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Academic Year Research Grants Available

Each fall URGO offers $1,000 research grants for students who wish to gain research experience with an Augsburg faculty member. These grants require 100 hours of research over the course of the academic year and are a great way to ease into research or to continue work on an existing project. These grants go quickly, so apply SOON!

Applications for Academic-Year Research Grants are accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, complete the electronic application at http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/research/on-campus-research/. Mentor approval for projects is shown by emailing the application and report form to urgo@augsburg.edu.

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Upcoming Faculty Development Opportunities

Several Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Gen Ed, and Christensen Center for Vocation faculty development opportunities are taking place over the next few weeks. Please join us as we explore topics such as:

-A Midsummer Night's Dream Performance and Post-show Talkback
-Called to Scholarship Talk on Exploring what the Middle Ages has to do with the Old West
-Diversity and Global Learning Brown Bag Conversations
-Faculty "Coffee Talk"
-The Roadhouse Book Discussion
-Critical Thinking Workshop
-AVID Workshop
-Penumbra RACE Workshop Follow Up Discussion
-Improving Student Engagement through Feedback Technology Workshop

For details about these events, and more, please visit http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/upcoming-events/.

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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 3:15-5:00 p.m. 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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Faculty, Do You Want To Remember Why You Are Here?

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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Augsburg Abroad Open House - Internship Info.

The Washington Center and Augsburg Abroad will host an open house/lunch for students interested in learning about internships for credit and academic seminars taught in Washington, DC. This is a semester or summer long academic program with internship (unpaid) integrated into the term.

Oct. 27
12:30-1:30
Multicultural International Suite
Davanni's Pizza Served

http://www.twc.edu/

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Health Commons Supply Drive

The Augsburg Central Health Commons is a community outreach program held at Central Lutheran Church in Downtown Minneapolis, which provides basic medical services and health education to people of diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds free of charge. The mission of the Health Commons is to promote health and healing in marginalized populations. Donations are the primary way that the Health Commons is able to provide these services to its visitors.

The Health Commons will be holding a Supply Drive, sponsored by Tri-Beta, during the week of October 27-October 31, 2014. Below is a list of items requested for donation:
* men's white socks (new)
* feminine pads (not tampons)
* large size diapers (size 4, 5, 6, or pull-ups)
* travel size shampoo
* travel size conditioner
* travel size soap
* travel size toothpaste
* travel size lotion
* deodorant
* razors
* cough drops
* baby wipes

Many of these items can be purchased for low cost at a local dollar store. Any contribution is going to be very appreciated! Drop off boxes will be in the Biology Department office (second floor science) and residence halls all week.

Questions can be directed to biology student Michelle Grafelman grafel10@augsburg.edu
Thank you!

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Food Service Hours

Thursday 10/23/14
Nabo is open from 7:30am to 8:00pm. The Special of the Day is the Nabo Club.

Einstein's 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 Herb Roasted Pork Loin, Millet Cauliflower, Mashed Potatoes, and Buttered Corn. Vege is serving Corn O'Brien, Oven Roasted Cauliflower, Potatoes Au Gratin, and Spanish Rice.

Fall Break Hours
Einstein's will be closing at 1:30pm on Friday and closed on Saturday
The Commons on Friday will have Brunch and Dinner hours
Nabo is closed Friday and Saturday

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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

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Annual Benefit Enrollment Period

The annual benefit enrollment period will be from November 10-November 21. Human Resources we will be sending out an email to your Augsburg email address next week with more details. However, in the meantime, please block off your calendar to attend one of the five benefit enrollment sessions:

Open Enrollment Information Sessions - Christensen Center, Marshall Room:
November 10 at 9:30 a.m.
November 12 at 8:30 a.m.
November 13 at 4:45 p.m.
November 18 at 2:45 p.m.
November 21 at 12:00 p.m.

Representatives from HealthPartners, OptumHealth and Hays will be at the information sessions to answer any questions you might have about our plan offerings for 2015.

Please plan to attend to learn what you need to do to enroll and/or make changes to your current benefit elections. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Retirement Plan Changes Are Coming: Find Out More

Augsburg College and TIAA-CREF announce group transition workshop meetings and individual counseling sessions for faculty and staff. These sessions are being held at no cost to you. These meetings will help explain the changes being made to our retirement plan. At the individual meetings 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.

