Category: Event Announcements

submitted by barre@augsburg.edu

All are welcome! Please join us in the Augsburg Community Garden on May 10th, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the work of Cedar-Riverside Health Commons. Food and fun provided.

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Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

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There are still open spots! Sign up TODAY for an individual counseling session with TIAA. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, where ever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by greenj@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff are invited to a farewell reception for Jim Gross as he leaves his position at Augsburg. This reception is planned for TODAY, from 10-11:00 a.m. in OGC 100. Please join us as we thank Jim for his work at Augsburg and wish him well.

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Come celebrate and thank James Shropshire, Public Safety, who is leaving Augsburg to be the Director of Public Safety at Grinnell College. Coffee, tea, sweets and snacks. Tues., May 10, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Marshall Room, Christensen Center.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, whereever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

Come celebrate and thank James Shropshire, Public Safety, who is leaving Augsburg to be the Director of Public Safety at Grinnell College. Coffee, tea, sweets and snacks. Tues., May 10, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Marshall Room, Christensen Center.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, whereever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, whereever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, whereever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by liljaj@augsburg.edu

Alan Tuchtenhagen, Director of the Master of Arts in Leadership program is an invited presenter at the District 5960 Conference of Rotary International in St Paul on Friday, April 28. The topic of his presentation is “Getting Along and Making Things Happen: Navigating the Challenges of Community Leadership”.

submitted by johnsonm@augsburg.edu

Two Augsburg theater alums (Quinci Bachman ‘15 & Stephanie Lein Walseth ’00,) one soon-to-graduate theater major (Malick Ceesay,) & Augsburg Professor Emerita Martha Johnson are all part of the upcoming Full Circle Theater Company’s production of Suzan-Lori Parks’ 365 DAYS/PLAYS: A 2017 Remix at Penumbra Theater, St. Paul, from May 26 – June 11.

Martha Johnson directed an earlier version of this production with a student cast at Augsburg in 2012. Full Circle’s version will feature 6 directors (including Stephanie Lein Walseth, Harry Waters Jr., Rick Shiomi, Lara Trujillo, James Williams, and Martha Johnson) and a cast of 10 professional actors. Well-known African dancer Patricia Brown will choreograph. Quinci Bachman will serve as co-sound designer and stage manager. Malick Ceesay will be props designer and assistant stage manager.

For tickets: 365days365plays.bpt.me or 1-800-838-3006 or visit our website http://www.fullcircletheatermn.org. We hope you’ll come!

Full Circle Company Website

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Baccalaureate is a celebration service of music and word held for the graduating class. Graduating Students should wear their cap and gown and may sit with their family or guests in any available seats. Please note that seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

More Info

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by glasere@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Faculty and Staff:

You are invited to attend the twenty-third annual Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference at Augsburg College from Monday, July 17 to Wednesday, July 19. Each year, five faculty members from each of the ELCA Colleges come together to explore the distinct roles that they play in higher education. This year, our theme is “Vocation for Life.”

The conference will begin with an opening session at 5 pm followed by a dinner at 7:00 pm on July 17 and conclude by 1:00 pm on July 19.

Register and learn more on the conference website:

Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference

If you have questions about registration, contact Lonna Field: VOALC@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1467

If you would like more information about the conference, contact Tom Morgan: morgan@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1773

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to explore leadership through the lens of vocation!

submitted by clarkk@augsburg.edu

Please consider volunteering on Wednesday, May 31st from 9am-2pm at Central Lutheran Church. The Augsburg Central Health Commons, and other programs that serve people experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis, need to be move to double wides for renovations to begin on the new building. Email clarkk@augsburg.edu with questions.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Graduating students, their friends and families, of all religious and non-religious identities are invited to an interfaith service celebrating your educational journey. This 45-minute service will be a special time of reflection and blessing.
6:30pm to 7:15pm, Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

More Info

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, whereever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by glasere@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Faculty and Staff:

You are invited to attend the twenty-third annual Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference at Augsburg College from Monday, July 17 to Wednesday, July 19. Each year, five faculty members from each of the ELCA Colleges come together to explore the distinct roles that they play in higher education. This year, our theme is “Vocation for Life.”

The conference will begin with an opening session at 5 pm followed by a dinner at 7:00 pm on July 17 and conclude by 1:00 pm on July 19.

Register and learn more on the conference website:

Vocation of a Lutheran College Conference

If you have questions about registration, contact Lonna Field: VOALC@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1467

If you would like more information about the conference, contact Tom Morgan: morgan@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1773

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to explore leadership through the lens of vocation!

submitted by barre@augsburg.edu

You are invited to the Augsburg Community Garden on Wednesday, May 10th between 5:30 – 7:30 pm to celebrate 5 years of the Cedar-Riverside Health Commons! The Health Commons is part of the transcultural nursing program at Augsburg College, and has been directed and co-founded by professor Katie Clark since 2011. Please come join us in celebrating this important program at Augsburg College. All are welcome!

submitted by kaivola@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff are invited to a reception in the East Commons this afternoon at 3:00, where we will honor this year’s retiring full-time faculty members. (Faculty noted with * are able to be at today’s reception.)

– Ralph Butkowski, Biology *
– Cass Dalglish, English*
– Peter Hendrickson, Music*
– Boyd Koehler, Library
– Sandra Olmsted, Chemistry*
– Magda Paleczny-Zapp, Business
– Noel Petit, Computer Science
– Deborah Redmond, Communication Studies
– Stuart Stoller, Business Administration*
– Tara Sweeney, Art

Please join us for informal conversation between 3:00-3:20pm. During this social time, a student saxophone quartet will perform and light refreshments will be served. The program, which will feature the reflections of retiring faculty, will begin at 3:20.

