Friday, February 17, 2023

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The following Augsburg staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:

02/10/2023: Maintenance Technician
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999885518346-maintenance-technician
02/10/2023: Assistant Groundskeeper
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999885455138-assistant-groundskeeper
02/09/2023: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999885045673-public-safety-officer

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submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

Support Girls & Gender Expansive Youth In Financial Literacy Leadership Debates

Are you a woman or gender expansive person employed or studying in the field of finance?

The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, serves middle and high school students in the Twin Cities. We are looking for leaders to join us as volunteer debate judges for our Financial Literacy Leadership Debates program.

In this program, girls and gender expansive youth learn about core financial literacy subjects through the fun, engaging, and competitive vehicle of debate. The topic this year involves the advantages and disadvantages of banking at a large national bank versus a local credit union.

No debate experience is needed – we will train you. Attend our luncheon at Augsburg University in late spring and share your story! Please sign up here for more information (dates TBA):

https://forms.gle/mGaDbPiYZ35ueAcR6

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

The Minnesota Urban Debate League is a program of Augsburg University. We provide academic competitive debate programming to more than 1,200 Twin Cities students. We’re seeking remote volunteers for the 2023 Spring Semester!

We know that one of the reasons debate helps students improve their literacy is that students are engaging with all four foundational skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Because many of the students we work with are English language learners, one of the most powerful tools we have to help rookie debaters learn is auditory supplements to our written packets. With these recordings, students at all skill levels will be able to follow along with the text as they read, learn evidence while doing other tasks like doing chores or riding the bus, and rapidly improve their literacy and information retention.

How You Can Help

We are seeking volunteers to record our evidence packets at a conversational pace (120 words per minute). Help us record evidence for the following programs:

• East African Debate: Record nonfiction evidence about a topic central to the East African Debate community in the Twin Cities (TBD), written in English. Recordings needed by March 1st.
• Financial Literacy Leadership Debates: Record nonfiction evidence regarding the advantages and disadvantages of banking at a large national institution versus a small, local credit union. Recordings needed by April 1st.

Volunteers need to be able to speak slowly, clearly, and with energy. No special recording equipment is required, although we do ask that you record in a quiet space with minimal distractions. We can edit your audio for you.

Interested? Please contact Rebecca at froehlic@augsburg.edu to let us know, and/or fill out this form: https://forms.gle/j3KeHjxUjpsuvmic6

submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu

The Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL) is a program of Augsburg University. We provide academic competitive debate programming in the Twin Cities to middle and high school students. We’re in the middle of our middle school debate season, and we need judges!

We’re paying $55/tournament for folks who want to serve as debate judges at our upcoming tournaments. No prior experience is needed. We will train you before the tournament. You must be able to pass a background check, and to be paid, be able to receive checks in the US.

Sign up on the calendar here to participate! https://mnudl.augsburg.edu/volunteer-opportunities/

https://mnudl.augsburg.edu/volunteer-opportunities/

submitted by schacht5@augsburg.edu

This research study (IRB #: 2022-32-03) is designed to compare two different skill-building training programs that may help college students develop adjustment-related skills. You are eligible to participate if you are a current Augsburg undergraduate student.

If you decide to participate, you will be asked to come to our Augsburg Psychology research laboratory for 4 sessions over the course of one month. The sessions include an initial orientation meeting and three sessions focused on one of two skills-building programs (you will be randomly assigned to one of the two–like a flip of a coin). Both programs involve mini-informational videos as well as experiential activities for you to complete. We will also have you complete a few personality measures. You will be assigned a peer coach who will work with you as progress through the study and guide you through the study components. Each of the sessions will last approximately 30 to 45 minutes. Finally, we will check in one last time 3-months after the study is over for a brief online survey.

Participants will receive up to $35 for their participation. $5 for each of the first three sessions, and $10 for both the fourth session and the 3 month follow-up. Alternatively, Augsburg University Psychology students will receive up to $25 and 4 research credits.

