Christensen Center Restrooms Closed

Maintenance will be doing repairs in the Women's restrooms of the Christensen Center on Thursday, February 21st and Friday, February 22nd. The lower level women's restroom will be closed on Thursday, February 21st from 6 a.m.-3 p.m. and the 1st floor women's restroom will be closed on Friday, February 22nd from 6 a.m.-3 p.m.

We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and we appreciate your patience while we do these repairs. If you have any questions, please contact Terri at adamsth@augsburg.edu or call extension 1566

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TFAPS – Hybrid Learning Implementation

All faculty are invited to participate in two workshops offered by CTL and IT to support weekend and graduate faculty who are creating "hybrid" courses for 2013-14. If you are satisfied with the basic design of your courses, you only need to participate in the Moodle Labs to learn best practices for online learning and how to meet GAAC/AAC requirements for hybrid learning.

If you would like to improve the underlying design of your courses, you will also benefit from the integrated course design workshop.

Prerequisite: Please watch the screencasts in the Overview section of the Course Design Support Site (http://go.augsburg.edu/moodlelab) before coming to these sessions.

Moodle Lab for Hybrid Learning.
The Moodle Labs are hands-on workshops that introduce and support development of your Moodle sites. These workshops are held on:

9-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 27, Foss 22A
3:10-4:40 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, Foss 22A
9-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 13, Foss 22A
10-12 noon, Saturday, March 16, SVE 205
9-10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 19, SVE 205
3-4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 21, Foss 22A
9-10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 27, SVE 205

Additional spring and summer dates will be added later.

Integrated Course Design for Hybrid Learning.
The Integrated Course Design for Hybrid Learning is a hands-on workshop that explores Fink's model for course design, which integrates situational factors, learning goals, learning activities, and assessment. It addresses how to choose face-to-face and online activities to create an engaged learning community, provide direct instruction, and facilitate active, collaborative learning. These workshops will be held on:

3:40-6:40 p.m., Wednesday, February 20, OGC 112
9-12 a.m., Tuesday, March 12, Marshall
9-12 a.m., Friday, March 15, OGC 100
3:40-6:40 p.m., Monday, April 8, Marshall
9-12 a.m., Saturday, April 13, Marshall
3:40-6:40 p.m., Thursday, April 25, Marshall
9-12 a.m., Tuesday, May 7, Marshall

RSVP to ctl@augsburg.edu

Additional support includes:

Moodle Template for developing your course in accordance with GAAC/AAC requirements.
Course Design Support Site to provide additional detail and examples for Moodle applications.
Technology Tapas to showcase a variety of technologies that can improve your work.
Sloan-C Online Workshop passes to participate in further study of online learning.

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CTL Summer Scholarship Grants

Applications due March 15
Applications should be submitted online at http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/grant-applications/

The purpose of the Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants and the Grangaard Summer Scholarship Grants is to support well-defined faculty scholarship projects. The expectation is that receipt of the grant will make it possible for faculty to accelerate completion of a significant project.

Two $4,000 Dean's Summer Scholarship Grants will be awarded for Summer 2013. All tenured or tenure-track, full-time faculty who are in at least the second year of their contract are eligible to apply.

Three $2,000 Grangaard Summer Scholarship Grants will be awarded for Summer 2013. All full-time faculty are eligible to apply; priority is given to tenure-track faculty who have not received this grant in the previous three years.

Please complete the online Summer Scholarship application form (available at http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/grant-applications/) describing the project, explaining its potential significance, summarizing the work already accomplished, providing a timetable and plan for completion, explaining how it will accelerate project completion, and describing how it fits with your department's definition of scholarship. Submit a curriculum vitae (pdf document, please) as an email attachment to ctl@augsburg.edu. Applications should be submitted no later than March 15, 2013.

Applications will be reviewed by the full Faculty Development Committee, and awards will be announced in early April. All grant recipients must submit a progress report by September 1, 2013. Recipients of the Dean's Scholarship Grant must submit a short final report by February 1, 2014.

