Focused Conversations and All Hands 2018-19 Schedule

submitted by rjohn@augsburg.edu

The first Focused Conversation topic for 2018-19 is Sesquicentennial Planning, with updates from Sesquicentennial Co-chairs Darcey Engen ’88, Theater Department professor, and Jeff Swenson ’79, athletic director, and Sesquicentennial Project Manager Jodi Collen, senior director of University Events.

The sessions are:
Monday, September 10, 12:30 p.m., Marshall Room (including remote access)
Tuesday, September 11, 10 a.m., Marshall Room

The fall 2018 All Hands Meeting is Thursday, September 27, 11:30 a.m. (Chapel time), in Hoversten Chapel.

Use the link below to access the 2018-19 All Hands and Focused Conversations schedule, where you can click on events and add them to your calendar.

2018-19 All Hands and Focused Conversations schedule (login required)

Join Augsburg Pep Band

submitted by paulsens@augsburg.edu

Hello Auggies!
Are you interested in signing up for the Augsburg Pep Band this fall? It’s a great way to get involved with campus and show your auggie pride. We have weekly rehearsals that are come as able, provide t-shirts and pizza, and attend home football games. If you do not have an instrument, we can help you find one to rent at Augsburg. Our first rehearsal will be Wednesday, September 5th at 6 pm in M2. Please contact paulsens@augsburg.edu if you have any questions or are interested in joining!

South Africa event in Hagfors: An evening of music, food, and conversation

submitted by mulvihil@augsburg.edu

To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nelson Mandela, the Center for Global Education & Experience (CGEE) and Global Minnesota are co-hosting a “Year of South Africa” event in the Hagfors atrium on Thursday evening, September 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. All Augsburg faculty, staff, and students are invited.

The president of Global Minnesota recently traveled with an Augsburg group to CGEE’s South African program sites, a visit that coincided with a Minnesota Trade Office mission to South Africa and a well-publicized tour by the Minnesota Orchestra, the Minnesota Chorale, and Minnesota Public Radio. We expect that people from all these contingents will join the event, making for a lively atmosphere. President Pribbenow and the South African consul general are also expected to attend.

Register on the Global Minnesota website. Choose the cheaper member option ($10).

the Global Minnesota website

Join Our Back-to-Debate Secondhand School Supply Drive

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive.

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success!

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.

If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Subscribe to Cerkl – the personalized, all-campus Augsburg newsletter

submitted by walsh@augsburg.edu

Cerkl is an email service that delivers news and updates from blogs across campus. When you sign up, you choose what subjects you’re interested in and how often you’d like to receive emails. It’s a great way to stay up-to-date on everything Augsburg! Simply follow the link below and provide your email address where it says “enter email to subscribe” to get started! If you have any Cerkl-related questions, contact Hannah Walsh at walsh@augsburg.edu.

Cerkl – Augsburg University

Lot D Closed Today 8/31

submitted by erchula@augsburg.edu

Lot D will be closed on Friday, 8/31/2018 for First Year Move-In. Ticketing is suspended in all other lots, except for handicap and reserved spaces. Vehicles in Lot D will need to be moved by 0600 on 8/31/2018; any vehicles remaining in Lot D at 0600 will be relocated to Lot L.

Please visit the DPS website for a copy of the campus map with parking lot locations. You may also email parking@augsburg.edu with any questions.

http://www.augsburg.edu/dps

http://www.augsburg.edu/dps

Fall All Hands and First Focused Conversation

submitted by rjohn@augsburg.edu

The first Focused Conversation topic for 2018-19 is Sesquicentennial Planning, with updates from Sesquicentennial Co-chairs Darcey Engen ’88, Theater Department professor, and Jeff Swenson ’79, athletic director, and Sesquicentennial Project Manager Jodi Collen, senior director of University Events.

The sessions are:
Monday, September 10, 12:30 p.m., Marshall Room (including remote access)
Tuesday, September 11, 10 a.m., Marshall Room

The fall 2018 All Hands Meeting is Thursday, September 27, 11:30 a.m., Hoversten Chapel.

Use the link below to access the 2018-19 All Hands and Focused Conversations schedule, where you can click on any event and add it to your calendar.

2018-19 All Hands and Focused Conversations schedule (login required)

The Campus Cupboard is Open

submitted by goodsona@augsburg.edu

Stop by the Campus Cupboard (located in the Foss lobby) any time between 10am-4pm tomorrow to pick up some FREE yummy food! All students are welcome. Spread the word!

We also accept donations. Any canned food items (such as soups, canned fruits, and canned meats), dried goods (crackers, spices, pasta, etc.), and other non-perishable foods. We also accept hygiene products like toothpaste, toothbrushes, pads and tampons, and soap!

http://inside.augsburg.edu/foodshelf/

Nobel Peace Prize Forum Volunteer Opportunities

submitted by mendoza8@augsburg.edu

Join our delegation of Peace Volunteers at the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Forum on September 13-15 to work along side of leaders, social justice champions, and peacemakers from around the world!

This years theme is the Paradox of Peace. Beatrice Fihn of ICAN will be on campus as a keynote speaker and we will also be exploring the peace process in Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos.

Interested in your department playing a bigger role in the Nobel Peace Prize Forum? We are welcoming faculty and staff to be involved in this major campus event. Let us know how you would like to be involved!

If you have any questions or ideas for alternative participation, please reach out to Jessica Mendoza through email: mendoza8@augsburg.edu

Thank you and we look forward to your involvement at The Forum!

