Augsburg University News and Announcements
submitted by cronink@augsburg.edu
Whether you’re a tabletop veteran or new to the hobby, the library’s newest addition to the board game collection is for you! Our new D&D kit includes the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, 6 sets of dice, a DM screen, and a dry-erase grid. Students are welcome to play in the library, or to check out and take the kit home for up to a week at a time.
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.
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
– Thursday November 20th, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 106
– Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 150 B/C
– Wednesday December 10th, 2025 | 12-1pm On Zoom. Click link to register: https://augsburg.zoom.us/meeting/register/V4Rnu3iORUGzP5T-oN5PPw
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.
submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel | Foss Center
You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.
If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.
To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.
submitted by devries@augsburg.edu
HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States (Prerequisite: ENL 111)
Spring 2026
Tuesday / Thursday 10:10 11:40AM (on campus)
Taught by Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi
Course Description
An estimated 48 million people in the United States identify as Black. Their migrations—forced and voluntary—began in 1619 and continue to the present day. They came from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Many are descendants of enslaved people; others have emerged from places like Somalia and Ethiopia and Ghana and Jamaica. This course provides an overview of the journeys and experiences of African Americans and Black migrants and examines their unbroken ties—imagined and real—to the African continent. The course draws from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, exposing students to major historical themes and significant Black figures. Through lectures, discussions, and thesis-driven writing assignments, students gain a substantive understanding of the African diaspora’s historical formation and develop critical reading and writing skills essential to successful careers.
Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi is completing his Ph.D. in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, after working as a journalist for the Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio. In addition to English, he speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. We’ll be painting a banner for Campus Kitchen in the East Commons–stop by and bring a friend!
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Student Co-design teams is an initiative through Campus Compact, a national organization that supports college campuses across the U.S. with community and civic engagement. This initiative is intended to more fully and effectively embed student voice into the functioning of the university and campus culture more broadly. The Sabo Center is considering submitting an application for this program to more fully bring students into the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council (SCEC), which began meeting in Spring Semester of 2025.
Should an application be accepted, a team of 4-6 people (staff, faculty and students) would begin meeting in January of 2026. The project will require at least two hour-long meetings per month during the Spring and Fall semesters. The program begins in January 2026 and will end in May of 2027. Students will be compensated for their role with the project.
Applications are due Friday, December 5th, we need to confirm a team no later than Monday, December 1, 2025. Please fill out this short Google form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/DLk8e1GVQ8bohHnN9
Please reach out to Jenean Gilmer with any questions, gilmerje@augsburg.edu. Learn more about the program here: https://compact.org/news/introducing-student-co-design-teams-applications-open
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
submitted by musto@augsburg.edu
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
Nominate your colleagues for the Strommen Faculty Fellowship!
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by mader@augsburg.edu
On behalf of the Batalden Fellows of Applied Ethics, I would like to invite you to participate in a survey about ethics at Augsburg. This survey will ask you about your experiences with and hopes for conversations on ethics in your courses and around the institution.
We would request that you complete the survey by Wednesday Nov. 26th.
Please note there is also an option to indicate your interest in participating in upcoming focus groups where we can delve deeper into key areas identified by the survey. If you do not wish to include your email with the survey but would like to participate in the focus groups, please send an email to any of the fellows or reply to this email.
Thanks so much for your time; we look forward to learning from you!!!
Best wishes during this busy time of the semester,
The Batalden Fellows
(Jacqui deVries, Soebin Jang, and Tara Mader)
submitted by caguanas@augsburg.edu
Human Resources will be holding a training for anyone that supervises Student Employees on campus on December 2, 2025 from 1pm – 2pm.
This training will cover the following topics:
Student Eligibility
Job postings and hiring
Onboarding and Orientation
Augsburg policies and Federal Compliance
Timesheet Approvals and reminders
This training will be held via Zoom and will be recorded to be posted to the HR website. All student employee supervisors are invited to join for a refresher on these topics!
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us at 12:00 pm to hear Pastor Babette Chatman preach. Henry Buck is our guest musician today.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
submitted by borden@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Music Department Presents:
The Small Ensembles Concert
Monday, November 24, 2025
7 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel
Come hear music performed by a collection of student ensembles so small you’ll barely be able to see them 😀
The Augsburg Flute Ensemble, Augsburg Jazz Combo, African Drum Ensemble, and a group humbly called THE Group will present selections from the Great American Songbook, traditional Ghanaian and Malian drumming, music that literally sounds like a steam locomotive, your cool uncle’s favorite Led Zeppelin song (probably), and more. Don’t miss it!
submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu
Are you teaching in SoNS or HSS and wondering how to set a clear AI policy for one assignment without redesigning your whole course?
