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Present Your Student Research at Zyzzogeton
Calling all student researchers: participate in Augsburg's annual Zyzzogeton poster fair on April 10th from 2-4 p.m. in the Oren Gateway Atrium! This event, sponsored by URGO, McNair, and STEM Programs, is a chance to share the progress of your research with faculty, fellow students, family, and the community. Last year, over 75 students participated in Zyzzogeton.
ABSTRACTS ARE DUE MARCH 9 at the time of registration. To register, go to URGO's website (www.augsburg.edu/urgo) and click on the orange box on the right hand side of the page.
*You do not have to have done research with URGO to participate.
URGO/McNair/STEM Programs will cover the cost of posters submitted by Thursday, March 26. If you need assistance designing or editing your poster, you are encouraged to make an appointment with our staff by emailing urgo@augsburg.edu.
Thank You for a Successful Assessment Day
THANK YOU to the more than 250 students who participated in Assessment Day activities yesterday. Students engaged with surveys, interviews, focus groups, discipline-specific exams, and in the Collegiate Learning Assessment. Your participation will further our understanding of student learning and help us identify ways to improve it.
THANK YOU to the more than 100 faculty who contributed to Assessment Day activities yesterday. Faculty facilitated assessments for students, met with their department colleagues to review assessment data, engaged in assessment planning with their department, and attended a workshop on writing and critical thinking. In addition to being critical for our institutional assessment goals, your work reflects your commitment to student learning and your passion for teaching.
THANK YOU to the 25 graduate program faculty who attended an assessment workshop yesterday. Your work on shared assessment for our graduate programs is creative and important.
THANK YOU to the more than 30 staff who attended a workshop on co-curricular learning on Assessment Day. By incorporating assessment with your work to support students and student success, you will help the College learn more about student learning and how to improve it.
A very special THANK YOU goes to the faculty and staff who developed the workshops yesterday: to Kristen Chamberlain, Ben Denkinger, Jacqui deVries, and Katie Bishop who planned and facilitated the writing and critical thinking workshop for faculty; to Lori Peterson who developed and facilitated the workshop for graduate program faculty; and to Maggie Heier and Michael Grewe who planned and facilitated the workshop for staff on co-curricular assessment.
Convocation Daily Schedule Change
On Tuesday, March 3, the Koryne Horbal Lecture will affect the daily class schedule.
The revised schedule will be:
1st Period 7:50-9:15 a.m. (instead of 7:50-9:30)
2nd Period 9:25-10:50 a.m. (instead of 9:40-11:20)
Convocation 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3rd Period 12:10-1:40 p.m.
Remaining classes follow regular schedule
Convocation class schedule modifications are posted online at http://www.augsburg.edu/registrar/faculty/convoschedule/ .
For more information about the convocation series and featured presenters, visit http://www.augsburg.edu/convo/ .
General Announcements
Thank You: #peaceitforward/Nobel Peace Prize Forum
Thank you to the 134 Auggies who took time yesterday to share with the world the everyday ways they #peaceitforward for the international video and social media campaign being created by the Nobel Peace Prize Forum.
A special shout-out is due to the many campus colleagues who helped spread the word and who encouraged students, staff, and colleagues to turn out for the photo shoot (there are too many of you to name here, but know that your efforts are greatly appreciated).
If you weren't able to make the photo shoot yesterday, but you'd like to tell the world how you #peaceitforward, all you have to do is:
--Grab a blank sheet of paper
--Write your name on it and how you foster peace
--Be sure to include the hashtags #peaceitforward and #NPPF on the paper
--Snap a photo of yourself
--Post it to social media (Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram) and use the hashtags again
We'll be scouring social media to grab your photos!
Deadlines Approaching for Studying Abroad
The study abroad deadline is approaching really fast!
March 1 Fall semester, academic year and summer programs
September 30 Spring semester & winter break programs
October 30 Spring break programs
January 30 Short-term summer programs
Get Started!
www.augsburg.edu/augsburgabroad
Contact: abroad@augsburg.edu
Apply to be a Youth Theology Institute Mentor
Attention current students -
We are looking for FIVE current students to serve as mentors for this summer's Youth Theology Institute (ACYTI). http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/acyti/
If you enjoy engaging in thoughtful faith conversations, mentoring high school youth, and working in a team setting - please take a look at the "ACYTI Mentor" posting on the Human Resources website and apply soon. The position is listed on the Human Resources employment listings under student positions.
