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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 6:00 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/
Concrete Work All Over Campus
Norsk Concrete will be replacing concrete all over campus today, 8/26, and tomorrow, 8/27. Cones will be up around affected areas today and new concrete will be poured tomorrow. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Bryan at 612-280-7447 or massich@augsburg.edu
Teaching and Learning
River Semester Launch Event & Flotilla
Come say "Bon Voyage" to the first-ever Augsburg College River Semester students!
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Location: Harriet Island; Kelly's Landing & Overlook
Time:
Guest arrival at 7:30 a.m.
Formal Program from 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Flotilla Launch: 9:30 a.m.
All members of the Augsburg Community are invited to attend the launch event and wish the students, faculty and guides well on their journey. The formal program will include comments from President Paul Pribbenow, St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and Professor Joe Underhill. No RSVP is necessary to attend the launch event.
Flotilla
In addition to the 19 Augsburg community members who will be participating in the entire course from Minneapolis to New Orleans, 9 additional canoes will be joining the flotilla for the first two hours of the journey. The flotilla will depart at approximately 9:30 a.m. and canoe with the group for roughly 2 hours to the South St. Paul Marina. A bus will meet the group at the marina and return the additional guests back to Harriet Island.
Interested in participating in the Flotilla? A small number of spots remain for members of the Augsburg community. To sign up, email Jodi Collen at collen@augsburg.edu to be added to the list. Names will be added on a first-come, first-served basis until all remaining spots are filled.
Bus transportation will be provided from Augsburg College to Harriet Island/Kelly's Landing and back on Tuesday, September 1 for those interested.
Questions? Contact Jodi Collen at collen@augsburg.edu.
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
Courage and Renewal Retreat Series
I would like to invite you to consider participating in a Courage & Renewal Retreat series beginning in October. In these challenging times, we often face the question of how to stay true to our deeply held values amid the complexity of our roles and responsibilities. For those of us who teach, lead and serve our communities, it's especially crucial that we make time to renew our spirits and reflect on the purpose and meaning that underlie our work so that we can sustain ourselves.
This retreat series explores issues of transition, vocation, life purpose, meaning, and renewal. Seasonal metaphors, poetry and prose, music and video, nature and movement, small and large group conversations, personal reflection and journaling are catalysts for considering generative questions, building community, developing greater alignment with our values and reconnecting who we are with what we do.
At this Courage & Renewal® retreat series you'll discover a unique kind of professional and personal development--one that deepens your self-awareness and renews your energy to live and lead with authenticity, integrity and courage. For additional information go to http://www.couragerenewalmn.org/ You may also contact Ron Petrich at petrich@augsburg.edu with questions as you consider participation.
General Announcements
Augsburg Music Ensemble Auditions
Auditions for all Augsburg music ensembles will take place Sept. 1-4. Sign ups for audition times are posted on the bulletin board between the band and choir rooms located on ground floor of the music building. Sign up with a friend today. For more information email Tina Brauer, <brauer@augsburg.edu>.
Web Wednesday Hangout
The Web Wednesday Hangout, from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. via Google Hangout, is for any website content manager--or anyone else at the college--who wants to discuss website issues. Bring your questions about working with WordPress, HTML, web media integration, or writing and layout for the web.
Join the Hangout or view the full calendar by visiting my website: http://engage.augsburg.edu/mannj/meetings/
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
Food Service Hours
Wednesday 8/26/15
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 5-7 p.m. for dinner.
Nabo is open from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. with a condensed menu.
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.
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!
Event Announcements
Help Assemble Hygiene Kits for Health Commons
Volunteer Opportunity for Faculty, Staff, and Friends on City Service Day:
The Minneapolis Chapter of Thrivent Financial has provided funds to purchase hygiene kits for individuals who visit the Augsburg Central Health Commons and we need your help assembling them!
Drop by the MARSHALL ROOM in the Christensen Center from 12:30-1:30 on MONDAY, AUGUST 31 to lend a hand. Assembly of hygiene kits should take less than one hour.
We will have snacks and refreshments! We will also provide information on how to get students involved with different community engagement activities, including Health Commons and Campus Kitchen.
To sign up, follow this link http://vols.pt/DDBSEh or contact Katie Clark, Director of Health Commons, at clarkk@augsburg.edu.
Faculty and Staff Book Group - Darling
In connection to the September 30 Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium/Humanities and Fine Arts Convocation, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a book group discussion of Darling: A Spiritual Autobiography by Richard Rodriguez.
The group will be led by Martha E. Stortz, Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation.
The book group will meet for brown bag lunch discussion on the following dates:
Wednesday, September 9 from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Cedar Room
Wednesday, September 16 from 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. in the Riverside Room
To sign up, please email ccv@augsburg.edu
Once registered, the book is available for pick up in Oren Gateway 106.
More information about the symposium is available at http://www.augsburg.edu/convo/christensen/
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