This year Augsburg is piloting an AI-Informed Assignment project in the School of Natural Sciences (SoNS) and Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS). The pilot focuses on one concrete task: updating a single existing assignment so that your AI policy is transparent, students can briefly provide evidence of any AI use (if allowed), and compliance with that policy is gradable – all without the use of AI-detectors.
The first CTL Quick-start workshop for this pilot will be held:
Monday, December 8, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Marshall Room
Please bring one existing assignment that could benefit from a clearer AI policy. By the end of the hour, you should have a solid draft of an “AI-informed assignment update,” plus a plan to finalize it in January or to apply the approach to another assignment. For this initial pilot round, there is a modest stipend for each completed assignment update (up to two per faculty member).
To learn more or indicate interest, visit the pilot page at http://go.augsburg.edu/aipilot
The site links to a brief Overview and Starter Kit, and to a single Intake & Submission Form you can use to sign up for the workshop, request a consult, or request an optional pre-paid BoodleBox seat (a faculty-only AI tool). Participation in this round is limited to SoNS and HSS faculty.
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
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.
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra presents:
Heroic Harmonies: Music of Courage and Resilience
Friday, November 21, 2025
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
Free
The music department invites you to an evening of orchestral music presented by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, featuring soloists Azariah Myart-Young, Sydney Elliot, and Andres Johnson.
This program brings together works that, in different ways, reflect on the idea of heroism. Battle inspires courage and intensity. Méditation offers a moment of inward reflection and the strength to change. Don Quixotte Burlesque playfully explores the determination, sometimes misguided, of a dreamer striving toward impossible ideals. Finally, Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus embodies the heroic spirit of art itself, bringing light and inspiration to humanity.
submitted by selinski@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff headshot portraits from Wednesday, October 29 are available to download from the linked Google Drive folder. You must be logged into your Augsburg email/Google account to gain access. Any headshot photos taken before 10/29/25 have been moved into the “Archive” folder and can be accessed there.
If your headshot needs to be updated on the website, please submit a request to our Project Management System–Lytho: augsburg.ignite.inmotionnow.com
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
– Thursday November 20th, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 106
– Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 150 B/C
– Wednesday December 10th, 2025 | 12-1pm On Zoom. Please register to get the link.
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
Augsburg PFML resources
https://sites.augsburg.edu/hr/employees/benefits/pfml/
submitted by cronink@augsburg.edu
Whether you’re a tabletop veteran or new to the hobby, the library’s newest addition to the board game collection is for you! Our new D&D kit includes the Player’s Handbook, the Dungeon Master’s Guide, 6 sets of dice, a DM screen, and a dry-erase grid. Students are welcome to play in the library, or to check out and take the kit home for up to a week at a time.
submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel | Foss Center
You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.
If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.
To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.
submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu
The library is offering drop-in research support for the rest of fall semester:
Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm.
You are always welcome to contact the library by visiting our website at https://library.augsburg.edu/.
submitted by caguanas@augsburg.edu
Human Resources will be holding a training for anyone that supervises Student Employees on campus on December 2, 2025 from 1pm – 2pm.
This training will cover the following topics:
Student Eligibility
Job postings and hiring
Onboarding and Orientation
Augsburg policies and Federal Compliance
Timesheet Approvals and reminders
This training will be held via Zoom and will be recorded to be posted to the HR website. All student employee supervisors are invited to join for a refresher on these topics!
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us at 11:50 am in Hoversten Chapel for a community gathering for the Transgender Day of Remembrance in collaboration with QIPOC and Multicultural Life. Tristan Crowell and three students will share in our daily chapel service.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
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.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. We’ll be painting a banner for Campus Kitchen in the East Commons–stop by and bring a friend!
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Student Co-design teams is an initiative through Campus Compact, a national organization that supports college campuses across the U.S. with community and civic engagement. This initiative is intended to more fully and effectively embed student voice into the functioning of the university and campus culture more broadly. The Sabo Center is considering submitting an application for this program to more fully bring students into the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council (SCEC), which began meeting in Spring Semester of 2025.
