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TODAY: Peer Classroom Observation Tools

So, a colleague wants you to observe their teaching? How do you know what to do? All faculty are welcome to this CTL workshop where you will learn about the tools available for conducting peer observations in the classroom. Peg Finders, Education, will talk about how to prepare for and conduct observation, and Tim Pippert, Sociology faculty and CTL Director, will discuss the CTL resources that can aid in the process.

Tuesday, January 19 (TODAY)
3:40-4:40 p.m.
Lindell 202

There will be coffee! Please bring your own mug.

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Spring Internship Registration/Orientation

The deadline for spring internship registration is Monday, January 25. If you have an internship for the spring term that you would like to register, please complete the following steps:

* Academic Internships for 2 or 4 credits: http://www.augsburg.edu/strommen/internships/internship-registration/
* Non-credit internships for Augsburg Experience only: http://www.augsburg.edu/strommen/internships/non-credit-internships/

Students who wish to register an internship for spring term must also attend one of the following internship orientation/registration sessions in the Strommen Center (Christensen Center, Suite 100). Students with an internship seminar course (i.e. PSY400, SOC399, BUS397/399) do NOT need to attend this session, all other students are required to attend one of these sessions:

* Tuesday, January 19th at 10 a.m.
* Thursday, January 21st at 2 p.m.
* Friday, January 22nd at 9:30 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Career & Internship Services in the Strommen Center at strommen.internships@augsburg.edu or call 612-330-1148.

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THURS: Evaluation vs. Assessment CTL Mini-Workshop

Evaluation vs. Assessment: What's the Difference and Why Should I Care?

How do we know that our students know and can do the things towards which we are working in our courses? What are some of our choices regarding how to empirically document learning outcomes? This is the domain of assessment and evaluation. Come to this brown bag session to learn more about these topics and how to apply them in your courses.

THURSDAY, January 21
11:30am-12:30pm
Marshall Room

Led by Joe Erickson of Education, Jenny Hanson of Communication Studies, and Bonnie Tensen of E-Learning. Sponsored by the CTL.

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Use Your Moodle

The E-Learning Team wants you to know that we are ready, willing, and available to help you with your Moodle courses. Here are just a few of the things we can assist you with:

-Organizing your Moodle gradebook
-Simplifying attendance: taking and tracking class participation
-Streamlining the grading process with Moodle rubrics and assignments
-Tracking student activity (and notifying inattentive students) using Moodle reports

In addition to providing individual consultations, the team has created the Faculty Moodle Resource site. Here you will find explicit instructions on creating and managing your Moodle courses as well as a Q&A forum for Moodle questions. We have times set aside this week in Lindell Library 202 to work with you and answer questions you might have.

Lindell Library 202
Tuesday, January 19
11:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 20
Noon - 3:30 p.m.

(And there will be donuts)

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TODAY - Summer Study in Europe Info Session

Want to study abroad in Denmark or Germany this summer? Come learn about two great opportunities for Auggies!

TODAY January 19 in the Marshall Room. Join us at the following times:

10:30-11:30: Copenhagen Real and Imagined, Literature, Film and the City
More information about this program: https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=Denmark2016

11:30-12:30: International Business in Karlsruhe, Germany
More info about this program: https://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=KarlsruheBusiness

Bring your questions and spirit of adventure. We will have snacks and answers to your questions!
For info on study abroad: http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/

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Phase 1 of URGO Summer Research App Due Feb. 2

The 2016 URGO Summer Research information packet and application materials are now available at the URGO website (www.augsburg.edu/urgo)! Students can apply to conduct 100, 200, or 400 hours of paid research over the summer under the mentorship of a faculty member.

Phase 1 of the application will be due February 2. Phase 2, which includes a detailed description of the proposed research, will be due February 23.

Sample research proposals can be found on URGO's public folder, and you can check out videos of previous student projects at www.augsburg.edu/urgo/research/videos

If you have questions regarding summer research or the application process, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu or ext. 1446.

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Today: Education Department Invitation

The Education Department invites you to attend a brown bag lunch/research talk with faculty candidate Paul Hartman (University of Illinois, Chicago) at NOON in the Riverside Room.

Paul is a National Board Certified teacher who will present on his dissertation "Using Literacy as a Tool to Challenge Gender-/Hetero-Normativity with 2nd Graders".

All are welcome.

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Food Service Hours

Einsteins is open from 7:30am-9:00pm with the Late Night Menu starting at 7:00pm

Nabo is open from 7:30am-8:00pm

The Commons is open from 7:30am-7:00pm

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Practice Spanish With Us

Mesa de Conversación

Join us to practice Spanish in a relaxed and fun setting! Formally the Spanish Conversation Group, Mesa de Conversación will meet on Thursdays from 11:30-1:00pm on the 2nd fl. of the Christensen Center in the Riverside Room. Our relaxed and friendly gatherings are a place where you can meet new people, practice your Spanish & learn about culture. All levels are welcome! Come for 10 mins. or for the whole session, whatever works for you. Feel free to bring your lunch. Questions? Contact Kate Reinhardt at reinhard@augsburg.edu, ext. 1081, or Sarah Degnar Riveros, riveross@augburg.edu, ext. 1082.

We hope to see you there!

