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Concrete Work Friday
Weather did not permit concrete work between Old Main and Christensen Center to be finished by today - expect this and additional concrete work by Admissions to occur on Friday. Please continue with caution around the area, workers, and equipment. Thank you.
Crime Alert: Armed Robberies
In the past week, there have been 3 armed robberies reported near the edges of Augsburg's Minneapolis campus. No suspect information is available at this time.
Incident Location: 19th Ave. S. & 6th St. S.
Date and Time: 09/02/14 at 9:40 p.m.
Three people reported to Minneapolis Police that they had parked their vehicle at the intersection of 19th Ave. S. and 6th St. S. After exiting the vehicle, an unknown suspect approached them, displayed a handgun and demanded their wallets and phones.
Incident Location: 2000 block of Riverside Ave.
Date and time: 08/30/14 at 3:00 a.m.
Minneapolis Police responded to a report of a robbery of a business in the 2000 block of Riverside Ave. The robbers were able to steal approximately $1,200.
Incident Location: 2500 block of Riverside Ave.
Date and Time: 08/26/14 at 9:15 p.m.
Minneapolis Police responded to a robbery in the 2500 block of Riverside Ave. The victim reported that two males came up from behind him and placed a gun in his back. The suspects then stole his phone and money.
Augsburg DPS takes the safety of our community very seriously. Please be aware of your surroundings and report any suspicious activity to DPS immediately at (612) 330-1717. DPS Crime Alerts/Timely Warnings are issued pursuant to federal law (20 U.S.C. § 1092; 34 C.F.R. § 668.46) and intended to provide timely notification to the Augsburg community regarding threats to the safety of our students, faculty, and staff and issued with the incident and suspect information available from witnesses at that time. DPS also reminds everyone to remain vigilant about their safety!
You can help prevent crime at Augsburg:
-Trust Your Instincts - If you sense trouble, get away
-Be Observant and Aware - Remain alert, be aware of your surroundings, observe the other people around you. Know who is around you. Be alert for suspicious behavior (e.g. a person wearing a long coat in the middle of summer, loitering, etc.)
-Walk Confidently and Do Not Make Yourself a Target - Robbers are looking for an easy target. Keep your head up and eyes alert and walk at a steady pace. Do not walk while looking at you phone and avoid carrying lots of packages or other belongings.
-If You are Robbed - Stay calm and remember: safety first! Follow the robber's directions, but do not volunteer more than asked for. If you have to move, tell the robber what you are doing and why. Try to get a good look at the robber so you can describe him/her later. Give the robber time to leave and note the direction he/she travels.
-After a Robbery - CALL DPS OR THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY. Avoid touching anything the robber has touched. Try to recall as you can about the robber including speech and mannerisms.
-Notify DPS of any suspicious activity right away
Minneapolis PrepareFair
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month, and the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District is hosting its annual Minneapolis PrepareFair on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the IDS Crystal Court, City Center, and Nicollet Mall between 6th and 10th Streets.
The Minneapolis PrepareFair is hosted to encourage people to be prepared for emergencies. The PrepareFair will have demonstrations from the Minneapolis SWAT team, Bomb Squad, K-9 Patrol, and other units during the day on Nicollet mall.
For more information, visit the City's PrepareFair website, and for additional information on emergency preparedness, visit FEMA's preparedness website.
For the DPS post with links to more information, please visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/dps/2014/09/03/minneapolis-preparefair/
Teaching and Learning
Register Your Fall Internship for Augsburg Exp.
If you have an internship this fall and would like to use it to fulfill your Augsburg Experience graduation requirement, remember to register your internship by September 16!
You have two options to register your internship:
- Option 1: Register for academic credit (2 or 4 credits) which also fulfills the Augsburg Experience. For details on the academic internship registration process visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/strommen/internships/internship-registration/
- Option 2: Register for the non-credit internship option (AUG EX3) that fulfills the Augsburg Experience only. For details on the non-credit internship registration process visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/strommen/internships/non-credit-internships/
If you have additional questions about registering your internship experience, email us at strommen.internships@augsburg.edu
Volunteer with Campus Kitchen
Campus Kitchen is looking for volunteers! Sign up for one shift or make a weekly commitment.
The Campus Kitchen at Augsburg College works to make healthy food accessible to all in and around the Cedar Riverside Neighborhood to provide for basic needs, service learning, leadership development, and genuine engagement between the college and the community.
Bring meals to the community! Serve a hot meal and enjoy a meal with community members --
Mondays-Thursdays 4-5 p.m. at Brian Coyle Community Center
Tuesdays 11:20-1:30 p.m. at Peace House Day Shelter
Fridays 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Ebenezer Tower Senior Apartments
Thursdays 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Package and deliver cold meals to seniors in South Mpls
Saturdays 12-2 p.m. Glean vegetables from Mill City Farmers Market and distribute in Cedar-Riverside
Open the Campus Cupboard Food Shelf (need consistent volunteers)
Tuesdays 12-4 p.m.