Should an application be accepted, a team of 4-6 people (staff, faculty and students) would begin meeting in January of 2026. The project will require at least two hour-long meetings per month during the Spring and Fall semesters. The program begins in January 2026 and will end in May of 2027. Students will be compensated for their role with the project.
Applications are due Friday, December 5th, we need to confirm a team no later than Monday, December 1, 2025. Please fill out this short Google form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/DLk8e1GVQ8bohHnN9
Please reach out to Jenean Gilmer with any questions, gilmerje@augsburg.edu. Learn more about the program here: https://compact.org/news/introducing-student-co-design-teams-applications-open
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
11/13/2025: Public Safety Officer
– undefined
submitted by xiongjj6@augsburg.edu
Hello! My name’s Julius and I am a student at Augsburg university! I have a research project for my English class and I am looking for people to pariticipate in my survey! It is a short and informal survey for my class, so its not asking you anything personal.
There is a completely optional choice to opt-in to receive a free astrology reading as a little “Thank You” for completeing the survey. More info in the survey!
Here is the link to the survey: https://forms.gle/6KUe8gbtLHsVt1DB8
(To those who were frustrated or bummed out that they may have missed the opportunity: This post was originally up and running early Monday morning, but got taken down due to suspected IRB violations. I had to contact and change a couple things and got everything approved by the chair of IRB, so you can now take the survey!)
Thank you!
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
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.
submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel | Foss Center
You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.
If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.
To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.
submitted by klobassa@augsburg.edu
The Joint Student Success Committee is excited to launch the Student Success Initiatives Inventory. Our goals with this inventory include:
Conducting a comprehensive analysis of the initiatives we have in place to serve our students
Better understand where we are doing well and where we may have gaps.
Using this information to inform/refine our persistence action plan.
We are asking colleagues across campus to submit student success initiatives using this form: https://forms.gle/EekkDbehm4W4tFAH9
Our goal is to have responses in by Wednesday, Nov. 19. For a reminder of what is included in the submission form and for FAQ information, click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a9DnX-6azIDO38ied4pmPZI6NaH_LDPCwIO9zMIzKuc/edit?usp=sharing. If you have any questions as you are completing the inventory, please reach out to Vern Klobassa (klobassa@augsburg.edu).
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how global experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is beginning the process of reconsideration of a subsection of the social statement on Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust. As part of this work, we are conducting focus groups to inform the development of education resources on the Lutheran understanding of conscience. If you are interested in participating, please complete the form below to help us determine if you qualify for one of the study activities and focus groups.
To learn more about the ELCA Human Sexuality-Gift and Trust Study Process, please visit: https://www.elca.org/faith/faith-and-society/current-social-writing-projects/human-sexuality-gift-and-trust-reconsiderations
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
– Thursday November 20th, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 106
– Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 150 B/C
– Wednesday December 10th, 2025 | 12-1pm On Zoom. Please register to get the link.
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.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. He’ll be giving a talk about his work and we’ll come up with some ideas for Banner and Poster workshops happening in the next two weeks! Coffee and cookies will be served.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm to hear Imam Muntadher Aljebery who serves the Shia Muslim community in Minneapolis share his story of commitment in the next installment of “Living Stories.” “Living Stories” is a series co-hosted by the Department of Religion and Philosophy, Augsburg Interfaith Institute, and Campus Ministry. Each month we will hear stories of commitment from across traditions.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
Sign up to volunteer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdEBYB57knVl0TUZYsGOTUDiDDdUfK-Mae1Vatd1uxKIbGaw/viewform?usp=publish-editor
submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu
The library is offering drop-in research support for the rest of fall semester:
Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm.
You are always welcome to contact the library by visiting our website at https://library.augsburg.edu/.
submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu
Bracelet Day!! Join us to create an aromatherapy bracelet!
