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WL Will Be Open Tuesday Evening

There are tutors able to work so the WL will hold regular hours on Tuesday evening. Again, here are the hours for you to receive help on any writing assignment:

Mondays: 11:10 - 1:40 and 6:30 - 9:30 PM
Tuesdays: 12:30 - 3:00; 3:30 - 6:00; and 7:30 - 10 PM
Wednesdays: 3:30 - 6:00 and 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Thursdays: 12:30 - 3:00; 3:30 - 6:00 and 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Fridays: 4:30 - 7:00 PM
Sundays: 5:00 - 8:00 PM

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March 9: Physician Assistant Info Session

Join URGO for a panel-style information session discussing physician assistant (PA) school applications. Hear from representatives of the Augsburg PA Program as well as recent alumni. Alumni will speak on topics such as picking schools, creating an application timeline, personal statements, and preparing for interviews. Food will be provided.

Wednesday, March 9
OGC 100
6 p.m.

Email Catherina Kipper (kipper@augsburg.edu) or URGO (urgo@augsburg.edu) with any questions and for accessibility accommodations.

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Zyzzogeton Presenter Registration Deadline Mar. 10

Zyzzogeton 2016 Registration Deadline is March 10!

Zyzzogeton, Augsburg's annual student research symposium, will be held on Thursday, April 14, from 3-5 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel.

Students who plan to present their research or creative activity at this poster session will need to register and submit an abstract online at www.augsburg.edu/urgo by March 10 (click maroon box on right side of URGO homepage). Please work closely with your research mentors on your poster.

URGO and McNair will be hosting a Research Poster workshop where you can bring your working draft and receive one-on-one feedback and help on Wednesday, March 23, from 4:30-6 p.m. in SVE 204. We will be providing dinner, so please RSVP to urgo@augsburg.edu if you plan to come.

Questions? Please contact urgo@augsburg.edu or stop by Science Hall 152.

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Difficult Class Discussions - Resources Available

Faculty, did you miss the CTL workshop "Using Difficult Discussion in the Classroom" last Thursday? You can now read the materials online, provided by Joe Erickson (Education) and Jenny Hanson (Communication Studies).

Go to http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/resources/teaching-tips-and-resources/

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Wednesday: Med School Info Session

Join URGO for a panel-style information session to answer your questions about medical school applications. Topics covered will include picking schools, creating an application timeline, drafting personal statements, the MCAT, and learning more about the AMCAS application system.

During the session, you will have the opportunity to speak with Augsburg alumni who are currently in medical school or have currently gone through the application process. Food will be provided, too!

Wednesday, March 2
OGC 113
6 p.m.

Email Catherina Kipper (kipper@augsburg.edu) or URGO (urgo@augsburg.edu) with any questions and for accessibility accommodations.

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Augstories on WEDNESDAY - 10:40am in OGC 100

This Wednesday, take an hour to listen to, learn from, and support three of your esteemed colleagues as they share personal narratives behind their scholarship. Hear tales of passion and adventure, trial and tribulation, and perhaps even good fortune and success! Each scholar will present for 15 minutes.

AugStories: On Being a Scholar
Wednesday, March 2nd, 10:40-11:40am
OGC 100

The panelists: Kevin Potts (Biology), Michael Wentzel (Chemistry), and Mary Lowe (Religion).

Coffee will be served. Bring your own mug!

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

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10-Day Israel Fellowship App Due Tomorrow

The MINNE Fellows program will select one Augsburg student for a free 10-day fellowship in Israel from May 2-13, 2016. The goal of the program is to foster greater understanding between people and to educate college students about the Holocaust. The Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) will arrange for fellows to tour Israel with Israeli peers. The visit to Israel will include a tour of Yad Vashem, Israel's national Holocaust museum, additional Holocaust educational programming as well as touring the sites of Israel.

The Minneapolis Jewish Federation and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Minnesota and the Dakotas (JCRC) will arrange for fellows to tour Israel with Israeli peers.

-MINNE covers flight and land costs as well as granting students a $50/day per diem provided while the student is in Israel.
-Applicants must be U.S. citizens and registered for full time classes at Augsburg with at least one year left on campus. Students must be sophomores or above with a 3.0+ GPA.
-Applications are due March 1st and can be found at: http://jewishminneapolis.org/minne/.

If you are interested in applying or have any questions about the program, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu.

