Augsburg University News and Announcements
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The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.
The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.
submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu
Fluent in Spanish? Be a Debate Judge for the Spanish Debate League
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, is looking for Spanish-speaking adults to judge our Spanish Debate League. This program helps middle and high school students build confidence, grow their academic skills, improve their fluency, and connect with other Spanish speakers in the Twin Cities.
*NO DEBATE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED, BUT YOU MUST BE FLUENT IN SPANISH!*
You will earn $55 for each tournament you judge. We will provide transportation if necessary.
Tournaments will happen at the following dates and times:
• April 25: Held at WTMS from 3:15-7:15 PM.
• May 4: Virtual tournament (held online) 12:15-5:15 PM
• May 8: Location TBA, held 3:15-7:15 PM.
Learn more and sign up here: https://mnudl.augsburg.edu/volunteer-opportunities/
Search the calendar for: Español/Spanish Debate
Need more info? Talk to our volunteer coordinator, Johan, at: fullard1@augsburg.edu. He speaks Spanish!
*Let Johan know if you have transportation needs!*
submitted by isaacson@augsburg.edu
Due to a number of early spring events, I have a few St Paul Saints tickets for sale. There are 2 seats for each game on the first base line (Section 105, Row 10, Seats 1 and 2 on the aisle). A great view of the action! Asking $18 per ticket per game.
Friday, April 26th 6:40 pm
Sunday, April 28th 2:07 pm
Thursday, May 2nd 6:40 pm
Saturday, May 4th 2:07 pm
Email isaacson@augsburg.edu with questions or to arrange payment / pickup
submitted by endol@augsburg.edu
The Thó Wiŋ Literary and Arts Magazine is looking for art to feature on the cover of this year’s issue. The covers (both front and back) will be approximately 9×9″, so art must fit a square ratio. Pieces depicting themes related to Minnesota, Minneapolis, and especially our magazine’s namesake, Blue Star Woman, will be prioritized (more info about Blue Star Woman can be accessed at our website, https://thowin-magazine.com). Please send submissions from your Augsburg email to twmagazine@augsburg.edu in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format.
We are approaching our printing deadline, so please submit as soon as possible!
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
In celebration of Earth Month, we offer a blessing of the bicycles in chapel today. Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am and bring your bike if you are able.
submitted by baterdg@augsburg.edu
Dear Auggies!
Are you intrigued by the power of music and its influence on memory? If so, we invite you to participate in our research study conducted by psychology students at Augsburg University!
Study Description:
This study investigates the relationship between background music and memory performance, specifically in college students. Our goal is to uncover how different types of music may affect learning and study strategies. By participating, you’ll contribute to advancing our understanding of how music can impact memory recall and retention.
What’s Involved:
Participation is simple and straightforward. You will be asked to engage in a memory task while listening to different types of background music of your choice—or in complete silence, too! This will involve a short session where you’ll be presented with information to remember, followed by a recall task. Your participation will help us analyze the effects of music on memory performance.
Eligibility:
Participants will be recruited from Augsburg University, with inclusion criteria requiring current enrollment, age 18 or older, and fluency in English. We highly recommend participating in this study with headphones, laptops, or devices with electronic audio devices!
How to Participate?
Very simple! Just click on the participate button, and you will be automatically redirected to our study survey!
Confidentiality:
Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. All study records will be kept confidential, and data will be stored securely. While we will make every effort to ensure confidentiality, please note that complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed due to the small number of participants. Raw data will be destroyed by May 3rd, 2024.
Thank you for considering this invitation to contribute to our research efforts.
On Friday, April 26th, we will be welcoming Dr. Marci Sortor, Provost, St. Olaf College to campus. Dr. Sortor has experience as an HLC peer reviewer and has graciously agreed to serve as a reviewer for our mock site visit to help us prepare for our upcoming reaffirmation of accreditation visit in October 2024. On behalf of the HLC Steering Committee, I would like to invite you to participate in the following session: Open forum for faculty and staff on Criteria 3 (Teaching and Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support) and 4 (Teaching and Learning: Evaluation and Improvement).
Here’s what you need to know:
WHO: All faculty (RFT and adjunct) and staff
WHAT: An opportunity to practice answering questions related to teaching, learning, and assessment.
WHEN: Friday, April 26th from 10:45am to 11:30am
WHERE: Marshall Room
WHY: To help ensure our community is ready for our HLC site visit on October 21-22, 2024.
HOW: You can prepare by reviewing the draft assurance argument, focusing on Criteria 3 and 4. The draft argument can be found in Moodle.
Please consider joining us!
submitted by baterdg@augsburg.edu
Dear Auggies!
Are you intrigued by the power of music and its influence on memory? If so, we invite you to participate in our research study conducted by psychology students at Augsburg University!
Study Description:
This study investigates the relationship between background music and memory performance, specifically in college students. Our goal is to uncover how different types of music may affect learning and study strategies. By participating, you’ll contribute to advancing our understanding of how music can impact memory recall and retention.
What’s Involved:
Participation is simple and straightforward. You will be asked to engage in a memory task while listening to different types of background music of your choice—or in complete silence, too! This will involve a short session where you’ll be presented with information to remember, followed by a recall task. Your participation will help us analyze the effects of music on memory performance.
