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Papers Due? Need Help? Find the Writing Lab Now

Get help finishing those papers! Writing Lab tutors are ready to make your lives easier and better, but you must visit them. The Writing Lab is located on the street level of Lindell Library, just left of the circulation desk. No appointments are taken/needed; just show up with a hard copy of your work. This is a busy time for everyone so please come early (and often). Here are the regular hours:

Monday: 11:10 a.m.-1:40 p.m.; 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 12:30-3:00 p.m.; 3:30-6:00 p.m.; 7:30-10 p.m.
Wednesday: 3:30-6:00 p.m.; 6:30-9 p.m.
Thursday: 12:30-3:00 p.m.; 3:30-6:00 p.m.; 7:30-10 p.m.
Friday: 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Sunday: 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Questions? Contact K. Swanson, ext. 1010.

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Going on Now - Faculty/Staff Appreciation Sale

It's that time of year again; we would like to say THANK YOU for all that you do! Mark your calendars for December 4th, 5th, and 6th for our faculty/staff appreciation sale. Have you been looking at our new ugly Christmas sweaters? Need some Christmas gifts? Now is the time to stock up!

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

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Steps Challenge

Thanks to the faculty/staff that participated in the 8 week Steps Challenge. As a group we logged 17,313,131 steps.

Thanks to Human Resources for sponsoring this event.

Prize winners are:
$10 Einstein's gift cards - Kevin Cheatham, James Matthias, Pat White
Movie passes - Ann Garvey, Nathan Lind, Jim Trelstad-Porter
$25 book store gift card - Tom Morgan

Congrats to all for taking steps towards better health. Our next BIG challenge will be the Fitness Challenge against UST starting in mid-February. Details to follow.

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ACYTI Journals

The 2014 Augsburg College Youth Theology Institute (ACYTI) Journal has been published! This past summer's ACYTI was an intense week of friendship, classroom learning, worship, solitude, contemplation, discernment, and action on Augsburg's urban campus for high school students from around the country interested in theology. At the end of their week-long journey they reflect on what they've taken away from the week and write a paper, which Augsburg then revises and publishes. This year's theme was, "OMC! Christian Community in the Internet Age" and focused on the impact of technology on the Christian Community. Take some time and read what current high school students are learning from Augsburg's intellectual and diverse community experience!

Link to journals: http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/acyti/student-journals/

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Nominations Due for Christensen Award

Beginning with this year, we are shifting the timeline for soliciting nominations for the 2015, Marina Christensen-Justice Award.

The Marina Christensen-Justice Award is an annual award honoring a graduating senior student who represents in a high degree Augsburg's motto, "Education for Service." The recipient must have demonstrated a dedication to the kind of community involvement that characterized the personal and professional life of Marina Christensen-Justice, who courageously and effectively reached out to bring equity and harmony to disadvantaged people and communities.

The award (including a plaque and honorarium) will be announced at the May 3rd commencement ceremony.

Faculty and staff are asked to nominate students for this award by December 5, 2014. In making a nomination, the nominator(s) should provide their name and the name of the student being nominated, and write a brief description of the following:

Community engagement work, internships, field work, advocacy and/or service efforts that go beyond the campus.

Please send nominations to Mary Laurel True, truem@augsburg.edu.

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Congratulations 2015 Orientation Leaders

Campus Activities and Orientation is proud to announce the selection of the 2015 Orientation Leaders:
Mahamoud Abdi
Ricardo Cortes
Olivia Drury
David Erickson
Mariam Fawzy
Rebekah Geschwill
Helen Gilles
Maya Horton
Abe Johnson
Kalena Johnson
Bryce Kadrlik
Pedro Morales
Marisa Mosqueda
Ben Richer
Clayton Rud
Erickson Saye
Johnny Somaiah
Chloe Tarnowski

If you see these student leaders on campus, please be sure to congratulate them!

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Pizza & Mindfulness this Friday 5:30 p.m.

Final Mindfulness Club meeting for Fall 2014:

Anderson 101 @ 5:30-6:30 p.m. this Friday (December 5th)
Try some 10-minute guided meditations!
Take home a Free Guided Meditation App: "10 minutes for 10 days;" perfect for helping get you to finals week!
Enjoy some free Pizza Luce!
Come share your ideas for how the club could be better in 2015.
Please RSVP to linde19@augsburg.edu (so we know how much PIZZA to order!)

Everyone welcome--especially beginners!
Sincerely,
the Augsburg Mindfulness Club

p.s. About 10 students from the UofM Mindfulness club will be joining us, so come meet our neighbors....maybe feel more comfortable attending their weekly practice gatherings (every Friday 5pm--free meditation & free food)

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Daily Chapel: Hymn Sing with the Chapel Brass

Join us for good a old-fashioned Hymn Sing today at 11:30 a.m.! The Chapel Brass will share their musical gifts.