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Study Abroad: Monks & Heretics in Scotland

Join me for a study abroad trip to Scotland, during the winter break of 2013-2014.

HIS 195/440: "Monks and Heretics in Medieval Scotland" gives students an opportunity to study abroad in a unique setting: the Abbey of Pluscarden in remote northern Scotland. Built in the year 1230, Pluscarden is home to some 30 monks who pray and chant every day, in Latin, by candlelight, robed and hooded, just as monks in the Middle Ages did. Students will get to experience monastic life by participating in the work and ritual of the community, studying church history in a setting where it was lived.

"Monks and Heretics" also examines an interesting moment in church history, using Umberto Eco's novel, "The Name of the Rose," as its main text. At first glance, the novel is a murder mystery set in a monastery, but beneath the surface it struggles with deep questions of religion, spirituality, philosophy, rhetoric, and the nature of texts. Since the action of the novel takes place over seven days in a monastery, the plan is live with the monks of Pluscarden for seven days. Then, after returning to Augsburg, over the course of seven meetings during the regular semester, we will attempt to unpack the novel's many mysteries.

This course will appeal to students in History, English, Honors, Medieval Studies, Philosophy, Religion, and Communication Studies, and to any student who likes to read and think about big ideas. To check out the monastery where we'll be staying, go to: http://www.pluscardenabbey.org/home.asp

BONUS: After a week of living with monks, we will head to the city of Edinburgh for four days, to see how Scotland's medieval past meets its modern-day present. This will include a day trip to Doune Castle (location of "Monty Python's Holy Grail"). I plan to invite former Python Terry Jones to be our guide. (No promises yet, but maybe.)

The trip takes place from 28 December 2013 to 9 January 2014. Please send me an email if you are interested: adamo@augsburg.edu

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Brown & Marubbio Earn Internationalization Grants

The Faculty Development Committee congratulates Adriane Brown, Women's Studies, and M. Elise Marubbio, American Indian Studies, as the 2013-14 recipients of the Dean's Internationalization Grants! These grants provide $2500 to support travel for collaborations with Augsburg's international programs and partners. The grants are designed to encourage faculty and staff to internationalize the curriculum and campus.

Adriane intends to use her grant to work with CGE faculty in Mexico, Nicaragua, and El Salvador to construct an accessible, internationalized, and interdisciplinary seminar based in Minneapolis but technologically connected to geographic locations across the world. She envisions this course as a combination of traditional study, international dialogue, and on-the-ground experience with Twin Cities activists. One essential component of the course would be weekly videoconferences with CGE faculty and activists as well as with college students and faculty from other parts of the world. The videoconferences would engage people in dialogues about topics that might range from pressing issues in their geographic area, international perceptions of the United States, or an article on a topic of shared interest. The committee believes this could be a model for creating more accessible international experiences for all students.

Elise will use her grant to return to Bolivia as a participant of the Q(C)ollaysuyu Collaboration's Western Hemispheric Indigenous Collaborative. The Q(C)ollaysuyu Collaboration is made up of community members and organizations that are Indigenous grassroots activists and educators. They work on a plurinational level with Indigenous organizations, grassroots initiatives, and communities to address global environmental issues as they affect Indigenous communities in the western hemisphere. This collaboration will continue her development of teaching, scholarship, and service relationships that will result in: 1) ongoing global curricular development for AIS 105, 364, 305/490 classes as well as the development of an interdisciplinary Global Indigenous Issues of the Americas course; 2) ongoing research into Indigenous film locally and globally, resulting in a book; and 3) continuing service as an American Indian studies faculty and a liaison between Augsburg and our Indigenous communities locally and globally.

Please join us in congratulating them on their awards.

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It's Time to Visit the Writing Lab

Now that the new term is well underway, it's time to visit the Augsburg College Writing Lab, street level of Lindell Library, left of the circulation desk.

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.

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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.

The special today is a Cashew Chicken Bowl with a fountain drink.


