Christensen Center Water Shut Down

The City of Minneapolis is shutting the water off to the entire building and replacing the water meter for Christensen Center Thursday July 30th from 6:30-8:30 a.m. If everything goes well the water will more than likely by on by 7:45 a.m. If you have any questions please contact Bryan with Facilities at 612-280-7447 or massich@augsburg.edu

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URGO Summer Research Presentations Tue.-Thur. at 1p.m.

We invite students, faculty, and staff to attend this year's URGO Summer Research Presentations July 28th -30th. These student presentations are the culmination of 10 weeks of intensive study under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Please join us to learn something new, engage in thoughtful conversation, and support student scholarship!

Tuesday, July 28th
1:00: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Sverdrup 202
Marimar Bustos (Education; Dr. Audrey Lensmire)
"Promoting Salvadoran History through Culturally Relevant Literature"
Ryan Nichols (English; Dr. John Schmidt)
"Indelible Shadows: Perception, Time, and Meaning in 'Watchmen'"

1:00: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Mike Alves (Chemistry; Dr. David Hanson)
"Characterization of Breath Analysis through the use of an Ambient Pressure Mass Spectrometer"
Oksana Burt (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"The Role of Serotonergic Signaling in Daphnia Swimming"
Amanda DeChaney (Biology; Dr. Nidanie Henderson-Stull)
"Characterization of c-Src kinase expressed in S. pombe"

2:15: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Sverdrup 202
Derek Ruff (History; Dr. Phil Adamo)
"Edor Nelson, A Life"
Gregory Lewis (History; Dr. Phil Adamo)
"Oscar Anderson: A President for his Times"
Caitlin Crowley (History; Dr. Phil Adamo)
"Uncle Bob or the Black Panthers? Augsburg Learns about Racism"

2:15: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Andrew Konieczny (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"The effects of 5-HT agonists and antagonists on modulating swimming in Daphnia magna"
Kaitlyn Terrio (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Proteins in Lung Secretions and Their Effect on P. aeruginosa"
Alex Sushko (Physics; Dr. Ben Stottrup)
"Testing and expanding the functionality of the new Kibron Langmuir trough"


Wednesday, July 29th
1:00: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Sverdrup 202
Zhou Yang (Economics; Dr. Stella Hofrenning)
"School Choice Decisions: Public Schools versus Private Schools"
Weixin Peng (Economics; Dr. Stella Hofrenning)
"The Economic Returns of Attending Community College"
Chau Nguyen (Economics; Dr. Bernard Walley)
"Monetary Policy Shocks in Emerging Economies: Brazil--A Structural VAR Approach"

1:00: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Jubilee Prosser & Elise Linna (Biology; Dr. Emily Schilling)
"Exploring the habitat preferences, geographic distribution, and colonization history of the Spatterdock darner dragonfly (Rhionaeschna mutata) in Minnesota"
Stephanie Magill (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Analysis of Twitching Motility"

2:15: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Sverdrup 202
Jossel Franco (Music Therapy; Dr. Roberta Kagin)
"The William W. Sears Collection: A case study of multidisciplinary thinking in music therapy"
Kaylie Johnson (Music Therapy; Dr. Annie Heiderscheit)
"Music Therapy in Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Treatment: A Survey of Current Practices"
Mary Kirchdorfer (Music; Dr. Peter Hendrickson)
"A comparison of the relationship of performance to the music analysis by Jean Philippe Rameau, A.B. Marx, and Heinrich Schenker"

2:15: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Andrew Jewell (Biology; Dr. David Crowe)
"Modeling NMDAR-dependent action potential coincidences using a spiking neural network"
Savannah Seeger (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Formation and Human Airway Secretions"
Miles Turk (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Synthesis of Amides from Aniline Derivatives with a Continuous Flow Reactor"

3:30: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Sverdrup 202
Rebecca Hillebrand (Sociology; Dr. Lars Christiansen)
"Urban Planning and The Arts: A Study of Nonprofit Organizations and The Kirkbride Initiative in Fergus Falls, Minnesota"
Devin Wiggs (Sociology; Dr. James Vela-McConnell)
"The Catholic Church: Scandal of a Culture of Secrecy"
Jeff Cornell (Sociology; Dr. Nancy Fischer)
"Women and Urban Cycling"
Karla Arrendondo-Payan (Sociology; Dr. Lars Christiansen)
"Community Representation in Neighborhood Associations: Power and Voice to the People"

3:30: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Nick Talmo (Biology; Dr. Ann Impullitti)
"Impact of Fungicides on Fungal Endophytes of Soybeans" Markus Singh (Biology; Dr. Ann Impullitti)
"Use of Endophytic Fungal Metabolites to Reduce Growth of the Soybean Pathogens Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium virguliforme"
Joe Kempf (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Synthesis of a Poly-lactide Co-Polymer Using Pentaerythritol as an Initiator"


Thursday, July 30th
1:00: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 202
Michael Kantor (Exercise Science; Dr. Ana Ribeiro)
"Assessing Physical Activity Levels and Motivation in an Urban Midwest Private Liberal Arts College"
Ali Plieseis (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Benzyllic Amide formation via a Heterogeneous Catalyzed Continuous Flow Reactor"
Claire Cripps (Exercise Science; Dr. Tony Clapp)
"Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption with a Single Stage Skate Test"

