Confidential Document Destruction

For those departments on campus that have been collecting confidential documents that need shredding, now is the time to place a facilities work request to have your materials picked up for storage in a secure location until the shredding truck comes next week. Please place your request this week so we have time to do all the pick-ups. If you have questions about what needs shredding and what is normal recycling, please consult your manager.

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Faculty "Coffee Talk"

Are you interested in having conversations with other faculty about teaching issues? Do you have some great teaching ideas you would like to share with your colleagues? Do you want to be reminded that you work with wonderful colleagues who do amazing things in the classroom? Do you simply want a mid-morning break and a free cup of coffee? If so, come have coffee, make connections with colleagues from departments across the college, and get advice from your peers at this CTL-sponsored discussion.

Monday, October 27
10-11 a.m. (drop by or stay the whole hour)
Marshall Room, Christensen Center

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Expedition Seeks Crew

Environmentalists, story tellers, documentary film-makers, aspiring artists, political activists, river rats, field biologists, archeologists, outdoor educators, minstrels and troubadours, and assorted adventurers and explorers being sought for an expedition down the mighty Mississippi River from the headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico starting Sept. 1, 2015. No wages, countless mosquitoes, mud, rain, endless paddling, and unknown dangers. Safe return unlikely. Honor and glory if it is a success. Inquiries to Prof. Underhill (underhil@augsburg.edu) or at www.augsburg.edu/river. Early deadline to apply by Dec. 15, 2014.

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Phil Adamo Book-Signing and Reading - October 29

The Christensen Center for Vocation, the Center for Teaching and Learning, and the Department of History invite you to celebrate the vocation and scholarship of medieval history professor Phil Adamo.

Join us on Wednesday, October 29 from 3:15pm-5:00pm in Oren Gateway Room 100. Professor Adamo will sign books, which will be available for purchase. Adamo recently published two books, The Medieval Church: A Brief History (2013) and New Monks in Old Habits: The Formation of the Caulite Monastic Order (2014).

He will also read "Hanging Little Joe on the Suburban Ponderosa, Or, What has the Middle Ages to do with the Old West?" an essay soon to be published in a special edition of the Journal of the West. This essay looks at Adamo's childhood, growing up on the edge of a Texas suburb, and how that experience with the imagined Old West led to his vocation as a medievalist.

Refreshments will be provided. For more information, see http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/2014/10/13/philadamovocationandscholarship/

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Campus Cupboard Food Shelf Open to All Students

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

Tuesdays 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 2-4 p.m.
Wednesdays 2:30- 4:30 p.m.
Fridays 12:30- 4 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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Dream Scholarship for Abroad Experience in MN

Check out the MN DREAM Act scholarship for students doing HECUA programs in the Twin Cities, to see if you are eligible to apply! Come by Multicultural Center for more info.

In addition to the financial incentive, participation in the Dare to DREAM Scholarship program offers:
· Internships
· Resume, interview, and career coaching
· Augsburg Experience requirement
· Trustworthy off-campus support
· Retention of talented un/DACAmented students

Deadline: Spring Semester study abroad application deadline - Oct. 30
Amount: $2,100

Contact: Dulce Monterrubio, monterru@augsburg.edu

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New Online Copy Request System

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students,

I am pleased to announce that the new copy request system is now live. The old request form as well as any direct email copy requests will be phased out by the end of this semester. Please familiarize yourself with this new system as it will become the standard for all job requests. A training guide for submitting requests can be found on the Central Services page, http://inside.augsburg.edu/centralservices/online-ordering/# .

The link for the new system is located on the Inside Augsburg home page under Administrative Tasks for Faculty and Staff and on the Central Services home page for students. Training for the new copy request system has been scheduled for Wednesdays and Thursdays in October. These training sessions will last approximately 20-30 minutes.

Listed are the available times for these training sessions:

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

Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. in Old Main 210
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.