Mentors should be available for some training in April and the entire week of June 13-19. Note: this is a paid internship.
The Augsburg College Youth Theology Institute is a collaborative effort by the Christensen Center for Vocation, Campus Ministry, and the Religion Department.
Apply to be a Sabo Scholar
Attention sophomores -- The application to be a Sabo Scholar during 2015-2016 is now available. The Sabo Scholars are a small group of juniors and seniors who have interest in and a commitment to engagement in the political process, public policy, and careers in public service.
Fill out an application here: http://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/about/sabo-scholars/
The deadline to apply is March 9.
We are currently accepting application from students who will be juniors during the 2015-2016 year. Sabo Scholars will receive a $2,000 scholarship each year.
Food Service Hours
Wednesday 2/25/15
Nabo is open from 7:30am-8:00pm. The Special of the Day is a Beef and Broccoli Rice Bowl.
Einsteins 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 Roasted Turkey & Gravy, Corn with Spiced Crema and Queso, White Rice, and Sliceed Crispy Potato. Vege is serving couscous with Carrots, Raisins, & Pine Nuts, Roasted Butternut Squash with Warm Spice, Crispy Broccoli with Lemon Topping, and Hazelnut Roasted Asparagus.
On March 26th we will be having an Iron Chef Competition in The Commons. Teams will be of two people, come up with your best recipe to compete against the Chef! The sign-up sheet is at the register in The Commons.
Looking for a Part-Time Job?
Representatives from Teachers On Call will be tabling today (Wednesday, February 25th) from 9:00-1:00 in the lobby of the Christensen Center. They are looking to hire TEACHERS, PARAPROFESSIONALS AND EARLY CHILDCARE STAFF who are eager to work. A number of positions do not require a degree in education. Open to all majors. Stop by their table to learn more.
Event Announcements
TODAY: Colloquium - Math Drives Careers
TODAY
Wednesday, February 25, 4:30-5:30 PM
Old Main 105
Mathematics Colloquium - Math Drives Careers
Today's colloquium will cover a few of the reasons math drives careers, resources for exploring options, and immediate actions you can take to further your objectives.
In CareerCast's annual ranking of the 10 best jobs for 2014, nine out of the top 10 jobs are in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) category with statistician ranked third and actuary ranked fourth. CareerCast ranks the 200 most populated jobs based on four factors: environment, income, outlook, and stress.
Innovation is an increasingly important factor in the growth of world economies. It is especially important in key economic sectors like manufacturing, materials, energy, biotechnology, health care, networks, and professional and business services. The advances in and applications of the mathematical sciences have become drivers of innovation as new systems and methodologies have become more complex. As mathematics drives innovation, it also drives careers.
From http://www.mathaware.org/index.html
All are welcome. Pizza will be served.
Auggies Connect with Employers - Thursday
Auggies Connect with Employers (Health Sciences)
Careers in health sciences go far beyond doctors, nurses or other clinicians. Join us to discover careers in the health sciences as well as opportunities in management, technology, accounting, marketing, and more! Employers include: Health Partners, Fairview Riverside, Augsburg College Health Science Coordinator (URGO), Competitive Bidding Implementation Contractor and EPPA Scribe Program. Ask questions on your job or internship search and/or have your resume critiqued. All are welcome.
3-5 p.m. (come and stay for as long as you like)
Career & Internship Center, Suite 100, Christensen
Time Changed: Boyte Speech on Student Success
Please join the Sabo Center on Tuesday, March 3, 4:00-5:00 (previously scheduled for 3:30, changed to accommodate Staff Awards attendees) in the Marshall Room for a listening and feedback session with Harry Boyte, Senior Scholar of the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship. Later in March Harry will be delivering the concluding address to the Gates Foundation SXSW EDU 2015 conference, "Getting to Graduation: Re-designing Higher Ed for Student Success" in Austin, Texas.
This feedback session will feature a draft of Boyte's speech, which draws on Augsburg experiences and innovations, as well as the civic agency/public work/democratic society framework reflected in the new book collection he edited, Democracy's Education: Public Work, Citizenship, and the Future of Colleges and Universities (Vanderbilt University Press). This talk is an important opportunity to showcase some of the work of Augsburg and our colleagues in "educating for democracy" throughout higher education, and is open to anyone who would like to attend.
