First Year Student Move-In Day

Student move-in day is Friday, August 28th. Please plan ahead for your on-campus commute on the 28th given that there will be changes regarding the flow of traffic and parking lot usage beginning as early as 6 a.m. in order to manage logistics for increased traffic.

Please refer to our website to learn more details about the move-in, along with possible alternative routes to get to your designated parking lots.

We greatly appreciate your patience and efforts in working with us to make this day go as smoothly as possible. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience.

http://www.augsburg.edu/dps/2015/08/19/2015-move-in-day-street-and-lot-closures/

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Student Parking Permit Sale This Week

Student parking permit sales have begun. Please visit our website (http://www.augsburg.edu/dps) to see what date your credit-year will be eligible to purchase. All purchases must be made online via the Parking Services system (available on Inside Augsburg). Please allow 2-3 business days to process your sale, and email any questions to parking@augsburg.edu.

Thank you!

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Gradebook Workshops Next Week

Take advantage of three open sessions next week to help you set up, organize and fine-tune your Moodle gradebook to align with your syllabus.

The Moodle gradebook enables you to:
* Integrate all graded activities (including in-class assessments)
* Provide students immediate, private, and formative assessment
* Reduce time addressing student questions about grades
* Reuse the grading setup the next time you offer the course

Location: Lindell Library 301

When:
Tuesday (September 1) 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Wednesday (September 2) 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Thursday (September 3) 10:00-11:00 a.m.

You will receive support from a member of our E-Learning Team and can come and go when you can. Plan on allocating approximately 30 minutes.

Walk-ins are welcome. If you know you are interested, you can let us know with which course you want to build. The E-Learning Team will prepare some initial steps to get you going quickly. Bring your laptop if you like, but we will have technology available if you don't.

We look forward to helping you!

Find more Moodle help at the Faculty Moodle Resource site:
http://go.augsburg.edu/fmr

Eric Strom
strom@augsburg.edu
Academic Liaison for Computing

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Discounted Renaissance Fest Tickets for Sale in HR

While Supplies Last - Renaissance Fest Tickets for Sale

Augsburg Office of Human Resources is pleased to offer discounted 2015 Renaissance Festival tickets available for purchase starting Monday, August 10, 2015 in Human Resources. Tickets can be purchased by check or cash. If paying by cash, please be sure to have exact amount.

The Renaissance Festival is open weekends, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine, August 22nd through October 4th. The festival will also be open on Labor Day on September 7th and Festival Friday on October 2nd. Parking is free.

For more information about the festival see: http://www.renaissancefest.com/

Discounted ticket prices are:
Adult = $17.95 ($22.95 at the gate)
Child (ages 5-12) = $10.50 ($13.95 at the gate)
Food coupon book = $5.00

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Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award

Hli Vang, Director of Pan Asian Student Services, was a recipient of the University of Wisconsin System's 2015 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award. Hli worked with the University of Wisconsin system and the Hmong community as a workshop presenter, guest speaker, and promoter of higher education events. Hli served on the alumni board and worked on the special events committee targeting alumni of color. Please join us in congratulating Hli!

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NEW Residential Campus Boxes

ALL students residing on campus will be receiving an email with their new campus box number this week. Your campus boxes will be available for you to use starting August 31st.

Commuters may request a campus box through walk up at the service window of the mail room, phone call (612-330-1119) or by email to mailship@augsburg.edu. Please be prepared with your name, phone number, email address and student ID number.

Mail and packages to large to fit in your mailbox will be logged in Shipping and Receiving on the lower level of Christensen Center. You will receive an email once the package is logged. Be sure to check your spam box if you do not receive an email in your inbox.

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Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2016 Update - 8/24

Gina Torry, director of the peace prize forum, invites you to an open forum at 11:30 a.m. on August 24th in Lindell 301.

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Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions

In just a couple weeks TIAA CREF will be returning to campus. This gives you the opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA-CREF Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals by investing in financial products such as mutual funds, brokerage, life insurance, and annuities.

For more information:
Call 800 732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

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Food Service Hours

Monday 8/24/15

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

The Commons is open from 7:15-8:30 a.m. for breakfast, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. for lunch, and 5:30-7:30 p.m. for dinner.

Nabo is closed.

Nabo will be reopening on Tuesday 8/25 with a condensed menu from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. On Friday 8/28 all Food Service Locations will be returning to regular hours and full menus. Nabo will be open from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. The Commons will be open from 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Einstein's will be open from 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m., with Late Night Menu starting at 7 p.m.

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Augsburg wins "Best Public Event" for Losar

Augsburg College won the 2014 Best Public Event award at the annual International Special Events Society conference in New Orleans this past Saturday. The award was given for the March 2014 Losar celebration with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Augsburg hosted more than 2,500 guests for this Tibetan New Year celebration--the first time the Dalai Lama observed the ceremony in the western hemisphere. Dozens of Augsburg staff, students, and volunteers worked the event, demonstrating Augsburg's commitment to hospitality and its neighbors. Congratulations to the Event and Conference Planning team, whose work that weekend transformed Si Melby gymnasium--overnight--from the site of a wrestling tournament to an ornately decorated venue and showed how Augsburg is "big for the world."

Also during this past week's ISES conference, Jodi Collen, Augsburg's director of Event and Conference Planning, was elected as the 2015-2016 international president of the professional society. Congratulations, Jodi!

