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URGO Summer Research Presentations July 20 & 21

We invite students, faculty, and staff to attend this year's URGO Summer Research Presentations July 20 and 21 from 1:30-5 p.m. in Kennedy 303 and 305. 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!

Wednesday, July 20
1:30: STEM Fields - Kennedy 303
Sydney Busch (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Effects of Lung Secretions on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms"
Alex Husak (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Proteins, Swimming, & Virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa"
Rosario Ayala-Torres (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Twitching Motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

1:30: STEM Fields - Kennedy 305
Madeline Kinn (Psychology; Dr. Ben Denkinger)
"Age and gender similarity biases recognition of emotionally expressive faces"
Jen Kochaver (Statistics; Dr. Miles Ott)
"Minority Stress and Its Relationship to Sexual Risk and HIV Testing in the Transgender Community"
Leif Halverson (Statistics; Dr. Miles Ott)
"Transgender Inter-Group Differences and Depression"

2:45: STEM Fields - Kennedy 303
Clare Lantzer (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"Development of RNA interference (RNAi) tools to study PAX6 in Daphnia Magna"
Chung Lip (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"Development of RNA interference (RNAi) to study the role of the decapentaplegic gene in Daphnia Magna single eye development"
Olivia Fitch (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"A comparative microscopic, genetic and pharmacological study of larval eye development in Branchiopoda (Artemia, Daphnia, Triops)"

2:45: STEM Fields - Kennedy 305
Alex Lukanen (Mathematics; Dr. Pavel Belick)
"An Investigation of the Equilibrium Statistics of Vortex Filaments and the Pivot Algorithm"
Lewis Istok (Mathematics; Dr. Matt Haines)
"3D Printing in Mathematics Education"
Bryce Kadrlik (Computer Science; Dr. Shanna Watters)
"A Collaboration between Neural Networks and Reinforcement Learning: Applying Concepts to a Brick Breaking Game"

4:00: STEM Fields - Kennedy 303
Abigale Enrici (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"A fluorescence microscopy study of the structure of Daphnia magna's Basal Bead"
Rachael Brengman (Biology; Dr. Matt Beckman)
"Tools for silencing the actin gene by RNA interference (RNAi) in Daphnia Magna"
Jordyn Acrobat (Biology; Dr. Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright)
"Identifying Antimicrobial Airway Secretory Proteins: a Critical Step in Understanding Pathogenesis of Infection in the CF lung"

4:00: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Kennedy 305
Dustin Parks (Economics; Dr. Stella Shortening)
"Gentrification and School Impacts for Twin Cities Neighborhoods"
Abby Lafayette (English; Dr. Dal Liddle & Dr. Doug Green)
"The Murphy Square Project: Applying the Methods of the Digital Humanities to an Undergraduate Literary Magazine"

Thursday, July 21
1:30: STEM Fields - Kennedy 303
Brett Bukowski (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"The Protection and Deprotection of Aniline Using Bulky Silyl Protecting Groups"
Ellyn Peters (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Synthesis of Esters and Amides Using Flow and Microwave Reactors"
Taylor Mattice (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Polymers and Fries Rearrangements in the Organic Laboratory"

1:30: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Kennedy 305
Mohammud Mohammed (Religion; Dr. Mark Tranvik)
"Towards a New Interfaith Theology: A Rigorous Engagement of Lutheranism and Islam"
Emma Blom (Women's Studies; Dr. Adriane Brown)
"The Use of Spirituality and Feminism in Eating Disorder Recovery"
Audrey Campbell (Photography; Dr. Susan Boecher)
"Photography: The technical and functional evolution of portraiture"

2:45: STEM Fields- Kennedy 303
Maria De La Luz Rico Mendoza (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Microwave-Assisted Fischer Indole Synthesis"
Adam Pancoast (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Using High Molecular Weight Silane Groups For the Protection of Primary Amines"
Jason Scheeler (Chemistry; Dr. Michael Wentzel)
"Benyzlic Amide Synthesis Using a Heterogeneous Catalyst in a Continuous Flow Reactor"

2:45: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Kennedy 305
Taybri Irving (Music; Dr. Matt Haines)
"Cryptography in Musical Composition"
Quinn Gamble (Economics; Dr. Lars Christiansen)
"Exploring the Feasibility of a Construction Worker Cooperative in the Twin Cities"

