Augsburg University News and Announcements
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Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Yacoub Ajaffery (Education) will be sharing his story at How We Thrive on Wednesday November 12th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.
Yacoub first became a teacher at 12 in a refugee camp, teaching English to other refugees. Later, volunteer work in a Costa Rican orphanage turned that spark into a vocation. That path guides his work today as an ESL teacher-educator, helping future teachers turn care into practice and multilingualism into an asset. Join us for another inspiring story from one of our talented community members.
submitted by cliftonk@augsburg.edu
Meet up with Staff Senate Members for our monthly brown bag lunch!
When: Noon
Where: Cafeteria
Why: Conversation, connection, and….a break for lunch!
submitted by ramirezi@augsburg.edu
Make a difference for middle and high school students in the Twin Cities by volunteering with the Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL), a program of Augsburg University that empowers over 1,800 youth each year through academic debate.
We’re currently seeking volunteer judges for our upcoming tournaments! No prior debate experience is required — we provide training for all new judges.
Perks include:
• Flexible 3–4 hour shifts (virtual or in-person options)
• Transportation available upon request
• Food and snacks provided at every tournament
• Great opportunity for fluent Spanish speakers
• Get paid after judging 3 tournaments!
• Be part of a community that helps students build confidence, communication, and critical thinking skills!
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:50 am to hear President Paul Pribbenow preach on “A Word We Need.”
submitted by carrigan@augsburg.edu
Stop by the Christensen Center TOMORROW, November 12, from 11am-1pm.
Youable is a non-profit mental health agency primarily serving children and families. We are currently hiring individuals for our Children’s Mental Health Case Manager position. We are hiring individuals who have received a bachelor’s degree and would be available to work in January 2026. A specific major is not required. If you have a passion for youth and mental health, please stop by!
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg University Concert Band will present its Fall Concert this Sunday afternoon. The program will include compositions by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Bernhard Heiden, Clifton Williams, David Maslanka, Kevin Day, Julie Giroux, and John Mackey.
Augsburg University Concert Band
Sunday, November 16 at 3PM
Hoversten Chapel
Free Admission
submitted by mendezm@augsburg.edu
Thinking about law school? Join admissions representatives from Mitchell Hamline School of Law to learn what law schools look for and how to make your application stand out!
Date: TODAY, Tuesday, November 11th
Time: 1–2 PM
Location: Marshall Room, Christensen Center
submitted by koyzin@augsburg.edu
Staff, faculty, students, everybody is welcome! Come and protect yourself and your community by reducing your risk of getting the flu this season. There will be a pop-up vaccine clinic this Thursday, 11/13, from 11:00am-3:00pm in the Student Lounge, Christensen Center. No insurance required.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
EPNI Plant Scientist, Forest Hunt, will teach us how to make teas and bath salts using plants native to this region for health during fall and winter season changes. Learn about the vast power of plants and how to be in better relationship with plant communities! Supplies will be provided, please join us at the Food Lab in Hagfors 108!
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra presents:
Heroic Harmonies: Music of Courage and Resilience
Friday, November 21, 2025
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
Free
The music department invites you to an evening of orchestral music presented by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, featuring soloists Azariah Myart-Young, Sydney Elliot, and Andres Johnson.
This program brings together works that, in different ways, reflect on the idea of heroism. Battle inspires courage and intensity. Méditation offers a moment of inward reflection and the strength to change. Don Quixotte Burlesque playfully explores the determination, sometimes misguided, of a dreamer striving toward impossible ideals. Finally, Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus embodies the heroic spirit of art itself, bringing light and inspiration to humanity.
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra presents:
Heroic Harmonies: Music of Courage and Resilience
Friday, November 21, 2025
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
Free
The music department invites you to an evening of orchestral music presented by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, featuring soloists Azariah Myart-Young, Sydney Elliot, and Andres Johnson.
This program brings together works that, in different ways, reflect on the idea of heroism. Battle inspires courage and intensity. Méditation offers a moment of inward reflection and the strength to change. Don Quixotte Burlesque playfully explores the determination, sometimes misguided, of a dreamer striving toward impossible ideals. Finally, Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus embodies the heroic spirit of art itself, bringing light and inspiration to humanity.
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg University Concert Band will present its Fall Concert this Sunday afternoon. The program will include compositions by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Bernhard Heiden, Clifton Williams, David Maslanka, Kevin Day, Julie Giroux, and John Mackey.
Augsburg University Concert Band
Sunday, November 16 at 3PM
Hoversten Chapel
Free Admission
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Joe Vital, Interim Executive Director for EPNI, will talk about strategies for political and community organizing and the importance of maintaining relationships through conflict.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
EPNI Plant Scientist, Forest Hunt, will teach us how to make teas and bath salts using plants native to this region for health during fall and winter season changes. Learn about the vast power of plants and how to be in better relationship with plant communities! Supplies will be provided, please join us at the Food Lab in Hagfors 108!
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by mendezm@augsburg.edu
Thinking about law school? Join admissions representatives from Mitchell Hamline School of Law to learn what law schools look for and how to make your application stand out!
