Author: farrisr

Call to Action From EPNI

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Project Overview: The East Phillips Urban Farm Project is a community-led, land back initiative to transfer the 7-acre Roof Depot site from the City of Minneapolis to the East Phillips neighborhood and Little Earth for a community-owned, mixed-use development project.
East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) has already raised millions of dollars for this project which will bring needed resources and climate-resilient infrastructure to Minneapolis, including:
a vast solar array, a commercial kitchen, year-round fresh food access, well paying jobs and job training sites, cultural education and gathering spaces, affordable rent for local businesses and community organizations, and more.

FUNDING LOSS

June 10th – Minnesota Senate and House wrapped their 2025 special session by cutting nearly all local funding, including $5.7 million allocated to complete EPNI’s purchase agreement with the City of Minneapolis for the Roof Depot site

Friday, June 27th – EPNI meets with city staff to discuss the loss & determine a fair path forward

July 1st deadline – without this $5.7 million, because of a contingency deadline in the current purchase agreement, the City has the option to terminate EPNI’s deal ahead of the set September 15th closing date, putting this project and East Phillips at risk once again

Right now, EPNI needs you to tell your elected officials that this $5.7 million burden should not fall on East Phillips. Please call and email elected officials to share why you support this project, and want them to get it to the finish line, not put up more obstacles.

Find more information here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e3sIrvFixPvNHoA_Ff_3gSDyygxdcI91DuhTRwvI5qc/edit?tab=t.0

Apply to Be a Bonner Community Leader 2025–26

submitted by geverdl@augsburg.edu

Are you passionate about social justice and community work and are looking for an opportunity for funding? Apply to be a Bonner Community Leader at Augsburg University! 

Now accepting First – year, Sophomore, and Junior applicants.

Applications are due September 5th. 

Learn more and apply here: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000061914409-student-bonner-community-leaders-academic-year-2025-26

Questions? Contact Coral at ramosco@augsburg.edu

Bonner Community Leaders Application

Library Service Slowdown: June 17–July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system before and after the 4th of July weekend. During this time, some services will be unavailable or significantly slower:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround

Direct Database Access: Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

Save the Date for the Trans Equity Summit—Monday, August 11

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

The 2025 City of Minneapolis Trans Equity Summit has been scheduled for Monday, Aug. 11, at the McNamara Alumni Center. The theme for this year’s event is “Trans Equity and Intergenerational Power: Strengthening the Future by Honoring Our Past.”

The City of Minneapolis and partners are planning the all-day, free event that provides space to connect on social, legal and health issues important to the transgender community.

The summit will include breakout sessions, a job and resource fair and healing justice offerings. Space will be protected for community care and collective witnessing for trans and gender non-conforming neighbors.

Learn more here!

Save the Date for Open Streets Cedarfest—August 17, 2025

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

If you’re in town you won’t want to miss one of the best parties the city has to offer! There’s a dunk tank, Weine Dog race, three stages with amazing music and other performances, CAMEL RIDES and more! Be there or be square! If you’re interested in volunteering or would like to know more, please email Jenean Gilmer.

June 25 and 28: Summer Events with the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Summer events with the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute!

EPNI’s Greens of June Workshop
June 25, 6-7:30pm at East Phillips Community Garden, 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Celebrate the greens of June with Elsa Olivieri, garden and compost coach! We’ll explore a variety of greens at their peak and how to harvest, store, and prepare them. We’ll also discuss and try out some methods of preserving greens—like infusions, drying, and freezing.

People’s Pride in Powderhorn Park
June 28, 12-4pm at Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
5th annual Minneapolis People’s Pride Event! Opportunities for artist vending applications and volunteers found here. Come together and celebrate!

EPNI’s Outdoor Foraging Workshop
August 23, 10-12PM
Increase access to fresh, healthy foods and effective medicines. Four Season Foraging connects you with the resources necessary to start harvesting and preparing wild foods and medicines.

https://linktr.ee/epnifarm

Learn more and register here!

Mayoral Forum Hosted by the Native Community June 25—6:30 PM–8:30 p.m.

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join us for a Native Mayoral Forum Wednesday, June 25th at American Indian OIC (1845 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404) located right at the Franklin light rail station. The Forum will be hosted by Make Voting a Tradition with co-sponsors American Indian OIC, Indian Health Board, Community Power, and Vote Climate.

The purpose of this free, public forum is to be educational to both candidates and voters on community concerns & issues, especially around Minneapolis’ Indigenous community and equitably addressing climate change on the local government level.

The Q & A will go from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at the American Indian OIC 1845 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis. Doors open to the public at 6:00 p.m.

Candidates will be encouraged to remain after the Q & A portion concludes to participate in a meet & greet with the public. Food trucks from Pow Wow Grounds will be on site for the duration of the event.

The forum will be held in front of a live audience, and live streamed for those who wish to watch online, and recorded for later viewing by a crew from MCN6 TV.

https://nacdi.org/events/indigenous-mayors-forum/

Back to School 2025: Save the Dates and Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2025 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, 2025, 9 am to 4 pm. The morning of Thursday, August 28 will have a thematic focus on the integration of generative AI in higher education:

* 9 -10 am: Keynote address with Dr. John O’Brien, incoming president of the Augsburg Board of Regents, and president and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through technology innovation.
*10:15 -11:30 am: Actionable AI Faculty workshop time
* 11:30 to 12:30 pm: Lunch

We also invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. August workshop sessions typically focus on areas of teaching and learning, including but not limited to: course design and planning, community building, instructional pedagogies, assessment practices, technology enhanced learning practices, student mentoring, and/ or other topics relevant to beginning of the academic year. Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.

For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, August 1, 2025, 5 pm. Presenters will be notified by August 8th.

Call for Proposals: BTS 2025

New Staff Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/23/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000066619000-public-safety-officer
06/18/2025: Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000066015654-medical-director-physician-assistant-studies

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Library Service Slowdown: June 17–July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system before and after the 4th of July weekend. During this time, some services will be unavailable or significantly slower:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround

Direct Database Access: Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

Luther Hall Garage Plumbing Repairs TODAY

submitted by ridgle@augsburg.edu

Plumbing repairs are scheduled to take place in the Luther garage this Tuesday starting at 8am to replacing leaking plumbing pipes. The water will be shut off during the repairs. Please avoid flushing toilets during this time. The repairs will last up to 8 hours and will affect some parking spaces. Contact Facilities Management for any questions or concerns.

Save the Date for the Trans Equity Summit—Monday, August 11

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

The 2025 City of Minneapolis Trans Equity Summit has been scheduled for Monday, Aug. 11, at the McNamara Alumni Center. The theme for this year’s event is “Trans Equity and Intergenerational Power: Strengthening the Future by Honoring Our Past.”

The City of Minneapolis and partners are planning the all-day, free event that provides space to connect on social, legal and health issues important to the transgender community.

