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Scholarship + 2 Paid Internships for 1st-yrs: TODAY

Apply to be a 2017 Kemper Scholar!

The Kemper Scholars Program is designed for first-year students who are pursuing, or intend to pursue, a business related degree program such as accounting, data science, finance, risk management, economics, statistics, math, and/or actuarial science. Scholars receive:

*Up to $10,000 yearly scholarship
*2 guaranteed paid internships:
*1 paid summer internship at a nonprofit in Chicago, learning and living with 25 fellow Kemper Scholars
*1 paid summer internship at one of the many Kemper companies around the US
*Paid trip to annual Kemper Conference in Chicago; 3 summers (Hard Rock Hotel)

Augsburg is one of only 14 liberal arts colleges selected to take part in the Kemper Scholars Program. Come learn more about this unique opportunity and hear from current Augsburg Scholars about their experiences.

Information Session:
Wednesday, November 30 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the Marshall Room

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Gen Ed Question of the Week: Augsburg Experience

Experiential education has long been a hallmark of an Augsburg education. As part of the general education requirements for their degree, all students complete an "Augsburg Experience" requirement through one of the following ways: internships, study abroad, student-faculty research, student teaching, special immersion trips, and/or other approved experiences. For more information, see http://www.augsburg.edu/academics/augsburg-experience/

As the Gen Ed Design Team considers how to strengthen our commitment to experiential education, while at the same time simplifying and improving access, we seek your input. Please send your response to the following questions to genedrevision@augsburg.edu

All faculty, staff, and students are encourage to respond.

What are the greatest benefits of the Augsburg Experience as it is now configured?
What are the obstacles to completing it?
Can you imagine ways to simplify and improve access?
Do you have expertise and ideas you'd like to share with the Design Team?

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Nominate Staff for November Auggie Pride Award

Staff Senate is accepting nominations for November's Auggie Pride Award. Help recognize a staff member for their outstanding work. Uplift their impact no matter how big or small. Learn more about the Auggie Pride Program at inside.augsburg.edu/staffsenate and email nominations to staffsenate@augsburg.edu.

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Video: Lecture on Nazi Analogy in Politics

Did you miss yesterday's Sabo Center event with Rep. Frank Hornstein on the use and misuse of Nazi and Holocaust analogies in contemporary politics? You can watch a complete video of the presentation and conversation here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIWaFimg6j0

In the last several years we have seen an increase in the use of Holocaust and Nazi comparisons in American politics. For example, Donald Trump is compared to Adolf Hitler on an almost daily basis. The Iranian regime was routinely compared to Nazi Germany during last summer's debate on the Iran nuclear agreement, while some in the gun lobby blame the Holocaust on gun control measures. Nazi comparisons are often made in a variety of issue debates ranging from abortion to climate change. The phenomenon has significant implications for how the Holocaust is remembered, and how history is interpreted. It also has profound impacts on American civil discourse.

Rep. Frank Hornstein (MN House District 61A) spent the last year exploring the issue of Nazi and Holocaust analogies in American politics as a Sabo Fellow with the Sabo Center for Democracy & Citizenship.

To explore this topic more, the Sabo Center for Democracy & Citizenship partnered with Rep. Hornstein to host a presentation and discussion entitled, "The Use of the Holocaust and Nazi Comparisons in Contemporary American Politics." The event was moderated by Rep. Hornstein and featured a presentation with Dr. Gavriel Rosenfeld, Professor of History at Fairfield University.

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NODAPL Meeting - Today at 3:30 p.m.

There will be a meeting in the East Commons at 3:30 p.m. today to discuss how the Augsburg community can help the No Dakota Access Pipeline effort. We are currently working to organize an event around creating items to send the water protectors there as well as educating people about what is happening at Standing Rock. All are welcome to join us today!

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Food Service Hours

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

Nabo is open from 7:30am-8pm, with Hot Food starting at 10am

The Commons is open from 7:30am-7pm
Breakfast 7:30-9:45am
Continental Breakfast 9:45-11am
Lunch 11am-1:30pm
Light Lunch 1:30-4:30pm
Dinner 4:30-7pm

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Health Insurance Market Open for Business

You can enroll in or change 2017 Marketplace health insurance right now. Go to HealthCare.gov or CuidadDeSalud.gov and learn more. You can also call 1-800-318-2596, available 24 hours/day.