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 11th | 1–2 PM
Location: Marshall Room, Christensen Center
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
submitted by gebbengn@augsburg.edu
ANNUAL! PERENNIAL!
Co-directed by Jay Eisenberg and Madeleine Rowe
Devised in collaboration with the student ensemble
Additional Text by Jay Eisenberg
November 13–15 | 7 p.m.
November 20–22 | 7 p.m.
November 23 | 3 p.m.
Every Fall, an extended family of farmers invites the community to attend their beloved haunted house.This year, the youngest among them has decided that it’s time for the group to apply their performance skills in a new way. Welcome to opening night of their very first play: LUNAR! SOLAR!
They’ve cleared the cornfield.
They’ve hoisted the moon.
They’ve had five days to rehearse.
What’s the worst that could happen?
ANNUAL! PERENNIAL! is a beautifully stupid love letter to the comedies and tragedies of collaboration and the triumphs and failures of what we know as “theatre.” Drawing on clown, physical comedy, theatre tradition, and folklore, co-directors Jay Eisenberg and Madeleine Rowe have guided a fantastic student ensemble through the process of original character creation, devising, and self-scripting to bring you this brand new play-within-a-play.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Yacoub Ajaffery (Education) will be sharing his story at How We Thrive on Wednesday November 12th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.
Yacoub first became a teacher at 12 in a refugee camp, teaching English to other refugees. Later, volunteer work in a Costa Rican orphanage turned that spark into a vocation. That path guides his work today as an ESL teacher-educator, helping future teachers turn care into practice and multilingualism into an asset. Join us for another inspiring story from one of our talented community members.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Professional Development for Student-Facing Staff
Monday November 24th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Marshall Room (lunch provided)
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 20th Thrive conversation! We generated some great ideas, and I’m excited to keep building on this work together as we create new ways to engage our students in vocational discernment.
During this next session, we’ll focus on the Responsibility and Inspiration components of the Thrive framework—exploring how we’re already living out these values and imagining new ways to deepen this work in the future.
Use the link below to register by November 10, so we can provide accurate numbers for catering.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Mindful Monday: Breathe, Move, Be. Start your week with 20 minutes of being, not doing. Led today by Vanessa Marr, Assistant Professor of Social work. Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 – 12:20 pm.
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FREE VACCINE CLINIC – Open to All! No insurance required. Walk-ins welcome. In collaboration with M Health Fairview. Protect yourself. Protect your community. Stop by and get vaccinated – it’s quick, free and easy!
Thursday, November 13th, 11am-3pm, Student Lounge, Christensen Center
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Come visit potential employer, Shakir Consulting, today in the Christensen Center Lobby from 10:30am-1pm.
Shakir Consulting provides cultural specific services and case management for individuals and families. We are contracted with Ramsey, Washington, and Hennepin Counties.
submitted by kelleyf@augsburg.edu
Hello QIPOC family! This Wednesday, on November 11th, from 4:30-6:30pm in Hagfors 150B, we have a skill share planned with Lizz Caicedo, adjunct art professor, who will teach us about zines and how to make them. We will provide a variety of crafting supplies to work with, and there will be an option to make physical and digital zines. Feel free to bring your own supplies. We look forward to seeing you at this week’s event!
submitted by kelleyf@augsburg.edu
Hello QIPOC family! Next Wednesday, on November 11th, from 4:30-6:30pm in Hagfors 150B, we have a skill share planned with Lizz Caicedo, adjunct art professor, who will teach us about zines and how to make them. We will provide a variety of crafting supplies to work with, and there will be an option to make physical and digital zines. Feel free to bring your own supplies. We look forward to seeing you at next Wednesday’s event!
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
EPNI Plant Scientist, Forest Hunt, will teach us how to make teas and bath salts using plants native to this region to support your health during fall and winter season changes. Learn about the vast power of plants and how to be in better relationship with plant communities! Supplies will be provided, please join us at the Food Lab in Hagfors 108 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm to where Pastor Babette Chatman will continue the first generation theme in chapel by preaching about some of the “first generation Christians” – the disciples.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The 46th annual Advent Vespers is just around the corner! Be a part of this wonderful event at the start of the Advent season. We will be in person again at Central Lutheran Church and need many volunteers.
Join the processional party by carrying a candle, torch, or banner! There will be a dress rehearsal on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00 pm in addition to the Advent Vespers services on Friday, December 5th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm and 5 pm (with a hearty snack between the services). Please sign up today!
Contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. Thank you.
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Symphony Orchestra presents:
Heroic Harmonies: Music of Courage and Resilience
Friday, November 21st, 2025
7 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium
Free
The music department invites you to an evening of orchestral music presented by the Augsburg Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Mark Elliot Bergman, featuring soloists Azariah Myart-Young, Sydney Elliot, and Andres Johnson.
This program brings together works that, in different ways, reflect on the idea of heroism. Battle inspires courage and intensity. Méditation offers a moment of inward reflection and the strength to change. Don Quixotte Burlesque playfully explores the determination, sometimes misguided, of a dreamer striving toward impossible ideals. Finally, Beethoven’s Overture to The Creatures of Prometheus embodies the heroic spirit of art itself, bringing light and inspiration to humanity.