Wednesdays 1:30-4 p.m.
Fridays 2:30-5 p.m.
Any student is welcome to use the food shelf when volunteers have it open or by contacting Campus Kitchen
Sign up at http://www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/volunteer/signup/
Volunteer calendar always available at http://www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/volunteer/volunteercalendar/
Questions can be answered at eveslage@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1624.
IF YOU HAVE VOLUNTEERED AT EBENEZER IN THE PAST: The residents of Ebenezer Tower are hosting Campus Kitchen volunteers for a thank you dinner on the 23rd floor Friday, September 12, in place of our regular shift. If you can make it, please RSVP by emailing eveslage@augsburg.edu.
Thank you!
Congratulations to Julian Kritz! $500 winner
Congratulations to Julian Fritz, who was selected at random to win $500 off his winter break study abroad program cost! Julian and 15 other students had complete winter break study abroad applications in to our office by the Early Bird deadline of Sept. 1.
Julian will be participating in the Vocation and Christian Faith program in El Salvador over winter break.
There's still plenty of time to apply for our three options in winter break and one option in spring break:
History of Caribbean Music in Cuba (Winter Break) https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=cuba15
Global Crossroads and Indigenous Resistance in Chiapas, Mexico (Winter Break) https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=Chiapas
Vocation and Christian Faith in El Salvador (Winter Break) https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=elsalv15
Bible, Christian Theology & Vocation in Mexico (Spring Break) https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=springbreak15
The final deadline to apply is Sept. 30, so come into our office for a general info session to learn more, or just start your application online at http://www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/programs/faculty-led/
Contact Andrea Dvorak for more information: dvorak@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1669
General Announcements
Smoking in Designated Areas Only Please
On the Minneapolis campus, there are 10 outdoor areas designated for smoking, which includes e-cigarettes. The places are:
1. Plaza area outside of the Ice Arena.
2. Designated area in front of Si Melby.
3. Bench area outside of the music building.
4. North side of walkway entrance to Foss.
5. Oren Gateway entry near Lot H.
6. 7th Street side of Lindell Library.
7. Quad: patio area near Christensen.
8. Christensen Center vent area.
9. Urness/Mortensen near motorcycle parking.
10. Bench area between Anderson and Luther halls.
No smoking indoors and no smoking in other areas.
A Huge Thank You
The Great Minnesota Get-Together came to a close on Monday, and what a ride it was! I dare not begin to list all the people who volunteered at the booth for fear I would leave someone out, but thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who played a part in the amazing success of the Auggie booth.
We visited with more prospective students and more alumni, parents, and friends than we've ever seen at the fair. It was quite remarkable to see what a difference a wheel game at the booth could make! In total, the wheel was spun more than 5,200 times. Our volunteers collected 2,852 prospective student info cards and 495 alumni update cards! Volunteers and fair visitors are encouraged to email me with any comments or suggestions for next year at herron@augsburg.edu.
Again, thank you so much to each faculty, staff, alum, family member and current student who gave so generously of their time!
Free Lockers Available for Commuter Students
Campus Activities and Orientation offers free lockers to commuter students in Science Building. These lockers can be reserved for the entire academic year.
Lockers are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis until they are no longer available. To request a free locker, visit http://www.augsburg.edu/cao/forms/commuter-student-locker-request-form/
Questions? Email grewe@augsburg.edu.
Thanks, Auggies
Thanks to the first-year class, AugSem faculty, and orientation leaders for their great work in the community on City Service Day at 21 different sites.
While Supplies Last - Renaissance Fest Tickets
While Supplies Last - Renaissance Fest Tickets for Sale
Augsburg is pleased to offer discounted 2014 Renaissance Festival tickets available for purchase starting Monday, August 11, 2014 in Human Resources. Tickets can be purchased by check or cash.
The Renaissance Festival is open weekends, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine, August 16 through September 28, plus Labor Day and Festival Friday on September 26. Parking is free.
For more information about the festival see: http://www.renaissancefest.com/
Discounted ticket prices are:
Adult = $17.95
Child (ages 5-12) = $10.50
Food coupon book = $5.00
Food Service Hours
Einsteins is open 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Nabo is open 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. only serving Grab and Go sandwiches, salads, wraps, sushi, assorted breads, beverages and espresso drinks
The Commons is open 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. From 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. there is a Back to School BBQ in The Commons
Be a Musician at Augsburg
Audition for one of our many music ensembles at Augsburg. Sign ups for audition time slots are posted on the bulletin board between the band and choir rooms in the music building. Most auditions will be held in the afternoons Sept. 3-5. Sign up TODAY!