To sign up for more information, click here

Get Your Gradebook Ready

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Moodle Gradebook Basics (CTL Workshop 8/30, 11:00-12:15 in Hagfors 373)
Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some basic gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus. (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Attend via Zoom (see link below)

Link to Zoom session on the Gradebook

Learn What’s New in Moodle

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

In response to requests from faculty, this year’s Moodle is more visually appealing and user-friendly than ever before, featuring drop-down menus and a “drawer” that streamlines navigation, search tools that let you quickly access courses and isolate student forum posts, and integrated audio/video recording options. It also includes a variety of pre-formatted templates that let you quickly customize your course with a variety of formats, styles, and fonts. Moodle 2018-19 isn’t your grandfather’s Moodle! (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Zoom in using the link below

Link to Zoom session on Moodle

Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good. Donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19 through August 31st!

All donations will be delivered to People Serving People. Learn more about People Serving People at their website: http://www.peopleservingpeople.org/.

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

Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

Metro Transit full academic year pass for new day students

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Attention new day first-years and transfer students: Metro Transit and Augsburg University are giving you a great deal on an all-you-can-ride transit pass. First-year students can purchase a year-long College Pass for just $150 – that’s a 55% discount!

Order your pass here before October 1, 2018: https://store.metrotransit.org/promo/college-pass-150-9-2018

College Passes can be used for unlimited bus and light rail rides all semester, meaning you’ll never have to worry about having money for a fare. When you’re not riding to school, you can use your College Pass to get to work, an internship run errands and explore the Twin Cities. Not a regular bus or train rider? No problem! Find all the places you can go using our trip planning tools. Learn more at metrotransit.org.

Important Details
The discounted passes will be available to purchase at the link above until October 1, 2018. After that, students can purchase a semester College Pass at the Bookstore for $115.00 (subsidized by Augsburg from $165.00)

Guaranteed Ride Home
Students who regularly ride transit to work or school are eligible for the Guaranteed Ride Home program, which reimburses a taxi, Uber or Lyft ride when you have to leave early or late unexpectedly. To learn more and register for this free program, visit metrotransit.org/guaranteed-ride-home.

Now Hiring – MNUDL Tournament Staff Position

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

The Minnesota Urban Debate League is a program of Augsburg University. We provide academic competitive debate programming to middle and high school students in the Twin Cities.

We are looking for a few excellent folks who can help us deliver great debate tournaments for MN Urban Debate League high schoolers this semester and middle schoolers next semester.

Pay: $11.00/hr *+ Free Food!

● (Non-Augsburg students will receive $11/hr, Augsburg students will receive the Augsburg student employment rate)
● You do not have to be a student to do tournament support.

Job Duties:

● Post signage and tournament information throughout building
● Carry supplies (food and materials) in and out of location
● Help set-up supplies and Clean-up
● Help greet volunteers
● Ballot Runner – go to classrooms pick-up and return debate ballots

Job Qualifications:

● Must be able to lift up to 40 lbs and walk significant distance (within a school building)
● Pass a background check
● Have great customer relation skills – welcoming to volunteers, students and coaches
● Be reliable and able to get to tournament location; be professional in your conduct with students and staff.

2018 – 2019 shifts are now open!

Questions? Email mnudl@augsburg.edu, call 612-330-1730, or visit us in our office (Foss 18).

For more information:

Now Hiring: MNUDL Operations/Administrative Support Position

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, is seeking new student employees for the academic year of 2018-2019. Each position will be scheduled to work 10-15 hours per week.

Job Description:
Essential job functions include, but are not limited to:
● Assist admin with clerical tasks (P-Card reconcilement, organizing the office, paper/electronic filing, delivering documents)
● Assist admin with logistics (scheduling buses, scheduling pizza parties for debaters, etc)
● Assist program staff with administrative tasks pre and post-tournament (scanning, filing, assembling judge materials and nametags)
● Volunteer Recruitment: to include tabling, posting recruitment posters, connecting with relevant classes/campus groups
● Other duties as assigned
● Other duties aligned with applicant’s individual strengths

Requirements:
● Be comfortable working with youth and adults
● Be organized and possess excellent interpersonal skills; excellent customer relation skills needed
● Organized, timely communication needed
● Be 18 years of age or older – this is helpful, though most University students will qualify
● Some knowledge of debate, speech, or argumentation helpful but not required
● Be able to self direct, some projects will require working on your own after getting an overview
● Having these skills / experience is helpful – but we are willing to provide training and grow with a candidate

Application Instructions:
To set up an interview contact:
● Genesia Williams, Administrative and Program Assistant
● Email: williamg@augsburg.edu | Telephone: 612-330-1730
● Foss 18 (Basement)

https://augsburg.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=102062

On-campus Student Employment on Handshake

submitted by tilton@augsburg.edu

Augsburg University Human Resources and the Strommen Career & Internship Services are pleased to announce that starting this fall, students will find all on-campus student positions posted through Handshake. Handshake was implemented July 2017 and is a platform for students to schedule career coaching appointments, register for events and fairs, search for jobs and internships off campus, and now find all on-campus student employment.

Human Resources will still be the main contact for student employment. Departments will continue to create requisitions, hire forms, student paperwork, etc. through Human Resources and Interview Exchange/Hirezon. You will still view applicants through Interview Exchange/Hirezon. This process has not changed.

What has changed is the link of how students find on-campus student jobs.

