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Augsburg Experience Information Sessions
Have you completed your Augsburg Experience graduation requirement? If not, this is a great opportunity to learn about your options to complete this requirement and select one that helps you apply your academics and enhance your experience at Augsburg. The options we will review include:
Faculty/Student research
Internships (for-credit or non-credit)
Study Abroad
Service learning (course based or individual)
During the information sessions you will learn more about your options for the Augsburg Experience and the steps you need to take to register or complete each of the options. There will also be time to have your individual questions answered. There is one 20 minute information session remaining on:
Tuesday, December 3 at 2:30 p.m.
The information session will be located in the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work (Christensen Center, Suite 100). If you have any questions, contact Career & Internship Services at 612-330-1148.
Enjoy Thanksgiving; Finish Your Papers
Time remaining in this semester is running out! The wonderful Writing Lab tutors can help you finish your writing assignments if you visit them. These are the hours for this Thanksgiving week:
Tuesday: 12:30-3 p.m., 3:30-6 p.m., 7:30-10 p.m.
Wednesday: 3:30-5 p.m.
Sunday: 5-8 p.m.
Note: The Lab will close for Thanksgiving on Wed., Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. but will open for regular hours on Sunday, Dec. 1.
Questions? Contact Professor Swanson, English Department.
Open Moodle Lab in OGC 103
Do you need some help
building/editing your hybrid course Moodle site?
creating engaging forum discussion assignments?
devising relevant online assignments?
Come to an Open Moodle Lab for individualized help. Open Labs will be held:
Tues. & Wed. from 9-10:30 am - OGC 103
Thurs. 1:00-2:30 pm - OGC 103
Sat. 11:00-1:00 every other on class days - OGC 103
Tuesday 6:00-7:30 beginning Sept. 24 and every other following - OGC 103
URGO Summer Research Applications Are Out
Summer Research Opportunities!
Are you looking for a summer research opportunity? Would you like to get paid to do research? URGO applications for 2014 summer research are now available. All fields of study welcome!
Students must:
-Be a full-time Augsburg undergraduate
-Have completed at least one year of undergraduate study and have at least one semester of full-time study left
-Have a minimum GPA of a 3.0 (lower GPAs are considered on a case-by-case basis)
-Have not previously participated in URGO Summer Research or the NcNair Scholars Program
Research options:
Full-time: 400 hours of research = $4,000 stipend
Part-time: 200 hours of research = $2,000 stipend
Research Assistant: 100 hours of research = $1,000 stipend
Applications can be found online at www.augsburg.edu/urgo
Questions? Please contact urgo@augsburg.edu
Professional Travel Funds Still Available
Professional travel funds are still available for 2013-2014 on a first-come, first-served basis for tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure track faculty through the Center for Teaching and Learning. Professional Travel Applications are available at http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/grant-applications/. Contact Judi Green at greenj@augsburg.edu or 330-1024 with questions.
Lindell Library Thanksgiving Hours
Lindell Library Thanksgiving hours will be:
Wednesday, Nov. 27: closed at 5:00 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, Nov. 28-29: closed
Saturday, Nov. 30: 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 1: regular hours, 2:00 p.m.-midnight
Hours are always available from the "More hours" link on the Lindell Library web site: www.augsburg.edu/library
Online library resources are also available 24/7 on that website.
Computing resources are available throughout the weekend in the 24-hour lab in Urness Hall (just past the Department of Public Safety).
General Announcements
Enrollment Center Closings the Week of 11/25/13
The Enrollment Center will have limited hours of operation this week due to the Holiday. Please note the following closings:
Wednesday, 11/27/13: Hours will be 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.
Thursday, 11/28/13: Thanksgiving, CLOSED.
Friday, 11/29/13: Day after Thanksgiving, CLOSED.
Happy travels, and we wish you all a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.
The Enrollment Center will resume normal hours Monday, 12/2/13.
Thank you.
"On-Hold" Accounts Payable Checks
Authorization Invoices processed with a "On-Hold" request originally to be picked up on Friday, November 29 will be available on Wednesday, November 27 anytime after 1:00 p.m. because of the Thanksgiving holiday.
If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact Amy Daugherty at ext. 1031 or daughera@augsburg.edu ~ Thank you and enjoy the holiday!
Community Stress Break
For many of us the holidays can be a stressful time. To help combat the holiday stress, Ambiente Gallerie will be on campus providing free chair massages for our faculty and staff. We will have light refreshments available, so plan to stop over and enjoy a stress break.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
East Commons, Christensen Center
You must register for the massages and there are limited spaces available. To register go to the Human Resources Moodle page, go to the "December 4 - Employee Massage Sign-Up" appointment scheduler located at the top of the page. From there, you will be able to click on one of the available appointment slots listed. Please note: the "teachers" for the times listed are not the massage therapists that will be providing the massages. Massages will be given by fully licensed massage therapists.
