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Website Training Today: Blogs

Come to OGC 112 at 2 p.m. today for information and training on how to start and maintain a department blog on the Augsburg College website.

This session is intended for any of you who manage a department website on www.augsburg.edu, whether or not you have already started a blog.

Full training schedule at http://engage.augsburg.edu/mannj/meetings/

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Convocation Daily Schedule Change

On Wednesday, October 1, the Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium will affect the daily class schedule.

The revised schedule will be:
1st Period 8:00-8:50 a.m. (instead of 8:00-9:10)
2nd Period 9:00-9:50 a.m. (instead of 9:20-10:30)
Convocation 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Remaining classes follow regular schedule

Convocation class schedule modifications are posted online at http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/faculty/convoschedule/ .

For more information about the convocation series and featured presenters, visit http://www.augsburg.edu/convo/ .

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Food Service Hours

Nabo is open from 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Special is a meatball sandwich.

Einsteins is open from 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. with the late night menu starting at 7 p.m.

The Commons is open from 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Market Place is serving sloppy joes, jojo potatoes, and steamed cauliflower. Vege is serving confetti rice, baked asparagus, Korean BBQ vegan chicken and spiced lemony brussels sprouts.

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Women's Locker Room Lockers

Attention ALL female students, faculty and staff,

If you are currently using a locker in the general women's locker room, you need to let Ashley Holmes know…
1. what locker number you are using,
2. if you are a student/faculty/staff,
3. and if you are using one of our locks or your own.

If you do not check in with Ashley by September 29, your lock and your locker contents will be removed and stored until you pick them up. If you let me know you can continue to use your locker for the remainder of the school year.

Thank you,
Ashley Holmes

holmesa@augburg.edu
office: 612-330-1457

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New Bookstore Manager Announced

As we wish Laura Forgey a fond farewell, we are pleased to announce the new bookstore manager who will start at Augsburg on October 6. Josh Schweitzer joined Barnes & Noble at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Wisconsin in the spring of 2009. He quickly joined the Barnes & Noble management training program (called "Bestseller") and immersed himself in all aspects of the bookstore business.

In 2012, Josh was promoted to the assistant manager role. As an assistant manager, Josh was responsible for not only delivering an exceptional in store experience for customers, faculty, and staff, but worked closely with his campus partners to educate students during the orientation process and bookstore tours. He was also able to engage with the faculty on campus through meetings, sharing insights and innovation in the ever-changing textbook environment, and attending campus wide events.

Josh's commitment to student success and campus outreach, along with his knowledge of Barnes & Noble systems and processes will allow him to continue building upon the legacy that Laura leaves behind. Please stop by the bookstore to introduce yourself and welcome Josh in his first few weeks here.

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McNair Scholars Program Recruiting for Fall 2014

Augsburg College's TRIO McNair Scholars Program is recruiting for Fall 2014 admission. The goal of the program is to prepare Scholars for graduate study through academics, involvement in undergraduate research and other scholarly activities. McNair teams Scholars with other academically strong students who aspire to graduate study, and helps them to achieve that dream.

The McNair Scholars Program works with students who are members of groups underrepresented in graduate education and who exhibit strong academic potential. The program provides coursework, workshops and advising in preparation for doctoral study. Also, the program assists with securing admission to and financial assistance for enrollment in graduate programs. Students will acquire the research skills necessary to succeed in graduate school through a paid research internship ($4000) with an Augsburg faculty member during the Summer of 2015.

The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, to be eligible, students must be first-generation (neither parent graduated from a four-year college) AND low-income OR may be persons from groups underrepresented in graduate education. The Department of Education defines these groups as African-American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hispanic/Latino. Additionally, applicants must be either U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.

If you are interested in learning more about the McNair Scholars Program, please contact Lara Crombie, Program Assistant at crombie@augsburg.edu or (612) 330-1380 to schedule an appointment. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the program or if you're unsure whether or not you qualify.

Application Deadline: Monday, October 13, 4 p.m.

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Campus Cupboard Food Shelf Now Open to Students

The Campus Cupboard food shelf is now open the following times:

Tuesdays 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Wednesdays 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Fridays 12:30 - 2 p.m.

