Public Safety and Facilities Announcements
Teaching and Learning
General Announcements
- $8K Scholarship - Study Marketing in Norway Fall '15
- SciTechsperience - Paid Internships - New Postings
- Food Service Hours
- EDGE Scholarship Applications Due This Friday
- Study Abroad/Away Programs Deadline April 1
- Food Service Specials
- It's Fulbright Week - Alumni Stories, Info Lunches
- Vote Baca/Romero 4 President and Vice-President
- Hey Seniors - Help Serve on the Senior Committee
- A Fond Farewell to Dan Hoisington
Event Announcements
- Daily Chapel Series: "Our Work"
- Focused Conversation on Financials: TOMORROW
- Powwow This Saturday - Volunteers Needed
- Cuban Film, "Tierralismo" Next Tuesday
- Minneapolis Remodeling Expo: Free Tickets in HR
- Call for Entries: All-Student Juried Show - TODAY
- New Wellness & Counseling Fac/Staff Open House
Keeping Track of Auggies
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Public Safety and Facilities Announcements
Lot K Closed Saturday, March 28th
Please note that Lot K (the ice arena lot) will be closed for the following dates and times:
From midnight Friday, March 27th until 10 p.m. Saturday, March 28th
Everyone will be expected to have their cars removed from this lot during the times listed above. Failure to abide by these regulations can result in a ticket or tow of the vehicle at the vehicle owner's expense. If you have any questions feel free to call DPS at 612-330-1717.
Teaching and Learning
Don't Procrastinate - Visit the WL Now
As we near the end of the term, remember the Writing Lab! Spending time with the writing tutors now will make the last few weeks easier. Here are the hours:
Monday: 11:10 a.m.-1:40 p.m.; 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 12:30-3 p.m.; 3:30-6 p.m.; 7:30-10 p.m.
Wednesday: 3:30-6 p.m.; 6:30-9 p.m.
Thursday: 12:30-3 p.m.; 3:30-6 p.m.; 7:30-10 p.m.
Friday: 4:30-7 p.m.
Sunday: 5:00-8 p.m.
Questions? Please contact K. Swanson, English Department.
Thinking of Graduate School? Learn More - March 30
Graduate School: Deciding if it's right for you, finding a good fit, and getting yourself in the door.
Monday, March 30th
OGC 100 @ 3pm
Come join us for an information session about graduate school and how best to prepare yourself for the application process. Plus, get the inside scoop from Augsburg Graduate Admissions and The University of Minnesota Graduate Admissions! Students from all majors are invited to attend. Whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, if you are thinking of attending graduate school in the future, this is an event you don't want to miss!
If you cannot attend the information session, please email urgo@augsburg.edu to set up an individual appointment and check out our website for more graduate school application advice: www.augsburg.edu/urgo.
Our Passion to Teach - Thursday
Our Passion to Teach - Discovery and Fulfillment of Our Teaching Values, Vision, and Purpose
The initial conversation, led by David Conrad, will be held on Thursday, March 26th. The group will take time to articulate what "Our Passion to Teach" dialogue series should be and become. If you want to join the conversation, please come to SVE 102 from 3:45-4:45. All you need to bring is your passion to teach.
Live Abroad After Graduation - Learn More Thurs. & Fri.
Are you interested in living abroad for a year after you graduate? Come to one of our Fulbright information lunches with Pizza Luce!
Thursday, March 26th @11:30 in SVE 102
Friday, March 27th @12:30 in Lindell 301 (with Heidi Le '10, ETA to Vietnam)
The Fulbright US program provides grants for English Teaching Assistant Programs (no teaching experience required) or individually designed study/research projects abroad. During their year abroad, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences.
We encourage freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors to attend from ALL MAJORS. If you cannot make it to the information sessions but would like to learn more about the Fulbright, please email urgo@augsburg.edu or stop by the URGO office to make an individual appointment.
General Announcements
$8K Scholarship - Study Marketing in Norway Fall '15
$8,000 Scholarship to study Marketing in Norway this Fall. Apply by April 1 (sooner to secure your spot) https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=NorwayHarstad
Through the generous support of the High North Fellowship Grant, the Norwegian government and Harstad University College are offering a scholarship to two (2) Augsburg College students to participate in their English-language Advanced Marketing Program in Fall 2015.
The grant consists of a travel stipend of NOK 9,700 (approx., $1500 USD) plus a stipend of NOK 48,500 (approx., $5500 USD). Grantees will also receive $1000 grant in addition to all financial aid received through Augsburg College (Federal & State grants, loans, and Augsburg Aid).
Eligibility:
* Junior or Senior Standing in Fall 2014
* Successful completion of Micro and/or Macro Economics and Principles of Marketing by Fall 2015.
