Tuesday, May 31, 2022

submitted by mouak1@augsburg.edu

Gabrielle (Gabby) Allan, American Indian Student Services Program Manager joins the Department of Multicultural Life today, Tuesday, May 31. She comes to us with experience as a Program Advisor from San Juan Cllefe, Farmington, NM, a Native American Center Program Coordinator from Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO and most recently from University of Minnesota- Morris, as Native American Student Success Associate Director.

Erika Hernández, Latinx Student Services Program Manager joins the Department of Multicultural Life today, Tuesday, May 31. She comes to us with experience as a Community Organizer and Youth Coordinator at East Lake Street Truth Collectives, Youth Program Coordinator at Centro Tyrone Guzman and recently from Minneapolis Public Schools as a Bilingual Educator.

Please stop by Oyate Commons, Christensen Center to welcome our colleagues on Tuesday, May 31 to welcome them to Augsburg University!

submitted by yangdx@augsburg.edu

Priority deadline for the 22-23 MITTP application is June 1st, 2022! The application is available for new and returning Augsburg students. *Students are required to complete the 22-23 FAFSA.

For more information about eligibility and the application, please visit the Augsburg American Indian Student Service website: https://www.augsburg.edu/aissp/american-indian-teacher-training-program/.

Click here for the MITTP application!

submitted by carlson2@augsburg.edu

The Center for Wellness & Counseling is closed for the summer, but there are a number of mental health resources still available to Augsburg students. CWC wishes everyone a summer of rest and renewal, but we encourage you to reach out for support if and when you need it!

1) 24/7 phone support is available all summer long through ProtoCall (just call CWC at 612-330-1707 and choose Option 1)
2) Free, confidential short-term online counseling is available at Walk In Counseling Center (https://walkin.org/)
3) Sexual assault support is available 24/7 through the Aurora Center at the U of M (612-626-9111) (https://aurora.umn.edu/)
4) Self-help resources are available on the CWC website (coping with depression, coping with anxiety, healing from racial trauma, and more) (https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/)
5) Student Support Guide (on the CWC and Student Affairs website) has resources to help you connect on and off-campus for academic needs, mental health needs, physical health needs, and basic living needs. (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NY8mwo-IWkA-Im5VpNbbNfxWFiOygE2oVZzroIFMKPI/edit)

Center for Wellness & Counseling

submitted by tollina@augsburg.edu

The Roddenberry Fellowship is a 12-month program that offers Fellows $50,000 to take an existing initiative (e.g. campaign, organization) to the next level and amplify its impact OR to launch a new initiative. Fellows can be of any age or level, but must be working on a project, organization, or initiative with direct impact in Civil Rights, Environmental Protection, Immigration and Refugee Rights, Health and Wellness, and/or LGBTQIA and Women’s Rights.

Apply Here