Thursday, March 13, 2025

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Teaching and Learning

Deadline Extended – Faculty Distinguished Contributions Award Nominations

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

Days in May Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

Should You Switch? New GenEd Curriculum in Fall 2025

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

Apply for 25-26 Interfaith Scholars – Due TOMORROW

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14 (TOMORROW!)

Learn More or Apply

General Announcements

Nominate an Auggie for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards

submitted by jonesma@augsburg.edu

Do you know of an outstanding Auggie? Now is the time to nominate Auggie alumni for the various 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards! Nominations are open for the First Decade Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Spirit of Augsburg Award, and the Distinguished Service Award. Awards will be presented at Homecoming in October 2025.

2025 Distinguished Alumni Nomination Form

Limited Package Delivery During Spring Break

submitted by longj@augsburg.edu

We will have very limited package deliveries during Spring Break. Shipping/Receiving will be open our regular hours (weekdays 10am to 3pm), but may not be delivering packages around campus. If you order supplies please come to Shipping/Receiving to pick up when you receive the email from us letting you know your package has come in. We do not have storage space for a large number of packages and can only keep items for two weeks. Please contact us if you need to make other arrangements, mailship@augsburg.edu. We will resume deliveries after Spring Break, 3/24/2025.

Central Services Hours during Spring Break

Copy Center: Weekdays 7:30am to 4pm

Mailroom: No public hours. Please stop into the Copy Center or email mailship@augsburg.edu if you have questions.

Shipping/Receiving: Weekdays 10am to 3pm, Limited package delivery during break.

Central Services

Library Hours for Spring Break

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

The library will be on break hours next week. This means Lindell will be:
– closed Saturday and Sunday (3/15-3/16)
– open 9am-5pm Monday-Friday (3/17-3/21)
– closed Saturday and Sunday (3/22-3/23)
– returning to regular hours Monday 3/24

Please check library.augsburg.edu/hours to stay up to date on when Lindell will be open or closed.

Library Hours Page

New Staff Positions This Week (5)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

03/07/2025: Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000046689647-graduate-assistant-baseball-coach
03/07/2025: Assistant Director of Public Safety
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000047433765-assistant-director-of-public-safety
03/07/2025: Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000047450390-lead-public-safety-officer
03/06/2025: Development and Communications Associate, Minnesota Urban Debate League
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000047389011-development-and-communications-associate-minnesota-urban-debate-league
03/06/2025: Assistive Technology and Accommodations Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/0ff76ce9-3853-48cc-9248-220a067431cc-assistive-technology-and-accommodations-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:

03/11/2025: Student: Campus Life AugSem Leader
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/a6fb0b1b-628c-49d7-bd54-61fe9b868566-student-campus-life-augsem-leader
03/07/2025: Student: Auggie Admissions Ambassador, Academic Year 2024-25
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000046641525-student-auggie-admissions-ambassador-academic-year-2024-25
03/07/2025: Student: TRIO / SSS Summer Bridge Peer Mentor, Summer 2025
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000046618322-student-trio-sss-summer-bridge-peer-mentor-summer-2025

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New Student Position: Student: Campus Life AugSem Leader

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

As a result of being an AugSem Student Leader, students will:

– Develop empathic communication and skills as they listen to, engage with, and support first-year students
– Support first-year students’ development of skills related to communication, organization, time management, and studying
– Enhance their ability to advocate for others
– Improve skills connected to moderating and facilitating group engagement and activities
– Further expand their intercultural competency skills
– Develop collaborative skills as they work closely with their AugSem course professor
– Learn to manage responsibilities associated with a leadership position

Shifts are typically Monday-Friday evening hours, Saturday day and evening hours.

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Seeking Survey Participants

submitted by wurstera@augsburg.edu

Hello, my name is Ashley Wurster and I am currently a clinical psychology doctoral student at Augsburg University. I am conducting a research study about how episode patterns in schizophrenia may affect stigmatization levels among mental health practitioners and the general public in Minnesota, and I would like to include you in my research. The study will be completed exclusively online and consist of a survey about your demographics and your experiences with and attitudes on schizophrenia/severe mental illnesses. It should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. To thank you for your participation, there will be an option at the end of the survey to have a $2 bill mailed to you. If you are interested in participating, please use the link below to access the surveys. I appreciate you taking the time to consider participating in this important research.

https://augsburg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3gayud3UI1r7sYC

Event Announcements

Meeting TODAY – Embodying Anti-Racism: A Space to Practice

Join us today, Thursday, March 13 to continue our explorations of embodying anti-racism. We’ll be meeting from 12-1 (feel free to bring your lunch!) in Lindell Library 301. In this session we will be getting into some practices to help us build connections and develop community commitments together, as well as reflecting on a poem and discussing potential actions that might come out of our practice. Please also feel free to invite others you think might be interested. This is part of the affinity group practice this semester.