1. Log into: Inside Augsburg
2. Click On-Campus Student Jobs
3. First time users of Handshake will be asked to activate their account (this takes 90 seconds).
4. Select the On-campus box under Jobs tab, click search
5. Apply to jobs!

The Strommen Center would like to encourage staff and faculty when working with students to find employment opportunities, to have the student log into Handshake.

If staff or faculty would like a student account, so you can see what a student sees, please email careers@augsburg.edu and we will create an account for you.

Posted onAugust 28, 2018
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Masterworks Chorale is open to the entire Augsburg Community

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

Looking for a choral ensemble to sing in? Consider joining Masterworks Chorale.

ALL ARE WELCOME – Students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends & choral music lovers!

Details:
– Fall 2018 rehearsals begin – Tuesday, September 4, 7-9:30 p.m., Anderson Music Hall – M3
– Email the conductor now for more information: Mark Sedio, sedio@augsburg.edu
– Or learn more by following the link to Augsburg Masterworks Chorale below.

Masterworks Chorale

Augsburg press box named for Pastor Dave Wold on Saturday

submitted by stoner@augsburg.edu

MINNEAPOLIS — Augsburg University will be dedicating its press box at Edor Nelson Field in honor of the late Rev. Dave Wold during the Auggie football team’s home opener on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 1 p.m.

The ceremony to dedicate the Pastor Dave Wold Press Box will be held during halftime of Augsburg’s football game against Ripon (Wis.) at Edor Nelson Field. The event will also feature an all-class football team reunion. A lunch will be held in Murphy Square Park at 11:30 a.m., prior to the 1 p.m. kickoff.

Augsburg’s campus pastor from 1983 to 2013, Wold died on April 21, 2018 at age 72. In addition to his service to the Augsburg community as its faith leader, Wold was also a constant presence within the Augsburg athletics community, serving as public address announcer for the Auggies’ football, men’s basketball and wrestling home events, along with periodic events in many other sports. He also helped with the faith journeys of countless numbers of Augsburg student-athletes, not only during their years on the Minneapolis campus, but in their post-Augsburg days as alumni.

One of the unique traditions Wold created at Augsburg was the “Bunch of Guys Chorus,” the National Anthem singers at Augsburg home football and men’s basketball games. Before each game, Wold would invite any man in the crowd — singer or non-singer, Auggie or opponent alike — to meet either courtside or on the field to sing the National Anthem, with Wold leading the egalitarian group of singers with his booming bass voice.

For more information or to register for the event, contact Drew Privette in the Augsburg athletics office at 612-330-1249 or privette@augsburg.edu.

https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2018/8/14/fb081418.aspx

Subscribe to Cerkl – the personalized, all-campus Augsburg newsletter

submitted by walsh@augsburg.edu

Cerkl is an email service that delivers news and updates from blogs across campus. When you sign up, you choose what subjects you’re interested in and how often you’d like to receive emails. It’s a great way to stay up-to-date on everything Augsburg! Simply follow the link below and provide your email address where it says “enter email to subscribe” to get started! If you have any Cerkl-related questions, contact Hannah Walsh at walsh@augsburg.edu

Cerkl – Augsburg University

Lot D Closed 8/31

submitted by erchula@augsburg.edu

Lot D will be closed on Friday, 8/31/2018 for First Year Move-In. Ticketing is suspended in all other lots, except for handicap and reserved spaces. Vehicles in Lot D will need to be moved by 0600 on 8/31/2018; any vehicles remaining in Lot D at 0600 will be relocated to Lot L.

Please visit the DPS website for a copy of the campus map with parking lot locations. You may also email parking@augsburg.edu with any questions.

http://www.augsburg.edu/dps

MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive is Here

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Now Hiring! Attention Students – Are you looking for easy part-time work on campus?

submitted by kruzel@augsburg.edu

Come work for the CLASS Office as an on-call proctor!

If you like earning extra money during the school year, having flexible hours, and enjoy working in a great environment, the CLASS Office would be happy to have you! Hours will vary (2-10 hours per week on average), but we’ll call or email you when proctoring is needed.

To apply, submit your resume and fill out the application in the On-Campus Student Jobs link on Inside Augsburg, under Augnet Services.

Please contact us if you are interested or have any questions at 612-330-1353. We look forward to working with you!

Pop-up choir for first day of chapel

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

All singers (students, staff and faculty) are invited to sing in a pop-up choir for the first day of chapel, Wednesday, September 5 at 10:40 am.

We will hold rehearsals in Hoversten Chapel today (8/29) at 4:15-4:45 pm, and Tuesday, September 4 at 11:00-11:30am. Please join us for either or both of these rehearsal times as we prepare to sing “You Welcomed Me.”

Rehearsals will be led by Sonja Thompson, University Organist. If you have questions, please call Janice Dames at 612-330-1732 or email at dames@augsburg.edu.

http://www.augsburg.edu/campusministry

Get Your Gradebook Ready

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Moodle Gradebook Basics (CTL Workshop 8/30, 11:00-12:15 in Hagfors 373)
Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some basic gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus. (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Attend via Zoom (see link below)

Link to Zoom session on Gradebook

Learn What’s New in Moodle

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

In response to requests from faculty, this year’s Moodle is more visually appealing and user-friendly than ever before, featuring drop-down menus and a “drawer” that streamlines navigation, search tools that let you quickly access courses and isolate student forum posts, and integrated audio/video recording options. It also includes a variety of pre-formatted templates that let you quickly customize your course with a variety of formats, styles, and fonts. Moodle 2018-19 isn’t your grandfather’s Moodle! (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Zoom in using the link below

Zoom link to session on Moodle

Faculty Zoom Workshop (TODAY, 3:30, Hagfors 250)

submitted by mattingl@augsburg.edu

Technology offers new modes of teaching, such as Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC). This workshop will prepare you to use Zoom in a classroom, to think through the lens of the camera, and how to manage group work when some students are connecting virtually.

