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Apply for Mayo Innovation Scholars Program

Applications for Augsburg's Mayo Innovations Scholar Program are now available on the URGO website! This program is highly competitive and is primarily designed for juniors and seniors.

What is MISP?
In the process of conducting research, Mayo Clinic scientists have developed new products that may be marketable. These products are submitted to the Mayo Clinic Office of Intellectual Property (OIP) for a thorough investigation of marketability. The OIP has a significant backlog of products to be investigated. One of the backlogged products or inventions is assigned to each MISP team for investigative research and formal presentation at Mayo Clinic.

Augsburg's team will consist of an MBA student, 3 undergraduate science students, 1 undergraduate business/economics students, and a Licensing Manager from the Mayo Clinic OIP. The team will work together to understand the science and applications of the projects or innovations and analyze the market potential. Each undergraduate student on the team will receive $1,000. Teams will begin work during October and the final presentations will be in March.

To Apply:
Applications can be found on the URGO website. Completed applications must be submitted to urgo@augsburg.edu by Thursday, September 22. If you have any questions about the program, please contact us at urgo@augsburg.edu, 612-330-1441, or stop in at Science 152.

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Title IX History, Uses, and Abuses - Next Wed.

Faculty and staff, next Wednesday join AAUP for a webinar on Title IX in Higher Education.

AAUP Webinar: Title IX
Wednesday, September 21
2:00-3:30 p.m. in Lindell 301

This webinar, based on the AAUP's recent report on Title IX, will provide an introduction to Title IX generally, and specifically to its provisions regarding sexual harassment. It will explain the roles of the Office for Civil Rights and university administrations in Title IX compliance and the challenges their actions may pose to academic freedom, due process protections, and faculty governance. Finally, the webinar will cover AAUP policy and recommendations pertaining to Title IX.

Presenters: Risa Lieberwitz is AAUP General Counsel and Professor of Labor & Employment Law at the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, Cornell University. Rana Jaleel is a member of the AAUP's Committee on Women in the Academic Profession and an Assistant Professor of Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies at the University of California, Davis.

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Augsburg Civic Studies Launch - Sept. 22

Augsburg's Civic Studies Initiative will launch next Thursday with its first symposium.

Launch of Augsburg Civic Studies: How the idea of citizens as co-creators changes our thinking about the election
Thursday, September 22
8:00-9:30am
Old Main 105

The election brings resignation, anger, disgust, as well as activism. The Pew Research Center reports "for the first time in more than two decades, a majority of voters express dissatisfaction with their choices for president." When NBC News asked voters for their views of the election, they used terms like "skunk," "rotten eggs," and "garbage." The launch will show how the concept of "citizens as co-creators" can change the way students, faculty, staff, and community partners think and act on the election.

The discussion follows the successful Hot Button Topics workshop organized by CTL and the Sabo Center last March, which showed how a co-creative civic agency framework generates new possibilities for working though hot button topics.

The discussion on September 22 will include:

- An opening from Harry Boyte: "What Is Civic Studies?"
- A student panel discussion on experiences in co-creative public work
- Michael Lansing on his civic agency history course
- Small group discussion on how to organize a different kind of discussion and action on the election.
- Margaret Finders on the application process for Civic Studies fellows.

The September 22nd meeting of Augsburg Civic Studies will begin a discussion and action project over two years. Building on strong foundations already in place, Augsburg Civic Studies will explore how civic agency practices and ideas of co-creation can spread broadly in Augsburg curricular and co-curricular life. It addresses Goal 1 of Augsburg 2019, collaboration across programs and departments to "prepare students for civic agency in a complex world."

For more on the growing international Civic Studies movement, based on the ideas of citizens as co-creators and civic agency, see http://activecitizen.tufts.edu/civic-studies/

This initiative is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Education Department, and the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship. It is led by Harry Boyte, Senior Scholar in Public Work Philosophy, Sabo Center, Margaret Finders, Chair, Education Department, and Rachel Lloyd, CTL Fellow.

