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URGO Summer Research Applications Are Out

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 McNair 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

Phase One applications due Feb. 3.

Application available here: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/research-funding/

Also check out off campus opportunities here: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/off-campus-research/

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Writing Lab Tutors Reach 1,000 Sessions This Fall

By the end of this fall semester, Writing Lab tutors will have conducted more than 1,000 sessions with Augsburg students. Join them during the last few days! Hours remaining are these:

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.

The lab will reopen for spring semester on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

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Explore Summer Research Opportunities Now

Looking for something to fill your time this winter?

Take time to explore summer research opportunities. The URGO department has a great database of off-campus summer research opportunities. Take time over break to check it out!

Follow the link to the database
http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/off-campus-research/

Questions? Contact urgo@augsburg.edu

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Teaching Civic Agency -- Workshop on Jan. 9

Faculty and staff are invited to an AACU-funded workshop on January 9, 2014: "Teaching Civic Agency Across the Curriculum"
9:30 - 3:00 p.m. Marshall Room
Lunch will be provided

Funded by an AACU "Bringing Theory to Practice Grant," this seminar will introduce participants to the new field of civic studies and explore how we might "bring theory to practice" in our curriculum. The discussion will be wide-ranging, but a specific goal of the seminar is to refine our learning goals for "Engaging Minneapolis" in the first-year curriculum. Faculty and staff who work with first-year students are encouraged to attend.

The seminar will bring together faculty, staff and administrators, along with leaders from the Sabo Center and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship, to 1) reflect on our institution's civic mission in the current context; 2) consider how our curriculum furthers students' civic engagement and development of intercultural competency; 3) explore the best ways to promote psycho-social development and civic agency among our students; and 4) refine our current curricular goals and learning outcomes.

Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as possible to Jacqui deVries devries@augsburg.edu.

The planning team includes Katie Bishop, Harry Boyte, Dennis Donovan, Joe Erickson, Michael Lansing, Mary Laurel True, Jim Trelstad-Porter, Joe Underhill, and Shana Watters.

A short reading packet will be circulated prior to the workshop

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Moodle Huddle Workshops Jan. 7 & 8

Moodle Huddle 2014
Get Cozy with Moodle - Two Days Only!

Tuesday, January 7 and Wednesday, January 8
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Sverdrup Hall, 2nd Floor

Harness the power under the hood with our ultra-concentrated series of Moodle workshops designed to maximize your time and effectiveness for delivering your courses. There will be sessions with hands-on time to dig in and create the next great iteration of your course.

Moodle Huddle provides development for faculty and staff on commonly used moodle features and its lesser-known gems, and promotes best practices of hybrid teaching and learning.

Topics include:
Course Building Shortcuts
Facilitate Student Success with Reports and Analytics
Design Effective Forum Discussions
Comprehensive Assessment with Gradebook
Integrate Accessibility - Understanding Student Access to Content
Assignment Assessment Made Simpler - Rubrics and Marking Guides
Converting Your Content - Quiz Questions

Workshop schedule (to be announced) is the same both days. Come to both days to see it all!
Refreshments provided.

Don't want to wait for Huddle? Find help with moodle everyday at the new Faculty Moodle Resource site:

http://go.augsburg.edu/fmr

For more information, contact Eric Strom at strom@augsburg.edu.

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Need Some Stress Relief During Finals?

CCHP reminds all students that the therapy dogs will be on campus once again on Tuesday 12/17/13 from 2 - 4 p.m. on the Skyway level of Lindell Library near the Gage Center. Please feel free to stop by and get some pet relief as you wrap up any remaining finals.

Also, there will be one final yoga class for this semester from 12 -1 p.m. in the Wrestling Room of Kennedy Center on Tuesday, which is open to all interested students, faculty and staff as well.

Any questions about either of these events, please call the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Be well!

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Free Tickets: Home and Landscape Expo

Human Resources has tickets available for the 2013 Home and Landscape Expo. The Expo runs December 27 through 29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Stop into Human Resources in the Lower Level of Memorial Hall Monday through Friday to pick up your tickets while supplies last.

For more information about the show visit: http://homeshowcenter.com/visitors/homeshow.aspx?show=minneapolis

Also stop by Sierra Stamped Concrete, and mention you're an Auggie for a special offer being extended to Augsburg Faculty and Staff!

To learn more about Sierra Stamped Concrete visit their website at: http://www.sierrastampedconcrete.com/home.html

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Central Services Holiday Hours

Shipping/Receiving and the Mailroom will be open the following hours on December 23, 26, 27, 30, 31:
Shipping/Receiving 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Mailroom 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
The Copy Center will be closed December 23-January 1.

We anticipate that many departments on campus will be unstaffed. If your department will be staffed and you would like to continue your regular mail and package delivery during the period Dec. 23-Dec. 31, please call ext. 1054 by Dec. 20 with that request.

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Congratulations Augsburg Student Filmmakers

Students representing numerous Augsburg film courses screened their projects Sunday in Sateren Auditorium at the semi-annual Augsburg Film Festival.

Best of Festival: Oblivious by Thomas Vandendolder
Best Narrative: Shadows of November by Taylor Vandal, Shaena Swanson, Bridget Kopp, Mike Ruth, Nicole Krenz
Best Documentary: The Mill City by Mike Allan, Sam Schwartz
Best Experimental: Chiaroscuro by Christine Hackney
Best Script: Roller Cop by Nial Nelson-Hopkins
Best Direction: Faceless by Marian Hussein, Alex Brown, Aaron Wylie
Best Cinematography: Wake up, Young Rider by JC Calubayan
Best Editing: How to Computer by Mike Fetting, Sam Schwartz.

Congratulations to all!

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Eat a Final Project - "Yummy Art"

Join AugSem Design students on Tuesday 12/17/13 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the basement of Old Main as they present their final project "Yummy Art. "Yummy Art" culminates the design course with a presentation of 3-dimensional edible art projects. Students are required to produce an edible piece of art that demonstrates their understanding of design elements and theories they have learned in class this semester.

We invite the college community to attend the event and help evaluate the projects based on creativity, presentation, demonstrated ability to present 3-dimensional design and of course taste.

Please come view the artwork, sample the students final projects and help evaluate their work.

WHEN: 12/17/13 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Basement - Old Main

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SWK Professor Receives Volunteer Award

Assistant professor Melissa Hensley received the "Special Board Member Recognition Award" from Mental Health Consumer/Survivor Network of Minnesota.
Hensley was given the award for "exceptional commitment to peer advocacy, empowerment and education promoting mental health recovery and wellness".

CSN is a grassroots organization run entirely by people who have a lived experience with mental health challenges.

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Sublease for Apartment Near Augsburg - Jan.-April

I am looking for a sublease to stay with my roommate in our one bedroom apartment at 912 22nd Ave S., Minneapolis 55404. I am studying abroad and we desperately need someone to fill my spot. It is in Seward right next to Holiday gas station and across the street from the walking bridge over the freeway to campus.

It's $347.50 a month with a small fee for electricity. Already furnished. Looking for someone for 4 months, January-April 2014, or January-August if that is easier.

It'll only be an application to move in with a criminal background check and it is through Innovative Properties. No deposit or additional fees. My roommate is a female undergrad student, and we are hoping to find another female to fill my spot.

Contact Estelle at richar20@ausburg.edu if you are interested. Thank you.

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