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Joe Vital, Interim Executive Director for EPNI, will talk about strategies for political and community organizing and the importance of maintaining relationships through conflict.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
submitted by vaneck@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Biology Department’s rooftop greenhouse grows an appreciation for and deeper understanding of the plants of our planet. The greenhouse is open to the Augsburg campus community on the first Friday of every month this semester, from noon to 3pm. The Augsburg community is invited to come see what we’ve got growing on, enjoy the tropical atmosphere and marvel at hundreds of plant species from all over the world.
The next First Friday of the semester is TODY, November 7, 12pm—3pm. The greenhouse is located on the 4th floor of the Hagfors Center.
Stay updated on greenhouse activities by following us on Instagram!
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Yacoub Ajaffery (Education) will be sharing his story at How We Thrive on Wednesday November 12th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.
Yacoub first became a teacher at 12 in a refugee camp, teaching English to other refugees. Later, volunteer work in a Costa Rican orphanage turned that spark into a vocation. That path guides his work today as an ESL teacher-educator, helping future teachers turn care into practice and multilingualism into an asset. Join us for another inspiring story from one of our talented community members.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Professional Development for Student-Facing Staff
Monday November 24th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Marshall Room (lunch provided)
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 20th Thrive conversation! We generated some great ideas, and I’m excited to keep building on this work together as we create new ways to engage our students in vocational discernment.
During this next session, we’ll focus on the Responsibility and Inspiration components of the Thrive framework—exploring how we’re already living out these values and imagining new ways to deepen this work in the future.
Use the link below to register by November 10, so we can provide accurate numbers for catering.
submitted by borden@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Music Department and Balkanicus Institute for Balkan Arts, Culture and History present:
Balkanicus
Autumn Reflections: Music from Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, and Minnesota
Friday, November 7
6 p.m. | Pre-concert Lecture
7 p.m. | Performance
Sateren Auditorium, Anderson Music Hall
Free
Music by Lubo Denez, Vassil Kazandjiev, and Grammy-winning Minnesota composer Libby Larsen, as well as American premieres of music by Branka Popović and Bruno Brun.
Performers include Jill Dawe, piano (Augsburg University); Nickolai Kolarov, cello (president, BIBACH); Patrick O’Keefe, clarinet (UW River Falls); Fernando Meza, percussion (University of Minnesota); and Rada Kolarova, voice (Mila Vocal, Rada K & the Cicadas).
Stick around after the performance for a reception in the Sateren atrium where you can meet the performers and try some Balkan-style sweets and treats.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Yacoub Ajaffery from the Education Department will be sharing his story at How We Thrive on Wednesday November 12th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.
Yacoub first became a teacher at 12 in a refugee camp, teaching English to other refugees. Later, volunteer work in a Costa Rican orphanage turned that spark into a vocation. That path guides his work today as an ESL teacher-educator, helping future teachers turn care into practice and multilingualism into an asset.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Professional Development for Student-Facing Staff
Monday November 24th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Marshall Room (lunch provided)
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 20th Thrive conversation! We generated some great ideas, and I’m excited to keep building on this work together as we create new ways to engage our students in vocational discernment.
During this next session, we’ll focus on the Responsibility and Inspiration components of the Thrive framework—exploring how we’re already living out these values and imagining new ways to deepen this work in the future.
Use the link below to register by November 10, so we can provide accurate numbers for catering.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The 46th annual Advent Vespers is just around the corner! Be a part of this wonderful event at the start of the Advent season. We will be in person again at Central Lutheran Church and need many volunteers.
Join the processional party by carrying a candle, torch, or banner! There will be a dress rehearsal on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00 pm in addition to the Advent Vespers services on Friday, December 5th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm and 5 pm (with a hearty snack between the services). Please sign up today!
Contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. Thank you.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:50 am to hear Pastoral Intern Megan Moroff preach.
submitted by kelleyf@augsburg.edu
Hello QIPOC family! Next Wednesday, on November 11th, from 4:30-6:30pm in Hagfors 150B, we have a skill share planned with Lizz Caicedo, adjunct art professor, who will teach us about zines and how to make them. We will provide a variety of crafting supplies to work with, and there will be an option to make physical and digital zines. Feel free to bring your own supplies. We look forward to seeing you at next Wednesday’s event!
submitted by cliftonk@augsburg.edu
Staff Senate is bringing colleagues by creating intimate opportunities to connect, collaborate, and discover the amazing work happening across our campus!
Novembers Feature: Residential Life
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in RLife? Here’s your chance to find out! The Residential Life team is opening their doors and rolling out the welcome mat for an exclusive open house experience.
What’s in store for you:
– Guided tours of RLife spaces you’ve never seen before
– Delicious donuts and refreshments
– Face-to-face connections with RLife staff
– Insider insights into how RLife creates community for our students
When: Thursday, November 6 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
submitted by cronink@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg community is invited to visit and view a student-led community exhibit to commemorate the departed for Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). Exhibit items include images of loved ones, cultural artifacts, related readings from the library, and student personal letters to their departed. The community exhibit will remain open through November 21.
