Friday, February 13, 2026

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Teaching and Learning

Attention All GenEd Instructors

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Our assessment of General Education courses is off to a great start after the first semester of the new GenEd curriculum. This spring, we’re asking all GenEd course instructors to complete the short, Moodle-based rubric assessment for each student in their course at the conclusion of the semester.

For those who are new to the process, the Assessment Committee is hosting two workshops during community time in the coming weeks. All adjunct instructors are eligible for a $25 stipend for participating in either workshop. We will record portions of the Zoom workshop to share with those who are unable to attend.

– Friday, February 13, 12:20 – 12:50pm in Oren Gateway Center room 100 (Lunch provided!)
– Monday, February 16, 12:20 – 12:50pm on Zoom

All instructors who complete their GenEd course assessment at the end of the semester will be entered into a drawing for one of ten $50 gift cards to local restaurants. The 10 winners from the Fall 2025 semester were randomly selected during the last Assessment Committee meeting and will be announced at next week’s faculty meeting and contacted via email!

Click here to RSVP

Apply to Be an Interfaith Scholar

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 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. 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 2026-27 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Wednesday, March 11.

Learn More or Apply

General Announcements

New Student Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

02/10/2026: Student: Recording Studio Manager
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000108638812-student-recording-studio-manager
02/10/2026: Student: Accounts Payable Assistant 2026
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000108638265-student-accounts-payable-assistant-2026

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Win a Gift Card – Take the Auggie’s Path Tunnel and Skyway System Quiz

submitted by selinski@augsburg.edu

Think you know your way around campus? Staff Senate wants to test your knowledge of Augsburg’s tunnels and skyways with our Auggie’s Path Tunnel & Skyway System Quiz! From familiar hallways to the fastest fully indoor paths between buildings, this quick multiple-choice quiz will test your knowledge and help you discover smarter, warmer, and easier ways to navigate campus! Whether you’re a student, staff member, or faculty, take the quiz, learn the routes, and start moving through campus the Auggie way!

Bonus: Individuals who score 8/10 or higher will be entered into a drawing for one of ten $10 gift cards to local neighborhood businesses! Drawing date: Monday, March 2. Winners will be contacted via their Augsburg email to coordinate receipt of their gift card.

Join Augsburg’s Staff Senate for a guided tour of Auggie’s Path on Thursday, February 19 at 12:30 PM meeting in the lobby of Urness/Mort—a great way to get to know the route and possibly pick up a few helpful hints that could come in handy for this quiz!

Take the Auggie’s Path Tunnel & Skyway System Quiz!

Picture Yourself as a Student Leader: Student Leadership Position Application Now Open

submitted by hooverl@augsburg.edu

We want you to be a Student Leader next year! Residence Life, Campus Life, and Student Success are actively recruiting for the following Student Leadership Positions:
-Emerging Leaders Program Coordinators (requires work-study eligibility
-Orientation Leaders
-AugSem Leaders (requires work-study eligibility)
-Community Advisors

To apply for Student Leadership Positions, you are required to:
-Complete the 2026 Student Leadership Positions: Joint Application in SmartRecruiters by Friday, February 20, 2026 at 4:00 PM.
-Complete the Student Leadership Position Interest Form and Process Participation Expectation Acknowledgement by Friday, February 20, 2026.
-Participate in Student Leadership Position Interview Day on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

If you need any accommodations as you engage in this process, including considerations for scheduling or participating in events, please share your needs via email to Leah Durnin Hoover, Director of Residence Life (hooverl@augsburg.edu).

We look forward to connecting!
Augsburg Student Leadership Position Selection Process Team

Student Leadership Position Selection Interest Form

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

Position: Associate Professor, Education

submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu

DUTIES: Responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses in special education.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: This position requires a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in Special Education or a related field and 3 years of K-12 special education experience. Approximately 5% domestic and international travel annually is expected for faculty members to attend research conferences and convenings.
Salary: $64,477 to $69,477/year. Full-time, position located in Minneapolis, MN. View full job
description/requirements, apply, and/or see summary of benefits online at
https://www.augsburg.edu/employment/.

This notice is being posted in connection with the filing of an application for a permanent alien labor certification. Any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.

Nominate an Auggie for the 2026 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 2026 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 2026.

Nomination Form: Distinguished Alumni Awards 2026

February IT Updates: Passphrases and Workday

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

We will be moving from passwords to passphrases for everyone this year. You can read this blog post to learn a little more about passphrases. More information will be coming over the next few months.

The Workday project is getting ready to launch and the same blog post has updates on the current status of the project. How everyone experiences Augsburg digitally will begin to change in 2027 with the move to Workday.

February IT Blog post

Send Some Love to Your Pals

submitted by johnsok@augsburg.edu

College is all about the friends you make along the way. We want to see your friend group! Share a photo, your preferred name, Auggie grad year, and one short sentence about what you love most about your friends for a chance to be featured in Augsburg Now. Email your submission to Communication and Social Media Specialist Katie Johnson-Clark at johnsok@augsburg.edu.

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Event Announcements

Coffee and Tea in Cedar Riverside TODAY at 1:15 pm

submitted by peacock@augsburg.edu

Join Cedar Riverside neighbors and community partners for coffee and Somali tea today (Feb.13) at 1:15 PM in the small park at the corner of 6th Street and Cedar Ave. This informal gathering is being sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Congregation and Dar Al-Hijrah mosque as an opportunity to come together and show care and support for the Cedar Riverside community.