Chapel schedule:
Friday at 10:40 a.m.: Velkommen Jul Scandinavian Christmas Celebration!

Monday, 12/8, 10:40am: Patrick Joiner, Pastoral Intern, preaching
Tuesday, 12/9, 11:30am: Adam Reinke '14, Senior Chapel Talk
Wednesday, 12/10, 10:40am: Pastor Sonja Hagander preaching
Thursday, 12/11, 11:30am: Augsburg Jazz Ensemble
Friday, 12/12, 10:40am: Las Posadas! (Followed by treats in the Atrium)

(No chapel services during finals week or winter break)

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

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Student Cooked and Crafted Meal Next Wednesday

On Wednesday, Dec. 10, 11-1:30pm in the Commons of the Christensen Center there will be a Grub and Empty Bowls event collaboration! Enjoy a local, sustainable meal, planned and prepared by students! And also pick a student-crafted bowl to keep and fill with homemade soup made creatively from food pantry ingredients! Donations will help fill the bowls of others. This comes with your meal plan or for the regular faculty/staff fee. Hosted by: ENV 100, AugSem101-10, ART 250, and the Campus Kitchen.

When: December 10th, 11-1:30pm
Where: Christensen Center Commons
What: Grub and Empty Bowls

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Community Gathering December 10

For many of us the holidays can be a stressful time. To help combat the holiday stress, Human Resources is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a community gathering featuring an opportunity to participate in a guided meditation session to help us relax and re-energize. Jill Englund will be leading four 15 minute guided mediation sessions. Additionally there will be Christmas themes refreshments. We hope you are able to stop over and refuel with a stress break.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
East Commons, Christensen Center

The 15-minute session will begin with a short introduction to the science of meditation and how it can act as an antidote to the destructive effects of stress, including the added stressors that can accompany the joys of the holiday season.

Sessions guide participants through activities that are simple and easy, leading them to find their own corner of peace and wellbeing. No experience necessary but registration is required and space is limited.

Click on the link below to register. Please sign up for only 1 session.

Relaxation Sessions:

Wed., Dec. 10 relaxation 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Riverside Room
http://goo.gl/forms/qIgAnBt5Vu

Wed., Dec. 10 relaxation 11:55 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Riverside Room
http://goo.gl/forms/Khb2bEmrZz

Gratitude Sessions:
Wed., Dec. 10 gratitude 12:20 p.m. - 12:35 p.m. Riverside Room
http://goo.gl/forms/dbN3HDFCpP

Wed., Dec. 10 gratitude 12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Riverside Room
http://goo.gl/forms/lgazVJ5sUJ

Jill Englund will present the science of what happens when we meditate, how it can bring focus and clarity to your life, and reduces the effects of stress in your entire physical, mental and emotional system. She has created healing environments through guided imagery, creative visualization, and meditation. She excels at creating a space for seekers to find their own deep well of peace and wellbeing. Her enthusiasm and sense of humor add to the joy of the experiences.

Come and experience what meditation is all about!

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Final Focused Conversation Topic for 2014

The Focused Conversations series continues Monday and Tuesday next week on the topic of "Telling the story of educating for lives of purpose." The session will be led by Rebecca John (that's me!), vice president of Marketing and Communication.

Monday, Dec. 8, 3:40 p.m.-OGC 100
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 3:40 p.m.-OGC 100

The spring schedule of Focused Conversations has been added to the "All Hands 2014-2015" page (in the College Reports section of Inside Augsburg). You can add events to your calendar from that page by simply clicking on the date/time links.

To get to the All Hands page, log into Inside Augsburg and click the "All Hands" icon on the main page of Inside Augsburg.

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Library Director Candidate Presentation 12/5

Jane Ann Nelson, Library Director, will be retiring at the end of this month. Please join us this Friday, December 5, in Lindell Library, Room 301, from 2:15-3:15 p.m., to meet another of our finalists. Presentation topic: "The role of academic libraries in a changing library landscape, now and in the future." We hope to see you there!

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Going Away Reception for Martha Johnson

Please join us for a going away reception/open house for Martha Johnson, who is retiring from Augsburg after teaching and directing plays here for 26+ years. Refreshments will be served, and please drop in for as long as you like—we know everyone is very busy this time of the year! Students, staff, faculty, and friends are all welcome.

The event will be located in The Greenroom, Foss Center, Wednesday, December 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

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Free Tickets: Home & Landscape Expo December 26-28

The Home and Landscape Expo will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from December 26-December 28. If you are already planning on going or think you might want to check it out: come pick up FREE tickets in Human Resources, Memorial Hall Room 19!

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TODAY: Library Director Candidate Presentation

Please join us in OGC 100 today, Thursday, Dec. 4, from 11 a.m.-noon to meet finalist Janice Kragness, who will present on the topic "the role of academic libraries in a changing library landscape, now and in the future." We hope to see you there!

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