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Sabo Community Engagement Faculty Fellow Program

Applications for the Sabo Community Engagement Fellow Program are now available on the Center for Teaching and Learning website. Due date for applications is March 4.

http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/grant-applications/#sabo-fellows

For more information, please contact Matthew Maruggi, maruggi@augsburg.edu or Mary Laurel True, truem@augsburg.edu

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TOMORROW: Assessment Lunch & Learn in The Commons

Join Kristen Chamberlain and other colleagues tomorrow for an Assessment Lunch & Learn! If you've missed presentations of data elsewhere or are interesting in continuing the conversation, this is your next opportunity.

Grab lunch in the Commons (it's on us!) and come over to the Augsburg Room. Please RSVP to kilgorem@augsburg.edu.

ASSESSMENT LUNCH & LEARN
Tuesday, March 1st
12:00pm-1:30pm
Augsburg Room, Christensen Center

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Marina Christensen-Justice Award Nominations

Nominations for the Marina Christensen-Justice Award (Please note that Christensen-Justice was Marina's last name)
Due March 11, 2016

The recipient of the Marina Christensen-Justice Award must have demonstrated a dedication to the community beyond the Augsburg College campus, working in solidarity with marginalized people, as characterized by the personal and professional life of Marina Christensen-Justice. This award is given to one Augsburg senior each year at Commencement.

Nominations will be judged on the following criteria:

Depth and breadth of community involvement off-campus,
Commitment to understanding of systemic roots of the issues being addressed,
Personal and professional commitment to work with marginalized communities,
Bold and courageous leadership,
and authentic and sustained relationships with community and issues.

Please submit nominations to: Mary Laurel True, truem@augsburg.edu

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Great Colleges to Work For Survey: Shared Voices

As previously announced, Augsburg College is participating in the 2016 Great Colleges to Work For survey. The survey opens Monday, February 22 and will remain open until Friday, March 4. Eligible participants will receive an email from ModernThink which will contain a survey invitation and link to the survey.

Important things to note:
- Survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
- Your responses to the survey will be completely confidential. ModernThink LLC, an independent survey firm, will not provide Augsburg College with any information that would enable us to trace survey data back to any one individual.
- Your participation is very valuable and desired, but voluntary.
- Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the HR Moodle site
http://web.augsburg.edu/hr/Modern_Think_Survey_Frequently_Asked_Questions.final.pdf

Human Resources recognizes that many members of our community have work that does not require use of a computer, or who may not have a dedicated office. We will be hosting computer lab sessions for employees to ask any questions they might have, get assistance with the process, and complete the survey.

These sessions are scheduled at the following dates and times:
February 29—9:30-10:30 a.m., Sverdrup Hall, Room 205
March 2 —11:30-12:30 p.m., Foss, Room 22B
March 4—10:00-11:00 a.m., Sverdrup Hall, Room 205

Should you have questions, please contact Lisa Stock (stock@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1783) or Nicole Peterlin (peterlin@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1602) in Human Resources. Thank you in advance for sharing your voice!

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Support Tri Beta Students in the Polar Plunge

Several Biology honors society students are taking the Polar Plunge on Saturday, March 5. The group is hoping to raise a total of $1000. 35% of the money raised comes back to Tri Beta with the other 65% going to the Special Olympics of Minnesota.

To donate, please visit https://reg.plungemn.org/participant/augburgtribeta

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Donate Personal Care Products

The Environmental Student Leaders Action Network has introduced TerraCycle bins to the Urness bathrooms. The bins will collect personal care products such as: Toothpaste, toothbrushes, shower products, deodorant, etc. The floor that collects the most wins a PIZZA PARTY! The competition ends on March 10th! There is another TerraCycle bin for community use in Christensen.

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Art Reception for Tina Tavera - Wednesday

Join us for the reception this Wednesday, March 2, 4-7 p.m.
Christensen Center Art Gallery

Reconfiguring CASTA by Maria Cristina Tavera

This site-specific installation combines prints and paintings addressing the social concept of race and the issue of socio-racial classifications.

Tavera is an artist, curator, researcher, and advocate for equal access to opportunities. Her bilingual / bicultural upbringing between Mexico and Minnesota has greatly influenced her work experience, writing, and visual art practice.

This exhibition is organized as part of the Guerrilla Girls Twin Cities Takeover, highlighting gender and racial inequalities, taking on stereotypes and hypocrisies, and promoting artistic expression by the often overlooked and underrepresented. Join the collective roar for change at www.ggtakeover.com.

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Focused Conversation: Diversity and Inclusion

Tomorrow and Wednesday, Joanne Reeck, chief diversity officer and director of Campus Activities and Orientation, will facilitate Focused Conversations about Augsburg's ongoing diversity and inclusion work. See time and location details below.