Eligibility:
Participants will be recruited from Augsburg University, with inclusion criteria requiring current enrollment, age 18 or older, and fluency in English. We highly recommend participating in this study with headphones, laptops, or devices with electronic audio devices!
How to Participate?
Very simple! Just click on the participate button, and you will be automatically redirected to our study survey! (https://forms.gle/ffNyAhZbgjpzaqac9)
Confidentiality:
Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. All study records will be kept confidential, and data will be stored securely. While we will make every effort to ensure confidentiality, please note that complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed due to the small number of participants. Raw data will be destroyed by May 3rd, 2024.
Thank you for considering this invitation to contribute to our research efforts.
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the second of two April Focused Conversations today at noon. Provost Paula O’Loughlin will provide an update on the implementation of the Art & Science Group recommendations to date and an overview of what’s next.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Marshall Room and via Zoom
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu
Have you completed your financial aid steps to get ready for next academic year?! If so, come to Christensen on April 23rd and 25th from 11-12PM and receive cookies and a #Auggieready sticker!
Still need help with your FAFSA or DREAM Act Application? Reach out to student financial services to schedule an appointment!
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.
The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.
Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.
submitted by halemsks@augsburg.edu
This Wednesday, April 24th from 10:30 am to 11:30 am is Donuts and Coffee!! Location CWC lobby.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C58nzeNLA11/?igsh=MXdhaDg2OWtxbGd4bQ%3D%3D
submitted by escobarr@augsburg.edu
Faculty and staff are invited to a community-building event for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) among the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) member institutions. Light refreshments will be provided.
The event is Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 p.m. and will be held at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus in the Anderson Student Center, South Woulfe Alumni Hall (ASC 378S).
Email Dr. Bryana French, bryana.french@stthomas.edu with questions.
Co-sponsored by STEM Inclusive Excellence and the Center for Faculty Development.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Weaving the Past, Present, and Future of 2511 E. Franklin Avenue, Saturday, April 27
Augsburg University recently announced an agreement to sell the property to the Somali Museum of Minnesota to develop a permanent museum facility and cultural center on the former Bethany Lutheran Church site at 2511 E. Franklin Avenue.
Augsburg has worked with Redesign to identify a financially sustainable, community-serving use for the property that contributes to the vitality of the East Franklin corridor. During the 2023 legislative session, the Somali Museum was approved for state funding to advance the project.
Neighbors and community members are invited to attend a community gathering about the past, present, and future of 2511 East Franklin Avenue on Saturday, April 27, from 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM at Matthews Recreation Center (2318 29th Ave. S). Please join us to learn about the Somali Museum and its vision for the site. Participants will be invited to share stories about the site’s history and place in Seward.
For questions about the gathering, contact krista@redesigninc.org.
submitted by boerger@augsburg.edu
Celebrate the end of classes at the AUGSBURG CHOIRS’ year-end concert, featuring a capella vocal harmony from the Republic of Georgia, Madagascar, Quebec, South Africa, Yiddish Ukraine, the U.S. Black sacred tradition, Renaissance England and France, and the contemporary U.S. including the world premiere of “Willow Song” for mixed voices and cello, presented in collaboration with students from Theater and Graphic Design. Welcoming guest artists Jonathan David, Sherri Orr, Jane Cords O’Hara, and The Mirandola Ensemble. Friday, April 26th, 7:30, in Hoversten Chapel.
submitted by endol@augsburg.edu
The Thó Wiŋ Literary and Arts Magazine is looking for art to feature on the cover of this year’s issue. The covers (both front and back) will be approximately 9×9″, so art must fit a square ratio. Pieces depicting themes related to Minnesota, Minneapolis, and especially our magazine’s namesake, Blue Star Woman, will be prioritized (more info about Blue Star Woman can be accessed at our website, https://thowin-magazine.com). Please send submissions from your Augsburg email to twmagazine@augsburg.edu in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format.
We are approaching our printing deadline, so please submit as soon as possible!
submitted by ridgle@augsburg.edu
Aqua Engineering will be on campus to start up the irrigation systems on Thursday, April 25th.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am for a chapel service of music and readings led by student musicians. We will also celebrate communion. The musicians are Anna Colbenson, violin; Kasi Leslie, violin; Ethan Prince, cello; Rori Cheyne, harpsichord and organ; Bethany Mears, piano and organ; and Brian De Young, organ studio artist and campus ministry musician.
submitted by devries@augsburg.edu
Have you considered applying for a Fulbright to teach or research abroad?
Augsburg has a great track record of helping students win these prestigious awards. Check out the list at https://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/scholarships/augsburg-awardees/
If you’re curious, please contact Prof. Jacqueline deVries, Augsburg Fulbright Coordinator devries@augsburg.edu Deadlines for the 2025-26 awards are in early September 2024.
submitted by musto@augsburg.edu
Are you looking for an on-campus job next fall?
Are you a second year or above?
Are you interested in supporting your peers and learning more about career services?
The Strommen Center is hiring peer advisors for the 2024-2025 academic year. If you are a strong communicator and creative problem solver looking to grow your leadership skills, manage multiple tasks throughout your shift, and are enthusiastic about helping other students, this role is for you!
