Tuesday, August 20, 2024

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Public Safety and Facilities Announcements

Parking Enforcement Suspended Until August 28

submitted by erchula@augsburg.edu

Parking permit enforcement in all Augsburg surface parking lots has been suspended from August 14 through August 27, 2024. Suspending parking permit enforcement is being done in order to accommodate students and their families as they move back into campus housing, and to provide time for new students, staff and faculty to purchase an Augsburg permit or find other arrangements for their vehicles and transportation needs prior to enforcement starting back up on August 28.

If you need assistance purchasing an Augsburg permit, please visit the Department of Public Safety website (link below) to view instructions on how to purchase a permit. If you still have questions after reviewing the website, please email parking@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Parking permit enforcement will start up at midnight on August 28. All non-permitted vehicles will need to be removed from the Augsburg lots by 11:59 PM on August 27 to avoid receiving a ticket.

Department of Public Safety Parking Website

Teaching and Learning

Full-Time Faculty: Apply for an Advancing Religious Pluralism Fellowship

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

Learn About All Things Public Transit on Thursday, August 22, 10:15 – 11:45 a.m.

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join DOUG, Metro Transit’s erudite and friendly Education Coordinator to learn about public transportation in the region and how it can benefit you and our students!!! Using public transportation is an excellent way to get to know your city and neighbors, and it’s way cheaper than driving a dang car. Just think of all the time you’ll save looking for parking….see you there!

Join us in Oren Gateway 114 from 10:15 – 11:45 am on Thursday, August 22!! Use this link to register!

https://forms.gle/YGhaWcEVNQFdxtnaA

Use this link to register!

NetVUE Reading Group on Critical Community Engagement and Vocation, Fall 2024

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

In Fall 2024, Heather Brady of Grand View University (Iowa), will host four virtual conversations on the theme of community engagement and vocation. The purpose is to gather faculty and staff with some expertise and previous experience in this field in order to grow a community of practice. The outcome of these conversations will be to define the parameters and scope of the field, identify key concepts in the field, and gather resources to share out in a second conversation series, to take place in Spring 2025. At that time, a different group will participate in monthly conversations around the curriculum created by the first group in Fall 2024. The goal of the second series will be to inspire others who are less familiar with the topic to reflect on vocational exploration though community engagement. Both series will focus on themes of place and belonging, encounters with otherness, privilege and power, active listening, and visions of justice and equity. It is my hope that the dialogue created by these conversations will create new strategies for enlivening student learning.

There will be one virtual meeting each month, on Friday from 1:00 to 2:30 CST.

Participants will receive a copy of the book Called Beyond our Selves: Vocation and the Common Good, edited by Erin VanLaningham.

Please email Heather Brady at hbrady@grandview.edu to express your interest.

TOMORROW and Thursday: CTL’s Back to School Workshops

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

General Announcements

You Could Be a Senator – Nominate Yourself or a Colleague to Staff Senate

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Fulfill your wildest dreams of being an elected official and submit yourself as a candidate to staff senate! Terms are for three years (senators are free to give up their seats after one year of service) and require 3-5 hours per month of your time. Claim your opportunity to influence policy! Rabble-rouse! Throw parties!

There is also one seat open for a staff representative on University Council, where you’ll get access to happenings at the administrative level (like a spy, but better).

Please fill out this Google Form to nominate yourself or someone else by FIVE PM ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD!!!!!!!! Email gilmerje@augsburg.edu with any questions or concerns. Thanks!

https://forms.gle/6ki5a7vQ7SWFYiwb6

Google Form

Campus Ministry Welcomes New Pastoral Intern Lucas Carlson

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Campus Ministry welcomes our new pastoral intern Lucas Carlson. Lucas (he/him) is a current Master’s of Divinity student from Luther Seminary. He graduated from Luther College with a degree in Religion and Classical Studies and went right on to Seminary to pursue his calling of being a pastor in the ELCA. Lucas is particularly inspired by the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, especially in the ways that he models using self privilege for the good of others. Lucas currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife, Elise, cat, William, and new dog, Korax. Please stop by the campus ministry office (Foss 104) to welcome him to campus. As a pastor-in-training, Lucas will work along side Pastor Babette and Pastor John to serve the whole campus.

Augsburg Campus Ministry

Participate in a Study of White Faculty Implementing Anti-Racist Community Engagement (ARCE)

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Participate in a study of white faculty implementing anti-racist community engagement (ARCE)

Participants may be eligible if they:
Racially and/or ethnically identify as white
Are a faculty member at a U.S. institution of higher education (does not need to be a tenure-track position)
Have served as a faculty member for at least two years
Teach at least one service learning and community engagement course each academic year
Have partnered with the same community partner for at least two years
Have adopted an anti-racist community engaged pedagogy in service learning and community engagement course(s)
Individuals interested in participating can click here to complete the pre-questionnaire.