This project was facilitated by Lindell Library liaison to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES). For more information, please contact Kira Cronin-Hennessy at cronink@augsburg.edu.
submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu
Join Interfaith Scholars for a conversation on what care looks like in professional settings. Speakers include Katie Clark, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Augsburg’s Health Commons, Jenean Gilmer, Program Manager for Community-Engaged Learning from the Sabo Center, and Joffrey Wilson, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mortenson. This conversation is open to all Augsburg students, faculty and staff.
When: Thursday, November 6 , 6:30 – 7:30 pm (TONIGHT!)
Where: Oren Gateway Center (OGC) 100
Who: You! Anyone from the Augsburg community is welcome.
Questions or Accessibility needs? Contact interfaith@augsburg.edu
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
submitted by carrigan@augsburg.edu
Come meet a potential employer, ACR Homes, in the Christensen Center from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm today, November 6, and tomorrow, November 7.
The ACR Homes team consists of 1000 professionals working to make an impact in the lives of people with disabilities and the elderly. ACR has a wide range of positions; from flexible direct care that offers hands-on patient care experience and competitive pay, to management with a rent-free live-in option. ACR Homes has a position available for anyone.
When you get a job at ACR Homes, you join the ACR team! You become part of a tight-knit and fun-loving community, working together to provide the best possible care for people with disabilities.
We pair you up with a mentor to help you through training and answer any questions you may have, and make sure you don’t feel like you’re doing this alone.
You’ll also have access to community building events for ACR staff like Employee Appreciation Day and Wellness Day, as well as small groups for more specific interests like fitness groups and dog lover groups that help staff to meet coworkers with similar interests. So don’t worry, we’re all in this together!
Learn more at https://acrhomes.com/employment/
submitted by simondee@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Biology Club invites you to come to their research symposium on Thursday, November 6th. This event will feature student researchers and a Biology faculty member. Learn about undergraduate research opportunities at Augsburg from 5:30-7 in Hagfors 150B. Dinner will be provided. All are welcome!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af4c1wQHaDbjRgx5ejuEzbyUhcoPwnJV/view?usp=sharing
submitted by simondee@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Biology Club invites you to come to their research symposium on Thursday, November 6th. This event will feature student researchers and a Biology faculty member. Learn about undergraduate research opportunities at Augsburg from 5:30-7 in Hagfors 150B. Dinner will be provided. All are welcome!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af4c1wQHaDbjRgx5ejuEzbyUhcoPwnJV/view?usp=sharing
submitted by cronink@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg community is invited to visit and view a student-led community exhibit to commemorate the departed for Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). Exhibit items include images of loved ones, cultural artifacts, related readings from the library, and (starting on Thursday, November 6), student personal letters to their departed. The community exhibit will remain open through November 21.
This project was facilitated by Lindell Library liaison to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES). For more information, please contact Kira Cronin-Hennessy at cronink@augsburg.edu.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Monday November 24th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Marshall Room (lunch provided)
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 20th Thrive conversation! We generated some great ideas, and I’m excited to keep building on this work together as we create new ways to engage our students in vocational discernment.
During this next session, we’ll focus on the Responsibility and Inspiration components of the Thrive framework—exploring how we’re already living out these values and imagining new ways to deepen this work in the future.
Use the link below to register by November 10, so we can provide accurate numbers for catering.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm to hear a message from Gloria Xinico, Country Manager for Guatemala, Center for Global Education and Experience. Gloria is a proud member of the Mayan Kakchiquel community and has a degree in Women’s Studies and International Relations from Augsburg University and a minor in Political Science.
submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu
Join Interfaith Scholars for a conversation on what care looks like in professional settings. Speakers include Katie Clark, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Augsburg’s Health Commons, Jenean Gilmer, Program Manager for Community-Engaged Learning from the Sabo Center, and Joffrey Wilson, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mortenson. This conversation is open to all Augsburg students, faculty and staff.
When: Thursday, November 6 , 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Where: Oren Gateway Center (OGC) 100
Who: You! Anyone from the Augsburg community is welcome.
Questions or Accessibility needs? Contact interfaith@augsburg.edu
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Kieran Morris is a community organizer, farmer and canoe guide, specializing in Green and Blue work, bringing practical skills alongside traditional knowledge and grassroots mentality to connect people with the land and water. At EPNI, Kieran coordinates the Outdoor Farm project, which grows produce and medicine at sites across East Phillips, and hosts free educational workshops. In his spare time, he writes fiction and poetry, hunts and fishes, wanders with his partner, draws landscapes, practices and teaches a couple of martial arts and struggles to learn blues guitar.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Urban Ag + Community Power with Kieran Morris: Part II
Wednesday, November 5th, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Email Jenean Gilmer with any questions.
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Sci 123 at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
submitted by cliftonk@augsburg.edu
Staff Senate is bringing colleagues by creating intimate opportunities to connect, collaborate, and discover the amazing work happening across our campus!
Novembers Feature: Residential Life
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in RLife? Here’s your chance to find out! The Residential Life team is opening their doors and rolling out the welcome mat for an exclusive open house experience.
