submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Start your week with 20 minutes of being, not doing in Hoversten Chapel today at 12:00 pm. Led today by Tara Mader, Associate Professor of Health, Exercise Science, and Physical Education.
Category: Event Announcements
Open House with Strommen Center This Wednesday
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.
Our Next Open House is with the Strommen Center this Wednesday 12/3 from 10-11am.
Swing through for some treats and connect with each other and Strommen Staff.
Additional December Connecting Opportunities:
Our next monthly Brown Bag Lunch is December 9th at Noon in the Cafeteria.
Lindell Library Open House: Thursday, December 11 from 9:30 – 11:00am
Time to learn more about all the Library offers, especially before many take a break over the holidays. Be sure to leave with some reading recommendations (and books) too!
Next Monday: EPNI Finance Talk and Screen Printing Workshop
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Daneil Colten Schmidt and Sean Lim to campus.
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Daniel writes grants and speaks with philanthropists and investors; while also striving to protect the neighborhood from predatory financial interests. He studied Ecological Economics at Hampshire College in Massachusetts.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. Learn how to screen print and bring a Campus Kitchen poster home!
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.
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI.
Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
From Heart to Hands Benefit Arts and Crafts Market at the MPLS American Indian Center (December 6–7)
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join us for two days of art, creativity, and celebration of local Indigenous artists and makers. The From Heart to Hands Arts & Crafts Market highlights handmade work rooted in culture, tradition, and contemporary expression. Whether you are looking to support local artists, find meaningful gifts, or simply spend time in community, we hope you will join us!
December 6th and 7th, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Minneapolis American Indian Center — Two Rivers Gallery
1530 E. Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
This event supports and uplifts Indigenous artists connected to the American Indian Cultural Corridor and the broader community. Your presence and participation directly contribute to sustaining this work.
Happiness Gym at the Mixed Blood Theatre, through December 7, 2025
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.
PSEO Community Time (Finals Edition)—Pizza
submitted by chuma@augsburg.edu
Join Madelyn Chu, Associate Director of PSEO, for a special PSEO Community Time as we head into finals week! Take a break, connect with fellow PSEO students, and refuel with pizza, and activities
This is the perfect opportunity to de-stress, ask questions, and win some prizes! We can’t wait to see you there for good food, great company, and a little fun.
Date: December 12th, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Christensen Center (Fishbowl): Behind Einstein Bagels
Want to share your experience to earn a $5 gift-card? Submit your testimonial to us! We’d love to hear how your experience at Augsburg is going.
Sambusa-Samosa Sampling – Wednesday, December 3, 12:30-1:30
submitted by sheinfel@augsburg.edu
Samosa-Sambusa Sampling – Religion & Philosophy Student Social
Come for food and drinks, enjoy activities and prizes
Wednesday Dec 3, 12:30-1:30 in Hagfors 165
Everyone is welcome!
Daily Chapel: Communion and Pie
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm for a Communion service led by Pastor John Schwehn. Then stay for some pre-Thanksgiving pie!
Calling All Storytellers
submitted by starckl@augsburg.edu
Do you love hearing good stories? Do you have a poem to share? Are you looking for a creative arts break during the last week of classes?
Whether you come just to listen or to perform your work, we hope that you’ll join us for an open mic night in Sateren Auditorium on Wednesday, December 10th at 7pm. Hosted by the Narrative Arts Department of the Schwartz School of the Arts, this event will gather together creative writers, filmmakers, and performers for a cozy evening of inspiration and community.
If you’re interested in sharing your work at the event, please let us know via this Google form. If you’re still deciding–or just want to come to listen and applaud and have a snack or two–please mark your calendars for December 10th!
Next Monday – EPNI Finance Talk and Screen Printing Workshop
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Daneil Colten Schmidt and Sean Lim to campus.
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Daniel writes grants and speaks with philanthropists and investors; while also striving to protect the neighborhood from predatory financial interests. He studied Ecological Economics at Hampshire College in Massachusetts.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. Learn how to screen print and bring a Campus Kitchen poster home!