Staff are welcome to attend as space allows. This workshop will be “Zoomed” for those needing to attend remotely. It will also be recorded. Please contact Christy Mattingly for the link.

Give Your Used Office Supplies New Life with the MNUDL Debate Supply Drive

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good. Donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19 through August 31st!

All donations will be delivered to People Serving People. Learn more about People Serving People at their website: http://www.peopleservingpeople.org/.

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

Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

Posted onAugust 28, 2018
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Pop-Up Choir for First Day of Chapel

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

All singers (students, staff and faculty) are invited to sing in a pop-up choir for the first day of chapel, Wednesday, September 5 at 10:40 am.

We will hold rehearsals in Hoversten Chapel today (Tuesday, 8/28) at 11:15-11:45 am, tomorrow (8/29) at 4:15-4:45 pm, and Tuesday, September 4 at 11:00-11:30am. Please join us for some or all of these rehearsal times as we prepare to sing “You Welcomed Me.”

Rehearsals will be led by Sonja Thompson, University Organist. If you have questions, please call Janice Dames at 612-330-1732 or email at dames@augsburg.edu.

More information

URGO Conference Travel Grants Available for Student Researchers

submitted by obrienk@augsburg.edu

URGO offers up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging, and can contribute to students’ professionalization.

The application is available at the URGO website (www.augsburg.edu/urgo) at the “conference travel” page. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to work with their research mentor to submit a travel application as soon as possible after receiving acceptance to a conference. The URGO Advisory Committee meets bi-monthly throughout the school year and will begin reviewing applications September 10th.

If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact Kirsten O’Brien at obrienk@augsburg.edu or x1446.

GIS Day – Free & Open to the Public

submitted by mattingl@augsburg.edu

Did you know that Augsburg has ESRI ArcGIS (Graphic Information Systems) software which enables you to map out data? Would you like to see how this program is being used by our neighbor, the University of Minnesota?

Save the date and celebrate GIS Day at the 2018 Spatial Forum! GIS Day and the Spatial Forum are Wednesday, November 14. The UMN Spatial Forum is a yearly event highlighting spatial research, teaching, and outreach. This event is free and open to the public and features lighting talks, conversation, and the Borchert Lecture.

Schedule
12:00 – 1:30pm Lightning Talks
1:30 – 2:00pm Vendors and hors d’ oeuvres
2:00 – 2:45pm Panel on GIS in Data Science
2:45 – 3:15pm Design with Nature 50 year anniversary
3:15 – 4:00pm Reception – Hors d’oeuvres & GIS Day cake served
4:00 – 5:00 pm Borchert Lecture
5:00 – 7:00pm Networking event

GIS Day at the 2018 Spatial Forum Website

Join Masterworks Chorale

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

Looking for a choral ensemble to sing in? Consider joining Masterworks Chorale. ALL ARE WELCOME – Students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends & choral music lovers!

Details:
– Fall 2018 rehearsals begin – Tuesday, September 4, 7-9:30 p.m., Anderson Music Hall – M3
– Email the conductor now for more information: Mark Sedio, sedio@augsburg.edu
– Or learn more by following the link to Augsburg Masterworks Chorale below.

Information about Masterworks

Central Services School Hours

submitted by suter@augsburg.edu

With the school year coming back in session, the Copy Center will be changing back to regular hours starting Aug 27th!

The Copy Center is now open from 7:30am-6:00pm Mon-Fri

The other Central Services areas will maintain their regular hours.
Mail Room 9:30am-12:00pm Mon-Fri
Shipping & Receiving 9:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri

The Mail Room and Shipping & Receiving will also be open Saturday September 1st from 8:00am-4:30pm with a 30 min break at 12-12:30pm.

If you have any questions please either call or email us and we will be happy to assist with any inquiries/problems you may have.

copyctr@augsburg.edu
mailship@augsburg.edu

Copy Center 612-330-1054
Mailroom 612-330-1119
Shipping & Receiving 612-330-1750

Thank You!
Central Services Staff

Get Your Gradebook Ready for the Semester

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Moodle Gradebook Basics (CTL Workshop 8/30, 11:00-12:15 in Hagfors 373)
Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some basic gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus. (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Attend via Zoom (see link below)

Link to Zoom session on gradebook

Learn What’s New in Moodle

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

In response to requests from faculty, this year’s Moodle is more visually appealing and user-friendly than ever before, featuring drop-down menus and a “drawer” that streamlines navigation, search tools that let you quickly access courses and isolate student forum posts, and integrated audio/video recording options. It also includes a variety of pre-formatted templates that let you quickly customize your course with a variety of formats, styles, and fonts. Moodle 2018-19 isn’t your grandfather’s Moodle! (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Zoom in using the link below

Zoom link to session on Moodle

Metro Transit full academic year pass for new day students

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Attention new day first-years and transfer students: Metro Transit and Augsburg University are giving you a great deal on an all-you-can-ride transit pass. First-year students can purchase a year-long College Pass for just $150 – that’s a 55% discount!

