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Hagfors Center: Prep for Skyway, Fourth Floor
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In the coming weeks, the Hagfors Center will reach its full height as the third floor of the west wing is completed and construction of the partial fourth floor of the north wing gets underway. A summary of this week's construction activities is posted on http://www.augsburg.edu/hagforscenter/construction-project-updates . Today's post includes the following:
[1] A 3D structural view of the building
[2] Preparation for construction of the skyway
[3] Construction on the third floor of the west wing
[4] North and west wing connection
[5] Installation work in the basement
[6] Piping, electrical, metal framing, door frames, and duct work installation
[7] Preparation for fourth-floor construction
[8] Work west of Oren Gateway Center
[9] Board of Regents tours
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
Study in Mexico on Spring Break
Food, Justice & Sustainability in Mexico
Environmental Justice and social change take on a local and global perspective in this course that starts in the US, travels to Mexico over spring break, and returns to Augsburg to continue the learning.
Faculty: Allyson Green and Joe Underhill
Courses:
SWK 210: Environmental Justice and Social Change, OR
POL 160: World Politics: Global Change and Local Connections, Focus on Mexico
Dates: March 11-19, 2017
Cost:
$2,845 for Day students
$3,295 for AU/WEC
This includes round-trip flights from Minneapolis to Mexico City, transportation, lodging, all meals, and all program activities.
For more information and to apply, go to http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=FoodJustice
Apply by November 1!
Questions? contact Maren: stoddard@augsburg.edu
Writing Lab Tutors Can Help You Now
Hundreds of students have made their way to the Augsburg College Writing Lab in Lindell Library (street level, just left of the circulation desk). Tutors can help you with any writing assignment -- essays, resumes, applications, reports, or personal statements. Just show up with a hard copy of your work in progress.
These are the hours for fall term:
Mondays - 11:10 - 1:40; 6:30 - 9:30
Tuesdays - 12:30 - 3; 3:30 - 6; 7:30 - 10
Wednesdays - 3:30 - 6; 6:30 - 9
Thursdays - 12:30 - 3; 3:30 - 6; 7:30 - 10
Fridays - 4 - 6:30
Sundays - 5 - 8
Questions? Please contact Kathryn Swanson, English Department
Study in Nicaragua on Spring Break
Faith, Vocation, and Social Change in Nicaragua, Central America
Faculty leader: Matt Maruggi
Course: REL 480 or 490
Dates: March 10-19, 2017, with required course meetings before and after travel
Cost:
$2,990 for Day students
$3,440 for AU/WEC
This includes round-trip flights from Minneapolis, transportation, lodging, all meals, and all program activities.
Explore the concept of vocation in the context of poverty and political oppression, examining the ways in which Christian theology has been and continues to be used both to justify oppression and injustice as well as to support social justice movements and offer hope for a peaceful and just social order.
To learn more or apply, go to http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=CentralAmerica2017
Apply by November 1!
Questions? contact Maren: stoddard@augsburg.edu
Why Academic Freedom Matters in the Classroom
This fall the Augsburg chapter of the Association of American University Professors has organized the presentation and discussion, "Why Academic Freedom Matters in the Classroom," with Carleton professors Jeff Snyder and Amna Khalid, who recently published a major article in The New Republic on academic freedom and campus bias response teams (11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., Thursday, 17 Nov., in Sateren Auditorium). The event is co-sponsored by Faculty Senate with support from the Provost and CTL.
All students, staff, administration, and faculty are welcome. We anticipate a lively, vigorous, and challenging discussion.
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 amounts to the following:
- 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 $1,000 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
To apply, go to http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/about/civic-studies-initiative/civic-studies-fellows-application/
General Announcements
Registrar's Office Closed on Tuesday, October 11
Due to a staff retreat, the Registrar's Office will be closed on Tuesday, October 11. Please allow one to two business days for a response to e-mails and voicemails received that day.
The Registrar's Office will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, October 12.
Event Announcements
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!
Chapel: Mindful Monday and Indigenous Peoples' Day
Join us in the chapel at 10:40am for "Monday Monday - Stress Management for All" and a performance piece to honor Indigenous Peoples' Day. Everyone is welcome!
Chapel this week:
* Tuesday, 10/11, 11:30am: National Coming Out Day. Join us for worship in the chapel for "Coming Out in Faith." Andy Anderson, Co-President of QPA, and Alexis Callen, speaking. Musician: Noah Quam, piano.
* Wednesday, 10/12, 10:40am: Dr. Mary Lowe, Assoc. Prof. Religion Dept, preaching
* Thursday, 10/13, 11:30am: Join us for worship in the chapel as we come together in word, prayer and song. All are welcome!
* Friday, 10/14, 10:40am: Dr. David Tiede, past President of Luther Seminary, preaching. Musicians: The Augsburg Choir, directed by Mark Sedio '76
We gather in Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center - Everyone is welcome!
Nobel Peace Prize Forum Information and Planning
Anyone interested in learning more about the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Forum is encouraged to attend this information and brainstorming session, Tues., Oct. 11, 3:30 - 5 p.m. in the Augsburg Room (upstairs in the Christensen Center). Next September we will be hosting the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, and other local and global leaders, and want to make this event a powerful educational experience for our students. Learn more about plans for the coming year, and ways that you can be involved. We're looking for ideas, courses, community partners, student-led projects, and other ways to integrate this major event into the life and fabric of the college.
Happening At Cedar Commons
*INTERFAITH @ CEDAR COMMONS: FAITH AND POLITICS*
THURSDAY October 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Join us for dinner and discussion about how our faith and/or spiritual traditions shape our engagement with our governments and the political process.
+ How do the communities we're part of inform our political views?
+ How do we engage with people whose political views differ from ours? Do our faith traditions help us to do this effectively?
+ How do our faith traditions shape our sense of society's future and our role in creating that future?
Do you have to be a person of faith to come? No! We welcome everyone who's interested in discussing experiences of faith and spirituality and how they intersect with the issues we care about.
Cedar Commons (2001 Riverside Ave. S., Across from Afro Deli)
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youthrive Seeking Scholars
Interested in making a meaningful connection with young people? Become a youthrive Scholar!
youthrive is currently seeking several part-time youth workers to work with their Being the Change sites. This is a great chance for college students interested in youth work and education to build experience (and resume entries!) in the field; since Scholars work with individual out-of-school programs about 10 hours a month, the job is very compatible with the multiple demands that students might be juggling.
You will work with groups of Twin Cities middle or high school students to help them build their leadership skills and learn about community action while preparing to meet a Nobel Peace Prize laureate at youthrive's 2017 Youth Forum. Commit for 12 months and have a life-changing experience! Scholars work at school and community youth program sites for 10 hours a month beginning in Fall, 2016.
youthrive accepts Scholar applications through mid-October.
To learn more and apply, visit the Who We Are/Scholars page: www.youthrive.net