Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Teaching and Learning

New Fall Course: Francophone Perspectives on Wellness and Sustainability

submitted by gerlachs@augsburg.edu

Looking for a Gen Ed themed course in Sustainability & Wellness OR Local & Global Perspectives? In this new course from the Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies Department, we will explore cultural attitudes toward dietary habits, exercise, mental health, tobacco and alcohol use, and environmental practices. By comparing France and the United States, we will seek to understand how cultural and policy differences may facilitate or inhibit healthier lifestyles and sustainability.

Meets MWF 2:20-3:20pm. Taught in English using French materials in translation (CCS 215, no prerequisites). Optional French track (FRE 215, prereq FRE 112, modified assignments in French).

For more information, contact instructor Sharon Gerlach (gerlachs@augsburg.edu).

CCS/FRE 215 New course flyer

Teach or Research Abroad – Fulbright Info Sessions: Thursday, April 30 and Tuesday, May 5

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Fulbright Information Sessions

Thursday, April 30, 4:30-5:30 pm on Zoom

Tuesday, May 5, 12 to 1 pm on Zoom

A Fulbright Award gives you the opportunity to teach, research, or study abroad for an academic year after graduation. The process of applying is invaluable and winning the award is a life-changing experience. The Augsburg URGO office provides support to you in the application process, even if you’ve already graduated.

To be eligible and competitive you need to:
– Be a U.S. citizen or national
– Have a 3.0 or higher GPA for serving as an English Teaching Assistant
– Have a 3.5 or higher to conduct research or attend graduate school abroad
– Be an active member in the Augsburg community or your home community
– Have effective skills to adapt to another culture and serve as a cultural ambassador of the U.S. to your host country

If you are a junior, senior, or recent graduate, you would start working on your application this summer. The campus deadline is Friday, September 4, 2026. Winners are announced in Spring 2027 for placement in Fall 2027.

If you would like to learn more, please schedule an appointment with Prof. Jacqui deVries, Augsburg’s Fulbright Program Advisor, by emailing her: devries@ausgburg.edu.

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

General Announcements

Short Survey on Civic Engagement – 30 Students Will Win $50 Gift Cards

submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

The Campus Wide Initiative (CWI) Undergraduate Student Survey is designed to help our college understand campus culture and track how we are developing “civic fluency”—the ability to engage effectively with community issues and diverse perspectives.

THIRTY students will win a $50 GIFT CARD. ONE student will win a pair of BEATS STUDIO PRO HEADPHONES.

The survey takes LESS THAN 5 MINUTES to complete.

Undergraduate students, don’t miss out on this opportunity to complete the survey and win!

Campuswide Immersion Survey (5 minutes or less to complete)

Garden Curious?

submitted by klawiter@augsburg.edu

Did you know Augsburg is home to a community garden with 65 individual plots for neighbors and 3 student-led communal plots? Does this intrigue you? Does environmental stewardship and radical inclusivity inspire you? Are you interested in learning more or participating? Then you should join the garden committee!!

We are currently looking for students, staff, faculty and community members to be a part of the garden committee to share inspiration, ideas and help make decisions that will shape the future of the garden. We meet once a month for about an hour and a half. For more information, please email Greta at klawiter@augsburg.edu

HR Office Closure Starting TODAY

submitted by caguanas@augsburg.edu

The Human Resources department will be participating in an intensive, office-wide Workday Implementation training next week. To ensure our team can fully engage in this program, our standard operations will be adjusted.

Human Resources office schedule for the week of 4/20/2026:
Tuesday 4/21/26 – Closed
Wednesday 4/22/26 – Closed
Thursday 4/23/26 – Closed
Friday 4/24/26 – Closed

We will resume normal operations on Monday 4/27/2026 9am – 4pm.