Visit the linkbelow to apply today!
submitted by jacobsm@augsburg.edu
On Friday, April 26th, we will be welcoming Dr. Marci Sortor, Provost, St. Olaf College to campus. Dr. Sortor has experience as an HLC peer reviewer and has graciously agreed to serve as a reviewer for our mock site visit to help us prepare for our upcoming reaffirmation of accreditation visit in October 2024. On behalf of the HLC Steering Committee, I would like to invite you to participate in the following session: Open forum for staff.
Here’s what you need to know:
WHO: All staff and faculty
WHAT: An opportunity to practice answering questions that may be posed during our visit in Fall 2024.
WHEN: Friday, April 26th from 1pm to 1:45pm
WHERE: Marshall Room
WHY: To help ensure our community is ready for our HLC site visit on October 21-22, 2024.
HOW: You can prepare by reviewing the draft assurance argument. The draft can be found in Moodle.
Please consider joining us!
submitted by singhj@augsburg.edu
Studio used Numark NS7III DJ Controller for sale.
Excellent condition.
Used for mixing in studio.
Comes with Road-case.
4 Channel Mixer.
Motorized turntables.
Serato ready.
Absolutely nothing damaged, dinged or scuffed.
Mint Condition.
800/obo
Read more about the specs here: https://www.numark.com/product/ns7iii
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join Jenean Gilmer from the Sabo Center and colleagues for a walk around the Seward Neighborhood. We’ll talk about a bunch of cool stuff and visit some neighborhood hot spots. Meet up in the Christensen Lobby, email gilmerje@augsburg.edu, and/or use this form to sign up: https://forms.gle/5SLiidyv357Yiwcq5
submitted by fillbran@augsburg.edu
Mark your calendars for a “bon voyage” celebration that we will hold in the learning commons on the first floor on Friday, May 3 from 2pm to 5pm.
The library will see three retirements at the end of May: Mary Hollerich, Mike Bloomberg, and Karen Alexander. We want to celebrate their combined 38 years of service to Augsburg, as well as say a fond farewell to our upcoming student graduates.
This celebration will be potluck style with book-themed dishes where puns are welcome (for example, “Olives or Twix,” “Infinite Chex,” “Curious Gruyère,” etc.) You’re welcome to bring something to share with or without a pun–or just yourselves! Stop by whenever you like.
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu
Have you completed your financial aid steps to get ready for next academic year?! If so, come to Christensen on April 23rd and 25th from 11-12PM and receive cookies and a #Auggieready sticker!
Still need help with your FAFSA or DREAM Act Application? Reach out to student financial services to schedule an appointment!
submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, provides academic competitive debate for middle and high school students in the Twin Cities. We tailor the debate model to meet the needs of a variety of students. One of our special programs, which is tailored specifically for girls and gender expansive youth, is Financial Literacy Leadership Debates.
Financial Literacy Leadership Debate is an innovative after-school program that supports students’ public speaking and critical thinking skills while also building financial literacy knowledge. Our program works to close the gender gap in the financial sector by building the leadership and financial knowledge of high school participants through debate. Over the course of the initiative, students meet with their coaches after school, learn about the topic area and fundamental economic concepts through an engaging curriculum, hold practice debates, and prepare for in-person tournaments.
We’re seeking women and gender expansive individuals who study or work in finance related fields to serve as debate judges. No experience is needed- we’ll train you! By being a judge, you’ll have a chance to connect with students and share about your own experiences in this field.
We have two tournaments left this season: one on May 15th (held at Johnson High School) and one on May 29th (at Augsburg University). Tournaments are held from 3:15-7:15 PM.
Please let our Volunteer Coordinator Johan know if you have any transportation needs! Reach out to him at: fullard1@augsburg.edu.
Sign up to judge here:
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Helping my son sell a pair of shoes he never wore. Asking for $320.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am for a chapel service led by the Christensen Scholars. The Christensen Scholars are a group of academically accomplished students who share an interest in the theological and practical exploration of Christian community and vocation. Students will share their answers to some of the questions explored this academic year. This year’s scholars include Chiara Jirillo ’25, Theo Coval ’26, Marcia Francois ’26, Danny Ho ’25, Cynthia Faber ’24,Hamartii Hailu ’24, Natty Woldeyes ’24, and Elisa Pagan ’24.
submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu
Announcing MNUDL’s On-Campus Academic Camp for Middle and High School Students: Register Now
Looking for a way to keep your middle or high school student engaged this summer?
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, is hosting 5 weeks of summer speech and debate camps in 2024. Camps will be held on-campus and include lunch in the Augsburg cafeteria. After-care is available for middle school students for an additional fee.
Camps include Policy Debate, Public Forum, Congressional Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Speech, and more.
Whether your student has debate experience or not, we’ve got a camp for all levels, from true beginners to intermediate to advanced!
Generous scholarships are available for those with financial need. Payment plans are also an option. You can register and claim your spot with a $5 deposit while applying for scholarships!