Wednesday, November 19th
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Location: CWC
submitted by devries@augsburg.edu
HIS 440: Black Migrations to the United States (Prerequisite: ENL 111)
Spring 2026
Tuesday / Thursday 10:10 11:40AM (on campus)
Taught by Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi
Course Description
An estimated 48 million people in the United States identify as Black. Their migrations—forced and voluntary—began in 1619 and continue to the present day. They came from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and South and Central America. Many are descendants of enslaved people; others have emerged from places like Somalia and Ethiopia and Ghana and Jamaica. This course provides an overview of the journeys and experiences of African Americans and Black migrants and examines their unbroken ties—imagined and real—to the African continent. The course draws from a wide range of interdisciplinary sources, exposing students to major historical themes and significant Black figures. Through lectures, discussions, and thesis-driven writing assignments, students gain a substantive understanding of the African diaspora’s historical formation and develop critical reading and writing skills essential to successful careers.
Prof. Ibrahim Hirsi is completing his Ph.D. in Immigration History at the University of Minnesota, after working as a journalist for the Sahan Journal, MinnPost, and Minnesota Public Radio. In addition to English, he speaks Somali, Arabic, and Swahili.
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
11/13/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000093472331–public-safety-officer
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra presents:
Heroic Harmonies: Music of Courage and Resilience
Friday, November 21, 2025
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
Free
The music department invites you to an evening of orchestral music presented by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, featuring soloists Azariah Myart-Young, Sydney Elliot, and Andres Johnson.
This program brings together works that, in different ways, reflect on the idea of heroism. Battle inspires courage and intensity. Méditation offers a moment of inward reflection and the strength to change. Don Quixotte Burlesque playfully explores the determination, sometimes misguided, of a dreamer striving toward impossible ideals. Finally, Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus embodies the heroic spirit of art itself, bringing light and inspiration to humanity.
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Youth Studies 220 (YST 220) will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
The course is offered in Spring 2026 from 3:40-5:10PM on Tuesdays/Thursdays and is taught by Professor Kao Nou Moua.
Why a Youth Studies Minor?
This minor prepares you to work with and advocate for youth more effectively. You will develop knowledge and skills for working with young people from a variety of professions, including:
Teacher
Social Worker
Therapist
Nurse
Religious Leader
Scientist
Youth Program Coordinator
This minor can enrich many majors! This includes:
Social Work
Education
Psychology
Nursing
Sociology
Communications
Environmental Studies
Theater
Urban Studies
Critical Race and Ethnic Studies
Religion
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Let’s travel back to when we were kids Slime DIY or just making a mess with them is our next Wellness Wednesday. Come join us when you have time:
Wednesday, November 12th
Time: 12pm-1pm
Location: CWC Group Room
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Capitol Pathways is a paid spring internship program for college students. With the long-term goal of making Minnesota state government and policymaking more representative of our diverse communities, this program provides students leadership, legislative and career readiness training alongside an immersive internship experience with an organization working in policy during the legislative session. This is a spring internship from January – May, 2025.
The application due date was extended to November 17th.
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.
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.
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
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.
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 on the Open Enrollment page of the HR website (https://sites.augsburg.edu/hr/employees/benefits/open-enrollment/)
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 mid-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.
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The Augsburg University Concert Band will present its Fall Concert this Sunday afternoon. The program will include compositions by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Bernhard Heiden, Clifton Williams, David Maslanka, Kevin Day, Julie Giroux, and John Mackey.
Augsburg University Concert Band
Sunday, November 16 at 3PM
Hoversten Chapel
Free Admission
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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:
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, November 18. The concert will feature music by Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mongo Santamaría, and Mike Steinel.
Ensemble: Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
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The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
11/10/2025: Student: Recording Studio Manager
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000092780955-student-recording-studio-manager
11/05/2025: Student: Public Safety Dispatcher, Academic Year 2025-26
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000091873377-student-public-safety-dispatcher-academic-year-2025-26
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra presents:
Heroic Harmonies: Music of Courage and Resilience
Friday, November 21, 2025
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
Free
The music department invites you to an evening of orchestral music presented by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, featuring soloists Azariah Myart-Young, Sydney Elliot, and Andres Johnson.
This program brings together works that, in different ways, reflect on the idea of heroism. Battle inspires courage and intensity. Méditation offers a moment of inward reflection and the strength to change. Don Quixotte Burlesque playfully explores the determination, sometimes misguided, of a dreamer striving toward impossible ideals. Finally, Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus embodies the heroic spirit of art itself, bringing light and inspiration to humanity.
submitted by musto@augsburg.edu
The Strommen Center is launching a fellowship for faculty members! This three-day fellowship workshop will help faculty members identify the role they play in fusing career development in the Augsburg experience through curriculum development integration and, in doing so, provide equitable career development for all students. This fellowship will help develop skills in articulating how curricula aligns with the world of work and ensures that all students have access to the tools and resources necessary for post-graduation success.