Tuesday, March 1
2 p.m.
Oren 100 (remote access will be available for this session)
Add to calendar: https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/administration/reports/documents/president/allhands2015-16/index.htm?icalmail=a79d8c21c5e65b9a51679c4a44018016&returnpath=%2Fprotected%2Fadministration%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2Fpresident%2Fallhands2015-16%2Findex.htm%3Fmonth%3D03%26amp%3Bday%3D1%26amp%3Byear%3D2016

Wednesday, March 2
12:30 p.m.
Oren 100
Add to calendar: https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/administration/reports/documents/president/allhands2015-16/index.htm?icalmail=78fa6e39fa59392c2cf0674cb604c3c2&returnpath=%2Fprotected%2Fadministration%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2Fpresident%2Fallhands2015-16%2Findex.htm%3Fmonth%3D03%26amp%3Bday%3D2%26amp%3Byear%3D2016

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Daily Chapel @ 10:40am: Dr. Mary Lowe Preaching

Join us today for worship in the chapel as we begin our chapel series, "Christianity 101: Five Brief Talks About Faith" at 10:40am with Dr. Mary Lowe, Associate Professor, Religion Department, preaching, "The Lord's Prayer"

The Series Continues:

Tuesday, 3/1, 11:30am: St. David's Day Welsh Hymn Sing. Worship followed by hearty Welsh pastries called "pasties" - meat and veggie!

Wednesday, 3/2, 10:40am: Dr. Mark Tranvik preaching, "Sudden Death Overtime"

Thursday, 3/3, 11:30am: Dr. Phil Quanbeck preaching, "Turning and Returning"

Friday, 3/4, 10:40am: Dr. Hans Wiersma preaching, "Valley of the Bones"

Monday, 3/7, 10:40am: Dr. Joshua Miller preaching, "For You"

We gather in Hoversten Chapel - Everyone is welcome!

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Pan-Asian Week (2/29-3/4)

The Augsburg Asian Student Association (AASA) is hosting their 2nd Annual Pan-Asian Week! The purpose of Pan-Asian week is to acknowledge, educate, and celebrate Asian identity and history through social awareness, and how Asian Americans have played a role in America. "We Are Here, We Are PROUD - People Recognizing Our Unity and Differences."

AASA invites you to join in on these education, interactive, artistic, and empowering events that will be going on throughout the week. More information about the events are listed below.

Pan-Asian Week:
Monday - Discover Asia | Augsburg College Christensen Center Lobby | 10am-2pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/986447041444038/
Tuesday - Searching for Asian America | Wing Young Huie | Augsburg College Oren Gateway Center conference room 100 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1747662422132665/
Wednesday - #NotYourBasicAsian | Augsburg College Student Lounge (Christensen Center) | 5:30pm-9pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/194980437526116/
Thursday - Asian American Pacific Islander American (APIA) Timeline | Augsburg College Marshall Room (Christensen Center) | 6pm-8:30pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/1514829165488254/
Friday - Asian Celebration Show | Augsburg College Hoversten Chapel | Doors open 5:30pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/174550156256314/

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Should you have any questions or concerns then please message the AASA Facebook page or contact us via email at aasa@augsburg.edu.

If you need any disability-related accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Augsburg Asian Student Association at aasa@augsburg.edu. Please allow for sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

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The Legacy of J Dilla

The Legacy of J Dilla is an in-depth panel discussion about one of the greatest producers of all-times and his contributions to music, life, and how Hip Hop is and always will be a social justice movement at it's roots.

Location: East Commons (Christensen Center 2nd floor)
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Friday, March 4
Free and all ages welcome!

Panelists (so far):
Ma Dukes ( J Dilla's Mother)
RDM (UP ROCK/Abstract Pack/New Lens Urban Mentoring Society)
Roosevelt Mansfield Aka Dj Digie of DigieMade LLC has been a part of the Twin Cities Hip Hop Music Since the early 90’s and Djing since 2005.
CHADWICK "NILES" PHILLIPS (Avant Garde/Hip Hop, History, and the Arts)
Rodney Rush:RushCityThaGreat:(Producer,Mentor,Twin Cities O.G.)
BIANCA RHODES: (Saint Paul Neighborhood Network)

The Panel will be followed by:
"TC Loves Dilla" Film Screening/Premiere
A Film about J Dilla from a perspective of all Twin Cities Artists!

Sponsored By:
Save the Kids Augsburg Chapter
https://www.facebook.com/Save-The-Kids-Augsburg-College-1399404473657028/?fref=ts
Twin Cites Omega Zulu Chapter (UZN1973)
tcuniversa.org

Contact Person: Reies "DJ Francisco" Romero
651-270-7592
romeror@augsburg.edu

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