The summit will include breakout sessions, a job and resource fair and healing justice offerings. Space will be protected for community care and collective witnessing for trans and gender non-conforming neighbors.

Learn more here: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/racial-equity/trans-equity-summit/?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=

Summer Events with the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

EPNI’s Greens of June Workshop
June 25, 6-7:30pm at East Phillips Community Garden, 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Celebrate the greens of June with Elsa Olivieri, garden and compost coach! We’ll explore a variety of greens at their peak and how to harvest, store, and prepare them. We’ll also discuss and try out some methods of preserving greens—like infusions, drying, and freezing.

People’s Pride in Powderhorn Park
June 28, 12-4pm at Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
5th annual Minneapolis People’s Pride Event! Opportunities for artist vending applications and volunteers found here. Come together and celebrate!

Learn more and register here!

June Call to Action From EPNI

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

The East Phillips Urban Farm Project is a community-led, land back initiative to transfer the 7-acre Roof Depot site from the City of Minneapolis to the East Phillips neighborhood and Little Earth for a community-owned, mixed-use development project.
East Phillips Neighborhood Institute (EPNI) has already raised millions of dollars for this project which will bring needed resources and climate-resilient infrastructure to Minneapolis, including:
a vast solar array, a commercial kitchen, year-round fresh food access, well paying jobs and job training sites, cultural education and gathering spaces, affordable rent for local businesses and community organizations, and more.

FUNDING LOSS
June 10th – Minnesota Senate and House wrapped their 2025 special session by cutting nearly all local funding, including $5.7 million allocated to complete EPNI’s purchase agreement with the City of Minneapolis for the Roof Depot site

Friday, June 27th – EPNI meets with city staff to discuss the loss & determine a fair path forward

July 1st deadline – without this $5.7 million, because of a contingency deadline in the current purchase agreement, the City has the option to terminate EPNI’s deal ahead of the set September 15th closing date, putting this project and East Phillips at risk once again

Right now, EPNI needs you to tell your elected officials that this $5.7 million burden should not fall on East Phillips. Please call and email elected officials to share why you support this project, and want them to get it to the finish line, not put up more obstacles.

Find more information here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e3sIrvFixPvNHoA_Ff_3gSDyygxdcI91DuhTRwvI5qc/edit?tab=t.0

Vote for New Staff Senators for 2025–26

submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu

Hello!

Please vote for who you would like to the new editions to the staff senate team!

The Augsburg University Staff Senate is a body of elected staff members who advocate on behalf of the staff, foster meaningful dialogue, and work to recognize and celebrate the impact of staff members on the University and community.

Staff Senators meet monthly to discuss events, staff/campus concerns. This year we hosted several staff wellness events and the annual staff appreciation.

You can also talk to current members which includes Emilie Lenz, Keri Clifton, Izzy Rankin, Hayley Selinski, and Elijah Owens. If you have any questions regarding voting or the process, please email staffsenate@augsburg.edu

Click Here to Vote for your Staff Senator(s)

New Staff Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/18/2025: Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000066015654-medical-director-physician-assistant-studies
06/16/2025: Senior Systems and Stewardship Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065570875-senior-systems-and-stewardship-specialist
06/16/2025: Admissions Counselor / Senior Admissions Counselor / Assistant Director of Admissions
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065540225-admissions-counselor-senior-admissions-counselor-assistant-director-of-admissions
06/16/2025: Community Director, Residence Life
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065527228-community-director-residence-life

Search Augsburg Job Postings

New Staff Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/18/2025: Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000066015654-medical-director-physician-assistant-studies
06/16/2025: Senior Systems and Stewardship Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065570875-senior-systems-and-stewardship-specialist
06/16/2025: Admissions Counselor / Senior Admissions Counselor / Assistant Director of Admissions
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065540225-admissions-counselor-senior-admissions-counselor-assistant-director-of-admissions
06/16/2025: Community Director, Residence Life
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065527228-community-director-residence-life

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Luther Hall Garage Plumbing Repairs Tuesday, June 24

submitted by ridgle@augsburg.edu

Plumbing repairs are scheduled to take place in the Luther garage this Tuesday starting at 8am to replacing leaking plumbing pipes. The water will be shut off during the repairs. Please avoid flushing toilets during this time. The repairs will last up to 8 hours and will affect some parking spaces. Contact Facilities Management for any questions or concerns.

Back to School 2025: Save the Dates and Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2025 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, 2025, 9 am to 4 pm. The morning of Thursday, August 28 will have a thematic focus on the integration of generative AI in higher education:

* 9 -10 am: Keynote address with Dr. John O’Brien, incoming president of the Augsburg Board of Regents, and president and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through technology innovation.
*10:15 -11:30 am: Actionable AI Faculty workshop time
* 11:30 to 12:30 pm: Lunch

We also invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. August workshop sessions typically focus on areas of teaching and learning, including but not limited to: course design and planning, community building, instructional pedagogies, assessment practices, technology enhanced learning practices, student mentoring, and/ or other topics relevant to beginning of the academic year. Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.

For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, August 1, 2025, 5 pm. Presenters will be notified by August 8th.

Call for Proposals: BTS 2025

Library Service Slowdown: June 17–July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system before and after the 4th of July weekend. During this time, some services will be unavailable or significantly slower:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround

Direct Database Access: Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

New Staff Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/18/2025: Medical Director, Physician Assistant Studies
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000066015654-medical-director-physician-assistant-studies
06/16/2025: Senior Systems and Stewardship Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065570875-senior-systems-and-stewardship-specialist
06/16/2025: Admissions Counselor / Senior Admissions Counselor / Assistant Director of Admissions
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065540225-admissions-counselor-senior-admissions-counselor-assistant-director-of-admissions
06/16/2025: Community Director, Residence Life
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065527228-community-director-residence-life

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Library Service Slowdown: June 30 – July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system before and after the 4th of July weekend. During this time, some services will be unavailable or significantly slower:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround

Direct Database Access: Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

Back to School 2025: Save the Dates and Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2025 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, 2025, 9 am to 4 pm. The morning of Thursday, August 28 will have a thematic focus on the integration of generative AI in higher education:

* 9 -10 am: Keynote address with Dr. John O’Brien, incoming president of the Augsburg Board of Regents, and president and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through technology innovation.
*10:15 -11:30 am: Actionable AI Faculty workshop time
* 11:30 to 12:30 pm: Lunch

We also invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. August workshop sessions typically focus on areas of teaching and learning, including but not limited to: course design and planning, community building, instructional pedagogies, assessment practices, technology enhanced learning practices, student mentoring, and/ or other topics relevant to beginning of the academic year. Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.

For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, August 1, 2025, 5 pm. Presenters will be notified by August 8th.

