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URGO Summer Research/Creative Activity Info Packet Available

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Learn how to write a strong application, find a faculty mentor, and participate in URGO Summer Research!

The URGO Summer Research Program is an 11-week, on-campus program where undergraduate students are funded to conduct research or creative activities under the guidance of a faculty mentor they choose.

$6,000 for full-time researchers
$3,000 for half-time researchers

URGO Summer Research also counts as Augsburg Experience!

If you have any questions regarding the program please read the information packet and then contact urgo@augsburg.edu for any further questions.

URGO Summer Research Packet 2025

First-Years and Sophomores: Address a Community Need with a 2026 Phillips Scholars Summer Project

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Phillips Scholars create and test innovative ideas that address community needs — running their own programming in the summer of 2026. There’s support along the way, with the students coming together starting this May and throughout the 2025-26 academic year. Scholars receive more than $9,000 in scholarships and stipends.

Ten students from any of the Minnesota private colleges listed here will be named Phillips Scholars. Financial need is one of the criteria.

Find more details and the application here:
http://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/phillips

Email Jenean Gilmer, gilmerje@augbsburg.edu to learn more!

General Announcements

Last Chance – Art and Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising through December 7

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Katherine E. Nash Gallery, 405 21st Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm

The Katherine E. Nash Gallery and Memorialize the Movement present an exhibition of murals that were painted on plywood after the murder of George Floyd.

The Regis Center for Art is accessible by U-Card only. Please call 612-624-7530 upon arrival to gain entrance to the galleries through the building’s main entrance located on 21st Avenue South directly across from the parking garage.

The Katherine E. Nash Gallery, in association with Memorialize the Movement, presents Art and Artifact: Murals from the Minneapolis Uprising, curated by Amira McLendon, a former Intern of Memorialize the Movement and the Katherine E. Nash Gallery. The exhibition features a selection of the murals from Memorialize the Movement’s collection. Art and Artifact is the largest gallery exhibition of the murals to be presented since they were created and is Amira McLendon’s curatorial debut. Her goal for the exhibition is to encourage people to reflect on where we are now, as we approach the fifth year since George Floyd’s murder.

Become a Campus Leader

submitted by doel@augsburg.edu

Are you ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Do you want to contribute to campus programming through departments like Campus Life, Residence Life, or Multicultural Life? If so, we invite you to apply for a student leadership position!

Available Positions:
Confluence Mentors
AugSem Leaders**
Community Advisors
Emerging Leaders Program Coordinators**
Operations Assistant*
Orientation Leaders
Community Development Assistant*
Hourly positions
Pan-Asian Student Services Intern**
Pan-Asian Student Services Family Leaders**
Bonner Community Leaders

*Note: Must have at least one semester as a Community Advisor.
**Note: Must be work study eligible

Important Dates:
Interview Date: February 22, 2025 | 9 AM – 5 PM
Application Deadline: January 31, 2025 | 4 PM

All student leadership positions are PAID opportunities!
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out at campuslife@augsburg.edu.
Take this opportunity to enhance your leadership experience and make a meaningful impact on campus. We look forward to your application!

https://forms.gle/TJrgu2gu4bQk4HhM7

Students: Campus Kitchen is Hiring – Apply Before Friday

submitted by kojimam@augsburg.edu

Campus Kitchen is hiring student leaders – Join our team and help us stock and staff the cupboard, put on weekly food distribution in Cedar Riverside, collaborate with Soup for You, put on weekly food lab workshops, and more!
Apply here:
https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000027467391-campus-kitchen-leader-academic-year-2024-25

To apply, you must be work study eligible or international students. Drivers license is strongly preferred but not required. We can offer 10-20 hours a week!

Please reach out to campuskitchen@augsburg.edu with any questions.

New Staff Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

11/26/2024: Associate Director of Admissions, PSEO
https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000028645407-associate-director-of-admissions-pseo
11/25/2024: Program Manager, Department of Public Safety (DPS)
https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000028474483-program-manager-department-of-public-safety-dps-

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Event Announcements

Staff Senate Hosts Wellness with Mel Lee – Monday, December 9

submitted by selinski@augsburg.edu

Join Mel Lee, staff senate representative and our favorite associate athletics director, for a tour of the Augsburg fitness facilities on Monday, December 9 at 12:30pm! Mel will give a quick tour of Si Melby/Kennedy and will also be sharing how to use some of the workout equipment and a few exercises!

Please meet outside of the fitness center in the lower level of Kennedy at 12:30pm on Monday, December 9.

Faculty and Staff Holiday Party – December 12

submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu

Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 12, 2024 | 3–5 p.m.
Christensen Center, Einstein’s Dining Area

You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.

If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.

To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.

Suggested items for Campus Cupbaord

Study Abroad Advising and Cookies: Holiday Drop In Event

submitted by rengifoj@augsburg.edu

Warm up this holiday season at our Holiday Drop-In! Whether you’ve already applied or are thinking about applying, this is the perfect chance to stop by, enjoy some hot tea and cookies, and get your questions answered.
HOLIDAY DROP-IN
Thursday December 5th 2024
10am-1pm
Science Hall 110

Get cozy, chat with our friendly team, and make progress on your plans!
Don’t miss this festive opportunity to relax, connect, and prepare for what’s next!