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.
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI.
Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
Happiness Gym at the Mixed Blood Theatre Through December 7
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.
From Heart to Hands Benefit Arts and Crafts Market at the MPLS American Indian Center December 6-7
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join us for two days of art, creativity, and celebration of local Indigenous artists and makers. The From Heart to Hands Arts & Crafts Market highlights handmade work rooted in culture, tradition, and contemporary expression. Whether you are looking to support local artists, find meaningful gifts, or simply spend time in community, we hope you will join us!
December 6th and 7th, 2025
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Minneapolis American Indian Center — Two Rivers Gallery
1530 E. Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
This event supports and uplifts Indigenous artists connected to the American Indian Cultural Corridor and the broader community. Your presence and participation directly contribute to sustaining this work.
Open Mic Night – December 10
submitted by starckl@augsburg.edu
Do you love hearing good stories? Do you have a poem to share? Are you looking for a creative arts break during the last week of classes?
Whether you come just to listen or to perform your work, we hope that you’ll join us for an open mic night in Sateren Auditorium on Wednesday, December 10th at 7pm. Hosted by the Narrative Arts Department of the Schwartz School of the Arts, this event will gather together creative writers, filmmakers, and performers for a cozy evening of inspiration and community.
If you’re interested in sharing your work at the event, please let us know via this Google form. If you’re still deciding–or just want to come to listen and applaud and have a snack or two–please mark your calendars for December 10th!
Vanessa Marr – “Listen to Your Mama (Nature): Lessons on Resilience, Resistance, and Beyond”
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
How We Thrive: Stories of what it means to thrive – together.
Wednesday December 3rd | 12:00 p.m. | Hoversten Chapel
Vanessa Marr, Social Work
“Listen to Your Mama (Nature): Lessons on Resilience, Resistance, and Beyond”
In times of uncertainty, nature has been a gentle teacher. Let us gather and explore these lessons as a means to connect, nourish, and empower.
Save the Dates: Upcoming Staff Senate Sponsored Open Houses
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!
December Connecting Opportunities:
Open House with the Strommen Center: Wednesday, 12/3 from 10-11am.
Swing through for some treats and connect with each other and Strommen Staff.
Our next monthly Brown Bag Lunch is December 9th at Noon in the Cafeteria.
Lindell Library Open House: Thursday, December 11 from 9:30 – 11:00am
Time to learn more about all the Library offers, especially before many take a break over the holidays. Be sure to leave with some reading recommendations (and books) too!
Sambusa-Samosa Sampling at Religion and Philosophy Student Social
submitted by sheinfel@augsburg.edu
Come to the Religion & Philosophy Student Social “Samosa-Sambusa Sampling” on Wed Dec 3, 12:30–1:30 in Hagfors 165. Come for food and drinks, enjoy activities and prizes. Everyone is welcome!
Small Ensembles Concert – Monday, November 24
submitted by borden@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Music Department Presents:
The Small Ensembles Concert
Monday, November 24, 2025
7 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel
The Augsburg Flute Ensemble, Augsburg Jazz Combo, African Drum Ensemble, and a contemporary ensemble called THE Group will perform a wide selection of musics for your enjoyment. Entry is free, seating is plentiful, and joy will abound. See you there.
Open Mic Night – December 10
submitted by starckl@augsburg.edu
Do you love hearing good stories? Do you have a poem to share? Are you looking for a creative arts break during the last week of classes?
Whether you come just to listen or to perform your work, we hope that you’ll join us for an open mic night in Sateren Auditorium on Wednesday, December 10th at 7pm. Hosted by the Narrative Arts Department of the Schwartz School of the Arts, this event will gather together creative writers, filmmakers, and performers for a cozy evening of inspiration and community.
If you’re interested in sharing your work at the event, please let us know via this Google form. If you’re still deciding–or just want to come to listen and applaud and have a snack or two–please mark your calendars for December 10th!
