Monday, January 27, 2025

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Come audition for Augsburg’s spring production: Paradise Park Zoo! The sign up sheet is up on the theater’s doors. Auditions are next week, January 29 and 30! So come sign up for a 3 minute slot before it’s too late!

The animals at the zoo are very busy—experimenting with meditation, processing their relationships, honing their wilderness survival skills, hosting community meetings, arguing about doors. No one is talking about the cages. The cages are not important or are they? The cages are not…the cages are…the cages. Paradise Park Zoo is a three act meditation on capitalism and the radical left, with some dances.

GROUP AUDITION
➡️Sign up for one of the slots posted outside the Foss Theatre⬅️
Please prepare a 20-second movement sequence inspired by a Zoo animal. Each Group Audition will take up to 12 participants and run for 50 minutes.
Be ready to play improv games and read a short selection of the script.

⭐️INDIVIDUAL AUDITION⭐️ (Actors and/or Musicians)
➡️Sign up for one of the 3min slots posted outside the Foss Theatre⬅️
Please share a 40-60 second piece. Actors may use any text (monologue, poem, excerpt from a book or newspaper, etc.). Musicians are encouraged to play contemporary music (Pop, Rock, R&B, Salsa, House or any music you might hear at a bar) which may include self-written work.
Bring your own instrument. A Piano will be provided.
If you’d like, you may share both a text and a song, just keep it under 2 minutes 🙂

We hope to see you there!
The Theater Department

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New Year, New Connections: Staff Social Event (Wednesday, January 29th)

Kick off 2025 by strengthening bonds and building new connections! Join Staff Senate for a cozy social to reconnect, share winter break stories, and foster relationships. Enjoy warm conversations, tasty treats, and a relaxed atmosphere, perfect for engaging with colleagues across departments.

Wednesday, 1/29
1-3:30pm
Chapel

Staff Senate will provide a few fun giveaways, just be present to win.

Questions? Email staffsenate@augsburg.edu

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Join Campus Kitchen to make macarons this Thursday 1/30 at 4:30pm in the Food Lab (Hagfors 108)!
Please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf3jhSKSRQVWzAp39fNwz3DomfckGls_LalG_99zs26ttQfVg/viewform

The purpose of Food Lab Workshop is to teach the Augsburg community how to cook a variety of dishes and build community through food. Everything from the ingredients (e.g. Oil and Seasonings) to cooking appliances are provided for students attending workshops. If you are interested in hosting a workshop, email campuskitchen@augsburg.edu.

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Time to make your keys look as good as you 😉

Stop by CWC on Wednesday, January 29th for Keychains (multiple shapes and styles) from 10:30am-11:30am.

Location: Anderson Residence Hall, first floor CWC group room

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Start your week with Mindful Monday, 20 minutes of being, not doing, in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am. Mindful Monday is led by Tara Mader, Associate Professor of Health, Exercise Science, and Physical Education and Tiffany Moore, Coordinator of Student Teaching.

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Since 2006, students from Augsburg University have dedicated their spring breaks to serving others in communities all over the country. Each year, a group led by a team of Augsburg students and staff partner with a local organization to serve the community.
Augsburg students have the opportunity to spend their spring break in Atlanta, Georgia, March 15th-22nd, serving the community with a variety of local organizations. This trip is sponsored by Campus Ministry and is available to all Augsburg students as an Augsburg Experience.

Registration Process:
Complete registration form 2025 Registration.
Bring $75 downpayment** and copy of health insurance card to Janice Dames in Campus Ministry Office, 104 Foss. **The $75 is non-refundable if you withdraw from the trip and we are unable to fill your spot with another student off the wait-list.

Dates of Trip: March 15-22, 2024
Destination: Atlanta, Georgia

Cost: $275, includes most lodging, transportation, and most meals. Please register by February 24, 2025. Please let us know if the cost presents a barrier to participation for you (scholarships are available).

Sponsored By: Campus Ministry
Questions: Contact Pastoral Intern, Lucas Carlson at carlso30@augsburg.edu or Pastor John Schwehn at schwehn@augsburg.edu or stop by Campus Ministries in Foss 104
The trip is available as a 0-credit class that fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement. Please indicate on the online registration form if you would like more information about using this trip as an Augsburg Experience.

Register for Alternative Spring Break

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Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with Augsburg Asian Student Association (AASA). This is the year of the snake, come and enjoy fun activities and see awesome performances. Dress in red to celebrate the year of the snake with us! Tuesday, Jan. 28th from 4pm-7pm in the Hoversten Chapel.

Lunar New Year Flyer

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Join Us for the 2025 Interfaith Symposium on Thursday, February 27th at 11:00 am – noon in Hoversten Chapel. Class times will be adjusted to allow all students, faculty and staff to attend.

We are excited to welcome Valarie Kaur as the keynote speaker!

Speaker Bio: Valarie Kaur is a civil rights leader, lawyer, award-winning filmmaker, educator, and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project. Valarie became an activist when a Sikh father and family friend was the first person murdered in hate violence in the aftermath of 9/11. Since then, Valarie has led visionary campaigns to tell untold stories and change policy on issues ranging from hate crimes to digital freedom. Her work ignited a national movement to reclaim love as a force for justice. Today, the Revolutionary Love Project is seeding networked communities of practice across the country to build the beloved community. A daughter of Punjabi Sikh farmers in California, Valarie lifts up her vision for America in her acclaimed TED Talk and #1 LA Times Bestseller See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love. In Fall 2022, Valarie was honored at the White House in the first-ever Uniters Ceremony, recognizing her as a prophetic leader whose work is healing America. She is also the author of newly released Sage Warrior and children’s book World of Wonder.

For more information and to register visit: https://www.augsburg.edu/interfaith/about/interfaith-spring-symposium/
(Note – registration is required if you will attend virtually.)

https://www.augsburg.edu/interfaith/about/interfaith-spring-symposium/

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All faculty and staff are invited to the January Focused Conversation at noon tomorrow. Join Provost Paula O’Loughlin and the school directors (Vanessa Bester, Jeanne Boeh, Lori Brandt Hale, Chris Houltberg, and Ben Stottrup) for updates about Augsburg’s five-school model.

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
12–1:00 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.

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