Upon completion of all fellowship requirements, participating faculty will receive a $300 stipend for workshop participation and $200 for completion of career-integrated assignment or activity that the faculty members plan to implement either in the Spring 2026 semester or throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. We will celebrate their work at the end of the semester during Days in May.
The workshops run from January 13th through the 15th from 9am – 11:30am each day.
We are seeking nominations from colleagues, department chairs, and/or school directors for this opportunity. The Strommen Center will share with both the nominator and the nominee if they have been selected for the fellowship. We hope to have one faculty member for each of the five schools for this initial cohort and will be accepting nominations through November 26th.
Nominate your colleagues for the Strommen Faculty Fellowship!
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Yacoub Ajaffery (Education) will be sharing his story at How We Thrive today Wednesday November 12th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.
Yacoub first became a teacher at 12 in a refugee camp, teaching English to other refugees. Later, volunteer work in a Costa Rican orphanage turned that spark into a vocation. That path guides his work today as an ESL teacher-educator, helping future teachers turn care into practice and multilingualism into an asset. Join us for another inspiring story from one of our talented community members.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
EPNI Plant Scientist, Forest Hunt, will teach us how to make teas and bath salts using plants native to this region for health during fall and winter season changes. Learn about the vast power of plants and how to be in better relationship with plant communities! Supplies will be provided, please join us at the Food Lab in Hagfors 108!
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by aoki@augsburg.edu
An exciting course is being offered for the first time this spring, CRS120, “Black to the Future: Afrofuturism as Cultural Aesthetic.” The class will look at Afrofuturism as a tool of exposing issues of race, class, gender, and sexuality and as a celebration of Black resistance to the systems that uphold those issues. The course will consider texts in a variety of mediums including short stories, novels, music, music videos, and film, starting with W.E.B Du Bois’ “The Comet,” touch on the music of Sun Ra and Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, and move to modern examples of the tradition like Rivers Solomon’s The Deep, music from Janelle Monae, and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. CRS 120 fulfills the Equity, Power, and Social Justice or the Humanities GenEd requirement. The class is also cross-listed as ENL 275.
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
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Locked out of your car? The Department of Public Safety now offers a vehicle unlocking service for vehicles parked in Augsburg lots or on the street on campus. This service is offered free of charge to the Augsburg community 24 hours a day.
Before unlocking a vehicle, DPS will verify that the person making the request is an Augsburg student, faculty member, staff member, or affiliated guest and that they are the registered owner of the vehicle. The requestor will also be required to fill out a waiver.
To request a vehicle unlock, call DPS at (612) 330-1717, use the CampusShield app, or stop by the dispatch center in the Urness/Mortensen Hall lobby.
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how international experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
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Hi, my name is Zander. I am a Senior, and I am disabled and in a wheelchair. I am looking for a backup PCA to help out when my regular PCA can’t. You do not need to be trained to be a PCA, as I will provide all of the training you will need, as it is not that technical of a job. My PCA comes to my dorm every day to help me with certain tasks that I cannot complete in a timely manner.. You would come when my main PCA needs a day off or can’t make it that day for different reasons, and help me with the tasks that they would usually help me with on that day. Some of the tasks you would do daily are refilling water bottles, refilling humidifiers, and making a bed. Expect this to take 15 or 30 minutes out of your day. Then, on top of that, I also require assistance with bathing once a week. Expect that to take an hour once a week. This job comes with very flexible hours. I will tell you what day I would need you, and you would pick a time on that day that you would come. There is no set required time that you have to come each day. The rate for this job will be $13 an hour; however, you are usually not there longer than an hour, so it usually turns out to $13 per day. If you are interested in helping me out and scheduling an interview, contact me at (612)430-3233 or at dipaolaz@augsburg.edu.
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the November Focused Conversation on Monday, November 17. Join our school directors for a conversation about academic innovation in the five schools.