Einstein Bros:

Stop in and try one of our Egg White Bagel Thin Sandwiches. We are also featuring a combo option with a sandwich and a coffee.

The Commons:

Due to an event in the Commons, brunch on Saturday 2/23 will be served in the OGC Lobby from 12:00-1:30. We apologize for any inconvenience.


In observation of Lent we will be having Fish every Friday starting this Friday the 15th.

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 http://augsburg.aviands.com/flex-points/. You can pay with your student account or credit card.

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Vote Oscar Martinez for Sophomore Senator

Oscar Martinez needs your vote.

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Spring WEC Book Orders

Spring WEC book orders are now due to the bookstore! Please email me at forgey@augsburg.edu with your book orders ASAP! Thank you to all who have turned in!

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2013-2014 FAFSA Renewal

It's that time again! The FAFSA application for the 2013-2014 year is now available for students returning to Augsburg in the Fall of 2013. The FAFSA is the application required to determine your eligibility for access to financial aid during your time at Augsburg, and must be renewed every year.

May 1st is the priority deadline to apply for financial aid at Augsburg. All Day College students must submit their application by this date or risk losing some of the aid that may be available to you.

Don't forget to use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool when completing your FAFSA this year. This function pre-populates your tax information into the application, which reduces your chances of being selected for verification later on. The IRS Data Retrieval Tool is available for use on the FAFSA 2-3 weeks after electronically filing your taxes, and 6-8 weeks after filing paper taxes.

Questions? Stop by the Enrollment Center and speak with any of our Student Financial Services Counselors or call us at 612-330-1046.

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Cap & Gown Information

Graduating in May?

Cap and Gowns must be reserved online by March 7th.
www.herfjones.com/college/augsburg
You will not need to pay until you pick up in the store. Cap & Gowns will be ready to pick on April 9th at the Day Grad Fair from 10:30- 1:30p.m. If you are unable to make it to the Grad Fair, you are able to pick up any time the store is open till graduation. If your gown is not reserved by March 7th, a $15.00 late charge will be added to the final cost of your cap and gown.

Graduating in June?

Cap and Gowns must be reserved online by April 9th.
www.herfjones.com/college/augsburg
You will not need to pay until you pick up at the store. Cap & Gowns will be ready to purchase on May 11th at the WEC/Masters Grad Fair 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m. If you are unable to make it to the Grad Fair, you are able to pick up any time the store is open till graduation. If your gown is not reserved by April 9th, a $15.00 late charge will be added to the final cost of your cap and gown.

Prices for Cap & Gowns
Bachelor's Cap, Gown & Tassel - $52.95
Master's Cap, Gown, Tassel, & Hood -$91.00
Bachelor's gown only- $33.95
Master's gown only - $36.00
Cap $10.00
Tassel $11.00
Hood $36.00

Please be sure to stop by the bookstore for your Grad Fair – in addition to purchasing your cap & gown, pick up your five free announcements, look at custom announcements, and diploma frames!

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Look for a Package in your Email

Yes, you read it right! Students will no longer get yellow slips in their campus boxes notifying them they've received a package. Look for a message in your Augsburg email instead. You will come to Shipping/Receiving in the lower level of Christensen Center, just like you are used to, but you will sign for your package on a signature pad (be prepared to show your ID). Staff and Faculty will also see emails that they have received a package; packages will be delivered like normal and you will also sign on a signature pad. We are thrilled with our new system to track packages at Augsburg; both the notification to you and our control of packages is greatly improved. We are also eliminating thousands of paper forms!

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Jansport Apparel 25%

All Jansport apparel is 25% off thru Feb. 22 in-store and on-line! Stop by the bookstore and stock up on your Auggie gear!

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Nominations Open for Augsburg Leadership Awards

Nominations are open for the 2012-2013 Augsburg Leadership Awards!

Student leaders, student groups, and student group advisors can be nominated for their outstanding leadership and contributions to the Augsburg community this academic year.