Event Announcements
Interested in Youth and Family Ministry?
Do you have an interest in learning more about Augsburg's unique Youth and Family Ministry major and minor? Please join us for our YFM Annual Fall Kickoff on Thursday September 11 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Augsburg Room. This is an opportunity to meet other students in the YFM program over dinner, which is on us. Please RSVP by sending an email to myers@augsburg.edu by Monday 9/8.
Speech Team Meeting Next Monday
Interested in the Augsburg College Speech Team? The team's first meeting of the year is next Monday, September 8, from 4:30-5:00 p.m. in Oren 100. If you are interested but can't make the meeting, send a note to David Lapakko, Director of Forensics (lapakko@augsburg.edu).
Daily Chapel: Spirituality and Recovery
Please join us for worship in the chapel today at 11:30 a.m. Today we focus on "Spirituality and Recovery." Our speaker is Auggie Andrew Hjellming, '16, "A Story of Hope."
Upcoming chapel schedule:
Friday, 9/5 at 10:40 am: Augsburg President Paul C. Pribbenow preaching, "Love and be/loved"
Monday, 9/8 at 10:40am: Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres, Associate College Pastor, preaching, "Rhythm and Rest in Genesis"
Tuesday, 9/9 at 11:30am: Babette Chatman, Redeemer Center for Life, preaching, "Practicing Radical Hospitality"
Wednesday, 9/10 at 10:40am: Pastor Mike Matson, Chaplain to Student Athletes, preaching, "Shaping Community"
Thursday, 9/11 at 11:30am: Patrick Joiner, Augsburg Pastoral Intern, preaching, "Practicing Radical Hospitality"
Friday, 9/12 at 10:40am: Pastor Sonja Hagander preaching, "Practicing Sabbath". Friday chapel will be followed by C3: Christ, Community & Coffee.
We gather in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center Everyone is welcome!
Intl Scholarship Workshop: 9/16 or 9/26
Augsburg Abroad, TRiO/SSS, & Multicultural Student Services invite Pell Grant Recipients to learn how you could be awarded up to $8000 to study and/or intern abroad through the Gilman International Scholarship. This scholarship is open only to Pell Grant recipients who are also US Citizens.
Attend one of the following workshops to learn the keys elements to winning this scholarship:
Tuesday, Sept. 16th from 3:45-4:45 in Marshall Room--Christensen Center
or
Friday, Sept. 26 from 2:00-3:00 pm in Sverdrup 102
DEADLINE to apply for funds is OCTOBER 7, 2014 for study abroad during Spring Semester 2015.
Stop by the International Opportunities Fair on Friday, Sept 12th from 10-2 to see all of the options Auggies have to Go Abroad!
For more information contact abroad@augsburg.edu
Int'l Opportunities Fair, Sept 12, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at CC
Learn about opportunities abroad to study, intern, research, volunteer, teach and participate in service-learning.
Friday, September 12, 2014
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Christensen Center
Speak with program representatives and alumni to hear about the many international experience opportunities available to Auggies. US Passport Agency and US Peace Corps will also be in attendance.
Enter a drawing to win one of three $100+ in Target Gift Cards. Location: Christensen Center Lobby.
Deadline to apply for Winter-Break and Spring Semester abroad is Sept. 30.
www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad/
Auditions For A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theater Department - Auditions For A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Augsburg Theater Department will hold auditions for its first 2014 -2015 main stage production, A Midsummer Night's Dream, written by William Shakespeare and directed by Martha Johnson:
Monday, September 8 from 6:00 - 9:00pm (general auditions)
Tuesday, September 9 from 3:40 - 6:40pm (general auditions)
Movement call-back auditions for fairy characters will be held Wednesday, September 10 from 5:00 - 6:00pm
Acting call-back auditions will be held Thursday, September 11 from 6:00 -10:00pm
Auditions will be held in the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, located in Foss Center. Further information, as well as audition sign-up sheets will be posted on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater door in the Atrium of the Foss Center.
All Augsburg students are welcome to audition! Audition monologues, audition tips, and copies of A Midsummer Night's Dream have been placed on reserve in the library, under the name of Martha Johnson, and at the Theater department desk in Foss Center. Please choose and carefully prepare 2 monologues from those provided. It is recommended that you read the entire play in order to have a sense of the tone of the piece and the nature of the characters.
- Please arrive at the audition site at least 10 minutes before your scheduled audition time. Those who arrive after their scheduled time may not be allowed to audition.
- Please wear appropriate attire to auditions. (I.e. dress accordingly as one would for a professional audition. No jeans, flip-flops, t-shirts, crop tops, halter tops, etc.)
