Category: Event Announcements

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

Our furry four legged friend from Paws for Learning will be on campus just a few more times this semester. Here are those times: Friday 12/13 10:30 – 11:30 am in Christensen Center Lobby. Monday 12/16 10:30 – 11:30 Center for Wellness and Counseling office as well as the Skyway Level of Lindell Library near the Gage Center. They will also be here one last time on Tuesday 12/17 time to be determined. So if you need a little stress relief before or after finals, stop by and visit with our friends and thank them for the awesome work they do every week in the CWC office on Auggie Doggie Mondays. Enjoy and good luck with the end of the semester.

submitted by causey@augsburg.edu

The Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs is hosting an event series to support ongoing grant proposal development among faculty and staff. The next session is Thursday, December 12 (3:30 – 5pm) in Lindell 301. The topic is Managing Your Grant Budget. OGSP will cover budgeting during the grant proposal stage. Accounting will discuss managing your grant funds. An experienced grant fund manager will share pro tips.

During the second portion of the session, we will spend 30 minutes of quiet time for writing, consultations, and planning.

December 12 (Thurs., 3:30 – 5pm, Lindell 301): Managing Your Grant Budget
February 12 (Wed., 3:30 – 5pm, Lindell 301): Small Grants Across the Disciplines

Everyone is welcome to attend! Please RSVP to causey@augsburg.edu. Please contact Lauren Causey with questions.

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Love to explore? Have a sense of adventure? Like to walk and take trains? Like to ride bike? See cities by boat? Enjoy gardens? Markets? Architecture? Parks? Ever been interested in how the people of the Netherlands live? Do you have the desire to learn about innovative and creative solutions to environmental challenges? Would you like to have new ideas and tools to make positive changes back here in the U.S.?

Join Allyson Green and Lars Christiansen on a two-week exploration of urban environmental sustainability in Amsterdam and Delft, Netherlands in May 2020! We begin with several course sessions in Minneapolis in early May, and then depart for the Netherlands on May 7. We return two weeks later. There is so much to see and discover! We hope you join us.

LIVING GREEN IN AMSTERDAM, Study Abroad May 2020

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

This is a 6-credit program:

Students choose one SOC/URB course for 4 credits:
SOC/URB 111: City Life: Intro to Urban Sociology (fulfills Social Behavioral Sciences LAF), or
SOC/URB 295: Living Green in Amsterdam (elective)

All students also take INS 292 for 2 credits:
INS 292: Topics: Environmental Sustainability through an Intercultural Lens

This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement.

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

Program Cost: $5,500
*This all-inclusive program fee covers: tuition for 6 credits, international round-trip airfare from Minneapolis, all lodging, all meals, all transportation during the program, and all program activities.

Financial Aid: Check with Student Financial Services in Sverdrup hall to learn about how your financial aid package might help cover the cost of this program.

Get more information and apply online

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Take a spring semester course that includes 10 days of travel to Guatemala on Spring break! Apply by Dec 16

Human Rights Voices in post-conflict Guatemala, 4-credits

Course options: CCS/SPA 495, or POL 459

Faculty Leader: Professor Joseph Towle

Travel Dates: March 14-22, 2020 (spring break)

Course Description:
Many U.S. citizens know little of Guatemala and the struggles its people face although it is a nation that continuously finds its fortunes bound to the interests and intent of the United States.

This course invites you to hear Guatemalan people’s views of their country, to explore past and present US involvement, and learn from those who lived through and survived the civil war spanning four decades (1960-1996), as well as a new generation of writers and artists–all who creatively and peacefully counteract the culture of fear through art and literature.
This 4-credit course is part of the spring 2020 enrollment. It can be taken as part of, or in addition to, your usual course load, and overload fees incurred by this study abroad program will be waived.

***APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 16***

Program cost $3,825
includes: international airfare, all meals, all lodging, all program activities and in-country transportation. There is no additional tuition fee for full-time undergrad students.

Study Abroad with a friend and get $500 off the program cost. Click below to learn more

Visit the program page for more info and to apply!

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

Join the Augsburg Theater Department for an evening of “Art that Rallies.” Featuring acts of music, poetry, comedy, and more!

Thursday, December 12 in the Foss Studio
Art Gallery opens: 7 PM
Performances begin: 7:30 PM

RSVP here!

submitted by chambek2@augsburg.edu

After 34 years, four positions, seven fundraising campaigns, 12 office moves and thousands of conversations with alumni, parents, and friends, Donna McLean has decided to retire from her work at Augsburg. Her last day will be December 20. Her time at Augsburg will be celebrated with a reception on December 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (program at 4 p.m.) in the Arnold Atrium, Foss Center. All are welcome to attend.

See the full announcement here

submitted by monsonaa@augsburg.edu

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion is continuing to accept volunteer application to our 2020 international conference! The success of our event each year is dependent on the gracious support of many, including nearly 150 volunteers over the course of the three-day gathering.

Several roles and schedule options are available. This is a great way to attend all or part of the Forum at no cost, and to support this incredible new program of Augsburg University!

For more information, follow the link below.

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion Volunteer Opportunities

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am to hear Dr. Marty Stortz, Bernhard M. Christensen Professor of Religion and Vocation, preach. Deanna Davis is singing “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” and we will have a sending blessing for Eric Pegues.

More information

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

You are invited to a service of Christmas Carols worship followed by cookies and hot chocolate! Luther Seminary student Jami Goetz will be sharing the message tonight.

More information

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Thursday, Dec. 12th, in Hoversten Chapel at our regular Thursday chapel time (11:30-11:50am). We are delighted to highlight this traditional Latin American holiday – a collaboration between Campus Ministry and Latinx Student Services and Director Ruby Murillo. We will be singing a traditional song, Desde el Cielo “La Guadalupana”, and would love to have community members join to help sing or play an instrument (such as guitar, tambourine, trumpet.) If you would like the sheet music, please stop by the campus ministry office, 104 Foss.

Here’s a link to a recording of the song if you prefer to learn it by listening:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_forms&hsimp=yhs-pty_forms&hspart=pty&p=desde+el+cielo+la+guadalupana#id=2&vid=0cc18481c8b3f942d19dd8d0eb6428f5&action=view

Brief rehearsals will be held as follows in Hoversten Chapel:

Wednesday Dec 11, 11-11:15am
Thursday Dec 12, 11-11:15am

http://www.augsburg.edu/campusministry

submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu

Feeling lost? Today’s presentation will help anchor you in time and space, with lots of views of Augsburg’s historic campuses.
Noon. Today. Marshall Room.

submitted by combell@augsburg.edu

All are invited to a holiday gathering with the departments of history, political science, and economics this Friday, December 13th, from 3-5 PM in Hagfors 108A (the food lab). Join us for pizza and other food and beverages. Happy end of the semester and happy holidays!

submitted by warnbers@augsburg.edu

Join the 2019-2020 Interfaith Scholars Cohort for Interfaith Dinner and Dialogue: Stories of the Prophets. On December 12th at 6:30pm, we will be hosting an event with a goal of exploring the stories of the three Abrahamic religions’ Prophets. The event will be held at Augsburg University in Old Main, room 105. This event is one in a series of monthly events over the course of the year that aims to facilitate interfaith dialogue around a variety of topics. The purpose of this event is to explore the intersections of the prophets stories among different faith traditions. We would love to invite you as a listener and participant. Please spread the word to anyone else you think might be interested! Dinner will be provided.