Order your pass here before October 1, 2018: https://store.metrotransit.org/promo/college-pass-150-9-2018

College Passes can be used for unlimited bus and light rail rides all semester, meaning you’ll never have to worry about having money for a fare. When you’re not riding to school, you can use your College Pass to get to work, an internship run errands and explore the Twin Cities. Not a regular bus or train rider? No problem! Find all the places you can go using our trip planning tools. Learn more at metrotransit.org.

Important Details
The discounted passes will be available to purchase at the link above until October 1, 2018. After that, students can purchase a semester College Pass at the Bookstore for $115.00 (subsidized by Augsburg from $165.00)

Guaranteed Ride Home
Students who regularly ride transit to work or school are eligible for the Guaranteed Ride Home program, which reimburses a taxi, Uber or Lyft ride when you have to leave early or late unexpectedly. To learn more and register for this free program, visit metrotransit.org/guaranteed-ride-home.

URGO Academic-Year Research Application Available

submitted by obrienk@augsburg.edu

Each year URGO offers $1,000 research grants for undergraduates 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.

The application is available at the URGO website (www.augsburg.edu/urgo) at the “on-campus research” page. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so student-faculty research teams are encouraged to submit proposals in the fall. The URGO Advisory Committee meets bi-monthly and will begin reviewing proposals September 10th.

If you have any questions about undergraduate research opportunities, please contact Kirsten O’Brien at obrienk@augsburg.edu or x1446.

Cleaning out your office? Join MNUDL’s Debate Supply Drive

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Subscribe to Cerkl – the personalized, all-campus Augsburg newsletter

submitted by walsh@augsburg.edu

Cerkl is an email service that delivers news and updates from blogs across campus. When you sign up, you choose what subjects you’re interested in and how often you’d like to receive emails. It’s a great way to stay up-to-date on everything Augsburg! Simply follow the link below and provide your email address where it says “enter email to subscribe” to get started! If you have any Cerkl-related questions, contact Hannah Walsh at walsh@augsburg.edu

Cerkl – Augsburg University

Faculty Zoom Workshop

submitted by mattingl@augsburg.edu

Wednesday, August 29 from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in Hagfors 250

Technology offers new modes of teaching, such as Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC). This workshop will prepare you to use Zoom in a classroom, to think through the lens of the camera, and how to manage group work when some students are connecting virtually.

Staff are welcome to attend as space allows. This workshop will be “Zoomed” for those needing to attend remotely. It will also be recorded. Please contact Christy Mattingly for the link.

On-campus Student Employment Jobs now in Handshake

submitted by tilton@augsburg.edu

Augsburg University Human Resources and the Strommen Career & Internship Services are pleased to announce that starting this fall, students will find all on-campus student positions posted through Handshake. Handshake was implemented July 2017 and is a platform for students to schedule career coaching appointments, register for events and fairs, search for jobs and internships off campus, and now find all on-campus student employment.

Human Resources will still be the main contact for student employment. Departments will continue to create requisitions, hire forms, student paperwork, etc. through Human Resources and Interview Exchange/Hirezon. You will still view applicants through Interview Exchange/Hirezon. This process has not changed.

What has changed is the link of how students find on-campus student jobs.

1. Log into: Inside Augsburg
2. Click On-Campus Student Jobs
3. First time users of Handshake will be asked to activate their account (this takes 90 seconds).
4. Select the On-campus box under Jobs tab, click search
5. Apply to jobs!

The Strommen Center would like to encourage staff and faculty when working with students to find employment opportunities, to have the student log into Handshake.

If staff or faculty would like a student account, so you can see what a student sees, please email careers@augsburg.edu and we will create an account for you.

Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good. Donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19 through August 31st!

All donations will be delivered to People Serving People. Learn more about People Serving People at their website: http://www.peopleservingpeople.org/.

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

Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

Metro Transit full academic year pass for new day students

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Attention new day first-years and transfer students: Metro Transit and Augsburg University are giving you a great deal on an all-you-can-ride transit pass. First-year students can purchase a year-long College Pass for just $150 – that’s a 55% discount!

Order your pass here before October 1, 2018: https://store.metrotransit.org/promo/college-pass-150-9-2018

College Passes can be used for unlimited bus and light rail rides all semester, meaning you’ll never have to worry about having money for a fare. When you’re not riding to school, you can use your College Pass to get to work, an internship run errands and explore the Twin Cities. Not a regular bus or train rider? No problem! Find all the places you can go using our trip planning tools. Learn more at metrotransit.org.

Important Details
The discounted passes will be available to purchase at the link above until October 1, 2018. After that, students can purchase a semester College Pass at the Bookstore for $115.00 (subsidized by Augsburg from $165.00)

Guaranteed Ride Home
Students who regularly ride transit to work or school are eligible for the Guaranteed Ride Home program, which reimburses a taxi, Uber or Lyft ride when you have to leave early or late unexpectedly. To learn more and register for this free program, visit metrotransit.org/guaranteed-ride-home.

URGO Academic-Year Research Application Available

submitted by obrienk@augsburg.edu

Each year URGO offers $1,000 research grants for undergraduates 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.

The application is available at the URGO website (www.augsburg.edu/urgo) at the “on-campus research” page. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so student-faculty research teams are encouraged to submit proposals in the fall. The URGO Advisory Committee meets bi-monthly and will begin reviewing proposals September 10th.