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MLK Day Celebration Thank You

Thanks to the work of Dr. Mohamed Sallam and the MLK Day Committee for an incredible celebration yesterday! The chapel and atrium overflowed with Augsburg students, staff, faculty, and alumni along with a huge turnout from the surrounding community at large. Duina Hernandez, the emcee, did a fabulous job overseeing the event with energy and poise. It was the dream of Reies Romero to have Chuck D speak at Augsburg. With the support of many, it was a dream come true. Talented artists from Augsburg, including Malick Ceesay '17, and elsewhere opened the event. Chuck D's talk focused on "Race, Rap, and Reality: Supporting Our Youth in the Spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as They Face the Unique Challenges of Today." It was a special moment for those in attendance.

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Food Service Specials

Today is National Popcorn Day! Come to The Christensen Lobby during Lunch to try some exciting flavors of popcorn!

There will be freshly rolled Tiger Sushi in The Commons on Thursday 1/21 during Lunch!

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Food Service Menus

1/19/16

The Nabo Special is Veggie Pasta with a breadstick.
World Flavors is serving tacos!
Market Place is serving Cilantro Lemon Chicken, Cilantro Rice Pilaf, Roasted Yellow Squash and Zucchini, and Sautéed Spinach.
Vege is serving Barley and Mushroom Risotto, Spiced Pinto Beans, Fresh Garlic Green Beans, and Sautéed Garlic & Onion Kale.

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Craft Supply Drive for Children's Hospital

Kids in hospital rooms, waiting rooms, and outpatient clinics all find comfort and enjoyment in having something fun to do, and crafts are a great option! For this reason, crafts supplies are in constant demand at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital. They are handed out to patients in these various areas and are available to inpatients and their siblings in the unit playrooms.

The students in Tri-Beta, the biological honors society, are collecting craft items for the U of M Masonic Children's Hospital Tuesday, January 19 - Friday, January 29. We are hoping to collect enough supplies to put together several kits, ready to be handed out to children of all ages at the hospital.

Below are some of the items we are looking for, though others would be great, too. All items must be new and unused. By hospital guidelines, we cannot accept items that may be dangerous to children, nor can we take glitter, live feathers, pasta, beans, latex balloons, leaves, moss, or dirt.
- Crayons
- Markers
- Colored pencils
- Construction paper
- Coloring books/pages
- Pom-poms
- Pipe cleaners
- Googly eyes
- Tissue paper
- Stickers
- Foam stickers/pages
- Popsicle sticks
- Straws
- String
- Clothes pins
- Bendy Straws
- Glue sticks or Elmer's glue

Boxes for item collection can be found in Christensen Center and in the Biology Suite (2nd Floor) of the Science Hall. Thank you for your support of the U of M Masonic Children's Hospital and of Tri-Beta. If you have any questions, please contact Kelsey Merck (merckk@augsburg.edu) or Heather Hultquist (hultquis@augsburg.edu).

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Daily Chapel: Joe Davis, Artist, Teacher, Activist

Join us for worship in the chapel at 11:30am. Our "Beloved Community" series continues with Joe Davis, an artist, teacher and activist. Musicians: Imani Waters and Traiveon Dunlap.

Beloved Community Series Continues:
Wednesday, 1/20, 10:40am: Interfaith Chapel “Faith Based Organizing and Political Resistance,” led by Interfaith Scholar Cohort
Wednesday Night Communion at 9:30pm: Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres preaching
Thursday, 1/21, 11:30am: Joe Kempf '16, Senior Chapel; Musicians: Robert Harper and Symone Brown
Friday, 1/22, 10:40am: Dr. Hamdy El-Sawaf, MA, PhD, Psychotherapist and Imam, speaking

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Focused Conversations: TODAY/TOMORROW

Strategic finance is the topic of the Focused Conversations today and tomorrow. The sessions will be led Beth Reissenweber, chief financial officer and vice president of finance and administration and will share information about Augsburg's long-range financial sustainability model.

Dates, times and location:
TODAY: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2 p.m., Marshall Room (remote access will be available for this session)
TOMORROW: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 12:30 p.m., Marshall Room

Click the following links to add a session to your calendar:

Tuesday session (the remote access link will be posted on the All Hands page in advance of the session):
https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/administration/reports/documents/president/allhands2015-16/index.htm?icalmail=23392233aa72c251dd8bc4774a73e038&returnpath=%2Fprotected%2Fadministration%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2Fpresident%2Fallhands2015-16%2Findex.htm%3Fmonth%3D01%26amp%3Bday%3D19%26amp%3Byear%3D2016

Wednesday session:
https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/administration/reports/documents/president/allhands2015-16/index.htm?icalmail=7ad03c981ba1497fdaae084cdfffc1c4&returnpath=%2Fprotected%2Fadministration%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2Fpresident%2Fallhands2015-16%2Findex.htm%3Fmonth%3D01%26amp%3Bday%3D20%26amp%3Byear%3D2016

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Congratulations to 2016 ABO Chicago Participants

Congratulations to the 14 Augsburg Business Organization students who traveled to Chicago during Winter Break to visit with Augsburg alumni, tour landmark businesses and learn about important economic institutions based in Chicago. This year marked the 12th consecutive ABO Chicago trip.

Participating students this year included:

Kimberly Chisholm
Erin Foley
Antonio Galarza
Ryan Gornick
Preenon Huq
Jesse Kuusisto
Hendrik Louters
Sheila Meh
Silvia Mendez Ortiz
Kathy Moua
Desmond Shavlik
Cole Steagall
Mai Xee Vang
Pang Xiong

Participating alumni speaking with the students included Nicole Egly '15 MBA, Ryan Rivard '06, John Schwartz '67, Joel Bue '91, Ted Wong '85, Promise Okeke '15, and Hugh Magill (parent of current Auggie). Special thanks to Institutional Advancement and Donna McLean for her help in planning the trip.

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