christmas Carol.
Friday, November 16, 2012
6:00 P.M. Reception
6:45 P.M. Presentation by faculty member Sarah Myers of the Theater Dept.
7:30 P.M. Performance
$35.00 per person (children must be 5 years or older to attend)
Interested and available? Call Sara Schlipp-Riedel at 612-330-1178 to register for this memorable evening.
The Guthrie Theater is located at 818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
El Salvador Presentation Tomorrow
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.
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.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Education Alumni Winner of Milken Award
It is always a great day to see one of our own win the Nobel of teaching, the Milken Foundation Award for early to mid career leadership in the field. Steve Abenth, Augsburg Education 2005 alumni, St. Paul Public School teacher at Highland Park Elementary was presented the Milken award this past Friday.
From the beginning, Steve has demonstrated his passion for teaching with a bag full of personal, musical, technology and teaching skill and knowledge to fully engage students in a learning adventure. Congratulations to him on his achievement!
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Free Sleeper Sofa
I have a sleeper sofa available to anyone who can pick it up at our home near campus. It is a Broyhill, green and white checked, and in excellent shape.
Dee Cole Vodicka
Education Department
vodicka@augsburg.edu
612-330-1546