Christensen Center North Stair Replacement

The stair replacement is underway! Wednesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 19, will be the loudest day for construction because of the jack hammering. Please feel free to call if you have any questions or concerns to Bryan with facilities at 612-280-7447 or email at massich@augsburg.edu.

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R-Users: Functions with R! Wed., June 17, 1 p.m.

Who: Anyone interested in R/RStudio (newcomers are welcome! Bring your laptop!)
When: TODAY - Wednesday, June 17, 1 p.m.
Where: Science 108
What: Third Meeting of ARG (Augsburg R-users Group) focusing on writing your own functions

Full description:

Have you ever wanted to use R/RStudio but didn't know where to start? Are you learning R/RStudio, but have hit a wall? Are you a seasoned R user and want to learn some new tricks?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, than ARG (Augsburg R-user Group) is for you! ARG will be meeting Today Wednesday, June 17, in Science 108. This time we will be exploring how to write functions in R with the help of Prof. John Zobitz. Bring your laptop, your friendly spirit, and your eagerness to learn and share with this new community of R users at Augsburg.

Newcomers are always welcome! Be sure to bring your laptop to them group. If you are new to R and RStudio, you can download R to your computer (for free) from this website: http://cran.r-project.org/ and you can download RStudio (still free) from this website: http://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/

Questions? Please email Miles Ott: ottmi@augsburg.edu

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Calling Growers, Canners, Bakers, Musicians and More

The West Bank Farmers Market is a project of Augsburg Campus Kitchen and will be open this summer on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting mid-July and running through the end of September. Tuesday markets will run from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Brian Coyle Community Center, and Thursdays will run from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Augsburg's campus at 2323 Riverside Ave.

We are currently recruiting vendors to sell at the market. In addition to produce vendors, we are particularly interested in vendors to sell jams, breads, and honey. There is no application fee and no stall fee to sell at the market. You must provide your own tent, tables, and chairs. If you are interested in selling at the market, contact us at jone3056@umn.edu.

We are also looking to get some acoustic musicians who are interested in performing at our markets this summer - let us know if you are interested, and we will put you on the schedule. As a musician, we will promote you on our Facebook page and at the market and you are welcome to collect tips and sell CDs at the market.

And finally, we are also looking for organizations and community groups that are interested in reaching market patrons with information, activities, etc.

If you are interested in getting involved with the markets in any of the above ways (or if you have your own idea for how you want to get involved) let us know!

You can find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/westbankmarket or online at www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/about/farmersmarkets/

Contact us at campuskitchen@augsburg.edu or at jone3056@umn.edu. Or give us a call at 612-330-1624

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Food Service Hours

Einsteins is open from 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. with a condensed menu.

The Commons is open from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. for Breakfast, 11:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for Lunch, and 4:45p.m. - 6:00 p.m. for Dinner.

Nabo is closed for the Summer.

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Kuramoto '15 Named Fulbright ETA to South Korea

Recent graduate and mathematics major, Taylor Kuramoto, has been selected to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in South Korea for the '15-'16 academic year! Fulbright receives thousands of applications each year, and Taylor was selected by both U.S. and South Korean committees. Taylor will be working with elementary or secondary students and will have the opportunity to live with a South Korean family in a home-stay. In her time outside of the classroom, Taylor plans to create English talking circles like those she participated in at the local Jane Addams School for Democracy as a Bonner Leader and hopes to use her experience as an Auggie soccer player to connect with students and peers through the sport.

Taylor is a natural fit for the Fulbright ETA program having spent much of her time here at Augsburg teaching and engaging youth in nearby communities. Through the Bonner Leaders Program, she has tutored K-8 students at Kaleidoscope Place, helped immigrants study for the U.S. citizenship test at Jane Addams School for Democracy, and worked with St. Paul's ELCA youth urban gardening program. Taylor has actively sought out additional opportunities to serve others as an Augsburg student and athlete, volunteering at youth soccer camps, going on two Campus Ministry service trips, and helping with Campus Kitchen meals.

Taylor has a passion for learning and a desire to use that knowledge to effect change. As a mathematician, she spent last summer at the National Institute of Math and Bio Synthesis at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville conducting research on the transmission of bovine respiratory disease among cattle and this summer was accepted to the University of Minnesota's Summer Institute in Biostatistics (although she will already be overseas for her Fulbright ETA at the time of SIBS). She is also a Sabo Scholar and served as an URGO statistics research assistant on Professor Nancy Rodenberg's social work research on cultural competence education. We are looking forward to hearing all that Taylor is able to learn and experience during her time in South Korea.

If you are an upcoming senior, recent graduate, or Augsburg alum and would like to learn more about the Fulbright Program, please contact URGO at urgo@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1446 to set up an appointment. URGO works with individuals throughout the summer to explore Fulbright's offerings, select a destination country, and prepare a competitive application.

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