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Faculty, Are You Feeling Stressed?

The end of the semester can also be stressful for faculty, but nobody sends us a care package. How do you navigate all the grading? How do you end the semester on a high-note? Come share your ideas, listen to those of your peers, and get caffeinated so you can do what needs to be done to support your students. Please join your colleagues from departments across the college at this CTL-sponsored coffee discussion.

Wednesday, December 3
10:15-11:15 a.m. (drop by or stay the whole hour)
Lindell 202

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Two News Items from AAUP

FIRST,

Augsburg AAUP President Elise Marubbio has announced that our chapter has endorsed the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education. Some of you may be interested in signing up for the list serve: If so, you can contact Susan Meisenhelder at smeisenhelder@calfac.org .

To learn more about the Campaign and its seven principles, go to

http://futureofhighered.org/principles/

Here's a sample--Principle #3: "Quality higher education in the 21st Century will require a sufficient investment in excellent faculty who have the academic freedom, terms of employment, and institutional support needed to do state-of-the-art professional work."

The Campaign also asked Augsburg AAUP members whether we would "like to have a representative on the Steering Committee of CFHE" and noted that "There are no dues and we do most of our work by monthly conference call." If you are interested, contact Elise at marubbio@augsburg.edu .

SECOND,

Augsburg AAUP Chapter Secretary Nancy Fischer announces our Chapter blog, open to our whole community:

http://engage.augsburg.edu/aaup/

In the blog, you'll find local information and national articles about higher ed that our own AAUP and campus community members have found interesting. Check it out--and contact Nancy ( fischern@augsburg.edu ) with ideas and resources for the blog.

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1 Week Left: Apply Now For Spring Break Abroad

With the cold weather lately, who wouldn't want to look forward to some sun and warmth in March! Well, you are in luck: December 1 is the deadline for students to apply to take either REL300 or REL366 during Spring semester, with an international component in Mexico over Spring Break!

Advanced transfers can complete their REL300 requirement, or other students can complete their Search for Meaning II (SFMII) requirement with REL366.

Interested in learning more? Professor Janelle Bussert tells you what she's most excited about doing while the group is in Mexico in this video!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10203035727842678&set=vb.1489600673&type=2&theater

Click here for more info and apply today!
https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=springbreak15

Contact Andrea Dvorak at dvorak@augsburg.edu for more details.

Deadline is December 1!

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"On-Hold" Accounts Payable Checks

Authorization Invoices processed with a "On-Hold" request originally to be picked up on Friday, November 28 will be available on Wednesday, November 26 anytime after 1:00 p.m. because of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact me at X1031 or daughera@augsburg.edu ~ Thank you and enjoy the holiday!

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Faculty/Staff Appreciation

Faculty and Staff, mark your calendars for December 4, 5, and 6 for our faculty/staff appreciation sale. All regular priced clothing will be 40% off PLUS we have added this discount to trade books and school spirit merchandise. Make a list - check it twice! Treat yourself to some Auggie-gear, maybe you can nudge your high-school niece towards Augsburg with a fleece blanket; does your sister have that best-selling novel on her holiday list? and the new baby in the family MUST have the Auggie onesie! Take advantage of this great discount as a thank you for your support of the bookstore throughout the year.

To receive your discount, you must show your faculty/staff Augsburg ID card at the time of purchase.

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Got Consent Program Tomorrow

Please join the EP!C peer health educators as they welcome advocates from the Aurora Center to talk about consent and sex -- what is it, how to ask, and more. Refreshments will be served including better than sex cake!

Please join us from 5 - 6 p.m. in the Student Lounge in Christensen Center tomorrow (11/25) for this educational and informative program.

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

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The Zoot Suit Riots Documentary

Save The Kids, Augsburg Chapter Presents the Zoot Suit Riots Documentary. This is about a series of riots in 1942-1943 during World War II that broke out in Los Angeles, California.

Come out and join us! It'll be on Monday, December 8 from 5:30-8 p.m. in the East Commons of the Christensen Center (CC). Free Popcorn will be provided so come through, relax, and a watch a bit of history!

For more information feel free to contact stk@augsburg.edu


*Save The Kids (STK) is a national grassroot organization where we try to find alternatives or ways to end incarceration of youth and the school-to-prison pipeline. For more info on STK, please visit savethekidsgroup.org*

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Congrats to Emerging Leaders Program Graduates

Campus Activities and Orientation is incredibly excited to announce the 2014 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) graduates! These students worked over the course of the past 10 weeks to gain a more holistic understanding of leadership, further develop and gain a better sense of their personal leadership styles, and find opportunities to lead at Augsburg College and the greater community.

We also want to thank the 2014 ELP mentors--Vision Bagonza, Lauren Canales Salgado, Cuong Nguyen, Brad St. Aubin, and Koal Williams--for their hard work, dedication, and support for their student mentees this semester!

Please take the time to congratulate these 41 students if you see them on campus:

Mahamoud Abdi
Timothy Bishop, Jr.
Preston Blake
Jermaine Borward
Brighid Burkhalter
Ricardo Cortes Gordillo
Elizabeth Davis
Kyle Donovan
Rebekah Geschwill
Winnie Godi
Habiib Hassan
Nikki Hoang
Emily James
Abraham Johnson
Kalena Johnson
SeAnna Johnson
Bryce Kadrlik
Clare Lantzer
Houachee Lee
Toua Lee
Jessie Livingston
Kalyn McConnell
Marisa Mosqueda
Kathy Moua
Anita Nguyagwa
Ngoc-Uyen Nguyen
Jacquline Nichols
Evan Peterson
Nina Robinson
Mitch Ross
Madeline Stein
Blair Stewig
Gilbert Tamfu
Chloe Tarnowski
Shawnee Theng
Alexis Vue
Mai Bao Vue
Panyia Vue
Alice Wolff
Tou Xiong
Huesee Yang

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Domingo Coto Presents On First-Generation Students

Domingo Coto, Residence Hall Director, Urness Hall, presented on "Understanding the Challenges for First-Generation College Students." The presentation was for the Augsburg Student Affairs Staff meeting on Nov. 20.

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MBA Alumnus Founds Think Tank

Dr. Nikolay Megits, '08 Augsburg MBA, with a PhD in Economics from the Universitas Libera Ucrainensis in Munich, Germany, has founded The Institute of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (IEECA), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) "think-tank." IEECA's mission is to promote high-quality multi-disciplinary academic research on the rapidly changing region of modern Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Its primary goal is to function as an interface between academia and the policy community, by providing a forum for peer-reviewed studies in International Affairs, Economics, Management, Finance and Marketing.

The IEECA publishes the Journal of Eastern European and Central Asia Research (JEECAR), a multidisciplinary double-blind peer-reviewed journal aimed at publishing high-quality, original, innovative research about current economic issues in the rapidly changing Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Megits notes that JEECAR acts as an interface between academia and the policy community by providing a space for discussion that brings policy, academic, diplomatic, and business sectors together with peer-reviewed academic studies relating to regional history, politics, security, economics, society and culture.

Additionally, the IECCA organizes International Conferences in partnership with Webster University in St. Louis, MO. More information about IECCA and JEECAR may be found at www.ieeca.org

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Job Opportunity For Students

Hi my name is Frankie, and I'm a student at Augsburg. I'm looking for students who want to make some money and gain job experience. I use a wheelchair and require assistance with daily living tasks. I'm looking to hire some personal care attendants (PCAs). The pay is $12.73 an hour. This job would start in January 2015.

If anybody is interested/requires more information, please email me at mcnamarf@augsburg.edu

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