Call for Proposals: BTS 2025

Library Service Slowdown: June 30–July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system before and after the 4th of July weekend. During this time, some services will be unavailable or significantly slower:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround

Direct Database Access: Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

Sod House Theater Performance at Augsburg

submitted by engen@augsburg.edu

Sod House Theater is excited to present a playful and impactful new theater piece that addresses the need for awareness around Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. This piece follows the lives of Don and Myrna, an aging, inter-racial couple who uses their imagination to cope and adapt as Myrna begins to experience symptoms of dementia. Using their imagination Don and Myrna take fantastical vacations to locations all over the world until the lines between reality and imagination begin to blur. This whimsical and compassionate hour-long piece thoughtfully provides insights on the impact of dementia. In addition to the touching and humorous piece, Sod House Theater is partnering with Adenike Ademola, Master of Social Work, who is present at performances to offer knowledge and resources about the aging population, caregiving and dementia with materials for awareness and screening resources after the production.
Augsburg University – Foss Center / Tjornhom Nelson Theater
Address: 625 22nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454
Dates: June 24 and 25 at 7:00 pm

http://www.sodhousetheater.org

Back to School 2025: Save the Dates and Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2025 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, 2025, 9 am to 4 pm. The morning of Thursday, August 28 will have a thematic focus on the integration of generative AI in higher education:

* 9 -10 am: Keynote address with Dr. John O’Brien, incoming president of the Augsburg Board of Regents, and president and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through technology innovation.
*10:15 -11:30 am: Actionable AI Faculty workshop time
* 11:30 to 12:30 pm: Lunch

We also invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. August workshop sessions typically focus on areas of teaching and learning, including but not limited to: course design and planning, community building, instructional pedagogies, assessment practices, technology enhanced learning practices, student mentoring, and/ or other topics relevant to beginning of the academic year. Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.

For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, August 1, 2025, 5 pm. Presenters will be notified by August 8th.

Call for Proposals: BTS 2025

TODAY: Serviceberries in the Community Garden (Wednesday, June 18, 12–2 p.m.)

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Want to gorge yourself on some serviceberries and chat about gift economies? The serviceberry trees on the boulevard along 20th Avenue *should* be ripe and ready for eating by next week! Stop by any time between Noon and 2:00 pm to chat about gift economies or just hang out and get juiced up on berries. Please feel free to invite friends and fam!

You can get a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book about serviceberries, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/the-serviceberry) or read the essay that it is based on in Emergence Magazine, https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/.

Email or Google Chat Jenean Gilmer (gilmerje@augsburg.edu) with questions or concerns.

If it’s raining we’ll hang out in Hagfors where there is seating near the back door (that leads to the community garden). Bring vessels for your serviceberries!

New Staff Positions This Week (5)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/16/2025: Senior Systems and Stewardship Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065570875-senior-systems-and-stewardship-specialist
06/16/2025: Admissions Counselor / Senior Admissions Counselor / Assistant Director of Admissions
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065540225-admissions-counselor-senior-admissions-counselor-assistant-director-of-admissions
06/16/2025: Community Director, Residence Life
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000065527228-community-director-residence-life
06/11/2025: Career Services Director, Strommen Center for Meaningful Work
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064593080-career-services-director-strommen-center-for-meaningful-work
06/10/2025: Senior Associate Athletic Director
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064318086-senior-associate-athletic-director

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Library Service Slowdown: June 30 –July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system before and after the 4th of July weekend. During this time, some services will be unavailable or significantly slower:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround

Direct Database Access: Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

Back to School 2025: Save the Dates and Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2025 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, 2025, 9 am to 4 pm. The morning of Thursday, August 28 will have a thematic focus on the integration of generative AI in higher education:

* 9 -10 am: Keynote address with Dr. John O’Brien, incoming president of the Augsburg Board of Regents, and president and CEO of EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education through technology innovation.
*10:15 -11:30 am: Actionable AI Faculty workshop time
* 11:30 to 12:30 pm: Lunch

We also invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. August workshop sessions typically focus on areas of teaching and learning, including but not limited to: course design and planning, community building, instructional pedagogies, assessment practices, technology enhanced learning practices, student mentoring, and/ or other topics relevant to beginning of the academic year. Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.

For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, August 1, 2025, 5 pm. Presenters will be notified by August 8th.

Call for Proposals: BTS 2025

TOMORROW: Serviceberries in the Community Garden (Wednesday, June 18, 12–2 p.m.)

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Want to gorge yourself on some serviceberries and chat about gift economies? The serviceberry trees on the boulevard along 20th Avenue *should* be ripe and ready for eating by next week! Stop by any time between Noon and 2:00 pm to chat about gift economies or just hang out and get juiced up on berries. Please feel free to invite friends and fam!

You can get a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book about serviceberries, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/the-serviceberry) or read the essay that it is based on in Emergence Magazine, https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/.

Email or Google Chat Jenean Gilmer (gilmerje@augsburg.edu) with questions or concerns.

If it’s raining we’ll hang out in Hagfors where there is seating near the back door (that leads to the community garden). Bring vessels for your serviceberries!

New Staff Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/11/2025: Career Services Director, Strommen Center for Meaningful Work
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064593080-career-services-director-strommen-center-for-meaningful-work
06/10/2025: Senior Associate Athletic Director
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064318086-senior-associate-athletic-director

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Library Service Slowdown: Begins June 18—Ends July 16

submitted by vanclev1@augsburg.edu

As part of Augsburg’s transition to the PALS library consortium, we will be migrating to a new and improved library system. Some services will be unavailable or significantly slower. Services that may be affected include:

Library Search (Catalog): Unavailable July 1 – 16

James and Jean (Self-Service Technology): Unavailable June 17 – July 16. Please borrow or pick up items at the Service Desk

“Journals by Title” Search Feature: Unavailable July 1 – 16

Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Significantly slower turnaround July 1 -16

A-Z Database Access: Unaffected

Ebook Access (including links to ebooks in Moodle): Unaffected

Please contact Stewart Van Cleve (vanclev1@augsburg.edu) with any questions. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the library!

New Staff Positions This Week (5)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/11/2025: Career Services Director, Strommen Center for Meaningful Work
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064593080-career-services-director-strommen-center-for-meaningful-work
06/10/2025: Senior Associate Athletic Director
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064318086-senior-associate-athletic-director
06/07/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063888045-public-safety-officer
06/07/2025: Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063887955-lead-public-safety-officer
06/06/2025: Certificate Programs Development Specialist, Riverside Innovation Hub
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/f95f664b-9d53-4d25-b331-253320478ad3-certificate-programs-development-specialist-riverside-innovation-hub

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Fiscal Year-End May 31 Deadline

submitted by stepanek@augsburg.edu

Invoices, Expense Reports and Payment Authorization Forms

Please submit invoices, expense reports, payment authorization forms, etc. for goods or services received on or before May 31, 2025 by Friday, June 13, 2025. All expenses need to have proper coding and approvals. Please email invoices to accountspayable@augsburg.edu or drop them off at the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137.

