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New Gender-Neutral Restrooms on Campus
Augsburg College is committed to providing safe and accessible restrooms in each building for the entire campus community. In accordance with this goal, 5 restrooms will be permanently converted to gender-neutral and single-user by the end of the day TODAY in buildings that currently lack these type of facilities.
These specific restrooms include:
* 2 restrooms on 2nd floor of Lindell Library
* 2 restrooms on the Main Level of Foss Center (adjacent to the Green Room)
* Restroom on the 2nd floor of Science Hall
Questions can be directed to Ann Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs (garvey@augsburg.edu), or Michael Grewe, Director of LGBTQIA Student Services (grewe@augsburg.edu).
Teaching and Learning
Last Day to Register for Spring Semester
Today is the last day to register for Spring Semester (Full Semester) courses. Students must have permission from the instructor to register this late in the term. The registration form is online at http://web.augsburg.edu/registrar/forms/registration.pdf
URGO Phase 1 Application Deadline
The Phase 1 Application for URGO summer research is due February 2nd! Applications can be found at www.augsburg.edu/urgo (click "Apply for Summer Research" orange tab on right).
There are two ways that students can do paid summer research with URGO:
URGO Summer Research Program: a 10-week, on-campus program where students are funded to join a faculty member's on-going research/creative line or carry out an individually-designed project. Full-time researchers receive a $4,000 stipend and support throughout the research process from their faculty mentor, weekly seminars, and roundtable discussions with fellow researchers.
URGO Summer Research Assistantship: an opportunity to help a faculty member with an on-going research project or creative line by assisting with research tasks. Research assistants receive a $1,000 stipend for 100 hours of work, which can be completed at any time throughout the summer.
Contact the URGO office at x1446 or urgo@augsburg.edu if you have any questions.
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Augsburg College
Program Associate
The Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO)
Phone: 612-330-1446
Faculty, CTL Wants to Support Your Work
Faculty, please visit http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/grant-applications/ to access the call for proposals and applications for the Provost's Internationalization Travel Grants and the Summer Scholarship Grants. Applications for both grants are due by February 9th.
The Faculty Development Committee is currently considering redesigning the format for ICD Grants. You may refer to the 2014 ICD Summer Grant Call for Proposals for general information about the grants, but specific details regarding levels of support and the process for grant implementation will be made available in February. The deadline for ICD grant applications is March 2nd.
General Announcements
MN Job & Internship Fair - Prep Sessions
Are you registered for the MN Private College Job & Internship Fair, which is being held on Wednesday, February 18th? The Strommen Career & Internship Center will be holding a number of prep sessions (you only need to attend one) on the following days. To register for the fair and to learn more go to www.augsburg.edu/strommen
Wednesday, January 28th: 4:30-5:00pm
Wednesday, January 28th: 5:00-5:30pm
Tuesday, February 3rd: 10:30-11:00am
Tuesday, February 3rd: 11:25-11:55am
Wednesday, February 4th: 12:30-1:00pm
Monday, February 9th: 10:35-11:05am
Thursday, February 12th: 3:45-4:15pm
If you have questions, please call 612-330-1148.
Urban Leaders Seek Summer Interns
Future leaders are currently being sought for employment in a leadership development summer internship program for college students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds called Urban Scholars.
The 12-week program is a partnership between the City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Public Schools, Metropolitan Council, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, State of Minnesota, PCL Construction, and Greater Twin Cities United Way. Urban Scholars provides:
· Full-time, competitively paid, professional resume-building work experience for graduates and undergraduate students.
· Direct access to agency leaders including but not limited to the Mayor, City Council members, Department Heads, Superintendents, and Executive Directors.
· A team-based community project that will be presented to City Council, community stakeholders, senior management, and colleagues.
· Leadership and communications skills development as part of the Urban Scholars Leadership Institute
· Mentors to provide guidance to achieve professional goals.
· Opportunities to create valuable professional networks.
This highly competitive summer internship starts on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, and ends on Friday, August 14, 2015. Applications will be accepted until Friday, February 20, 2015. This opportunity is open to undergraduate and graduate college students regardless of academic major. Public sector experience is highly desired but not required.
Requirements:
Must be enrolled and in good standing at an accredited two or four year college, university, graduate program, or law school at the time of application.
Must have completed first year of post-secondary education.
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Must be able to participate on a full-time basis for 12 weeks (40 hours per week)
Please note that recent graduates (May of 2015) are eligible for participation, and there is no residency requirement.
For more information and a link to the online application, visit: www.minneapolismn.gov/urbanscholars. If you have specific questions or need additional information, please contact: urban.scholars@minneapolis.gov or (612) 673-2516.
Tuesday Noon Yoga change
Class will start early this week (due to a scheduling conflict).
Please join us from 11:30-12:30 in the band room just this week--next week will resume noon to 1pm. All are welcome! Come de-stress with us.