Learn more about our programs here

Living Stories on Wednsday in Chapel: Rev. K.P. Hong

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in Hoversten Chapel on Wednesday, December 4, at 10:40 am for our final installment of the Living Stories for the semester. We will hear from Rev. K.P. Hong, who currently serves as the Minister of Faith Formation at Unity Church-Unitarian. He has served as a congregational minister in multiethnic communities and a college chaplain in interfaith settings, shaped particularly by Korean Buddhism and Christianity in the increasingly relational context of world religions. He finds cafés to be very sacred places and will almost never decline an invitation for good coffee and conversation.

Time to Sign Up for Augsburg’s Annual Anti-Racism Training

submitted by escobarr@augsburg.edu

During the June 9, 2020, town hall for faculty and staff, President Pribbenow announced seven new equity initiatives born out of response to the murder of George Floyd and Augsburg’s renewed commitment to accelerate and expand upon our university’s efforts to promote equity and inclusion during a national moment of racial and social justice reawakening. One of these initiatives was the requirement of Augsburg faculty and staff to complete an annual anti-racism training.

Please visit the following link for more information about this year’s training:
https://sites.augsburg.edu/diversity/anti-racism-training/

Click Here to Register

Flowers Now – A Celebration of Black Elders of the Arts Community – Saturday, December 7, 8-11  p.m.

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

The Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55454
All Ages, Seated
$18 Advance, $23 Day of Show – BUY TICKETS HERE

This is a seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access page.

For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door.

Join us for “Flowers Now!” a performance and an awards ceremony honoring the contributions of a generation who helped build the Black Arts Movement and happen to call the Twin Cities home. The event will honor Donald and Faye Washington, Jean Ann Durades, Babatunde Lea, Douglas R. Ewart, Janis Lane Ewart, Seitu Jones, Carolyn Holbrook, Ta-coumba Aiken and Louis Alemayehu, community elders who have left a distinct impact on the artistic culture of cities in the upper midwest. We gather to honor their work as beloved institution-builders, teachers, mentors, philanthropists, and devotees of the artistic calling. The program will be hosted by renowned poet Tish Jones.

With performances by drummer Kevin Washington, flutist Nicole Mitchell and poet Louis Alemayehu.

Event sponsors include the University of Minnesota Libraries, Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life and KFAI Radio.

BUY TICKETS HERE

Minneapolis Afrobeats Dance Party – Saturday, December 14

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

FANAKA NATION + guests BAKARII, DJs Kwey and Salif Keita

Saturday, December 14, 2024
Doors: 7:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM
All Ages, Standing

The Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar AvenueMinneapolis, MN, 55454

BUY TICKETS HERE!

$15 Advance, $20 Day of Show
STUDENT TICKETS ALWAYS $11 DAY OF SHOW WITH STUDENT ID!!!!

This is a standing show with an open floor. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access Page. For Cedar presented shows, online ticket sales typically end one hour before the door time, and then, based on availability, tickets will be available at the door.

The Cedar & Tamu Events Presents: Celebrating and wrapping up our 35th Anniversary highlighted shows in full shake body festive form, charismatic host/Culture Rapper, Fanaka Nation brings his fusion of hip-hop, African and other worldly sonic delights to our dancefloor.

Attendees will be the first to view/experience Fanaka’s new single release, “Loko-Motion”- with the video filmed in Kenya and Minneapolis!

BUY TICKETS HERE!

TODAY: Focused Conversation on Campus Master Plan

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

All faculty and staff are invited to the December Focused Conversation at noon today. Join Vice President for Operations Rebecca John for a conversation about the refresh of the campus master plan.

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
12–1:00 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom

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

All Hands | Inside Augsburg (login required)

RSVP for a Stir Fry Workshop with Campus Kitchen This Wednesday

submitted by kojimam@augsburg.edu

Join Campus Kitchen for a Food Lab workshop making Stir Fry this Wednesday 12/4 at 4:30pm in Hagfors 108! Please RSVP via this google form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwKPzU3O3aIX6aR1ECeHgwk6-5I1wA6pCsSpntUd7Z3TI0-Q/viewform

The purpose of Food Lab Workshop is to teach the Augsburg community how to cook a variety of dishes and build community through food. Everything from the ingredients (e.g. Oil and Seasonings) to cooking appliances are provided for students attending workshops. If you are interested in hosting a workshop, email campuskitchen@augsburg.edu.

Greenhouse First Friday December 6

submitted by vaneck@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Biology Department’s rooftop greenhouse grows an appreciation for and deeper understanding of the plants of our planet. The greenhouse is open to the Augsburg campus community on the first Friday of every month this semester, from 1pm to 3pm. The Augsburg community is invited to come see what we’ve got growing on, enjoy the tropical atmosphere and marvel at hundreds of plant species from all over the world.

The last First Friday of the semester is this week, December 6, 1pm—3pm. The greenhouse is located on the 4th floor of the Hagfors Center.

Stay updated on greenhouse events by following us on Instagram!

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