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Candy Sale at Bookstore

Select candy and snacks are on sale 3 for a dollar or 75 cents each. Stop by the bookstore today!

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Cap and Gown Info for Rochester Students

I will be down in Rochester on June 11 to sell reserved gowns. If you did not reserve your gown by the April 9 deadline and would like a cap and gown, please call the bookstore at 612.359.6491 to prepay for your gown. All diploma frames will be 20% off on June 11. Congratulations Rochester students!

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Sustainability of Food Systems MOOC Course

Join Benjamin Stottrup, Nora Helf, and Brian Noy in this free online course from the U of M to explore the issues of sustainability and our food system, and the opportunities that MOOC's present for teaching and learning at Augsburg College. Please let me know if you want to join the class and want to meet weekly in a discussion group.

https://www.coursera.org/course/globalfoodsystems

Sustainability of Food Systems: A Global Life Cycle Perspective
Jason Hill

This course explores the diversity of the foods we eat, the ways in which we grow, process, distribute, and prepare them, and the impacts they have upon our environment, health, and society. We will also examine the challenges and opportunities of creating a more sustainable global food system in the future.

Workload: 3-4 hours/week
Sessions: June 14, 2013 (8 weeks long)

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Have a Older Nook Tablet?

Select accessories for the older Nook tablet and Nook color are on sale for $1.00 at the bookstore! Covers and screen protectors.

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New Augsburg Partnership Grant Participants

Please welcome Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota and US Bank to the Augsburg Partnership Grant program. Newly enrolling students for WEC and graduate studies (excluding PA) who are employed by these new partners will be eligible to receive a tuition discount.

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Volunteers Still Needed

There is still a need for volunteers to staff our booth at the Minnesota State Fair! Here are the specific shifts:

Saturday, August 24
9-1: one person still needed
5-9: two needed

Sunday, August 25
1-5: two needed
5-9: two needed

Monday, August 26
5-9: one person needed

Thursday, August 29
5-9: two needed

Friday, August 30
5-9: one needed

Saturday, August 31
1-5: two needed
5-9: two needed

Sunday, September 1
1-5: two needed
5-9: two needed

Monday, September 2
9-1: one needed
1-5: two needed
5-9: two needed

Please check your calendars and get back to me at herron@augsburg.edu or ext. 1525. Remember, current students, alums, all faculty and staff are welcome to represent Augsburg. Training and a ticket to the fair will be provided!

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Trans Cultural Competence in Health Care

Hello,
My name is Emerson Ball and I am an undergraduate student conducting research through the Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity grant program at Augsburg College with the mentorship of Alex Iantaffi, Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota. I am conducting several focus groups on the cultural competence of current and aspiring health care providers in working with transgender patients as well as the experiences of transgender individuals within health care. Please see the request below and pass along, thank you for your consideration.
Best,
Emerson

Transgender identified individuals:
I am currently conducting a study regarding current and aspiring health care providers' cultural competence in working with transgender patients and the successes and gaps within that.
You may be eligible to participate if: you are eighteen years or older, you live in the United States or its territories, and you identify as transgender.
If you are interested in participating, you will be asked to participate in a focus group discussing your experiences in your care received from health care providers as well as your personal definitions of cultural competence. It will take approximately 90 minutes, one time only on June 13th, 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of Christiansen in the Cedar room at Augsburg College.
If you are interested, please respond to transhealthcarestudy@gmail.com or call Emerson Ball at (612) 626-3601 for further information.
Refreshments will be provided during the focus group.
This study, protocol number 2013-37-3, has been approved by Augsburg College's Institutional Review Board. If you have any concerns about your rights as a participant please email irb@augsburg.edu.

Thank you for your consideration,

Emerson Ball
Undergraduate student
Augsburg College
Social Work

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Chair Options for the Commons Renovation

Please go the NE corner of the main dining area of the Commons to view eight options of chairs. You'll see four tall chairs, along with the likely choice for high table. Also, there are four short chairs to go with the lower tables, which will match the base and top of the high table. Attached to the table you will see the proposed layout for the cafeteria area.

Each chair is marked on its tag. A-D for tall chairs, and 1-4 for short chairs. Please email your choices for favorite/most comfortable tall and short chair to Kristin Hansen, Assistant to the Vice Presidents, at hansenk1@augsburg.edu.

The chosen chairs will be announced on Inside Augsburg by the end of the June, and the new tables and chairs will be in place by the start of the fall semester.

Thanks for your help!

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Edor Nelson Field to Feature New FieldTurf Surface

http://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2013/6/3/gen060313.aspx

MINNEAPOLIS -- Augsburg College is replacing its artificial turf at Edor Nelson Field with a new FieldTurf Revolution surface this summer, college officials have announced.

