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URGO Academic-Year Research Grants Available

Each fall, URGO offers $1,000 research grants for students who wish to gain research experience with an Augsburg faculty member. These grants require 100 hours of research over the course of the academic year and are a great way to ease into research or to continue work on an existing project. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and can be found under the "Research: On-campus" tab on menu of the URGO web page (http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/ ).

To apply, complete the electronic application with your faculty mentor and have them email it to urgo@augsburg.edu. Grants typically run out in the fall, so apply as soon as possible.

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Intl. & USA Off-campus Course Proposals: Due Dec.

Any course with an overnight off-campus (domestic or international) component, must be approved through Academic Affairs (AAC/GAAC, CGEE) prior to offering the course.

See revised proposal forms here: http://bit.ly/2ceEIh5

DEADLINE for 2017-2018 (Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, and Summer 2018) is December 1, 2016. Faculty may also submit proposals for 2018-2019.

Please contact Leah Spinosa de Vega (devega@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1650) for more information or to discuss/flesh out an idea.

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Apply for Civic Studies Fellows by Oct. 12

Civic Studies Fellows will be a group of 6 Augsburg faculty and staff and 3 community members who commit to engaging in civic studies and action for the duration of the academic year. The Civic Studies Fellows will work strategically so they can co create with others to positively impact the Augsburg community, our partnerships, and the larger landscape of civic engagement in higher education. They will strategize about Augsburg’s potential to be “Big to the World” by taking leadership in the field.

Being a Civic Studies Fellow involves commitment to the following:

- Monthly meetings to learn the literature of civic studies, the larger context (for instance, the Obama Foundation to be located in Chicago is using Civic Studies as its focus, with potential to powerfully impact the civic engagement landscape), and strategize how integrate Civic Studies themes into curricular and co-curricular life. Meetings will explore various topics including the history, theory and practices of Civic Studies, and strategy. In these monthly meetings we will discuss some shared readings and learn some organizing strategies.
- Be part of a work group that comes out of this work to identify an issue having to do with institutional and or cultural change at Augsburg. That work group will meet as a small group to engage around the issue that group members identify.

These amount to two commitments:

To become familiar with core texts of Civic Studies and engage in discussions with the other fellows about the readings and their strategic implications.
- To be part of an action team of fellows that are working on an issue at Augsburg.
- Fellows will receive a professional development stipend of $700 for Augsburg Civic Studies Fellows and $1000 for community fellows.

Civic Fellow Requirements:

- Attendance and participation in at least 2 of the civic studies symposium
- Attendance and participation in monthly dinner meetings
Active participation in an action team that works to identify an institutional issue to make change at Augsburg College
- Students should watch for news of how to be involved in a student-organized Civic Studies initiative

Applicants will answer two essay questions:

- Why are you interested in being a Civic Studies Fellow?
- What experiences and knowledge can you contribute to creating a vibrant culture of civic agency (civic empowerment) at Augsburg and in our partnerships with the larger world?

Visit the website for a link to the application:
http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/about/civic-studies-initiative/civic-studies-fellows-application/

Contact Harry Boyte at boyte@augsburg.edu with questions. Applications will be reviewed starting Oct. 12.

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Last Days to Sign Up for EdTech Cohort

New full-time faculty, there is still time to sign up for the EdTech Cohort. Email Mara at ctl@augsburg.edu to sign up by Friday, October 7.

The EdTech Cohort is a unique opportunity composed of three 90 minute face-to-face sessions (3:30-5:00 p.m. on 10/20, 11/3, and 11/17) with online activities scheduled during the intervening weeks. The goal is to familiarize new faculty with strategies for integrating Moodle and other learning technologies with their individual teaching approach. Activities will encourage participants to incorporate new strategies into their teaching preparation to avoid significantly increasing their workload.

A stipend of $200 will be awarded upon successful completion of the cohort. Any new full-time (tenure track or continuing special appointments) faculty who have joined Augsburg in the last two years are eligible to join the cohort.

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NSF AugSTEM Scholarship Applications Now Open

AUGSTEM SCHOLARS PROGRAM

Applications are now open for the 2016-17 AugSTEM Program!

The AugSTEM program is designed to support Augsburg juniors and seniors who wish to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF DUE-1565060), AugSTEM Scholars receive scholarships of $5,000, $7,500 and $10,000 per student per year. (Differences in award amounts correspond to levels of financial need.) Scholars also become a part of the STEM community at Augsburg with opportunities for summer research, faculty mentoring, and career development.

Eligibility:
* Enrolled full-time in a STEM major (biology, biopsychology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, mathematics, or physics)
* Within 5 semesters of graduating
* Major GPA of 3.0 or higher
* U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
* Demonstrate financial need via FAFSA

APPLICATIONS DUE: OCTOBER 27, 2016

Incoming community college transfer students and Augsburg students who began their college careers at community colleges are encouraged to apply as well as students who began at Augsburg.

See http://www.augsburg.edu/stem/augstem/ or email Rebekah Dupont at dupont@augsburg.edu for more information.

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Augsburg Day Student Government Constitution

The Augsburg Day Student Government Constitution has changed! As per the Constitution, there is a two-week period where the new document is posted publicly. They will be posted around campus. If you have any questions, please email Madison Wedan at wedanm@augsburg.edu.

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Apply for Augsburg's Model UN Delegation

Applications for this academic year's Model UN Delegation are now being accepted. Students must first apply for the Augsburg delegation using the link below. Those accepted will enroll in POL 368 in the spring semester and travel to NYC for the national conference on March 18-25, 2017. A lab fee of $500 is required; the college will cover the remainder of the cost.

The priority deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on Monday, November 14.

Prerequisites are POL 160 World Politics OR consent of the instructor. Any undergraduate student, regardless of major or class year, may apply.

Follow this link to download the application and read more details: http://web.augsburg.edu/~kilgorem/MUN_Application_2017.doc

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Going Away Party - Suzanne Ballard

There will be a Going Away Party on Friday 10/7/16 in the East Commons for A'viands Catering Director Suzanne Ballard, from 3-4 p.m. Stop by to say goodbye to Suzy!

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MFA at Twin Cities Book Festival on Sat., Oct. 15

Howling Bird Press, the Augsburg MFA program's student-run publishing house, will participate at the 2016 Twin Cities Book Festival at the State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 15, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Twin Cities Book Festival is not only the largest literary gathering in the Upper Midwest, it is the annual get-together for the Twin Cities' devoted literary community. This FREE, day-long festival brings people together to celebrate our vibrant literary culture. Look for us there!

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