PSEO Community Time (Finals Edition) – Pizza
submitted by chuma@augsburg.edu
Join Madelyn Chu, Associate Director of PSEO, for a special PSEO Community Time as we head into finals week! Take a break, connect with fellow PSEO students, and refuel with pizza, and activities
This is the perfect opportunity to de-stress, ask questions, and win some prizes! We can’t wait to see you there for good food, great company, and a little fun.
Date: December 12th, 2025
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Location: Christensen Center (Fishbowl): Behind Einstein Bagels
Want to share your experience to earn a $5 gift-card? Submit your testimonial to us! We’d love to hear how your experience at Augsburg is going.
Small Ensembles Concert – Monday, November 24
submitted by urrizaly@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Music Department Presents:
The Small Ensembles Concert
Monday, November 24, 2025
7 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel
Come hear music performed by a collection of student ensembles so small you’ll barely be able to see them 😀
The Augsburg Flute Ensemble, Augsburg Jazz Combo, African Drum Ensemble, and a group humbly called THE Group will present selections from the Great American Songbook, traditional Ghanaian and Malian drumming, music that literally sounds like a steam locomotive, and your cool uncle’s favorite Led Zeppelin song (probably).
Don’t miss it!
Daily Chapel: Mindful Monday
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm for 20 minutes of being, not doing to start your week. This week, Rachel Svanoe Moynihan, Somatic Coach, will lead this week in mindfulness.
TONIGHT 6-8 p.m. – Movement Art: Banner Making Workshop
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. We’ll be painting a banner for Campus Kitchen in the East Commons–stop by and bring a friend!
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
Happiness Gym at the Mixed Blood Theatre, November 6 – December 7, 2025
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.
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party – December 18
submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel | Foss Center
You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.
If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.
To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.
Movement Art: Banner Making Workshop, Monday 6-8
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. We’ll be painting a banner for Campus Kitchen in the East Commons–stop by and bring a friend!
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
Happiness Gym at the Mixed Blood Theatre, November 6–December 7, 2025
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.
Daily Chapel: Pastor Babette Chatman
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us at 12:00 pm to hear Pastor Babette Chatman preach. Henry Buck is our guest musician today.
Volunteer for Advent Vespers
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
Small Ensembles Concert – Monday, Nov. 24
submitted by borden@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Music Department Presents:
The Small Ensembles Concert
Monday, November 24, 2025
7 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel
Come hear music performed by a collection of student ensembles so small you’ll barely be able to see them 😀
The Augsburg Flute Ensemble, Augsburg Jazz Combo, African Drum Ensemble, and a group humbly called THE Group will present selections from the Great American Songbook, traditional Ghanaian and Malian drumming, music that literally sounds like a steam locomotive, your cool uncle’s favorite Led Zeppelin song (probably), and more. Don’t miss it!
TODAY MN Paid Leave Webinar – All Employees
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
Augsburg PFML resources
https://sites.augsburg.edu/hr/employees/benefits/pfml/
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party – December 18
submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel | Foss Center
You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.
If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.
To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.
Daily Chapel: Transgender Day of Remembrance
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us at 11:50 am in Hoversten Chapel for a community gathering for the Transgender Day of Remembrance in collaboration with QIPOC and Multicultural Life. Tristan Crowell and three students will share in our daily chapel service.
Volunteers Needed at Advent Vespers
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
Monday, November 24, 6-8, Banner Making Workshop
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. We’ll be painting a banner for Campus Kitchen in the East Commons–stop by and bring a friend!
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
Happiness Gym at the Mixed Blood Theatre, November 6–7, 2025
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.
Symphony Orchestra Concert – Friday, November 21
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.
Staff and Faculty Holiday Party – Thursday, December 18
submitted by bergc2@augsburg.edu
Faculty and Staff Holiday Party
Thursday, December 18, 2025 | 3–5 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel | Foss Center
You are invited to attend the annual faculty and staff holiday party! Celebrate the completion of a successful semester and the holiday season with colleagues on campus. Light food and beverages will be provided.
If you need accommodations, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu.
To support our community, please consider bringing nonperishable food or hygiene product donations for Campus Cupboard. A list of preferred/needed items is linked below.