Learn more and sign up ASAP:
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Now is the time to nominate Auggie alumni for the various 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards! Nominations are open for the First Decade Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Spirit of Augsburg Award, and the Distinguished Service Award. Awards will be presented at Homecoming this fall. Nominations are due by the end of June.
submitted by escobarr@augsburg.edu
Faculty and staff are invited to a community-building event for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) among the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) member institutions. Light refreshments will be provided.
The event is Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 p.m. and will be held at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus in the Anderson Student Center, South Woulfe Alumni Hall (ASC 378S).
Email Dr. Bryana French, bryana.french@stthomas.edu with questions.
Co-sponsored by STEM Inclusive Excellence and the Center for Faculty Development.
submitted by rodrig@augsburg.edu
The position for a TRIO/SSS Summer Bridge Peer Mentor is open and we need applicants!!
This is a great opportunity to become a mentor to the incoming Summer Bridge students.
You can play a part in their future success at Augsburg by being closely involved with them.
This is an amazing opportunity, so apply for the position ASAP on Handshake.
The deadline to apply is on Friday, May 3rd.
submitted by xiongkk8@augsburg.edu
Wednesday, April 24th 2024, Room OGC 113, 4:30–6 p.m. CASUS will be having a guest speaker from Our Street come talk to us about Rethinking I-94 and doing some crafts. A great way to relax and learn with free food and lively conversations!
submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu
Fluent in Spanish? Be a Debate Judge for the Spanish Debate League
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program of Augsburg University, is looking for Spanish-speaking adults to judge our Spanish Debate League. This program helps middle and high school students build confidence, grow their academic skills, improve their fluency, and connect with other Spanish speakers in the Twin Cities.
*NO DEBATE EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED, BUT YOU MUST BE FLUENT IN SPANISH!*
You will earn $55 for each tournament you judge. We will provide transportation if necessary.
Tournaments will happen at the following dates and times:
• April 25: Held at WTMS from 3:15-7:15 PM.
• May 4: Virtual tournament (held online) 12:15-5:15 PM
• May 8: Location TBA, held 3:15-7:15 PM.
Learn more and sign up here: https://mnudl.augsburg.edu/volunteer-opportunities/
Search the calendar for: Español/Spanish Debate
Need more info? Talk to our volunteer coordinator, Johan, at: fullard1@augsburg.edu. He speaks Spanish!
*Let Johan know if you have transportation needs!*
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.
The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
On Thursday, April 25, we will hold a Blessing of the Bicycles chapel service in Hoversten chapel at 11:30 am as part of Earth Month 2024. Please bring your bike to the chapel for a blessing this Thursday!
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.
Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the second of two April Focused Conversations tomorrow. Provost Paula O’Loughlin will provide an update on the implementation of the Art & Science Group recommendations to date and an overview of what’s next.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Marshall Room and via Zoom
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
submitted by ridgle@augsburg.edu
Aqua Engineering will be on campus to start up the irrigation systems on Thursday, April 25th.
submitted by boerger@augsburg.edu
Celebrate the end of classes at the AUGSBURG CHOIRS’ year-end concert, featuring vocal harmony from the Republic of Georgia, Madagascar, Quebec, South Africa, Yiddish Ukraine, the U.S. Black sacred tradition, Renaissance England and France, and the contemporary U.S. including the world premiere of “Willow Song” for mixed voices and cello, presented in collaboration with students from Theater and Graphic Design. Welcoming guest artists Jonathan David, Sherri Orr, Jane Cords O’Hara, and The Mirandola Ensemble. Friday, April 26th, 7:30, in Hoversten Chapel.
submitted by jonesma@augsburg.edu
Now is the time to nominate Auggie alumni for the various 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards! Nominations are open for the First Decade Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Spirit of Augsburg Award, and the Distinguished Service Award. Awards will be presented at Homecoming this fall. Nominations are due by the end of June.
submitted by baterdg@augsburg.edu
Dear Auggies!
Are you intrigued by the power of music and its influence on memory? If so, we invite you to participate in our research study conducted by psychology students at Augsburg University!
Study Description:
This study investigates the relationship between background music and memory performance, specifically in college students. Our goal is to uncover how different types of music may affect learning and study strategies. By participating, you’ll contribute to advancing our understanding of how music can impact memory recall and retention.
What’s Involved:
Participation is simple and straightforward. You will be asked to engage in a memory task while listening to different types of background music of your choice—or in complete silence, too! This will involve a short session where you’ll be presented with information to remember, followed by a recall task. Your participation will help us analyze the effects of music on memory performance.
Eligibility:
Participants will be recruited from Augsburg University, with inclusion criteria requiring current enrollment, age 18 or older, and fluency in English. We highly recommend participating in this study with headphones, laptops, or devices with electronic audio devices!
How to Participate?
Very simple! Just click on the participate button, and you will be automatically redirected to our study survey!
Confidentiality:
Your privacy is of utmost importance to us. All study records will be kept confidential and data will be stored securely. While we will make every effort to ensure confidentiality, please note that complete anonymity cannot be guaranteed due to the small number of participants. Raw data will be destroyed by May 3rd, 2024.