If you have not received an invoice from a vendor for goods or services received or delivered by May 31, please contact Carole Kampf (kampf@augsburg.edu X1260) by Friday, June 13, 2025.

Checks and Cash

If you have checks and cash that need to be deposited for Fiscal year 2025, please bring to the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137 by Friday June 6, 2025.

Our office is open to the public Tuesday through Fridays 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Thank you for your help in this process!

I-94 Project Updates: Closure This Weekend and Summer Construction Plans

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 13, all I-94 entrance and exit ramps between I-35W and Huron Blvd will be closed. An hour later at 10 p.m., both directions of I-94 will be fully closed in the same area. Crews are doing a traffic shift from the eastbound lanes to the westbound lanes this weekend, so they’ll be able to continue their bridge repair work along eastbound I-94.

To avoid the closure, please follow the posted detour of I-35W to Hwy 36 to I-35E to I-94.

By 5 a.m. on Monday, June 16, I-94 will reopen and be reduced to two lanes in each direction on the west side of the interstate through mid-August.

The following ramps will remain closed through mid-August:

— Northbound I-35W to eastbound I-94
— South 6th St. to eastbound I-94
— Huron Blvd. to eastbound I-94
— Eastbound I-94 to Huron Blvd.
— Riverside Ave. to eastbound I-94
— Cedar Ave. to eastbound I-94

Please use alternate routes to bypass these ramp closures.

Additionally, Cedar Ave. will be reduced to one lane in each direction under the I-94 bridges from Monday, June 16, through early August.

The Hiawatha LRT Trail between 15th Ave. South and East Franklin Ave. will also be closed starting Monday, June 16 through mid-July.

All lanes on I-94 between I-35W and Huron Blvd. are expected to reopen to traffic for the State Fair starting in mid-August through Labor Day. Final construction activities will resume after Labor Day and last through the fall.

Plan ahead by checking 511, and give yourself additional time to reach your destination. All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change.

Visit the MnDOT project website for more information.

Serviceberries in the Community Garden: Wednesday, June 18, Noon–2 p.m.

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Want to gorge yourself on some serviceberries and chat about gift economies? The serviceberry trees on the boulevard along 20th Avenue *should* be ripe and ready for eating by next week! Stop by any time between Noon and 2:00 pm to chat about gift economies or just hang out and get juiced up on berries. Please feel free to invite friends and fam!

You can get a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book about serviceberries, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (https://birchbarkbooks.com/products/the-serviceberry) or read the essay that it is based on in Emergence Magazine, https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/.

Email or Google Chat Jenean Gilmer (gilmerje@augsburg.edu) with questions or concerns.

New Staff Positions This Week (6)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/11/2025: Career Services Director, Strommen Center for Meaningful Work
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064593080-career-services-director-strommen-center-for-meaningful-work
06/10/2025: Senior Associate Athletic Director
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064318086-senior-associate-athletic-director
06/07/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063888045-public-safety-officer
06/07/2025: Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063887955-lead-public-safety-officer
06/06/2025: Certificate Programs Development Specialist, Riverside Innovation Hub
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/f95f664b-9d53-4d25-b331-253320478ad3-certificate-programs-development-specialist-riverside-innovation-hub
06/05/2025: Academic Advisor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063570146-academic-advisor

Search Augsburg Job Postings

I-94 Project Updates: Closure This Weekend and Summer Construction Plans

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 13, all I-94 entrance and exit ramps between I-35W and Huron Blvd will be closed. An hour later at 10 p.m., both directions of I-94 will be fully closed in the same area. Crews are doing a traffic shift from the eastbound lanes to the westbound lanes this weekend, so they’ll be able to continue their bridge repair work along eastbound I-94.

To avoid the closure, please follow the posted detour of I-35W to Hwy 36 to I-35E to I-94.

By 5 a.m. on Monday, June 16, I-94 will reopen and be reduced to two lanes in each direction on the west side of the interstate through mid-August.

The following ramps will remain closed through mid-August:

— Northbound I-35W to eastbound I-94
— South 6th St. to eastbound I-94
— Huron Blvd. to eastbound I-94
— Eastbound I-94 to Huron Blvd.
— Riverside Ave. to eastbound I-94
— Cedar Ave. to eastbound I-94

Please use alternate routes to bypass these ramp closures.

Additionally, Cedar Ave. will be reduced to one lane in each direction under the I-94 bridges from Monday, June 16, through early August.

The Hiawatha LRT Trail between 15th Ave. South and East Franklin Ave. will also be closed starting Monday, June 16 through mid-July.

All lanes on I-94 between I-35W and Huron Blvd. are expected to reopen to traffic for the State Fair starting in mid-August through Labor Day. Final construction activities will resume after Labor Day and last through the fall.

Plan ahead by checking 511, and give yourself additional time to reach your destination. All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change.

Visit the MnDOT project website for more information.

Deadline Extended: Nominate Yourself or a Colleague for Staff Senate

submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu

Staff Senate nominations are open and have been extended! Please nominate yourself or a colleague who you think would be a great fit! The deadline to nominate is Friday June 16th. After which a ballot will be sent out in early June.

Everyone who is nominated is asked if they would like to accept their nomination, so even if you’re unsure whether or not the person would be interested, nominating them doesn’t commit them to anything! We’ve added some info below to give you an idea about what the Staff Senate does and some of the events we did this year. If you have any questions feel free to reach by emailing Staff Senate at staffsenate@augsburg.edu.

The Augsburg University Staff Senate is a body of elected staff members who advocate on behalf of the staff, foster meaningful dialogue, and work to recognize and celebrate the impact of staff members on the University and community.

Staff Senators meet monthly to discuss events, staff/campus concerns. This year we hosted several staff wellness events and the annual staff appreciation.

You can also talk to current members which includes Emilie Lenz, Keri Clifton, Izzy Rankin, Hayley Selinski, and Elijah Owens to get more information.

Nominate Yourself or a Coworker Today!

Summer Fun in the Neighborhood: Free Music at the Cedar Cultural Center

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join us for a series of FREE Wednesday night concerts outdoors on the Cedar Plaza!

Free Wednesdays in July: 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.
Free Wednesdays in August: 6th, 13th, and 20th.
Start: 6:00 PM / End: 8:00 PM / All Ages
Mixed Seated and Standing + Bring Your Own Chair

Concessions will be available for purchase from The Cedar, and food from local and neighbourhood restaurants will be available for purchase.