- Please bring to auditions a complete list of all conflicts you may have with the rehearsal and performance schedule, including work, classes, social commitments (such as weddings, anniversaries, etc.) and ensemble performances. Actors should declare all known conflicts, in writing, at the time of the general audition.
Rehearsals begin September 15 and performance dates are October 31- November 9.
Description of A Midsummer Night's Dream:
With its potent mixture of love, comedy, lyricism, and stage magic, A Midsummer Night's Dream has continued to captivate audiences for over four centuries. Set in a mythical world of ancient Athens, moonlit woods, and fairy kingdoms, the play is a poignant and hilarious look at multifarious forms of human folly. Our production will imaginatively explore the play's rich and compelling themes (both overt and covert)—love, power, gender, sexuality, marriage, class, patriarchy-through a fresh, contemporary lens, as we mine the play's poetic, humorous, and magical power.
Strommen Center Student Open House
The Strommen Center for Meaningful Work will be hosting an Open House for students on Thursday, September 11 from 2:00-4:30 p.m. Join us for treats and learn about upcoming events. Location: Suite 100, Christensen Center
Keeping Track of Auggies
Kemper Scholars Attend 2014 Conference
Augsburg College is one of 16 select colleges to be part of the Kemper Scholars Program headquartered in Chicago. In early August, our 3 current scholars, Ibrahim Al-hajiby (recent senior), Keisha Barnard (junior) and newest scholar Najma Warsame (sophomore) attended the annual conference at the Hard Rock hotel in downtown Chicago with Kemper Campus Coordinator, Diane Pike.
This past summer, Ibrahim did a marketing internship with the Kemper Insurance Company and Keisha completed her internship with a nonprofit promoting global programming experiences. Najame will do her first internship next summer in Chicago. In addition to significant scholarships, these scholars complete 2 paid internships and bring their liberal arts backgrounds to professional settings. It is a terrific opportunity for them and Augsburg College.
Watch for the request for nominations from the new first year class to select next year's Kemper Scholar. For information, contact Diane Pike at pike@augsburg.edu.
Former Auggie in Feature Film
Reese Witherspoon's new film, "The Good Lie" opens Oct. 3. Kuoth Wiel '13 has a role in this film and appears in the trailer.
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Free Futon and Frame
Free Queen size futon and wood frame available. Email Dee Cole Vodicka, if interested: vodicka@augsburg.edu.
Looking for In-Home Pre-School Teacher
Hi, my name is Frank Haege, head football coach here at Augsburg. I am looking for a student to come to my home 6-12 hours a week during the day to work with my 4-year-old twin boys on some ABC, 1,2,3's. We will work around your class schedule and pay you $10-$12 per hour. Ideal candidate would be an elementary/early childhood education major. Email me ASAP at haege@augsburg.edu.
Church Childcare Position Open
Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Golden Valley has an open position for a nursery (ages birth to 3) childcare provider. Regular nursery hours are Sunday mornings, approx. 9 a.m. - 12 noon, with the opportunity for additional hours during special events.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old and have experience caring for children. To apply, or for additional details, contact Wendy Fields at wendy.fields@valleychurch.net .
Moving Sale
9-piece master bedroom set (dresser, mirror, headboard, two side tables, bed-frame, queen box spring, 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
3-piece living room table set (coffee table and two side tables): $120
Upholstered Recliner $130
Computer desk: $20
Computer Desk Chair: $40
Sears Treadmill Pro-Form 835 QT, with new deck and motor: $250
3-piece Wooden Entertainment Center $150
4-piece set of 2 chests of drawers and 2 book-cases on top $100
Sears Snow blower $100
All in good condition. Pictures may be seen at the Edina home sale website:
http://www.edinarealty.com/homes-for-sale/MN/Brooklyn-Park/55444/2507-93rd-Way-127686098#_
If you wish to come and look, we are in Brooklyn Park, about 35 minutes from campus. See full address and directions on the Edina website or call.
Please email at: kapoor@augsburg.edu or call (763) 315-0743.
Youth Soccer Coach Needed
Matthews Park, located just a few blocks from Augsburg is looking for a 11U boys soccer coach. Ideal candidate would have played soccer in High School. Pay is $500 for season, Tu/Th nights and Sat. mornings from now until mid-October. Email football coach Frank Haege, haege@augsburg.edu
Job Opportunity for Students
Hi my name is Frankie, and I will be a student at Augsburg in the fall. I'm looking for students who want to make some money and job experience. I use a wheelchair and require assistance with daily living tasks. I'm looking to hire some personal care attendant's (PCAs). The pay is $12.73 an hour. I have already filled some positions but still looking for people to work.
If anybody is interested/require more information please email me at mcnamarf@augsburg.edu