To participate, please complete this participant inquiry form: https://tinyurl.com/Skill-Building

The researchers conducting this study are part of the Identity and Well-being Research Lab at Augsburg University (iwellLab@augsburg.edu or 612-656-6560), directed by Dr. Alex Ajayi, Assistant Professor of Psychology (E-mail: ajayi@augsburg.edu, Phone: 612-330-1146). If you have questions or concerns, you may contact us via the emails and phone numbers specified above.

Please consider forwarding this to other individuals who may meet the criteria for participation. Thank you for your consideration!

submitted by huertag@augsburg.edu

Please take a few minutes to fill out the Campus Cupboard Survey. This will help us determine how better to meet your food needs at the Campus Cupboard. Please fill out this form by March 13th; 3 students who fill it out will be randomly selected to win a $20 gift card to a local restaurant. All survey responses will be kept anonymous.

Here are some local businesses from which you are able to get a gift card:

Articulture
Cafe Racer
Curry in a Hurry
Tamu
Pow Wow Grounds
Freewheel Bike
Feminist Book Club
Bench pressed
Northern Clay Center

Thank You

Campus Cupboard Survey

submitted by bordons@augsburg.edu

Environmental Stewardship is conducting Augsburg’s 2023 Transportation Survey for all students, staff, and faculty.

Tell us about your commute to campus and your experience with Augsburg’s transportation programs and benefits! We will use your input from this survey for climate data reporting and to inform transportation policy and programming.

Your participation in this survey enters you into a drawing for a $50 gift card to a local business! 4 winners will be selected.

This online survey is available from Feb 13th – Feb 27th.

Thank you for your participation!

Questions? Email: environmentalstewardship@augsburg.edu

Augsburg’s 2023 Transportation Survey

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

DAY AT THE CAPITOL 2023

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 from 9:15 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Join us for Day at the Capitol 2023 where you can advocate for increased funding for education. Your legislators need to hear from you about the Minnesota State Grant program and other causes that are important to you.

What happens at Day at the Capitol?
You’ll attend a Minnesota State Grant advocacy and lobbying training with student advocates from Augsburg and other Minnesota private colleges. Then you’ll meet with legislators (we’ll make appointments for you in advance) and have lunch at the Capitol. The Minnesota Private College Council will host a Q&A session with public policy experts and policymakers and will provide everything you need to be a successful advocate.

The group from Augsburg will take the light rail to and from the Capitol together. There will also be an optional pizza night on Tuesday, February 28 to meet other advocates from Augsburg and get ready for your day of civic engagement.

Register by visiting the Minnesota Private College Council website: https://www.mnprivatecolleges.org/news-events/events/day-capitol

Have questions or need help? Stop by the Sabo Center for Citizenship and Democracy in the basement of Anderson Hall.

Register by visiting the Minnesota Private College Council website

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Minnesota History Day is looking for volunteer judges!

There are multiple opportunities available for judges–virtual and in-person–for the Spring 2023 MN History Day. As a judge, you work as a team with 2-3 other judges to review projects and select the strongest to advance to the next level of the competition. It’s a great way to connect with High School students in Minnesota, meet other educators, and really just pretty dang fun (and there are good snacks). Some virtual options and regional judging happens before National History Day on April, 22!

You can learn more and register at: https://www.mnhs.org/historyday/contests-and-judging/judges.

If you’re curious about what it’s like, email gilmerje@augsburg.edu.

submitted by haley@augsburg.edu

When you look forward to leaving college and entering the workforce, what’s on your mind? Fill out this anonymous two-question Google Form survey to let us know what you think about life after graduation: https://forms.gle/yRqRarin6HfixYp48

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion is the nation’s largest workplace diversity, inclusion, and equity conference, and we’ll share the perspectives of Augsburg’s upcoming graduates (class of 2023) with the more than 1,400 professionals from a variety of industries who attend each year.

Fill out the Class of 2023 survey