TODAY: Stories of Global Learning Panel – Wednesday, November 19
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how global experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
Thursday: MN Paid Leave Webinar – All Employees
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
TODAY at Noon, Community Changemakers: Making Art for Community Movements Talk
submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu
Join the Sabo Center Community Engagement Council’s Community Changemakers and the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute in welcoming Sean Lim to campus. Sean works with EPNI, Spill Paint Not Oil and other community groups & Movements to make art that draws attention to social and political problems. He’ll be giving a talk about his work and we’ll come up with some ideas for Banner and Poster workshops happening in the next two weeks! Coffee and cookies will be served.
Stay tuned for a call for project proposals with EPNI in December! Funding and support will be available for course engagements, events, campus projects and whatever else you might dream up with the amazing team of peeps who work with EPNI.
Sean Lim: Making Movement Art Talk
Wednesday, November 19, Noon to 1:00 pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Banner Making
Monday, November 24, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Sean Lim: Movement Art Workshop – Screen-printing Posters
Monday, December 1, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Christensen Center, East Commons
Daniel Colton Schmidt: Finance & Fundraising for Community Movements
Monday, December 1, Noon – 1:00pm
Oren Gateway Center, Room 100
Visit https://linktr.ee/epnifarm to learn more about EPNI. Learn more about Community Changemakers here: https://www.augsburg.edu/sabo/community-changemakers/
Daily Chapel: Muntadher Aljebery
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm to hear Imam Muntadher Aljebery who serves the Shia Muslim community in Minneapolis share his story of commitment in the next installment of “Living Stories.” “Living Stories” is a series co-hosted by the Department of Religion and Philosophy, Augsburg Interfaith Institute, and Campus Ministry. Each month we will hear stories of commitment from across traditions.
Volunteers Needed at Advent Vespers
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
Sign up to volunteer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdEBYB57knVl0TUZYsGOTUDiDDdUfK-Mae1Vatd1uxKIbGaw/viewform?usp=publish-editor
Stories of Global Learning Panel – Wednesday, November 19
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how global experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
TONIGHT: Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform tonight. The concert will feature music by Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mongo Santamaría, and Mike Steinel.
Ensemble: Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
MN Paid Leave Webinar – All Employees
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
nar – All Employees
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
Thrive Speakers Series Dinner: Dr. Fatima Aldajani – Thursday at 5 pm
submitted by madrids@augsburg.edu
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Fatima Aldajani to campus this week as part of our Thrive Speakers Series. Please join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation that reimagines what student agency can look like when we center diverse cultural perspectives and forms of belonging.
When: Thursday november 20th.
Time: 4:15–5:15 PM
Where: Hagfors 150
About the Talk:
In this engaging session, Dr. Aldajani introduces student agency through a non-Western lens, challenging traditional assumptions about voice, autonomy, and participation in educational spaces. She highlights the importance of honoring the rich identities students bring into the classroom and explores how educators and institutions can cultivate shared agency. Using a collaborative, community-rooted approach that strengthens equity, dignity, and belonging for all learners.
Whether you work with students, study educational systems, or are passionate about justice-centered pedagogy, this conversation will offer new language, tools, and inspiration for rethinking how we empower students.
Thrive Speakers Series Dinner
We will also host a dinner gathering with Dr. Aldajani later that evening at 5:15 PM
We hope to see you there. Your voice, presence, and curiosity help make these conversations meaningful. Please join us as we learn from Dr. Aldajani’s insight, experience, and powerful vision for transformative education.
Warmly,
Augsburg Thrive Program
Symphony Orchestra Concert – November 21
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.
Daily Chapel: Deacon Ian Heseltine
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:50 am to hear Deacon Ian Heseltine ’21 preach. Ian is a leadership gift officer in Institutional Advancement.
Register for Free Dinner – Sound Healing TONIGHT
submitted by phalp1@augsburg.edu
Please make sure to save the date as we introduce you to the Sound Healing sessions here at Augsburg. Join us for a calm, relaxing sound soothing experience Please use the link on our story to register. Everyone is welcomed!