4:00: STEM Fields - Kennedy 303
Darby Lindgren (Exercise Science; Dr. Ana Ribeiro)
"Modified Functional Movement Screen as a predictor of knee valgus in division III male soccer players"
Emma Rucinski (Biology; Dr. Bill Capman)
"Efficiency of Energy Transfer Between Host Plants and Dodder, a Parasitic Plant"
Emily Gregg (Biology: Dr. Kevin Potts)
"Spatial modeling of disease transmission between chimpanzees and forest elephants in Kibale National Park, Uganda"

4:00: Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts - Kennedy 305
Elizabeth Whalen (Music Therapy; Dr. Roberta Kagin and Lindsay Markworth)
"Clinical Application of Vibroacoustic Therapy with individuals diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorders"
Maddie Johnson (Music Therapy; Dr. Annie Heiderscheit)
"Music Therapists' Experiences and Their Perceptions of the Clients' Experience of Music Making in Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy"
David Erickson (Music Education; Dr. Jon Campbell)
"Score Preparation in Choral Conducting: The Importance of Analysis and Historical Context When Preparing Choral Repertoire"

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New Division of Student Success - Academic Affairs

Dear faculty and staff colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the creation of a new "Division of Student Success" within Academic Affairs. This new organizational structure is intended to support greater focus, alignment, and collaboration for student success initiatives and offices within the Academic Affairs Division; it also aims to provide a mechanism for coordinating and strengthening student success efforts between Academic Affairs and other campus divisions.

Katie Bishop, Chief Student Success Officer, will lead the new division, which includes the Gage Center (Academic Support, Advising, CLASS, and TRIO/Student Success) and the Strommen Center (Career & Internship as well as college access programs). Effective August 15, the directors of these offices will report directly to Katie.

Gage Center:

Academic Support - Benji Kent

Academic Advising - Sheila Anderson

CLASS - Kathy McGillivray

TRIO/Student Success - Aly Olson

Strommen Center

Career & Internships - Keith Munson
College Access Programs - Janet Morales

I am grateful for Katie's willingness to take on leadership of this new division as part of her responsibilities as Student Success Officer.

I would also like to take advantage of the opportunity to thank, publicly, Amy Gort for her dedicated and capable leadership of the Gage Center in addition to her work as Dean of Arts & Sciences. The new organizational structure has the added benefit of providing additional time and focus for Amy's leadership of the faculty and departments in the division of Arts & Sciences.

In the weeks ahead, Katie will put together a leadership team charged with developing a process for determining the structure and goals of the new division. This work will support achieving the institutional goal of improving student progress to graduation by 2% by 2017. The team will also review and respond to recommendations resulting from the recent review of our student success efforts.

Sincerely,

Karen Kaivola

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New P-Card Contact

After nearly 24 years of service to Augsburg College, Sharon Johnson has retired! We sent her off to the next chapter of her life with our best wishes.

Please direct your questions as specified:
Procurement Card (P-Card) - Fola Tiamiyu, tiamiyuf@augsburg.edu, 612-330-1122. Please continue to send/deliver P-Card statements/receipts to Foss 17/CB #85 until further notice.

And for the following, contact Jill Davenport, davenpoj@augsburg.edu, 612-330-1297
--Purchase Requisitions/Purchase Orders
--Staples Business Advantage
--Culligan Water
--Vending Machines
--Name Signs
--Buying Club (Sam's, Costco)

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Farmer's Market TODAY 11:30-1:30

See you TODAY at the Ice Arena from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for your weekly fix of flowers, veggies, and tasty treats!

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MFA Summer Residency - Readings and Screenings

The MFA in Creative Writing 2016 Summer Residency will be held Thursday, July 21 through Sunday, July 31. 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 Jacob M. Appel, winner of the Howling Bird Press Fiction Book Award; travel, science and nature writer Greg Breining; poet Sean Hill; and screenwriter and producer Michael Starrbury. In addition, nine graduating MFA students will be giving public readings of their works - Jennifer Holznagel, Mary Lewis, Ginny Contreras Sawyer, Katherine L Berger, Kevin Matuseski, Kirk Boettcher, Michelle Doege, Jodi Napiorkowski and Jeremy Bandow. We invite you to join us for these evening readings/screenings and receptions, at which our visiting writers will be available to sign their works. All events are free and the public is invited.