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

FINALS ARE APPROACHING, but don’t panic cause ASAC is here for YOU! On Tuesday, Dec 10th ASAC, ALAS, EP!C, CWC, and Gamers United will be hosting a de-stress night for everyone! This will be one of the biggest collaborations this semester and it’s all for you. Come relax, eat food, get a massage, and more. This night is for YOU and YOU sure won’t want to miss this!

DATE: TODAY, DECEMBER 10th
TIME: 6:00PM – 9:00PM
LOCATION: HAGFORS 150

We hope to see you there!

submitted by randallj@augsburg.edu

*Hau Mitakuyepi! *Boozhoo! *Halito Chim Achukma! *Hinįkaragi! *Yá’át’ééh! *Da’anzho!
Hello AISAfamily!

With the closing of our Semester, AISA will be hosting this last event for everyone before Finals next week!

BYOBeads 2 – Ending the Semester: THIS Wednesday Dec.11 from 4:30-6:30 in OGC 113.

Join AISA in de-stressing before finals by BYOBeads, doing arts and crafts, creating some personalized essential oils, or just use this as a study day.
Also, there will be a surprise for Active Members, so make sure that you come on through!

We hope to see you all Wednesday!
Love,
AISA

*Boozhoo is translated from the Ojibwe language as “Hello/Greetings”
*Da’anzho is translated as ¨Hello¨ in the language of the Apache peoples.
*Hau Mitakuyepi is translated as “Hello my relatives” in the language of the Dakota people.
*Yá’át’ééh is translated as “Hello” in the language of the Navajo people.
*Halito Chim Achukma is translated as “Hello How Are You” in the language of the Choctaw people.
*Hinįkaragi is translated as “I greet you” in the language of the HoChunk people.

submitted by mouajj@augsburg.edu

This workshop provides participants with the tools, skills, knowledge, and resources to be intentionally supportive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA) communities. Additionally, this workshop will cover definitions and terminology, tackle current issues and challenges facing LGBTQIA+ students, and practice skill-building scenarios. Finally, this workshop will help faculty and staff to develop and grow their inclusive understandings of gender and sexuality while creating and maintaining Augsburg spaces that affirm the wholeness of identities. Please Note: Those who attend Ally Training I will receive an ally placard that they may place on a visible surface near their Augsburg work area.

To register for this workshop, click HERE.

HERE

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

Join the Augsburg Theater Department for an evening of “Art that Rallies.” Featuring acts of music, poetry, comedy, and more!

Thursday, December 12 in the Foss Studio
Art Gallery opens: 7 PM
Performances begin: 7:30 PM

RSVP here!

submitted by kile@augsburg.edu

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Approaches for Underserved Populations
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approaches have typically been developed and implemented with middle class white populations. On Wednesday, December 11th, from 11AM to Noon at Sverdrup Hall Room 204, graduate students from Augsburg’s PsyD Clinical Psychology program will present posters summarizing research literature on modifying CBT interventions for individuals from four different underserved or nondominant populations–Muslim, Native American, lower socioeconomic status, and prison inmates. Please join us in exploring their findings. Light refreshments will be provided.

submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu

Did you know that Old Main was the fifth building constructed on campus? And that Augsburg also had three spaces in Wisconsin? Come to the next Sesquicentennial Brown Bag talk, tomorrow at noon in the Marshall Room, to learn more about “Lost Augsburg: Our Historic Campuses.”

submitted by chambek2@augsburg.edu

After 34 years, four positions, seven fundraising campaigns, 12 office moves and thousands of conversations with alumni, parents, and friends, Donna McLean has decided to retire from her work at Augsburg. Her last day will be December 20. Her time at Augsburg will be celebrated with a reception on December 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (program at 4 p.m.) in the Arnold Atrium, Foss Center. All are welcome to attend.

See the full announcement here

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Take a spring semester course that includes 10 days of travel to Guatemala on Spring break! Apply by Dec 16

Human Rights Voices in post-conflict Guatemala, 4-credits

Course options: CCS/SPA 495, or POL 459

Faculty Leader: Professor Joseph Towle

Travel Dates: March 14-22, 2020 (spring break)

Course Description:
Many U.S. citizens know little of Guatemala and the struggles its people face although it is a nation that continuously finds its fortunes bound to the interests and intent of the United States.

This course invites you to hear Guatemalan people’s views of their country, to explore past and present US involvement, and learn from those who lived through and survived the civil war spanning four decades (1960-1996), as well as a new generation of writers and artists–all who creatively and peacefully counteract the culture of fear through art and literature.
This 4-credit course is part of the spring 2020 enrollment. It can be taken as part of, or in addition to, your usual course load, and overload fees incurred by this study abroad program will be waived.

***APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 16***

Program cost $3,825
includes: international airfare, all meals, all lodging, all program activities and in-country transportation. There is no additional tuition fee for full-time undergrad students.

Study Abroad with a friend and get $500 off the program cost. Click below to learn more

Visit the program page for more info and to apply!

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Interested in studying abroad? Attend one of our Study Abroad & Away information sessions!

We have the new option to watch an info session online you can watch at the link below
https://augsburg.voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/12303702/73300684/68665084

We also have daily in-person info sessions located in the Oyate Commons, Lower Level of Christensen Center, Suite 2.

Monday: 10:40 am
Tuesday: 3:45 pm
Wednesday: 1:45 pm
Thursday: 11:30 pm
Friday: 3:15 pm

Have any questions?
Email abroad@augsburg.edu or visit our website studyabroad.augsburg.edu

Watch the online info session now!

submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu

Near the historic Dakota route between Bdote and Owamni, Augsburg’s Minneapolis campus sits in the heart of Cedar-Riverside. Full of buildings from many eras, today we see only some of Augsburg’s historic layers. Want to visit Lost Augsburg? Come to Wednesday’s Sesquicentennial Brown Bag talk at noon in the Marshall Room.

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

Join the Augsburg Theater Department for an evening of “Art that Rallies.” Featuring acts of music, poetry, comedy, and more!

Thursday, December 12 in the Foss Studio
Art Gallery opens: 7 PM
Performances begin: 7:30 PM

submitted by chambek2@augsburg.edu

After 34 years, four positions, seven fundraising campaigns, 12 office moves and thousands of conversations with alumni, parents, and friends, Donna McLean has decided to retire from her work at Augsburg. Her last day will be December 20. Her time at Augsburg will be celebrated with a reception on December 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (program at 4:15) in the Arnold Atrium, Foss Center. All are welcome to attend.