Thank you for considering this invitation to contribute to our research efforts.
submitted by johnsok@augsburg.edu
The Dean of Students Office, Campus Life, and Dining Services are excited to host the Spring 2024 Late Night Breakfast! Join us at The Commons on Monday, April 22 from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
The menu will consist of a kale and sweet potato egg bake, scrambled eggs, cinnamon French toast, halal beef sausage patties, pork sausage links, hash brown potato triangles, assorted pastries, flavored coffee station (decaf and regular), ice cream station, and Tiger Sushi.
All student attendees will be entered into a raffle for a Sonos Smart Speaker (not Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones as previously advertised—we apologize for the confusion).
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
04/12/2024: Technical Director and Production Manager, Theater
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999980164908-technical-director-and-production-manager-theater
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the second of two April Focused Conversations on Wednesday, April 24. Provost Paula O’Loughlin will provide an update on the implementation of the Art & Science Group recommendations to date and an overview of what’s next.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Marshall Room and via Zoom
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
submitted by matz@augsburg.edu
Augsburg is on ten-year accreditation cycle with the Higher Learning Commission and we are scheduled for our ten-year review in 2024 (site visit scheduled for October 21-22). As a component of this review, members of the HLC Reaffirmation of Accreditation Steering Committee have been hard at work preparing Augsburg’s Reaffirmation of Accreditation Assurance Argument. A working draft of the document is now posted on the HLC Accreditation Moodle site (see the Documents and Drafts section). Should you wish to review the document, the Committee would welcome any comments or suggestions you might have. There is a form to submit comments near the top of the Moodle site. We are particularly interested in pieces of evidence that might be used to back up statements about or practices.
submitted by haskella@augsburg.edu
Come join us as we invite St. Paul-based Filmmaker, Community Organizer, and Emmy Award Recipient Francisco Sánchez to our community here at Augsburg. Come and join us for a community dialogue about grassroots movements centered on the respect and bounded liberation of Mother Earth and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
This event will take place at the East Commons at Augsburg University on Tuesday, April 23rd, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This event is open to the community!
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.
Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
Augsburg recently announced an agreement to sell the former Bethany Lutheran Church property at 2511 E. Franklin Ave. to the Somali Museum of Minnesota to develop a permanent museum facility and cultural center on the site.
Neighbors and community members are invited to attend a community gathering about the past, present, and future of 2511 E. Franklin Ave. Please join us to learn about the Somali Museum and their vision for the site. Participants will be invited to share stories about the site’s history and place in Seward.
Saturday, April 27, 2024
12:30–3:30 p.m.
Matthews Recreation Center
2318 29th Ave. S., Minneapolis
For questions about the gathering, contact krista@redesigninc.org.
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.
The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.
submitted by froehlic@augsburg.edu
The Minnesota Urban Debate League, a program in Augsburg University, is facing a major challenge to debate in St. Paul: a $107 million district deficit and looming budget cuts for debate. That puts 400 middle and high school students’ ability to debate at risk, meaning they’ll miss out on the crucial benefits debate provides. They deserve the same chance for academic growth, social and emotional learning, and leadership skills that their peers in well-resourced suburban schools, private schools, and other local districts receive through debate!
Our sincere thanks to Vineeta Sawkar for hosting our Executive Director, Amy Cram Helwich, on WCCO Radio to discuss our #SaveSPPSDebate campaign.
Please take 5 minutes to hear why debate’s in jeopardy in Saint Paul, and why it matters:
What You Can Do To Help:
Help fight debate funding cuts! We’ve provided talking points, templates, contacts, and social media images you can use at this link – but remember, your personal testimony about why debate matters in your neighborhood is the most effective. If you’ve personally benefited from debate, volunteered with our program, or simply value our work, please join us in advocating to #SaveSPPSDebate.
Find advocacy resources here:
https://mailchi.mp/augsburg/save-debate-4763025
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.
Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond here.
submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu
Dear Augsburg Community,
In the third shared governance step, the Faculty voted in support of the 2023 General Education Revision proposal (93 in support; 7 opposed). We are deeply grateful for your engagement and support throughout this initiative, and to Andy Aoki, Bob Groven, and Joe Underhill for serving as Parliamentarians and deftly facilitating the second reading and vote during the April 10th faculty meeting. In the final step of the shared governance process, the Board of Regents will vote on the proposed revisions in May.
January: Academic Affairs Committee vote (6 in support; 0 opposed; 1 abstention)
February: Faculty Senate vote (10 in support; 1 opposed; 0 abstentions)
March: Faculty first reading
April: Faculty second reading and vote (93 in support; 7 opposed)
May: Board of Regents vote
Thank you again for your wisdom and support.
With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)
The General Education Advisory Group (aka GenEd(it) Group)
Amanda Case, Kristen Chamberlain, Jennie Diaz, George Dierberger, Darcey Engen, Salma Caamir, Marah Jacobson, James Vela-McConnell, Stacy Freiheit (GenEd Director)
Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available)
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing
submitted by endol@augsburg.edu
The Thó Wiŋ Literary and Arts Magazine is looking for art to feature on the cover of this year’s issue. The covers (both front and back) will be approximately 9×9″, so art must fit a square ratio. Pieces depicting themes related to Minnesota, Minneapolis, and especially our magazine’s namesake, Blue Star Woman, will be prioritized (more info about Blue Star Woman can be accessed at our website, https://thowin-magazine.com). Please send submissions from your Augsburg email to twmagazine@augsburg.edu in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format. We are approaching our printing deadline, so please submit as soon as possible!