Limited Attandance: 25 MAX
*DINNER WILL BE PROVIDED*
Dates: Tuesday, November 18th
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: FOSS Chapel
Registration Link:
TODAY: Free Magazines in Christensen and Submissions Open
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 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.
Volunteers Needed at Advent Vespers
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will call table. For the 7:00 pm Friday service, volunteers are needed at 6:00 – 7:00 pm; on Saturday, volunteers are needed at 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance!
TOMORROW: Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, November 18. The concert will feature music by Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mongo Santamaría, and Mike Steinel.
Ensemble: Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
Symphony Orchestra Concert – November 21
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.
Thrive Speakers Series Dinner: Dr. Fatima Aldajani – Thursday at 5 pm
submitted by madrids@augsburg.edu
We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Fatima Aldajani to campus this week as part of our Thrive Speakers Series. Please join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation that reimagines what student agency can look like when we center diverse cultural perspectives and forms of belonging.
When: Thursday november 20th.
Time: 4:15–5:15 PM
Where: Hagfors 150
About the Talk:
In this engaging session, Dr. Aldajani introduces student agency through a non-Western lens, challenging traditional assumptions about voice, autonomy, and participation in educational spaces. She highlights the importance of honoring the rich identities students bring into the classroom and explores how educators and institutions can cultivate shared agency. Using a collaborative, community-rooted approach that strengthens equity, dignity, and belonging for all learners.
Whether you work with students, study educational systems, or are passionate about justice-centered pedagogy, this conversation will offer new language, tools, and inspiration for rethinking how we empower students.
Thrive Speakers Series Dinner
We will also host a dinner gathering with Dr. Aldajani later that evening at 5:15 PM
We hope to see you there. Your voice, presence, and curiosity help make these conversations meaningful. Please join us as we learn from Dr. Aldajani’s insight, experience, and powerful vision for transformative education.
Warmly,
Augsburg Thrive Program
Daily Chapel: Mindful Monday
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Mindful Monday: Breathe, Move, Be. Start your week with 30 minutes of being, not doing. Led by Tiffany Moore, Coordinator of Student Teaching. Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 – 12:20 pm.
TOMORROW: Free Magazines in Christensen and Submissions Open
submitted by murdockf@augsburg.edu
Thó Wiŋ Magazine will be tabling in Christensen Center on Tuesday, November 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.
Stories of Global Learning Panel – Wednesday, November 19
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how international experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
MN Paid Leave Webinar – All Employees
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
TODAY: Focused Conversation on Academic Innovation
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the November Focused Conversation at noon today. Join our school directors for a conversation about academic innovation in the five schools.
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom
Featuring:
— Vanessa Bester, School of Health
— Jeanne Boeh, School of Business
— Lori Brandt Hale, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
— Chris Houltberg, Schwartz School of the Arts
— Ben Stottrup, School of Natural Sciences
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
Augsburg Concert Band Performance – Sunday at 3 p.m.
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
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert – Tuesday at 7 p.m.
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, November 18. The concert will feature music by Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mongo Santamaría, and Mike Steinel.
Ensemble: Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
Introducing Minnesota’s Paid Leave Program
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
The webinar will be recorded and shared afterwards.
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
Apply for Travelers EDGE: Scholarship, Mentorship, Internship, Career Development
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
– Monday November 17th, 2025 | 12-1pm Strommen Center (Across from Einsteins)
– Thursday November 20th, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 106
– Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 150 B/C
– Wednesday December 10th, 2025 | 12-1pm On Zoom. Please register to get the link.
Join Us at Chipotle This Sunday to Support Augsburg Track and Field
submitted by dixonc2@augsburg.edu
Just a friendly reminder that the Augsburg University Track & Field fundraiser at Chipotle is happening Sunday, November 16th from 4-8pm!
We need your support to help Augsburg Track & Field prepare for the upcoming competition season.
Here are the details:
When: Sunday, November 16th, 2025
Time: 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Where: Chipotle Mexican Grill: 229 Cedar Ave S. Minneapolis, MN 55454
How: You must mention the fundraiser at the register or use the code CBMNN4P when ordering online via the Chipotle app.