For questions, please contact the copy center at 612-330-1054 or copyctr@augsburg.edu.

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Articles Published by Prof. Doug Green

English and Women's Studies Professor Doug Green has just published a double academic review of last season's Othello at the Guthrie and A Midsummer Night's Dream by Ten Thousand Things in the Fall 2014 issue of Shakespeare Bulletin (JHU Press). His article on "The Small-College Stage: Is There Still Room for Shakespeare?" will appear this December in Shakespeare on the University Stage, ed. Andrew Hartley (Cambridge UP), the first scholarly collection on this subject. The article features the work of the Augsburg Theater Department. Finally, Green's poem "À la mode de Kahlo" has just appeared in Recognize: The Voices of Bisexual Men - An Anthology, ed. Robyn Ochs and H. Sharif Williams (BRC, 2014).

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CROP Hunger Walk

CROP Hunger Walk this past Sunday was a success. Team Auggies placed 3rd in online giving! Thank you to all who helped us reach our fundraising goal.

We Are Called | Auggies

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Deadlines Approaching for Studying Abroad

Remember the application deadlines for studying abroad!

October 30 :
Short term winter break Chiapas, Mexico
Short term winter break El Salvador
Spring semester 2015
Spring break 2015, Mexico

January 30: Summer Programs

March 1: Fall Semester, Academic Year & non-Augsburg College Summer Programs

Contact: abroad@augsburg.edu

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Food Service Hours

Tuesday 10/14/14
Nabo is open from 7:30am to 8:00pm. The Special of the Day is Cheese Burger Pasta.

Einsteins is open from 7:30am-9:00pm, with the late night menu starting at 7:00pm.

The Commons is open from 7:30am-8:00pm. Market Place is serving grilled garlic pork chops, grilled zucchini, potatoes with parsley, and quinoa with caramelized sweet onions. Vege is serving green bean casserole, sautéed mushrooms, Parmesan garlic potato fingers, and curried rice.

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Mark Your Calendar: TIAA-CREF Financial Counseling

Augsburg College and TIAA-CREF announce individual counseling sessions for faculty and staff at no cost to you. You can discuss your financial situation with an experienced TIAA-CREF Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to pursue your financial goals, plan for retirement, and invest in financial products such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance and annuities.

One on One Counseling Sessions:
Mon. Nov 3, 2014 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm – Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Tue. Nov 4, 2014 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm – Cedar Room, Christensen Center
Fri. Nov 7, 2014 - 8:00 am -2:00 pm – Sverdrup Hall, Room 102
Mon. Nov 10, 2014 - 8:30 am -3:30 pm – Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Tue. Nov 11, 2014 - 8:30 am-3:30 pm – Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Thu. Nov 13, 2014 - 8:00 am -2:00 pm – Sverdrup Hall, Room 102
Tue. Nov 18, 2014 - 8:00 am -2:00 pm – Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Wed. Nov 19, 2014 - 8:00 am-2:00 pm – Sverdrup Hall, Room 102
Fri. Nov 21, 2014 - 8:30 am -3:30 pm – Oren Gateway Center, Room 103

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as you can. Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET), or use the links below to register on-line.
November 3-4:
https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/eventswelcome?eventId=1-21C83E3

November 7:
https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/eventswelcome?eventId=1-21C83PH

November 10-11:
https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/eventswelcome?eventId=1-21C83KE

November 13:
https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/eventswelcome?eventId=1-21C83V7

November 18-19:
https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/eventswelcome?eventId=1-21C83X9

November 21:
https://publictools.tiaa-cref.org/public/publictools/events/eventswelcome?eventId=1-21C83NP

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Become an Orientation Leader

Would you like to...

Gain valuable leadership experience?
Receive first-rate training?
Get involved at Augsburg?
Meet new people?