What to Expect
During this four-day period, please take note of the following changes to our service:

Office Hours: Walk-in office hours are suspended. The HR office will be closed to visitors.
Phone Calls: Our phone lines will be directed to voicemail. We will not be available for calls during this time.
Emails: Please direct all emails to any of the following inboxes based on your needs. This will allow for faster responses once a team member is available:
General HR questions: HR@augsburg.edu
Questions regarding pay or benefits: Payroll@augsburg.edu
Student Employment: studentemployment@augsburg.edu
For all emails sent, please expect a delayed response.

Urgent Matters
If you have an immediate, time-sensitive emergency that cannot wait until Monday (such as a critical payroll discrepancy or a workplace safety report), please send an email to hr@augsburg.edu with a direct subject line. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we take this time to improve our internal processes and better serve the entire organization.

Mental Health Impact of Operation Metro Surge—Participate & Invite Others

submitted by velamcco@augsburg.edu

Members of the Augsburg Community,

You are invited to participate in a study focusing on the mental health impact of Operation Metro Surge, in which the Department of Homeland Security sent approximately 3000 ICE and Border Control agents to the Twin Cities beginning in December 2025 and officially lasting through mid-February of 2026.

Prof. James Vela-McConnell, in the Department of Sociology here at Augsburg, is conducting an anonymous survey that is intended to further document the impact of this event on our community and ourselves and you are invited to participate. This online survey should take approximately 30 minutes and can be completed at your convenience. At the end of the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for one of six $50 gift cards or one of eight $25 gift. Alternatively, the raffle winners may choose to donate the value of their gift card to a local organization working to support immigrant residents of the Twin Cities metro.

To take the survey, check your emails for your invitation to participate or simply click on the link below for the flyer with the link & QR code.

Also, we are hoping to include as many residents of the Twin Cities area as possible in this research on the mental health impact of Operation Metro Surge. Please feel free forward the flyer and invite your local family, friends, neighbors, etc. to participate. In addition to the entire Augsburg community, anyone who lives and/or works in the Twin Cities metro region and is 18 years of age or older may participate.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

Flyer: The Mental Health Impact of Operation Metro Surge

Thó Wiŋ Magazine Submissions Close April 24

submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu

Thó Wiŋ Magazine is looking to publish works of all forms from Augsburg students and faculty. If you have artwork, photography, poetry, short stories, or academic writing you want to see published in Augsburg’s literary arts magazine, please visit thowinmagazine.com/submissions to find out more.

We are looking to include a wide variety of Augsburg community voices, and all submissions are welcome. If you have any questions, reach out to us at twmagazine@augsburg.edu.

Submissions close April 24th at 11:59pm. Multiple submissions are welcome.

Submit here!
thowinmagazine.com/submissions

New Staff Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:

04/15/2026: Limited Term Overnight Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/44fdd8da-26bc-496e-9d44-14b69ac2ce7d-limited-term-overnight-lead-public-safety-officer-
04/15/2026: Head Men’s Hockey Coach
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000120985107-head-men-s-hockey-coach

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New Student Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:

04/17/2026: Student: Auggie Admissions Ambassador, 2026-27
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000121516754-student-auggie-admissions-ambassador-2026-27
04/17/2026: Summer Student Research Assistant 2026
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000121506207-summer-student-research-assistant-2026
04/17/2026: Student: Community Garden Assistant 2026
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000121441398-student-community-garden-assistant-2026
04/13/2026: Student: PsyD Graduate Research Assistant 26-27
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000120481337-student-psyd-graduate-research-assistant-26-27

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Seeking Asian-American College Students to Participate in a Survey About the Model Minority Myth

submitted by yangss7@augsburg.edu

Hello, my name is ShaShee Yang, and I am a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student at Augsburg University. I am conducting a research study about the internalization of Model Minority Myth stereotypes and their impacts on depressive and anxiety symptoms in Asian-American college students. I would love for you to be a part of the study! The study will consist of a brief demographic survey and three standardized questionnaires asking questions about internalization of the Model Minority Myth, current depressive symptoms, and current anxiety symptoms. The entire survey should take approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete. To thank you for your participation, upon completing the surveys, you will have the option to enter your information in a raffle for one of two $25 Caribou Coffee gift cards. If you are interested in participating, please contact me at the email address listed below. I appreciate you taking the time to consider being a part of my project. If you have any questions, please contact me at yangss7@augsburg.edu.