Please RSVP for the event here: https://goo.gl/forms/v6RxRQ4yu1SYRcKU2

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Open Moodle Lab

Would you like to learn how to
-synchronize your Moodle Gradebook with your grading plan?
-use the new Moodle Assignment interface?
-provide feedback with Moodle rubrics or grading guides?
-track student participation and attendance in Moodle?
-use VoiceThread to create interactive Web presentations?
-get answers to questions about other learning technologies?

Come to an Open Moodle Lab for individualized help from your E-Learning Team. Open Labs will be held:
-Wednesday, 9/14 from 9:30-11:00 am in Lindell 301
-Thursday, 9/15 from 12:00-1:30 pm in Lindell 202

Bring your laptop and any pertinent course materials with you (in electronic docs, if possible)

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Homecoming Online Registration Ending Soon

Online registration ends soon! Be a part Homecoming 2016, September 22-24 and don't miss a thing. There's the Athletic Hall of Fame, Distinguished Alumni Awards, Homecoming Dinner, Homecoming Chapel, Taste of Augsburg, football game, and block party to name a few. We are bringing back the Dual Hat Reception (for Auggies who work at Augsburg) on Thursday and new this year are Auggie Talks -- a 30-45 minute presentation on a variety of subjects presented by our amazing alumni, members of faculty and staff.

Check out the full schedule at http://www.augsburg.edu/homecoming/schedule/ and get registered today! We hope to see you there!

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Food Service Menus

The Nabo Special today is a Turkey Burger with Chips and 16oz Fountain Soda

Market Place is Serving Slow Roasted Cajun Turkey Breast, Creamed Corn, Boiled Baby Red Potatoes with Basil, Fresh Green Beans with Sea Salt

Vege is Serving Marinated Grilled Italian Tofu, Southeast Asian Zucchini Coconut Curry, Quinoa with Lemon and Peas, Roasted Garlic Cremini Mushrooms with Thyme and Caramelized Onions

Today is Wing Wednesday at World Flavors!

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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 available at 10am.

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

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Copy Request Online System Change

Effective Monday, September 19, when you click on the copy request system from the main page of Inside Augsburg or from the Central Services website, you will be directed to the previous system, which will likely be familiar to you. If you have saved the link to the current system on your desktop or elsewhere, it will be defunct on September 19.

The current system in place since last spring has proven to have some problems that are not solvable, so we are returning to the previous system. The only issue you may have noticed is pricing errors/omissions when placing your jobs, but there are additional behind-the-scenes issues.

One of the great features of the current system was the double-check that if you were uploading a file, it reminded you if you forgot. The previous system to which we are returning does not have this double check, so we remind you to be sure you upload your file(s).

Thanks for your patience as we make this change and direct any questions to the Copy Center at 612-330-1054.

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HourCar Offers Student Rate Plan

HourCar has a student rate plan for Augsburg students. NO application fee, and 4 hours of free driving!
Go to https://www.hourcar.org/ and enter Auggie16 for the Promo Code.

Offer good through September 30, 2016.

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2016-17 All Hands & Focused Conversations Schedule

The 2016-17 schedule of All Hands meetings and Focused Conversations is posted on Inside Augsburg. 

You can access the All Hands page by logging into Inside Augsburg and clicking the "All Hands" icon on the main page. Click any date to send yourself a calendar appointment for the session. All sessions are also posted on the Inside Augsburg calendar as "internal" events (so you need to be logged in to see them). You can add events to your schedule from the Inside Augsburg calendar as well. 

Finally, there is also a Google calendar for the All Hands and Focused Conversations schedule. Scroll to the bottom of the All Hands page for information about how to access that calendar. 