The food shelf is open to any Augsburg student to use.

The Augsburg College food shelf, Campus Cupboard, provides free food to students throughout the academic year. Campus Cupboard is located in Hoversten Chapel of Foss Center by the back stairwell to the balcony. If you are an Augsburg student who would like to use the food shelf, stop by during open hours. Students may pick out five food items each visit. An Augsburg student ID is required. (Names will not be recorded, only ID numbers.)

If you would like to donate to the food shelf: Donations of non-perishable food items are accepted in green collection bins at the Welcome Desk and Einstein's (in Christensen), the Campus Ministry/Theater Office (in Foss), and the Urn/Mort and Anderson dorm lobbies.

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Audio Recording from Sept. 23 All Hands Meeting

The audio recording from this past Tuesday's All Hands Meeting is now available on the "All Hands 2014-2015" page in the College Reports section of Inside Augsburg. The PDF document with background on enrollment, finances, and fundraising is also available on that page.

You can access the All Hands page by signing into Inside Augsburg and clicking the "All Hands" icon on the main page of Inside Augsburg.

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New Copy Request System Coming Soon

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

I am pleased to announce that the new copy request system will be ready to go live on 9/29/2014. With the help of a beta test group we have been working hard over the last few months to complete this project. This new system has been built to allow users to easily set up their job(s) and includes a lot of new features: uploading multiple files, sending one request for multiple jobs, and reviewing your job summary before submitting it to the copy center. The link will be on the Inside Augsburg home page.

Training for the new copy request system has been scheduled for Wednesdays and Thursdays in October. If you would like to participate in these training sessions, please RSVP by sending an email to Gao Vang at copyctr@augsburg.edu. Seats are limited so please reserve your seats ahead of time. These training sessions will last approximately 20-30 minutes.

Listed are the available times for these training sessions:

Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. in Old Main 210
10/1/2014
10/8/2014
10/15/2014
10/22/2014
10/29/2014

Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. in Old Main 210
10/2/2014
10/9/2014
10/16/2014
10/23/2014
10/30/2014

If you are unable to attend any of these training sessions, you may request a personal session by calling or emailing the copy center.

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Timekeeping Systems Workshops

With the new school year beginning, we have many new students, staff, and supervisors using the new timekeeping system.

We have set up several hands-on workshops to go through the process of the new system.

The sessions are targeted to particular groups which are noted below with the list of days, times, and locations.

Supervisors:
Monday, September 29, 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. (supervisors) in Sverdrup 205
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Students with Jobs on Campus:
Friday, October 10, 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (students with jobs on campus) in Sverdrup 205
Friday, October 10, 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. (students with jobs on campus) in Sverdrup 205
Friday, October 10, 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (students with jobs on campus) in Sverdrup 205
Friday, October 10, 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. (students with jobs on campus) in Sverdrup 205
Supervisors:
Monday, October 13, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (supervisors) in Sverdrup 205
Monday, October 13, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (supervisors) in Sverdrup 201

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Bio/Math Alumna Gabriela Hamerlinck Visits 10/3

Gabriela Hamerlinck is currently a doctoral candidate in Ecology at the University of Iowa. She is an alumna of the biology and mathematics departments, as well as the McNair Scholars and North Star STEM programs. In addition to Gaby's academic successes at Augsburg, she was a two-sport student-athlete, participating in both soccer and track.

Friday, October 3
12:30 - 1:30, Science 123, Research Presentation
4:40 - 5:40, Oren Gateway Center 100, Graduate School Roundtable Discussion

See http://www.augsburg.edu/stem/stem-events/ for more information.

The North STEM Alliance is a 17-member partnership among Minnesota colleges, universities and community organizations committed to supporting multicultural students toward earning bachelor's degrees in STEM (http://www.northstarstem.org/.)

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Theater Department - Auditions for Trouble In Mind

The Augsburg Theater Department will hold auditions for the winter 2014 -2015 main stage production, Trouble In Mind, written by Alice Childress and directed by Dominic Taylor:
Tuesday, September 30 7:15-10:15 p.m.
Wednesday, October 1 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Callbacks: Thursday, October 2 7:15-10:15 p.m.