* 3.0 min GPA
* Fluency in English
* Complete Application by April 1, 2015.
https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=NorwayHarstad
Course Equivalency: Courses taken at Harstad University College will be registered as Augsburg Courses with the following equivalencies:
* MKT 466-International Marketing | 4 cr
* MKT 355-Marketing Communications | 4 cr
* MKT 350-Consumer Behavior | 4 cr.
* MKT 499-Topics: Business-to-Business Marketing & Branding | 4 cr.
The program will form a good basis for the student's first step towards a position in a market-oriented organization in fields of retailing, travel and tourism, export and international enterprises.
Contact Leah Spinosa de Vega | devega@augsburg.edu for more info.
Grantees will be chosen based 1st on eligibility requirements and then 1st apply, 1st awarded basis. Apply Today!
SciTechsperience - Paid Internships - New Postings
NEW SciTechsperience Job Postings
Programming Intern, tenKsolar
Lab Assistant, SarTec Corporation
Engineering Intern, Ever Cat Fuels, LLC
Drafting & Design Assistant , Leeds Precision Instruments, Inc.
As a reminder, here are the eligibility requirements for students:
* Minnesota resident or attending college in Minnesota
* 18 years of age or older
* In good academic standing (2.50+ GPA)
* A junior or senior (60 credits completed)
* Pursuing a qualifying science, technology, or math degree
* Legally eligible to work in the U.S.
The details for all job postings are available on the SciTechsperience website to students registered with the program.
Go to SciTechMN.org to register.
Questions? Feel free to email Rebekah Dupont at dupont@augsburg.edu.
Food Service Hours
Wednesday 3/25/15
Nabo is open from 7:30am-8:00pm.
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 Pork Loin with Jalapeno Marinade, Parmesan Roasted Potatoes, Poblano Corn Pudding, and Lyonnais Potatoes. Vege is serving BBQ Boca Chicken Nuggets, Vegan Pozole de Frijol, Caramelized Onion & Sweet Pepper Potatoes, and Sweet Potato French Fries.
EDGE Scholarship Applications Due This Friday
The Travelers EDGE Program at Augsburg has provided professional development opportunities and scholarships to several Augsburg students over the course of the last 4 years and we are currently accepting applications from first-year students.
Five students will be named Travelers EDGE scholars for the 2015-2016 academic year. Each Scholar will receive a $2,500 scholarship and have the opportunity to learn more about themselves and the Insurance and Financial Services industry by participating in several professional development workshops.
Recipients must meet the following criteria:
1. Graduate of a Twin Cities metro area public high school (priority will be given to graduates of St. Paul Public Schools, Minneapolis Public Schools, and college access program participants)
2. Must be eligible to work in the U.S.
3. Full-time undergraduate with first-year status, enrolled in the Day Program at Augsburg
4. Minimum GPA of 3.0
5. Demonstrate financial need based on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid.)
6. Applicants may have any major, but should demonstrate interest in exploring careers in the Insurance and Financial Services Industry (including business, economics, mathematics, computer science, and related fields).
7. Willing and available to participate in Augsburg Travelers EDGE Program events and activities, such self-assessments, career preparation workshops, job shadows, networking opportunities, and outreach to K-12 partner schools in St. Paul.
For more information or a copy of the application, please contact Janet Morales at moralesj@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1792. Applications are due on Friday, March 27.
Study Abroad/Away Programs Deadline April 1
There is still plenty of time to study abroad or away in the USA this summer or fall. Apply by April 1 for CGEE and HECUA programs.
Satisfy Graduation Requirements
*Augsburg Experience, Language, Religion, HPE, Humanities, Arts, Science w/lab, Social Science, *Majors and Minors...
Scholarships available + all financial aid applies
*$1000 Automatic for CGEE Semester Programs,
*$2100 for Dreamers and un/DACAmented students--HECUA USA
*Need-based for all programs
*Diversity scholarships
Gain valuable career-building skills
*Internships
*Intercultural Competency
*Differentiate yourself from other grads to get your desired job
Food Service Specials
Wednesday 3/11/15
The Nabo Special of the Day is Veggie Pasta.
There is a Smoothie Bar in The Commons at Breakfast and Lunch Today!
On March 26th we will be having an Iron Chef Competition in The Commons. Teams of two people will come up with their best recipe to compete against the Chef! Come out and watch at 11:15am on Thursday!
It's Fulbright Week - Alumni Stories, Info Lunches
This week URGO is highlighting the Fulbright US program that provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs abroad. During their year abroad, Fulbrighters will meet, work, live with and learn from the people of the host country, sharing daily experiences. Check out how to learn more about this prestigious opportunity!