TODAY: Spring-term All Hands Meeting
The Spring 2015 All Hands Meeting is TODAY from 10:40 to 11:05 a.m. in Hoversten Chapel.
The meeting will focus on the seven institutional initiatives supporting Augsburg2019 (as communicated in the January 28 spring-term update from the President's Office, which is posted on the All Hands page: http://bit.ly/187jQlx ). President Pribbenow will discuss why we chose these seven initiatives, the work currently under way, and the next steps for moving forward.
Access to connect to the meeting from an off-site location will be available from the All Hands page of Inside Augsburg. (You must be logged in to access the All Hands page.)
Nominations Open for Augsburg Leadership Awards
Nominations are currently open for the 2014-15 Augsburg Leadership Awards! These awards recognize student leaders and student organizations for their innovative and outstanding leadership during the academic year.
All students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members are strongly encouraged to submit nominations; self-nominations are also encouraged. To nominate an individual or a student organization, and for more information on the awards themselves, visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/cao/activities/augsburg-leadership-awards/
Questions can be directed to Michael Grewe at grewe@augsburg.edu.
Goodbye Party for Regina McGoff
Ms. Regina McGoff will depart Augsburg College and the Center for Global Education and Experience on Thursday, March 5. We will be celebrating Regina's contributions to the Center and the College on the afternoon of March 4, 2015 from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. in the Center for Global Education Office, Anderson Hall, Suite 23. Regina has specifically requested that this be an informal occasion, so please feel free to drop in during this time to thank her and wish her well.
Keeping Track of Auggies
Hanwick Inspired Physicist Denny Erickson '64
Denny Erickson '64 credits his Augsburg education for not only his esteemed physics career at Los Alamos National Laboratory but also a broad worldview that serves him well. He credits an inspirational pastor at what is now Abiding Savior Lutheran Church in Mounds View, where he and Mary Lou (Ervin) '64 were active in the Luther League, with introducing them to Augsburg. LuVerne ‘Red' Nelson was an Augsburg and Augsburg Seminary graduate who promoted his alma mater every chance he got.
"In those days we didn't think too much about leaving home and going across the world to get educated, so for us it made sense. And once it got us, we never looked back," Denny recalls.
He'd considered starting out at Augsburg, then transferring, but once on campus, he quickly reconsidered. "That's when Ted Hanwick captured me," Denny says. "I became one of his protégés, and he put me on a life track that I never got off. He was one of those few wise individuals I've been lucky to come across in life, especially in my young life. He understood the beauty and rigor of physics, and he recognized—I now know in retrospect—my aptitude for science. He kept feeding and pushing and inspiring me, and at the end of my junior year, he helped me get a summer appointment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory."
Hanwick was an astronomy and astrophysics scholar and devoted Lutheran who led the Augsburg physics department from 1957-78. He died in 2011 at the age of 91. "He got me on a path of excellence and service. I have fond memories of him both as a person and as a teacher and mentor," Denny says.
"The thing I value most is the liberal arts, faith-based education I got as a student at Augsburg," Denny says. "I'm extremely proud and appreciative of that education."
Denny and Mary Lou (Ervin) Erickson, both '64, first read about plans for the Center for Science, Business, and Religion in an annual fund correspondence. They'd also heard about the Center from Chris Kimball, a former Augsburg provost and dean and current president of California Lutheran University, where Denny is serving his third term on the Board of Regents. But it wasn't until Keith Stout, assistant vice president of major gifts, drove down from Denver to northern New Mexico to spend a few hours in their Los Alamos living room that the CSBR vision came into focus.
"That visit explained the project in a way that gelled our thinking and commitment," Denny says. "The creative inspiration that brings these three mainstream disciplines together in one place can only happen at a faith-based institution. The synergy they create is one of the underlying thrusts of our culture, and that will be even more important as we go forward into the future. It's going to be dramatic."
For more of these outstanding Auggies' story, visit the CSBR blog: http://www.augsburg.edu/csbr/2015/02/09/alumni-couple-look-back-appreciation-pay-forward-conviction/
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Free Bamboo and Glass Coffee Table
Coffee table - square frame, approx 3' x 3' with round glass that can sit on top. Contact me at kuross@augsburg.edu