Auditions will be held in the Green room located in Foss Center. Further information, as well as an audition sign-up sheet is posted on the Tjornhom-Nelson Theater door in the Atrium of the Foss Center.

All Augsburg students are welcome to audition! We are looking to cast 2 Black Women, 2 Black Men, 1 or 2 White Women, 2 or 3 White Men and 1 person of any ethnicity. Please prepare one contemporary monologues, as well as 8 Capella bars of music. Audition time is 5 minutes. Copies of Trouble in Mind have been placed on reserve in the library, under the name of Michael Burden. 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.
Fall Rehearsals begin November 10 - December 12, 2014
Winter Rehearsals begin January 12 - 29, 2015
Performance dates are January 30 - February 8, 2015

Description of Trouble In Mind:
Willetta Mayer, a talented, but struggling African American actress, has been cast to star in a Broadway Show, the anti-lynching play Chaos in Belleville. She has paid her dues and is ready for her star turn, but is this play as enlightened as she's hoping? Chaos is written by a liberal white male and directed by a white male. Willetta's journey shows us that theatrical practices often put show business and integrity on a collision course. When this collision also includes race and gender, it is a compelling and potent dramatic brew. Trouble in Mind, written in 1955 by Alice Childress, creates a theatrical microcosm with real world reverberations.

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Using LinkedIn to Start Building Your Career

Fri., October 3, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100

Stephen Dupont, Pocket Hercules

Whether your dreams are locked on to graduate school or you hope to get a job lined up before you graduate, the time is now to build a LinkedIn page and begin the process of managing your personal brand. LinkedIn is a social media platform that helps business people connect faster. It is one of the fastest growing social media platforms in the world. It can help accelerate the process of networking with future employers, as well as those with whom you want to share ideas and collaborate. Because the focus is on business and careers, it's an important tool for telling your story - and how you can deliver value to others, such as an employer's customers. It's also just one element of a broader framework - managing your reputation online. If you don't take control of your Internet footprint, others may define your reputation online, or you may not appear at all - remaining invisible to potential employers or other people who could influence your future.

In this presentation, you will learn about the fundamentals of networking with others and how LinkedIn can play a role in helping you meet future employers, or one day, attracting clients. In addition, you will learn: * How to build perceived expertise through LinkedIn * How to package your experiences with your LinkedIn profile * Why you must have a LinkedIn profile if you're looking for an internship or job * How to connect with other students, potential mentors, and influencers * Mistakes to avoid with LinkedIn * How to tie LinkedIn to other social media platforms

This seminar will be presented by Stephen Dupont, APR, Vice President of public relations and branded content with Minneapolis branding firm Pocket Hercules (www.pockethercules.com). Experimenting with LinkedIn since 2007, Dupont will share insights that will help you think beyond the typical uses of LinkedIn.

This event is open to anyone interested. You do not have to be an Augsburg STEM student to attend.

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STEM Programs Drop-in Hours, 10/1 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Are you a student majoring or interested in STEM? STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics - at Augsburg we consider the following majors STEM: biology, biopsychology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics and physics.

Do you know what you plan to do next summer? Interested in learning about STEM-related internship or research opportunities? October is the right time to make your list of potential REU's (Research Experience for Undergraduates) and draft your personal statement, or to consider internship programs and create a polished resume and LinkedIn profile.

Feel free to stop by the STEM Programs office on Wednesday, October 1 between 8:30 and 11:30. There will be information available about programs such as

SciTechsperience (https://www.mhta.org/work/scitechsperience-internships/),
INROADS (http://www.inroads.org/), and
North Star STEM (www.northstarstem.org).

For more information about STEM Programs, see http://www.augsburg.edu/stem/

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Save The Kids Meeting

Hola! Please Join Save The Kids for our second general body meeting! We will be discussing many important issues and up-coming events!

When: Monday Sept. 29th
Where: Christensen Center(Auggies Nest)
Time: 3:30-4:30 p.m.

End The School to Prison Pipeline! End White Supremacy!

