Friday, December 19, 2025

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CWC is currently closed for Winter Break. We will be returning on January 20th when classes start. If you have questions, please contact Ellie Olson, director of CWC at eolson@augsburg.edu. **Email and phone message will only be checked periodically**

If you are in need of an urgent appointment or counseling, we have an After Hour Urgent Phone Counseling service available 24/7/365 days (just call 844-287-6962). It is a 24 hours phone service and free for all Augsburg students. We also have BetterMynd – a virtual therapy platform available. You can registered here: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/counseling/bettermynd/

Otherwise, you can visit our website for more crisis support: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/crisis-support/

Off campus, Walk-In Counseling Center is also available and free to use, please visit: https://walkin.org/join-counseling-now-by-phone-or-computer/

For self-help and referral, please visit: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/self-help/

submitted by longj@augsburg.edu

We will not have package deliveries during Winter Break. Shipping/Receiving will be open our regular hours (weekdays 10am to 3pm), but will 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 let us know if you are expecting any perishable, temperature sensitive or living packages so arrangements can be made. We are not able to refrigerate packages in Shipping/Receiving. Please contact us if you need to make other arrangements, mailship@augsburg.edu. We will resume deliveries after Winter Break, 1/20/2026.

Central Services Hours during Winter Break

Closed 12/24/25, 12/25/25, 12/31/25 and 1/1/25

Copy Center: Weekdays 9am 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, No package delivery during break.

Shipping/Receiving

submitted by voravone@augsburg.edu

At the annual Augsburg Admissions office holiday party on Thursday, December 18th, a game of “Are you Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” was played between the Financial Aid office and the Admissions office. Competition became extremely intense and a slow motion capture camera was used to ensure fair judgement of the first contestant to hit the buzzer (the table).

At first, the Admissions Office was promising because of the sheer numbers they had over Financial Aid. After 18 agonizing questions, Financial Aid pulled ahead being 11-7. The last question was worth five points. In an amazing feat, the Financial Aid team showed their true power in knowledge and trampled over the Admissions team, ending on a high note of 16-7.

Congratulations to the champions of trivia of 2025: Financial Aid!!
Bragging rights for the year!

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Over the last two months, the Sabo Center has hosted our inaugural Community Changemakers collaborators, the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute, for six talks and three workshops. We’re now inviting proposals from our campus community, including students, staff, and faculty, for collaborative projects with EPNI in the spring semester. Sabo Center staff will lead this work and provide support.

These projects work to build relationships with EPNI staff to share their knowledge and experience, and to provide experiential and community engaged learning experiences for our campus communities. Proposals may be organized around an event, course development, lesson plan, campus project or whatever else you might imagine.

Some examples for potential projects might include:

→ connecting a student group or class to work with Forest Hunt to revitalize the Indigenous Student Plot in the Community Garden
→ bringing Sean Lim to your class or student organization to collaboratively plan and complete an art project (banner, screen prints, stickers, buttons) around an issue or event
→ invite Kieran Morris to class to talk about the uses and importance of community gardens and urban farms for building and sustaining communities
→ work with EPNI and Sabo Staff to develop a new course or lesson plan

Applications will be accepted until Friday, January 2nd. Please submit your proposal using the short Google Form linked below or email Jenean Gilmer to discuss your ideas. Reach out with any questions or concerns to gilmerje@augsburg.edu.

Google Form for project proposals: https://forms.gle/iTzetmGn6bjQEpiu5

Read more about the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (https://linktr.ee/epnifarm) and Community Changemakers (https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/).

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Please fill out this short Google (https://forms.gle/ERKpZ9voyvVYjrPJ8) to let us know your interest and availability to provide support for community members on campus and in our neighborhood. This is a mutual aid project led by the Sabo Center at Augsburg University. The Sabo Center is in relationship with organizational partners in Cedar-Riverside and works to connect our campus to the neighborhoods we’re a part of to provide learning opportunities and meaningful support to our partners.

TWIN CITIES AND OUTER RING SUBURBS: A coalition of groups has created this volunteer form which offers a bunch of ways to get involved, from delivering groceries to offering rides to ICE Watch to translation services and much more:
https://defend612.com/

MINNEAPOLIS: Donate to Senator Zaynab Mohamed’s Food Drive: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc6oLQ_YltXc7R7UFNsoVuq8yq5AcP7UxGJy6y0hCc-ShX28w/viewform

LAKEVILLE: Drop off goods or donate to a church that is organizing food drop offs for ICE-affected folks. Ways to help in Lakeville:
– Drop off protein-focused donations in Lakeville (DM @kidspluscoffee for the address) – – Send a contribution via Venmo: Taylor-Durry (Every penny will be used to buy protein and essential items and receipts will be posted on @kidspluscoffee Instagram)

PRIOR LAKE: Donate to fundraisers for communities affected by ICE, like this one for a mosque that burned down in Prior Lake: https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/respond_masjid_hamza_school_fire

Please reach out to Jenean Gilmer, gilmerje@augsburg.edu with any questions or concerns.

submitted by leedoua@augsburg.edu

Today is the last day for on-campus buybacks and rental returns!