See the full announcement here

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Join us this morning at 10:40am in Hoversten Chapel for 20 minutes of relaxing yet invigorating breathing and stretching exercises led by Krista Costin ’08, focusing on the Advent theme of light.

More information

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Thursday, Dec. 12th, in Hoversten Chapel at our regular Thursday chapel time (11:30-11:50am). We are delighted to highlight this traditional Latin American holiday – a collaboration between Campus Ministry and Latinx Student Services and Director Ruby Murillo. We will be singing a traditional song, Desde el Cielo “La Guadalupana”, and would love to have community members join to help sing or play an instrument (such as guitar, tambourine, trumpet.) If you would like the sheet music, please stop by the campus ministry office, 104 Foss.

Here’s a link to a recording of the song if you prefer to learn it by listening:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_forms&hsimp=yhs-pty_forms&hspart=pty&p=desde+el+cielo+la+guadalupana#id=2&vid=0cc18481c8b3f942d19dd8d0eb6428f5&action=view

Brief rehearsals will be held as follows in Hoversten Chapel:

1) Tuesday, Dec 10, 3:45-4pm
2) Wednesday Dec 11, 11-11:15am
3) Thursday Dec 12, 11-11:15am

http://www.augsburg.edu/campusministry

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Love to explore? Have a sense of adventure? Like to walk and take trains? Like to ride bike? See cities by boat? Enjoy gardens? Markets? Architecture? Parks? Ever been interested in how the people of the Netherlands live? Do you have the desire to learn about innovative and creative solutions to environmental challenges? Would you like to have new ideas and tools to make positive changes back here in the U.S.?

Join Allyson Green and Lars Christiansen on a two-week exploration of urban environmental sustainability in Amsterdam and Delft, Netherlands in May 2020! We begin with several course sessions in Minneapolis in early May, and then depart for the Netherlands on May 7. We return two weeks later. There is so much to see and discover! We hope you join us.

LIVING GREEN IN AMSTERDAM, Study Abroad May 2020

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

This is a 6-credit program:

Students choose one SOC/URB course for 4 credits:
SOC/URB 111: City Life: Intro to Urban Sociology (fulfills Social Behavioral Sciences LAF), or
SOC/URB 295: Living Green in Amsterdam (elective)

All students also take INS 292 for 2 credits:
INS 292: Topics: Environmental Sustainability through an Intercultural Lens

This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement.

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

Program Cost: $5,500
*This all-inclusive program fee covers: tuition for 6 credits, international round-trip airfare from Minneapolis, all lodging, all meals, all transportation during the program, and all program activities.

Financial Aid: Check with Student Financial Services in Sverdrup hall to learn about how your financial aid package might help cover the cost of this program.

Get more information and apply online

submitted by fragaled@augsburg.edu

Join the Environmental Steward Committee in marching to the capitol. We will meet at 2pm at Foss Center

“The Minnesota Youth Climate Strike’s fourth National Strike will take place on December 6, from 3pm-5:00pm at the same time as other events happening globally. You can leave/join at any time – we will be having a teach-in at the Capitol rotunda.

The event will have a bit of a twist – we will be sitting in the capitol rotunda demanding that Tim Walz, Steve Simon, Julie Blaha, and Keith Ellison – the four Democrats who manage the state pension fund – divest from dangerous fossil fuel investments. We will have speakers, chants, action steps, and more! All ages are welcomed and encouraged to attend – we need all the help we can get if we’re going to fight the climate crisis!”

Can’t go? Sign the petition!

submitted by warnbers@augsburg.edu

Join the 2019-2020 Interfaith Scholars Cohort for Interfaith Dinner and Dialogue: Stories of the Prophets. On December 12th at 6:30pm, we will be hosting an event with a goal of exploring the stories of the three Abrahamic religions’ Prophets. The event will be held at Augsburg University in Old Main, room 105. This event is one in a series of monthly events over the course of the year that aims to facilitate interfaith dialogue around a variety of topics. The purpose of this event is to explore the intersections of the prophets stories among different faith traditions. We would love to invite you as a listener and participant. Please spread the word to anyone else you think might be interested! Dinner will be provided.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am as we celebrate Velkommen Jul with Norwegian musician Ana Storm. Ana Storm currently lives in Minnesota and just released an album, Across These Oceans,

More Information

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

Vice President of Institutional Advancement Heather Riddle will host a webinar on strengthening Augsburg’s culture of philanthropy. The webinar will be recorded Friday, Dec. 6 from 3-4 p.m. and will be available to stream live at that time. Beginning Dec. 9 the recording will be available to review.

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.

All Hands

submitted by greenes@augsburg.edu

What are you doing on Sunday, December 8th, at 7pm? If your answer is “nothing” or “studying”, take a break and come to our winter showcase! We’re going to be performing some new pieces along with classic holiday jams. The event is free and is at Sateren Auditorium!

submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu

Marshall, Minneapolis, and Richfield? Learn more about the places Augsburg has been located–or wanted to be–in the next Sesqui Brown Bag. Join us for “Lost Augsburg: Our Historic Campuses” on Wednesday, December 11, at 12:00 in the Marshall Room.

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

Can’t make it to Advent Vespers this year? Need to see it again?

A live stream will be available for the 8 p.m. service on Friday, December 6 this year – Mark your calendars now & spread the word!

The live stream will GO LIVE at 7:15 p.m.!

submitted by coopers2@augsburg.edu

Velkommen Jul is the Norwegian celebration of welcoming in the winter solstice and holiday season. It translates to “Welcome Christmas.” Catchy, eh?

So how DO you Vekommen Jul here at Augsburg? Easy:

Enjoy complimentary Norwegian treats in the Commons including waffles, lefse and a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Wear your Norwegian sweater or bunad – find one at a thrift store!
Shop at the holiday boutique downstairs while enjoying some music
Worship with Norwegian music in the Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 a.m. for the annual Velkommen Jul services

Everyone is welcome to enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of this campus-wide tradition and share in a piece of Augsburg’s heritage.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe on Thursday, Dec. 12th, in Hoversten Chapel at our regular Thursday chapel time (11:30-11:50am). We are delighted to highlight this traditional Mexican holiday – a collaboration between Campus Ministry and Latinx Student Services and Director Ruby Murillo. We will be singing a traditional song, Desde el Cielo “La Guadalupana”, and would love to have community members join to help sing or play an instrument (such as guitar, tambourine, trumpet.) If you would like the sheet music, please stop by the campus ministry office, 104 Foss.

Here’s a link to a recording of the song if you prefer to learn it by listening:

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-pty-pty_forms&hsimp=yhs-pty_forms&hspart=pty&p=desde+el+cielo+la+guadalupana#id=2&vid=0cc18481c8b3f942d19dd8d0eb6428f5&action=view

Brief rehearsals will be held as follows in Hoversten Chapel:

1) Tuesday, Dec 10, 3:45-4pm
2) Wednesday Dec 11, 11-11:15am
3) Thursday Dec 12, 11-11:15am

http://www.augsburg.edu/campusministry

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Love to explore? Have a sense of adventure? Like to walk and take trains? Like to ride bike? See cities by boat? Enjoy gardens? Markets? Architecture? Parks? Ever been interested in how the people of the Netherlands live? Do you have the desire to learn about innovative and creative solutions to environmental challenges? Would you like to have new ideas and tools to make positive changes back here in the U.S.?