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Vote Maddy Wedan for Junior Senate

My name is Madison Wedan and I want to represent you in the Student Government! Originally from Savage, Minnesota, I am a junior at Augsburg, studying political science and communication studies. Student Government is my chance to make sure that YOUR needs are heard! Join the Facebook group "Maddy Wedan for Augsburg Junior Senate," and vote Maddy on September 14th!

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CGEE Nicaragua Co-Directors New Work

Kathleen McBride & Mark Lester, co-directors of Augsburg's Nicaragua campus, highly recommend the Augsburg community to discover the memoirs of Father Fernando Cardenal, a Nicaraguan Jesuit priest, in a recently released English version of his book, "Faith & Joy: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Priest."

A note from Kathy:

"Fernando Cardenal SJ joined the guerrilla movement that eventually overthrew one of the bloodiest dictatorships in Latin America. He led the National Literacy Campaign and later became Nicaragua's Minister of Education. As a result of his political and faith commitment he was expelled from the Society of Jesus in 1984 and reinstated in 1997 - the only case in over 480 years of Jesuit history. His memoirs are a story of faith, hope and a deep commitment to the poor.

Mark and I had the wonderful privilege of translating and editing these memoirs and we are very excited to share them with you!"

The book is available for purchase at www.orbisbooks.com/faith-and-joy.html.

And congratulations to Kathy & Mark on being included in this phenomenal work!

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Workshop for New Latino Students & Their Families

On August 8, 2015, Dulce Monterrubio, Director of Latin@ Student Services, sponsored a free workshop for new Latino students and their families. Dulce shared information about financial aid, how to calculate out-of-pocket costs, information about payment plans, and scholarships and resources for upcoming years. The workshop was offered in Spanish. Ten scholarships of $200 were provided by the Institute of Mexicans Abroad for attending the event and taking an assessment afterward. The entire event was a huge success!! Dulce plans on offering the workshop again down the road. Please join me in congratulating Dulce Monterrubio on such a successful event!

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School Supply Drive Prize Winners

Thank you to everyone that donated items to our school supply drive. Our generous faculty and staff donated hundreds of items. Today we delivered a car load of supplies to People Serving People. Our donation was a welcome surprise for the organization that is now gearing up to get the many children they serve ready to go back to school.

Our prize drawing winners are:
Christina Haller - $30 Gift card to Barnes and Noble
Heather Hultquist - $15 Gift card to Barnes and Noble
Bengy Kent - Nike Gym Bag
Eileen Uzarek - Nike Gym Bag
Martha Truax - Augsburg fleece blanket
Mary Stimpson - Augsburg Golf Umbrella
Avis Benson - Augsburg Golf Umbrella
Sharon Wade - Augsburg Golf Umbrella

Congratulations to our winners and THANK YOU to everyone that donated.
Please stop into HR to collect your prizes!

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River Semester Launch - 9/1

Students, Faculty & Staff,

Please know that you are warmly invited to attend the launch of the River Semester. Paul Pribbenow, Mayor Chris Coleman, and Joe Underhill will all speak briefly at 8 a.m., and the students and faculty will depart at 9:30 a.m.

Sixteen Augsburg College students and two faculty members are committed to spending a semester traveling down the Mississippi River, they will spend nine weeks in Voyageur Canoes. All students will engage in a hands-on research for the duration of the program. River Semester program an urban abroad project facilitated and hosted by Augsburg College.

We hope to see you at Harriet Island to celebrate the launch of a pilot program to explore and research the ecology and communities of the Mississippi river!
Time: 8-9 a.m.
Date: September 1, 2015
Location: Harriet Island Pavilion

Please RSVP to Amanda Scherer, Asst. Dir. of Corporate and Foundation Relations at scherera@augsburg.edu. Questions? Call 612-330-1720.

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Syllabus Set? Consider These Fall Strommen Events

Beginning Sept. 21 - The Strommen Center for Meaningful Work is hosting a new 5-week Major/Career Exploration pilot program in partnership with URGO and Alumni Relations, designed to help students explore majors and careers by disciplines in alignment with our academic divisions, plus one week focused on pre-health and one designed to support undecided students or those still exploring majors or careers:

Week of Sept. 21 - Professional Studies Week
Week of Sept. 28 - Fine Arts & Humanities Week
Week of Oct. 5 - Natural & Social Sciences Week
Week of Oct. 12 - Pre-Health Week
Week of Oct. 19 - Undecided & Exploratory Students Week

More than 20 events and panel discussions are scheduled during the five weeks, submitted by more than 12 individuals/departments, and we anticipate well over 20 alumni will be coming back to campus to share their wisdom and experience as part of these offerings.

Faculty are invited to spread the word about these offerings to students, or to consider bringing your entire class to any of the panels and other events that may coincide with your class meeting times (please RSVP to let Maggie Heier know you will be coming).

This pilot program is designed to bring the campus together in an effort to offer Augsburg students more proactive and early support in exploring academic and professional options, in alignment with our Augsburg2019 goals. Thank you to those faculty and departments who are hosting offerings as part of this pilot program. Questions? Please contact Maggie Heier, assistant director - Career & Internship Services.

To learn more or see the full schedule of events and offerings, including the names of many of the panelists who will be coming to campus, please visit: http://www.augsburg.edu/strommen/career-preparation/fall-majorcareer-exploration-series/

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Free Couch

We are giving away our sleeper sofa/couch. It is in good condition; we are just getting new furniture. You must be able to transport the couch and help get it out of our house.

If you are interested (or want to see a picture), please email me (hultquis@augsburg.edu).

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