Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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Teaching and Learning

URGO Travel Grants for Researchers (Fall and Spring Semesters)

submitted by lynchss7@augsburg.edu

URGO is offering up to $850 in travel funding for Augsburg undergraduates who have been accepted to present research at a professional conference. These funds can mitigate the high costs of travel such as airfare and lodging.
URGO has a limited amount of travel funding to award this academic year. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis, so students are encouraged to submit a travel application as soon as possible.
If you have any questions about undergraduate conference travel opportunities, please contact urgo@augsburg.edu

URGO Student Travel Application

The Writing Center Is Open

submitted by mollberg@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Writing Center is Now Open!
The Augsburg University Writing Center is open and be ready to support your writing this semester! Our current hours are Sunday–Thursday, 5–8 p.m. (in-person only), with plans to expand our hours in October. We are located across from Advising on the second floor of the library.

At the Writing Center, trained peer tutors work with writers at all levels and in all disciplines. Whether you are just beginning an assignment and need help generating ideas, in the middle of a draft and looking for feedback on structure or clarity, or polishing a final version before submitting, our tutors are here to help. They can also support you in developing stronger arguments, refining your style, citing sources, and building effective revision strategies.
You can bring in any kind of writing project—course essays, research papers, lab reports, resumes, personal statements, creative pieces, or even application materials. No matter the stage of the process or the type of writing, tutors provide constructive, supportive feedback that is focused on helping you grow as a writer.

Stop by during open hours to meet with a tutor and make the most of your writing this semester!

General Announcements

Invitation to Participate in Research: Tinder Use and Mental Health Outcomes

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

Mark Your Calendar – Open Enrollment Begins November 3

submitted by freder@augsburg.edu

Open Enrollment, the annual period when benefits-eligible employees make their benefit choices for the coming year, begins Monday, November 3, and continues through Sunday, November 16. This is the only time of year when you may elect or change your benefits, unless you experience a qualifying life event.

All benefits-eligible employees are encouraged to attend open enrollment information sessions. The first session will be held virtually on Thursday, October 30, at 1:00 PM.
The 2026 Benefit Guide will be available before the first information session– watch A-mail for the announcement.

Open Enrollment is passive this year – if you do not submit updated information, change, or waive your coverage, you will have the same coverage as 2025. However, if there are no elections to your Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare, limited purpose, or dependent care) or Health Savings Account, your elections will be zero for the 2026 benefit year.
No Action:
– Benefits plans stay the same
– FSA & Dependent Care deductions: $0 (locked in for 2026)
– HSA deductions: $0 (can change at any time)

Mark your calendar to attend the following Zoom information sessions. Zoom links will be provided via A-mail.
10/30, 1:00 PM – General Open Enrollment Session
11/3, 12:00 PM – General Open Enrollment Session (this session will be recorded and posted on the Human Resources Website)
11/6, 9:00 AM – General Open Enrollment Session
11/6, 3:30 PM – Computer Lab (open enrollment help)
11/11, 9:00 AM – Computer Lab (open enrollment help)
11/11, 3:30 PM – HSA Education Webinar (Hosted by NFP)

Effective January 1, 2026, Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave (MNPFML) begins! Information sessions on Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave will be in November; more information to come!

Add these events to your Google calendar! Visit the HR website sites.augsburg.edu/hr and add the Payroll and Benefits calendar.

Email hr@augsburg.edu with any questions about these events.

Visit the HR Website

Changes Coming to Augsburg’s Information Systems

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Hello Augsburg students, faculty, and staff,

Over the next 3 years, Augsburg will be changing its primary information system (called Unit4 or formerly Agresso) to Workday. This change will involve moving from our current campus-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system with numerous third-party systems to Workday’s, cloud-based ERP system.

Workday is currently used by Hamline University, Carleton College, and Minnesota State is transitioning to Workday. 60% of Minnesota’s top 20 employers use Workday and 50% of private sector employees in Minnesota are employed by companies that use Workday (statistics provided by Workday).

This will be a complex, multi-year, campus-wide project that involves how we manage student records, registration, human resources, finances, and more. Simply put, how you interact with Augsburg as a student or employee will be changing and improving once we have made the change. How you register for classes, record time worked and time off, submit grades for your courses, and so on—all will be modernized and, ideally, improved.

Such a change can be both exciting and daunting for people so we intend to support you in this transition with information, communication, training, and campus engagement as the project moves forward.

On the project web page https://sites.augsburg.edu/it/about-it/cloud-erp-project/ you’ll find information on project timeline, decision process, and project goals. If you have any questions about the project please feel free to reach out to me at any time.

– Scott Krajewski ’94, ’21 MBA
AVP for IT

Visit the Cloud ERP Project web page

New Staff Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

10/13/2025: Operations Manager, Public Safety
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/222f675a-49a3-4ccf-890d-ef05d13c278e-operations-manager-public-safety
10/09/2025: Payroll & Benefits Administrator – Temporary
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000086918681-payroll-benefits-administrator-temporary
10/07/2025: Ice Arena Attendant (Full-Time)
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000086230361-ice-arena-attendant-full-time-
10/07/2025: Maintenance Operator
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000086177407-maintenance-operator

Search Augsburg Job Postings

New Student Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

10/13/2025: Student: Community Service Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000087752625-student-community-service-officer
10/09/2025: Student: Sabo Center & Campus Kitchen Leader
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000086946175-student-sabo-center-campus-kitchen-leader

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Free Dinner, October 16 – Sound Healing – Open to All

submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu

De-stress with the help of specially crafted sounds and rhythms designed to relax and center your mind and body. We can make it fun, relaxing, and full

Save the date and join us on Thursday, October 16th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm in Foss Chapel.