Important dates to note:

--November 1, 2016: Open Enrollment started -- first day to enroll, re-enroll, or change a 2017 insurance plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. Coverage can start as soon as January 1, 2017.
--December 15, 2016: Last day to enroll in or change plans for coverage to start January 1, 2017.
--January 1, 2017: 2017 coverage starts for those who enroll or change plans by December 15.
--January 31, 2017: Last day to enroll in or change a 2017 health plan. After this date, you can enroll or change plans only if you qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.

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First Pre-Dental Student Club Meeting Wednesday

Are you interested in the field of dentistry?
Come join us for our first meeting and tell us how you want this club to benefit your experience!
Snacks will be provided.

Wednesday, November 30, from 10:30-11 a.m. in Science 212

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Multicultural Dinner, TOMORROW, December 1

Multicultural Dinner
This Thursday evening, December 1
5-7 p.m.
Brian Coyle Community Center

Food, fun and neighborhood festivities.
Everyone is welcome.
No charge.

It's one of the great events of the year in Cedar Riverside!

Please let me know if you are interested in helping serve dinner at truem@augsburg.edu

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Seward Winter Frolic this Weekend

Looking for some great winter fun? Come to the Seward Winter Frolic this weekend, Dec. 3 and Dec. 4. This annual neighborhood event celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of the Seward Neighborhood. More than 70 artists will be displaying and selling their work at local businesses, galleries, and churches. All venues are within walking distance throughout the Seward Neighborhood. For full information and details go to www.sewardarts.org.

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TODAY - Wednesday, November 30 - OGC 100 at 2 p.m.

Norwegian Arctic Explorer Tobias (Toby) Thorleifsson's big lecture will be held TODAY in OGC 100 from 2-3 pm.

Toby is one of Norway's most sought after environmental speakers, and he has taken part in a number of Arctic expeditions in Canada, Greenland, and Russia, observing the effects of climate change and melting ice and its impact on wildlife, nature, and society.

He was a member of Climate Generation's 2008 Global Warming 101 Expedition to Ellesmere Island led by polar explorer Will Steger and their Longest Summer Tour across Midwest college campuses that same year.

You don't want to miss this! COME JOIN US!

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Q&A with NYT "On Religion" Reporter Next Wednesday

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend an informal Q&A with New York Times "On Religion" reporter Samuel G. Freedman on Wednesday, December 7.

Augsburg was featured in Freedman's recent article "Muslim College Chaplains Extend a Hand Across Religious Divides": http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/14/us/muslim-college-chaplains-extend-a-hand-across-religious-divides.html

Religion in Public: Sam Freedman Q&A
Wednesday, December 7
12:30-1:30 p.m.
East Commons, Christensen Center

This informal brown bag lunch (bring your own lunch) is jointly sponsored by Campus Ministry, the CCV, and CTL.

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Spring Musical: Passing Strange Info Meeting

This spring, the Augsburg Theater Department is proud to present the musical Passing Strange, guest directed by Jamil Jude, a freelance director, producer, playwright, and dramaturg based out of Minneapolis

Auditions for Passing Strange are in January, but there will be an informational meeting with Jamil and musical director Sonja Thompson on December 5 at 5:00 p.m. in the Foss TV/Film Studio. At the meeting, Jamil and Sonja will talk more about the production and auditions and answer any questions that come up.

Any and all students interested in participating are welcome! No need to be a Theater major or minor. We're eager for you to join us!

If you have any questions about the meeting or the musical more generally, feel free to reach out to theatre@augsburg.edu. If you aren't able to make the meeting but are still interested in auditioning, please get in touch!

Again, the meeting will be on Monday, December 5 at 5:00 p.m. in the Foss TV/Film Studio. Hope to see you there!