If you answered yes to any of the following questions, you should apply to be a 2015 Orientation Leader today! You can pick up an application in the Auggie's Nest, located in the basement of the Christensen Center. Applications are due on Tuesday, November 11th at 12pm and must be turned in to Joanne K. Reeck in room 1B in the basement of Christensen Center.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sammy Coy or Chris Wallace in CAO at orientat@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1100

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You're Invited - Advance Screening of an Auggie's Feature Film

Members of the Augsburg College community are invited to attend FREE special advance screenings of "The Good Lie" that stars Augsburg College alumna Kuoth Wiel '13.

TUESDAY, OCT. 14 -- Film will be introduced by Kuoth Wiel
7:30 p.m.
The Showplace ICON in St. Louis Park
1625 West End Blvd., St. Louis Park, MN

Visit https://www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter code CLGEZWUV for your chance to download 2 passes per person (while supplies last). You will need to set up an account on the ticket distribution site. Please note that seats are not guaranteed as the theater is overbooked to ensure full capacity. Arrive early to secure your seats.

THURSDAY, OCT. 16
7:30 p.m.
AMC Southdale
400 Southdale Center
Edina, MN 55435

Visit https://www.gofobo.com/rsvp and enter code CLGE2122 for your chance to download 2 passes per person (while supplies last). You will need to set up an account on the ticket distribution site. Please note that seats are not guaranteed as the theater is overbooked to ensure full capacity. Arrive early to secure your seats.

ABOUT THE FILM
In "The Good Lie," Philippe Falardeau, (writer and director of the Oscar-nominated Foreign Language film "Monsieur Lazhar") brings the story of their survival and triumph to life. Academy Award winner Reese Witherspoon ("Walk the Line") stars alongside Sudanese actors Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, and newcomer Kuoth Wiel, many of whom were also children of war.

Learn more about Wiel's performance in the film by visiting the Augsburg College News and Media Services blog: http://www.augsburg.edu/news/2014/10/06/pioneer-press-features-kuoth-wiel-13-good-lie/

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Minnesota Virtual Career & Grad School Fair, Friday

The Strommen Career & Internship Center would like to remind students about the Minnesota Virtual Career & Grad School Fair Date: October 17, 2014

Featuring Employers with Full-time Jobs & Internships as well as Graduate Schools

Meet 75+ Great Employers and Grad Schools - Attend the Fair from Anywhere!
To Register: www.CareerEco.com/events/minnesota

- Students and alumni will have the opportunity to connect real-time with employers & grad schools without the hassle of leaving your home or office
- You will meet recruiters via chat rooms during a live online event on October 17
- Organizations' chat hours will be posted in advance (a camera is not required for the text chat -- video chats will be scheduled by appointment in advance)
- Register and upload your resume for employers and grad schools to review before the fair

You could win a $50 iTunes gift card, get a job, or find a grad school that is right for you. Give it a try!

Questions: send an email to minnesota@careereco.com or 770-980-0088

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Philanthropy Week - Do Your Part for Augsburg

Participate in Philanthropy Week (October 13-17) and build our community by expressing gratitude and making a gift to support current students.

STUDENTS:
Did you receive a named scholarship? Did you receive a Minnesota state grant? If so, stop by Christensen Center to write a thank you note to your donors and/or your state senators and representatives. 259 students received named scholarship awards supported by private donors and over 900 students at Augsburg received the state grant. Do one of the three G's – GRATITUDE!
Tuesday, October 14, 11:00 am -1:00 pm
Wednesday, October 15, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Friday, October 17, 10:30 am-12:30 pm

STAFF AND FACULTY:
Attend Philanthropy Week Lunch on Thursday, October 16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in OGC 100 to thank current and past donors to The Augsburg Fund. Last Spring more than 50 faculty and staff wrote almost 500 handwritten notes to donors thanking them for their gifts and asking them to make a gift again which brought in over $9,000. Please RSVP. Let's make it happen again!