Participants will be asked to engage in a 2-hour interview, share examples of how they are implementing ARCE in their course(s), and later, will be invited to attend an optional focus group with other white faculty implementing ARCE. Incentives will be provided for participation in both the interview and focus group.

Questions about this IRB-approved study can be directed to University of Wisconsin – La Crosse researcher, Laura Wilmarth Tyna, at wilmarthtyna6269@uwlax.edu or to dissertation chair, Dr. Tori Svoboda, at tsvoboda@uwlax.edu.

Faculty and Staff: New Event Request Form

submitted by obeys@augsburg.edu

University Events has been working hard to launch a new request form for all events and meeting reservations. So that all requests can be saved in the same place, it is essential that faculty and staff use this form to submit all requests regardless of whether your event is basic or more complicated. Please note that if your event requires any special set up, catering, AV requests, etc. we require at least 15 business days (but more time is strongly recommended to ensure your event is a success). The new form, as well as all resources for planning your event, can be found at https://sites.augsburg.edu/events/

Student groups and organizations should submit event requests through Auggie Life.

If you have trouble submitting the form, please screenshot the issue and email it to events@augsburg.edu so that we can look into fixing the issue.

University Events Site

New Staff Positions This Week (3)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

08/16/2024: Advancement Systems Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000007327028-advancement-systems-specialist
08/14/2024: Assistant Director of Transfer Admissions
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000006762225-assistant-director-of-transfer-admissions
08/13/2024: Community Operations Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000006522225-community-operations-specialist

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New Student Positions This Week (3)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

08/16/2024: Athletics Sports Information Student Assistant, 2024-25 Academic Year
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000007290625-athletics-sports-information-student-assistant-2024-25-academic-year
08/16/2024: Student: Health Commons Somali Interpreter, Academic Year 2024-25
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000007282746-student-health-commons-somali-interpreter-academic-year-2024-25
08/14/2024: Student: Choir Assistant, Academic Year 2024-25
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000006774831-student-choir-assistant-academic-year-2024-25

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Event Announcements

Welcome New Students at Opening Convocation on 8/27/2024

submitted by gubrud@augsburg.edu

Opening Convocation – the official kick-off event for the 2024-25 academic year – is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27 at 10:50am in Si Melby. Members of faculty and staff are invited to form a clapping tunnel to welcome students. If you plan to be in the clapping tunnel, you may wear regalia or Auggie gear. Line up is scheduled for 10:20am along 71/2 th Street between Murphy Square and Anderson Music Hall. Also, a gentle reminder to seasoned Augsburg faculty and staff, consider inviting those who are new or newer to our community to join you in attending. If you are new faculty or staff or have never attended this before, it can be intimidating to know where and how to attend.

Save the Date – Imagine Cedarfest, September 8 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Imagine Cedarfest is a big, family-friendly block party for neighborhood connection and community organization. This event is a fantastic way to experience artists, musicians, and local businesses from the neighborhood and imagine a better future together.

When the Minnesota Highway Commission (now the Minnesota Department of Transportation or MnDOT) routed and constructed I-94 through the urban core of the Twin Cities in the ’60s, it destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses and displaced thousands. Now, as MnDOT evaluates options for the highway’s future, we have the opportunity to influence one of the biggest policy decisions in decades.

BONUS! Got a Weinie Dog?! Start training now and register for the Weinie Dog Race!!!
This is the second annual Wienery Wiener and Wiener-Wannabe Dog Race. This will take place on Sunday September 8th in front of the Wienery during the Imagine Cedarfest event.

We will see how many registrants we get. If we have enough “pure” dachsunds, we will run a separate race just for wiener dogs. Otherwise, we will group dogs by size to try to keep things fair. We may also choose to run multiple heats.

Register for the race here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvJUYs5TQ8SSH0wWs62wwxmS5FeJYjI4ASS6GHyQKTA_d1UA/viewform

For more information visit: https://www.ourstreetsmn.org/event/imagine-cedarfest/

Cedar-Riverside Hang – Monday, August 26, 1:30-3 p.m.

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Wanna learn more about Cedar-Riverside and Augsburg’s role in the neighborhood? Interested in the best spots for coffee, lunch, drinks, music, theater…and MORE?! Join your friendly community-engaged learning colleague, Jenean Gilmer, for a short presentation and walk/roll around the neighborhood. We’ll spend about twenty minutes on a presentation/lecture and walk for one hour, about one mile total. If it’s hot or rainy, bring an umbrella (for shade creation and water protection), and make sure to wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Meet in Oren Gateway 100 at 1:30, we’ll leave from there at 2:00 pm.

Please email gilmerje@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Keeping Track of Auggies

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