Thursday, September 17, 2020

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

The Fall 2020 All Hands Meeting is Thursday, Sept. 24 at 11:30 a.m. All members of the campus community are invited to attend. President Paul Pribbenow will present, and Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres will have the First Word. Register to join the webinar on the All Hands page on Inside Augsburg (log in required).

All Hands

submitted by alamilla@augsburg.edu

Facilities Operations Manager Bryan Massich gives classroom sanitation tips to students, faculty, and staff.

Watch the video here

submitted by grayk2@augsburg.edu

Strommen Career Peer Advisors are available for live (real time) resume and cover letter reviews via Zoom. Tuesday-Friday 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Whether you’re looking for feedback on application documents for a job or internship or creating these documents for the first time, our trained Career Peer Advisors are here to help you achieve your career goals!

Click here to meet with a live Career Peer Advisor

submitted by cswanson@augsburg.edu

To ensure timely processing of payroll for the Sept 25 pay date, if you have forms to send, please submit them to HR by noon on Friday, Sept 18. This includes HSA, retirement, stipend payments, and direct deposit and tax withholding changes. Email hr@augsburg.edu if you have questions or need help.

Timesheet Deadlines changed to Monday of Pay Weeks
Please note that all timesheet submissions AND approvals have moved up to Mondays during pay weeks. Timesheets can be submitted on Friday for supervisors to approve by noon on Mondays.

Secure Link to Human Resources & Payroll
To protect your information, forms containing sensitive data such as banking or social security numbers should not be emailed. For a secure delivery link go to https://augsburg.leapfile.net/ for submission. Please contact hr@augsburg.edu for questions.

Thank you so much! -Your HR & Payroll Team

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

The Center for Wellness & Counseling has an after-hours urgent phone counseling service, (ProtoCall), available to support students. Call CWC at 612-330-1707 and choose Option 1 to talk to a trained mental health counselor for coping support after hours and on weekends..
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/

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

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The JED Foundation has some great resources to check out on how to start a conversation, self-care,and COVID resources. Also remember that the Center for Wellness and Counseling is also a resource. If you want to schedule a zoom counseling session with CWC, please call 612-330-1707 or email detloff@augsburg.edu

https://www.jedfoundation.org/suicide-prevention-awareness-month/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JED%20Newsletter%20for%20Campus%20Professionals%20September%202020&utm_content=JED%20Newsletter%20for%20Campus%20Professionals%20September%202020+CID_f3038dc7dce04775cf0d7ae5ecf039c3&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=SHARE%20OUR%20RESOURCES%20WITH%20STUDENTS

submitted by koh@augsburg.edu

Augsburg University’s students, faculty, and staff are invited to submit a Batalden grant proposal to support leadership in applied ethics on campus and/or in the community. This grant program defines applied ethics as work that focuses on, considers, and/or addresses public and/or private moral issues. The overarching objective of these grants is to promote broad conversations in interfaith, intersectional, and/or interdisciplinary applied ethics that promote social justice and social change. Grant funding for all proposals is generously supported by Paul ’63 and LaVonne (Olson) Batalden ’63, and Stephen ’67 and Sandra Batalden.

Grant proposals may be submitted in interfaith ethics, intersectional ethics, and/or interdisciplinary ethics. Priority deadline is October 15, 2020 (before midnight). Please email Batalden Faculty Scholar in Applied Ethics, Prof. Bibiana Koh (koh@augsburg.edu), to receive a copy of the full “call for proposals” with more specific information including eligibility and proposal format, and submission.

submitted by carlson2@augsburg.edu

Just a reminder to all that the Center for Wellness & Counseling website has many resources to support our community in emotional coping during this challenging time.
The website includes pages such as:
Coping with COVID
Skills to Feel Better Now
TAO Online Skills Training
Anxiety Self-Help
Depression Self-Help
Healing from Racial Trauma
Self-Care for Activists
Online Mental Health Screening
Crisis Information
Also, CWC has an Urgent After Hours Phone Counseling service, just call 612-330-1707 and choose Option 1 (available anytime CWC is closed).

Remember, “Go easy on yourself. You’re doing great. This is just really hard.”

Center for Wellness & Counseling

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Staff Senate is accepting nominations for two open seats. To nominate someone to serve on Staff Senate, or to nominate yourself, please fill out this form by clicking on this link https://forms.gle/exzHv3qsucyRffo48. The nomination deadline is 5 p.m. on September 25.

Augsburg staff will be able to vote for Staff Senate nominees from October 2 to October 9. The winners will be announced by October 21.

For more information on Staff Senate, visit our website at https://inside.augsburg.edu/staffsenate/.

submitted by dupont@augsburg.edu

The AugSTEM program is designed to support Augsburg juniors and seniors who wish to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Funded by the National Science Foundation, AugSTEM Scholars receive scholarships of up to $10,000 per student per year. Scholars also become a part of the STEM community at Augsburg with opportunities for summer research, faculty mentoring, and career development.
Eligibility:
-Enrolled at least half-time in a STEM major (biology, biopsychology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics)
-Within 5 semesters of graduating with a STEM degree as of Fall 2020 (graduating by December ‘22)
-Major GPA of 2.75 or higher (scholars will be expected to raise their GPA to 3.0 during program participation)
-U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident
-Demonstrated financial need as determined by financial aid status (Pell or MN State grant eligible or equivalent)
Application deadline: Monday, October 12 at midnight
Students who began their college careers at community colleges are encouraged to apply as well as students who began at Augsburg.

Questions? Contact: stem@augsburg.edu.

AugSTEM Scholars Program

submitted by guilbeau@augsburg.edu

Augsburg contracts with the Aurora Center – U of M for free services for Augsburg students. One of the services being offered is THE WOMEN OF COLOR SUPPORT GROUP. This group welcomes all people who identify as women and BIPOC who are survivors of sexual violence. This group will address themes related to oppression, intersectionality, and the unique experiences as survivors and women of color…”

The goal is to build connections and activities related to the intersectionality of trauma and healing. Trans women, trans feminine folks, non-binary and non-conforming folks are welcome to this group. If interested, contact Kia Whittier at whitt204@umn.edu.

Nancy Guilbeault – Director, Center for Wellness and Counseling

http://www.augsburg.edu/CWC