TODAY at 1:30 pm – Neighborhood Clean-Up for Ramadan

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Come help get the neighborhood cleaned up and looking good in preparation for the beginning of Ramadan next week! Meet at The Cedar Cultural Center Plaza at 1:30 pm THIS FRIDAY, February 13th. Supplies will be provided by the West Bank Business Association. We’ll be there until about 3:00 pm, come when you can!

Please email Jenean Gilmer (gilmerje@augsburg.edu) with any questions.

Twin Cities Stories – Share Yours in a Community Archive with the Mixed Blood Theater

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

The Mixed Blood Theater is gathering a people’s history of this moment and need your help. What has this experience been like for you? What have you seen? What are you doing? How are you feeling?

It might be a true personal recollection.
It might be an interview with someone in your community.
It might be a poem or picture or piece of flash fiction that captures a feeling or a snapshot of what is happening right now in our communities.
It doesn’t need to be perfect, it just needs to come from you.

To be transparent, as with everything right now, this project is emergent—we’ll learn and adjust. As story tellers, our intention is to capture and preserve the stories of this moment, as people want them told. We expect to post these stories as part of a gallery of responses to create a tapestry of experiences of the now. We are guided by the creative commons licensing (freely sharing the work) that others can use to create, study, make, remember.

Please add your story and invite others to share theirs using this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffi0YyKCG7fCZFY3OitscYP1p2Qo0ZhJYERF-LcCXjzbGtCg/viewform

Register for Augsburg Annual Inclusion Training – Spring Session

submitted by escobarr@augsburg.edu

The spring semester offering of Annual Inclusion Training will take place on Wednesday, February 18, from 3:30–5:30 p.m. in Hoversten Chapel.

This training provides an opportunity for faculty and staff to engage in shared learning around inclusion, equity, and community at Augsburg. All employees who did not attend the fall session of the Annual Inclusion Training are strongly encouraged to attend.

To register, click the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w_0wjlUApLr6VsjDT7KrzY8WCIq0zB1sqz7ymvhXlgk/preview

We look forward to your participation as we continue building a campus community grounded in dignity, belonging, and shared responsibility.

Supporting our Neighbors–Coffee at Pow Wow Grounds, Wednesday at 9 am

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Businesses in our neighborhoods have been experiencing serious declines in sales–show up with your hearts and cash on Wednesday, February 18th at 9:00am. You can meet us at Pow Wow Grounds or at the Sabo Center in Oren Gateway Center (right across from Nabo Cafe) and we’ll make our way there ogether–we’ll hop on the #2 bus (we’ve got some free bus passes–it’s just a 10 minute ride) or carpool.

Check out Pow Wow Grounds here: https://www.powwowgrounds.com/
Learn more about their mutual aid work here: https://www.instagram.com/powwowgroundscoffee

Stay tuned for more opportunities from the Sabo Center. We’re planning a date at a local spot once a week. If you would like to otherwise support neighborhood business, please check out our Augsburg Local website: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/programs/augsburg-local/. Lots of places have wonderful family platters that you can order for take-out, including Oasis, which is very close to campus. Email gilmerje@gmail.com with any questions or for recommendations!

If you would like to volunteer your time or share any skills/resources that you might have, please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/o3NhLaz3Y7sSDXzd8

TONIGHT Adopt a Pet – Valentine’s Day

submitted by hansenll@augsburg.edu

Residence Life CA Lauren and CA Bella:
Hi everyone! It’s back!
Mortensen and now the Anderson/Luther/OGC team will be hosting a bigger Adopt a Pet night! The plushies are keychains in Valentine’s Day theming with an option for your own choice or a mystery box (for the Labubu or PopMart lovers)!
Friday, February 13 2026 at 6:00pm. WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Auggie Life

Register for the Job and Internship Fair – February 18

submitted by carrigan@augsburg.edu

Looking for an internship, full-time role or wanting to connect with future employers? Attend the Minnesota Private College’s Spring Job & Internship Fair! You get to connect with 200+ organizations who may be actively recruiting or anticipate to hire in the next six months.

Date: Wednesday, February 18!
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Time: 9am-2pm
Transportation: We will have a FREE shuttle run continuously from Hagfors to the Minneapolis Convention Center.
First shuttle: Hagfors at 8:30am
Last shuttle: Minneapolis Convention Center at 2:30pm

See which organizations will be at the fair: https://www.mnpcfair.org/organizations-at-the-fair

Registration: Please register for the fair below (or encourage your students to!)

Register and More Information

Registration: 2026 MNPC Job and Internship Spring Fair

TODAY – Be Auggie’s Valentine

submitted by selinski@augsburg.edu

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Auggie is spreading the love around Augsburg University today from 11am–12pm! Our favorite mascot will be popping up around campus with flowers to give away (limited supply!) and plenty of chances for the perfect Valentine’s Day photo op. Whether you snag a flower or not, everyone’s invited to stop by, snap a pic, and celebrate the day with Auggie!

Don’t miss your chance to grab a cute pic with Auggie and share the love!

Keeping Track of Auggies

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Disabled Student Looking for Student PCA

submitted by dipaolaz@augsburg.edu

Hi, my name is Zander. I am a Senior, and I am disabled and in a wheelchair. I am looking for a backup PCA. I have a PCA come every day to help me with certain tasks in my dorm room. You would come when my main PCA needs a day off or can’t make it that day for different reasons. Some of the tasks would entail refilling water bottles, refilling humidifiers, and making a bed. Expect this to take 15 or 30 minutes out of your day. I will work with your schedule. You will schedule a time to come whenever it fits your schedule on a day my PCA can’t come. If you are interested in helping me out and scheduling an interview, contact me at (612)430-3233 or dipaolaz@augsburg.edu.