To nominate a student, advisor, or student group, please submit the following materials to Michael Grewe via email at grewe@augsburg.edu or to Christensen Center Room 1D by Friday, March 8:

* A nomination packet: http://web.augsburg.edu/cao/ALA_Nomination_Packet.doc
* Optional: Any supplemental materials that would enhance nomination, including recommendation letters, resumes, etc.

Award recipients will be honored at the 14th Annual Augsburg Leadership Awards on Tuesday, April 9. For questions, call 612-330-1499.

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Bookstore Closed Friday, Feb. 22

The bookstore will be closed, Friday Feb.22nd for our year end inventory. The bookstore will be open Saturday, Feb. 23rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this will cause.

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Practice Spanish with us on Thursday

Looking for a place to chat in Spanish and meet new people? We've got just the thing for you - Spanish conversation group! All language levels are welcome to join us for laughs and interesting conversation as we practice speaking in a relaxed and friendly setting.

We meet every Thursday from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the Riverside Room, 2nd fl. of the Christensen Center. Signs will be posted. Drop in at any time and stay for as long as you like. We promise there will be no grammar lessons! You are welcome to bring your lunch.

Drop in three times and earn a free T-shirt!

If you have any questions, contact Emiliano Chagil, ext. 1309; Anita Fisher, ext. 1082 or Kate Reinhardt, ext. 1081. We hope to see you there!

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Student Government Spring Elections

Elections for the 2013-2014 Augsburg Day Student Government are coming up! Run for Senator, President, and Vice President positions to represent the student body and become a leader in the Augsburg community. Petitions can be picked up and submitted at the Student Government office in the basement of Christensen Center, room 1C. ADSG members will be tabling on the week of February 18th with petitions and more information, as the petition deadline has been extended to Thursday, February 21st at 4:30 p.m.

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Project Warm Winter

Community LINK and Thrivent Fellows are hosting Project Warm Winter! Drop off thermals, bedding items, blankets, kitchen ware, backpacks and any other gently used items to the marked boxes in the residence halls and Strommen Center from February 12- March 12. All items will be donated to St. Stephens Human Services. Community Link meets every Tuesday @ 7 in the Auggies Nest (basement of Christensen)

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PB&J Sandwich Making for Campus Kitchens

Help Community LINK & Thrivent Fellows make PB&J sandwiches for Campus Kitchens on Wednesday, Feb. 20th at from 4-6 in the Student Lounge. Community Link meets every Tuesday @ 7 in the Auggies Nest (basement of Christensen).

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Staff Senate Open Forum on Tues., Feb. 26

Staff Senate invites all staff members to its monthly Open Forum on Tuesday, February 26 from 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. in Marshall Room. Heather Riddle, the Vice President of Institutional Advancement, will be our featured guest; she will introduce herself to staff and discuss that division's goals for the upcoming year. All staff members are welcome to attend!

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Featured AugSTEM Speaker: Ken Rosenblum, MD, CEO

Ken Rosenblum will be on campus on February 22nd, 2013 presenting his work "Nanotemplating with Porous Aluminum Oxide and some Life Lessons". The talk will be held at 2:30 p.m. in Lindell 301 and all students are welcome to attend. This event is co-sponsored by the AugSTEM Scholars Program and the Augsburg SPS (Society of Physics Students).

For more information please contact stem@augsburg.edu or visit the STEM Programs website at: http://www.augsburg.edu/stem/.

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Augsburg Abroad World Wednesday Tabling

This Wednesday, students who have studied abroad will share experience with their peers by tabling in the Christensen Center Lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are here to help their peers to be informed about how Augsburg Abroad help you to have a life changing abroad experience and also their faculties who are interested in having a faculty-led short term program during winter break or summer break. Please join us to our World Wednesday Event!

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Bonner Leader Applications Now Available

2013-2014 Applications are now available for the Bonner Leaders Program!

Students passionate about civic engagement and social justice issues are encouraged to apply. The Bonner Leaders Program is a service-based work-study program giving students the opportunity to make lasting change in their community around issues they care about while developing strong leadership skills.

