Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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May 2 Faculty Recognition RSVP

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.

May 2 Faculty Recognition Ceremony RSVP

Days in May Schedule and Registration

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

Thinking About What’s Next After Graduation? Interested in Going Overseas?

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Have you considered applying for a Fulbright to teach or research abroad?

Augsburg has a great track record of helping students win these prestigious awards. Check out the list at https://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/scholarships/augsburg-awardees/

If you’re curious, please contact Prof. Jacqueline deVries, Augsburg Fulbright Coordinator devries@augsburg.edu Deadlines for the 2025-26 awards are in early September 2024.

General Announcements

Participants Wanted for Music and Memory Study

submitted by baterdg@augsburg.edu

Dear Auggies!

Are you intrigued by the power of music and its influence on memory? If so, we invite you to participate in our research study conducted by psychology students at Augsburg University!

Study Description:

This study investigates the relationship between background music and memory performance, specifically in college students. Our goal is to uncover how different types of music may affect learning and study strategies. By participating, you’ll contribute to advancing our understanding of how music can impact memory recall and retention.

What’s Involved:

Participation is simple and straightforward. You will be asked to engage in a memory task while listening to different types of background music of your choice—or in complete silence, too! This will involve a short session where you’ll be presented with information to remember, followed by a recall task. Your participation will help us analyze the effects of music on memory performance.

Eligibility:

Participants will be recruited from Augsburg University, with inclusion criteria requiring current enrollment, age 18 or older, and fluency in English. We highly recommend participating in this study with headphones, laptops, or devices with electronic audio devices!

How to Participate?

Very simple! Just click on the participate button, and you will be automatically redirected to our study survey! (https://forms.gle/ffNyAhZbgjpzaqac9)

Confidentiality:

Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. All study records will be kept confidential, and data will be stored securely. While we will make every effort to ensure confidentiality, please note that complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed due to the small number of participants. Raw data will be destroyed by May 3rd, 2024.

Thank you for considering this invitation to contribute to our research efforts.

Participate

Hiring Peer Advisors for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

submitted by musto@augsburg.edu

Are you looking for an on-campus job next fall?
Are you a second year or above?
Are you interested in supporting your peers and learning more about career services?

The Strommen Center is hiring peer advisors for the 2024-2025 academic year. If you are a strong communicator and creative problem solver looking to grow your leadership skills, manage multiple tasks throughout your shift, and are enthusiastic about helping other students, this role is for you!

Visit the linkbelow to apply today!

Peer Advisor Job Posting

Online Survey—Chance to Win $100 Gift Card

submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu

Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).

For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!

If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3

Thank you!

ACTC BIPOC Faculty and Staff Gathering

submitted by escobarr@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff are invited to a community-building event for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) among the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) member institutions. Light refreshments will be provided.

The event is Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 p.m. and will be held at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus in the Anderson Student Center, South Woulfe Alumni Hall (ASC 378S).

Email Dr. Bryana French, bryana.french@stthomas.edu with questions.

Co-sponsored by STEM Inclusive Excellence and the Center for Faculty Development.

RSVP HERE

Get Your Art Featured on the Cover of the Thó Wiŋ Magazine

submitted by endol@augsburg.edu

The Thó Wiŋ Literary and Arts Magazine is looking for art to feature on the cover of this year’s issue. The covers (both front and back) will be approximately 9×9″, so art must fit a square ratio. Pieces depicting themes related to Minnesota, Minneapolis, and especially our magazine’s namesake, Blue Star Woman, will be prioritized (more info about Blue Star Woman can be accessed at our website, https://thowin-magazine.com). Please send submissions from your Augsburg email to twmagazine@augsburg.edu in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format.
We are approaching our printing deadline, so please submit as soon as possible!

Event Announcements

Completed Your Financial Aid Steps for Next Year? Let Us Know

submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu

Have you completed your financial aid steps to get ready for next academic year?! If so, come to Christensen on April 23rd and 25th from 11-12PM and receive cookies and a #Auggieready sticker!

Still need help with your FAFSA or DREAM Act Application? Reach out to student financial services to schedule an appointment!

Click Here for more information!

TODAY: Focused Conversation on Art & Science Implementation and Next Steps

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

All faculty and staff are invited to the second of two April Focused Conversations today at noon. Provost Paula O’Loughlin will provide an update on the implementation of the Art & Science Group recommendations to date and an overview of what’s next.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Marshall Room and via Zoom

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.