When: March 13, 12pm-1pm
Where: Lindell Library 301

Everyone Has a Heart

submitted by enricoc@augsburg.edu

Faculty and Staff – Join us Thursday, March 13th for a campus AED scavenger hunt. We will split into teams and go around campus buildings and find all of the AED’s. After we have gotten our heart rate up searching for all of the AED’s we will eat lunch together up in the cafeteria. The winning group will receive free lunch (:

We will meet outside the Christensen Center at 12pm. Please sign up using the google form provided so we have a general idea of amount of people to expect.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR0WRkQ0ModIe6g2B9LXJ_dioxzWqfDE0HjGeiCUVcWwFskQ/viewform?usp=header

If you have a question or need an accommodation please contact Sarah Riveros; riveross@augsburg.edu or Colleen Enrico; enricoc@augsburg.edu

This event is sponsored by the Campus Collaboration and Community Affinity Group

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR0WRkQ0ModIe6g2B9LXJ_dioxzWqfDE0HjGeiCUVcWwFskQ/viewform?usp=header

Noodle on It: Hungry for Memory – Pho Event

submitted by vangpa@augsburg.edu

Cooking is laboring for survival, love, and the future. In war times and peace, the food we make feeds the hungry, soothes the unsettled, and heals the wounded. Join us for the first event of our BE/COMING HOME series to make a bowl of Vietnamese chicken pho, as we make sense of hunger and famine–conditions of life that haunt generations of Southeast Asians impacted by the imperialist and civil wars in the 19th and 20th century—in the celebration of life 50 years after the first Southeast Asian refugee resettlement in the U.S. Presentation by Professor Ly Nguyen.

You must RSVP due to limited seating. We will have Chicken Pho “to go” packs from 11-12:30 at the food lab for those who are not able to attend due to limited spaces, only while supplies last. No rain checks, first come first serve.

Friday, March 14th
Chicken Pho cooking workshop 10:30AM-11AM
Eat/Discuss about Be/Coming Home 11:10AM-12:20PM
Location: Hagfors Center Food Lab room 108

RSVP

Get Creative Work Published With Joe Davis – March 25

submitted by covalt@augsburg.edu

Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be hosting a publishing event on Tuesday, March 25th from 4-5pm in Hagfors 150B. Minneapolis-based poet Joe Davis will be leading a discussion on the publishing industry and what putting your art into the world looks like. Tea and brownies will be provided and attendees with have the opportunity to submit their work to Thó Wiŋ Magazine, as well as view what past issues of Augsburg’s official literary magazine have looked like.

If you are an author, poet, musician, or visual artist of any kind looking to get your work into the world, this event will contain valuable information on the processes of querying and publishing. We would love to see you all there! If you would like to attend, you can RSVP on Auggie Life: https://augsburg.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11153627

When: Tuesday, March 25th, 4-5pm
Where: Hagfors 150B

RSVP

Latin America Study Abroad Virtual Event – TODAY

submitted by hardaker@augsburg.edu

Auggies – are you interested in study abroad in LATIN AMERICA?

Join us for a virtual Town Hall to learn more about Augsburg’s study abroad programs in Mexico, and our Central America program that travels to BOTH Guatemala and Costa Rica!
Both Town Halls will feature our staff and instructors from the countries we visit, and who you would be spending your semester with. RSVP to join virtually on Thursday, March 13th.

MEXICO FALL SEMESTER PROGRAMS
with Fatima Mendoza
Thursday, March 13th at 12:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AMERICA SEMESTER PROGRAM
with Elisa Vanegas and Gabriela Maldonado
Thursday, March 13th at 1:00 p.m.

Why Choose an Augsburg CGEE program in Latin America?
*Earn Augsburg credits while studying abroad and fulfill graduation requirements!
*Learn from communities in which we visit, with professors from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, and other countries in Latin America!
*Get out of the classroom and enjoy hands-on learning and travel!

RSVP today for either or both Town Hall meetings to learn more.

RSVP for the Zoom Link Here

Chance to Win $20 – NSBE-Augsburg x UMN Tech Bowl

submitted by ahmeda15@augsburg.edu

NSBE-Augsburg x UMN Tech Bowl – Sign Up Now!

Join us for the NSBE Tech Bowl with UMN! Test your knowledge in a Family Feud-style trivia competition featuring general trivia and STEM-focused questions.
We need 5 participants from Augsburg to represent us – don’t miss this chance to show off your skills and receive a $20 gift card!

Where: UMN Campus *more info will be released closer to event date
Date: Monday, April 1st
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Sign up now and be part of the fun! Spots are limited – secure yours today!

Staff and Faculty – Save the Date – 36 Questions for Civic Love on April 16

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join us on April 16th at the Mixed Blood Theater for dinner and the opportunity to spend time with someone you don’t know (or, if you’d really rather, someone you do). 36 Questions for Civic Love is a toolkit designed to connect strangers, and strengthen relationships between neighbors, comrades, and colleagues. We’re extending this invitation to community partners in our neighborhoods as well, giving you the opportunity to connect with people at places like the Brian Coyle Community Center, Afghan Cultural Society, Cedar Cultural Center, KFAI and more.

You RSVP using the link below which will help us with planning for dinner and childcare. Please email Jenean Gilmer with any questions or concerns.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePziK63eZFzKtoumAnql1AOi1YpIfRkqtG3LnPRn_EHyGkyA/viewform?usp=sharing

RSVP HERE!

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Order Girl Scout Cookies

submitted by hansonjl@augsburg.edu

Girl Scout Cookies can be picked up on campus! My daughter Eleanor, now a junior scout, asked me to share her cookie link. You can order for pickup, order to have them directly shipped to you, or use the link throughout the Cookie Sale to refill/stock-up.

Cookies are $6 a box. Cash or card accepted through the app and link.

To order now, use the link below. For campus pick-up, you can select “Have Girl Scout Eleanor deliver the cookies”. Please use your Augsburg email so we can follow-up.

Order Girl Scout Cookies