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In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions. Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, whereever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of retirement planning. Join TIAA for a presentation titled Within Reach: Transitioning from Career to Retirement.

When: May 16 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by peterlin@augsburg.edu

Do you suffer from chronic neck and back pain?

Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce a May brown bag lunch and learn information session presented by the Physicians Neck & Back Clinics. Join us to learn simple and practical exercises that can be done at home or at work to improve spinal fitness.

This will be an interactive and educational seminar to help manage this common disease.

When: May 9 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: Marshall Room

Bring your own lunch and join us.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Join us at 5 p.m. today in Murphy Square park for burgers, veggie burgers, soda, snacks and Holy Communion.  All are welcome. In case of rain, we’ll be in the Augsburg Room.

More Info

submitted by walterj@augsburg.edu

Come join us for a celebration of Professor Sandra Olmsted’s career with the Augsburg College Chemistry Department, as she retires following a long career in service and education. Refreshments will be provided, so feel free to drop by at any point during the celebration.

Wednesday, April 26, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Oren Gateway Center Room 100

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

It’s late and it’s breakfast! Free to students with Augsburg ID. Monday, April 24, 10 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. Commons, Christensen Center. Thanks to A’viands for the delicious food.

submitted by truem@augsburg.edu

West Bank Clean-up: Friday and Saturday, April 21 – 22nd, 10am-12pm

In 2017 we’re focusing on making the West Bank greener *and* cleaner, and what better weekend to celebrate that than Earth Day weekend?! Stop by our table April 21 or 22, from 10am-12pm. In addition to tasty snacks, we’ll have information about garbage and recycling can adoption, neighborhood clean-ups, and graffiti removal. We’ll also be distributing graffiti removal kits and supplies and will have sign-up sheets for hosted clean-ups.

Help us reach our targets! Our goals this year are: 5 more adopted trash cans, 10 *NEW* recycling cans, and 5 extra clean-ups.

Stop by for more information, to sign up, OR to pick up supplies for your earth day cleanup activities!

We’ll be hosting a table out on the Cedar Cultural Center’s Plaza.
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Neighborhood Clean-ups: Saturday, April 22

Riverside Park 9:00am-11:30am (2820 S 8th St.)
Bluff Street Park 9:30am-12:00am (1 20th Ave S.)
Currie Park 1:00pm-3:00pm (500 15th Ave S.)

Lots of our neighborhood youth are volunteering for clean-ups, washing windows, and more! Following the clean-up activities, we will be hosting a dinner for volunteers. If you’d like to donate food or funds to help support recognition, please contact Coach Weber – jweber@crcs-school.org.

And happy Earth Day!!!

submitted by truem@augsburg.edu

Event featuring 2 amazing artists from Honduras… Melissa Cardoza and Karla Lara.

Friday, April 21st 1:50pm-3:00pm, Foss Studio

Melissa Cardoza’s book “13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance” tells 13 stories of women who joined the resistance to the U.S. backed 2009 coup d’etat. Melissa is a fearless Afro-indigenous journalist, poet, writer, and feminist organizer from Honduras.

Melissa will be touring with her fellow member of the Honduran Red de Defensoras (or network of women rights defenders) and beloved jazz/folk protest singer Karla Lara, who appears in one of the book’s stories and has been an icon and sharp voice for the resistance. Both of the women were close friends of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran indigenous leader and organizer of COPINH, who was assassinated for her work in defense of the Lenca people and against patriarchy, capitalism, and racism. This book and this tour are dedicated to Berta.

Here is an excerpt of the book’s review by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza:
“13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the many contours of Honduran feminists fighting for self-determination and dignity. These stories of bravery, of struggle and pain, and ultimately of a resilience rooted in a love for freedom will grip your heart. Cardoza is brilliant in storytelling, and ensures that, in memory of our sister Berta Caceres, feminisms are three dimensional and span multiple experiences—trans, Black, elderly, and more. The lessons contained in these stories offer important reflections for all revolutionaries.”

Co-sponsored by the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship

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The Center for Wellness and Counseling welcomes our partners and friends from Paws for Learning for some furry pre-finals stress relief on Friday, April 21, from 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. in Christensen Center. Please feel free to stop by for a little comfort and relaxing with some of our best four legged furry friends.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Come celebrate community, diversity, and fantastic Gospel Music during the Celebration of Music and Community Potluck at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1800 Glenwood Ave., Minneapolis, on April 29 at 4 pm. The concert will feature the Bethel Lutheran Church Gospel Choir from Chicago, Dave Sherer AKA Agape, The Redeemer Music Team, and many more. There will be a delicious potluck and time of fellowship following the celebration. Please come, celebrate, bring a dish to share, and fellowship with us on April 29 at 4 pm. All are welcome, spread the word!

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Come to chapel at 10:40 am and celebrate Earth Day and the last day of classes! Musicians include Ray Makeever (flute), the Augsburg Choir, Riverside Singers and Cedar Singers. Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

More Info

submitted by waggoner@augsburg.edu

Please join us for the annual SPRING BRUNCH sponsored by the Augsburg Associates on Saturday, May 6, in Hoversten Chapel, beginning with registration at 9:30 a.m. The theme is Bon Voyage – Augsburg’s Alumni Travel Program. Katie Koch ’01, director of alumni and constituent relations, will share her experiences and photos from the recent trip to Germany, which celebrated the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, and will speak about the history of the travel program. Professor Kathy Swanson, who led the January 2017 trip to Thailand and Cambodia, will highlight her travel stories and photos. The cost of this event is $30 per person. There is also an opportunity to sponsor a student for $30. Friends, family, and all Augsburg alumni welcome! Registration deadline is April 24. Register now at augsburg.edu/alumni/events or call Becky at 612-330-1085 with your credit card information.

submitted by nikpay@augsburg.edu

Saturday: June 17, 9 am to 6 pm
Instructor: Jila Nikpay
IFP/MN
In this class designed for women of all backgrounds and communities, we turn to female directors such as Lynne Ramsay, Jane Campion, and Claire Denis for inspiration in visual storytelling.