Support the Augsburg Fund by making a gift today at augsburg.edu/giving or sign up for payroll deduction at http://www.augsburg.edu/giving/employee-giving/ to split your gift into easy, affordable payments.

Look ahead to Give to the Max Day, Minnesota's online day of giving. Make your pledge now or plan to support one of 33 Augsburg projects by giving your time or money on November 13. Lend your support so Augsburg can be Number 1 in Minnesota colleges and universities again this year. Email Ben Krouse-Gagne at krousega@augsburg.edu to learn more

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Monday, Oct. 20: Young Adults in Global Mission

Sarah Funkhouser, with Young Adults in Global Mission will preach in chapel on Monday, 10/20, at 10:40am. Following chapel, we will host a luncheon for students interested in hearing more from Sarah about her work with YAGM, which is a yearlong international service-learning program of the ELCA. There are currently 60+ young adults, ages 21-29, scattered across the world learning about what it means to be called to serve and be welcomed into God's global family. Interested in learning more? Register for luncheon at augsburg.edu/campusministry/events. Any questions, please contact Amy in Campus Ministry at 612-330-1732.

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Career Quick Stop

The Strommen Career and Internship Center will be holding Career Quick Stop weekly. These walk-in hours are meant for quick career questions and short resume reviews. Appointments will be limited to 15 minutes and students will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply check in at Career & Internship Services (Christensen Center, Suite 100) during the Career Quick Stop times: Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-2:30 p.m. - OR - Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m.

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Seminary and Divinity School Day - October 28

Are you considering the idea of theological graduate school education? Is there a possibility you might want to become a pastor, a professor of religion, or work in a church-related vocation?

On Tuesday, October 28, gather with your peers for Seminary and Divinity School Day, a special day of discernment. The day includes several thought-provoking breakout sessions and the opportunity to meet with representatives from 17 top-notch seminaries and divinity schools from around the nation, from multiple denominational affiliations.

The day will also feature a keynote luncheon address - "Where Next? Vocation as Path" by Marty Stortz, Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation.

By attending Seminary and Divinity School Day, you will also have the chance to visit with students from other regional undergraduate schools who have similar questions and interests. The full schedule is available on our website: http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/events/seminary-and-divinity-school-day/. There is no charge for this event, but please register by Monday, Oct. 20. To register, please see the website or contact Lonna in the Christensen Center for Vocation, fieldl@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1467.

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Health Commons in Cedar-Riverside 3rd Annual Event

Please join us on Tuesday, Oct 28th from 5-7pm at the Cedar Cultural Center for our annual celebration for the Health Commons. THIS IS ALSO A MIDNIMO EVENT, which means we will be welcoming the Taleex Band!! This event is FREE to the public and everyone is welcome. All those who attend the event will receive a free pass to a film showing "Fishing without Nets" which will follow the event. Please contact Katie Clark at clarkk@augsburg.edu with any questions.

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Augsburg Intl Campus Directors - Welcome Reception

Faculty and Staff are invited to join the Office of Intl Programs/CGE to meet and greet our Intl Campus Directors from Central America, Mexico and Namibia. Refreshments served.

Tuesday, Oct. 21
4-5:15 p.m.
International/Multicultural Suite--Christensen Ctr. Lower Level

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Personal Document Destruction Event

Faculty, staff and students are welcome to bring their personal confidential documents that need to be shredded to a FREE Shred Event sponsored by Augsburg Facilities Management. Bring your material (two boxes or bags maximum, please) to the Shred Right truck parked between Sverdrup and Lindell Library on Wednesday, October 22, between 8:30-9:30 a.m. You must present your documents at this time; I am sorry we cannot offer early pick-up and storage of your personal documents. If you are not available at this time, it is your choice if you wish to entrust one of your coworkers to bring the documents to the truck for you. An Augsburg ID will be required, as we unfortunately cannot make this a community event.

I have provided advance notice so that you can gather your materials, and perhaps use this event as an incentive to clean out your personal records! We can't give advice about what records you can destroy, but do your own research to figure out what you can get rid of from your home desk or file cabinet!