July 9th
SINKANE
Sudanese Afrofuturist Funk Rocker

July 16
YEISON LANDERO
Colombian Cumbia Accordion Virtuoso

July 23
Abinnet Berhanu’s Ahndenet አንድነት
Ethiopian Experimental Jazz Fusion

July 30
THE BUDDHA PRINCE
Immersive Outdoor Theatrical Experience

August 6
COMBO DAGUERRE
Psychedelic Franco-Latin Chanson

August 13
THE BURROUGHS
High-Energy Colorado Soul Collective

August 20
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BAND
Ukrainian Zabava Folk Ensemble

For more information, click the link below or reach out to Jenean Gilmer in the Sabo Center!

https://www.thecedar.org/summer-at-the-cedar?mc_cid=9f661c04b9&mc_eid=6c33699f5d

Counselors Needed for Scrubs Camp (July 8–11): Earn $550

submitted by peacock@augsburg.edu

Counselors are needed to work at Scrubs Camp at Augsburg from July 8 – July 11, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM daily. Counselors will be paid a $550 stipend for the four day camp. Scrubs Camp is coordinated by HealthForce Minnesota and provides opportunities for high school students to explore health careers by engaging in interactive sessions led by health care professionals. If interested, contact Deenna Steinhaus, Camp Coordinator, at Deenna.Steinhaus@winona.edu to request a job description and an application form.

More about Scrubs Camp

New Staff Positions This Week (5)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/10/2025: Senior Associate Athletic Director
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000064318086-senior-associate-athletic-director
06/07/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063888045-public-safety-officer
06/07/2025: Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063887955-lead-public-safety-officer
06/06/2025: Certificate Programs Development Specialist, Riverside Innovation Hub
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/f95f664b-9d53-4d25-b331-253320478ad3-certificate-programs-development-specialist-riverside-innovation-hub
06/05/2025: Academic Advisor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063570146-academic-advisor

Search Augsburg Job Postings

The Serviceberries Are Ripening!

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Want to gorge yourself on some serviceberries and chat about gift economies? It looks like campus will be flush in berries by early next week! Fill out the Doodle Poll below if you’d like to get together in the community garden next Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday.

You can get a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book or read the essay that it is based on in Emerge: https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/

Doodle poll!

Summer Events With the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

B50 Agri-cultural Event: Food, Farming, Forestry & Finance
June 21, 12:30pm at Bridal Veil Gardens, 2905 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN
Agri-Cultural Event with the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award Winner, Jim Embry! Creating Community Across Multicultural and Intergenerational Groups to Amplify Sustainable Practices.

EPNI Seed Saturday Volunteer Time
June 21, 11am – 2pm at East Phillips Community Garden, 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Help maintain and take care of the East Phillips community garden! We will be there at 11 but may not stay the whole time depending on how long garden task take to get done!

EPNI’s Greens of June Workshop
June 25, 6-7:30pm at East Phillips Community Garden, 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Celebrate the greens of June with Elsa Olivieri, garden and compost coach! We’ll explore a variety of greens at their peak and how to harvest, store, and prepare them. We’ll also discuss and try out some methods of preserving greens—like infusions, drying, and freezing.

People’s Pride in Powderhorn Park
June 28, 12-4pm at Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
5th annual Minneapolis People’s Pride Event! Opportunities for artist vending applications and volunteers found here. Come together and celebrate!

EPNI’s Outdoor Foraging Workshop
August 23, 10-12PM
Increase access to fresh, healthy foods and effective medicines. Four Season Foraging connects you with the resources necessary to start harvesting and preparing wild foods and medicines.

Learn more and register here!

Summer Fun in the Neighborhood: Free Music at The Cedar Cultural Center

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join us for a series of FREE Wednesday night concerts outdoors on the Cedar Plaza!

Free Wednesdays in July: 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.
Free Wednesdays in August: 6th, 13th, and 20th.
Start: 6:00 PM / End: 8:00 PM / All Ages
Mixed Seated and Standing + Bring Your Own Chair

Concessions will be available for purchase from The Cedar, and food from local and neighbourhood restaurants will be available for purchase.

July 9th
SINKANE
Sudanese Afrofuturist Funk Rocker

July 16
YEISON LANDERO
Colombian Cumbia Accordion Virtuoso

July 23
Abinnet Berhanu’s Ahndenet አንድነት
Ethiopian Experimental Jazz Fusion

July 30
THE BUDDHA PRINCE
Immersive Outdoor Theatrical Experience

August 6
COMBO DAGUERRE
Psychedelic Franco-Latin Chanson

August 13
THE BURROUGHS
High-Energy Colorado Soul Collective

August 20
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BAND
Ukrainian Zabava Folk Ensemble

For more information, click the link below or reach out to Jenean Gilmer in the Sabo Center!

https://www.thecedar.org/summer-at-the-cedar?mc_cid=9f661c04b9&mc_eid=6c33699f5d

Fiscal Year-End May 31 Deadline

submitted by stepanek@augsburg.edu

Invoices, Expense Reports and Payment Authorization Forms

Please submit invoices, expense reports, payment authorization forms, etc. for goods or services received on or before May 31, 2025 by Friday, June 13, 2025. All expenses need to have proper coding and approvals. Please email invoices to accountspayable@augsburg.edu or drop them off at the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137.

If you have not received an invoice from a vendor for goods or services received or delivered by May 31, please contact Carole Kampf (kampf@augsburg.edu X1260) by Friday, June 13, 2025.

Checks and Cash

If you have checks and cash that need to be deposited for Fiscal year 2025, please bring to the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137 by Friday June 6, 2025.

Our office is open to the public Tuesday through Fridays 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Thank you for your help in this process!

Counselors Needed for Scrubs Camp (July 8–11): Earn $550

submitted by peacock@augsburg.edu

Counselors are needed to work at Scrubs Camp at Augsburg from July 8 – July 11, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM daily. Counselors will be paid a $550 stipend for the four day camp. Scrubs Camp is coordinated by HealthForce Minnesota and provides opportunities for high school students to explore health careers by engaging in interactive sessions led by health care professionals. If interested, contact Deenna Steinhaus, Camp Coordinator, at Deenna.Steinhaus@winona.edu to request a job description and an application form.

More About Scrubs Camp

I-94 Project Updates: Closure This Weekend and Summer Construction Plans

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 13, all I-94 entrance and exit ramps between I-35W and Huron Blvd will be closed. An hour later at 10 p.m., both directions of I-94 will be fully closed in the same area. Crews are doing a traffic shift from the eastbound lanes to the westbound lanes this weekend, so they’ll be able to continue their bridge repair work along eastbound I-94.

To avoid the closure, please follow the posted detour of I-35W to Hwy 36 to I-35E to I-94.

By 5 a.m. on Monday, June 16, I-94 will reopen and be reduced to two lanes in each direction on the west side of the interstate through mid-August.

The following ramps will remain closed through mid-August:

— Northbound I-35W to eastbound I-94
— South 6th St. to eastbound I-94
— Huron Blvd. to eastbound I-94
— Eastbound I-94 to Huron Blvd.
— Riverside Ave. to eastbound I-94
— Cedar Ave. to eastbound I-94

Please use alternate routes to bypass these ramp closures.

Additionally, Cedar Ave. will be reduced to one lane in each direction under the I-94 bridges from Monday, June 16, through early August.

