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Hagfors Construction During Finals Week
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It's Homecoming at Augsburg College this week! With so many guests coming onto campus, it's important to remain mindful of safety on and around the construction site. Only authorized personnel wearing hard hats and safety vests are permitted access to the site. No unauthorized personnel should enter the construction site at any time.
A summary of current construction activities is posted on http://www.augsburg.edu/hagforscenter/construction-project-updates . Today's post includes the following:
[1] Photo of President Paul Pribbenow and Associate Professor Stu Anderson touring the construction site with the project leadership team last week
[2] Preparations for concrete pours on the west wing
[3] Installation work in the basement
[4] Asphalt patching complete on South 6th Street and 21st Avenue South
[5] Work west of Oren Gateway Center
[6] Storm sewer work completed for the year
[7] Elm wood saved from tree
To subscribe to regular emails about the Hagfors Center construction, go to http://www.augsburg.edu/hagforscenter and sign up for email updates .
Teaching and Learning
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.
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.
Title IX AAUP Webinar on Wednesday, 2 p.m.
Faculty and staff, on Wednesday join AAUP for a webinar on Title IX in Higher Education.
Title IX: Its History, Uses, and Abuses
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.
CTL Discussion Group: Ta-Nehisi Coates on 9-29
Faculty and staff, mark your calendars. This fall's Diversity Dialogue will center on Ta-Nehisi Coates' "Between the World and Me." Email ctl@augsburg.edu to receive a PDF copy of the reading.
Faculty and Staff Diversity Dialogue: Coates’ "Between the World and Me"
Thursday, September 29
12:00-1:30pm
Riverside Room, Christensen Center
Open Moodle Lab
Come to an Open Moodle Lab for individualized help from your E-Learning Team on Wednesday, 9/21 from 3:30-5:00 am in Sverdrup 204. (Feel free to drop in for as little or as long as you'd like!)
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
Bring your laptop and any pertinent course materials with you (in electronic docs, if possible)
Teaching and Learning with Insurgent Democracy
Faculty, on October 5th CTL and the CCV are co-hosting a special luncheon featuring Michael Lansing, Associate Professor of History. At this event, Michael will share how writing his book Insurgent Democracy pushed him to reconsider classroom strategies for equity and empowerment. He poses the question, what would it mean for Augsburg to be a "democracy college"? Creating equal chances for students from disadvantaged communities and backgrounds is the most difficult task we face. Empowerment -- through the teaching of basic democratic skills that lead to co-creation -- might be one way to address them in our teaching and learning.
There are a limited number of seats available and an RSVP is required. There are seats still open! All full-time faculty are welcome. The luncheon will be held from 12:30-1:30 on Wednesday, October 5.
RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/vBUb0vCRIXcUsCnh1
Upcoming CTL Webinar - Civility in the Classroom
Faculty and staff, join your colleagues at this live webinar where you will learn how to navigate difficult dialogs and conflict in the classroom.
Civility in the Classroom
Tuesday, September 27
1:00-2:30pm, OGC 100
As a result of this webinar, you will take away:
- Tools to create an inclusive classroom from the start and negotiate working agreements that set the stage for meaningful dialogue.
- How to recognize when a classroom discussion becomes "difficult" for students and/or themselves - get tools and approaches to de-escalate triggered reactions and promote engaged conversation.
- Criteria to decide whether to engage in difficult conversations in the moment or table for a future setting.
- Techniques to revisit classroom situations that did not further learning or group development so that everyone can learn how to do better the next time.
Read more about the webinar here: https://www.paper-clip.com/Main/product-catalog/2971.aspx
General Announcements
Accessibility of Purchases
At Augsburg College, we are committed to accessible environments for students, faculty, staff and guests: physical, instructional, and technological. To that end, we are instituting a number of changes to help us consider accessibility in all of our work. The Purchasing Policy has been updated to include this commitment and results in a change to the online purchasing requisition process. Effective today, added to the requisition is a required field in the coding line at the bottom whereby you indicate that you have reviewed the accessibility of your purchase and it:
Y=YES is accessible
N=NO is not accessible
N/A=accessibility not applicable to this purchase
Your answer to this question will be reviewed along with all other aspects of your purchase requisition.
Since this may be new to many of us, and accessibility has broad applications, please call on these resources:
Kathy McGillvary, Director, CLASS Office, mcgillik@augsburg.edu 612-330-1371, and/or Ann Garvey, Vice President of Student Affairs, garvey@augsburg.edu 612-330-1168 would be happy to discuss your suggested purchase in relation to accessibility.
Farewell Gathering for Stephanie Ruckel
Please join me in thanking Stephanie Ruckel for her six years of service at Augsburg and wish her well as she begins her new role at St. Olaf College. A farewell gathering with coffee and donuts will be held on Thursday, September 22 from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. in Sverdrup 102 and the adjacent lobby.
Will You Be at Homecoming? Registration Extended
Be a part Homecoming 2016, September 22-24! Registration has been extended until Tuesday at noon. There is a lot happening, but here are a few events to note for faculty and staff:
Thursday, Sept 22
-Dual Hat Reception (3:30-5:30 p.m.) for alumni employed by the college (Free event, but registration needed)
Friday, Sept 23
-Auggie Hours (4-5p.m.) mingle with alumni, faculty and staff over drinks and appetizers. Free event, but registration needed
-Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony (5-6:30 p.m.) to honor many influential Auggies (see list on Homecoming site)
-Homecoming Dinner (6:30-7:45 p.m.) $25 with registration preferred
Saturday, Sept 24--Chapel, Taste of Augsburg, football game and block party!
