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Teaching and Learning

Research on Caffeine and Reaction Time

submitted by abiodunm@augsburg.edu

Hello my name is Munira Jama. I’m an undergraduate student in the Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science department at Augsburg University, alongside my co-investigators, Moyin Abiodun, Annika Rudolph, and Natalie Delgado. We are conducting a study as part of our HPE 303L Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology lab under the supervision of our advisor Tara Mader, Ph.D; a professor in the Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science department.

We would like to invite you to participate in a research study on the effects of caffeine on reaction time. You were selected as a possible participant because you are a student at Augsburg University. Please read this entire email before agreeing to participate. If you have any questions now or later, you may contact any of the researchers or our advisor.

If you agree to be in this study, you’ll be weighed prior to starting the study, drink caffeine, and have your reaction time measured. In total, participation time will be approximately 40 minutes. Caffeine doses will be administered within safe limits depending on participants weight (3 mg per kg) there will be no abnormal side effects.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the google form below. If you are not interested, you can disregard this email. Please be assured that choosing not to participate will in no way impact your relationships with the researchers or Augsburg University.

Thank you for considering,
Munira Jama

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo5MNuDrgSMYR22gGpC7KEWh7qWvCT5GXuiMUnt1b6o9GRSg/viewform?usp=sharing

GenEd Revisions Faculty Vote – Wednesday, April 10

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

Have questions about proposed revisions? Please attend a drop-in information session.

All Faculty/Staff:
Tuesday, April 2nd from 3:30 – 4:30 in Lindell Library 301
Wednesday, April 3rd from 2:00 – 3:00 in Augsburg Room, Christensen Center

Faculty/Staff Who Are New(er) to GenEd:
Thursday, April 4th from 3:30 – 4:30 in OGC 100

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

General Announcements

Employee Spring Cyber Security Training Through June 30

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

The melting of snow heralds both spring flowers and cyber security training. Employees will be receiving training notifications from system@litmos.com about the spring cyber security training.

At any time you may visit Inside Augsburg -> Administrative Tasks -> Training

to sign in to Cyber Security Training.

Employee Training

Online Survey – Chance to Win $100 Gift Card

submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu

Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).

For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!

If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3

Thank you!

New Staff Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

04/02/2024: Graduate Assistant Track and Field Coach
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999977745693-graduate-assistant-track-and-field-coach
03/28/2024: Graduate Admissions Counselor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999976872183-graduate-admissions-counselor

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Call for Nature Poetry

submitted by starckl@augsburg.edu

The Sierra Club North Star Chapter is looking for poetry submissions for its bi-annual journal.

For this issue’s poetry prompt, we’re condensing a nine-line form called the “nonet” into five lines that we’ve named “The Minnesota Countdown.” In this form, each of the five lines has one fewer syllable than the one before. Here’s what it looks like:

5 syllables
4 syllables
3 syllables
2 syllables
1 syllable

For the subject of your poem, please choose something in Minnesota that you look forward to in spring or summer. What is your “Minnesota Countdown”?

We look forward to reading your work! Please send submissions to starckl@augsburg.edu by April 7.

Thank you!

PS – Here’s a sample. It doesn’t make all that much sense. But the syllables (5, 4, 3, 2, 1) are there!

Hey, pollinator!
Flower power,
bumblebee!
Oh no–
snow.

Event Announcements

TODAY: Greenhouse First Thursday

submitted by vaneck@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Biology Department’s rooftop greenhouse grows an appreciation for and deeper understanding of the plants of our planet. The greenhouse is open to the Augsburg campus community on the first Thursday of every month during the semester, from noon to 3pm. The Augsburg community is invited to come see what we’ve got growing on, enjoy the tropical atmosphere and marvel at hundreds of plant species from all over the world.

The next First Thursday is today, April 4, noon—3pm. The greenhouse is located on the 4th floor of the Hagfors Center.

Stay updated on greenhouse events by following us on Instagram!

Vocation Chapel on Tuesday with Kristen Chamberlain

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

On Tuesday, April 9, Kristen Chamberlain, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media, will share her story in the next installment of the “Uncovering Vocation Series.” Uncovering Vocation is co-sponsored by the Christensen Center for Vocation.
Kristen earned her PhD in Communication Studies from North Dakota State University in 2007. She has been teaching a variety of classes as part of the Department of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media since the fall of 2007. Kristen is particularly passionate about environmental communication and has identified as an environmentalist since 9th grade. She is also always ready to talk about the media, favorite books, and cats.

Join Us for Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Muslim and Christian Resources for Restorative Justice

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Professor Najeeba Syeed will be the featured speaker at the sixth annual Terence Nichols Memorial Symposium lecture. The topic will be Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Muslim and Christian Resources for Restorative Justice.

When: Wednesday, April 17th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: University of St. Thomas, John Roach Center 126
2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105

Free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit:

https://uofstthomasmn.my.salesforce-sites.com/summit__SummitEventsRegister?instanceID=a0zHq00000B2EBRIA3&_gl=1*jtrr4i*_ga*MjA4ODkyNjcxNS4xNzEwMjk3NDU4*_ga_B7VNHGCX7P*MTcxMDI5NzQ1OC4xLjAuMTcxMDI5NzQ1OC4wLjAuMA

Keeping Track of Auggies

Auggie Wins a Goldwater

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Luke Omodt, a junior majoring in physics and chemistry, has been named a Goldwater Scholar, which is the top STEM award in the country. Goldwater named 438 scholars across the country, seven of whom come from MN colleges and universities. Luke is currently doing computational materials science research with Professor Hickox-Young in physics and will be working with him this summer funded by Dean and Amy Sundquist. In the past Luke conducted research with Professor Dasgupta in physics and at the U of M and Cornell University. Congratulations Luke!

Auggie Wins a Fulbright

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Congratulations to Emma Joswiak-McLaughlin for being awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Bulgaria! Emma is a senior graduating this coming May with a degree in Secondary Education: Communication Arts and Literature. She is heavily involved in the Augsburg community as a member of the National Communication Studies honor society, Lambda Pi Eta, and the National Education Association’s Aspiring Educators Club. Emma has also worked for Augsburg’s Writing Center for two years as a tutor and is currently student-teaching at Southwest High School in Minneapolis. To prepare for her Fulbright grant, Emma has been volunteering at a number of animal rescue organizations, learning Bulgarian in her spare time, and trying not to poison her loved ones with her attempts at cooking Bulgarian cuisine. Kudos to Emma!

Auggie Wins a CLS Spark

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Elizabeth Goff ’25 is majoring in psychology and has a double minor in studio art and religion. She won the Critical Language Scholarship Spark, which teaches a full year of a language critical to the U.S. Over the summer Elizabeth will be studying Russian virtually. Only 10% of applicants win the award nationwide. She hopes to use this new knowledge to help her with her research in the future. Congratulations Liz!

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