Join Allyson Green and Lars Christiansen on a two-week exploration of urban environmental sustainability in Amsterdam and Delft, Netherlands in May 2020! We begin with several course sessions in Minneapolis in early May, and then depart for the Netherlands on May 7. We return two weeks later. There is so much to see and discover! We hope you join us.

LIVING GREEN IN AMSTERDAM, Study Abroad May 2020

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

This is a 6-credit program:

Students choose one SOC/URB course for 4 credits:
SOC/URB 111: City Life: Intro to Urban Sociology (fulfills Social Behavioral Sciences LAF), or
SOC/URB 295: Living Green in Amsterdam (elective)

All students also take INS 292 for 2 credits:
INS 292: Topics: Environmental Sustainability through an Intercultural Lens

This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement.

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

Program Cost: $5,500
*This all-inclusive program fee covers: tuition for 6 credits, international round-trip airfare from Minneapolis, all lodging, all meals, all transportation during the program, and all program activities.

Financial Aid: Check with Student Financial Services in Sverdrup hall to learn about how your financial aid package might help cover the cost of this program.

Get more information and apply online

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Study Abroad for 2 weeks in summer and earn 4 credits + Augsburg Experience!

***Economic Crisis, Small Business & Ethics in Greece***

Course options:
KEY 490, ECO 495 , or BUS 495 (students register for one course).
This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement.

Faculty Leaders:
Stella Hofrenning and Phyllis Kapetenakis

Travel Dates: May 13-27, 2020 Approximately 3 pre-travel meetings will also be held

Description:
This program explores economic, business, ethical and religious forces that have created vast changes in Greek life. Examine challenges and opportunities in Greece as it has suffered from economic crisis combined with the current refugee crisis. Gain an understanding of Greek history, Greek culture, and how that has led to the current Greek business/economic model. Through these connections, you will develop an understanding of Greece’s interaction with the European Union and the current instability in the region.

Get more info and apply online!

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Take a spring semester course that includes 10 days of travel to Guatemala on Spring break! Apply by Dec 16

Human Rights Voices in post-conflict Guatemala, 4-credits

Course options: CCS/SPA 495, or POL 459

Faculty Leader: Professor Joseph Towle

Travel Dates: March 14-22, 2020 (spring break)

Course Description:
Many U.S. citizens know little of Guatemala and the struggles its people face although it is a nation that continuously finds its fortunes bound to the interests and intent of the United States.

This course invites you to hear Guatemalan people’s views of their country, to explore past and present US involvement, and learn from those who lived through and survived the civil war spanning four decades (1960-1996), as well as a new generation of writers and artists–all who creatively and peacefully counteract the culture of fear through art and literature.
This 4-credit course is part of the spring 2020 enrollment. It can be taken as part of, or in addition to, your usual course load, and overload fees incurred by this study abroad program will be waived.

***APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 16***

Program cost $3,825
includes: international airfare, all meals, all lodging, all program activities and in-country transportation. There is no additional tuition fee for full-time undergrad students.

Study Abroad with a friend and get $500 off the program cost. Click below to learn more

Visit the program page for more info and to apply!

submitted by erdmanam@augsburg.edu

Please join Residence Life in celebrating leadership beyond compare — Eric Pegues on December 12 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Marshall Room.

Eric will departing from Augsburg University December 21st to head to a new professional venture in Chicago, IL as Eric is joining the Leadership Team for Residential Education and Campus Housing at the University of Illinois Chicago.  There Eric will be providing leadership to advance the values of equity and inclusion within the co-curricular experience in a larger impact.

submitted by peacock@augsburg.edu

The Seward Neighborhood will come alive with a celebration of the season this weekend: Saturday Dec. 7; 10:00 – 5:00 and Sunday, Dec. 8; 12:00 – 5:00. Join neighbors for a festival of arts and local businesses. Get out and explore all of the festivities and freebies offered at dozens of sites around the Seward Neighborhood! For more information, go to: https://sewardarts.org/seward-winter-frolic/

submitted by beckmanm@augsburg.edu

Now that we are all settled into the semester, please join us in the Biology Department Home from 2-4PM on Friday, December 6th to help welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Jason Tan. Originally from Minnesota, Dr. Tan came to us from Virginia Commonwealth University where he was a postdoctoral IRACDA Fellow. He is one of two biochemists (the other being Dr. Ben Binder) who are leading our new B.S. major in Biochemistry. His research expertise is in the area of bacteriophage gene expression and protein biochemistry. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

submitted by greena@augsburg.edu

Campus Kitchen and Environmental Stewardship teams invite you to join us for a livestreamed panel discussion on “Building Resilient Communities” at the U of M Healthy Futures Summit.

Thursday, Dec. 5, 10-11:30am

Panelists:
Atum Azzahir – CEO, The Cultural Wellness Center
Cyrus Batheja – Chief Growth Officer for myConnections™ and Medicaid Vice President, UnitedHealthCare
Katy Kozhimannil – Associate Professor, School of Public Health

More information

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am to hear Pastoral Intern Sarah Swindall preach. Briana Ekstrom will sing a solo.

More information

submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu

It’s late and it’s breakfast! Faculty and staff if you are interested in helping serve food, please contact Dianne in the CWC office (detloff@augsburg.edu) This annual finals week event is sponsored by A’viands. Students plan to come and enjoy hearty and delicious breakfast offerings Monday, December 16th 9:30 pm – 10:45 pm.
Free to any Augsburg student with Augsburg ID

submitted by lopezfr@augsburg.edu

When: December 19, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST
Level: Intermediate
Track: Global Diversity
Presenters: Emily Clawson, Peace Corps | D’Lynn Jacobs, Peace Corps Vanuatu
Cost: Free
Note: This webinar was originally scheduled fro December 12, 2019, but it has been update and rescheduled to December 19, 2019. The date of this webinar is December 19, 2019
This webinar will detail the United States Peace Corps’ journey and approach to fostering working environments abroad in which both host country and U.S. staff can bring their full cultural selves to work.

The following questions will be explored:

– How does a U.S.-based organization adapt to host-country cultural norms and office practices?
– How much does the U.S. leadership shift to be effective and appropriate in their interactions and engagement with local staff and communities?
– How much and in what ways are host-country national staff expected to shift to work according to U.S. cultural norms?

Register Here

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Join the Environmental Steward Committee in marching to the capitol. We will meet at 2pm at Foss Center

“The Minnesota Youth Climate Strike’s fourth National Strike will take place on December 6, from 3pm-5:00pm at the same time as other events happening globally. You can leave/join at any time – we will be having a teach-in at the Capitol rotunda.

