Wednesday, October 8, 2025

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Join Interfaith Scholars for a conversation on Muslim and Christian ethics of care. Pastor Babette Chatman and Imam Sharif Mohamed will talk about their personal ethic of care, how they practice care, and their vision of a world where we care for all. This conversation is open to all Augsburg students, faculty and staff.

When: Thursday, October 9th , 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Where: Oren Gateway Center (OGC) 100
Who: You! Anyone from the Augsburg community is welcome.

Questions or Accessibility needs? Contact interfaith@augsburg.edu

submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu

Hello friends,

Join us for Matcha Latte day at CWC on Wednesday, October 8th, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. We are looking forward to seeing you all!

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submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu

Upcoming Happenings with Staff Senate!

October 14th- Brown Bag Lunch In the Cafeteria! 12-1PM
Bring your lunch to the cafeteria for some fun conversation and get to know your fellow colleagues. Open to any and all!

November 6th- Tour of Residence Life 9:30-11:30
As a staff member, have you ever wondered what a residence hall looks like? Now you can get a tour! There will be doughnuts and Fun Conversations to be had!

Staff Summary of the Board of Regents Meeting and University Council Meeting:
Please Read the attachment for notes from both of the recent meetings held.

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

10/06/2025: Payroll & Benefits Administrator – Temporary
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000085994285-payroll-benefits-administrator-temporary
10/06/2025: Costume Designer and Costume Shop Manager
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000085955686-costume-designer-and-costume-shop-manager
10/03/2025: Multicultural Life Student Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000085614025-multicultural-life-student-specialist-
10/03/2025: Program Coordinator, School of Business
– undefined

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submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

Summary of Position

The Temporary Payroll and Benefits Administrator processes the University’s payroll and benefits programs. This is a temporary position to cover a maternity leave that is anticipated to begin in early December. Candidate will cross-train with the Payroll and Benefits specialist for several weeks prior to the leave commencing. Augsburg University uses UKG Kronos for timekeeping, Unit4 (legacy) HRIS for payroll calculation, and ADP Payroll Processing.

Estimated weekly hours: 20 – 40

Primary Responsibilities

– Serves as daily operational administrator of all University payroll and benefits functions.
– Prepares and processes the bi-weekly payroll cycle to ensure timely and accurate pay in compliance with all local, state and federal requirements.
– Enters and maintains accurate pay, benefits, and employment records in the HRIS system.
– Enters employment elections for the University’s health and welfare benefits plans, including medical/dental/vision, retirement, life, and disability insurance plans.
– Ensures timely and accurate payments to third-party benefits providers are processed and audited.
– Serves as primary contact for general questions relating to payroll and benefits administration.
– Calculates termination payments, adjustments, special pays, retroactive payments and overpayment of wages and issues off-cycle payments as required.
– Processes and tracks records involving employees’ leaves of absence.

Additional Responsibilities

– Serves as back-up coverage for the human resources office in-person operations.
– Serves as back-up for administrative projects, including monitoring of the general Human Resources inbox, and other administrative functions.
– Other duties as apparent or assigned by supervisor(s).

Work Environment and Physical Demands

– This is a in-person position working five (5) days per week on campus.
– Extensive computer and phone use.
– Extensive interaction (verbal, written, face-to-face, and remote) with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
– Sedentary work – sitting/standing at a desk for long periods of time (frequent).
– Ability to lift up to 15 pounds (seldom).

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

10/02/2025: Student: Ceramic, Sculpture, and Glass Assistant 2025-26
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000085388412-student-ceramic-sculpture-and-glass-assistant-2025-26

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submitted by klobassa@augsburg.edu

The Strommen Center for Meaningful Work welcomes Jessica Truong-Castellanos as the new director for the center. Jessica joins us from the Dougherty Family College at the University of St. Thomas where she served as an Academic & Career Success Coach and also taught First-Year Experience Courses. Jessica also has experience working at Carleton College with a Career Foundations program and previously served as an academic advisor at St. Catherine University.