All Hands | Inside Augsburg (login required)

HLC Mock Site Visit – Open Forum for Staff – This Friday

submitted by jacobsm@augsburg.edu

On Friday, April 26th, we will be welcoming Dr. Marci Sortor, Provost, St. Olaf College to campus. Dr. Sortor has experience as an HLC peer reviewer and has graciously agreed to serve as a reviewer for our mock site visit to help us prepare for our upcoming reaffirmation of accreditation visit in October 2024. On behalf of the HLC Steering Committee, I would like to invite you to participate in the following session: Open forum for staff.

Here’s what you need to know:
WHO: All staff and faculty
WHAT: An opportunity to practice answering questions that may be posed during our visit in Fall 2024.
WHEN: Friday, April 26th from 1pm to 1:45pm
WHERE: Marshall Room
WHY: To help ensure our community is ready for our HLC site visit on October 21-22, 2024.
HOW: You can prepare by reviewing the draft assurance argument. The draft can be found in Moodle.

Please consider joining us!

This Saturday—Notetakers Needed: Weaving the Past, Present, and Future of 2511 E. Franklin Avenue

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Weaving the Past, Present, and Future of 2511 E. Franklin Avenue, Saturday, April 27

Augsburg University recently announced an agreement to sell the property to the Somali Museum of Minnesota to develop a permanent museum facility and cultural center on the former Bethany Lutheran Church site at 2511 E. Franklin Avenue.

Augsburg has worked with Redesign to identify a financially sustainable, community-serving use for the property that contributes to the vitality of the East Franklin corridor. During the 2023 legislative session, the Somali Museum was approved for state funding to advance the project, with Noor Companies as the developer.

Neighbors and community members are invited to attend a community gathering about the past, present, and future of 2511 East Franklin Avenue on Saturday, April 27, from 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM at Matthews Recreation Center (2318 29th Ave. S). Please join us to learn about the Somali Museum and its vision for the site. Participants will be invited to share stories about the site’s history and place in Seward.

For questions about the gathering, contact krista@redesigninc.org.

Bon Voyage at Lindell Library—May 3

submitted by fillbran@augsburg.edu

Mark your calendars for a “bon voyage” celebration that we will hold in the learning commons on the first floor on Friday, May 3 from 2pm to 5pm.

The library will see three retirements at the end of May: Mary Hollerich, Mike Bloomberg, and Karen Alexander. We want to celebrate their combined 38 years of service to Augsburg, as well as say a fond farewell to our upcoming student graduates.

This celebration will be potluck style with book-themed dishes where puns are welcome (for example, “Olives or Twix,” “Infinite Chex,” “Curious Gruyère,” etc.) You’re welcome to bring something to share with or without a pun–or just yourselves! Stop by whenever you like.

International A Capella Extravaganza Coming Friday

submitted by boerger@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the end of classes at the AUGSBURG CHOIRS’ year-end concert, featuring a capella vocal harmony from the Republic of Georgia, Madagascar, Quebec, South Africa, Yiddish Ukraine, the U.S. Black sacred tradition, Renaissance England and France, and the contemporary U.S. including the world premiere of “Willow Song” for mixed voices and cello, presented in collaboration with students from Theater and Graphic Design. Welcoming guest artists Jonathan David, Sherri Orr, Jane Cords O’Hara, and The Mirandola Ensemble. Friday, April 26th, 7:30, in Hoversten Chapel.

Chapel: Communion, Music, and Readings

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am for a chapel service of music and readings led by student musicians. We will also celebrate communion. The musicians are Anna Colbenson, violin; Kasi Leslie, violin; Ethan Prince, cello; Rori Cheyne, harpsichord and organ; Bethany Mears, piano and organ; and Brian De Young, organ studio artist and campus ministry musician.

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Numark NS7III DJ Controller and Road Case

submitted by singhj@augsburg.edu

Studio used Numark NS7III DJ Controller for sale.
Excellent condition.
Used for mixing in studio.
Comes with Road-case.
4 Channel Mixer.
Motorized turntables.
Serato ready.
Absolutely nothing damaged, dinged or scuffed.
Mint Condition.
800/obo
Read more about the specs here: https://www.numark.com/product/ns7iii

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