Survey Link Here

Event Announcements

Auggie History in New PBS Documentary

submitted by gunkel@augsburg.edu

On April 21st, Twin Cities PBS will premiere a new documentary called The Wild West Bank Sound. The film will include images from the Augsburg Archives, thanks to the work of Technical Services Coordinator, Kris Kammueller.

The film highlights the musical importance of Minneapolis’ West Bank and PBS describes it as, “…a funky flashback, bursting at the seams with memories, all visualized with rare and rich archival photography, footage, and ephemera.” Check it out!

https://www.pbs.org/show/the-wild-west-bank-sound/

TODAY Zyzzogeton Student Research Symposium – April 21

submitted by crombie@augsburg.edu

Augsburg celebrates the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students with its annual Zyzzogeton Student Research Symposium. The symposium falls at the end of each academic year and is a culmination of achievement featuring work across departments.

This year Zyzzogeton will feature more than 60 posters from undergraduate researchers in the science, social science, humanity, and creative disciplines.

Zyzzogeton will take place on Tuesday, April 21, 3 – 4:30pm in Hagfors Center. All are welcome to attend. Please visit the Zyzzogeton website for more information and for a full list of presenters and abstracts.

Those who need any disability-related accommodation to fully participate in this event are encouraged to contact University Events at events@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1104. Remember to have the name, date, and time of the event with you when contacting their office. Please allow for sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.

Zyzzogeton Website

Please Join Us: Art Education Celebration

submitted by alekna@augsburg.edu

Please join the Augsburg University Education Department as we celebrate two of our student artists. Bella Olson and David Mejia spent last summer and fall designing two large wall paintings that now hang in our office hallway. The students created the art in memorial of our dear colleague, Dr. Jennie Diaz, who sadly passed away in spring 2024. The students used Dr. Diaz’s values as inspiration for the pieces. You can read more about the inspiration and intent for this art installation at the link below.

When? Monday April 27th, 5–6pm
Where? Sverdrup Education Suite
What? Light refreshments will be served. The students will share a few words about their process and we will all gather to remember Dr. Diaz, and to celebrate these beautiful works of art.
Who? Anyone and everyone who wants to celebrate these amazing artists and their beautiful art.
Questions? alekna@augsburg.edu

More Information Here

Staff: Volunteer at Commencement 2026

submitted by obeys@augsburg.edu

Staff volunteers are needed to help make the commencement ceremony on May 7 a meaningful and successful experience for our graduates and their families.
Volunteer Roles Include:
– Accessible Seating Ushers, Greeters, and Wayfinding: Manage the accessible seating table and seating areas; assist guests with finding a seating location and/or other facilities; hand out programs; provide assistance for wayfinding and/or other needs. (Training at 4:00, Shift 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.)
– Graduate Ushers/Tunnel Managers: Staff will help students find their way to the lineup tunnel and manage the line lengths to help with a seamless procession.(Training at 4:00, Shift 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.)
– Guest Ushers, Greeters, and Wayfinding: Greet family members, and guests; assist families with finding a seating location and/or other facilities; hand out programs; provide assistance for wayfinding and/or other needs.(Training at 4:00, Shift 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.)
– Namecard Tables: Staff the graduate namecard check-in tables; help students who don’t have a namecard; provide assistance for wayfinding and/or answering other questions.(Training at 4:00, Shift 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.)
– Ticket Resolution: Staff will help with resolving ticket issues for guests (Training at 4:00, Shift 4:00 – 7:30 p.m.)
Please fill out the staff volunteer form below by April 23 to let us know of your interest. You will receive a follow-up email to confirm your volunteer assignment and provide additional details.