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
submitted by alexank@augsburg.edu
Augsburg’s Textbook Affordability Working Group invites you to fill out our brief survey about how well you are able to afford the books and other materials required for your classes. We’ll use this information to help us understand whether the cost of course materials is a barrier for Auggies, so it’s important to hear from as many students as possible.
The survey is anonymous, although it does use your email address to make sure we only get one response per person. If you have questions about the survey or the Textbook Affordability Working Group, please contact Karen Alexander (alexank@augsburg.edu) or Sara Fillbrandt (fillbran@augsburg.edu)
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am for Bethany Dart’s senior chapel service. Bethany will preach, and campus ministry will offer a sending blessing.
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.
The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.
submitted by escobarr@augsburg.edu
Faculty and staff are invited to a community-building event for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) among the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities (ACTC) member institutions. Light refreshments will be provided.
The event is Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30-6:00 p.m. and will be held at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul campus in the Anderson Student Center, South Woulfe Alumni Hall (ASC 378S).
Email Dr. Bryana French, bryana.french@stthomas.edu with questions.
Co-sponsored by STEM Inclusive Excellence and the Center for Faculty Development.
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the second of two April Focused Conversations on Wednesday, April 24. Provost Paula O’Loughlin will provide an update on the implementation of the Art & Science Group recommendations to date and an overview of what’s next.
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
12:00 p.m.
Marshall Room and via Zoom
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
submitted by rjohnson@augsburg.edu
Congratulations to Alondra Alamilla, Savanna Gorbunow, and alumni Max Helmueller whose work will be screening at the 2024 Intercollegiate Film Festival (IFF) hosted by Twin Cities Film Festival! Please join us on Thursday, April 25th, 7pm to celebrate their work!
Intercollegiate Film Festival
April 25th, 7pm
ShowPlace ICON Theatres
1625 West End Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 5541
Cost: $13
submitted by johnsok@augsburg.edu
The Dean of Students Office, Campus Life, and Dining Services are excited to host the Spring 2024 Late Night Breakfast! Join us at The Commons on Monday, April 22 from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
The menu will consist of a kale and sweet potato egg bake, scrambled eggs, cinnamon French toast, halal beef sausage patties, pork sausage links, hash brown potato triangles, assorted pastries, flavored coffee station (decaf and regular), ice cream station, and Tiger Sushi.
All student attendees will be entered into a raffle for Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones!
submitted by tinsley1@augsburg.edu
Are you a graduate student juggling classes and childcare? My name is Malak, and I work in the Admissions Department at Augsburg. I understand the challenges that come with balancing academic responsibilities and parenting. To support our graduate students, I am offering babysitting services at a rate of $20 per hour.
Details:
Rate: $20 per hour
Experience: Skilled in childcare, with a focus on creating a safe and nurturing environment.
Availability: I can accommodate your class schedule, providing flexible childcare when you need it most.
If you’re interested or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at tinsley1@augsburg.edu. Let’s make your academic journey a little easier with reliable childcare!
Looking forward to assisting you and your family!
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
04/12/2024: Technical Director and Production Manager, Theater
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999980164908-technical-director-and-production-manager-theater
submitted by alexank@augsburg.edu
Augsburg’s Textbook Affordability Working Group invites you to fill out our brief survey about how well you are able to afford the books and other materials required for your classes. We’ll use this information to help us understand whether the cost of course materials is a barrier for Auggies, so it’s important to hear from as many students as possible.
The survey is anonymous, although it does use your email address to make sure we only get one response per person. If you have questions about the survey or the Textbook Affordability Working Group, please contact Karen Alexander (alexank@augsburg.edu) or Sara Fillbrandt (fillbran@augsburg.edu)
submitted by commencement@augsburg.edu
All faculty are strongly encouraged to participate in the clapping tunnel in full regalia at commencement on May 7 or 8. Unlike in prior years, you will not need to reserve a ticket for the ceremony; however, you will need a faculty pass to enter the Target Center. Please complete the faculty sign-up form below by April 26 to let us know you plan to attend so that your credentials will be available when you arrive.
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
04/09/2024: TRIO / SSS Summer Bridge Student Peer Mentor, Summer 2024
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999979375789-trio-sss-summer-bridge-student-peer-mentor-summer-2024
submitted by jonesma@augsburg.edu
Now is the time to nominate Auggie alumni for the various 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards! Nominations are open for the First Decade Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Spirit of Augsburg Award, and the Distinguished Service Award. Awards will be presented at Homecoming this fall. Nominations are due by the end of June.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am for Cynthia Faber’s senior chapel. She will preach, and campus ministry will offer a sending blessing.
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
Last year’s investment by state policymakers in college affordability through the North Star Promise left out one-third of low- and middle-income students earning bachelor’s degrees—those who attend private nonprofit colleges like Augsburg.
New legislation authored this year by Sen. Omar Fateh and Rep. Dan Wolgamott would provide financial aid parity for low- and middle-income students at nonprofit colleges. The PROMISE EQUALIZATION SCHOLARSHIP investment of $13.9 million would mirror how much the state is investing through the North Star Promise to support students at the University of Minnesota, restoring financial aid parity for students at nonprofit colleges.