What’s in store for you:
– Guided tours of RLife spaces you’ve never seen before
– Delicious donuts and refreshments
– Face-to-face connections with RLife staff
– Insider insights into how RLife creates community for our students
When: Thursday, November 6 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Body:
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
submitted by vaneck@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Biology Department’s rooftop greenhouse grows an appreciation for and deeper understanding of the plants of our planet. The greenhouse is open to the Augsburg campus community on the first Friday of every month this semester, from noon to 3pm. The Augsburg community is invited to come see what we’ve got growing on, enjoy the tropical atmosphere and marvel at hundreds of plant species from all over the world.
The next First Friday of the semester is this week, November 7, 12pm—3pm. The greenhouse is located on the 4th floor of the Hagfors Center.
Stay updated on greenhouse activities by following us on Instagram!
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 11th and 18th from 11:30 to 1:30pm to distribute our 2025 issue. Stop by our table to pick up a FREE copy of Augsburg’s official literary arts magazine, a compilation of written and visual artwork compiled by Augsburg’s students and faculty.
Interested in being published in Thó Wiŋ Magazine’s 2026 issue? Learn more and submit at https://www.thowinmagazine.com/submissions.
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Open Enrollment for 2026 benefits is here! This is your opportunity to elect or change benefits for the upcoming year. Outside of this period, you can only make changes following a qualifying life event.
Take Action!
– Confirm or Update Your Benefits Elections for 2026
– Elect FSA and Dependent Care contributions
No Action?
– Your benefit plans remain the same as 2025
– Your FSA and Dependent Care contributions will be set to $0. These canonly be changed during benefit year if you have a qualifying life event.
Submit Today
You can adjust your elections anytime until the deadline. Review your options, make your choices, and submit your 2026 elections form to secure your coverage.
Upcoming Open Enrollment Information Sessions:
TODAY 11/3, 12:00 PM – General Open Enrollment Webinar
11/6, 9:00 AM – General Open Enrollment Webinar
11/6, 3:30 PM – Computer Lab (open enrollment help)
11/11, 9:00 AM – Computer Lab (open enrollment help)
11/11, 3:30 PM – HSA Education Webinar (Hosted by NFP)
Take Action Now
Access the Enrollment Form:
Inside Augsburg > Administrative Tasks > Open Enrollment
Complete and Submit the 2026 form, even if waiving coverage, by November 16.
submitted by vasquez1@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg community is invited to join in a student-led know your rights peace vigil in front of Christensen Center on Wednesday, November 5, at 12:15pm. The community event will include a few words offered by two Auggie students and a public reading of basic rights afforded to all persons living in this country under the U.S. Constitution. This project is being organized by Empathy in Action, a student-led class project of the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies (CRES). Students enrolled in “Politics of Latinx Migration” co-organize local projects through Empathy in Action that provide direct support to families and/or contribute to a more humane political discourse around migration. All Auggies are welcome.
For any questions, feel free to contact Auggie student Grey Peck at peckg@augsburg.edu.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ut96FRHwcHz8vVdc626SYnuYdPWZoUFO/view?usp=sharing
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Hagfors Center 150A at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
The Mixed Blood Theatre cordially invites you and the Augsburg Community to attend our production of The Happiness Gym – A National New Play Network Rolling Premiere, based on an original concept by Ken Weitzman! Co-directed by Alejandro Tey and Mark Valdez. This production uses the tenets of positive psychology to craft exercises that engage the Twin Cities community in uses of good news, gratitude, and connection.
Link to register: https://mixedblood.com/the-happiness-gym/
Come to the Happiness Gym if:
You believe there is revolution in meaningful connection.
Need a break from the 24 hour news cycle.
Burnout threatens to pull you from the people and causes you care about.
You want to cultivate happiness using science!
PRICING
Free. Our work is guided by deep community engagement and rooted in Radical Hospitality. We eliminate barriers that prevent people from participating due to lack of resources, racism, physical accessibility, gender discrimination, or other barriers. Tickets are available at no cost to attendees.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Forest Hunt: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Talk
Monday, November 3, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Urban Ag + Community Power with Kieran Morris: Part II
Wednesday, November 5th, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Email Jenean Gilmer with any questions.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The 46th annual Advent Vespers is just around the corner! Be a part of this wonderful event at the start of the Advent season. We will be in person again at Central Lutheran Church and need many volunteers.
Join the processional party by carrying a candle, torch, or banner! There will be a dress rehearsal on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00 pm in addition to the Advent Vespers services on Friday, December 5th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm and 5 pm (with a hearty snack between the services). Please sign up today!
Contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. Thank you.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm as Augsburg alumna and Assistant Professor of Psychology Gisel Suarez Bonilla, Ph.D. (’18) shares her experience as a first-generation college student to kick off First-Generation Celebration Week!
submitted by klobassa@augsburg.edu
Augsburg will celebrate first–generation students, faculty and staff the week of November 3-8. First-Generation College Celebration Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Federal TRIO/ programs were created as part of the HEA to promote postsecondary access, retention and completion. The term “first-generation college student” was introduced by the TRIO community in the late 1970’s. A first-generation college student is typically defined as a student whose parents or guardians never earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with NASPA, initiated the national first-generation college celebration.
