Augsburg University News and Announcements
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Need to know when departments, buildings, and student services are open during Winter Break? We’ve got you covered along with some safety reminders from DPS.
Winter Break this year will be December 16 – January 20. Classes resume January 21.
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Einstein’s ongoing Winter Break hours are weekdays, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Normal hours resume Monday, January 20.
Special thanks to Aladdin Campus Dining for making this happen!
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You still have time to apply for a short-term study abroad experience in the Netherlands during Summer Term 1!
You’ll earn eight credits (4 in sociology / urban studies, and 4 in English) in just one month.
Check out the description below, and apply here!
Although many of us may be feeling fear or despair about the global climate crisis and our ability to address problems such as rising sea levels, global warming, and persistent inequalities, this study-abroad experience centers on imagination, invention, tangible change, and hope for our collective future. In our on-campus class sessions and our two weeks in the Netherlands, we’ll discuss sustainability challenges such as energy, water, food, waste and pollution, housing, and transportation. Then we’ll explore the ways in which artists, scientists, and other creative minds have addressed those challenges in fiction, poetry, policies, and practices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. How can speculative literature and sociology help us invent and imagine new solutions to urban problems? What ideas from Rotterdam and Amsterdam might be implemented in the Twin Cities? What kinds of futures can we imagine for our rapidly changing world, and how do we transform those visions into a new reality?
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The Peace Scholars Summer Program application is now open! If you are interested in studying about conflict, war and peace, consider taking your studies to Norway for the summer. This program is nearly fully funded and students receive free tuition, room, and board. Learn more on the program website.
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Benefits Eligible Employees:
Take advantage of this on-campus opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, wherever you might be in your retirement planning.
All meetings are confidential! And, it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You’ll get answers to these questions and more:
-Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?
-Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?
-How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?
Available Times:
Tuesday Jan 14, 9am – 3pm
Wednesday Jan 15, 9am – 3pm
Thursday Jan 169am – 3pm
All meetings are in Christensen Center, Nelson Room
Sign up for a time at https://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow or by calling 800-732-8353
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Employees enrolled in Augsburg’s medical insurance are now enrolled in Kavira Health!
We’re excited about Kavira Health, our newest employee health benefit! Kavira provides primary and urgent care (think everyday healthcare) via messaging, videochats and in-person home or office visits, as well as free and discounted bloodwork, free in-home x-rays, and 300 free medications. Kavira is paid for by Augsburg for employees enrolled in a medical plan. You can access Kavira benefits at no additional cost (or a low $5 co-pay for high deductible health plan members).
Kavira’s clinic hours are
-Weekdays 8am-7pm (home visits and virtual care)
-Weekends 10am-2pm (virtual care only)
We’re really excited about this benefit! We hope you’ll give Kavira a try when you or a family member are feeling sick, or just looking for general health advice.
To access their clinic – please either:
Download their secure messaging app called “Kavira Health” by following the instructions in the attachment or visiting their website: https://www.kavirahealth.com/download
Call / text their clinic at 763-373-3856
Services List https://kavirahealth.com/services
List of free labs and medications https://www.kavirahealth.com/labsandmeds
Includes information on how to access the medications.
Home visit service area https://www.kavirahealth.com/service-area
One-minute explainer video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV2E64aXnfE
App Instructions and FAQs https://web.augsburg.edu/hr/2025benefits/KaviraAppInstructions.pdf
Please reach out to hr@augsburg.edu if you have any questions!
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MNUDL’s middle school debate tournament shifts are open! Join us as a volunteer in 2025.
The Minnesota Urban Debate League is a program of Augsburg University. We provide academic competitive debate programming to middle and high school students.
Our middle school debate teams’ practices have begun and their first tournaments are weeks away! Mark the dates on your calendar and sign up now – shifts are open on our Volunteer with Us page!
https://mnudl.augsburg.edu/volunteer-opportunities/
JANUARY TOURNAMENTS
1/22: Wednesday, Highland HS, 3:20-7:30
1/28: Tuesday, Como HS (tentative), 3:20-7:30
1/30: Thursday, Edison HS, 3:20-7:30
FEBRUARY TOURNAMENTS
2/6: Thursday, Washburn HS, 3:20-7:30
2/12: Wednesday, Central HS, 3:20-7:30
2/18: Tuesday, John Glenn MS, 3:20-7:30
2/20: Thursday, Edison HS, 3:20-7:30
2/27: Thursday, Sanford MS, 3:20-7:30
MARCH TOURNAMENTS
3/4: Tuesday, John Glenn MS, 3:20-7:30
3/6: Thursday, Camden HS (tentative), 3:20-7:30
3/12: Wednesday, Highland HS (tentative), 3:20-7:30
3/13: Thursday, Anthony MS, 3:20-7:30
3/26: Wednesday, Central HS, 3:20-8:30
Our students will debate the pros and cons of Mars Colonization! No debate experience (or expertise about Mars!) is required- we will train you.
Need transportation? No problem. Thanks to grant funding from the AmeriCorps Volunteer Generation Fund, we can book you an Uber to and from the tournament site.
Sign up to volunteer here: https://mnudl.augsburg.edu/volunteer-opportunities/
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The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
01/03/2025: Student: Overnight Part-Time Public Safety Officer, Spring Semester 2025
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000034690956-student-overnight-part-time-public-safety-officer-spring-semester-2025
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Augsburg University is an active member of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities! Find tools, community and support from them in 2025! Join CUMU for an Open House to learn about new programming opportunities and how to get more involved.
Learn about:
A new webinar series focused on student success
Anchor Learning Network (ALN): A cohort-based learning community that builds both individual capacity for anchor work and also connects your campus with this powerful network. During the nine-month program, small cohorts of peers selected through an application process engage in a structured set of professional development opportunities for learning, skill-building, and networking in support of their institution’s anchor mission.
Huddles to learn and share about effective practices with other CUMU members in:
Community-Engaged Research: Explore key frameworks and ideas within the context of participants’ community-engaged research projects, campuses, and communities
Latine Student Communities: Learn what drives Latine student success and develop a toolkit to support our collective efforts
Strategic Communications: Discover ways to align communications with strategic priorities and collaborate with communication professionals on our campus
Sustainability and the Anchor Mission: Explore a variety of lenses for thinking about sustainability efforts and long-term regional impacts
Metropolitan Universities Journal (MUJ): CUMU’s peer-reviewed, open-access journal for scholarship related to the issues you see on your urban and metropolitan campuses.
Research Initiatives and much more!
REGISTER HERE
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