New this year: Auggie Talks: a 30-45 minute presentation on a variety of subjects presented by our amazing alumni, members of faculty and staff. Open to everyone and free!
Check out the full schedule at http://www.augsburg.edu/homecoming/schedule/ and get registered today! We hope to see you there!
Copy Request Online System Change
Effective today, 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.
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.
Nordic Interests? Seek Internship with the NACC
The Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) internship program is seeking candidates that share their Nordic interests, exhibit good communications skills, are reasonably organized and are responsible independent workers.
Could this be an opportunity for you?
Your office desk will be located at the Norway House (Franklin Avenue) and your weekly commitment will not exceed 10 hours.
Please contact Karen Gusaas, NACC-UMW Board for more information: 612.759.2567
www.naccminneapolis.org
Event Announcements
Finding Internships in STEM
Mathematics Colloquium: Finding Internships in STEM
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
3:10 - 4:10 PM Old Main 105
Hear about opportunities for finding paid internships, employer-sponsored scholarships, the upcoming career fair and get advice from other students who have successfully obtained internships in STEM fields.
Guests will include:
Emily Sladky, Assistant Director, Strommen Center for Meaningful Work
Janet Morales, Director, College and Career Partnership Programs
Julie Burrows, UpTurnships, http://www.upturnships.org/
Jonah Kaplan, SciTechsperience Internship Program, Minnesota High Tech Association, https://scitechmn.org/
Following the presenters, there will be pizza!
Civic Studies Launch on Thursday, 8 a.m., OM 105
All members of the campus community and the public are invited to the launch of Augsburg's Civic Studies Initiative this Thursday, 8:00-9:30 a.m., 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." Augsburg's launch of the Civic Studies Initiative will show how "citizens as co-creators," by emphasizing peoples’ agency, offers new resources for thinking and acting constructively and effectively on the election and related questions such as immigration, race, gender, sexual orientation, and inequality.
The discussion on September 22 will include:
- Harry Boyte on "What Is Civic Studies?"
- A student panel on experiences in empowering public work
- Michael Lansing on his civic agency history course
- Small groups brainstorming on how "citizens as co-creators" can lead to different kinds of discussions and actions 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 like co-creation can spread broadly in Augsburg curricular and co-curricular life. How can Augsburg and community partners develop an "epistemology of agency" - learning to know from a perspective of democratic power? This addresses Goal 1 of Augsburg 2019, collaboration across programs and departments to "prepare students for civic agency in a complex world."
Read more at http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/about/civic-studies-initiative/
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.
Great Honduran Music and Dinner Tomorrow Evening
Concert with Cienanos from Honduras and the Carnival de Resistance
Tuesday, September 20th
6:00pm dinner by Soup for You Cafe!
7:30pm concert- Soul, funk, reggae, trova
Bethany Lutheran Church
2511 E. Franklin in Seward
Donations will be accepted for dinner and concert. Allare welcome.
Co-sponsored by Augsburg College, Witness for Peace, Carnival de Resistance and Bethany Lutheran Church.
Morning Chapel: Mindful Monday
Join us in the chapel today at 10:40am for Mindful Monday - Stress Management for All. Come practice strategies to restore and balance energy with Jermaine Nelson, certified instructor. Flute and keyboard music by Ray Makeever and Sonja Thompson.
Chapel Schedule This Week:
Tuesday, 9/20, 11:00am: Christensen Convocation with Jim Wallis - No Chapel Service
Wednesday, 9/21, 10:40am: Joanne Reeck, Chief Diversity Officer, Director of Campus Activities & Orientation, speaking
Thursday, 9/22, 11:30am: All Hands Meeting - No Chapel Service
Friday 9/23, 10:00am: Homecoming Convocation - No Chapel Service
We Gather in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center - Everyone is welcome!
All Hands Meeting is Thursday
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The Fall 2016 All Hands meeting is Thursday, September 22, at 11:30 a.m. in Hoversten Chapel. Click on the giant link below to add the meeting 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
Remote access to connect to the meeting will be available; that link will be posted on the All Hands page (you must be logged in to access that page).
You can find the full schedule of 2016-17 All Hands meetings and Focused Conversations -- including links to add sessions to your calendar -- on the All Hands page on Inside Augsburg.
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/
Career & Internship Fair - Register Today
Remember to register for the Career & Internship Fair on Thursday, September 29 from 3-6 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel. We will have 34 employers in attendance and will be hosting 30 minute prep sessions in the Strommen Career & Internship Center prior to the event to help you prepare for the job fair and beyond.
Register here: https://docs.google.com/a/augsburg.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevlhWNfWIAcCbxH2O7IdgTFyi9yfg33eg0Tgmetkkdq0oPTQ/viewform
Visit the following link to see a full list of employers and more information about the fair and the prep sessions: http://www.augsburg.edu/strommen/calendar/fall-2016-career-internship-fair/
We look forward to seeing you at the fair!
-The Strommen Center Staff
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For Sale: 64 GB Black/Silver iPad 2, $135
My brother is selling a black/silver iPad 2 with 64 GB of storage. Asking $135. No damage besides very mild wear and tear. Comes with a case, though it is pretty worn. Also including a USB cable, power brick, and the original box. He will have to ship it from out of town. Contact me at stevehj@mac.com if interested.