Course includes: screening of scenes and learning how the meaning is constructed through film language, generating ideas for short scenes, creating a shot list, principal photography, and editing.

http://ifpmn.org/event/the-screen-the-female-gaze-2/

submitted by shafer@augsburg.edu

Jubilee Prosser received the 2017 Boren Scholarship, $8,000 for summer language and cultural study in Tanzania. Jubilee is our first recipient ever (or at least for many years). Boren Scholarships provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. undergraduate students to study less commonly taught languages in world regions critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad.

Jubilee is double majoring in biology and environmental studies while minoring in political science. A Presidential Scholar and Honors Program Participant, she also conducted URGO summer research with Dr. Emily Schilling, completed the River Semester and a 4-month study abroad experience in Kenya. Her long-term plans are to earn a Master’s of Public Health degree in epidemiology or environmental health. Because of her long-term goals, Jubilee has decided to turn down the Boren award to conduct research with epidemiologist Mark Travers at the Roswell Park Institute for Cancer Research in Buffalo, New York this summer. She is considering applying for Boren again at the graduate level.

Boren has opportunities for semester ($10,000) to one year ($20,000) study abroad experiences for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the shorter summer experience for STEM undergraduates. Boren Scholars represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Scholars commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.

If you are interested in learning more about Boren talk to one of our Boren Campus Representatives: (1) Andrea Dvorak, Assistant Director of Off-Campus Study, Center for Global Education and Experience or (2), Dixie Shafer, Director of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity (URGO). You should also visit http://www.borenawards.org.

submitted by garvey@augsburg.edu

It’s late and it’s breakfast! Free to students with Augsburg ID. Monday, April 24, 10 p.m. – 11:15 p.m. Commons, Christensen Center. Thanks to A’viands for the delicious food.

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

It’s the last week of classes and next week is finals week. Please join the EPIC peer health educators for an evening of stress relief for our Stress Less Fest. Come to the student lounge Thursday 4/20 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. to get information and stress relief tips including free chair massages, coloring, aromatherapy, therapy dogs, Active Minds and more. There will also be a drawing for prizes for those who attend. After the stress less fest head up for some yoga in East Commons starting at 9 p.m.

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

The Center for Wellness and Counseling welcomes our partners and friends from Paws for Learning for some furry pre-finals stress relief on Friday, April 21, from 10:30 – 12:30 p.m. in Christensen Center. Please feel free to stop by for a little comfort and relaxing with some of our best friends.

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Mu Performing Arts will host the first Minnesota Taiko Drumming Festival on April 28 & 29 at the Guthrie Theater. FREE mini-concerts, workshops, and family activities will be open to the public from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, April 29.

In addition, a ticketed performance will be held at 7pm on Friday and Staurday, April 28 & 29, with $20 student tickets.

Come experience the excitement and power of Japanese taiko drumming!

Get more Taiko Festival Information

submitted by brauer@augsburg.edu

Auditions for the 2017-2018 Augsburg Choir will be held in the Music Building (Choir Room – M3) on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24, 25 and 26.

HISTORY: The choir, now in its 84th year, is one of Augsburg’s oldest ongoing organizations. For the past 37 years it has been the anchor ensemble of the college’s Advent Vespers which is attended by some 8000 people each year.

THIS NEXT YEAR: Mark Sedio (’76) will continue as conductor for this forthcoming academic year. In addition to his role at Augsburg, Sedio is Cantor (Director of Music) at Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis. He is a widely published composer, choral and organ clinician, stand-up comedian, teacher and a specialist in multi-cultural/world music. This forthcoming year the choir will not only focus on choral repertoire from Europe (i.e. Iceland, Slovakia, Germany, Estonia), the United States and Latin America – but will partner with the National Lutheran Choir and Palestinian ethnomusicologist Zafer Tawil for a program highlighting music of the Middle East and North Africa.

SCHEDULE: The Augsburg Choir meets Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 4:30 to 6:00 (usually 5:40 to accommodate evening classes).

WHO? YOU! Membership in the choir (by audition) is open to ANY and ALL Augsburg undergraduate students – regardless of discipline/major. Over the years we’ve worked out schedules to include those involved in athletics (football, soccer, lacrosse) and theater.

HOW? Sign-up sheets for auditions will be available at the CHOIR DESK in Christensen Hall (10:30 to 11:30) and will then be posted outside the choir room in the music building. No preparation necessary.

Audition Schedule:
Monday, April 24, 3:45 to 4:45
Tuesday, April 25, 4:00 to 5:45
Wednesday, April 26, 3:45 to 4:45

If you have questions – please contact Mark Sedio at Sedio@augsburg.edu.

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In celebration of Earth Day there will be several neighborhood clean-ups taking place around Augsburg on Saturday, April 22. In the Seward Neighborhood, a clean-up along Franklin Avenue and the I-94 frontage road will be happening from 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Meet at the Franklin Housing Co-op at 2300 Franklin Ave. There will be three community clean-ups taking place in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood: Riverside Park (9:00 – 11:00 a.m.; 2820 S. 8th Street); Bluff Street Park (9:30 a.m.- 12 p.m.; 1 20th Ave. S.); and Currie Park (1 p.m. – 3 p.m.; 500 15th Ave. S.). Bags, gloves, and other supplies will be provided.