Augsburg Fulbright Stories: Each day this week, URGO will be posting the story on our website of an Augsburg alum who lived abroad through this program (http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/blog/). Follow us on twitter @AugsburgURGO or like Augsburg URGO on Facebook to find these stories!
Information Lunches - Pizza Luce:
Thursday, March 26th @11:30 in SVE 102
Friday, March 27th @12:30 in Lindell 301 (with Heidi Le '10, ETA to Vietnam)
Where are they now? Check out the posters around campus to see what exciting things Augsburg alums have gone on to do after their Fulbright year!
If you cannot make it to an information session, but are interested in the program, please contact URGO at urgo@augsburg.edu or stop in at Science 152 for more information.
Vote Baca/Romero 4 President and Vice-President
Student Government is holding elections for the 2015/16 school year!
Two outstanding student leaders are running for President and VP positions!
Cristian Baca/President
Reies Romero/VP
Make Baca/Romero your FIRST choice!
Experienced leaders
Reliable and Honest
Pro-active on campus
Passionate about student voices
Positive working relationship with Admin.
Vote online through your Augsburg email April 6-9th!
The future of Augsburg is in good hands with Baca and Romero!
Thank you for your support!
Hey Seniors - Help Serve on the Senior Committee
Attention Class of 2015: Are you interested in a leadership opportunity? Want to make a difference for Augsburg College as you prepare to accept your diploma this spring? Join the Senior Class Committee. We are looking for Senior Class Auggies that are interested in helping the Annual Giving office plan for your senior class gift.
Contact Ben Krouse-Gagne, Assistant Director of Annual Giving via email at krousega@augsburg.edu or phone 612-330-1179 if you would like to help out.
Go Auggies!
A Fond Farewell to Dan Hoisington
For nearly 7 years Dan Hoisington has served in the IT Department here at Augsburg. He started by managing the TechDesk and has served as the Academic Teaching & Learning Services Liaison for most of the past 5 years. In that time he has brought great innovation to classroom technology and been a great partner to staff and faculty alike.
He leaves Augsburg to serve as the Associate Director of Classrooms and A/V at St. Thomas where he will get the chance to bring innovation and standardization to their classroom technology.
Please join the IT department in thanking Dan for his time at Augsburg and wishing him a fond farewell. A farewell gathering has been scheduled from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in Lindell 301 on Thursday, March 26th.
Event Announcements
Daily Chapel Series: "Our Work"
Chapel Series: "Our Work: What Does God Have to Do with It?" continues today at 10:40 a.m. with Mary Laurel True preaching, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, special local musician Jon Rodine.
Tonight: Wednesday Night Communion @ 9:30pm: Songs of Praise, Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres preaching, student testimonial by David Erickson '18
Series continues tomorrow:
Thursday 3/26 @ 11:30am: Pastor Jane Buckley-Farlee, Trinity Lutheran Church, preaching
Friday 3/27 @ 10:40am: Sr. Margaret McGuirk preaching, Executive Director Centro Guadalupano, Holy Rosary - Santo Rosario Catholic Church
Next week is Holy Week!
We gather in Hoversten Chapel - All are welcome!
Focused Conversation on Financials: TOMORROW
Tomorrow is the second Focused Conversation session to explore the question: "What do our financial indicators tell us about the Augsburg story?" The session is facilitated by Beth Reissenweber, chief financial officer and vice president for Finance and Administration.
Click the link below to add the session to your calendar:
Thursday, March 26, 3:40 p.m. - OGC 100 http://bit.ly/1Lw2wbE
Visit the All Hands 2014-15 page for the full schedule of Focused Conversations and All Hands sessions -- as well as presentations and materials from past sessions. To get there, log into Inside Augsburg and click on the "All Hands" link on the home page.
All Focused Conversations are listed as "internal events" on the Inside Augsburg calendar, which means they will show up only for those who are logged into Inside Augsburg. You can click on events on that calendar to add them to your schedule as well.
Powwow This Saturday - Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to work at the concession stand during our Powwow this year on Saturday, March 28th here at Augsburg College in the Si Melby gym. Please see the following time available and let Joseph Vital know what shift you are able and willing to work (please note you can pick more than one shift or work all day, just let us know). Please pass along this email to your peers, student groups, etc as well. All are welcome to volunteer!
Each volunteer will get a free T-shirt and a lot of appreciation!! Please email Joe at vital@augsburg.edu with your name, email, phone number, preferred shift(s) and preferred T-shirt size (size not guaranteed but will do our best).