We get 25% of the proceeds from every order placed with our code or mentioned in person.
Please forward this email to friends, family, and classmates! The more burritos we sell, the more successful our fundraiser will be.
Thank you in advance for your support! We look forward to seeing you there!
Volunteer at Advent Vespers
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Be a part of our 46th Annual Advent Vespers on Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6. Volunteers are needed before each performance to welcome guests to Central Lutheran Church and to staff the will-call table. Volunteers are needed on Friday from 6:00 – 7:00 pm prior to the 7:00 pm service, and on Saturday, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm for the early service and from 4:00 – 5:00 pm prior to the 5:00 pm service. After volunteering, stay for the performance! Please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu with any questions.
Symphony Orchestra Concert – November 21
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.
Monday: Focused Conversation on Academic Innovation
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the November Focused Conversation on Monday, November 17. Join our school directors for a conversation about academic innovation in the five schools.
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom
Featuring:
— Vanessa Bester, School of Health
— Jeanne Boeh, School of Business
— Lori Brandt Hale, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
— Chris Houltberg, Schwartz School of the Arts
— Ben Stottrup, School of Natural Sciences
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
Augsburg Concert Band Performance – Sunday at 3 pm
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
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert – Tuesday at 7 pm
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, November 18. The concert will feature music by Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mongo Santamaría, and Mike Steinel.
Ensemble: Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
First-Year Students: Want an EDGE to Start Your Career?
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
– Monday November 17th, 2025 | 12-1pm Strommen Center (Across from Einsteins)
– Thursday November 20th, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 106
– Tuesday December 2nd, 2025 | 4:30-5:30pm Hagfors 150 B/C
– Wednesday December 10th, 2025 | 12-1pm On Zoom. Please register to get the link.
Free Flu Vaccine Clinic TODAY in Student Lounge
submitted by koyzin@augsburg.edu
Come by the student lounge in Christensen Center from 11:00am-3:00pm to receive a free flu vaccine. Help protect yourself and your community by reducing your chances of catching the flu. Anyone is welcome to come and receive a vaccine, including staff, faculty and students! No insurance required:)
Next Monday: Focused Conversation on Academic Innovation
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the November Focused Conversation on Monday, November 17. Join our school directors for a conversation about academic innovation in the five schools.
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom
Featuring:
— Vanessa Bester, School of Health
— Jeanne Boeh, School of Business
— Lori Brandt Hale, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
— Chris Houltberg, Schwartz School of the Arts
— Ben Stottrup, School of Natural Sciences
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
Symphony Orchestra Concert – November 21
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.
Stories of Global Learning Panel – Wednesday, November 19
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how international experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
Advent Vespers Processional Party
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.
Daily Chapel: Pastor Natalia Terfa
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 12:00 pm for a message from Pastor Natalia Terfa from Edina Community Lutheran Church.
TODAY QIPOC Skill Share: Zines with Lizz
submitted by kelleyf@augsburg.edu
Hello QIPOC family! This Wednesday, on November 12th, 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!
Register for Free Dinner—November 18
submitted by aucwc@augsburg.edu
De-stress with the help of specially crafted sounds and rhythms designed to relax and center your mind and body. We can make it fun, relaxing, and full
Save the date and join us on Thursday, October 16th from 6:00pm – 7:30pm in Foss Chapel.
Please register with the link below:
Augsburg Jazz Ensemble Concert—Tuesday at 7 p.m.
submitted by green5@augsburg.edu
The outstanding musicians of the Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble will perform on Tuesday, November 18. The concert will feature music by Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington, Mongo Santamaría, and Mike Steinel.
Ensemble: Augsburg University Jazz Ensemble
Date: Tuesday, November 18
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Sateren Auditorium
Cost: Free
Symphony Orchestra Concert – November 21
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.
Introducing Minnesota’s Paid Leave Program
submitted by vachta@augsburg.edu
Minnesota’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (MN PFML) program begins January 1, 2026. This is a significant change that will affect all employees.