Any questions or more info please contact Reies Romero at romeror@augsburg.edu or call him(651-270-7592)

"Like" us on Facebook! Save The Kids Augsburg College!

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Fall Art Tour - Oct. 4

The Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) is sponsoring the 11th annual College Art Gallery Collaborative FALL ART TOUR on Saturday, October 4 from 1-5 p.m.

This free neighborhood art crawl takes participants on a guided bus tour featuring ten Twin Cities college and university gallery exhibits. Each stop on the tour features free music and refreshments, with guest artists and gallery docents on hand to discuss the exhibitions.

Participating galleries:
Augsburg College
Bethel University*
Concordia University
Hamline University
Katherine E. Nash Gallery,
University of Minnesota
Macalester College
Minneapolis College of Art and Design*
St. Catherine University
University of Northwestern-St. Paul*
University of St. Thomas

*Bethel, MCAD, and Northwestern collaborate with a Pop-Up Exhibition at the People's Gallery on University Avenue in Saint Paul, just off the Green Line.

Free Tour brochures provide information about each exhibit and describe the various bus routes and starting locations available. Brochures also feature a bike map with Nice Ride kiosks locations for those who would like to bike the tour.

Visit www.actc-mn.org/FallArtTour to register or learn more about the event.
Questions? Contact ACTC at 651.493.9162 or info@actc-mn.org.

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CGAC First General Meeting - Oct 2 (5-6 p.m.)

Coalition for Global Activism and Change (CGAC)is having its first general meeting this Thursday. Our mission is to raise awareness of issues of peace and security, violations of human rights, and current international issues while inspiring students to take action on a global scale.

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Speech Team Meets Today

Anyone interested in the Augsburg Speech Team should drop by Foss 171 at 4:30 today--we're meeting to get ready for fall tournaments! Even if you have just the germ of an idea, we can work with you! If you were on your speech team in high school, this can be an especially easy task. If you are interested in forensics but can't make the meeting, drop a note to Prof. Lapakko (lapakko@augsburg.edu).

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Daily Chapel

This week in chapel:
Tues. 9/30 at 11:30 a.m.: Dr. Diane Jacobson preaching, Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Luther Seminary and Director of the Book of Faith Initiative for the ELCA
Wed. 10/1 at 10:00 a.m.: Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium, Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, "The Spirituality of Being a Total Screw-up"
Thurs. 10/2 at 11:30 a.m.: Dr. Mary Lowe preaching, Associate Professor of Religion
Friday 10/3 at 10:40 a.m.: Dr. Marty Stortz preaching, Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation

We gather in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center - Everyone is welcome!

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Get Your Flu Shot TODAY

Don't forget the MN Visiting Nurse Association will be on campus today from 10:30 - 2:00 p.m. in the Riverside Room administering flu shots. Please consider getting your flu shot today. Most insurances are accepted or the cost is $30 cash or check (no debit or credit cards accepted).

The clinic is a walk-in clinic so please feel free to stop over to the Riverside Room in Christensen Center today.

Any questions, please call Dianne in the CCHP office at 612-330-1707.

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Biology Research Symposium - Wednesday

Are you interested in doing on campus research? Do you want to learn more about the ongoing research in the Biology Department? Are you curious how some Biology majors spent this past summer?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you should plan to attend the Biology Research Symposium on Wednesday, October 1 in SCI 123. Food will be served beginning at 5:45 p.m. with presentations beginning at 6:00 p.m. The event should conclude by 7:30 p.m.

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Solar Presentation

The Environmental Stewardship Committee will be hosting MN Community Solar at their next monthly meeting. Various solar options will be presented benefiting Augsburg and the surrounding community. Learn about solar energy in Minnesota and help the college move towards a more sustainable campus.

Wednesday, October 8
12 - 1:30 p.m.
OGC 100

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Professor Markus Fuehrer's new book

Professor Markus Fuehrer continues the Philosophy Department's tradition of serious scholarship with a new book: Echoes of Aquinas in Cusanus's Vision of Man (Lexington Books; New York, Toronto, 2014). Congratulations, Mark!

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