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At this year’s StepUP Graduation Ceremony, we will honor the more than twenty incredible StepUP Program students who are graduating from the program or from the college this year. Their mentorship, friendship, and leadership has enriched the StepUP community, and the broader Augsburg College and Twin Cities communities as well. They are truly living examples of StepUP’s mission of championing lives of recovery. Please join us in celebrating their achievements.

Friday, April 28, 1 p.m.
Sateren Auditorium

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Come to chapel at 11:30 a.m. for Senior Chapel with Emma Blom ’17. Music by Handel featuring Lauren Capps, soprano and Kaylie Johnson (’17) trumpet

Upcoming:
Friday, April 21 at 10:40 a.m.: Come and celebrate Earth Day and the last day of classes! Musicians include Ray Makeever (flute), the Augsburg Choir, Riverside Singers and Cedar Singers.

More Info

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Come celebrate the authors and artists featured in this year’s edition of Murphy Square, Augsburg’s literary magazine! Come pick up a copy, meet the authors, artists, and editors! Food and refreshments will be served. Launch party takes place in Oren Gateway Center 100 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. on Friday April 21, 2017. All are welcome.

Murphy Square Facebook Page

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Come to chapel at 10:40am to see Hannah Thiry’s senior chapel and the Borodin String Quartet featuring Erika Parvi, Kristina Krasnokutski, Dr. Reinaldo Moya, and Michael Obert. Hoversten Chapel in Foss Center. All are welcome.

Upcoming:
• Thursday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m.: Senior Chapel with Emma Blom ’17. Music by Handel featuring Lauren Capps, soprano and Kaylie Johnson (’17) trumpet
• Friday, April 21 at 10:40 a.m.: Come and celebrate Earth Day and the last day of classes! Musicians include Ray Makeever (flute), the Augsburg Choir, Riverside Singers and Cedar Singers.

More info

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Please join the Augsburg College Social Work Department and Pan African Services Committee on Wednesday, April 19th for a special screening of Tickling Giants. The screening will be held in Sateren Hall Auditorium on the Augsburg College campus and will start at 7:30pm.

Seating is limited. Register to guarantee a spot: https://ticklinggiants-augsburg.eventbrite.com

This event is free and open to the public.

Watch the trailer: http://bit.ly/2hSoBHe

About the film:

In the midst of the Egyptian Arab Spring, Bassem Youssef creates the satirical show, “Al Bernameg,” which quickly becomes the most viewed television program in the Middle East, with 30 million viewers per episode. But, in a country where free speech is not settled law, his show becomes as controversial as it is popular. Despite increasing danger, Bassem employs comedy, not violence, to comment on hypocrisy in media, politics, and religion. Tickling Giants follows the “Al Bernameg” team as they discover democracy is not easily won.

http://www.ticklinggiants-augsburg.eventbrite.com

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Register today for the People of Color Career Fair on Thursday, April 27 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, and then stop by the Strommen Center to have your resume reviewed in advance of the fair. Make an appointment with a career counselor or stop by during Career QuickStop between 3-4:30 PM on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Target, US Bank, Hennepin County and many other top employers will be at the fair. The fair is requesting that you submit your resume so they can send it to employers in advance.

Email your resume to info@peopleofcolorcareerfair.com and receive a free professional headshot on site at the Career Fair.

There are no fees associated with the fair.

Download a free pass for a bus or train ride from Metro Transit at www.peopleofcolorcareerfair.com

People of Color Career Fair (April 27)

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Event featuring 2 amazing artists from Honduras… Melissa Cardoza and Karla Lara.

Friday, April 21st 1:50pm-3:00pm, Foss Studio

Melissa Cardoza’s book 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance tells thirteen stories of women who joined the resistance to the U.S. backed 2009 coup d’etat. Melissa is an an afro-indigenous fearless journalist, poet, writer, and feminist organizer from Honduras.

Melissa will be touring with her fellow member of the Honduran Red de Defensoras or network of women rights defenders and beloved jazz/folk protest singer Karla Lara, who appears in one of the book’s stories and has been an icon and sharp voice for the resistance. Both of the women were close friends of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran indigenous leader and organizer of COPINH who was assassinated for her work in defense of the Lenca people and against patriarchy, capitalism and racism. This book and this tour are dedicated to Berta.

Review of the book by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza:
“13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the many contours of Honduran feminists fighting for self-determination and dignity. These stories of bravery, of struggle and pain, and ultimately of a resilience rooted in a love for freedom will grip your heart. Cardoza is brilliant in storytelling, and ensures that, in memory of our sister Berta Caceres, feminisms are three dimensional and span multiple experiences—trans, Black, elderly, and more. The lessons contained in these stories offer important reflections for all revolutionaries.”

Co-sponsored by the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship
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Are you wanting to take part in Commencement as we send off our graduating seniors? Help with staffing Commencement! Annually we rely on staff, current students and alumni to assist with rehearsal as well as ushering and ticket taking at the ceremony for they strongly contribute to the success and smooth flow of the event. There is also the chance to see some of the ceremony with most ushering responsibilities.

Help is needed:
-Rehearsal: Thursday, April 27 from 4:00-6:45 p.m.
-Undergraduate Graduation: Saturday, April 29 from 8:00-11:30 a.m.
-Adult Day/Graduate Studies Graduation: Saturday, April 29 from 2:00-5:30 p.m. – extra help is really needed here!