Times available are:
10 AM- 12:30 PM
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Cuban Film, "Tierralismo" Next Tuesday
Tierralismo-Cuban film on agroecology and panel of U.S. farmers that have gone to Cuba
When: Tuesday, March 31st
Where: Science #123
Time: 7:00pm
Sponsored by: Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship and Campus Kitchen in cooperation with Professor Jenny Hanson, Film Studies at Augsburg.
The Tierralismo Good Earth Film screenings of the recently released documentary, Tierralismo: Stories from a Cooperative Farm. Part of the AMI Cuba catalogue, Tierralismo is about the history and practices of one of Cuba's most successful urban farms, the Organoponico Vivero Alamar (Alamar Organic Cooperative). Tierralismo, introduces viewers to everyone from agronomists and senior management to workers who plant, plow, and propagate. What began as a necessity - farming without pesticides and chemical fertilizers - has become a source of pride to coop members.
Tierralismo also covers non-farming aspects of the operation, such as human resources and accounting practices. In a land where financial resources are scarce and governmentally controlled, transparency and trust are paramount. Many of the coop's members have come from other fields - including a former pathologist, a fisherman, and an oil-industry worker. More than half are seniors - including an 82-year-old who says when it comes to hoeing, he can outwork anyone in their twenties. This is a film not only about the food and the farm but the characters who make it happen.
Minneapolis Remodeling Expo: Free Tickets in HR
The 2015 Minneapolis Remodeling Expo is coming to the Minneapolis Convention Center from April 10-12th. See what's new for building, remodeling, decorating, and landscaping your home.
Don't miss this opportunity--a limited number of free tickets are available in HR!
Call for Entries: All-Student Juried Show - TODAY
The Art Galleries invite all currently enrolled Augsburg Students to enter work in the juried exhibition.
Artwork Drop off: Christensen Center Art Gallery
Wednesday, March 25, 9 a.m. - noon
Thursday, March 26, 2 - 5 p.m.
Matting Assistance: Basement of Old Main
Wednesday, March 25, 1 - 5 p.m.
New Wellness & Counseling Fac/Staff Open House
All staff and faculty are welcome to stop by the new Center for Wellness and Counseling office on Tuesday 4/7/15 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. for an open house to see our new beautiful location on campus. CWC formerly CCHP is now located on the first floor of the Anderson Residence Hall. You can enter our suite from 21st Avenue (just above the PA program) across from Old Main.
Please mark your calendars and plan to stop in for some refreshments, a massage and to mingle with our staff.
Hope you can join us! An interactive formal open house will be held for student in early September. Thank you. Questions, please call the CWC at 612-330-1707.
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Coalition for Global Activism and Change
The Coalition for Global Activism and Change (CGAC) organization aims to raise awareness about global issues and serve as a platform for students to take action on a global level. As part of this organization Eleni Beyene, Keisha Barnard, and Quinn Gamble attended the Annual Spring Lobby Weekend that is hosted by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). This four day conference included training students in effective constitute lobbying to prepare them to lobby on the final day about climate change. Katie Edelen, Augsburg alum, hosted them.
Kate Edelen is a research associate and former Scoville Peace Fellow at the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). Previously, Edelen was a Fulbright research fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) where she examined the influence of climate variability on dynamics of cooperation and conflict in South Asia. At FCNL, she works on issues at the interface of natural resource governance, socioeconomic development and environmental diplomacy and peacebuilding. Kate has also worked on community level public health and water resource management projects in India and Uganda, respectively. She holds a M.Sc. in Water Science, Policy and Management from the University of Oxford, where she was an International Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar.
Dean Eric Canny's NAFSA Webinar Report
Dean Eric Canny presented via a NAFSA: Association of International Educator's webinar earlier this month. The topic was "Orientation for the Changing Student." It explored issues of preparing students for an international experience with a focus on shifting demographics and the importance of both logistical and intercultural orientations.
Attendees included representatives from more than 40 higher educational institutions including the School for International Training, Miami University, University of Nevada, and University of Minnesota. Eric was able to engage many participants around key questions related hybrid learning environments and to how to better track and access learning outcomes of orientations.
Thank you, Eric, for representing CGEE and Augsburg College on a national/international forum!
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EverLast Punching Bag for Sale
I have my EverLast punching bag for sale. This is a two sided Stand with a Heavy bag and the Speed bag on the other side.
Is in excellent condition will all parts and Bags. Speed bags need to be pumped up but all is in working condition. I currently have the speed bag portion detached from the heavy bag so you could leave whatever side you wish on.
If you are interested and would like pictures, please email me at mccune@augsburg.edu
I am looking for $150 for the set but this is negotiable. This would include, EverLast punching stand with attachments for heavy and speed bag sides, 2 speed bags, Heavy bag and chain (believe 70lbs), gloves (these are well used I recommend getting new ones eventually).