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Writing Assignments Due? Visit the WL Today

As the first summer term nears the end, remember the Writing Lab. The lab is open (with reduced hours) in the summer and the wonderful tutors are ready to help. Summer hours run through August 21 (break week is June 29-July 6). The lab is located on the street level of Lindell Library and is just left of the circulation desk. This service is free and available to all Augsburg students; no appointments are taken. Just show up with your ideas and your work-in-progress (hard copy). Here are the summer hours:

Mondays and Thursdays: 4:30-7 p.m.
Questions? Contact Kathryn Swanson, English

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Students and Faculty Needed for Fitness Assessment

Hello, my name is Michael Kantor and I am an Undergraduate Exercise Science student at Augsburg College. I am writing to invite you to be a participant in my study: Physical Activity Levels and Motivation in Urban Midwest College students, faculty and staff. This research is funded by URGO Summer Research Program and the Northland Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Student Research Grant. Dr. Ana Ribeiro, Assistant Professor of Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science will be mentoring me during this project.

You also have the option to participate in an additional in-person fitness assessment that requires a 30-minute visit to Kennedy Center 309. If you desire to do so, please sign up using the link below and select a time that works best for you. If the times provided don't work and you are still interested, please email me at kantor@augsburg.edu and I will attempt to accommodate your schedule.

Fitness Assessment Sign Up Sheet (No Staff):

(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LhPZCwFeibabuq8dh19GwjQF6fL-Gtc1Xkn2g01XRdw/edit?usp=sharing)

You will be compensated with a $5 Target gift card upon completion of the fitness assessment.

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$10 Gift Card for Participants in Bicycling Study

Have you been interested in commuting by bike, but haven't been able to fit it into your lifestyle? Participate in a study on gender and bicycling here at Augsburg College and receive a $10 gift card to a café of your choice for sharing your thoughts! Please contact cornell@augsburg.edu if you are interested or have more questions.

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Food Service Hours

Einstein's 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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Save the Date for the StepUP Gala

Save the date for an evening to support students championing lives of recovery, achieving academic success,and thriving in a community of accountability and support.

Saturday, October 24, 2015
5-8 p.m.
Si Melby Hall, Augsburg College

Find out more and register at augsburg.edu/stepup/gala.
#StepUPgala

Please contact Ann-Marie Draeger with any questions at draeger@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1591.

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Augsburg Hosting for MN Private College Week

The Office of Admissions will be hosting our annual open house event in partnership with the MN Private College Council Monday through Friday next week! MN Private College Week is an opportunity for students entering their senior or junior year to explore the private colleges across Minnesota. Please be aware many prospective students and families will be visiting campus next week both for morning and afternoon sessions, and welcome them to our amazing college in the city. Contact our office directly with any questions/concerns.

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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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