With the new Promise Equalization Scholarship, the State of Minnesota would help make college more affordable and reduce student debt for those students at nonprofit colleges with the most need—just as the North Star Promise Scholarship has done for low- and middle-income students at public and tribal colleges. An estimated 13,000 students would receive an average scholarship of about $1,000, helping low- and middle-income students who currently receive the Minnesota State Grant. Here at Augsburg, about 1,400 undergraduates would benefit from the new scholarship. Because there is a large surplus in the appropriation for the North Star Promise, this can be accomplished without any additional state funding.
The Minnesota Private College Council has put together an easy way to contact your legislators—it only takes a minute.
Ask your state senator and representative to invest in the Promise Equalization Scholarship.
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
submitted by abdikari@augsburg.edu
Join the Thrive Program and the Aspiring Educators Club for our end of the semester Speaker Series event. We are excited to have guest speaker Michael Houston, the 2023 Teacher of the Year. This event will take place Monday, April 15th 4-6pm in Science Hall room 123.
This event is free and open to the public. Snack and refreshment will be provided
submitted by commencement@augsburg.edu
Staff volunteers are needed to help make the commencement ceremony on May 7 or 8 a meaningful and successful experience for our graduates and their families. Volunteer roles include:
– Ushers, greeters, and wayfinding
– Accessible seating support
– Graduate name cards
Please fill out the staff volunteer form below by April 26 to let us know of your interest. You will receive a follow-up email to confirm your volunteer assignment and provide additional details.
submitted by endol@augsburg.edu
The Thó Wiŋ Literary and Arts Magazine is looking for art to feature on the cover of this year’s issue. The covers (both front and back) will be approximately 9×9″, so art must fit a square ratio. Pieces depicting themes related to Minnesota, Minneapolis, and especially our magazine’s namesake, Blue Star Woman, will be prioritized (more info about Blue Star Woman can be accessed at our website, https://thowin-magazine.com). Please send submissions from your Augsburg email to twmagazine@augsburg.edu in .pdf, .png, or .jpg format.
We are approaching our printing deadline, so please submit as soon as possible!
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
04/03/2024: Human Resources Generalist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999978005913-human-resources-generalist
submitted by marubbio@augsburg.edu
Santee Sioux and Red Lake Nations Hip Hop recording artist KITTO will perform on campus April 18 from 12-1:40. Location: Green Space behind Foss/Music Hall or if the weather is cold and wet in the Christensen Center Fish Bowl area. @YOUNGKITTO
submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu
Professor Najeeba Syeed will be the featured speaker at the sixth annual Terence Nichols Memorial Symposium lecture. The topic will be Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Muslim and Christian Resources for Restorative Justice.
When: Wednesday, April 17th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: University of St. Thomas, John Roach Center 126
2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit:
submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu
Haven’t started your FAFSA or DREAM Act for the 2024-2025 school year yet? No need to fear! Drop in Hours are here! Come by the Enrollment Center to get assistance from Financial Aid Counselors to file your 2024-2025 FAFSA the following days:
April 15th: 2PM-4PM
April 16th: 12PM-2PM
April 17th: 10AM-12PM
We will be available to answer any questions you may have and sit down with you to check off that item before heading off for the summer term.
Please email studentfinances@augsburg.edu if you have any questions!
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am to hear Paul Lutter, Religion Instructor, preach as part of our Religion and Ecology series.
submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu
Congratulations to Emma Joswiak-McLaughlin for being awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Bulgaria! Emma is a senior graduating this coming May with a degree in Secondary Education: Communication Arts and Literature. She is heavily involved in the Augsburg community as a member of the National Communication Studies honor society, Lambda Pi Eta, and the National Education Association’s Aspiring Educators Club. Emma has also worked for Augsburg’s Writing Center for two years as a tutor and is currently student-teaching at Southwest High School in Minneapolis. To prepare for her Fulbright grant, Emma has been volunteering at a number of animal rescue organizations, learning Bulgarian in her spare time, and trying not to poison her loved ones with her attempts at cooking Bulgarian cuisine. Kudos to Emma!
submitted by jonesma@augsburg.edu
Now is the time to nominate Auggie alumni for the various 2024 Distinguished Alumni Awards! Nominations are open for the First Decade Award, the Distinguished Alumni Award, the Spirit of Augsburg Award, and the Distinguished Service Award. Awards will be presented at Homecoming this fall. Nominations are due by the end of June.
submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu
Elizabeth Goff ’25 is majoring in psychology and has a double minor in studio art and religion. She won the Critical Language Scholarship Spark, which teaches a full year of a language critical to the U.S. Over the summer Elizabeth will be studying Russian virtually. Only 10% of applicants win the award nationwide. She hopes to use this new knowledge to help her with her research in the future. Congratulations Liz!
submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu
Luke Omodt, a junior majoring in physics and chemistry, has been named a Goldwater Scholar, which is the top STEM award in the country. Goldwater named 438 scholars across the country, seven of whom come from MN colleges and universities. Luke is currently doing computational materials science research with Professor Hickox-Young in physics and will be working with him this summer funded by Dean and Amy Sundquist. In the past Luke conducted research with Professor Dasgupta in physics and at the U of M and Cornell University. Congratulations Luke!
submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu
Haven’t started your FAFSA or DREAM Act for the 2024-2025 school year yet? No need to fear! Drop in Hours are here!