Transition Workshop Meetings
Tuesday, October 21st 4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m., OGC100
Wednesday, October 22nd 11:00 am-12:30 p.m., OGC100
Thursday, October 23rd 2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m., OGC100
Friday, October 31st 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Marshal Room

One on One Counseling Sessions:
Mon. Nov. 3, 2014 - 8:30 am-3:30 p.m. - Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Tue. Nov. 4, 2014 - 8:30 am-3:30 p.m. - Cedar Room, Christensen Center
Fri. Nov. 7, 2014 - 8:00 am -2:00 p.m. - Sverdrup Hall, Room 102
Mon. Nov. 10, 2014 - 8:30 am -3:30 p.m. - Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Tue. Nov. 11, 2014 - 8:30 am-3:30 p.m. - Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Thu. Nov. 13, 2014 - 8:00 am -2:00 p.m. - Sverdrup Hall, Room 102
Tue. Nov. 18, 2014 - 8:00 am -2:00 p.m. - Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Wed. Nov. 19, 2014 - 8:00 am-2:00 p.m. - Sverdrup Hall, Room 102
Fri. Nov. 21, 2014 - 8:30 am -3:30 p.m. - 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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Opportunities for STEM Majors - Save the Date

The Strommen Center is hosting two on-campus events for students.

1) Auggies Connect with Employers
Thursday, October 30th (Informal meet and greet)
3:00-5:00, Suite 100, Christensen Center
All majors are welcome, however, those majoring in Science, Technology or Math are strongly encouraged.

Come and stay for as long as you would like. Ask representatives from SciTechseperience, SPOK Software, Target Corporation, Aerotek Scientific and ManageForce questions on your job or internship search and/or have your resume critiqued.

2) Practice "Mock" Interviews with Employers
Wednesday, November 19th
Suite 100, Christensen Center
Register today at: www.augsburg.edu/strommen

Students will register for 60 minute practice interviews (30-40 minute interview and 20 minute feedback). This is a wonderful opportunity to practice your interview skills and receive feedback from employers.

If you have questions, please feel free to email careers@augsburg.edu

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All-Student Inclusion Survey

Hello Augsburg College Community,

In continuing with the Augsburg College Diversity & Inclusion Committee 2014-2015 Plan, all currently enrolled students at Augsburg College will receive an email invitation from One Ummah Consulting on Monday, October 27 asking students to complete an online survey. The purpose of this survey is to obtain a clearer understanding of issues of inclusion on Augsburg College campuses and serves as a follow-up to the focus groups held in spring 2014. As mentioned above, the survey is being conducted by an external consulting firm on behalf of Augsburg College. Survey data will be gathered and reviewed by the consulting firm and survey responses will be confidential.

It is our hope that faculty and staff will encourage the students with whom they work to complete the survey. We also hope that students will not only complete the survey, but will also encourage other students to complete the survey as well.

Look to Augsburg Amail in early spring 2015 for information about the publication of survey results.

-Diversity & Inclusion Committee

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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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Stan Hubbard Strommen Executive Speaker Series

Staff, Faculty and Students:

This fall we are delighted to announce that Stan Hubbard, chair of Hubbard Communications is presenting on campus, November 13, 2014 at 5:00pm in the Sateren Auditorium.

The event will last an hour and all are invited to attend a networking reception in the student art gallery in Christensen, immediately following the presentation. If you are inclined to join us - as I hope you will - please register online, https://fog.augsburg.edu/AlumniEvents or email scherera@augsburg.edu with any further questions.

Success from any angle: lessons learned from a lifetime in broadcasting

When: Thursday, November 13th
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: FREE

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Film Festival Submissions Deadline 10/24/14

Art Club is seeking film submissions for "A Very Spooky Film Festival" which will be held on October 28th from 7:00 –8:00 p.m. in the Sateren Auditorium.

Films should be 3-5 minutes submitted in a MOV format and delivered on a DVD or flashdrive. Submissions may be left in the Pumpkin Dropbox located in the basement of Old Main. Submissions are due Friday, October 24th.

Festival participants will cast votes for favorite films and prizes will be awarded to winners.

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Last Day to Sign Up for 3-Hour Service Opportunities

Last day to sign up for a built-in community engagement activity! This is a great way to use your community service hours before you lose them at the end of the calendar year! Take part in a 3-hour service opportunity (9am-noon or 1-4pm) tomorrow, Friday, October 24, and spend some time volunteering in our Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. We've done the planning, you just need to show up!

Sign up and info at: http://inside.augsburg.edu/staffsenate/

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WEC/AU - Academic Advising Open House Hours

Academic Advising welcomes you to drop in during our upcoming evening and Saturday open house hours with your Spring registration questions.

WHERE: 2nd floor, Lindell Library 227
WHEN: Monday-Friday, October 27-31, 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 1, 10:00 am-1:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday, November 10-14, 4:00 pm-6:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 15, 10:00 am-1:00 p.m.

We hope to see you!