The $600,000 project began on Monday and will be completed by July 31, according to Greg Holker, Augsburg men's soccer head coach and assistant manager of athletic facilities.

Edor Nelson Field is the home of five Augsburg varsity athletic teams -- football, men's and women's soccer, softball and women's lacrosse -- and also is used by the college's intramural programs and health and physical education classes. In addition, the field is also used by community groups from throughout the Twin Cities area. The field is covered by an air-supported dome during the winter months.

"I'm excited about the new turf project for our athletic field," said Jeff Swenson, Augsburg athletic director. "This project will provide many positive benefits for our student-athletes, along with everyone in the Augsburg community."

In addition to the new turf, there will also be structural changes to the field, Holker noted. The dimensions will be widened by four yards for its soccer configuration, and the softball infield will feature one cutout for the pitcher's plate.

"This is a necessary improvement for our athletic teams and customers, as our current surface had reached beyond its expected life," Holker said. "On top of improving the quality of the surface with FieldTurf, I am excited about the prospect of playing on a wider soccer field. That's an incredibly exciting development for our program."

Augsburg will be installing FieldTurf Revolution as its new field surface. According to FieldTurf: "The FieldTurf Revolution fiber is the result of innovative science, engineering and technology that provides FieldTurf customers with a soft, strong monofilament fiber with extraordinary durability and longevity. Coupled with FieldTurf's patented heavy 3-layer infill system and state-of-the-art SureLock coating method, the FieldTurf Revolution turf system has been designed to be the very best synthetic turf system with unparalleled player safety and turf drainage rates."

"The new turf will enable women's lacrosse to more easily be played on campus," said Augsburg women's lacrosse coach Kathryn Knippenberg, whose Auggies will be the first varsity collegiate women's lacrosse program in Minnesota when it begins play in the spring of 2014. "Putting in new turf meant that lacrosse-specific lines could be put in. This is a huge help during practices, and will more easily allow our team to host games. I am really looking forward to getting out there next spring."

FieldTurf Revolution is the surface used at the University of Minnesota's Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex outdoor practice field. FieldTurf Revolution is also used at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash., home to the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and MLS' Seattle Sounders FC; the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' (CFL) new stadium; and football stadiums at the University of Missouri, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, Fresno State University, U.S. Naval Academy and the University of New Mexico, among others. In Minnesota, St. Louis Park and Minnetonka high schools have FieldTurf Revolution fields.

"Our new field positions us as having one of the best facilities in the country," said Augsburg women's soccer coach Mike Navarre. "Combine our unique gameday environment with a state-of-the-art surface for the players, along with the dome that enables access to the field in the winter, and you have a platform for student-athletes to thrive at Augsburg."

Edor Nelson Field was first used as a competition surface in 1984, when it was renovated from a half-size practice field to its current multi-sport use. The first artificial turf surface on the field came from the Pontiac (Mich.) Silverdome in 1984. Another AstroTurf-brand surface was used from 1993 to 2004, and in the summer of 2004, the college installed a Sprinturf-brand surface on the field.

In 2006, as part of the college's Kennedy Center construction project, new bleachers were installed on the field, raising the seating level and enabling fans to have a better view of game action. A new press box was installed at the field in 2008.

The field was originally named Anderson-Nelson Field, named for former Augsburg basketball coach and athletic director Ernie Anderson '37 and for former Augsburg football and baseball coach Edor Nelson '38. In 2001, the field was renamed Edor Nelson Field, after the college renamed the Si Melby Hall main competition court in Anderson's honor.

A native of Dawson, Minn., Edor Nelson earned Augsburg Athletic Hall of Fame honors as both a student-athlete and coach. As an athlete, he was a multi-sport star in football, basketball and baseball. After serving his country in World War II -- including six months of imprisonment in a German prison camp -- he returned to the United States, earning his master's degree at the University of Minnesota in 1947. He taught and coached for three years in Lamberton, Minn., and returned to Augsburg in 1946. He coached football from 1947 to 1969 and coached baseball from 1946 to 1979, also coaching hockey and wrestling at Augsburg for a short time in the 1950s.

(NOTE: This story includes information from Augsburg's athletic facilities page and other news releases.)

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Nice 2 Bedroom for Rent Near Powderhorn

The upstairs apartment in the duplex we own and occupy will be available August 1. We're in the Corcoran neighborhood, home to the Midtown YWCA, farmers market, and the Juicy Lucy. Sunny and quiet, it's wonderful and close to campus. All the details at http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/apa/3839103993.html

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