The event will have a bit of a twist – we will be sitting in the capitol rotunda demanding that Tim Walz, Steve Simon, Julie Blaha, and Keith Ellison – the four Democrats who manage the state pension fund – divest from dangerous fossil fuel investments. We will have speakers, chants, action steps, and more! All ages are welcomed and encouraged to attend – we need all the help we can get if we’re going to fight the climate crisis!”

Can’t go? Sign the petition!

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Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ph.D., is coming to Augsburg University on Thursday, March 5, 2020, as the speaker for the Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics.

In preparation for his visit, please consider joining one of the Batalden Book Club series (which includes a luncheon and book club discussion) per below. This series is open to all faculty and staff. Space is limited to twenty per group/date on a first come, first served basis.

Cosmopolitanism – Friday, January 31st, noon-2pm
The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity – Friday, February 28th, noon-2pm

Those attending a book club luncheon/discussion will also be invited to a discussion with the author on March 5th, in the afternoon. To reserve a space, please contact Deanna Davis at davisd2@augsburg.edu. In your email, please let her know which book club you would like to join. Books will be available for pick up with Deanna Davis in the Academic Affairs office.

Note: For those interested in both book clubs, please let Deanna know (and indicate your first choice) when you contact her. If space is available, you may be able to join both.

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Vice President of Institutional Advancement Heather Riddle will host a webinar on strengthening Augsburg’s culture of philanthropy. The webinar will be recorded Friday, Dec. 6 from 3-4 p.m. and will be available to stream live at that time. Beginning Dec. 9 the recording will be available to review.

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.

All Hands

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Want some Norwegian inspired Christmas infusion? If so, you are in luck! Many Norwegian related events will take place in the Twin Cities in the weeks ahead. Pick your choices from the meny below.

Julefest Gala
December 5 | 6:00PM – 10:00PM | FIVE Event Center, Minneapolis.
This holiday favorite is back for its sixth year! As always, expect live music, authentic Nordic food, dancing around the Christmas tree, gift drawing, and a hosted bar, taking place at a new and exciting venue each year. Julefest is organized in partnership between the Norwegian Consulate, the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, and Norway House. Monday December 2 is the last day to get tickets on Eventbrite (see link below).

4th Annual Nordic Julemarket
December 6-8 | Utepils Brewing Co, Minneapolis | Free
Nordic Julemarket is a unique holiday market with a cultural inspiration taking root in the Christmas traditions of the five Nordic Countries. With Scandinavian-inspired shopping, traditional folk music, dancing and other festivities, Nordic Julemarket encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to attend. As always, NORDIC JULEMARKET IS A FREE EVENT and great fun for the whole family! Come be a part of the festivities!

5th Annual Gingerbread Wonderland
Now through January 5 | Norway House, Minneapolis
Together with families, friends, and neighbors, young and old, Norway House’s annual signature Holiday tradition Gingerbread Wonderland has returned to the Gallery in all of its cinnamon coziness. You’ll recognize familiar buildings and landmarks from the Twin Cities and beyond, created by friends and neighbors—everyone from your favorite local bakeries and cake wizards, to families and first-time gingerbread baking enthusiasts. For hours and more information, visit norwayhouse.org.

Julefest Gala Tickets

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The Seward neighborhood will come alive with a celebration of the season this weekend – Saturday Dec. 7; 10:00 – 5:00 and Sunday, Dec. 8; 12:00 – 5:00. Join neighbors for a festival of arts and local businesses. Get out and explore all of the festivities and freebies offered at dozens of sites around the Seward Neighborhood! For more information, go to: https://sewardarts.org/seward-winter-frolic/

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Faculty, staff, and students are all invited to stop by the Hagfors Center Lobby from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm this afternoon to meet with Monica Devers, Dean of Professional Studies, and Ryan Haaland, Dean of Arts and Sciences. These office hours are an opportunity to share your thoughts and ask questions.

Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Hagfors Center Lobby

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Did you know that this year is the 40th anniversary of Vespers? It’s also Augsburg’s 150th anniversary! Learn more about what makes this year’s Vesper’s special in this video interview with Pastor Sonja Hagandar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0OOISWot9Q&feature=youtu.be

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Can’t make it to Advent Vespers this year? Need to see it again?

A live stream will be available for the 8 p.m. service on Friday, December 6 this year – Mark your calendars now & spread the word!

Live Stream Link will go live on Friday!

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Join Latinx Student Services and Campus Ministries on Thursday, December 12th during chapel time (11:30am). They will have tamales and empanadas for guests to eat!

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Please join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am to hear President Paul Pribbenow preach and a vocal quartet sing. Our musicians today are Tessa Wegenke, Deanna Davis, Peter Durow, and Scott Cooper.

More information

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Take a spring semester course that includes 10 days of travel to Guatemala on Spring break! Apply by Dec 16

Human Rights Voices in post-conflict Guatemala, 4-credits

Course options: CCS/SPA 495, or POL 459

Faculty Leader: Professor Joseph Towle

Travel Dates: March 14-22, 2020 (spring break)

Course Description:
Many U.S. citizens know little of Guatemala and the struggles its people face although it is a nation that continuously finds its fortunes bound to the interests and intent of the United States.

This course invites you to hear Guatemalan people’s views of their country, to explore past and present US involvement, and learn from those who lived through and survived the civil war spanning four decades (1960-1996), as well as a new generation of writers and artists–all who creatively and peacefully counteract the culture of fear through art and literature.
This 4-credit course is part of the spring 2020 enrollment. It can be taken as part of, or in addition to, your usual course load, and overload fees incurred by this study abroad program will be waived.

***APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 16***

Program cost $3,825
includes: international airfare, all meals, all lodging, all program activities and in-country transportation. There is no additional tuition fee for full-time undergrad students.

Study Abroad with a friend and get $500 off the program cost. Click below to learn more

Visit the program page for more info and to apply!

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Join the Environmental Steward Committee in marching to the capitol. We will meet at 2pm at Foss Center

The Minnesota Youth Climate Strike’s fourth National Strike will take place on December 6, from 3pm-5:00pm at the same time as other events happening globally. You can leave/join at any time – we will be having a teach-in at the Capitol rotunda.

The event will have a bit of a twist – we will be sitting in the capitol rotunda demanding that Tim Walz, Steve Simon, Julie Blaha, and Keith Ellison – the four Democrats who manage the state pension fund – divest from dangerous fossil fuel investments. We will have speakers, chants, action steps, and more! All ages are welcomed and encouraged to attend – we need all the help we can get if we’re going to fight the climate crisis!

Can’t go? Sign the Petition!

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Every year, the Augsburg Associates bring festivities to campus the first Friday after Thanksgiving with the annual Velkommen Jul celebration. Please join them Friday, December 6, from 11am to 1pm in the Commons to celebrate.

So how do you Velkommen Jul?
1. Enjoy complimentary Norwegian treats in the Commons including waffles, lefse and a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2. Wear your Norwegian sweater or bunad – find one at a thrift store!
3. Shop at the holiday boutique downstairs while enjoying some music
4. Worship with Norwegian music in the Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 a.m. for the annual Velkommen Jul services

Everyone (students, staff, faculty, and friends) is welcome to enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of this campus-wide tradition and share in a piece of Augsburg’s heritage.

