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Hands-On Agresso Training

Soon new chairs and budget managers will prepare themselves for the start of the Fall academic year.

Administrative Accounting and Finance will host two hands-on Agresso training workshops. We'll discuss how coding deposits and expenses affect budget and actual variances to budget/forecast, in addition to, the Agresso web tool.

The following two training sessions will be in the Sverdrup 201 computer lab:
1. Monday, August 25, 10 a.m.-noon
2. Thursday, August 28, 2-4 p.m..

Remember this is a hands-on event where you will be probing money transactions. So bring your cost center number and questions! Computers are limited so please sign-up today by clicking: http://go.augsburg.edu/learnagresso

If you have your own laptop connected to the campus WIFI, feel free to join us.

Thank you all and I look forward to our first session on Monday, August 25 starting at 10 a.m.

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Augsburg Welcomes Margaret Finders

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Margaret (Peg) Finders, Chair of Education, to Augsburg College. Dr. Finders comes to Augsburg College most recently from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. There, Dr. Finders served as Director of Teacher Education and as a Professor of English education. Further, she has served as a classroom teacher of 7th grade language arts for 13 years.

Dr. Finders is a well-published and engaged scholar, whose goals and interests focus on early adolescence and on social and cultural contexts of literacy learning. In her research, she notes she "strives to contribute to understandings about language, literacy, and social life, specifically regarding gender and adolescence. I am keenly interested in issues of justice and privilege that may prevent some students from teaching success in school settings." Dr. Finders currently has two books in process.

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Margaret Finders to Augsburg College.

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Augsburg Welcomes Ron Blankenship

It is my pleasure to announce the appointment of Ronald Blankenship as Director of Adult Undergraduate Programming at Augsburg College.

Ron comes to Augsburg with over 12 years progressive experience in academic advising and student success initiatives. Most recently, this has been at Walden University, having served prior to that at the College of Charleston. Subsequent to these roles, Ron served as Director of Academics, Graduate and Professional Studies; and as academic advisor and early college program coordinator at Christian Brothers University.

Ron is well known in regional and national advising associations; having served most recently as region 3 communications coordinator for the National Academic Advising Association. He regularly presents at conferences and has chaired working groups for the reaffirmation of accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission.

Ron holds an MBA from Christian Brothers University. Please join me in welcoming Ron Blankenship to Augsburg College.

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Enhancing classroom Learning and Teaching

All faculty interested in adding an experiential component to courses are encouraged to contact Mary Laurel True in the Sabo Center at x1775 or truem@augsburg.edu

Assistance provided:
-suggesting and arranging for speakers to come to campus and/or to visit in the community
-arranging field trips
-helping with design of service-learning components for courses
-tours of the Cedar-Riverside and Seward neighborhoods
-design of specific experiential components for your course and discipline
-transportation for community visits
-so much more than listed above

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LAPS: Help Us Plan for the Future

Please join us for the final discussion in the summer conversation series on "Integrating Liberal Arts and Professional Studies."

When: Thursday, August 28
Location: Karen Kaivola's condo (200 Park Ave. Unit 102)
Time: 4-6 p.m. (light catered refreshments)

Topic: What comes next?
Who: All staff and faculty are welcome

After three productive and well-attended discussions in off-campus, experiential settings this summer, we will begin to define priorities for curricular and program development at this last gathering of the summer series. If you haven't attended any sessions, but are interested in knowing more, check out the General Education Moodle site for notes and additional reading.

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Volunteer at the State Fair: Limited Shifts

Okay, Auggies, we're almost ready for The Great Minnesota Get-Together and we really need your help to fill out the rest of the shifts!

Sunday, August 24: 5-9 p.m. TWO people needed
Saturday, August 30: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. ONE person needed
Saturday, August 30: 5-9 p.m. ONE needed

Please contact me at ext. 1525 or herron@augsburg.edu to let me know. Ticket to the fair is provided! Thank you!

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Volunteer with Campus Kitchen

Campus Kitchen is looking for volunteers for the rest of the summer!

Package and deliver meals to seniors Thursdays 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Serve a meal at Ebenezer Tower senior apartments Friday the 22nd 5:30-7:30 p.m. (every Friday starting in September)
Cook food to be served in the community Monday evenings 7-9 p.m.

View available shifts at http://www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/volunteer/volunteercalendar/

Sign up at http://www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/volunteer/signup/

Email Elena at eveslage@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1624 for more info.

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Augsburg Community Asset Inventory for Science 123

Dear Augsburg Community,

I have been teaching Science 123: The Science of Food and Cooking for the past two years. We have been fortunate to have amazing chefs, entrepreneurs, and farmers generously share their time and expertise with our class. Many of you have shared contacts and connections to these individuals with me. Thank you.

I am asking for your help. I would like to expand/formalize my database of connections in the Twin Cities food scene. Do you have a connection to the owner of a small business (food related), local chef, or a food scientist who works for General Mills who might be interested in talking to our students?

If you are willing, please send me your connection to these individuals as well as their contact information (email, phone). I will cc:d you on any initial correspondence if it makes sense to reach out for the class. It would be great to figure out what sorts of assets the Augsburg community has available as we continue to explore the intersection between materials science, food, and our region.

Thank You,
Ben

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Moving Sale

9-piece master bedroom set (dresser, mirror, headboard, two side tables, bed-frame, queen box spring and mattress, and armoire): $500
4-piece guest bedroom set (dresser, mirror, headboard, side table): $300
Dining room set (6 chairs, table with leaf, base and china hutch): $300
4-piece leather living room set (couch, love-seat, chair and hassock): $500
3-piece living room table set (coffee table and two side tables): $120
6-piece Celestion Surround sound speaker set: $120
Computer desk: $20
Queen head-board: $30
Sears Treadmill with new deck and motor: $250

All in excellent condition. Will consider best offer.
Please email at: kapoor@augsburg.edu or call (763) 315-0743.

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