Dining Services Survey Ends Tomorrow
I sent an email to every student, staff, and faculty member inviting you to participate in a dining services customer satisfaction survey. We are eager to get your feedback! Please go to your Augsburg email from Nov. 5-8 (it contains your individual participant code) and click on the link to participate. Students who participate will be entered into a drawing for one of two great prizes provided by A'Viands - two Google Chromecasts! ALL RESPONSES ARE CONFIDENTIAL. This log-in code is only used to let us know which students participated so that the prize drawings may be held. Your survey responses will go directly to an independent third party research firm and your identity will not be associated with your responses.
The survey is open only until November 27. Thanks, in advance, for your participation.
Augsburg Among Top Colleges for Veterans
U.S. News & World Report released its inaugural Best Colleges for Veterans rankings last Monday, Nov. 11, 2013. Augsburg College was one of 234 ranked schools.
U.S. News developed the new rankings to help veterans pursue a college education under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Schools reported on their veteran benefits as part of the broader survey and data collection of undergraduate schools by U.S. News during spring 2013.
Congratulations to the students, faculty and staff who have created this positive environment and on being a part of the first U.S. News Best Colleges for Veterans rankings!
For more information, go to http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/veterans
McCormick Winner, Emma Petersen-Gauthier
Our very own Augsburg College baker, Emma Petersen-Gauthier, entered a contest with McCormick and her recipe won!
She made a Hearty Caramel Apple Walnut Bread Pudding.
Please come to the Commons for lunch Monday through Wednesday next week to try her lovely dessert! (December 2-4 at lunch)
Below is a link to see her creation!
http://go4gourmet.mccormick.com/NowTrending/Index/4/#/dish/641
Engman Prize
Submissions are now being accepted for the Engman Prize in Creative Writing co-sponsored by the English Department and Murphy Square. Awards are give for fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction and screenwriting. Submission guidelines are available on the English Department webpage. The deadline for submissions is December 13.
Event Announcements
Heid Erdrich Reading / MFA Info Session
MFA Mentor (2014) Heid E. Erdrich will read from her newly released book, "Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest" on Wednesday, December 4, 5:30 p.m., in the Student Art Gallery in Christensen Center. Recipe tastings will be available. Co-sponsored by MFA in Creative Writing, American Indian Studies Department and Graduate Admissions. Contact gradinfo@augsburg.edu or (612) 330-1101.
Daily Chapel Series: Money, Jobs and Politics
Chapel Series Concludes: "What Is the Church Called to Say About Money, Jobs, and Politics?"
Tuesday 11/26 at 11:30 a.m.: Matt Maruggi, Religion Department, preaching "Prophet Margins"
Please join us! Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center.
Faculty/Staff Appreciation Days at the Bookstore
Faculty and Staff, mark your calendars for December 5, 6, and 7 for our faculty/staff appreciation sale. All regular priced clothing will be 40% off PLUS we have added this discount to trade books and school spirit merchandise, AND NOOKS (limit two) this year. Make a list – check it twice! Treat yourself to some Auggie-gear, maybe you can nudge your high-school niece towards Augsburg with a fleece blanket; does your sister have that best-selling novel on her holiday list?, and the new baby in the family MUST have the Auggie onesie! Take advantage of this great discount as a thank you for your support of the bookstore throughout the year.
To receive your discount, you must show your faculty/staff Augsburg ID card at the time of purchase.
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The Christensen Center for Vocation: Citizenship
Mark Tranvik, Director of the Christensen Center of Vocation and Professor of Religion recently spoke at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park on the topic: Our Calling as Citizens. Tranvik looked at how the Lutheran understanding of vocation calls Christians to be active in the political realm. While we do not "baptize" our politics, Tranvik urged listeners to think about how core Christian beliefs like the goodness of creation, the fall, the infinite value of every person, and Christ's mandate to love the neighbor can make a difference for citizenship.
Bill Anderson '56 Sponsors New Biology Laboratory
Bill Anderson '56 believes that Augsburg College urgently needs the new Center for Science, Business, and Religion. "The current science building was in use when I was a student, and that was more than 50 years ago. Augsburg College has wonderful science teachers, and the college needs a new facility that can match their level of excellence," said Anderson.
Read more at http://blogs.augsburg.edu/riddle/?p=722
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Bike Trainer for Sale
Kinetic fluid bike trainer for sale. Like new; only used one season. $250 or best offer (originally over $300). Email me if interested or if you have questions.
See photo at http://web.augsburg.edu/~nagorski/trainer.jpg
For Sale: Ceiling Fan/Lights and Queen Bed Frame
Two identical Hunter brand ceiling fan/lights. 48", 5 blade, black with wood grain fan blades. Three lights with frosted swirl globes. In great shape and quiet (just don't need them in my air-conditioned house). $50 each.
Heavy duty queen size bed frame, 6 wheels. Bought new for $100, used just 6 months while I transitioned, I am returning to my platform bed frame now that I am settled. $50.
Let me know if interested in seeing a picture of the ceiling fan/light.
Christmas Wreaths for Sale
Selling 30" Christmas wreaths undecorated for $15. My family owns a wholesale Christmas evergreens business, and there is a surplus of wreaths at the moment.
Email Samantha at cantrall@augsburg.edu to order or for more information. If you contact me before Thanksgiving I can deliver the wreaths directly to Augsburg for you.