1:00: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Maifa Belghoul (Biology; Dr. Nidanie Henderson-Stull)
"Expression of the unphosphorylated cellular Sarcoma enzyme in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe"
Davy DeKrey (Biology; Dr. Ann Impullitti)
"Physiological changes of soybean due to the disease Brown Stem Rot"
Steve Dols (Biology; Dr. Ann Impullitti)
"Investigation of 4 known soilborne pathogens on disease development in soybean plants"

2:15: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 202
Susanna Petaisto (Biopsychology; Dr. Henry Yoon)
"Longitudinal Association between Reduced P3 Brain Amplitude and ADHD Comorbidity"
Kelsey Merck (Biology; Dr. Nidanie Henderson-Stull)
"Getting a handle n-Src: site-selective tagging of the c-Src protein"

2:15: STEM Fields - Sverdrup 206
Blair Stewig (Chemistry; Dr. Joan Kunz & Dr. Ben Stottrup)
"The Behavior of Isomeric Hydroxycholesterols in a Lipid Monolayer"
Kristine Volz (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"C-H Activation by Metal Catalysis Through the Use of Directing Groups"

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Food Service Hours

Tuesday 7/28/15

Einstein's is open from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. with a condensed menu.

The Commons is open from 7:30-8:30 a.m. for breakfast, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for lunch, and 5-5:30 p.m. for dinner.

Nabo is closed.

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Feel Good By Doing Good

In August, Augsburg Total Wellness will be sponsoring a school supply drive to benefit People Serving People. This non-profit is located in Minneapolis and is the largest and most comprehensive, family-focused homeless shelter in Minnesota.

Thousands of students all across the United States will be heading back to school in just a few short weeks. Let's help make sure each and every one has the supplies they need to start the year off right! Beginning August 4th, Human Resources will be collecting school supplies. For each item that is donated, you will receive an entry into a prize drawing. That's right, for each item you will receive an entry; 100 items means 100 chances to win! Prizes include Barnes and Noble gift cards, Augsburg golf umbrellas, gym bags, and more! All donations must be received in HR office, Memorial 19 by Friday August 14th. Prize drawing will be held on Wednesday, August 19th.

Items needed:
#2 Pencils
Pencil sharpener
Alarm clocks
Red, Blue & Black Pens
Calculators, Protractors & Rulers
Colored pencils, Markers & Crayons
Construction paper
School bags/backpacks
School glue & Glue sticks-large size
Scissors–youth size
Folders
Wide-ruled loose leaf composition paper
Wide-ruled spiral bound notebooks
Pencil boxes/pouches
Kleenex
*New Items only

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State Fair and the Augsburg Booth

Yes, it's true! The Great Minnesota Get-together is right around the corner and we need your help. We need volunteers at the Augsburg booth; the dates of the Fair are August 27-September 7. The shifts are 9-1, 1-5 and 5-9 each day. We will provide you with training and a ticket to the Fair; come enjoy visiting with Auggie alums and prospective students while they spin the wheel for some great prizes! Contact me at herron@augsburg.edu or ext 1525 to find out what shifts are still available!

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MFA Summer Residency - Readings and Screenings

The MFA in Creative Writing 2015 Summer Residency will be held Thursday, July 23 through Sunday, August 2. Please join us in welcoming our group of very talented students and acclaimed writers to campus for this festival of craft talks, workshops, evening readings and more. This summer's visiting writers include memoirist Sue William Silverman; poet Marci Vogel, winner of the first Howling Bird Press book award; novelist Helene Wecker; playwright Carson Kreitzer; and Ken Rance, screenwriter of the film NEW IN TOWN. They will be joining our own MFA mentors, Nicole Brending, Stephan Eirik Clark, Cass Dalglish, Jack El-Hai, Heid Erdrich, Sarah Myers and Cary Waterman. In addition, eleven of our graduating MFA students will be giving public readings of their works - Trena Bolden-Fields, Ashley Cardona, Jayne Carlson, John Garland, Dominique Haikel, Jay Moad, Cindy Morgan, Roseroberta 'Bobbi' Pauling, Jen Shutt, KatieJo Sonneman and Amanda Symes.

We invite you to join us for the evening readings/screenings and receptions, at which featured writers will be available to sign their works. All events are free and the public is invited.

Tuesday, July 28
Novelist Helene Wecker
Fiction Mentors Stephan Eirik Clark and Cass Dalglish
7:30 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Building

Wednesday, July 29
Playwright Carson Kreitzer
7:30 p.m., Theater, Foss Center

Thursday, July 30
Screening: New In Town
with Screenwriter Ken Rance
7:30 p.m., Foss TV Studio, Foss Center

Friday, July 31
Graduating Writers
Roseroberta 'Bobbi' Pauling, Fiction
Ashley Cardona, Poetry
Jen Shutt, Fiction
Cindy Morgan, Creative Nonfiction
Jay Moad, Fiction
7 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Building

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Alum Performs at Minnesota Fringe Festival

Trena Bolden Fields, Augsburg alum, (BA 2000, MFA 2015) performs "My Life Interrupted, Not Once, But Forever" at the Minnesota Fringe Festival, July 30-Aug. 9. Trena wrote the piece about motherhood and the unexpected.

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