The Hiawatha LRT Trail between 15th Ave. South and East Franklin Ave. will also be closed starting Monday, June 16 through mid-July.

All lanes on I-94 between I-35W and Huron Blvd. are expected to reopen to traffic for the State Fair starting in mid-August through Labor Day. Final construction activities will resume after Labor Day and last through the fall.

Plan ahead by checking 511, and give yourself additional time to reach your destination. All construction activities and traffic impacts are weather and schedule permitting and subject to change.

Visit the MnDOT project website for more information.

New Staff Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/07/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063888045-public-safety-officer
06/07/2025: Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063887955-lead-public-safety-officer
06/06/2025: Certificate Programs Development Specialist, Riverside Innovation Hub
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/f95f664b-9d53-4d25-b331-253320478ad3-certificate-programs-development-specialist-riverside-innovation-hub
06/05/2025: Academic Advisor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063570146-academic-advisor

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Fiscal Year-End May 31 Deadline

submitted by stepanek@augsburg.edu

Invoices, Expense Reports and Payment Authorization Forms

Please submit invoices, expense reports, payment authorization forms, etc. for goods or services received on or before May 31, 2025 by Friday, June 13, 2025. All expenses need to have proper coding and approvals. Please email invoices to accountspayable@augsburg.edu or drop them off at the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137.

If you have not received an invoice from a vendor for goods or services received or delivered by May 31, please contact Carole Kampf (kampf@augsburg.edu X1260) by Friday, June 13, 2025.

Checks and Cash

If you have checks and cash that need to be deposited for Fiscal year 2025, please bring to the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137 by Friday June 6, 2025.

Our office is open to the public Tuesday through Fridays 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Thank you for your help in this process!

Tamu Grill Reopening TODAY

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

We’re thrilled to announce that Tamu Grill will be reopening on Tuesday, June 10. Because our renovations are still incomplete, we’ll only be doing takeout for both lunch and dinner. Mark your calendars with our new hours: Tuesday and Wednesday from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM. We can’t wait to serve you our mouthwatering dishes and get the community buzzing again. We continue to take online catering orders at tamugrill.com. Thank you for your continued support, and see you soon.

Counselors Needed for Scrubs Camp (July 8–11): Earn $550

submitted by peacock@augsburg.edu

Counselors are needed to work at Scrubs Camp at Augsburg from July 8 – July 11, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM daily. Counselors will be paid a $550 stipend for the four day camp. Scrubs Camp is coordinated by HealthForce Minnesota and provides opportunities for high school students to explore health careers by engaging in interactive sessions led by health care professionals. If interested contact Deenna Steinhaus, Camp Coordinator, at Deenna.Steinhaus@winona.edu to request a job description and an application form.

More About Scrubs Camp

Deadline Extended: Nominate Yourself or a Colleague for Staff Senate

submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu

Staff Senate nominations are open and have been extended! Please nominate yourself or a colleague who you think would be a great fit! The deadline to nominate is Friday June 16th. After which a ballot will be sent out in early June.

Everyone who is nominated is asked if they would like to accept their nomination, so even if you’re unsure whether or not the person would be interested, nominating them doesn’t commit them to anything! We’ve added some info below to give you an idea about what the Staff Senate does and some of the events we did this year. If you have any questions feel free to reach by emailing Staff Senate at staffsenate@augsburg.edu.

The Augsburg University Staff Senate is a body of elected staff members who advocate on behalf of the staff, foster meaningful dialogue, and work to recognize and celebrate the impact of staff members on the University and community.

Staff Senators meet monthly to discuss events, staff/campus concerns. This year we hosted several staff wellness events and the annual staff appreciation.

You can also talk to current members which includes Emilie Lenz, Keri Clifton, Izzy Rankin, Hayley Selinski, and Elijah Owens to get more information.

Nominate a co-worker or yourself!

Summer Events With the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

B50 Agri-cultural Event: Food, Farming, Forestry & Finance
June 21, 12:30pm at Bridal Veil Gardens, 2905 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN
Agri-Cultural Event with the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award Winner, Jim Embry! Creating Community Across Multicultural and Intergenerational Groups to Amplify Sustainable Practices.

EPNI Seed Saturday Volunteer Time
June 21, 11am – 2pm at East Phillips Community Garden, 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Help maintain and take care of the East Phillips community garden! We will be there at 11 but may not stay the whole time depending on how long garden task take to get done!

EPNI’s Greens of June Workshop
June 25, 6-7:30pm at East Phillips Community Garden, 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Celebrate the greens of June with Elsa Olivieri, garden and compost coach! We’ll explore a variety of greens at their peak and how to harvest, store, and prepare them. We’ll also discuss and try out some methods of preserving greens—like infusions, drying, and freezing.

People’s Pride in Powderhorn Park
June 28, 12-4pm at Powderhorn Park, 3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55407
5th annual Minneapolis People’s Pride Event! Opportunities for artist vending applications and volunteers found here. Come together and celebrate!

EPNI’s Outdoor Foraging Workshop
August 23, 10-12PM
Increase access to fresh, healthy foods and effective medicines. Four Season Foraging connects you with the resources necessary to start harvesting and preparing wild foods and medicines.

Learn more and register here!

The Serviceberries Are Ripening!

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Want to gorge yourself on some serviceberries and chat about gift economies? It looks like we’ll be flush in berries by early next week! Fill out the Doodle Poll below if you’d like to get together next Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. You can get a copy of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book or read the essay that it is based on in Emerge: https://emergencemagazine.org/essay/the-serviceberry/

Doodle poll!

New Staff Positions This Week (4)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/07/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063888045-public-safety-officer
06/07/2025: Lead Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063887955-lead-public-safety-officer
06/06/2025: Certificate Programs Development Specialist, Riverside Innovation Hub
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/f95f664b-9d53-4d25-b331-253320478ad3-certificate-programs-development-specialist-riverside-innovation-hub
06/05/2025: Academic Advisor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063570146-academic-advisor

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Fiscal Year-End May 31 Deadline

submitted by stepanek@augsburg.edu

Invoices, Expense Reports and Payment Authorization Forms

Please submit invoices, expense reports, payment authorization forms, etc. for goods or services received on or before May 31, 2025 by Friday, June 13, 2025. All expenses need to have proper coding and approvals. Please email invoices to accountspayable@augsburg.edu or drop them off at the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137.

If you have not received an invoice from a vendor for goods or services received or delivered by May 31, please contact Carole Kampf (kampf@augsburg.edu X1260) by Friday, June 13, 2025.

Checks and Cash

If you have checks and cash that need to be deposited for Fiscal year 2025, please bring to the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137 by Friday June 6, 2025.

Our office is open to the public Tuesday through Fridays 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Thank you for your help in this process!

