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Moodle Huddle Workshops Begin Next Week

Moodle Huddle 2013
Strengthen Your Moodle Muscles!

To help you gear up for the 2013-2014 academic year, your IT User Support Team offers its Moodle Huddle workshop series for all Augsburg faculty and staff. Eighteen 20-minute sessions will be held in Sverdrup Hall, 2nd floor from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. each of the following days:

July 23, 24, 25
August 6, 7, 8
August 20, 21, 22

View the full Moodle Huddle 2013 schedule at http://go.augsburg.edu/huddle2013

Each unique session targets specific features, workflows, or strategies to best implement your goals in Moodle. No RSVP is required. All are welcome to attend topics that fit your needs or schedule. Come for a few sessions or attend multiple days to get all 18! Refreshments provided.

Questions? Contact Eric Strom at strom@augsburg.edu.

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Dionne Doering Named Chief Human Resources Officer

Please join me in congratulating Dionne Doering as she assumes her new role as Director, Chief Human Resources Officer of Augsburg College. Since joining the College in 2009, Dionne has established strong, trust-based relationships across the campus community as she mentors and coaches faculty and staff from entry-level to professional and executive leadership positions. Through introducing new practices and strengthening skill sets within the Human Resources Department, she has stabilized and improved the capacity of the department. During the search it became apparent that her ability to partner with academic departments and business units while turning challenging projects into great accomplishments would be an asset to the work of the college in the coming years.

Prior to joining Augsburg, Dionne owned her own Human Resources consulting business, held related human resource positions at both the county and state levels in Idaho, and served in supervisory and management roles for Courtyard by Marriott, where she was oriented by some of the best in customer care and service. Certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, Dionne earned her Master in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Baylor University in Texas.

The key initiatives Dionne will be leading this year include employee engagement, employee wellness, and diversity and inclusion. Dionne will expand the use of the Chronicle of Higher Education's Great Colleges To Work For survey data to learn from faculty and staff feedback as we endeavor to become an employer of choice. Dionne and the human resources team will be working to integrate several wellness initiatives into a planned, strategic offering accessible to all employees. Finally, as co-lead of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee with Ann Garvey, Dionne will work to increase the College's use of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and related assessment tools as the College works to fulfill its commitment to intentional diversity.

A big "thank you" to the search committee for their work on this important hire as well. Search committee members included: Lori Peterson, Leah Spinosa de Vega, Kelly Anderson Diercks, Dan Hudson, Joanne Reeck-Irby, Elaine Buddington, Joe Erickson and James Vela-McConnell.

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On-Line Copy Request Form - Clarification

To clarify a message from yesterday's A-Mail, walk-in copy requests with your hard copy originals are still welcome in the Copy Center. If you are requesting a job from your computer, however, the copy center requests that it be submitted through the online order form, instead of an email to copyctr. The form is important in printing your jobs correctly and efficiently.

You can locate the form on Inside Augsburg> A to Z Directory> Central Services> On-line ordering> Copy Request Form.

This form will ensure ALL pertinent information is captured, including name, telephone number, cost center, due date, # of copies, paper type, finishing options, etc. The copy job cannot be started until the necessary information is received. This will also help the staff reduce printing errors and minimize the amount of contact needed in order to correctly print your job and complete it on time.

If you have any questions or need assistance with the online order form, please do not hesitate to call the copy center at ext. 1054.

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Dining Services

The Commons will not be open for lunch or dinner today.

Please stop by Einsteins from 7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. or Nabo Cafe from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Welcoming Dr. William Mullen to Augsburg

All faculty and staff are invited to the admissions office on Monday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. to meet our new Vice President of Enrollment Management, Dr. William Mullen.

Dr. Mullen comes to Augsburg from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design where he also served as the VP of Enrollment Management.

Cookies and refreshments will be served!

The admissions office is located on the lowest level of the Christensen Center near the East Entrance.

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Race and Justice in the USA? - Free Film Screening

The Central Park Five, Thursday, July 25
Capri Theater, 2027 W. Broadway, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., film at 6:00 p.m., discussion afterwards
Donations are welcome!

The Central Park Five, directed and produced by Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns, tells the story of the five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park in 1989. The film chronicles The Central Park Jogger case, for the first time from the perspective of these five teenagers whose lives were upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Refocus the Frame: Turning the Lens on Race and Racism is a series of powerful film screenings followed by facilitated discussion to stimulate insight and thoughtful dialogue. The films are free and all are welcome! Next film is Saving Face (2004) directed by Alice Wu, on September 26. http://www.overcomingracism.org/index.html

Invite your friends and family.

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Community Dialogue on Race, Class, Zimmerman Trial

First Covenant Church Committee on Racial & Economic Justice Presents:

Faith and Justice: A Community Dialogue on Race, Class, and the Zimmerman Trial

Date: Sunday, July 21
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: First Covenant Church, 810 S. 7th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415

This event is free and open to the public. Youth are also strongly encouraged to attend.

The recently announced "not guilty" verdict in the George Zimmerman murder trial has had a ripple effect throughout the country. Issues at the intersection of race, class, and social justice are at the heart of discussions surrounding the Zimmerman trial and the untimely death of Trayvon Martin. In order to promote healthy race relations and justice, it is important to create safe space in the community for open, honest, and sometimes painful dialogue on race, privilege, and power.

First Covenant Church seeks to be a diverse, multi-generational, urban Christian community that is a place of learning and transformation for all kinds of people. It is in that spirit that we are convening a community forum where persons of all backgrounds are invited to take part in the conversation and to identify next steps in bringing healing, reconciliation, justice and equality for all people. The forum will include a panel discussion, candid community dialogue, and inter-faith prayer.

Confirmed Panelists include:
*Rev. Richard H. Coleman, Executive Director, Hope United CDC
*Dr. Christena Cleveland, Social Psychologist
*Antonio Winston, Brotherhood, Inc. Participant
*Rev. Dr. Paula B. Nordhem, United Church of Christ
*Bill Keatts, Co-founder, Discussions that Encounter, Saint Olaf Catholic Church
*Chris Stewart, Executive Director, African American Leadership Forum
*Dr. Nancy Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology & Race/Ethnicity, St. Kate's University

For questions, contact Nekima Levy-Pounds at nvlevypounds@stthomas.edu or 612-210-3734. Event co-sponsors include Brotherhood Brew Coffee, Discussions that Encounter, African American Leadership Forum, Hope United Community Development Corp., & the Community Justice Project of the Univ. of St. Thomas Law School.

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Auggies Invited To Honor Nelson Mandela

Auggies and Twin Cities community members are invited to celebrate the birthday and legacy of Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela by signing the Book of Honors and Tributes that will be housed in Oren Gateway Center through Monday, July 22.

The book officially opened during a July 17 ceremony attended by South Africa Consul Political Fransie Cooper and the Honorable LaJune Thomas Lange '75, who is Honorary Consul for the Republic of South Africa for the State of Minnesota. More information about the opening is at http://inside.augsburg.edu/news-archives/2013/07_15_13/mandela.html

The Book will be open to the public the following days and hours:

– 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, July 19

– 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, July 20

– 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday, July 22

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