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In collaboration with our community, our Powwow Chairperson, Christopher Oquist, is feasting in a drum for the community, and AISA is supporting him by hosing this space.

Wednesday, December 4th, 2019
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Hagfors 150

Please join AISA in supporting him and attending the ceremony and feast. All are welcome, but we advise you stay the entire time as to not disrupt the ceremony.

Contact aisa@augsburg.edu with any questions

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Monica Devers, Dean of Professional Studies, and Ryan Haaland, Dean of Arts and Sciences, invite faculty, staff and students to stop by and meet with them during their “office hours” on Thursday. They will be tabling in the Hagfors Center Lobby from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, and you are welcome to visit and share your thoughts and questions.

Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Hagfors Center Lobby

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Campus Kitchen and Environmental Stewardship teams invite you to join us for a livestreamed panel discussion on “Building Resilient Communities” at the U of M Healthy Futures Summit.

Thursday, Dec. 5, 10-11:30am

Panelists:
Atum Azzahir – CEO, The Cultural Wellness Center
Cyrus Batheja – Chief Growth Officer for myConnections™ and Medicaid Vice President, UnitedHealthCare
Katy Kozhimannil – Associate Professor, School of Public Health

More information

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Come warm up with Augsburg Student Activities Council with FREE Hot Cocoa! First 100 people will receive a free ASAC winter themed ceramic mug.

Date: TODAY
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Location: Student Lounge

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Can’t make it to Advent Vespers this year? Need to see it again?

A live stream will be available for the 8 p.m. service on Friday, December 6 this year – Mark your calendars now & spread the word!

Link will go live on Friday!

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Lindell Library is graciously hosting English Professors D. E. (Doug) Green and James Cihlar, who will be reading their poetry in the Learning Commons (street level, Lindell) between 5 and 6pm TODAY, Tuesday, 3 December. Doug’s first collection Jumping the Median is available in the bookstore, and Jim’s new book The Shadowgraph is forthcoming this spring. There will be refreshments. Please join us.

You can also catch Doug at Eat My Words Bookstore, 3pm, this coming Sunday, 8 December, with poet and spoken word artist Eric Tu (Tu the Judoka).

http://encirclepub.com/product/jumping-the-median/

https://unmpress.com/books/shadowgraph/9780826361257

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Every year, the Augsburg Associates bring festivities to campus the first Friday after Thanksgiving with the annual Velkommen Jul celebration. Please join them Friday, December 6, from 11am to 1pm in the Commons to celebrate.

So how do you Velkommen Jul?
1. Enjoy complimentary Norwegian treats in the Commons including waffles, lefse and a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2. Wear your Norwegian sweater or bunad – find one at a thrift store!
3. Shop at the holiday boutique downstairs while enjoying some music
4. Worship with Norwegian music in the Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 a.m. for the annual Velkommen Jul services

Everyone (students, staff, faculty, and friends) is welcome to enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of this campus-wide tradition and share in a piece of Augsburg’s heritage.

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Come join us at 11:30 am in Hoversten Chapel for Sarah Hanson’s senior chapel.

More information

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MN Farming: The DIRT is a fitting follow-up to Minnesota Peace Initiative (MPI) spring dialogue, Climate Change Comes Home! The topic of regenerative agriculture is inextricably linked to climate change—a changing climate has direct impacts on crop yield, water use, biodiversity and soil health.

The agricultural industry will continue to face challenges that come with a rapidly changing environment, and the importance of regenerative agricultural techniques become increasingly essential with the threat of decreased food production.

DATE AND TIME
Tue, December 3, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST

LOCATION
McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Gregory Bohrer
Agriculture Program Director at Environmental Initiative
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
President and CEO at Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
Dr. Nick Jordan
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota

Register Here

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This Thursday, December 5, Monica Devers, Dean of Professional Studies, and Ryan Haaland, Dean of Arts and Sciences, invite faculty, staff and students to stop by and meet them during a series of “office hours” scheduled for this fall. These office hours are an opportunity to share your thoughts and ask questions.

Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Hagfors Center Lobby

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What are you doing on Sunday, December 8th, at 7pm? If your answer is “nothing” or “studying”, take a break and come to our winter showcase! We’re going to be performing some new pieces along with classic holiday jams. The event is free and is at Sateren Auditorium!

Facebook event

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Vice President of Institutional Advancement Heather Riddle will host a webinar on strengthening Augsburg’s culture of philanthropy. The webinar will be recorded Friday, Dec. 6 from 3-4 p.m. and will be available to stream live at that time. Beginning Dec. 9 the recording will be available to review.

To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.

All Hands

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As a continuation of or Queering Career series, LGBTQIA+ Student Services is sponsoring visits to local queer-owned businesses.

Thursday, December 5th we’re visiting Urban Growler

For each event, we will meet in the Auggies Nest at 2 pm, leave no later than 2:30 pm, and will be back on campus by 4 pm. Transportation will be provided.

For more information and to register for the business visits, please use this link https://forms.gle/vc74Sw5soYee8WzJ9.

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This workshop has a hybrid, e-learning group format that provides participants with an introduction to understanding and responding to unconscious bias during workplace interactions and in workplace settings. Relevant to faculty and staff of all levels, participation in this workshop can positively impact all aspects of Augsburg University. Additionally, this workshop explores the hidden and pervasive nature of unconscious bias. More specifically, it examines how unconscious bias works in the human brain, how it impacts decisions, and how individuals can respond when they encounter it in themselves and others.

To register for this workshop, click HERE.

HERE

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Want some Norwegian inspired Christmas infusion? You are in good hands! Many Norwegian related events will take place in the Twin Cities in the weeks ahead. Please see below and pick your choices.

Julefest Gala
December 5 | 6:00PM – 10:00PM | FIVE Event Center, Minneapolis.
This holiday favorite is back for its sixth year! As always, expect live music, authentic Nordic food, dancing around the Christmas tree, gift drawing, and a hosted bar, taking place at a new and exciting venue each year. Julefest is organized in partnership between the Norwegian Consulate, the Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce, and Norway House. Monday December 2 is the last day to get tickets on Eventbrite (see link below).

4th Annual Nordic Julemarket
December 6-8 | Utepils Brewing Co, Minneapolis | Free
Nordic Julemarket is a unique holiday market with a cultural inspiration taking root in the Christmas traditions of the five Nordic Countries. With Scandinavian-inspired shopping, traditional folk music, dancing and other festivities, Nordic Julemarket encourages people of all ages and backgrounds to attend. As always, NORDIC JULEMARKET IS A FREE EVENT and great fun for the whole family! Come be a part of the festivities!

5th Annual Gingerbread Wonderland
Now through January 5 | Norway House, Minneapolis
Together with families, friends, and neighbors, young and old, Norway House’s annual signature Holiday tradition Gingerbread Wonderland has returned to the Gallery in all of its cinnamon coziness. You’ll recognize familiar buildings and landmarks from the Twin Cities and beyond, created by friends and neighbors—everyone from your favorite local bakeries and cake wizards, to families and first-time gingerbread baking enthusiasts. For hours and more information, visit norwayhouse.org.