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Synopsis of Passing Strange:

The play follows a Black young man in his journey to find "The Real." For him, he recognizes that his middle-class, raised by a single mom, pseudo-religious, suburban L.A. lifestyle doesn't resemble the type of life he wants. So he sets out on a journey that takes him to Amsterdam and Germany, gets him involved with several rock and roll and avant garde street bands, introduces him to drugs and sex with strangers, all in hopes of arriving at something "real." While he finds fulfillment along the journey, he loses touch with his mother. The play asks us to consider the costs of searching for "the real." It's a rock musical that's really aware of itself. It's steeped in the connection between Blues, Gospel and Rock and Roll. The show does not shy away from issues of race, sexuality, religion, and family but does so from the perspective of a witty Black musician.

Jamil Jude's website: http://www.jamiljude.com/bio/

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Faculty / Staff Appreciation Sale 40% Off

REMEMBER! Starting Thursday this week through Saturday, ALL faculty and staff will receive 40% off all clothing, gifts, and general reading books in our store! Make sure to mark your calendars and take advantage of this great discount.

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TODAY: Visiting Lecture on Randomness

MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
3:10 - 4:10 PM Old Main 105

Take What You Have Gathered from Coincidence: Understanding and Using Randomness

Matthew Richey
St. Olaf College

Abstract:
What does it mean to be random? We all encounter randomness every day - it is part of how we talk about the weather, sports, and even love. Despite being so familiar, randomness has proven to be an elusive idea to pin down. Even mathematicians have struggled to define randomness, leading to competing and sometimes conflicting definitions. Whatever it is, randomness is a driving force behind many modern computational algorithms. These algorithms -- the Metropolis Algorithm, Markov chain Monte Carlo Methods, and others -- use randomness as the secret ingredient that makes it possible to tackle famously difficult problems such as the Traveling Salesperson Problem and image reconstruction. Using many pictures (and even a few Bob Dylan references), this lecture will reveal the historical quest to define randomness and illustrate how randomness allows us to solve many of today's most challenging applied mathematics problems.

St. Olaf College Professor of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Matthew Richey has taught courses in pure and applied mathematics, computer science, and statistics. He has supervised numerous undergraduate research projects in areas that include neural networks, statistical modeling, and, his favorite, the mathematics of baseball. Richey earned his bachelor of arts degree from Kenyon College in 1981 and his masters of arts and Ph.D. in mathematical physics from Dartmouth College in 1983 and 1985, respectively. He joined the Mathematics Department at St. Olaf in 1986.

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Auggies Fundraiser: Come One, Come All 2 Break Free

Did you know that MN is 1 of the top 13 states in the country for high incidence in recruitment of minors? And in this day and age, there are more human slaves in the world than ever before in history.

We're students of Augsburg College wanting to combat these violent patterns with a fundraising campaign revolved around this cause. The purpose of this project is to raise awareness and acquire funds for a local non-profit organization, Breaking Free, that's dedicated to this work. We're setting out to do services provided by you that you may not have the time & energy to do in exchange for monetary donations you can contribute! As well, other donations such as non-perishable foods, diapers, cleaning supplies and toiletries are needed! We want to serve our fellow peers, colleagues and community members to come together in supporting the work Breaking Free is committed towards.

Breaking Free is located in St. Paul and one of the few in the nation to do work surrounding advocacy, direct services, housing, and education for women and girls escaping sex trafficking.

Contact the following for inquiries:
- Seng Xiong: xiongs6@augsburg.edu,
- Ruthina Belleh: belleh@augsburg.edu
- Aniekan Akpan: akpana@augsburg.edu
- Lauren Hurley: hurley@augsburg.edu

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Morning Chapel: President Pribbenow Preaching

Join us for worship in the chapel at 10:40am as our Advent series continues, "Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life," with Pres. Paul Pribbenow preaching. Musicians: Erika Svanoe, Alex Olson, Sadie Paulsen, Elizabeth Whalen; and Italian Diction students.

Advent Chapel Series Continues: "Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life"

Thursday, 12/1, 11:30am: World Aids Day Rev. Greg Renstrom preaching, board member of MN Aids Project. Musician: Abby Salmonson, oboe.

Friday, 12/2, 10:40am: Velkommen Jul Scandinavian Christmas celebration featuring Nordic musicians Erik Rydvall & Olav Luksengård Mjelva. Be ready to sing along! Norwegian sweaters welcome.

We gather in Hoversten Chapel - Everyone is welcome.

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