Please register with the link below 🙂

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRkkyihxSnNyY45grmyl7ZU0PXo_VsneZh6o3VF8jNMcFxoA/viewform?usp=pp_url

New Student Position: Student: Community Service Officer


submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

Community Service Officers (CSOs) provide non-enforcement safety support for Augsburg University. CSOs are an essential part of maintaining a safe, welcoming, and supportive campus environment.

  • Conducting building walk-throughs to identify hazards, unsecured spaces, or safety concerns.
  • Unlocking and locking academic areas on a set schedule or by request.
  • Providing safe walking escorts to members of the community.
  • Serving as approachable representatives of Public Safety in day-to-day campus life.
  • Assisting, when requested, with working campus events where the Department of Public Safety
  • is requested or required by university policy.

Scheduling & Hours

  • Monday – Friday, 8pm – 12am
  • 20 hours per week

Work-study eligible students welcome.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Rate of Pay: $15.97/hour
  • Minnesota Sick and Safe Time
  • Not eligible for health insurance benefits

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Event Announcements

TODAY – Business, Tech, and Creative Career Fair

submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu

Business, Tech and Creative Career Fair!!!

Date: Wednesday Oct 15th, 2025
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Christensen Center Lobby

Sneak peek into who’s coming!
– CliftonLarsonAllen
– Fairview Health Services
– Northwestern Mutual
– Olsen, Thielen CPAs
– Playwrights Center
– Securian Financial
– Spring Board for the Arts
– SPS Commerce
– The Ordway
– Travelers

Same day registration available. See you there!

Social Impact, Education, Government, and Non-Profit Career Fair – Friday, October 17

submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu

Don’t forget to register for the Social Impact, Education, Government & Public Service Career Fair!!!

Date: Friday 10/17
Time: 11am-1pm
Location: Christensen Center Lobby

Sneak peek into who’s coming:
– Anoka-Hennepin School District
– FBI
– Minneapolis Public Schools
– MN Alliance with Youth
– MN DOT
– MN House of Representatives
– MN Senate
– MN State Fair
– People Incorporated
– Saint Paul Public Schools
– Twin Cities Habitat for Humanities

Register and See the Full List of Employers

Identities and Professional Life: A Student Led Panel

submitted by kelleyf@augsburg.edu

Hello everybody! QIPOC’s upcoming event “Identities and Professional Life: A Student Led Panel” will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, from 4:30-6:30pm in the Augsburg Room. We will have student leaders from a variety of organizations speak on their experiences on how they bridge their individual identities to their academic and professional life. Students will have a chance to ask their own questions or be given pre-prepared questions by our moderator.

The Augsburg Room is located on the top floor of Christensen Center, to the right of the dining commons. We are so excited to see all of you there and to answer any questions you may have!

RSVP Here!

Amy Cooper Shares Her Story of Thriving

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

HOW WE THRIVE: STORIES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO THRIVE – TOGETHER.
Amy Cooper
Wednesday October 22, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel

Join us for our next How We Thrive talk of the academic year. Amy Cooper, our Athletic Director will be our speaker. Amy Cooper is the Director of Athletics at Augsburg University. She is a Minneapolis native and Washburn High School graduate, Amy most recently served as Senior Associate Athletics Director at the University of St. Thomas and, prior to St. Thomas, as Associate Athletic Director for Administration at Howard University and Director of Athletics at Trinity Washington University. Amy is a decorated multi-sport student-athlete having excelled in soccer, track and field, basketball, and swimming and diving at Washburn. She went on to compete in Division I soccer at Howard University and became the first female HBCU player to earn All-Big South honors. Cooper holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Howard and a Master of Education from Prairie View A&M.

TODAY: Mayoral Candidate Forum

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Augsburg students, faculty, and staff are invited to hear from candidates in the 2025 Minneapolis mayoral election at a special forum on campus on October 15. All candidates were invited to participate and at least eight candidates have confirmed their attendance, including Omar Fateh, DeWayne Davis, and Jazz Hampton. The forum will be moderated by Aidan Wippich, Augsburg Day Student Government head of staff.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025
12–1 p.m. (doors open at 11:30)
Sateren Auditorium

Please note:
—This event is not open to the general public.
—All Augsburg community members will need to show an Augsburg ID at the door.
—For security, bags will be checked prior to entrance. It is strongly recommended that attendees not bring bags if at all possible.

Daily Chapel: Koji Acquavia

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm for the next installment of “Living Stories.” Koji Acquavia, a Soto Zen priest and teacher at the Clouds in Water Zen Center, will share his story of commitment. “Living Stories” is co-sponsored by the Department of Religion and Philosophy, the Augsburg Interfaith Institute, and Campus Ministry.

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