Concrete Work All Over Campus

Facilities will be installing concrete all over campus August 8-10. Proper signage will be in place while the work is being completed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Bryan with facilities at massich@augsburg.edu.

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Hagfors Center: Gaining height

Rain and hot weather last week drove the need for adjustments in the weekly work activities on the Hagfors Center construction site. (As with any major construction project, changes in weekly work activities due to weather and other factors are to be expected.) Installation of the second-story concrete formwork, however, remained the top priority last week, so that the concrete pours for the second floor would remain on schedule. A summary of expected construction activities for this week is posted on http://www.augsburg.edu/hagforscenter/construction-project-updates . Today's post includes the following:

[1] Photo of the construction site from Sunday night, August 8
[2] Second-floor concrete pours
[3] Street closures on South 6th Street and 21st Avenue South (August 10-16)
[4] Second-floor columns
[5] Ground-level slab and utility work
[6] Utility pole removal
[7] Security lighting installation
[8] Work on the west side of Oren Gateway Center

As this work progresses, please watch Amail and posted signage for activities that may impact pedestrian or vehicle traffic on campus.

To subscribe to regular emails about the Hagfors Center construction, go to http://www.augsburg.edu/hagforscenter and sign up for email updates.

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Lot and Street Closures (August 8-12)

The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Facilities Management will be closing surface lots and streets next week (August 8-12) in support of the construction of the Hagfors Center as well as general maintenance to our surface lots.

Street Closures:

21st Avenue South from South 6th Street to South 7th Street will be closed for concrete work on Monday, August 8 from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. On Thursday, August 11 this same portion of the street will be closed from 6 a.m. until Friday, August 12 at 6 p.m.

Lot Closures:

Surface Lots B, J, K, and H will be closed on Thursday, August 11 from 6 a.m. until Friday, August 12 at 6 a.m. These lots will be re-striped and curb stops will be installed.

Street Openings:

21st Avenue South from the Interstate 94 sound barrier to South 6th Street will be opened on Wednesday, August 10 at 6 a.m. as the necessary work on the area will be complete.

Lot Openings:

Lot D will be fully open on Wednesday, August 10 at 6 a.m. Supplemental access to Lot D from Lot A is available now and may be utilized to park in Lot D.

For more information on our parking lots, please proceed to our website at http://www.augsburg.edu/dps/parking/ and click on the pdf map located there.

We apologize for any inconvenience that these closures may cause the Augsburg College Community.

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Faculty/Staff Book Group - America's Original Sin

In connection to the September 20 Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a book group discussion of America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis.

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 in the Riverside Room from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays:

Sept. 7
Sept. 28

To receive a free copy of the book, please be sure the dates work for your schedule. Sign up by emailing ccv@augsburg.edu.

Once registered, you may pick up the book in Oren Gateway 106.

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Four More Days to Use the WL This Summer

Writing Lab tutors can help all Augsburg students, even in the summer. Visit them on the street level of Lindell Library, just left of the circulation desk. Online help is also available with permission. Summer hours are Mondays and Thursdays from 4:30-7 p.m. through the end of the second summer session, Thursday, August 18. That means there are only four more chances to get help from the wonderful writing tutors before the end of summer!

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Primary Elections - Tues., Aug. 9

Minnesota hosts primary elections on Tues., Aug. 9. Augsburg will be the voting site for our local precinct. Residence Life has supplied current resident student lists to the City of Minneapolis Board of Elections so that residents students may vote in the local elections, if they desire.

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IT Internship + Scholarship Opportunity

Augsburg, in partnership with Fairview Health Services, has received funding from the City of Minneapolis to create a pipeline for underrepresented upperclassmen from Minneapolis to pursue IT careers at Fairview. This month, six Augsburg students will be selected to receive a $2,200 scholarship as well as a paid fall semester internship ($20/hour) within IT at Fairview.

Students meeting the following requirements are encouraged to submit their resume to moralesj@augsburg.edu by August 16:

-Living on campus and/or a Minneapolis permanent address
-Identify as a student of color, first generation and/or low income
-Major or minor in MIS, Computer Science, Mathematics, Business Management
-Junior or senior in good standing at Augsburg
-Interest in pursuing an IT career within health care

Any questions contact Janet Morales (moralesj@augsburg.edu/ext. 1792)

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Food Service Hours

Einsteins is open from 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Nabo is open from 4-8 p.m.

The Commons is open from 7:15-8:30 a.m. for Breakfast, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. for Lunch, and 5-6 p.m. for Dinner.

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Retirement Celebration for Cindy Peterson

Cindy Peterson, Director, Scholastic Connections, retires August 15. Come celebrate her decades of service, Thursday, August 11, 4-6 p.m. in East Commons. The program will begin at 4:15 p.m.; refreshments will be available.

Cindy began at Augsburg in 1980 as Administrative Assistant to the VP of Finance, and in 1986, became the Education Assistant for American Indian Student Services. In 1996 through 2008, she served as the Director of American Indian Student Services, and in 2008, the Director of Scholastic Connections.

We are all so grateful for her contributions. Congratulations Cindy - and all the best!

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Looking for Magazines

Hi Everyone!

I am looking for magazines of all sorts for some literacy projects I will be conducting in Oct./Nov. If you have any magazines that you were going to throw away, can I have them? I am willing to pick them up or you can bring them by my office in Sverdrup Hall 3, CB 312.

Thanks!
Joaquin
munoz@augsburg.edu

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