Academic Advising
612-330-1025
advising@augsburg.edu
Lindell 227

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CTL Theater Night - Free Tickets

The Center for Teaching and Learning and the Theater Arts Department present
Faculty and Staff Night at the Theater.

A talkback featuring Doug Green and Robert Cowgill of the English Department, Marty Stortz of the Christensen Center for Vocation, Sarah Myers and Martha Johnson (Midsummer director) of the Theater Department, and the Midsummer Night's Dream student cast will be held immediately following the performance.

Friday, November 7th at 7:00 p.m.
Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center

Free tickets for faculty and staff: 20 free seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis so reserve your tickets early! Post-show refreshments will be served.

Make reservations at http://www.augsburg.edu/theater/reservations/ and please indicate you are faculty or staff interested in CTL Night.

Further information about the production:

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Directed by Martha Johnson
Choreography of the Fairies by Ashwini Ramaswamy
Set Design by Michael Burden
Costumes by Sandra Nei Schulte
Lighting Design by Tom Mays

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.

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Free Screening of "Fishing Without Nets"

Free SCREENINGS at the Cedar Cultural Center, 416 Cedar Avenue

Sunday, October 26 (two screenings)
5 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Monday, October 27 (day-time educational screening)
1 p.m.

Tuesday, October 28 (one screening)
8 p.m.

"Fishing Without Nets" tells the story of Abdi, a principled, young husband and father in Somalia who turns to piracy to support his family. When some of the pirates resort to violence, Abdi must make dramatic choices to determine his course.

"Fishing Without Nets," directed by first-time feature filmmaker Cutter Hodierne and presented by VICE Films, won the Directing Award at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and is based on a short film of the same name which took home the Grand Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Shot in East Africa with Somali non-actors, "Fishing Without Nets" combines the epic cinematic vision of an action thriller with the intimate, textured qualities of an art film, humanizing the pirates by bringing us inside their moral dilemmas and gut-wrenching struggles.

Running Time 1 hour 49 minutes
Rated R (for violence, language, drug use and brief sexual images)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRr0VA_HFaE

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Tickets on Sale Now for A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ticket reservations have begun for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, directed by Martha Johnson.

Performance dates are:
October 31, November 1, 6 and 7 at 7 p.m.
November 2 and 9 at 3 p.m.

For more information and to reserve your tickets, go to: http://www.augsburg.edu/theater/current-season/ticket-information/

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Ebola Awareness at Augsburg

Come learn about Ebola and how you can help dissolve the misconceptions about it. This is an informational event where you will get to learn about the facts behind the virus. Invite your friends and let's help educate the Augsburg community.

When: Thurs., Oct. 23, 2014 6:30pm-7pm
Where: Augsburg College Marshall Room

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Israeli Consul General Coming to Augsburg

The Israeli Consul General to the Midwest, Roey Gilad, is coming to Augsburg College on Monday, November 10th. This event, coordinated by Students Supporting Israel in partnership with the Augsburg International Relations Department, will be held at 6pm in the East Commons on the second floor of the Christensen Center. Gilad will be speaking about current Israeli affairs, the United States-Israeli relationship, and Israeli humanitarian work. A robust Q&A session will follow his presentation.

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Pam '79 and Mark '79 Moksnes Huddle Up for CSBR

Augsburg Regent Pam (Hanson) Moksnes '79 remembers planting seedlings in Murphy Square with her six Auggie house mates more than 35 years ago. Today the trees' roots run deep into the earth and their branches reach for the sky—not unlike Pam and her husband Mark '79, who say their time at Augsburg empowered them to reach for their goals. "Augsburg prepared us to be courageous and do whatever's next," explains Pam. She and Mark are among Augsburg's most loyal alumni leaders, as well as generous benefactors to initiatives such as the Center for Science, Business, and Religion (CSBR). The Chanhassen couple counts 34 years of marriage, three children (including Auggie, Laura '06), and three grandchildren. "God has blessed our lives together, our family, and our careers," says Pam. "We have more than enough to care for our family and give back."

Read more of this story here: http://www.augsburg.edu/csbr/2014/10/21/pam-79-mark-79-moksnes-huddle-csbr/

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Furniture for Sale

IKEA furniture like new! Malm 4-drawer birch dresser and 2-drawer night stand originally $200 for both; will sell both for $50. Hemnes birch bookcase 68 1/2' x 35 5/8' originally $150; will sell for $50. Email gaiser@augsburg.edu or call 651.341.4209 for photos if interested.

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Free Table, Books and More

Please visit the FREE TABLE just inside the Auggie's Nest door on the ground floor of Christensen Center. We completed a big storage room clean out and found a treasure trove! Books of all sorts (novels, cookbooks, poetry, languages, etc.) and various other items. Watch the table in the next week or so as I will be adding items when space permits.

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