Augsburg’s celebration will include a series of events from Nov.3-8. All in the Augsburg community are invited to celebrate. During the kick-off in the Christensen Center on Monday, we will have placards and buttons for folks who identify as first-generation and for those who support first-generation students. We also encourage staff and faculty to fill out the First-Generation Augsburg Community Survey: https://forms.gle/zzTmXfK4QQoFDmoE6.
Students will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for Sony Wireless Premium Noise Canceling Headphones. Students will receive one entry for each event they attend, and can enter the drawing by scanning a QR code at the event.
We hope you’ll join the celebration.
submitted by simondee@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Biology Club invites you to come to their research symposium on Thursday, November 6th. This event will feature student researchers and a Biology faculty member. Learn about undergraduate research opportunities at Augsburg from 5:30-7 in Hagfors 150B. Dinner will be provided. All are welcome!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af4c1wQHaDbjRgx5ejuEzbyUhcoPwnJV/view?usp=sharing
submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu
Join Interfaith Scholars for a conversation on what care looks like in professional settings. Speakers include Katie Clark, Associate Professor and Executive Director of Augsburg’s Health Commons, Jenean Gilmer, Program Manager for Community-Engaged Learning from the Sabo Center, and Joffrey Wilson, Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mortenson. This conversation is open to all Augsburg students, faculty and staff.
When: Thursday, November 6 , 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Where: Oren Gateway Center (OGC) 100
Who: You! Anyone from the Augsburg community is welcome.
Questions or Accessibility needs? Contact interfaith@augsburg.edu
submitted by vaneck@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Biology Department’s rooftop greenhouse grows an appreciation for and deeper understanding of the plants of our planet. The greenhouse is open to the Augsburg campus community on the first Friday of every month this semester, from noon to 3pm. The Augsburg community is invited to come see what we’ve got growing on, enjoy the tropical atmosphere and marvel at hundreds of plant species from all over the world.
The next First Friday of the semester is this week, November 7, 12pm—3pm. The greenhouse is located on the 4th floor of the Hagfors Center.
Stay updated on greenhouse activities by following us on Instagram!
submitted by gebbengn@augsburg.edu
Come see the Annual! Perennial!, Augsburg’s Fall production of 2025!!
Co-directed by Jay Eisenberg and Madeleine Rowe
Join us to experience original work devised from student’s research and collaboration! This performance is written and created by students, based on ideas important to the student creators!
Performances: November 13–15, 7 p.m., November 19–22, 7 p.m., and November 23, 3 p.m.
Tickets: General Public – $12, Augsburg Community – $10, Students – $5
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg community is invited to be present for a student-led community program in commemoration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the Hoversten Chapel. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome as we take a moment to honor the departed.
This program is co-sponsored by ALAS, Multicultural Life, Campus Ministry, the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies, and Department of History. Feel free to contact Antonio Vásquez (vasquez1@augsburg.edu) for any follow-up questions.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The 46th annual Advent Vespers is just around the corner! Be a part of this wonderful event at the start of the Advent season. We will be in person again at Central Lutheran Church and need many volunteers.
Join the processional party by carrying a candle, torch, or banner! There will be a dress rehearsal on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00 pm in addition to the Advent Vespers services on Friday, December 5th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm and 5 pm (with a hearty snack between the services). Please sign up today!
Contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. Thank you.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/MXH16An8Vbs46Jz17
submitted by klobassa@augsburg.edu
Augsburg will celebrate first–generation students, faculty and staff the week of November 3-8. First-Generation College Celebration Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Federal TRIO/ programs were created as part of the HEA to promote postsecondary access, retention and completion. The term “first-generation college student” was introduced by the TRIO community in the late 1970’s. A first-generation college student is typically defined as a student whose parents or guardians never earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with NASPA, initiated the national first-generation college celebration.
Augsburg’s celebration will include a series of events from Nov.3-8. All in the Augsburg community are invited to celebrate. During the kick-off in the Christensen Center on Monday, we will have placards and buttons for folks who identify as first-generation and for those who support first-generation students. We also encourage staff and faculty to fill out the First-Generation Augsburg Community Survey: https://forms.gle/zzTmXfK4QQoFDmoE6.
Students will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for Sony Wireless Premium Noise Canceling Headphones. Students will receive one entry for each event they attend, and can enter the drawing by scanning a QR code at the event.
We hope you’ll join the celebration.
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Monday November 24th, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Marshall Room (lunch provided)
Thank you to everyone who joined the October 20th Thrive conversation! We generated some great ideas, and I’m excited to keep building on this work together as we create new ways to engage our students in vocational discernment.
During this next session, we’ll focus on the Responsibility and Inspiration components of the Thrive framework—exploring how we’re already living out these values and imagining new ways to deepen this work in the future.