Please sign up today by contacting Katie Radford at radford@augsburg.edu .

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Please join us for the annual SPRING BRUNCH sponsored by the Augsburg Associates on Saturday, May 6, in Hoversten Chapel, beginning with registration at 9:30 a.m. The theme is Bon Voyage – Augsburg’s Alumni Travel Program. Katie Koch ’01, director of alumni and constituent relations, will share her experiences and photos from the recent trip to Germany, which celebrated the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, and will speak about the history of the travel program. Professor Kathy Swanson, who led the January 2017 trip to Thailand and Cambodia, will highlight her travel stories and photos. The cost of this event is $30 per person. There is also an opportunity to sponsor a student for $30. Friends, family, and all Augsburg alumni welcome! Register now at augsburg.edu/alumni/events or call Becky at 612-330-1085 with your credit card information.

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Join the Augsburg community in celebrating the work of its staff during the past academic year. Food and drink will be provided. Door prizes will once again be given away.

Staff Spring Social
Thursday, May 4
3-5 p.m.
The Quad
(In case of rain, the event will move inside Christensen Center)

Email staffsenate@augsburg.edu with any questions.

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Come and enjoy musical performances by the Augsburg Orchestra. Senior Greg Lewis will preach. In Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 a.m.

Upcoming:
• Wednesday, April 19 at 10:40 a.m.: Senior Chapel with Hannah Thiry ‘17.  Borodin String Quartet featuring Erika Parvi, Kristina Krasnokutski, Dr. Reinaldo Moya, and Michael Obert.
• Thursday, April 20 at 11:30 a.m.: Senior Chapel with Emma Blom ’17. Music by Handel featuring Lauren Capps, soprano and Kaylie Johnson (’17) trumpet
• Friday, April 21 at 10:40 a.m.: Come and celebrate Earth Day and the last day of classes!  Musicians include Ray Makeever (flute), the Augsburg Choir, Riverside Singers and Cedar Singers.

More Info

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It’s Late and It’s Breakfast! Students are invited to this end-of-semester event – free to all students with ID. Monday, April 24, 10 pm – 11:15 pm. Commons, Christensen Center. Thanks to A’viands for the delicious food.

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Come thru tomorrow
Si Melby 130 8-9 PM
Sleep // study better
Suggestions to: monsone@augsburg

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Tonight, join Students for Racial Justice for a showing of the documentary The Angry Eyes, which follows educator Jane Elliot’s social experiment to teach her students what racism is. The video will be followed by a guided discussion. Before the event, SRJ will hold a brief info session for students interested in joining the organization. Info at 5:30, video at 6 in OGC 201. Food will be available. All are welcome!

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Auggies: Join us TODAY between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. by posting a 2016-17 #maroonmilestone on social media. Then sit back and wait for your reward. We will find you. We will caffeinate you. (Or sugar you up, whatever you prefer…you deserve it.)

Example tweet: “Sweet internship turned into a post-grad job! #maroonmilestone”

So, have fun with it, keep it real, pat yourself on the back, and inspire the world. Every one of your posts casts a vision of possibility for current Auggies and those to come! Thanks for inspiring us and thanks for sharing your life with your community!

*A #maroonmilestone can be shared via Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Full details

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On Friday April 21st, join The Women’s Resource Center for a showing of Precious (2009), which follows an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. The film will be followed by a guided discussion. Popcorn will be available. Join us from 4-6 in the Student Lounge. All are welcome!

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Please provide your feedback on the candidates:

Assistant Provost of Global Education & Experience

Karen Rodriguez, PhD – visits on 4/17 – survey closes 4/18
http://augsburg.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Jbbhf8zmAS7M4B

Heidi Soneson, PhD – visits on 4/18 – survey closes 4/19
http://augsburg.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2cyQ13SFrNea2Z7

Patrick Mulvihill, MPA – visits on 4/19 – survey closes 4/20
http://augsburg.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5jsPRcPiwyH1wvr

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Please join us for the annual SPRING BRUNCH sponsored by the Augsburg Associates on Saturday, May 6, in Hoversten Chapel, beginning with registration at 9:30 a.m. The theme is Bon Voyage – Augsburg’s Alumni Travel Program. Katie Koch ’01, director of alumni and constituent relations, will share her experiences and photos from the recent trip to Germany, which celebrated the 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation, and will speak about the history of the travel program. Professor Kathy Swanson, who led the January 2017 trip to Thailand and Cambodia, will highlight her travel stories and photos.
The cost of this event is $30 per person. There is also an opportunity to sponsor a student for $30. Friends, family, and all Augsburg alumni welcome! Register now at augsburg.edu/alumni/events or call Becky at 612-330-1085 with your credit card information.

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The Nobel Peace Prize Forum is seeking students who can act as hosts for visiting students in the Fall of 2017. Students are asked to step forward as hosts to other college and university students who will be visiting the Twin Cities for the Forum from the 14th-16th of September.
If you know you are living on campus next Fall, then you would make a perfect host! Anderson, Luther, and Mortensen would make great spaces for visiting students to stay, but any on campus living area would be fantastic. We are looking for students who would be willing to help out and provide space for 2-3 nights.
As a host you will have the opportunity to get to know a student outside of Augsburg. It is a great experience that allows you to meet some new faces and contribute to the college’s rich academic community. By being a host you can get to know a student from another college or university and get to know more about other colleges and how they run. You will be the student’s best introduction to the city! If you want to gain a new connection and meet students from other colleges/universities, then this is perfect for you!