If you have any questions about undergraduate research opportunities, please contact Kirsten O’Brien at obrienk@augsburg.edu or x1446.

2018-19 Short-term study abroad/away options

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Spring 2019 and Summer 2019 have great options for short-term off-campus study options in:

New York City, USA
Guatemala
Model EU at Indiana University
Puerto Rico, USA
Hawaii, USA
Netherlands
Slovenia
China
Mexico

These short term programs are a great fit for many students, fulfill graduation requirements, are affordable, and led by Augsburg’s own fantastic faculty!

Check out the options –there’s probably one that is great for you (looking at you, students!) or a student you teach/advise/coach/mentor!

Contact stoddard@augsburg.edu for more information, or visit the study abroad website: studyabroad.augsburg.edu

Check out the program options!

Equip a Student for Success: Join MN Urban Debate League’s Debate Supply Drive

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Central Services School Hours

submitted by suter@augsburg.edu

With the school year coming back in session, the Copy Center will be changing back to regular hours.

The Copy Center will be open from 7:30am-6:00pm Mon-Fri

The other Central Services areas will maintain their regular hours.
Mail Room 9:30am-12:00pm Mon-Fri
Shipping & Receiving 9:00am-4:30pm Mon-Fri

The Mail Room and Shipping & Receiving will also be open Saturday September 1st from 8:00am-4:30pm with a 30 min break at 12-12:30pm.

If you have any questions please either call or email us and we will be happy to assist with any inquiries/problems you may have.

copyctr@augsburg.edu
mailship@augsburg.edu

Copy Center 612-330-1054
Mailroom 612-330-1119
Shipping & Receiving 612-330-1750

Thank You!

Want to go with an AugSem group on 9/4?

submitted by truem@augsburg.edu

I am looking for a staff person to go with an AugSem group (25 students) on City Service Day from 12:30pm until 4:00pm to do a community engagement project. Please contact me at truem@augsburg.edu, if you are interested. The group will be going to Open Arms to cook and to decorate bags for meals that will be delivered to homes of individuals who need them.
Thanks!

Faculty Zoom Workshop

submitted by mattingl@augsburg.edu

Wednesday, August 29 from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in Hagfors 250

Technology offers new modes of teaching, such as Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC). This workshop will prepare you to use Zoom in a classroom, to think through the lens of the camera, and how to manage group work when some students are connecting virtually.

Staff are welcome to attend as space allows. This workshop will be “Zoomed” for those needing to attend remotely. It will also be recorded. Please contact Christy Mattingly for the link.

Effectively Using Academic Alerts – When, Why, and How

submitted by richardk@augsburg.edu

Please join me, Kelsey Richardson Blackwell, in a discussion about how we are changing our academic alert system. The session will be held on Wednesday, August 29 1:00-2:00 pm in Hagfors 250.

Every instructor has used the alert system differently. We have designed a new process – academic feedback and safety/wellness alerts – that is flexible while also encouraging best practices.

Academic Feedback & Safety/Wellness Alerts

Give Your Office Supplies Second Life: Join MNUDL’s Back-to-Debate Supply Drive

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Get Your Gradebook Ready for the Semester

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Moodle Gradebook Basics (CTL Workshop 8/30, 11:00-12:15 in Hagfors 373)
Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some basic gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus. (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Attend via Zoom (see link below)

Link to Zoom Session on Gradebook

Learn What’s New in Moodle

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

In response to requests from faculty, this year’s Moodle is more visually appealing and user-friendly than ever before, featuring drop-down menus and a “drawer” that streamlines navigation, search tools that let you quickly access courses and isolate student forum posts, and integrated audio/video recording options. It also includes a variety of pre-formatted templates that let you quickly customize your course with a variety of formats, styles, and fonts. Moodle 2018-19 isn’t your grandfather’s Moodle! (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Zoom in using the link below

Zoom link to Session on Moodle

Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

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! Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good.

Donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19 through August 31st!

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/.

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

Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

Posted onAugust 23, 2018
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Faculty Workshop August 30: Introduction to Paideia Seminar Discussion

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

In today’s challenging political climate, the skills of civil, civic-minded, and evidence-based democratic deliberation are a necessity. Paideia (pie-DAY-a) is a pedagogy that encourages inquiry-based, democratic discussions around a common text. It can be used with all ages and in all subject areas. This workshop session will give participants a chance to participate in a Paideia style seminar discussion, and acquire strategies for implementing Paideia seminars in their own curriculum. Please RSVP by August 25: you will receive a short reading which will serve as our practice text via email. Contact lloydr@augsburg.edu with questions.

Facilitators: Rachel Lloyd and Anne Kaufman

Paideia Workshop RSVP

Metro Transit full academic year pass deal for new day students

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Attention new day first-years and transfer students: Metro Transit and Augsburg University are giving you a great deal on an all-you-can-ride transit pass. First-year students can purchase a year-long College Pass for just $150 – that’s a 55% discount!

Order your pass here before October 1, 2018: https://store.metrotransit.org/promo/college-pass-150-9-2018

College Passes can be used for unlimited bus and light rail rides all semester, meaning you’ll never have to worry about having money for a fare. When you’re not riding to school, you can use your College Pass to get to work, an internship run errands and explore the Twin Cities. Not a regular bus or train rider? No problem! Find all the places you can go using our trip planning tools. Learn more at metrotransit.org.

