Thursday, August 27, 2020

submitted by greena@augsburg.edu

Augsburg’s commitment to community service and engagement is long-standing and deeply held. Since 1992, day undergraduate students have participated in service projects on City Engagement Day, even before they’ve had their first class. The COVID-19 pandemic requires us to press pause on City Engagement Day this year, but our commitment to community building is unwavering. Instead of sending hundreds of incoming students out to serve Minneapolis neighborhoods and organizations, we are encouraging students, faculty, and staff to engage with their local communities in ways that are meaningful to them personally.

For those looking for local options for engagement, Sabo Center staff members have compiled this list of local opportunities for community service. We will update this document as we learn of new opportunities, and we have not vetted every one, so take care in considering COVID-19 safety practices, the organization’s capacity to host groups, and other key questions.

If you’d like to suggest an addition to this list, please email us at sabocenter@augsburg.edu.

Local Volunteer Opportunities

submitted by swansonl@augsburg.edu

In partnership with several groups across the university, the Augsburg marketing department is developing a unified set of signage templates and physical distancing markers to provide coronavirus-related health and safety messaging for university properties and settings.

>>> Initial templates are available that allow community members to download signage documents, update the files on their personal computers using word processing software, and print signage using the copy center or an office copier/printer. The marketing department will continue making new templates available as additional needs arise. Current templates include:
– 8 ½ x 11 inch signs
– 11 x 17 inch signs
– Room and elevator capacity signs
– Table tents
– Cleaning best practices
– And more

>>> In addition, the marketing department placed a centralized order of adhesive physical distancing markers — including floor dots and floor lines — to aid in the proper spacing of individuals as they wait for service.

Visit the signage page on the Outbreak Planning website to view the materials that are already available for download, place an order for floor markers, request a new signage template, or inquire about a custom design.

Send questions or comments to Laura Swanson Lindahl at swansonl@augsburg.edu and Denielle Stepka at stepkad@augsburg.edu.

COVID-19 signage templates and graphics

submitted by johns184@augsburg.edu

The menu for opening service on Friday is available at the following link. This link will depict weekly menus as we move through the semester.

https://augsburg.campus-dining.com/dining-location/the-commons/

During Phase 1 of the food service opening, this menu will be served at Nabo as well. You may purchase your meal from Nabo with a meal plan swipe, flex points or credit card. As we progress through the planned phases of service, offerings will be expanded until we reach the traditional service level. There is no time frame attached to the various phases of service. Safety will be used to determine the progression.

Thank you, be safe!

https://augsburg.campus-dining.com/

submitted by alamilla@augsburg.edu

Augsburg staff have the four Fridays in August as additional paid time off: August 7, 14, 21, and 28. On those Fridays, the publication of A-mail will not go out and will resume the Monday after each Friday.

Anything submitted today will be published on Monday, August 31.

Send questions or concerns via email to a-mail-corrections@augsburg.edu.

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

Until classes resume next week on 9/2, CWC’s after-hours urgent phone counseling service, ProtoCall, is available 24/7 to support students. Call CWC at 612-330-1707 and choose Option 1 to talk to a trained mental health counselor for coping support.
For additional ongoing phone counseling when CWC is closed, Walk In Counseling is providing free, confidential phone counseling (with ongoing appointments available). For other low cost counseling centers in the community, click on the link below.

https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/counseling/counseling-low-cost/

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

We have had such a great response to the dining volunteer ambassador sign-up, and are extremely grateful to all who are helping us ensure our students have the best experience possible as we come back to campus.

We have even more opportunities to volunteer, with these centering on the getting-to-class experience; these will run from Wednesday, 9/2 – Tuesday, 9/8, and have a variety of shifts and locations available. Volunteers will be encouraging our students to wear their face coverings, handing out disposable masks to those who do not have one available, ushering students to the right classrooms, and aiding students with mobility issues.

We encourage you to sign up for as many slots as you would like! Further details are listed within the sign-up sheet.

Contact Tessa Wegenke at wegenke@augsburg.edu for more information.

Sign Up to Be a Class Ambassador