Sponsored by the Mindfulness Club.
Apply to be a 2015-16 Interfaith Scholar
Attention current sophomores and juniors:
Want to engage in dialogue with people of different faiths and make a difference at Augsburg and in the wider community? Consider becoming an Interfaith Scholar.
Interfaith Scholars participate in a yearlong academic seminar (407/408) led by Professor Matt Maruggi and Pastor Sonja Hagander, earn four upper division semester credits in the Religion Department, and receive a $2,000 scholarship.
For more information and to apply, visit our website: http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/interfaith-scholars-program/
Apply to be a 2015-16 Christensen Scholar
Attention current sophomores and juniors:
Interested in exploring life's big questions? Will you be studying on campus all of next year? Consider becoming a Christensen Scholar.
Christensen Scholars participate in a yearlong academic seminar (REL 405/406) led by Professor Martha Stortz, earn four upper division semester credits in the Religion Department, and receive a $2,000 scholarship.
For more information, and to apply, visit our website: http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/christensen-scholars-program/
There is also more information on our Blog: http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/blog/
Food Service Hours
Monday 1/26/15
Nabo is open from 7:30am-8:00pm. The Special of the day is Cajun Chicken Pasta.
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-7:00pm. Market Place is serving Baked Jojo Potatoes, Parsley Cauliflower, Pulled BBQ Chicken, and Buns. Vege is serving Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary, Vegan BBQ Chicken, Carrots with Lime Sauce, and Peas & Carrots with Herbs.
Save The Kids Meeting
Peace everyone!
Save The Kids Augsburg Chapter will be conducting our first general body meeting on Monday Jan.26th in the Auggies Nest (Christensen center) from 4:30-5:30pm!
Come learn about what STK does!
Topics include:
Dilla Doc. Film screenings
Hip Hop Activism Conference
Book Drive
Future events
For more info contact Reies Romero (Pres.) at romeror@augsburg.edu or 651-270-7592
All are welcome!
Going Away Open House for Leslie Larson
Leslie Larson, Event & Conference Coordinator in the Event & Conference Planning department has announced her departure from Augsburg and will be leaving us as of January 30, 2015. On Wednesday, January 28, we will celebrate Leslie Larson's 7.5 years on campus with a going away open house in the Student Art Gallery of the Christensen Center from 2:30pm-4:00pm. I hope you will consider joining us to thank her for her many great years of service to Augsburg.
-Jodi Collen, CSEP
Director, Event and Conference Planning
Readers Wanted
Do you love to read? Are you looking for a great book club? There is a group of faculty and staff that meet over lunch once per month to discuss a given book. Our selections vary greatly, but our discussions are always lively. For January, we are reading Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger. If you are interested in joining our group either in January or at a later date, please email me (hultquis@augsburg.edu)
Event Announcements
Budget Manager Training Starts Next Week
Training for budget managers will be held:
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 9-10 a.m. in OGC 100
Monday, Feb. 9, 2-3 p.m. in OGC 100
Thursday, Feb. 12, 2-3 p.m. in the Augsburg Room, Christensen
All budget managers should plan to attend one of these trainings. You will be provided with the framework and strategy behind the FY2016 budget. Also, specific information and direction will be given on the new format for your budget submission.
Focused Conversations: TODAY/TOMORROW
The topic for this week is Focused Conversations is: "Finishing what we've started: Adult undergraduate enrollment."
The sessions will provide an overview of the trends and opportunity in the adult degree completion market, then engage participants in discussing ideas around how Augsburg can attract and meet the needs of returning undergraduate students.
William Mullen, vice president of Enrollment Management, will facilitate two sessions:
Monday (TODAY), Jan. 26, 3:40 p.m.- Marshall Room
Tuesday (TOMORROW), Jan. 27, 3:40 p.m.- Marshall Room
On the All Hands 2014-15 page, we have posted some of the market and enrollment data that will be used as background for these discussions. To get to the All Hands page, log into Inside Augsburg and click the "All Hands" icon on the main page of Inside Augsburg. From that page, you can add events to your calendar by clicking on the date/time links.
Housing Expo
February 17th, 2015
Christensen Center, East Commons
All Day students will receive a computer generated, randomly assigned, selection number based on class status. Those with the highest numbers will be the fist to choose their housing for 2015-2016. Find current Day students to room with and add the selection numbers of everyone in your group. Once you have the total, find the appropriate time slot and come to the Expo with your student ID and printed selection number email.
-Department of Residence Life
Physics Students Learn About Grad School Biochem
The first Society of Physics Students event of the semester is tonight! East Carolina University graduate student Madison Sullivan will be meeting students over pizza to talk about what it is like to be in graduate school (Science 21 at 6:00 pm.) She is a second year graduate student in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology currently visiting Augsburg college to do lipid related experiments using Langmuir Monolayers.
