Monday, March 16, 2015
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Public Safety and Facilities Announcements

Science Elevator Down Today & Tomorrow

The elevator in Science Hall requires maintenance and will be closed Monday and Tuesday, March 16 & 17. Please pardon any inconvenience this may cause and call Facilities Management at 612-221-0232 if you need assistance because the elevator is down.

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Teaching and Learning

McNair Scholars Program Recruiting for Spring 2015

Augsburg College's TRIO McNair Scholars Program is recruiting for Spring 2015 admission. The goal of the program is to prepare Scholars for graduate study through academics, involvement in undergraduate research and other scholarly activities. McNair teams Scholars with other academically strong students who aspire to graduate study, and helps them to achieve that dream.

The McNair Scholars Program works with students who are members of groups underrepresented in graduate education and who exhibit strong academic potential. The program provides coursework, workshops and advising in preparation for doctoral study. Also, the program assists with securing admission to and financial assistance for enrollment in graduate programs. Students will acquire the research skills necessary to succeed in graduate school through a paid research internship ($4000) with an Augsburg faculty member during the Summer of 2016.

The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, to be eligible, students must be first-generation (neither parent graduated from a four-year college) AND low-income OR may be persons from groups underrepresented in graduate education. The Department of Education defines these groups as African-American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Hispanic/Latino. Additionally, applicants must be either U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents.

If you are interested in learning more about the McNair Scholars Program, please contact Lara Crombie, Program Assistant at crombie@augsburg.edu or (612) 330-1380 to schedule an appointment. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have questions about the program or if you're unsure whether or not you qualify.

Application Deadline: Friday, March 27, 5 p.m.

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Congratulations ICD Grant Recipients

Please join CTL in congratulating the 2015 recipients of Integrated Course Design (ICD) Grants.

James Vela-McConnell - Mental Illness and Society
Marc McIntosh - Financial Management
Beth Alexander, Holly Levine, Jenny Kluznik, and Charles Oberg - Clinical Medicine III and IV
Jacqui deVries - Food: A Global History
Elise Marubbio and Jenny Hanson - Documentary History and Theory

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General Announcements

Augsburg Total Wellness: Pick-Up Your Prizes

Augsburg Total Wellness is going full steam ahead with two events completed and our third wellness event in progress right now!

That means there are winners to be announced!

For the January Biometrics Screening non HSA participants the winners of the prize drawing are:

Kim Bestler has won a 8 GB, 7" HD Nook.
Kirsten O'Brien has won an Augsburg Golg Umbrella.
Sue Hecker has won a Nike gym bag.

For the March Dodging Diabetes brown bag session the winners of the prize drawing are:

Kathryn Knippenberg has won a Nike gym bag.
Tina Brauer has won an fleece blanket embroidered with Augsburg logo.
Carole Kampf has won a water bottle.

Congratulations to our winners so far. If you have not already claimed your prize, please contact Katie Berggren at berggren@augsburg.edu.

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Food Service Hours

Einstein's will be open on weekdays from March 14th through March 22nd from 7:30am-1:30pm with a limited menu.

The Commons will be closed from March 14th through March 21st and will reopen for Dinner at 5:00pm March 22nd.

Nabo will be closed from March 14th through March 22nd.

All locations will reopen with full hours and menus on Monday March 23rd.

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Career Quick Stop Hours Canceled During Spring Break

Career Quick Stop (15-minute drop-in) hours will be canceled the next week for Spring Break but Career & Internship Services staff ARE available for individual appointments during this time. To schedule an appointment, stop in to our office in 100 Christensen Center or call: 612-330-1148.

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Event Announcements

Vocation Lunch with Jeff Swenson - March 25

"What? You want me to be your Athletic Director?"

On Wednesday, March 25, Jeff Swenson will share his vocational journey at the Spring Vocation Lunch. The Christensen Center for Vocation invites Augsburg faculty and staff to attend this event in the East Commons that day from 11:10 am. to 12:20 p.m.

More information about the Vocation lunch and registration is available at http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/events/vocationlunch/

As space is limited for the lunch, faculty and staff are encouraged to RSVP this week.

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Augsburg College 7th Traditional Powwow - March 28

Augsburg Indigenous Student Association (AISA) and American Indian Student Services invites our Augsburg community to join us on Saturday, March 28th, 2015 for our 7th Traditional Powwow on campus in the Si Melby Gymnasium. This event has grown to be one of Augsburg's largest events attracting Native and Non-Native individuals from the region, including Canada. This event is open and free to all and we encourage you to bring your families and friends.

If this is your first time experiencing a Powwow, be prepared to learn, observe, and participate (optional) in a strong, rich culture of many different Native Nations coming together to 'dance' in celebration of New beginnings, blessings, community, etc. We hope that you can join us.

Grand entries (start of a session) are at 1 PM and 6 PM. This is when all the dancers enter the 'circle' aka dance arena at the same time to begin the day. These are very powerful to experience. Dancing will happen throughout the day (until roughly 9:30 PM) so feel free to come at any time.

Our 10 Augsburg American Indian Graduates will be honored at 3 PM and it would be nice for people to be there to share in that experience for them as well. Our brothers and sisters, a Aztec dance group, Kalpulli KetzalCoatlicue will be dancing following the Honoring Ceremony (3:45 PMish).

We hope that you will come and join us this year!

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MayKao Hang Featured Speaker for April 9

Students, Faculty & Staff,

Please join us to welcome MayKao Y. Hang, President and CEO of the Wilder Foundation. She is committed to achieving an equitable society where everyone can prosper. Having overcome adversity in her own childhood and young adult life, MayKao believes in the power of changing one life at a time and strengthening the social and civic infrastructure of our communities to transform the world. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to hear from this inspiring leader.

When: Thursday, April 9, 5 p.m.

Where: Sateren Auditorium, Augsburg College

Register now: augsburg.edu/alumni/events

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Profit and Loss in Indigenous Communities

Plan to see the next film in Augsburg's Native American Film Series.

"Profit and Loss" documents how indigenous groups in Papua New Guinea and near the tar sands of Alberta, Canada, fight the loss of land, water and health to mining and oil industries.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Screening of Profit and Loss begins at 7:00 pm
Reception 6:15 pm-6:45
Discussion to follow film in Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Hall

Hosts: Dr. Cecilia Martinez (The Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy) and Tom Goldtooth (Indigenous Environmental Network)
FFI: augsburg.edu/filmseries/2014/12/17/profit-loss/

Thank you to our sponsors:
Augsburg College, American Indian Studies Department, Environmental Studies Program, Institute for Global Studies, University of Minnesota, Center for Earth, Energy, and Democracy, Indigenous Environmental Network

Profit and Loss exposes industrial threats to native peoples' health, livelihood and cultural survival. In Papua New Guinea, a nickel mine that violently relocated villagers to taboo land is building a new pipeline and refinery, and dumping mining waste into the sea. In Alberta, First Nations people suffer from rare cancers as their traditional hunting grounds are strip-mined to unearth the world's third-largest oil reserve. Rare verité scenes of tribal life and intimate interviews allow indigenous people to tell their own stories—and confront us with the ethical consequences of our culture of consumption. Narrated by Graham Greene (Oneida).

See more at: http://www.sacredland.org/home/films/in-production/#sthash.idNCx6hF.dpuf

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Scripps Spelling Bee

Hello!

Still looking for a few volunteers to help out with the Spelling Bee at Augsburg this coming Saturday! Great experience and a nice addition to that resume. Please reply jacobst@augsburg.edu. Thanks for considering!

Tommy Jacobs
Event and Conference Planning

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