Use the link below to register by November 10, so we can provide accurate numbers for catering.
submitted by shawm@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Biology invites you to come to their research symposium on Thursday, November 6th. This event will feature student researchers and a Biology faculty member. Learn about undergraduate research opportunities at Augsburg from 5:30-7 in Hagfors 150B. Dinner will be provided. All are welcome!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Af4c1wQHaDbjRgx5ejuEzbyUhcoPwnJV/view?usp=sharing
submitted by vasquez1@augsburg.edu
On Thursday, November 6 at 4pm in East Commons, the Augsburg community is invited to an informal talk about the ongoing human crisis in Gaza. There will be two main speakers. Student Lee’RayVone G’everdloaahn will first share insights from original research conducted on the case for genocide as argued by the Republic of South Africa. This will be followed by reflections from Professor Sarah Combellick-Bidney. This free event is co-sponsored by the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies and Department of Political Science. All are welcome.
For any questions, please contact Antonio Vasquez at vasquez1@augsburg.edu.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SNwoXxft9BHGSbuZWjEHWjTTXNHoghIy/view?usp=sharing
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Hagfors Center 150A at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops. EPNI staff will share their skills, knowledge and experiences and introduce opportunities for getting involved with community building and movement work.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Forest Hunt: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Talk
Monday, November 3, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Urban Ag + Community Power with Kieran Morris: Part II
Wednesday, November 5th, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Email Jenean Gilmer with any questions.
submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu
Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Hagfors Center 150A at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
submitted by klobassa@augsburg.edu
Augsburg will celebrate first–generation students, faculty and staff the week of November 3-8. First-Generation College Celebration Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Federal TRIO/ programs were created as part of the HEA to promote postsecondary access, retention and completion. The term “first-generation college student” was introduced by the TRIO community in the late 1970’s. A first-generation college student is typically defined as a student whose parents or guardians never earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with NASPA, initiated the national first-generation college celebration.
Augsburg’s celebration will include a series of events from Nov.3-8. All in the Augsburg community are invited to celebrate. During the kick-off in the Christensen Center on Monday, we will have placards and buttons for folks who identify as first-generation and for those who support first-generation students. We also encourage staff and faculty to fill out the First-Generation Augsburg Community Survey: https://forms.gle/zzTmXfK4QQoFDmoE6.
Students will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for Sony Wireless Premium Noise Canceling Headphones. Students will receive one entry for each event they attend, and can enter the drawing by scanning a QR code at the event.
We hope you’ll join the celebration.
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Do you love candy and do you have questions about studying abroad?
Come to drop-in advising at the Study Abroad and Away Office (SCI 110) today from 11am – 3pm. We will be handing out international candy and answering any questions you may have. We’re excited to see you!
submitted by carrigan@augsburg.edu
TODAY! Come meet employer, College Possible, in the Christensen Cener Lobby from 12:30-2:30pm.
Are you looking for a way to launch your career in nonprofit, education, social work, or school counseling? Join their info session and/or tabling to learn how Minnesota Alliance with Youth and College Possible can help you with that. They are hiring AmeriCorps members to join their teams!
Minnesota Alliance With Youth’s AmeriCorps Promise Fellows work with middle and high school students, ensuring that they get the support and education they need to start off strong in life. Promise Fellows foster strong relationships with students, provide attendance and behavior coaching, and much more!
College Possible is one of the largest college access and success organizations in the U.S. Their mission is to empower students from under-represented communities on their path to a college degree. They are searching for AmeriCorps coaches who will help students navigate the complex college systems.
submitted by cliftonk@augsburg.edu
Staff Senate is bringing colleagues together by creating intimate opportunities to connect, collaborate, and discover the amazing work happening across our campus!
Novembers Feature: Residential Life
Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in RLife? Here’s your chance to find out! The Residential Life team is opening their doors and rolling out the welcome mat for an exclusive open house experience.
What’s in store for you:
– Guided tours of RLife spaces you’ve never seen before
– Delicious donuts and refreshments
– Face-to-face connections with RLife staff
– Insider insights into how RLife creates community for our students
When: Thursday, November 6 | 9:30 – 11:00 AM
submitted by ramirezi@augsburg.edu
Make a difference for middle and high school students in the Twin Cities by volunteering with the Minnesota Urban Debate League (MNUDL), a program of Augsburg University that empowers over 1,800 youth each year through academic debate.
We’re currently seeking volunteer judges for our upcoming tournaments! No prior debate experience is required — we provide training for all new judges.
Perks include:
• Flexible 3–4 hour shifts (virtual or in-person options)
• Transportation available upon request
• Food and snacks provided at every tournament
• Great opportunity for fluent Spanish speakers
• Get paid after judging 3 tournaments!
• Be part of a community that helps students build confidence, communication, and critical thinking skills!
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:50 am for the final installment of the series of chapel talks by faculty members of the department of religion and philosophy. Assistant Professor Bernardo Andrade will share a message about hope. We will also hold a commemoration of All Saints with a reading of the names of loved ones who have died, especially in the past year.
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg community is invited to be present for a student-led community program in commemoration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The program will take place on Friday, October 31, at 12pm in the Hoversten Chapel. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome as we take a moment to honor the departed.
This program is co-sponsored by ALAS, Multicultural Life, Campus Ministry, the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies, and Department of History. Feel free to contact Antonio Vásquez (vasquez1@augsburg.edu) for any follow-up questions.