Madison will also give a Chemistry Seminar on Tuesday Jan. 27th at 1:00 in SCI 315 entitled: "Optimizing Oxidative Phosphorylation by the Manipulation of Mitochondrial Cardiolipin."
Daily Chapel
Thank you for joining us for worship in the chapel today at 10:40 a.m. with Rev. Mark Hanson '68, Distinguished Fellow, Christensen Center for Vocation, preaching. Musician: Rachel Shaheen '15, piano.
Chapel Schedule:
Tuesday, 1/27: Service of Holy Communion
Wednesday, 1/28: Dr. Marty Stortz, Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation, preaching; vocalists: Rebecca Ganzel (Metadata/Cataloging Librarian), and Melodie Lane (Athletic Dept. Administrative Assistant/A-Club Coordinator)
Wednesday Night Communion at 9:30pm: Songs of Praise, Patrick Joiner, Pastoral Intern, preaching
Thursday, 1/29: Michelle Grafelman '15, senior chapel
Friday, 1/30: Rev. Ann Svennungsen, Bishop of the Minneapolis Area Synod, ELCA, preaching; Augsburg Choir, conducted by Peter Hendrickson; with a special blessing for Leslie Larson and Staney Rostad. Friday Chapel followed by C3: Christ, Community and Coffee in the atrium.
We gather in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center - Everyone is welcome!
Staney Rostad Retirement Party is Tomorrow
Please join us in offering a fond farewell to Staney Rostad, AVP of Finance & Administration and Controller, tomorrow, Jan. 27, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in OGC 100. She is retiring after four years at Augsburg College and numerous years working as a financial leader in the for-profit world. During her time at Augsburg, Staney guided her team in the Business Office and in Central Services, and even stepped in as interim CFO for seven months. Come by, enjoy refreshments, and wish her happy days in her well-deserved retirement.
Need Health Insurance?
CCHP will be hosting two MN Sure navigators from Health Access on Wednesday 2/3/15 from 10-2 pm in the Riverside Room of Christensen Center for anyone who may be needing to enroll in a health insurance plan. The deadline for enrollment in the MN Sure health plans is 2/15/15.
We will also be tabling on 1/28 from 12-1 pm if you have questions about the enrollment.
The appointments will take about 45-60 minutes and you can sign up for a specific time slot by calling the CCHP office at 612-330-1707. Below is a checklist of info you will need to apply:
Checklist of Information for Applying
Have this information before your start the application process:
• Social Security number for each person applying
• Date of birth for everyone in household (not just those applying)
• Driver's license, Tribal ID, or other ID
• For non-citizens, Green Card or other immigration documents
• Last year's tax forms (1040EZ or page 1 of 1040)
• Two most recent pay stubs
• Documents for other sources of income (social security, unemployment, self-employment, etc.)
• W2 form or Employer Tax ID Number (EIN)
• Employer's address and contact information
• Information about any employer-provided health insurance available to each person applying (request this from the employer)
• Think of a username and password for your MNSure account
• DEPENDENT INFORMATION: Make sure you know whether your parent/guardian claims you as a dependent on their tax forms. If they do, you need to bring the above information for your PARENT/GUARDIAN. If possible, ask your parent/guardian to be available via phone from during the event in case you need additional information from them.
Thank you!
Augsburg Total Wellness--Health Screening
The Augsburg Total Wellness program is up and running and our first wellness activity for 2015 is quickly approaching. January 27th through the 29th you will have an opportunity to participate in a health screening event that will include a fasting based biometric test. If you have not signed up for the screening, there is still time to sign up.
Heath screening includes: Total Cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, height and weight.
***This is a fasting test -- please do not eat for 12 hours before the screening. Drink water and take prescribed medications.
To register for the Health Screening go to: https://www.registermytime.com/HealthSource/Signup/Augsburg
If you have already signed up for a screening you can get started on completing your personal health assessment questionnaire. To complete the Health Assessment Questionnaire go to: https://wellsuite.com/healthsource/ws/default.aspx?grid=bb56e9ba3794
For more information about the Augsburg Total Wellness Program visit the HR Moodle under Augsburg Total Wellness.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Carol Enke to Receive Marie Berg Award
The Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership, organizers of the Minnesota Girls and Women in Sports Day, will recognize inspiring and influential leaders on Wed., Feb. 4. Carol Enke will be recognized at the even with the Marie Berg Award for Excellence in Education.
Enke was honored with the Lou Keller Award from the Minnesota Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AHPERD) in 2013.
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Dining Table for Sale
I am selling a dining table in a brown walnut finish. It was purchase and never used because it was received slightly damaged (scratches on the edge). Selling for $100, pick up only in White Bear Township, assembly required.
Table: 48"W x 48"D x 30"H
Please contact me for more information - gvang86@gmail.com