If you would like to be a student host, or have any questions about hosting please email or call!
612-330-1378

info@nobelpeaceprizeforum.org
or
mangana@augsburg.edu

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Join us this morning at 10:40am in Hoversten Chapel for for 20 minutes of relaxing yet invigorating breathing and stretching exercises led by Krista Costin ’08, a yoga and meditation instructor. Musical prelude and postlude by Mendelssohn, featuring Elizabeth Whalen (clarinet) and Oliver Konecny ’17 (bass clarinet).

Upcoming:
Tuesday, April 18 at 11:30am: Come and enjoy performances by the Augsburg Orchestra.  Senior Greg Lewis will preach.

Wednesday, April 19 at 10:40am: Senior Chapel with Hannah Thiry ‘17.  Borodin String Quartet featuring Erika Parvi, Kristina Krasnokutski, Dr. Reinaldo Moya, and Michael Obert.

Thursday, April 20 at 11:30am: Senior Chapel with Emma Blom ’17. Music by Handel featuring Lauren Capps, soprano and Kaylie Johnson (’17) trumpet.

Friday, April 21 at 10:40am: Come and celebrate Earth Day and the last day of classes!  Musicians include Ray Makeever (flute), the Augsburg Choir, Riverside Singers and Cedar Singers.

More Info

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Event featuring 2 amazing artists from Honduras… Melissa Cardoza and Karla Lara.

Friday, April 21st 1:50pm-3:00pm, Foss Studio

Melissa Cardoza’s book 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance tells thirteen stories of women who joined the resistance to the U.S. backed 2009 coup d’etat. Melissa is an an afro-indigenous fearless journalist, poet, writer, and feminist organizer from Honduras.

Melissa will be touring with her fellow member of the Honduran Red de Defensoras or network of women rights defenders and beloved jazz/folk protest singer Karla Lara, who appears in one of the book’s stories and has been an icon and sharp voice for the resistance. Both of the women were close friends of Berta Cáceres, the Honduran indigenous leader and organizer of COPINH who was assassinated for her work in defense of the Lenca people and against patriarchy, capitalism and racism. This book and this tour are dedicated to Berta.

Review of the book by Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza:
“13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza is a must read for anyone who wants to learn about the many contours of Honduran feminists fighting for self-determination and dignity. These stories of bravery, of struggle and pain, and ultimately of a resilience rooted in a love for freedom will grip your heart. Cardoza is brilliant in storytelling, and ensures that, in memory of our sister Berta Caceres, feminisms are three dimensional and span multiple experiences—trans, Black, elderly, and more. The lessons contained in these stories offer important reflections for all revolutionaries.”

Co-sponsored by the Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship

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On Tuesday, April 18th, join Students for Racial Justice for a showing of the documentary The Angry Eyes, which follows educator Jane Elliot’s social experiment to teach her students what racism is. The video will be followed by a guided discussion. Before the event, SRJ will hold a brief info session for students interested in joining the organization. Info at 5:30, video at 6 in OGC 201. Food will be available. All are welcome!

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To kick off the last week of classes, the Center for Wellness and Counseling will host the Great Metropolitan Back Rub this morning from 10 – 11:30 am in the CWC office for free chair massages. Feel free to stop by the CWC office located on the first floor of the Anderson Residence Hall.

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All members of the campus community are invited to attend the Academy of American Poets Reading on Thursday, April 13, featuring Matt Rasmussen, winner of the Academy of American Poets Whitman Award and finalist for the National Book Award, and this year’s student winner of Augsburg’s John R. Mitchell Award.

Thursday, April 13
7:00p.m.
OGC 100

Read about featured poet Matt Rasmussen here

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Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce an April brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of Medicare. Medicare can be confusing and oftentimes difficult to understand. If you’re nearing the time to start thinking about Medicare and want some answers, attend this HealthPartners Medicare information session to learn more.

When: April 18 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: OGC 100

Bring your own lunch and join us to learn more about Medicare and what it means to you.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

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In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions! Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, where ever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

**Please note the room changes from previous announcements due to conflicts with Christensen Center restoration.

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

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It’s the last day of festive events to promote the health of bees in our food system and ecosystem.

Make bee bombs!
Little clusters of seeds that you can throw wherever you want to add some pollinator forage. Visit the table in Christensen to make a bee bomb!

Visit Friends of the Earth at the bee table
10am-2pm in Christensen

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Come to the Maundy Thursday worship service today for Holy Communion and the Stripping of the Altar. In Hoversten Chapel at 11:30am.

More Info

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The final Focused Conversation about university structure is TODAY, Wednesday, April 12, at 12:30 p.m. in the Marshall Room.

The session will be facilitated by Provost Karen Kaivola and launches a campuswide crowdsourcing campaign to solicit 500 (or more) ideas about structuring Augsburg University. See the link below for more information and to provide your input and ideas. The link to the 500 ideas campaign is also on the Inside Augsburg home page.

President Pribbenow and Provost Kaivola Seek 500 Ideas for Structuring Augsburg University

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We have festive events all week to promote the health of bees in our food system and ecosystem.

Help plant pollinator patches
9am-11am behind Urness

Visit Friends of the Earth at the bee table
10am-2pm in Christensen

Brought to you by Campus Kitchen and the Environmental Action Committee

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Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce an April brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of Medicare. Medicare can be confusing and oftentimes difficult to understand. If you’re nearing the time to start thinking about Medicare and want some answers, attend this HealthPartners Medicare information session to learn more.