Applications are due to the Bonner Office in the Sabo Center by March 8 and can be found in the Sabo Center and on our website. http://www.augsburg.edu/bonner

Students are encouraged to attend an informational session led by a panel of Bonner Leaders. These are open to all students and faculty/staff wanting to know more about the program. Information sessions will be 2/26 10-11:30 a.m. in the Augsburg Room, and 3/6 4-5 p.m. in the Marshall Room.

If you have any questions, contact us at bonnerprogram@augsburg.edu

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Fun Day at Habitat for Humanity

Join Community LINK and Thrivent Fellows for a fun day at Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, Feb 23rd from 8:30am-4pm in Shakopee. Please contact commlink@augsburg.edu if you plan on attending or have any questions. Community Link meets every Tuesday @ 7 in the Auggies Nest (basement of Christensen).

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Auggies Host MIAC Playoff Game TONIGHT

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2013/2/18/mbb021813.aspx

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College will host St. John's University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball playoff quarterfinal game TONIGHT (Wednesday 2/20) at 7:30 p.m. at Si Melby Hall.

The Auggies (19-6 overall, 14-6 MIAC) are the No. 3 seed in the six-team MIAC postseason playoff field, while the Johnnies (12-13 overall, 11-9 MIAC) are the No. 6 seed.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for students (ages 5-younger are free) and will be sold at the door. All patrons must pay admission (including Augsburg students, faculty and staff); the only passes accepted at the door are MIAC-issued passes. Doors open at 6 p.m. All tickets will be sold at the door; there will be no presale of tickets.

The Augsburg athletic department will be offering a special admission deal for Augsburg students. The first 150 Augsburg students to attend the game (showing their Augsburg student ID at the door) will receive free admission and a free popcorn at the concession stand.

If you can't make it to Si Melby Hall for the game, you can watch a live video webcast with live statistics by going to Augsburg's GameCentral portal via Stretch Internet.

The winner of tonight's games -- No. 6 St. John's at No. 3 Augsburg, and No. 5 Bethel (15-10 overall, 11-9 MIAC) at No. 4 Carleton (15-10 overall, 12-8 MIAC), will advance to the MIAC semifinals on Friday (2/22) at 7:30 p.m. The lowest remaining seed from the quarterfinals will play at top-seed St. Thomas (24-1 overall, 19-1 MIAC), while the other quarterfinal winner will play at No. 2 Concordia-Moorhead (18-7 overall, 15-5 MIAC). The playoff championship game will be on Sunday (2/24) at 2 p.m., with the winner receiving the MIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III national tournament.

This is Augsburg's 11th appearance in the MIAC men's basketball playoffs since the 1984-85 season, and the Auggies' fourth playoff appearance in the last five years under head coach Aaron Griess.

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2 More Chances to See "Vickijoan" at the BLB

Hi folks! Your local copy lady is a performer by night. There are 2 performances left of this terrific show where we perform short stories by Donald Barthleme on stage. It's fun and inexpensive, and I would love to see you there!
THE TWISTED GRIN – ASSORTED TALES TO AMUSE AND ALARM
SELECTED SHORT STORIES BY DONALD BARTHELME
ADAPTED FOR THE STAGE BY LAWRENCE RIPP/ ARTWORK BY TOM CASSIDY
An elegant garden party/hanging; A toxic grammar school; A street run by rats; Adapted from the works of the late writer Donald Barthelme, these tales and more will take you to interesting and unexpected places.
With Brad Erickson, John Gottskalkson, Virginia Haggart, Vickijoan Keck, Patrick Thomas O'brien & Lawrence Ripp; THURSDAYS FEBRUARY 21 & 28
All shows 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6—food & libations available)
at The Bryant Lake Bowl (810 W Lake St., MPLS)
Tickets: $15/door
$12 advance/ with fringe button
Bryantlakebowl.com
612-825-8949

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