Come by the Enrollment Center to get assistance from Financial Aid Counselors to file your 2024-2025 FAFSA the following days:
April 8th: 2PM-4PM
April 9th: 12PM-2PM
April 10th: 10AM-2PM
We will be available to answer any questions you may have and sit down with you to check off that item before heading off for the summer term.
Please email studentfinances@augsburg.edu if you have any questions!
submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu
Professor Najeeba Syeed will be the featured speaker at the sixth annual Terence Nichols Memorial Symposium lecture. The topic will be Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Muslim and Christian Resources for Restorative Justice.
When: Wednesday, April 17th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: University of St. Thomas, John Roach Center 126
2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit:
submitted by eckdahlc@augsburg.edu
Queer Prom is right around the corner! Use this form to nominate someone for Prom Royalty! Two people will be picked for royalty at the prom on April 13th.
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Student positions were posted within the past 7 days:
03/28/2024: Student: Bonner Community Leaders Program Assistant
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999976948953-student-bonner-community-leaders-program-assistant
submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu
The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Workshops will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.
We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. May workshop sessions might include areas of teaching and learning, leadership & service development, or research & scholarship development.
Sessions may be 60 minutes or 105 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, April 5, 2024. Presenters will be notified on or before April 15th.
We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.
If you have any questions about this form or the CTL Days in May Workshops, please contact the CTL Director, Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.
submitted by stottrup@augsburg.edu
The Solar Eclipse is coming up on Monday, April 8. Join us outside Hagfors Center on the patio from 1pm-3pm to watch as the Moon moves in front of the Sun. Here in Minnesota, about 75% of the Sun will be blocked by the Moon, with maximum coverage occurring around 2pm. We will have several different Sun-safe viewing options available (weather permitting), including solar telescopes, eclipse glasses, a sunspotter, and more! If it’s cloudy and we can’t observe the Sun ourselves, you can still join us to watch the NASA livestream of the eclipse.
If you miss this chance on April 8, 2024… you will be graduated or even retired when the next eclipse happens in North America (August 23, 2044). Thank you to Physics Faculty Katrina Marslender and Steve Brehmer for organizing this event.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
On Tuesday, April 9, Kristen Chamberlain, Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media, will share her story in the next installment of the “Uncovering Vocation Series.” Uncovering Vocation is co-sponsored by the Christensen Center for Vocation.
Kristen earned her PhD in Communication Studies from North Dakota State University in 2007. She has been teaching a variety of classes as part of the Department of Communication Studies, Film, and New Media since the fall of 2007. Kristen is particularly passionate about environmental communication and has identified as an environmentalist since 9th grade. She is also always ready to talk about the media, favorite books, and cats.
submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu
Dear Augsburg Community,
The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).
We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.
With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)
Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing
submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
The following Augsburg Staff positions were posted within the past 7 days:
04/03/2024: Human Resources Generalist
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999978005913-human-resources-generalist
04/02/2024: Graduate Assistant Track and Field Coach
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999977745693-graduate-assistant-track-and-field-coach
03/28/2024: Graduate Admissions Counselor
– https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AugsburgUniversity-MinneapolisMN/743999976872183-graduate-admissions-counselor
submitted by marubbio@augsburg.edu
Santee Sioux and Red Lake Nations Hip Hop recording artist KITTO will perform on campus April 18 from 12-1:40. Location: Green Space behind Foss/Music Hall or if the weather is cold and wet in the Christensen Center Fish Bowl area. @YOUNGKITTO
submitted by fleigr@augsburg.edu
Hello Auggies! I am a graduate student seeking participants for a research study. I am exploring how one’s ability to recognize and regulate their own and others’ emotions may relate to feelings of depression and social disconnect. Participation in this study will involve completing a series of behavioral health inventories and a demographic screener that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. These inventories will ask if you have experienced symptoms of depression or loneliness and ask how intensely you experience your everyday emotions. Following completion of these inventories, participants will complete a test online that will walk participants through a variety of different tasks, such as recognition of facial expressions and implied social meanings. This test will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. All participation in this study is done online from the comfort of your own home. Students are invited to participate in this study if you: (1) are between the ages of 18 and 31; (2) have not been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, schizophrenia, or a personality disorder; (3) have not experienced an interpersonally traumatic life event (i.e., assault by another human being); and (4) are not currently experiencing a major health concern (i.e., life threatening illness/injury or significant transplant/removal surgery).
For your time, participants will be entered into a random lottery drawing for one of three $100 Amazon gift cards!
If you have any questions or concerns regarding participation in this study, please contact me at fleigr@augsburg.edu. If you would like to participate in this study, please click the link below. You will be taken to a secure, online survey where you will be presented with a consent form followed by the demographic screener and brief inventories. Upon completion of these, you will be shown the link to the final assessment.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7LPN7K3
Thank you!