When: April 18 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: OGC 100

Bring your own lunch and join us to learn more about Medicare and what it means to you.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

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In just a few weeks TIAA will be returning to campus for individual counseling sessions! Take advantage of this opportunity to discuss your personal financial situation with an experienced TIAA Financial Consultant on a confidential basis. They are available to discuss how to help you pursue your financial goals, where ever you might be in your retirement planning.

SIGN UP TODAY:
Space is limited, so please RSVP as soon as you can.
Call 800-732-8353, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).

You can also schedule an appointment online using the link below:
http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow

Available dates and times:

Tuesday, May 9 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Wednesday, May 10 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

Thursday, May 11 from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Oren Gateway, Room 112

**Please note the room changes from previous announcements due to conflicts with Christensen Center restoration.

For questions, please contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

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ZYZZOGETON RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Hosted by URGO, McNair, and STEM Programs

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017
3:00-4:30PM
HOVERSTEN CHAPEL

About Zyzzogeton
Augsburg College celebrates the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students with its annual Zyzzogeton festival. The festival falls at the end of each academic year and is a culmination of achievement featuring work across departments. Over 80 students participate each year, showcasing their research. A “zyzzogeton” is a green leaf-hopper as well as the last word in the Webster Collegiate Dictionary, which is a fitting symbol to mark the end of the academic year. The public is welcome, so please come join us for this exciting event!

Visit http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/research/zyzzogeton/ for more information and for a full list of research abstracts.

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Augsburg alum Amanda Lipsky has requested volunteers to help keep the April 22nd March for Science Minnesota route clean! Check out the message below and e-mail MarchForScienceLitterPatrol@gmail.com to sign up!

We need volunteers to join us at the start point of the march, Cathedral Hill, at 10:30am to form our Litter Patrol and prepare our march cleanup. We will provide bags to collect litter along the march route: separate bags for trash and for recyclables. Members of the Litter Patrol will collect litter as we march. After the march and rally, the Litter Patrol will pick up any litter at the rally site, the Minnesota State Capitol Mall. Our goal is to be environmentally responsible by ensuring the March for Science – Minnesota leaves the march route cleaner than we found it, and that anything recyclable is brought to a recycling center, not left in the trash. All the trash and recyclables that the Litter Patrol gathers will be responsibly disposed of.

FULL DAY: We need as many people as possible to commit to the full day, as outlined above.

If you have little time, small children to accommodate, or a bus home to catch there are two shorter shifts available for your convenience.

Shift 1: show up at Cathedral Hill at 10:30 and help with Litter Patrol until we reach the rally site at the capitol. Turn in your trash bags at the rally site. You can go home immediately after the rally.

Shift 2: Meet up with the Litter Patrol just outside the rally site at 12:00 Noon and get your trash bags. Stay to clean up after the rally for as long as you’re available and we need help.

Thank you for marching for science! As an Augsburg alumna it makes me very proud to see my college partnering with the March For Science Minnesota and leading the way in ecologically sound practices.

March for Science Minnesota

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The third and final candidate for the position of StepUP Director will be:
Thursday, April 13 (re-scheduled from April 12).

Campus community members are invited to attend an open meeting 1:30-2:20 pm in the Riverside Room

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Today, during Chapel Time (10:35 – 11:05) in the Auggie’s Nest, Students for Racial Justice will be hosting an informational meeting for anyone considering joining the group for the upcoming school year. Come to learn about the goals of the group, the application process, and the commitments of an SRJ core member. An additional meeting will be held next Tuesday, April 18th, at 5:30 pm. All are welcome!

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According to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) data, more than 250,000 households in the Twin Cities, including approximately one-half of all black and Latino households, either do not have a bank account or use costly services such as check-cashing and payday loans.

Some financial institutions are discovering new markets as they begin to provide needed products and services to previously underserved populations.

Chris Farrell, host of Minnesota Public Radio’s Conversations on the Creative Economy, will discuss how organizations and financial institutions create products and services for markets traditionally not considered. Farrell and panelists will explore questions such as: Can financial institutions do good business while doing good? If some banks have figured out how to serve the unbanked, why haven’t all? What factors affect the ability of individuals to create wealth for themselves and improve the economic vitality of their communities?

Featured guests include:

Dorothy Bridges, Senior Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Anne Leland Clark, Financial Capability Director from Prepare and Prosper
Tawanna Black, Executive Director of the Northside Funders Group

Get Tickets

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Exercise and meditation practices are proven to be beneficial to students and athletes by promoting healthy sleeping patterns, more restful sleep and greater memory retention.
All levels welcome – Open to current students, alumni, faculty, and friends.
Join Erik Monson for an hour of Vinyasa yoga and guided breathing meditations every Tuesday 8-9PM this semester in Si Melby 130 – mats and props provided.
Questions? Email monsone@augsburg.edu

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University structure is the topic of the Focused Conversations, facilitated by Provost Karen Kaivola today and tomorrow. See below for details and to add a session to your calendar.

TODAY: Tuesday, April 11, 2 p.m., Oren 100
Add to calendar:
http://inside.augsburg.edu/index.html?icalmail=18cc0c56408fb3bc7db980db0a7d6302&returnpath=%2Findex.html%3Fmonth%3D4%26amp%3Bday%3D11%26amp%3Byear%3D2017

TOMORROW: Wednesday, April 12, 12:30 p.m., Marshall
Add to calendar:
http://inside.augsburg.edu/index.html?icalmail=a5ffefc76bbc55871a2d6d46cdda72e5&returnpath=%2Findex.html%3Fmonth%3D4%26amp%3Bday%3D12%26amp%3Byear%3D2017

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Morning Chapel:
Join us in the chapel today at 11:30am to hear Prof. Matthew Maruggi, Department of Religion. Music: Chapel Brass. Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center

Upcoming:
Wednesday 4/12: No Chapel
Thursday 4/13, 11:30 a.m.: Maundy Thursday service with Holy Communion, Foot Washing, and Stripping of the Altar
Friday 4/14: No chapel – Augsburg closed for Good Friday

More info

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Please join us in welcoming to campus Jill Pinkney Pastrana, the second candidate for the Dean of Professional Studies position. Links to Jill’s CV and the feedback form (which will be available until Wednesday at 5pm) are included in my email from yesterday. Those who cannot attend the public presentation are welcome to sit in on the search committee’s meeting with Jill in the morning.