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Sexual Assault & Relationship Violence Support

Sexual assault and relationship violence support groups are available to Augsburg students at the Aurora Center of the University of Minnesota (Augsburg contracts with the Aurora Center to provide these services). Groups for fall 2016 are now starting up: Sexual Assault Survivor Groups (Tuesdays 4pm or Fridays 1pm); Male-Identified Sexual Assault Survivor Group (date/time TBD); Healing After Relationship Trauma Group (Wednesdays 11:15am or Fridays 11am). Interested Augsburg students should contact Becky Redetzke Field (612-626-6404; rede0026@umn.edu) or Tia Florenz (612-624-0630 tflorenz@umn.edu) for a brief intake meeting. Groups are all year long; some are filling up but the Aurora Center keeps a wait-list. Feel free to contact the Aurora Center, or Augsburg’s Center for Wellness & Counseling, if you have any questions. See the Aurora Center website for more info: http://aurora.umn.edu/help/support_group.html Also, crisis resources for sexual assault survivors can be found on the CWC web page: http://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/counseling/sexual-assault-support/

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Intl Service Learning Staff On Campus Wed. & Thurs.

The Study Abroad/Away office will be hosting IPSL staff Thomas Winston Morgan and Brendan Ward on campus this week. Started in 1981, IPSL is the founder of programs that unite study abroad with international service-learning. You can find more info about IPSL at www.ipsl.org

Students:
Interested in hearing more about IPSL programs? Thomas and Brendan are available to answer your questions about their programs! Stop by Oyate Commons, in the lower level of Christiansen Center, during their walk in hours:

2-4pm Wednesday
9-11am Thursday

Faculty or staff:
Please contact abroad@augsburg.edu to make an appointment with Thomas or Brendan.

IPSL will also have a table at the Study Abroad Fair on Friday September 16th from 1030-230. Visit them in Christiansen Center Lobby!

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Christensen Symposium and Community Panel

Christensen Symposium and Community Panel

All are welcome to attend these two events connected to the Christensen Symposium. Both events are free and open to the public.

The Bridge to a New America with Jim Wallis

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center. Join Jim Wallis, a bestselling author, public theologian, and social activist, in this year's Christensen Symposium to discuss The Bridge to a New America. Following is a Community Panel "The Bridge Toward More Just Communities: What Needs to Happen". Jim Wallis is president and founder of Sojourners, a non-profit, faith based organization whose mission statement calls for "putting faith into action for social justice." He has written for major newspapers and authors regular columns for Huffington Post and TIME.com. Wallis teaches at Georgetown University and has taught at Harvard University. He served on President Obama's first White House Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

Community Panel- The Bridge Toward More Just Communities: What Needs to Happen

In addition to the convocation, all are welcome to attend a community panel called The Bridge Toward More Just Communities: What Needs to Happen. This community panel will be from 4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel. The event will be moderated by former ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson, and will include:
Pastor Kelly Chatman, Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Minneapolis
Nora Barr: Augsburg Alumna
Devin Wiggs: Augsburg Student
Fardosa Hassan: Muslim Student Advisor to Campus Ministry
And a response from Jim Wallis.

For more information, visit the Christensen Center for Vocation (CCV) website: http://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/events/christensen-symposium/

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Morning Chapel: Deacon Student Leaders

Join us for worship in the chapel today at 10:40am. Our chapel series continues, "This is our cry, This is our Prayer, Peace in the World," exploring themes of peace and reconciliation in our world. Grace Corbin '17 preaching; other worship leaders: Holly Kundel '19, David Erickson '18, and Robb Benson-Ernst '18.

Chapel Series Continues:

Thursday, 9/15, 11:30am: "Carnival de Resistance and the topsy turvey politics of God"
Friday 9/16, 10:40am: Pastor Sonja Hagander, College Pastor & Director of Ministries

We gather in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center -- Everyone is welcome!

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Community Garden Day, Saturday 2-5 p.m.