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom
Featuring:
— Vanessa Bester, School of Health
— Jeanne Boeh, School of Business
— Lori Brandt Hale, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
— Chris Houltberg, Schwartz School of the Arts
— Ben Stottrup, School of Natural Sciences
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
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The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
11/06/2025: Assistant Director, Campus Life
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000092046917-assistant-director-campus-life
submitted by simondee@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Biology Club invites you to come to their research symposium on Thursday, November 6th. This event will feature student researchers and a Biology faculty member. Learn about undergraduate research opportunities at Augsburg from 5:30-7 in Hagfors 150B. Dinner will be provided. All are welcome!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af4c1wQHaDbjRgx5ejuEzbyUhcoPwnJV/view?usp=sharing
submitted by cronink@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg community is invited to visit and view a student-led community exhibit to commemorate the departed for Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). Exhibit items include images of loved ones, cultural artifacts, related readings from the library, and (starting on Thursday, November 6), student personal letters to their departed. The community exhibit will remain open through November 21.
This project was facilitated by Lindell Library liaison to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES). For more information, please contact Kira Cronin-Hennessy at cronink@augsburg.edu.
submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu
Join us for Auggie Doggies Day today November 5th, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm in CWC. Looking forward to seeing you all.
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 to help out when my regular PCA can’t. You do not need to be trained to be a PCA, as I will provide all of the training you will need, as it is not that technical of a job. My PCA comes to my dorm every day to help me with certain tasks that I cannot complete in a timely manner.. You would come when my main PCA needs a day off or can’t make it that day for different reasons, and help me with the tasks that they would usually help me with on that day. Some of the tasks you would do daily are refilling water bottles, refilling humidifiers, and making a bed. Expect this to take 15 or 30 minutes out of your day. Then, on top of that, I also require assistance with bathing once a week. Expect that to take an hour once a week. This job comes with very flexible hours. I will tell you what day I would need you, and you would pick a time on that day that you would come. There is no set required time that you have to come each day. The rate for this job will be $13 an hour; however, you are usually not there longer than an hour, so it usually turns out to $13 per day. If you are interested in helping me out and scheduling an interview, contact me at (612)430-3233 or at dipaolaz@augsburg.edu.
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Open Enrollment for 2026 benefits is here! This is your opportunity to elect or change benefits for the upcoming year. Outside of this period, you can only make changes following a qualifying life event.
Take Action!
Confirm or Update Your Benefits Elections for 2026
Elect FSA and Dependent Care contributions
No Action?
Your benefit plans remain the same as 2025
Your FSA and Dependent Care contributions will be set to $0. These canonly be changed during benefit year if you have a qualifying life event.
Submit Today
You can adjust your elections anytime until the deadline. Review your options, make your choices, and submit your 2026 elections form to secure your coverage.
Upcoming Open Enrollment Information Sessions:
11/6, 9:00 AM – General Open Enrollment Webinar
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)
Recorded Open Enrollment Webinar at https://sites.augsburg.edu/hr/employees/benefits/open-enrollment/
Take Action Now
Access the Enrollment Form:
Inside Augsburg > Administrative Tasks > Open Enrollment
Complete and Submit the 2026 form, even if waiving coverage, by November 16.
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Critical Language Scholarship
Eligibility:
First-year Students, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors; US Citizens
Deadline:
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Purpose:
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State that offers fully-funded overseas language and cultural immersion programs for American undergraduate and graduate students. With the goal of broadening the base of Americans studying and mastering critical languages and building relationships between the people of the United States and other countries, CLS provides study opportunities to a diverse range of students from across the United States at every level of language learning.
The CLS Spark Program is a virtual opportunity that offers introductory language instruction in a number of CLS languages. Spark prioritizes students without access to instruction in the target language at their home institutions, and participation in Spark includes automatic consideration as a semi-finalist for the CLS summer language student (if the Spark participant applies for it). The critical languages supported currently include Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili
Application Process
CLS has great resources available to help you understand the program and application process and write strong essays. Be sure to consult them! Prospective applicants should consult with the campus representative as early as possible. No institutional endorsement is necessary, but Prof. deVries provides support for the application process.
Campus Representative
Jacqueline deVries, Professor of History and Director of Major Grants and Fellowships, Memorial 114, <devries@augsburg.edu>
Official Website
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The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Monday November 24th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Marshall Room (lunch provided)
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 20th Thrive conversation! We generated some great ideas, and I’m excited to keep building on this work together as we create new ways to engage our students in vocational discernment.
During this next session, we’ll focus on the Responsibility and Inspiration components of the Thrive framework—exploring how we’re already living out these values and imagining new ways to deepen this work in the future.