Sign up to Volunteer at Commencement Today!

Chris Dixon Shares His Story of Thriving Tomorrow

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

Join us for our next How We Thrive talk of the academic year.

Chris Dixon is Augsburg University men’s and women’s track and field head coach as well as the Assistant Athletic Director and Director of Athletic Diversity and Inclusion. Chris has also been a DI college athlete, an entrepreneur, a health and fitness education and wellness consultant, and a dad. Come and hear what Chris has to share about how he thrives in our world.

HOW WE THRIVE: STORIES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO THRIVE – TOGETHER.
Chris Dixon
Wednesday April 22, 2026
12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel

Award Winning Filmmaker on Campus with “Hollywood Black” with Laurens Grant

submitted by hansonjl@augsburg.edu

“Hollywood Black” with Laurens Grant

Join us for an insightful evening featuring award-winning director and producer Laurens Grant, Co-Executive Producer of the powerful new docuseries Hollywood Black. Directed by Justin Simien (Dear White People), this series provides a definitive look at over a century of the African American struggle for representation, both in front of and behind the camera.

This special screening of featured episodes from the series will be followed by a conversation with Grant. She will discuss her unique perspectives on the making of the series and her own work as a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of the industry’s most compelling voices as we explore the past, present, and future of Black Hollywood.

Event Information

Date: Wednesday, April 29th Time: 6pm CST, Snacks and Social Time at 5:30pm
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Parking is available in Lot L.

Note: Due to screening restrictions, this event is currently for the Augsburg community and their invited guests only. Please register here for a ticket so we can manage the headcount.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIlQeQ6Ke4M

Get Tickets!

Tangled Roots – A Collaborative Performing Arts Project

submitted by straub@augsburg.edu

Join us for a special screening of Tangled Roots: A Grief and Hope Ceremony. Created in collaboration with visiting artist Emily Lau, this powerful performing arts project features a 50-minute filmed performance by eight Schwartz School honors students. Blending themes of loss, remembrance, and hope, Tangled Roots offers a moving and reflective artistic response to the socio-political upheaval experienced by our community this past winter.

Created specifically for the Twin Cities as a response that is a gift. Featuring all original work from Augsburg students in guidance from artist Emily Lau.

Friday, April 24. Reception at 6:30p.m., followed by screening at 7:00 p.m., Sateren Auditorium.

Grad Fair Prep Week + Fair

submitted by mendezm@augsburg.edu

Preparing for graduate school? Don’t miss these upcoming opportunities hosted by the Strommen Center for Meaningful Work and URGO:

How to Write a CV Workshop
Wednesday, April 22
⏰ 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
Learn how to create a clear, professional CV that highlights your academic experiences and prepares you for graduate school applications.

Graduate School Fair
Thursday, April 23
⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Hagfors Lobby
Meet graduate and professional program representatives, explore programs, and get your questions answered.

Students are encouraged to register through Handshake for event details and updates. Attend for a chance to win Bose QuietComfort headphones!

Open to all majors and class years.

Keeping Track of Auggies

Upper Midwest Emmy® Student Production Awards

submitted by hansonjl@augsburg.edu

Congratulations to this years nominees and recipients of the Upper Midwest Emmy® Student Production Awards!

2026 Crystal Pillar Recipient – Short Form – Fiction
“Thick Skin”
· Danielle Russell – Director
· Kelsey Bosch – Advisor

2026 Nominee – Music Video
“Three Fake Girlfriends by LENT”
· Reese Pesta – Director
· Jenny Hanson – Advisor

2026 Nominee – Music Video
“Going to see the MOTHMAN”
· Travis Alajoki – Director
· Nicholas Sachs – Composer
· Jenny Hanson – Advisor

Content, creativity and execution are used to evaluate the student work submitted. Entries are accepted from across the 5-state region (MN, ND, SD, WI, IA). Augsburg University has a strong record of participation, nominations, and awards. We are proud of the work our students create and honored to have been recognized by the The Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

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