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Stop by Open Forum This Wednesday

Don't miss this Wednesday's Staff Senate Open Forum!

This month's forum features Jeff Swenson, Director of Athletics, and Donald Stoner, Sports Information Director. They will give an athletics update, talk about how Athletics collaborates with the larger campus community and discuss how staff can get engage with our Auggie athletics teams.

Wednesday, October 15
11:30 a.m.-Noon.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
Coffee and cookies sponsored by Athletics

Held the third Wednesday of the month, the Open Forum Series provides opportunities for staff, faculty and student to learn about projects, collaborations and our shared work.

If you have questions about the event, please email staffsenate@augsburg.edu.

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Daily Chapel

Join us for worship today at 11:30 a.m.: Dr. Phil Quanbeck, II, preaching (Traiveon Dunlap '18, vocalist)

This week:
Wed. 10/15 at 10:40 a.m.: Service of Holy Communion (Nick Mordal, guitar)
Thurs. 10/16 at 11:00 a.m.: Convocation - No Chapel Service
Friday 10/17 at 10:40 a.m.: Service of Healing, Norm Okerstrom preaching (Kaylie Johnson, trumpet; and the Augsburg Choir)

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

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3D Printing Night 10/21 from 7-9 p.m.

All are welcome to join in another event in our series of hacker/maker spawning from Arduino night. The night will include talks about the applications of 3D printing, as well as getting to see some 3D printing in action. There will be opportunity to learn the process of designing pieces to print and examples of printed objects. Pizza and cake will be provided, not printed.

When: 7-9 p.m. on Oct. 21
Where: Basement of Science Hall

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Film Screening and Discussion: Oct. 29

Native American Film Series begins this month with "Listening for the Rain: Indigenous Perspectives on Climate Change."

Date: October 29, 2014
Pace: Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall, 715 22nd Ave South
Reception 6-6:30 pm
Screening begins at 6:45 pm
Discussion with filmmakers follows.

Created by media artists Jeffrey Palmer (Kiowa) and Filoteo Gómez Martínez (Ayuuk), and emerging out of an interdisciplinary research project, this thought-provoking film documents stories and observations about climate change from different Indigenous communities in the central United States. Through the stories they tell, we learn how diverse tribal landscapes have been effected by environmental change and how Indian Country is working on this important issue.

Our screening will also include a discussion with the two filmmakers, Jeff and Filoteo, and Sonia Davila Poblete (Bolivian) whose work with Indigenous communities there around water and environmental issues will add a North-South connection to our pluricultural conversations.

All Native American Film Series events are open and free to the public as well as the campus community.

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TODAY: Choosing a Major Mini Workshop at 11:30 a.m.

Having a hard time choosing a major or career path?
Looking for help? This is for you!

Choosing a major/career: Help me decide! (15-minute mini workshop)
Tuesday, October 14 from 11:30-11:45 a.m.
Location: Career & Internship Services (100 Christensen)

- Quickly discover key resources for major/career exploration
- Discover the ways Career & Internship Services can help you explore
- Gain access to assessments that may help you make major/career choices
- Walk away with a few action steps to start with right away

Not able to make this time? Chat with a career coach during our Career Quick Stop Hours (15-minute drop-ins): Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1-2:30 p.m. and Fridays from 10-11:30 a.m.

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Monterrubio and Dvorak to Present at Diversity Abroad

Dulce Monterrubio (Latin@ Student Services) and Andrea Dvorak (Augsburg Abroad) will present at the annual Diversity Abroad Conference in New Orleans. They are collaborating with UC Berkeley and UT Austin in a presentation about access to study abroad and domestic off-campus semester programs for DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

The Conference Theme -- Moving Beyond Barriers: Transforming International Education through Inclusive Excellence.

http://www.diversitynetwork.org/conference/about-the-conference

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