Use the link below to register by November 10, so we can provide accurate numbers for catering.
submitted by madden@augsburg.edu
Are you interested in tracking your exercise, workouts, heartrate and progress to greater fitness? The Polar chest strap does it all and syncs everything to your phone via the Polar app. This is barely used, practically new, still in the box. I also have an older used one that I just put new batteries in, not in a box with a size small strap. The new Polar device still in the box is a medium. New it cost $104. I am selling for $80. I am selling the older used but still working Polar heart rate monitor for $40
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Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm to hear a message from Gloria Xinico, Country Manager for Guatemala, Center for Global Education and Experience. Gloria is a proud member of the Mayan Kakchiquel community and has a degree in Women’s Studies and International Relations from Augsburg University and a minor in Political Science.
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Join Interfaith Scholars for a conversation on what care looks like in professional settings. Speakers include Katie Clark, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Augsburg’s Health Commons, Jenean Gilmer, Program Manager for Community-Engaged Learning from the Sabo Center, and Joffrey Wilson, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mortenson. This conversation is open to all Augsburg students, faculty and staff.
When: Thursday, November 6 , 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
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Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Kieran Morris is a community organizer, farmer and canoe guide, specializing in Green and Blue work, bringing practical skills alongside traditional knowledge and grassroots mentality to connect people with the land and water. At EPNI, Kieran coordinates the Outdoor Farm project, which grows produce and medicine at sites across East Phillips, and hosts free educational workshops. In his spare time, he writes fiction and poetry, hunts and fishes, wanders with his partner, draws landscapes, practices and teaches a couple of martial arts and struggles to learn blues guitar.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Urban Ag + Community Power with Kieran Morris: Part II
Wednesday, November 5th, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Email Jenean Gilmer with any questions.
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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.
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Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Sci 123 at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
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Capitol Pathways is a paid spring internship program for college students. With the long-term goal of making Minnesota state government and policymaking more representative of our diverse communities, this program provides students leadership, legislative and career readiness training alongside an immersive internship experience with an organization working in policy during the legislative session. This is a spring internship from January – May, 2025.
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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.
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This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth from interdisciplinary perspectives. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for liberatory and culturally grounded work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children.
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Staff Senate is bringing colleagues by creating intimate opportunities to connect, collaborate, and discover the amazing work happening across our campus!
Novembers Feature: Residential Life
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in RLife? Here’s your chance to find out! The Residential Life team is opening their doors and rolling out the welcome mat for an exclusive open house experience.
What’s in store for you:
– Guided tours of RLife spaces you’ve never seen before
– Delicious donuts and refreshments
– Face-to-face connections with RLife staff
– Insider insights into how RLife creates community for our students
When: Thursday, November 6 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
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Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
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The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
10/31/2025: 2nd Shift Custodian (Full-Time)
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000091137375-2nd-shift-custodian-full-time-
10/29/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000090652611–public-safety-officer
10/29/2025: 2nd Shift Custodian (Part-Time)
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000090627633-2nd-shift-custodian-part-time-
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The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
10/30/2025: Student: CGEE Office Assistant
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000090850675-student-cgee-office-assistant
10/29/2025: Student: ISSS Program Assistant
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000090629453-student-isss-program-assistant
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The Augsburg Biology Department’s rooftop greenhouse grows an appreciation for and deeper understanding of the plants of our planet. The greenhouse is open to the Augsburg campus community on the first Friday of every month this semester, from noon to 3pm. The Augsburg community is invited to come see what we’ve got growing on, enjoy the tropical atmosphere and marvel at hundreds of plant species from all over the world.
The next First Friday of the semester is this week, November 7, 12pm—3pm. The greenhouse is located on the 4th floor of the Hagfors Center.
Stay updated on greenhouse activities by following us on Instagram!
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Capitol Pathways is a paid spring internship program for college students. With the long-term goal of making Minnesota state government and policymaking more representative of our diverse communities, this program provides students leadership, legislative and career readiness training alongside an immersive internship experience with an organization working in policy during the legislative session. This is a spring internship from January – May, 2025.
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.
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Do you love candy and do you have questions about studying abroad?
Come to drop-in advising at the Study Abroad and Away Office this Thursday from 11am – 3pm. We will be handing out international candy and answering any questions you may have. We’re excited to see you then!