New Staff Positions This Week (2)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

06/05/2025: Academic Advisor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000063570146-academic-advisor
05/30/2025: Disability Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000062504510-disability-specialist

Search Augsburg Job Postings

Fiscal Year-End May 31 Deadline

submitted by stepanek@augsburg.edu

Invoices, Expense Reports and Payment Authorization Forms

Please submit invoices, expense reports, payment authorization forms, etc. for goods or services received on or before May 31, 2025 by Friday, June 13, 2025. All expenses need to have proper coding and approvals. Please email invoices to accountspayable@augsburg.edu or drop them off at the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137.

If you have not received an invoice from a vendor for goods or services received or delivered by May 31, please contact Carole Kampf (kampf@augsburg.edu X1260) by Friday, June 13, 2025.

Checks and Cash

If you have checks and cash that need to be deposited for Fiscal year 2025, please bring to the Business Office, Science Building Suite 137 by Friday June 6, 2025.

Our office is open to the public Tuesday through Fridays 8:00am to 3:00pm.

Thank you for your help in this process!

Public Meeting Today: I-94/22nd Ave. S. Bike/Pedestrian Bridge Design

submitted by peacock@augsburg.edu

MNDOT is hosting a public meeting today (June 5) from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in Murphy Square Park to share the final layout for the I-94/22nd Ave. S. pedestrian and bicycle bridge. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be moved to the Marshall Room in the Christensen Center. For more information about the project, visit the MNDOT project webpage (see below).

MNDOT Project Page

Campus Cupboard Summer Hours

submitted by kojimam@augsburg.edu

Campus Cupboard is open during the summer! All students and community members are welcome.

Location: Basement of Anderson Residence Hall, Room 026
Hours: 2-5pm on Monday through Thursday, 3:30-5pm on Friday

Please check out our Instagram for daily updates @ck.augsburg
Sign up to our weekly newsletters by emailing campuskitchen@augsburg.edu
Website: https://www.augsburg.edu/campuskitchen/

Update on Campus Network Outage

submitted by matthias@augsburg.edu

Thank you all for your patience this weekend as we worked through an unexpected issue with our campus network infrastructure. The outage and subsequent instability in the network followed a planned maintenance that intersected with a campus power outage due to Thursday afternoon’s weather, causing hardware failure. Our systems team has been working on this issue since Thursday evening and throughout the weekend to troubleshoot this complex issue and implement a plan to restore connectivity, including installation of temporary equipment. We’ll be posting a more detailed summary message on the IT Website blog in the coming days. Additional information, and the ability to subscribe to alerts, can be found on our Status Hub page linked below.

We apologize for the disruption to your teaching and learning that this outage may have caused.

Augsburg Status Hub

TODAY: Focused Conversation on Student Success

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the final Focused Conversation of the academic year at noon today. Paula O’Loughlin, Mike Grewe, Kristen Chamberlain, and Kelsey Richardson-Blackwell will provide updates and lead a conversation about student success work.

Monday, May 19, 2025

12—1:00 p.m.

Marshall Room and via Zoom

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.

All Hands | Inside Augsburg (login required)

Monday: Focused Conversation on Student Success

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

All faculty and staff are invited to attend the final Focused Conversation of the 2024–25 academic year on Monday, May 19. Paula O’Loughlin, Mike Grewe, Kristen Chamberlain, and Kelsey Richardson-Blackwell will provide updates and lead a conversation about student success work.

Monday, May 19, 2025

12—1:00 p.m.

Marshall Room and via Zoom

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.

All Hands | Inside Augsburg (login required)

Take a Youth Studies Class This Fall

submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

YST 210: Rethinking Children and Youth

Fall 2025, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30pm to 5:10pm

Instructor: Kao Nou L. Moua, PhD, MSW, LGSW (mouakao@augsburg.edu)

Society often expects children and youth to be seen and not heard. This course will develop an understanding of children and youth that will allow us to engage them as assets and agents of positive change.

This class is great for future youth workers, social workers, educators, coaches, and youth mentors!

Get Paid to Teach, Research, or Study Abroad After Graduation: Apply for a Fulbright

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Get paid to teach, research, or study abroad after graduation with the Fulbright program. This prestigious program was founded in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright as a cultural exchange program with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through mutual exchange of people, knowledge, and skills.

College graduates can get paid to teach, research, and study abroad through the Fulbright program. Current juniors, seniors, graduates, and graduate students should start planning their applications now. Typically, students work on their applications over the summer to prepare their essays. The campus deadline for submission will be Friday, September 5.

For more information, contact Prof. Jacqueline deVries, who provides guidance and support in the process: devries@augsburg.edu.

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

Make Sure Your Mail Will Follow You

submitted by longj@augsburg.edu

As we near the end of another year please don’t forget to take care of your campus mailbox. This includes checking it for any mail, returning your lock and filing out the survey for what you would like us to do with your mail after this semester.

Two weeks after the spring semester ends (on May 23, 2025) we will close all student campus boxes unless they responded to the End of Year survey. If you would like your mail forwarded or would like to keep your mailbox open for the summer, please fill out this survey
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSen8Hb9X2VU3VbQWqr9sPleUUk0pJROmx7iM6sr-lfY4vjgMw/viewform?usp=sharing).

Before the fall semester starts we will reassign campus boxes to all residential students. Without completing the survey, it will most likely be a different number.

We are only able to forward 1st Class USPS mail. Packages must be looked at case by case. Some USPS will allow forwarding. (Reply to the Augsburg package email and we will look at that package.) Other packages (UPS, FedEx, Amazon, etc.), magazines, non-profit mail and standard mail will not be forwarded. We can also only forward to USA addresses. The forwarding period for the Augsburg Mailroom is two months from when the request is submitted. Afterward any additional mail we receive will be returned to sender.

We request that you contact the people/business sending you mail and update your address with them. Augsburg is classified as a business so you will not be able to do so through the US Post Office itself. Enrolling in online/electronic bills or statements can also be a smart option, it is environmentally friendly, secure and will often save you time (and sometimes money). Asking us to forward your mail does not change your mailing address with the USPS or Augsburg University, just with the Mailroom.

End of the year Campus Box survey

Celebrate the Teachers Who Make a Difference at DuNord Cocktail Room This Week

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

At the Du Nord Cocktail Room, we believe in honoring the people who shape our communities—including the incredible teachers who show up every day with heart, hustle, and care.

This Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5–11), we invite you to celebrate the educator in your life—whether that’s a friend, partner, parent, or your favorite former teacher. Bring them in for a night of good food, great drinks, and well-earned appreciation.

At the Du Nord Cocktail Room, we appreciate teachers all year round—all teachers get 20% off their own bill, all the time, not just this week. It’s our small way of saying thank you for the big impact they make every day.