Important Details
The discounted passes will be available to purchase at the link above until October 1, 2018. After that, students can purchase a semester College Pass at the Bookstore for $115.00 (subsidized by Augsburg from $165.00)

Guaranteed Ride Home
Students who regularly ride transit to work or school are eligible for the Guaranteed Ride Home program, which reimburses a taxi, Uber or Lyft ride when you have to leave early or late unexpectedly. To learn more and register for this free program, visit metrotransit.org/guaranteed-ride-home.

Faculty Workshop August 30: Introduction to Paideia Seminar Discussion

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

In today’s challenging political climate, the skills of civil, civic-minded, and evidence-based democratic deliberation are a necessity. Paideia (pie-DAY-a) is a pedagogy that encourages inquiry-based, democratic discussions around a common text. It can be used with all ages and in all subject areas. This workshop session will give participants a chance to participate in a Paideia style seminar discussion, and acquire strategies for implementing Paideia seminars in their own curriculum. Please RSVP by August 25: you will receive a short reading which will serve as our practice text via email. Contact lloydr@augsburg.edu with questions.

Facilitators: Rachel Lloyd and Anne Kaufman

Paideia Workshop RSVP

Get Your Gradebook Ready for the Semester

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Moodle Gradebook Basics (CTL Workshop 8/30, 11:00-12:15 in Hagfors 373)
Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some basic gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus. (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Attend via Zoom (see link below)

Link to Zoom Session on Gradebook

Exploring the New Features of Moodle (CTL Workshop, 8/30, 9:30-10:45 in Hagfors 373)

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

In response to requests from faculty, this year’s Moodle is more visually appealing and user-friendly than ever before, featuring drop-down menus and a “drawer” that streamlines navigation, search tools that let you quickly access courses and isolate student forum posts, and integrated audio/video recording options. It also includes a variety of pre-formatted templates that let you quickly customize your course with a variety of formats, styles, and fonts. Moodle 2018-19 isn’t your grandfather’s Moodle! (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Zoom in using the link below

Zoom link to session on Moodle

2018-19 Short-term study abroad/away options

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Spring 2019 and Summer 2019 have great options for short-term off-campus study options in:

New York City, USA
Guatemala
Model EU at Indiana University
Puerto Rico, USA
Hawaii, USA
Netherlands
Slovenia
China
Mexico

These short term programs are a great fit for many students, fulfill graduation requirements, are affordable, and led by Augsburg’s own fantastic faculty!

Check out the options –there’s probably one that is great for you (looking at you, students!) or a student you teach/advise/coach/mentor!

Contact stoddard@augsburg.edu for more information, or visit the study abroad website: studyabroad.augsburg.edu

Check out the program options!

Donate Gently Used Office Supplies to MN Urban Debate League

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

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! Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good.

Donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19 through August 31st!

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/.

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

Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

Zoom Workshop for Faculty

submitted by mattingl@augsburg.edu

Wednesday, August 29 from 3:30 – 4:30 PM in Hagfors 250

Technology offers new modes of teaching, such as Interactive Video Conferencing (IVC). This workshop will prepare you to use Zoom in a classroom, to think through the lens of the camera, and how to manage group work when some students are connecting virtually.

Staff are welcome to attend as space allows. This workshop will be “Zoomed” for those needing to attend remotely. It will also be recorded. Please contact Christy Mattingly for the link.

Get Your Gradebook Ready for the Semester

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Moodle Gradebook Basics (CTL Workshop 8/30, 11:00-12:15 in SVE 204)
Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some basic gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus. (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Attend via Zoom (see link below)

Link to Zoom Session on Gradebook

Learn What’s New in Moodle

submitted by tensen@augsburg.edu

Exploring the New Features of Moodle (CTL Workshop, 8/30, 9:30-10:45 in SVE 204)
In response to requests from faculty, this year’s Moodle is more visually appealing and user-friendly than ever before, featuring drop-down menus and a “drawer” that streamlines navigation, search tools that let you quickly access courses and isolate student forum posts, and integrated audio/video recording options. It also includes a variety of pre-formatted templates that let you quickly customize your course with a variety of formats, styles, and fonts. Moodle 2018-19 isn’t your grandfather’s Moodle! (Adjunct instructors who attend this event are eligible for a $50 stipend.)
Can’t make it to the Minneapolis campus? Zoom in using the link below

Zoom link to session on Moodle

Nobel Peace Prize Forum Volunteer Opportunities

submitted by mendoza8@augsburg.edu

Join our delegation of Peace Volunteers at the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Forum on September 13-15 to work along side of leaders, social justice champions, and peacemakers from around the world!

This years theme is the Paradox of Peace. Beatrice Fihn of ICAN will be on campus as a keynote speaker and we will also be exploring the peace process in Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos.

Interested in your department playing a bigger role in the Nobel Peace Prize Forum? We are welcoming faculty and staff to be involved in this major campus event. Let us know how you would like to be involved!

If you have any questions or ideas for alternative participation, please reach out to Jessica Mendoza through email: mendoza8@augsburg.edu

Thank you and we look forward to your involvement at The Forum!

To sign up for more information, click here

Looking for a vocal ensemble to join?

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

Consider joining Masterworks Chorale. ALL ARE WELCOME – Students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends & choral music lovers!

Details:
– Fall 2018 rehearsals begin – Tuesday, September 4, 7-9:30 p.m., Anderson Music Hall – M3
– Email the conductor now for more information: Mark Sedio, sedio@augsburg.edu
– Or learn more by following the link to Augsburg Masterworks Chorale below.