Date: December 15 – 19
Time: 9am – 4pm
Location: Campus Store
Not around? Sell and return online at augsburg.ecampus.com

PLEASE NOTE: Rental returns to Augsburg University Online Bookstore are due by December 26—drop them off with ease at the Campus Store.

Visit Online Bookstore

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

A couple times a month we gather in the chapel at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesdays to hear a member of our community share a story about how they thrive, find meaning, and work for a better world. These are the How We Thrive talks, formally know as vocation chapels.

Below you will find a link to the talks that were given this fall semester. All of these were beautiful stories of hope, challenges, perseverance, and healing. If you are need of some inspiration, I encourage you to take a listen. These were our speakers:

Eve Christensen, September 24th.
Amy Cooper, October 22nd.
Yacoub Aljaffery, November 12th
Vanessa Marr, December 3rd

How We Thrive – Fall 2025

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

12/15/2025: Senior Administrative Coordinator, Institutional Advancement
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000098969195-senior-administrative-coordinator-institutional-advancement-
12/15/2025: Evening Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000098967460-evening-public-safety-officer

Search Augsburg Job Postings

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

12/18/2025: Student: Scene Shop Technician
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000099463365-student-scene-shop-technician

Search Augsburg Job Postings

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

The Theater Department is seeking to hire student employees to serve as scene shop technicians for the academic year. Essential duties include, but are no limited to:

– Building and executing the construction and painting of the sets, installing lighting and sound for all theater department productions and events.
– This position requires some of physical work and the ability to lift at least 20 pounds.
– Training will be provided
– Students will fulfill a weekly schedule of 6-10 hours per week. There will be an ebb and flow of hours based around production schedules.

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

View Job Posting

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 finka2@augsburg.edu

The SEED Coalition issues annual awards for community and civic engaged students, educators, and community partners. The Sabo Center is soliciting nominations for the following awards:

Student Civic Leadership Award (student): Recognizes a student or group who model civic responsibility and leadership through initiative, collaboration, and community building, integrating civic engagement into their college experience.

Civic Educator Award (staff or faculty): Recognizes a faculty or staff member who models civic responsibility by supporting students’ civic development and strengthening a culture of engagement on campus through their teaching, mentorship, or leadership.

Community Partner Award (community partner): Recognizes a community-based partner or organization that enriches both educational and community outcomes through sustained, reciprocal partnerships with a college or university.

Community Collaboration Award (student, staff, faculty, department, or community partner): Recognizes a project or initiative co-created by campus and community partners that showcases meaningful collaboration and exemplifies the campus’s civic and community engagement, contributing to both student learning and community well-being.

Individuals can self-nominate or be nominated by another person.

Nominations due February 1st, 2025.

Award Nomination Form

submitted by rodrig@augsburg.edu

TRIO/SSS is pleased to announce that we are accepting applications for the Spring 2026 semester.

All Augsburg TRIO/SSS participants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents or refugees pursuing their first bachelor’s degree. Participants must be incoming or currently enrolled Augsburg students. All program participants must demonstrate academic need for program services and meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Low-income student: a student whose family meets federal income eligibility guidelines, as verified by Augsburg.

• First-generation college student: a student where neither custodial parent/guardian has graduated from a four-year institution at the time of the student’s enrollment in the TRIO/SSS program.

• College student with documented disability, as verified by the CLASS office.

Students must also have a commitment to their college success. Applications will be available until January 15, or until the program is full. Space is limited. Priority will be given to first year students and transfer students.

Questions? Email triosss@augsburg.edu or stop by our office in LIN 201

TRIO Student Support Services Website

submitted by khanss@augsburg.edu

As-salamualaikum! My name is Sana Khan and I am currently a clinical psychology doctoral study student at Augsburg University. I am conducting a research study about how the mental health and religiosity of Muslim college students is impacted by Islamophobia and I would love to have you be a part of my study! The study will consist of an initial screener to make sure eligibility criteria is met and then scheduling an interview in which I ask you questions about your demographics and experience as a Muslim college student as related to Islam, religiosity, and Islamophobia. The interview should take approximately 45 minutes to an hour to complete. To thank you for your participation, upon completion of your interview, there will be an option at the end for you to enter your information to receive a $10 Visa gift card. If you are interested in participating, please contact me at my email listed below. I appreciate you taking time to consider being a part of my project. Please contact Sana Khan at khanss@augsburg.edu to determine eligibility.