Whether you're an avid gardener, semi-interested gardener, or just lover of green things and fresh food, join us for a Ceder-Riverside "Tour de Gardens" on Sept. 17 from 2-5 p.m. Snacks, activities, tours, and more happening at three different gardens. All gardens are open for visitors from 2-5 p.m., but special activities at each site happen at the following times:

2 p.m. - Brian Coyle Center Community Garden (420 15th Ave S, behind the building)
3 p.m. - Augsburg College Community Garden (drum circle and tours!) (600 block of 20th Ave S)
4 p.m. - West Bank Community Garden (S 4th St. between Carlson and Rarig Center)

Hope to see you there!

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Off Campus Studies Fair This Friday

Off Campus Studies Fair on FRIDAY!
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Christensen Center Lobby

Want to study abroad on spring break, for a semester, or in summer? The Off Campus Studies Fair is your chance to learn more about the opportunities for Auggies around the world and in the US!

Study your major. Take electives. Conduct research. Do an internship. Auggies can choose from 300 programs in 90+ countries. Come learn more, grab a cup of popcorn, and talk to the program reps to be entered into the prize drawing!

Get more info on our website: studyabroad.augsburg.edu

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Three Art Receptions - This Friday

Join us for three art receptions this Friday, September 16, 6 - 8 p.m. in the Augsburg Art Galleries. Come talk with the artists about their work and enjoy the food and refreshments. Below are the links to the Facebook events.
Hope to see you there!

Kimberlee Roth: Christensen Center https://www.facebook.com/events/278258499201194/

Megan Vossler: Gage Family Art Gallery https://www.facebook.com/events/1047799691971817/

Ashley Johnson: Student Art Gallery, Christensen Center https://www.facebook.com/events/1352720568101305/

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Give to the Max Day Info Session is Sept. 15

Academic departments, athletics, organizations and clubs are all invited to be a part of Give to the Max Day on Thursday, November 17, by sponsoring a fundraising project of your own. Please join Institutional Advancement in looking ahead to another great year for Give to the Max Day on Thursday, September 15, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Oren Gateway 100. To RSVP, contact Jen Lowman Day at dayj@augsburg.edu or ext. 1552.

Now is the time to choose a fundraising project to champion as we look ahead to the one-day online giving event where donors around the world can support their favorite Minnesota nonprofits. Last year, 33 Augsburg projects were sponsored by students, faculty and staff, and the College raised more than $240,000 from more than 1,000 donors to come in first place among all Minnesota colleges and universities, winning a $10,000 prize for the College. Last year's Give to the Max projects are listed here: http://www.augsburg.edu/giving/campaigns/give-to-the-max/

This information session will guide you through a project planner's toolkit for leading a successful Give to the Max project. We'd love to hear tips from past project leaders about how you made your own effort successful. A pizza lunch will be provided.

If you can't make this date, have any questions, or know someone who would like to be added to this year's event, contact dayj@augsburg.edu or ext. 1552.

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Fall All Hands meeting: Thursday, Sept. 22

All members of the campus community are invited to attend the Fall 2015 All Hands meeting, Thursday, Sept. 22, 11:30 a.m. in Hoversten Chapel. 

The meeting will be audio recorded, and the audio and slides will be posted to the "All Hands" page on Inside Augsburg within a few business days of the meeting. (You must be logged in to access the page.)

Access to connect to the meeting from off-site locations will be available. Information for the livestream will be available on the All Hands page.

Click the following link to add the event to your calendar: https://augnet.augsburg.edu/protected/administration/reports/documents/president/allhands2016-17/index.htm?icalmail=09a70e5ab6dccaa4119ac7dbbe91b3df&returnpath=%2Fprotected%2Fadministration%2Freports%2Fdocuments%2Fpresident%2Fallhands2016-17%2Findex.htm%3Fmonth%3D09%26amp%3Bday%3D22%26amp%3Byear%3D2016 .

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Professor Kathryn Swanson in PCA/ACA Publications

Kathryn Swanson, Professor of English, is an invited reviewer of publishers' editions of forthcoming mystery and detective novels. Recently, four of her reviews have appeared in publications from the Popular Culture/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA). Congratulations, Kathy!

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