Masterworks Chorale Information

Faculty Workshop August 30: Introduction to Paideia Seminar Discussion

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Thursday, August 30 | Introduction to Paideia: Facilitating Seminar Discussion | 1:00-4:00 pm, HC 301

In today’s challenging political climate, the skills of civil, civic-minded, and evidence-based democratic deliberation are a necessity. Paideia (pie-DAY-a) is a pedagogy that encourages inquiry-based, democratic discussions around a common text. It can be used with all ages and in all subject areas. This workshop session will give participants a chance to participate in a Paideia style seminar discussion, and acquire strategies for implementing Paideia seminars in their own curriculum. Please RSVP by August 25: you will receive a short reading which will serve as our practice text via email. Contact lloydr@augsburg.edu with questions.

Facilitators: Rachel Lloyd and Anne Kaufman

Workshop RSVP

The Minnesota Urban Debate League Will Give Your Spare Office Supplies New Life

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our MOST-NEEDED ITEM is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation.

Augsburg Total Wellness: School Supply Drive

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

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! Augsburg Total Wellness is sponsoring a School Supply Drive to feel good, by doing good.

Donations will be accepted in Human Resources, Memorial Hall, Room 19 through August 31st!

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/.

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

Questions? Contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

Foss Lobeck Miles Water Shutoff

submitted by abounass@augsburg.edu

The City of Minneapolis Water Department will be replacing the main water meter in the Foss Lobeck Miles Center the morning of Thursday, August 23rd at approximately 6:30AM. It is estimated the building water will be off for 30 minutes to replace the meter. Our team will be onsite to make sure all the faucets and toilets are free from any obstructions after the completion of the replacement. Any questions can be directed to Bryan Massich at 612-280-7447.

Cleaning out the office? Let the Minnesota Urban Debate League take clutter off your hands.

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Cleaning out your office?

Join MNUDL’s Back-To-Debate Supply Drive

Your gently-used donation will prepare our debaters for success

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, equips Twin Cities students with all the basics needed to become debaters: curriculum, coaches, tournaments, and supplies. As our high school, middle school, Spanish, and Somali debate programs grow each year, our need for supplies grows, too.

Our goal is to equip 100 more students with debate supplies in the 2018-19 school year!

Our most-needed item is expanding file folders/accordion folders!

Other helpful (new or gently used) items:
● 3-hole sheet protectors
● 2-pocket folders
● Highlighters
● Pens

Your support will help make our debate season a success!

Items can be picked up or dropped off at Augsburg University.
If you’d like to join our Back-to-Debate Supply Drive, please
contact us at mnudl@augsburg.edu to arrange your donation

Mental Health: Mind Matters Exhibit and Facilitated Discussion at the Science Museum of Minnesota

submitted by aleshirn@augsburg.edu

One in five US adults aged 18 or older experience mental illness in a given year. Like most schools, Augsburg is seeing the impact of this trend with our students, both in and out of the classroom.

Join the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in their sponsored event viewing the brand new exhibit: Mental Health: Mind Matters at the Science Museum of Minnesota, followed by a discussion led by campus staff/faculty on this topic.

The Science Museum describes this event as a “groundbreaking exhibition that aims to build a greater understanding of the importance of mental health and create a safe space for important conversations about mental illness. Hands-on experience through the Mental Health: Mind Matters exhibit brings you closer to the facts, feelings, and issues surrounding this topic that touches so many lives.”

Attendees will meet at the Science Museum and will be provided admission to the exhibit. Following the viewing, attendees will engage in a facilitated discussion on how this topic relates to Augsburg University and our students.

Schedule
9:30-11:00 am Mental Health: Mind Matters Exhibit viewing
11:00 am-12:00 pm: Facilitated group discussion at the Science Museum

To sign-up for this event, click the link attached to this A-Mail!

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NOTE: Attendance at this event counts towards the Augsburg University Diversity and Inclusion Certificate Program. For more information email diversity@augsburg.edu.

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Overcoming Racism In Spite Of… a Call for Resilience, Resistance, and Hope

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Save the dates for the 10th annual Overcoming Racism Conference
November 2-3, 2018
Metropolitan State University in St. Paul
Registration opens September 1st. Scholarship application open now.

This year’s conference theme is a Call for Resilience, Resistance, and Hope: “Overcoming Racism In Spite of …”

In spite of broken treaties, in spite of redlining, in spite of Rondo, in spite of Philando Castille and Jamar Clark, in spite of anti-immigration laws, in spite of voter suppression efforts, in spite of the school-to-prison pipeline, in spite of rising Islamophobia, in spite of the Dakota Access Pipeline and Enbridge Line 3

You get the picture! It’s a time to celebrate, to rededicate to this work, to elevate our learning and skills, and to network with each other to strengthen our movement.

The Overcoming Racism Conference grew out of the work of ASDIC (Antiracism Dialogue Circles) and Cherokee Park United Church. What started as a community meeting at the church quickly outgrew the space. The conference now meets at Metropolitan State University and draws people from all over the Twin Cities and aims to inspire people to work to overcome racism where they live, work and play, and to provide them with practical tools to do so. The conference draws more than 600 people, and offers keynote speakers, many workshops, and opportunities to network. Conference participants include community activists, educators, government employees, grass roots organizations, and community members who want to learn more. The conference workshops provide them with a wide range of offerings, appealing to both those who are new to antiracism work and want to get involved and those who have been working on these issues for decades.

Conference Webpage