Julefest Gala Tickets

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mn farming: The DIRT is a fitting follow-up to Minnesota Peace Initiative (MPI) spring dialogue, Climate Change Comes Home! The topic of regenerative agriculture is inextricably linked to climate change—a changing climate has direct impacts on crop yield, water use, biodiversity and soil health.

The agricultural industry will continue to face challenges that come with a rapidly changing environment, and the importance of regenerative agricultural techniques become increasingly essential with the threat of decreased food production.

DATE AND TIME
Tue, December 3, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CST

LOCATION
McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Gregory Bohrer
Agriculture Program Director at Environmental Initiative
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin
President and CEO at Regenerative Agriculture Alliance
Dr. Nick Jordan
Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota

Free Registrations

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All are welcome to ASAC’s third general meeting today! Come hear about our awesome end of the semester events and what’s in store for next semester.

Date: Monday, December 3rd.
Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Location: Augsburg Room (3rd Floor of Christensen Center)

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Every year, the Augsburg Associates bring festivities to campus the first Friday after Thanksgiving with the annual Velkommen Jul celebration. Please join them Friday, December 6, from 11am to 1pm in the Commons to celebrate.

So how do you Velkommen Jul?
1. Enjoy complimentary Norwegian treats in the Commons including waffles, lefse and a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2. Wear your Norwegian sweater or bunad – find one at a thrift store!
3. Shop at the holiday boutique downstairs while enjoying some music
4. Worship with Norwegian music in the Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 a.m. for the annual Velkommen Jul services

Everyone (students, staff, faculty, and friends) is welcome to enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of this campus-wide tradition and share in a piece of Augsburg’s heritage.

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Can’t make it to Advent Vespers this year? Need to see it again?

A live stream will be available for the 8 p.m. service on Friday, December 6 this year – Mark your calendars now & spread the word!

Live Stream Link

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Lindell Library is graciously hosting English Professors D. E. (Doug) Green and James Cihlar, who will be reading their poetry in the Learning Commons (street level, Lindell) between 5 and 6pm on Tuesday, 3 December. Doug’s first collection Jumping the Median is available in the bookstore, and Jim’s new book The Shadowgraph is forthcoming this spring. There will be refreshments. Please join us.

You can also catch Doug at Eat My Words Bookstore, 3pm, Sunday, 8 December, with poet and spoken word artist Eric Tu (Tu the Judoka).

http://encirclepub.com/product/jumping-the-median/

https://unmpress.com/books/shadowgraph/9780826361257

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Monday December 2 at 10:30am-11am in Old Main 105, Mike Lucibella will be Skyping live to us from Antarctica. Mike Lucibella is the editor of The Antarctic Sun, the official newspaper of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Mike is passionate about communicating the excitement of Antarctic research to the public, reporting directly from the frozen continent on the wide range of research that’s carried out at the bottom of the planet. This is a great opportunity to hear about cutting-edge science as well as to ask questions about living in Antarctica.

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When: December 19, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST
Level: Intermediate
Track: Global Diversity
Presenters: Emily Clawson, Peace Corps | D’Lynn Jacobs, Peace Corps
Cost: Free
Note: This webinar was originally scheduled fro December 12, 2019, but it has been update and rescheduled to December 19, 2019. The date of this webinar is December 19, 2019
This webinar will detail the United States Peace Corps’ journey and approach to fostering working environments abroad in which both host country and U.S. staff can bring their full cultural selves to work.

The following questions will be explored:

How does a U.S.-based organization adapt to host-country cultural norms and office practices?
How much does the U.S. leadership shift to be effective and appropriate in their interactions and engagement with local staff and communities?
How much and in what ways are host-country national staff expected to shift to work according to U.S. cultural norms?
Participants will be prompted to think critically about how these dynamics can be made explicit and negotiated in inclusive ways. Methods such as ensuring space for continual conversation, establishing shared vocabulary, and engaging culturally appropriate feedback loops will be explored.

Learning Outcomes
Explore the unique office dynamics that impact inclusion in international field offices
Learn and explore strategies to negotiate a shared and inclusive vision of working norms and practices
Practice the skill of pro-actively acknowledging code-shifting in order to increase your own capacity

Register Here

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Join us at 10:40am in Hoversten Chapel for 20 minutes of relaxing yet invigorating breathing and stretching exercises led by Krista Costin ’08, a yoga and meditation instructor.

More information

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Love to explore? Have a sense of adventure? Like to walk and take trains? Like to ride bikes? See cities by boat? Enjoy gardens? Markets? Architecture? Parks? Ever been interested in how the people of the Netherlands live? Do you have the desire to learn about innovative and creative solutions to environmental challenges? Would you like to have new ideas and tools to make positive changes back here in the U.S.?

Join Allyson Green and Lars Christiansen on a two-week exploration of urban environmental sustainability in Amsterdam and Delft, Netherlands in May 2020! We begin with several course sessions in Minneapolis in early May, and then depart for the Netherlands on May 7. We return two weeks later. There is so much to see and discover! We hope you join us.

LIVING GREEN IN AMSTERDAM, Study Abroad May 2020

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

This is a 6-credit program:

Students choose one SOC/URB course for 4 credits:
SOC/URB 111: City Life: Intro to Urban Sociology (fulfills Social Behavioral Sciences LAF), or
SOC/URB 295: Living Green in Amsterdam (elective)

All students also take INS 292 for 2 credits:
INS 292: Topics: Environmental Sustainability through an Intercultural Lens

This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement.

Program Leaders: Lars Christiansen and Allyson Green

Program Cost: $5,500
*This all-inclusive program fee covers: tuition for 6 credits, international round-trip airfare from Minneapolis, all lodging, all meals, all transportation during the program, and all program activities.

Financial Aid: Check with Student Financial Services in Sverdrup hall to learn about how your financial aid package might help cover the cost of this program.

Get more information and apply online

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Study Abroad for 2 weeks in summer and earn 4 credits + Augsburg Experience!

***Economic Crisis, Small Business & Ethics in Greece***

Course options:
KEY 490, ECO 495 , or BUS 495 (students register for one course).
This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement.

Faculty Leaders:
Stella Hofrenning and Phyllis Kapetenakis

Travel Dates: May 13-27, 2020 Approximately 3 pre-travel meetings will also be held

Description:
This program explores economic, business, ethical and religious forces that have created vast changes in Greek life. Examine challenges and opportunities in Greece as it has suffered from economic crisis combined with the current refugee crisis. Gain an understanding of Greek history, Greek culture, and how that has led to the current Greek business/economic model. Through these connections, you will develop an understanding of Greece’s interaction with the European Union and the current instability in the region.

Get more info and apply online!

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2019 Advent Vespers Liturgical Party The 40th annual Advent Vespers is just around the corner! Be a part of the processional party by carrying a bell, candle, torch or banner!