Du Nord Cocktail Room

Women’s Trek Bike for Sale

submitted by lowe@augsburg.edu

2009 Women’s Trek Fx 7.5 bike for sale, meticulously cared for, 15” fits woman about 5’2 – 5’4, Contact lowe@augsburg.edu for more details and pics, hoping for $250.00, https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/value-guide/2009%20Trek%207.5%20FX%20WSD/?srsltid=AfmBOooBnwzCMmwMy8vLX0z7cESTPQpZl-7tq6irtSBy-_OhLUl6_SIA

https://www.bicyclebluebook.com/value-guide/2009%20Trek%207.5%20FX%20WSD/?srsltid=AfmBOooBnwzCMmwMy8vLX0z7cESTPQpZl-7tq6irtSBy-_OhLUl6_SIA

May 2025 GenEd Update

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

Progress continues on implementation planning for the new general education curriculum to start in fall 2025. Updated general education resources will be shared with faculty and staff during the upcoming Days in May session on Wednesday, May 14th from 9-10am, and available to everyone soon on the General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page.

Thank you to the undergraduate students and advisors for considering whether or not to switch to the new general education curriculum; the overall response has been positive. Thank you as well to Alex Fink, Mike Grewe, Lori Brandt Hale, Morgan Knutzen, Daleana Phillips, Tina Maria Tavera, and Leah Spinosa de Vega for their guidance and wisdom on updated Augsburg Experience Guidelines.

With gratitude,
Stacy Freiheit (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10

Riverside Avenue Bridge Closure: May 8–29

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

If you use the Riverside Ave. bridge over I-94 in Minneapolis, make sure to include extra travel time to take a detour starting May 8.

Beginning 7 a.m. Thursday, May 8, the Riverside Ave. bridge will be closed to all traffic through Thursday, May 29.

Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians can bypass the closure using the 25th Ave. South bridge.

The closure is necessary to allow crews to safely complete bridge maintenance work along westbound I-94.

Visit the I-94 project webpage for more information.

Urness/Christensen Center Generator Repair May 13

submitted by ridgle@augsburg.edu

The emergency lighting in Urness Hall and Christensen Center will be temporarily down to repair the emergency generator on Tuesday, May 13th starting at 7:00a- 4:00p. The emergency power shutdown will affect all emergency lighting in some corridors and stairwells. Contact Facilities Management for any questions or concerns.

Center for Wellness and Counseling

submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu

CWC is closed for the summer starting at 4:30pm on Thursday, May 8th and will reopen on Wednesday, September 3rd at 8:00am. If you have administrative, consultation, or referral needs, you may email (cwc@augsburg.edu) or call (612-330-1707) CWC or you can reach out to Ellie Olson, director of CWC, at eolson@augsburg.edu. **Email and phone messages to the CWC main line will only be checked periodically between June 1 and August 15.

Even when CWC is closed, students still have access to the following:
–Crisis support and Urgent phone counseling available 24/7, 365 days a year, by calling 844-287-6963.
–Free virtual counseling sessions with licensed providers. Register at bettermynd.com with your Augsburg email and password. Link: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/counseling/bettermynd/

Additional resources:
Crisis support: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/crisis-support/
Walk-in Counseling Center: https://walkin.org/join-counseling-now-by-phone-or-computer/
Self-Help resources: https://www.augsburg.edu/cwc/self-help/
In an emergency, please contact 911 or the Department of Public Safety at 612-330-1717.

We wish you the best and enjoy your break

New Staff Positions This Week (3)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

05/05/2025: Graduate Assistant Track & Field Coach
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000057625590-graduate-assistant-track-field-coach
05/05/2025: Graduate Assistant Women’s Swim and Dive Coach
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000057623611-graduate-assistant-women-s-swim-and-dive-coach
05/02/2025: Assistant Registrar for Curriculum and Registration
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000057346650-assistant-registrar-for-curriculum-and-registration

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Days in May 14: May and 15 Workshop Registration

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Office of Faculty Development and Center for Teaching & Learning look forward to learning and reflecting together at our annual Days in May Conference, May 14 & 15. To help with planning catering, materials, and attendance documentation, we ask community members to pre-register for your preferred Days in May Workshops as possible. Day-of and on-site registration are still welcome. Please let us know of any reasonable accommodations you will need in order to participate in these workshops.

See Days in May 2025 Workshop Schedule and Program for additional details. Both are linked in the registration form for your convenience.

Days in May Registration

Get Paid to Teach, Research, or Study Abroad: Apply for a Fulbright

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Get paid to teach, research, or study abroad after graduation with the Fulbright program. This prestigious program was founded in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright as a cultural exchange program with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of the United States and other countries through mutual exchange of people, knowledge, and skills.

College graduates can get paid to teach, research, and study abroad through the Fulbright program. Current juniors, seniors, graduates, and graduate students should start planning their applications now. Typically, students work on their applications over the summer to prepare their essays. The campus deadline for submission will be Friday, September 5.

For more information, contact Prof. Jacqueline deVries, who provides support and guidance in the process: devries@augsburg.edu.

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

Summer Fun in the Neighborhood: Free Music at The Cedar Cultural Center

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join us for a series of FREE Wednesday night concerts outdoors on the Cedar Plaza!

Free Wednesdays in July: 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th.
Free Wednesdays in August: 6th, 13th, and 20th.
Start: 6:00 PM / End: 8:00 PM / All Ages
Mixed Seated and Standing + Bring Your Own Chair

Concessions will be available for purchase from The Cedar, and food from local and neighbourhood restaurants will be available for purchase.

July 9th
SINKANE
Sudanese Afrofuturist Funk Rocker

July 16
YEISON LANDERO
Colombian Cumbia Accordion Virtuoso

July 23
Abinnet Berhanu’s Ahndenet አንድነት
Ethiopian Experimental Jazz Fusion

July 30
THE BUDDHA PRINCE
Immersive Outdoor Theatrical Experience

August 6
COMBO DAGUERRE
Psychedelic Franco-Latin Chanson

August 13
THE BURROUGHS
High-Energy Colorado Soul Collective

August 20
UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BAND
Ukrainian Zabava Folk Ensemble

For more information, CLICK HERE or reach out to Jenean Gilmer in the Sabo Center!

CLICK HERE

Save the Date: Open Streets Cedarfest August 17, 2025

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

If you’re in town you won’t want to miss one of the best parties the city has to offer! There’s a dunk tank, Weine Dog race, three stages with amazing music and other performances, CAMEL RIDES and more! Be there or be square! If you’re interested in volunteering or would like to know more, please email Jenean Gilmer.

New Staff Positions This Week (5)

submitted by hr@augsburg.edu

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

04/29/2025: Disability and Testing Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ni/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/fb21329f-39d4-42fc-8474-e8edf64bc14a-disability-and-testing-specialist
04/29/2025: 1st Shift Custodian
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000056436420-1st-shift-custodian
04/28/2025: Talent Acquisition Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000056203065-talent-acquisition-specialist
04/25/2025: Senior Systems and Stewardship Specialist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000055876455-senior-systems-and-stewardship-specialist
04/24/2025: Public Safety Officer
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/744000055642958-public-safety-officer

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