Candidate 2 – Tuesday, April 11
Jill Pinkney Pastrana, PhD
Public presentation: 1:30pm – Marshall Room
Meeting with search committee: 8:30am – LIN301
Online survey closes Wednesday 4/12 at 5pm

On Wednesday, we will welcome Monica Devers, our final candidate for this position. Links to her CV and feedback form are linked in my email message as well. Those who cannot attend the public presentation are welcome to sit in on the search committee’s meeting with Monica in the morning.

​Candidate 3 – Wednesday, April 12
Monica Devers, PhD
Public presentation: 1:15pm – OGC100
Meeting with search committee: 9:45am – LIN301
Online survey will be provided tomorrow and will close Thursday 4/13 at 5pm​

Thanks to all who were able to make time on Monday to meet Yan Searcy, our first candidate for the position Dean of Professional Studies. A link to Yan’s CV as well as the feedback survey, for your comments is linked in my email message. Please note this survey closes at the end of the day (5pm) today, 4/11.

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“Discussing Disability”
Tuesday, April 11th 6-8pm

In response to last semester’s panel audience asking for a more discussion-based event, please join us for a facilitated discussion about living with disability.

This will include an opportunity to hear first-person narratives of what it’s like to live in today’s world as a disabled individual as well as time for discussion about experiences, misconceptions, assumptions and other issues surrounding disability.

Speakers will include people with a range of experiences, abilities, and disabilities.

Light refreshments will be provided.

“Interfaith @ Cedar Commons: A Spirituality of Climate Justice”
Thursday, April 13th 6:30-8:30pm

The world’s wealthiest nations, with their activities and consumption, continue to drive climate change. The most marginalized communities are least responsible for it and yet bear the weight of its heaviest impacts: the poor, people of color, and indigenous communities. Climate change is foremost an issue of justice.

So what do faith and spirituality have to do with our relationship with the planet? How do our faith communities serve as both a catalyst for powerful change, and a source of denial and complacency?

Join us for an evening of delicious food and conversation with Interfaith Power and Light as we learn from their powerful work and consider how each of us can work together towards a better world.

ABOUT INTERFAITH @ CEDAR COMMONS: Do you need to be a “person of faith” to come? Absolutely not. We welcome anyone with interest in conversation about how faith/spirituality shape our lives and intersect with the issues we care about.

This gathering is hosted by the Interfaith @ Cedar Commons organizer team and the Augsburg Interfaith Scholars.

Where Is Cedar Commons? 2001 Riverside Ave. S (Below Trinity offices)

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We welcome to campus three finalists for the position of StepUP director. Our first candidate was here Mon., April 10.

Candidate 2- Tuesday, April 11, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Riverside Room
Candidate 3 – Wednesday, April 12, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Kennedy 303

Campus community members are invited to attend.

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Augsburg Total Wellness is pleased to announce an April brown bag lunch and learn information session on the topic of Medicare. Medicare can be confusing and oftentimes difficult to understand. If you’re nearing the time to start thinking about Medicare and want some answers, attend this HealthPartners Medicare information session to learn more.

When: April 18 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Where: OGC 100

Bring your own lunch and join us to learn more about Medicare and what it means to you.

For questions, contact Nicole at peterlin@augsburg.edu.

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Join us for the opening reception of the annual All-Student Juried Show, April 11, 4:30-6 p.m. Awards at 5:15. Come early to vote for the People’s Choice Award.

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On Thursday, April 13 the 25th Anniversary of the Augsburg Pan-Asian Student Services celebratory banquet speaker will be Kao Kalia Yang, author of The Late Homecomer, and the newly published The Song Poet.

The public program begins at 7:30 pm in East Commons.

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Hmong Women Together, Augsburg Asian Student Association, Pan-Asian Student Services, and Augsburg’s Diversity and Inclusion are so excited to host Kao Kalia Yang at Augsburg College. Yang is the author of The Latehomecomer, and newly published The Song Poet. Yang is also the honorary guest speaker for the 25th anniversary of the Augsburg Pan-Asian Student Services.
We invite you all to join us in the East Commons on April 13th at 7:30pm.

7:30-8:30: Kao Kalia Yang – Speaking on H.O.P.E theme and book reading
8:30-9pm: Q & A, book signing

 

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ZYZZOGETON RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
Hosted by URGO, McNair, and STEM Programs

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2017
3:00-4:30PM
HOVERSTEN CHAPEL

About Zyzzogeton
Augsburg College celebrates the creativity and scholarship of undergraduate students with its annual Zyzzogeton festival. The festival falls at the end of each academic year and is a culmination of achievement featuring work across departments. Over 80 students participate each year, showcasing their research. A “zyzzogeton” is a green leaf-hopper as well as the last word in the Webster Collegiate Dictionary, which is a fitting symbol to mark the end of the academic year. The public is welcome, so please come join us for this exciting event!

Visit http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/research/zyzzogeton/ for more information and for a full list of research abstracts.