There will be a practice on 12/3 and a dress rehearsal on 12/5 in addition to the Advent Vespers services on Friday 12/6 (5 pm and 8pm with dinner between the services) and Saturday 12/7 (2 pm and 5 pm with a hearty snack). Please come to as many as possible to enjoy the whole experience! Sign up online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfd99PNJiKGGhvpk3fHmTtOKN3dk-kaM_rcvopEvt-TTis3fw/viewform or augburg.edu/campusministry or in Foss 104.

If you have questions, please contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu or stop by the campus ministry office in 104 Foss Hall.

More information

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Morning chapel is cancelled today due to the weather.

See Campus Ministry calendar.

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Lindell Library is graciously hosting English Professors D. E. (Doug) Green and James Cihlar, who will be reading their poetry in the Learning Commons (street level, Lindell) between 5 and 6pm on Tuesday, 3 December. Doug’s first collection Jumping the Median is available in the bookstore, and Jim’s new book The Shadowgraph is forthcoming this spring. There will be refreshments. Please join us.

You can also catch Doug at Eat My Words Bookstore, 3pm, Sunday, 8 December, with poet and spoken word artist Eric Tu (Tu the Judoka).

http://encirclepub.com/product/jumping-the-median/

https://unmpress.com/books/shadowgraph/9780826361257

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Can’t make it to Advent Vespers this year? Need to see it again?

A live stream will be available for the 8 p.m. service on Friday, December 6 this year – Mark your calendars now & spread the word!

The link will be posted here next week!

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Every year, the Augsburg Associates bring festivities to campus the first Friday after Thanksgiving with the annual Velkommen Jul celebration. Please join them Friday, December 6, from 11am to 1pm in the Commons to celebrate.

So how do you Velkommen Jul?
1. Enjoy complimentary Norwegian treats in the Commons including waffles, lefse and a lunch buffet from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
2. Wear your Norwegian sweater or bunad – find one at a thrift store!
3. Shop at the holiday boutique downstairs while enjoying some music
4. Worship with Norwegian music in the Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 a.m. for the annual Velkommen Jul services

Everyone (students, staff, faculty, and friends) is welcome to enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of this campus-wide tradition and share in a piece of Augsburg’s heritage.

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Reserve your spot now for Augsburg’s Advent & Christmas Celebration – Advent Vespers on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7.
> Seating Envelopes (your ticket to get in the door) are free, but required.
> Donations are appreciated.
> Space is limited and all 4 services.
> Both services on Saturday are FULL– Space is still available for Friday!

Free shuttles are provided to/from Campus too.
Full details online.

Reserve your Spot!

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Augsburg’s Christensen Center for Vocation is entering a new chapter, with a new vision for how this center can serve our students, the mission of our institution, and a growing network of faith-based community partners. We will be hosting two brown bag information lunches in the Augsburg Room on Nov. 20 and Nov. 26 from 12:00-1:00pm to share more about the direction CCV is heading.

Our center is deeply engaged with congregational contexts doing the work of vocational discernment centered on their neighbors and neighborhoods. In our new vision for CCV, these rich learning contexts can be combined with Augsburg’s unique approach to educating leaders who are informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers and responsible leaders. This will happen through a variety of initiatives, some new and some existing ones that are being re-imagined towards this more intentional vision. Our aim is to create mutually beneficial learning partnerships between students, faculty, ministry leaders, and congregations who share a commitment to being neighbor in real places with real people working to solve real world problems.

We hope you will consider joining us one of these days to learn more. Reach out to Kristina Fruge (frugek@augsburg.edu) or Jeremy Myers (myers@augsburg.edu) for more information.

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As a continuation of or Queering Career series, LGBTQIA+ Student Services is sponsoring visits to local queer-owned businesses.

Thursday, December 5th we’re visiting Urban Growler

For each event, we will meet in the Auggies Nest at 2 pm, leave no later than 2:30 pm, and will be back on campus by 4 pm. Transportation will be provided.

For more information and to register for the business visits, please use this link https://forms.gle/vc74Sw5soYee8WzJ9.

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Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am for morning chapel. Today we welcome Matt Svetska for his senior chapel. The prelude and postlude will be played by a flute ensemble directed by Trudi Anderson.

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The Office of Grants & Sponsored Programs is hosting an event series to support ongoing grant proposal development among faculty and staff. The next session is Thursday, December 12 (3:30 – 5pm) in Lindell 301. The topic is Managing Your Grant Budget. OGSP will cover budgeting during the grant proposal stage. Accounting will discuss managing your grant funds. An experienced grant fund manager will share pro tips.
During the second portion of the session, we will spend 30 minutes of quiet time for writing, consultations, and planning.

December 12 (Thurs., 3:30 – 5pm, Lindell 301): Managing Your Grant Budget
February 12 (Wed., 3:30 – 5pm, Lindell 301): Small Grants Across the Disciplines

Everyone is welcome to attend! Please RSVP to causey@augsburg.edu. Please contact Lauren Causey with questions.

submitted by koh@augsburg.edu

Batalden Book Club Series – Spring 2020

Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ph.D., is coming to Augsburg University on Thursday, March 5, 2020, as the speaker for the Batalden Seminar in Applied Ethics.

In preparation for his visit, please consider joining one of the Batalden Book Club series (which includes a luncheon and book club discussion) per below. This series is open to all faculty and staff. Space is limited to twenty per group/date on a first come, first served basis.

Cosmopolitanism – Friday, January 31st, noon-2pm
The Lies that Bind: Rethinking Identity – Friday, February 28th, noon-2pm

Those attending a book club luncheon/discussion will also be invited to a discussion with the author on March 5th in the afternoon. To reserve a space, please contact Deanna Davis at davisd2@augsburg.edu. In your email, please let her know which book club you would like to join. Books will be available for pick up with Deanna Davis in the Academic Affairs office.

Note: For those interested in both book clubs, please let Deanna know (and indicate your first choice) when you contact her. If space is available, you may be able to join both.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Join us at 10:40 am in Hoversten Chapel for a service of blessing honoring the ife of student Vidal Guzman and a sending blessing for Jim Trelstad-Porter. Sarah Swindall, Pastoral Intern, will offer the reflection. We will have a prelude by the a brass ensemble with musicians Sabrina Shaw, Stephanie Johnson, Trumpet; Hannah Eide, Horn; and Evan Sanden, Trombone.

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submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Monica Devers, Dean of Professional Studies, and Ryan Haaland, Dean of Arts and Sciences, invite faculty, staff and students to stop by and meet with them during “office hours” scheduled for Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm. These office hours are an opportunity to share your thoughts and ask questions.

Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Hagfors Center Lobby

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It’s a short week with the Thanksgiving holiday but please stop by the CWC office and thank our friends from Paws for Learning for being such awesome friends and partners with Augsburg and CWC. They will be on campus from 10:30 – 11:30 am in the Center for Wellness and Counseling office (first floor of the Anderson Residence Hall). See you Monday morning.