Jessica brings rich experiences, including cultivating relationships with employers and community partners to expand internship pipelines, overseeing a Career Champions program designed to equip faculty and staff to embed career readiness in their spaces, and currently serves as the chair of the Professional Development committee for the Minnesota College and University Career Services Association.

Jessica has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and a Master of Science degree in Counseling and Student Personnel, both from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Please join in welcoming Jessica as she begins her role as the Strommen Center Director starting Oct. 13.

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff can now choose to save their Zoom meeting recordings either on their computer or in the Zoom cloud. Recordings in the Zoom cloud can be downloaded at any time by the meeting host. Cloud recordings are automatically transcribed to text. The host will receive an email from Zoom when a cloud recording is ready for viewing.

Recordings will remain in the cloud for 6 months. After which, they are moved to the trash for 30 days before being deleted automatically. Zoom will email the meeting host 7 days before recordings are deleted. You can download the recordings if you wish to save them.

Recordings can be managed in the Zoom web portal https://augsburg.zoom.us/recording/. Recordings can be shared via a link much like Google Docs.

Students still can record meetings they host on their computer.

Zoom Cloud Recording Storage Policy

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

We are excited to introduce Natalie Tangu to the Augsburg community as our new Talent Acquisition Specialist! Natalie comes to Augsburg with seven years of Human Resources experience, most recently from Bremer Bank, where she worked as a Talent Acquisition Program Specialist. In her role with Bremer, she worked with the Strommen Center connecting Augsburg students with internships in banking and finance. Natalie says her experience with Augsburg and working with our students was one of the reasons she wanted to become a part of our community! Her passion for recruitment shows in her connecting with people, finding great talent, and creating a positive candidate experience. Prior to Bremer, she held HR positions with Comcast and Best Buy. She holds dual Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Business Management from MSU, Mankato.

Please join us in the Human Resources office on Thursday, October 9, from 2-4 PM for a popcorn break and to meet Natalie!

submitted by bloyere@augsburg.edu

My name is Evan Bloyer, and I am a graduate student in the Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology program here at Augsburg University. My clinical research project is understanding how Tinder use impacts mental health outcomes, particularly self-esteem and body esteem. I have received Augsburg University’s IRB approval and am able to collect data from eligible participants. To participate, please click on the link below. Email me at bloyere@augsburg.edu for any questions or concerns. If you participate, you will be eligible for a raffle for one of four $25 Amazon gift cards.

Mental Health Survey

submitted by rohlfsen@augsburg.edu

Hi All, Nichole here (Program Manager for Customized Programs at the Center for Global Education & Experience/CGEE). I’m a recently certified Somatic Coach through Strozzi Institute’s Somatic Coaching Certification Program and currently have space for 1-2 new clients (sliding scale fee offered). If interested, please email me at rohlfsen@augsburg.edu with any questions you have and/or to set up a time to connect in person or virtually.

Why Somatic Coaching?
Somatic coaching is a way for us to be in practice with what we want to change. Many of us have been in situations or even life stages when we’ve felt unsure of who we are, what we want, and where we really belong. Many of us have also learned or been taught to disconnect from our bodies, uncomfortable sensations, thoughts and emotions, and deeper parts of ourselves from a young age. In somatic coaching, we get to be curious about what currently lives in the body and the Self, and what wants to emerge and needs to shift in order for us to embody the lives we long for.

Nichole (she/her) brings years of dance, movement, yoga, and other somatic experiences into her current role as a somatic coach, as well as deep curiosity and care for tender parts of ourselves. She is skilled at being a space holder for uncomfortable thoughts, emotions, and sensations, and is honored to be able to sit with others in their grief, shame, and sadness. She also loves to support others in building more capacity for joy, playfulness, creative expression, and spiritual connection, and to create possibilities to thrive.

In this work together, she can promise deeper awareness of self and others; practices to build embodied skills (such as centered boundaries and generative conflict) needed for the person you want to become; more space for more of you to be seen, heard and dignified; a greater sense of internal safety that creates more possibility for taking risks that matter; and more joy, connection, and aliveness.

Strozzi Institute for Somatics