Thursday, July 21
Graduating Writers' First Public Readings
Jennifer Holznagel, Creative Nonfiction
Mary Lewis, Fiction
Ginny Contreras Sawyer, Creative Nonfiction
Katherine L Berger, Fiction
Kevin Matuseski, Creative Nonfiction
7 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Building

Friday, July 22
Playwright Christina Ham
7 p.m., Foss Center Theater

Saturday, July 23
Screenwriter Michael Starrbury
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
Film Screening
7 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Building

Sunday, July 24
Greg Breining
Science, Nature and Travel Writer
7 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Building

Tuesday, July 26
Poet Sean Hill
Chapel, Foss Center

Thursday, July 28
Jacob M. Appel
The Topless Widow of Herkimer Street
Winner of the Howling Bird Press Book Prize in Fiction Contest
Book Launch Party
7 p.m., Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Building

Friday, July 29
Graduating Writers' First Public Readings
Kirk Boettcher, Playwriting
Michelle Doege, Poetry
Jodi Napiorkowski, Fiction
Jeremy Bandow, Screenwriting
7 p.m., Foss Center Theater

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McNair Scholars Summer Research Presentations

One component of the McNair Scholars Program is a 10-week summer research project. Each year students work with a faculty mentor on a specific topic, culminating in a final paper and presentation. In August students will be attending and presenting at the 24th Annual McNair Scholars Symposium at the University of California-Berkeley. If you would like the opportunity to see these presentations at Augsburg, please join us on Wednesday, July 20, at 9:30am in Kennedy 303/305. Attendees are encouraged to select topics that interest them and to offer support and feedback to the Scholars. This event is open to the public, including all interested students, faculty and staff. See below for details:

WHAT: McNair Scholars Summer Research Presentations
WHEN: Wednesday, July 20, 2016
WHERE: Kennedy 303/305
TIME: 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Audience members are encouraged to visit for as long as they like)

NOTE: Individual presentation times may vary depending on length of presentation.

Panel 1: 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Maryam Mohamed, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Beckman, Department of Biology
Development of RNA Interference (RNAi) tools to study the Six3 gene in Daphnia magna

Davi Singer, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Beckman, Department of Biology
Development of Tools for RNAi of the Gene Engrailed in Daphnia magna

Natasha Clark, Physics
Mentor: Dr. David Murr, Department of Physics
Pulsation Rate of Auroral Lights in Relation to GPS Satellite Location

Mythoua Chang, Computer Science
Mentor: Dr. Shana Watters, Department of Computer Science
Sentiment Analysis Framework and Classification of Word Sense in Product Reviews

Panel 2: 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Anabel Chavez, Social Psychology
Mentors: Dr. Evren Guler, Department of Psychology
Relationship-Defining Memories and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction

Diamonique Walker, Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Evren Guler, Department of Psychology
Narrative Coherence of Autobiographical Memory as it Relates to Executive Function

ReaShondra Walker, Social Work
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Lehmann, Department of Social Work
Comparisons of Adverse Childhood Experiences: In-Patients Seeking Out-Patient Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Services


Panel 3: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Jide Ifonlaja, Exercise Science
Mentor: Dr. Ana Ribeiro, Department of Exercise Science
Validation of a Modified Functional Movement Screen Test for Division III Male Soccer Players

Karen Thao, Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
Mentor: Dr. Adriane Brown, Department of Women's Studies
Influence and Portrayal of Asian American Masculinity in Science Fiction/ Fantasy Characters: Hikaru Sulu (Star Trek: the Original Series), Hiro Nakamura (Heroes), and Glenn Rhee (The Walking Dead)

Devin Wiggs, Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Diane Pike, Department of Sociology
Cosmopolitan Cafe: A Third Place for those without a First Place

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Room for Rent

Bedroom for Rent w/ Semi-private Bathroom
Cost is $550 / month
Move in Cost is First and Last Months Rent or $1100

Room available 8/15/16.

If interested please call 651-675-6008 up until 9 p.m. M-Sun.

Thank you.

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