This statewide program provides partially paid time off for qualifying medical and family leaves. This applies to all our employees, including faculty, staff, adjunct faculty, and student employees.
This program will be funded, in part, by new employee payroll deductions starting in 2026.
You’re Invited: Your Guide to MN Paid Family & Medical Leave
To help you understand how this new program will impact you, your pay, and your existing benefits, please join us for an informational webinar.
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time: 12:30 – 1:30 PM
Presented by: Our partners at NFP and Unum
At the webinar, you will learn:
– What counts as a “qualifying leave”
– How benefit amounts are calculated
– How to apply for leave
– How the new payroll deductions will work
Additional Details
Our Partner: We have selected Unum to administer our PFML benefits. Many of you already know Unum as our provider for life insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability.
State Resources: You can learn more about the state’s program directly at the MN DEED Paid Leave website. https://mn.gov/deed/paidleave/
Augsburg Concert Band Performance—Sunday at 3 p.m.
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
Come Hear Yacoub Ajaffery Share His Story Today
submitted by myers@augsburg.edu
Yacoub Ajaffery (Education) will be sharing his story at How We Thrive today Wednesday November 12th from 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Hoversten Chapel.
Yacoub first became a teacher at 12 in a refugee camp, teaching English to other refugees. Later, volunteer work in a Costa Rican orphanage turned that spark into a vocation. That path guides his work today as an ESL teacher-educator, helping future teachers turn care into practice and multilingualism into an asset. Join us for another inspiring story from one of our talented community members.
TONIGHT: Community Changemakers in the Food Lab with EPNI’s Forest Hunt to Make Teas and Bath Salts
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/
First-Year Students: Want an EDGE to Start Your Career?
submitted by nguyenma@augsburg.edu
Recruiting now for the Travelers EDGE program. This program offers scholarship, mentorship, internship, professional development and more!
Seeking first-year students with 3.0+ GPA in the following majors:
– Accounting
– Business Admin/Management
– Communicationss
– Computer Science
– Economics
– Finance
– International Business
– Math
– MIS
– Marketing
Attend an informational sessions to learn more about the program, hear from Scholars/Alumni, and get application tips!
Stories of Global Learning Panel – Wednesday, November 19
submitted by morgans1@augsburg.edu
Come Celebrate International Education Week With Us!
This event will feature a panel of international students, international faculty, and study abroad alumni who will share how international experiences have impacted them both personally and academically. Come hear their stories!
Wednesday, November 19th
12:20 – 1:00PM
Marshall Room (CC)
Next Week: Focused Conversation on Academic Innovation
submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu
All faculty and staff are invited to the November Focused Conversation on Monday, November 17. Join our school directors for a conversation about academic innovation in the five schools.
Monday, November 17, 2025
12:30–1:30 p.m.
Marshall Room or via Zoom
Featuring:
— Vanessa Bester, School of Health
— Jeanne Boeh, School of Business
— Lori Brandt Hale, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
— Chris Houltberg, Schwartz School of the Arts
— Ben Stottrup, School of Natural Sciences
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the livestream link, visit the All Hands page.
TODAY: Free Magazines in Christensen and Submissions Open
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.
How We Thrive – Yacoub Aljaffery | Wednesday, November 12 | Noon
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.
Staff Senate Brown Bag Lunch TODAY
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!
Volunteer as a Debate Judge with the Minnesota Urban Debate League
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!
Daily Chapel: Paul C. Pribbenow
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.”
TOMORROW: Employer Tabling: Youable Health
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!
Augsburg Concert Band Performance (Sunday at 3 pm)
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
TODAY: Law School Info Session – Mitchell Hamline
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
This Thursday, November 13, Free Flu Vaccine Clinic
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.
Wednesday, 6-8 pm – Join Us in the Food Lab with Forest Hunt to Make Teas and Bath Salts for Health
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/
Happiness Gym at the Mixed Blood Theatre, November 6 – December 7, 2025
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.
Symphony Orchestra Concert – November 21
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.