Wednesday, August 23, 2017

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

The summer is drawing to an end, which means the start of another academic year is upon us!

To kick off the academic year, Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good. All donations will be delivered to People Serving People. This non-profit organization is located in Minneapolis. As the largest and most comprehensive, family-focused homeless shelter in Minnesota, your donations will have a huge impact in our community. Learn more about People Serving People at their website: http://www.peopleservingpeople.org/.

Thousands of students across the country are heading back to school in just a few short weeks. Let’s help make sure each and every one has the supplies they need to be successful! From August 14th to August 28th, donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19.

The supplies that are most requested (new items only) are listed below:
#2 Pencils
alarm clocks
calculator
colored pencils
crayons-24 pack
folders
pencil box
pencil sharpener
pens
ruler
school bags/backpacks
scissors–youth size
washable markers

submitted by ericksoc@augsburg.edu

The old Augsburg letterhead, including envelopes, will be repurposed. Rather than recycling, please drop them off at the Copy Center. Watch for future info on our repurposed note pads!!

submitted by thompso2@augsburg.edu

​Music is a big part of the Augsburg tradition, and plays an important role in Daily Chapel. ​​All faculty​, staff​ and students ​are warmly invited ​to ​participate. ​Please consider sharing your talents!​ ​If you’d like to sing or play, ​please contact Sonja Thompson at thompso2@augsburg.edu.

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Metro Transit is offering an amazing discount on the College Pass for all new Augsburg day program first-years and transfers.
1. Each new Augsburg 2017 first year and transfer student will receive a $5 Stored Value Cards.
2. Metro Transit will sell College Pass Semester Cards for all new first year and transfer students at $90 for fall semester that expires December 31, 2017
3. New students also have the option to purchase a FULL YEAR card at $150 that would cover fall and spring semesters and expires June 1, 2018The site and pass sale sites are live right now – first-year day and new day transfers can purchase a fall pass for $90 or a full-year pass for $150.

The site is now up and running:
metrotransit.org/new-college-pass.

Please note: We sent the list of new day and new transfer day who had registered as of Aug. 14. We will send an updated list next week…it is possible a new student is not yet in their system.

Any other Augsburg student may purchase an Augsburg-subsidized College Pass from the Bookstore. Regularly $175, the College Semester Pass sells for $125.

submitted by greena@augsburg.edu

The Environmental Stewardship Committee will be repurposing Augsburg College paper (e.g., letterhead) into notepads this fall! When you’re ready to get rid of your extra paper, you can drop it off at the Copy Center. Stop by the Copy Center again in September to pick up scratch paper or October for notepads. Recycling is great, but repurposing is even better!

submitted by greena@augsburg.edu

If you like farmer’s markets, trying to identify strange vegetables, and packing grocery bags, this job is for you! Now that are summer interns are done, Campus Kitchen needs some support to keep its Saturday gleaning shifts at the Mill City Farmer’s Market running. We’re there every Saturday from ~12-3pm picking up donated produce from farmers, repackaging it into grocery bags, and delivering to elders in Cedar-Riverside. The ability to lift heavy boxes and lean over to package bags is helpful for this shift. Sign up online if you can join us!

(and while you’re there, pick a Thursday or Friday in September to help us bring lunch or dinner to local elders!)

Campus Kitchen Sign-Up

submitted by davenpoj@augsburg.edu

We are delighted to announce that the new online copy request system is ready. Access it in the normal place on the Inside Augsburg Home page>Administrative tasks>Copy Request, or from the Central Services web page. You must be logged in with your Augsburg network login.

Use the site to order copy jobs from the copy center PLUS order general letterhead, general envelopes, and reams of colored or oversize paper you may use in your department.

New prices are in effect, you’ll note some of the color prices are lower, and we changed the pricing scheme – prices are the sum of the cost of the ink (black or color) and the cost of the paper you have chosen, plus any finishing. There continues to be volume based pricing on the ink charges. web.augsburg.edu/centralservices/Copy_Center_Prices_effective_8.21.17.pdf

We are eager for you to give it a try! Although the system is pretty intuitive, below is an instruction guide and feel free to call the copy center x1054 for assistance (or discover a glitch – every new system has one!)

instruction guide

submitted by weisss@augsburg.edu

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to celebrate Augsburg University Day on September 5. Please plan to join Auggies for a day of traditional and new experiences designed to honor this historic moment in the history of Augsburg.

A full and detailed schedule of events is available on the University Name Change Updates blog.

CELEBRATION OF ‘AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY’ ON SEPTEMBER 5