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The 46th annual Advent Vespers is just around the corner! Be a part of this wonderful event at the start of the Advent season. We will be in person again at Central Lutheran Church and need many volunteers.
Join the processional party by carrying a candle, torch, or banner! There will be a dress rehearsal on Thursday, December 4th at 8:00 pm in addition to the Advent Vespers services on Friday, December 5th at 7:00 pm and Saturday, December 6th at 2 pm and 5 pm (with a hearty snack between the services). Please sign up today!
Contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu if you have any questions. Thank you.
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/MXH16An8Vbs46Jz17
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Do you love candy and do you have questions about studying abroad?
Come to drop-in advising at the Study Abroad and Away Office this Thursday from 11am – 3pm. We will be handing out international candy and answering any questions you may have. We’re excited to see you then!
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Augsburg will celebrate first–generation students, faculty and staff the week of November 3-8. First-Generation College Celebration Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 8 to commemorate the signing of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. Federal TRIO/ programs were created as part of the HEA to promote postsecondary access, retention and completion. The term “first-generation college student” was introduced by the TRIO community in the late 1970’s. A first-generation college student is typically defined as a student whose parents or guardians never earned a four-year bachelor’s degree. The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE), in partnership with NASPA, initiated the national first-generation college celebration.
Augsburg’s celebration will include a series of events from Nov.3-8. All in the Augsburg community are invited to celebrate. During the kick-off in the Christensen Center on Monday, we will have placards and buttons for folks who identify as first-generation and for those who support first-generation students. We also encourage staff and faculty to fill out the First-Generation Augsburg Community Survey: https://forms.gle/zzTmXfK4QQoFDmoE6.
Students will have the opportunity to enter a drawing for Sony Wireless Premium Noise Canceling Headphones. Students will receive one entry for each event they attend, and can enter the drawing by scanning a QR code at the event.
We hope you’ll join the celebration.
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Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute for a series of talks and workshops based on the work of EPNI staff and the fight for the Roof Depot Urban Farm.
Urban Ag + Community Power with Kieran Morris: Part I Wednesday, October 29, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Talk
Monday, November 3, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Urban Ag + Community Power with Kieran Morris: Part II
Wednesday, November 5th, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Political and Community Organizing with Joe Vital!
Monday, November 10th, Noon to 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Forest Hunt: Hot Stuff! Seasonal Teas and Bath Salts for Health!
Wednesday, November 12, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
The Food Lab, Hagfors 108
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Email Jenean Gilmer with any questions.
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Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm to hear a message about hope from Iva Patel, Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy as part of the fall series presented by faculty members of the department of religion and Philosophy.
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The Augsburg community is invited to be present for a student-led community program in commemoration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The program will take place on Friday, October 31, at 12pm in the Hoversten Chapel. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome as we take a moment to honor the departed.
This program is co-sponsored by ALAS, Multicultural Life, Campus Ministry, the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies, and Department of History. Feel free to contact Antonio Vásquez (vasquez1@augsburg.edu) for any follow-up questions.
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Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Hagfors Center 150A at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
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MarComm’s photographer, Courtney Perry, will be on campus TODAY to take headshots for Augsburg faculty and staff from 12:30–3pm in the Hagfors Lobby [slots from 2:30–3pm have been added]. Please sign up for 1 time slot and be prepared to have your photo taken during that timeframe (a maximum of 5 people can sign up for the same time). Photos will be shared 1-2 weeks after the event via an A-Mail post.
Previous faculty/staff headshots can be downloaded here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1B9MzQTCUYBopmLFVVcFdsO-J8Xw9kXV0?usp=drive_link
If you’ve had a headshot taken and need it updated on the website, please submit a Lytho project request with MarComm: https://augsburg.ignite.inmotionnow.com
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Please join us for an evening showing of the brand new Twin Cities Public Television documentary Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police (https://www.tpt.org/paradox-echoes-reform-minneapolis-police/), hosted by Augsburg’s own Michael Lansing and featuring Daniel Bergin, filmmaker, Twin Cities Public Television executive producer, and historian. The film–a compelling blend of deep research, candid interviews, and rare archival footage–explores the history of police reform in Minneapolis. It illustrates how mayoral politics, community activism, and police union pushback shaped the city’s trajectory as well as what is at stake for the future of public safety.
Selections from the documentary shown, with Bergin and Lansing available for conversation during and after the showing. Teachers might consider using this as an assignment for their classes!
The documentary will be shown in Hagfors Center 150A at 5:30pm on November 5th.
This event is hosted by the Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning, Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Office of Faculty Development, and the History Department.
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Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:50 am to hear a message from Professor Lori Brandt Hale, Director of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, in the second of the fall series presented by faculty members of the religion department. Her sermon is entitled “Hope, Humanity, and Everyday Heroes.”
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The Augsburg community is invited to be present for a student-led community program in commemoration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). The program will take place on Friday, October 31, at 12pm in the Hoversten Chapel. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome as we take a moment to honor the departed.
This program is co-sponsored by ALAS, Multicultural Life, Campus Ministry, the Department of Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies, and Department of History. Feel free to contact Antonio Vásquez (vasquez1@augsburg.edu) for any follow-up questions.
