Category: Event Announcements

submitted by mulvihil@augsburg.edu

Please join the campus community in congratulating Jim Trelstad-Porter on 30 years of service as he retires from Augsburg University. Students, staff, faculty, and administrators are invited to attend.

Date: Monday, November 25
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: Christensen Center, Marshall Room
Refreshments will be served.

Jim’s introduction to Augsburg came in 1988 when he participated in a CGEE semester program in Mexico. His career in global education includes holding different positions in Washington D.C.; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Minneapolis. Jim has a deep love for Augsburg, his colleagues, and the students from over 75 countries to whom he says he owes a debt of gratitude for the shared journey of seeking a better self and world.

Jim has also helped to make a better Augsburg. He assisted in developing and maintaining some of our most vital global-exchange relationships. Our international students—both degree-seeking and exchange—have consistently felt supported by ISSS under Jim’s leadership. His involvement in intercultural development work has assisted many colleagues and students in personal and professional growth. Most important of all, Jim has treated everyone around him—faculty, students, and staff—with respect, humility, and care. Jim truly embodies Augsburg’s values.

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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.

submitted by greena@augsburg.edu

Ready to take action on climate change? Thinking about the 2020 elections? Curious how to use your voice and power to make change and shift what elected officials are talking about and taking action on?

Join us in learning from MN350 about their strategy, along with statewide coalitions, to turnout 2,000 leaders to statewide caucuses on February 25, 2020, in order to shift party platforms and get candidates to commit to going all in for equitable climate policy. At these hour long trainings you will get keyed into the caucus strategy, learn a little about what to expect on caucus night, and get connected with tools to host your own house party where you can encourage your friends and neighbors to join you at caucuses! Together we can build the power to elect leaders accountable to us and make climate a top priority at the legislature.

7-8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25 – Riverside Room
7-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 – OGC 11

All are welcome to come, learn, and find ways to plug-in even if you won’t be voting in 2020.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Please join us in chapel at 10:40 am to hear Dr. Rahuldeep Singh Gill. Dr. Rahuldeep Gill is an award-winning educator and translator, with over a decade of experience teaching about religious ideas and cultural identities. He has appeared on public radio, lectured for the State Department, and spoken at the Church Center for the United Nations.

More information

submitted by green@augsburg.edu

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.

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

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

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

If you missed Nicole’s farewell reception yesterday and would like to contribute your well wishes to her word cloud, please go to http://www.menti.com, and use the code 34 02 8 to add your thoughts about Nicole. The site will close at 11:00 AM.

Nicole’s last day is today and we wish her all the best!

submitted by greenj@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 mulvihil@augsburg.edu

Please join the campus community in congratulating Jim Trelstad-Porter on 30 years of service as he retires from Augsburg University. Students, staff, faculty, and administrators are invited to attend.

Date: Monday, November 25
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: Christensen Center, Marshall Room
Refreshments will be served.

Jim’s introduction to Augsburg came in 1988 when he participated in a CGEE semester program in Mexico. His career in global education includes holding different positions in Washington D.C.; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Minneapolis. Jim has a deep love for Augsburg, his colleagues, and the students from over 75 countries to whom he says he owes a debt of gratitude for the shared journey of seeking a better self and world.

Jim has also helped to make a better Augsburg. He assisted in developing and maintaining some of our most vital global-exchange relationships. Our international students—both degree-seeking and exchange—have consistently felt supported by ISSS under Jim’s leadership. His involvement in intercultural development work has assisted many colleagues and students in personal and professional growth. Most important of all, Jim has treated everyone around him—faculty, students, and staff—with respect, humility, and care. Jim truly embodies Augsburg’s values.

submitted by frugek@augsburg.edu

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.

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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.

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Join us for today’s events for International Education Week!

Study Abroad/Away Mini Fair

Date: Friday, November 22nd

Time: 11am – 2pm

Location: Christensen Lobby

Details: Come learn about the short-term options available for study abroad!

​Cultural Night​

Date: Friday November 22

Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: East Commons, Christensen Center

Description: Cultural Night is an event hosted by the International Student Organization (ISO) that showcases the cultural diversity at Augsburg University. Cultural Night performances range from musical performances to a fashion show that will showcase the beauty in the diversity of our different cultures. Email iso@augsburg.edu if you would like to get involved.

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International Education Week (IEW), November 18-22, 2019, is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Augsburg University, the Center for Global Education and Experience, and the International Student Organization (ISO) will be celebrating the week with multiple activities and events!

See the whole International Education Week schedule here

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 lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

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 almost full – So don’t wait!

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

Reserve Your Spot!

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

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 http://www.augburg.edu/campusministry or in person 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

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

A farewell reception for Nicole Peterlin will be held today from 1:30-3:00 PM in Marshall Room, with a brief program/sharing of well wishes at 2:00 PM. Please join us in wishing Nicole well in her new venture, and thank her for for the many contributions she has made to the Augsburg community!

Nicole’s last day will be Friday, November 22.

submitted by aoki@augsburg.edu

Everyone is invited to the Women’s Resource Center Fall Festival! Sponsored by the Sabo Scholars, the event seeks to help everyone on campus become more aware about the resources provided by the Center. Games, free food, prizes, and more!

WHEN: 5:00 – 6:30
Thursday, November 21, 2019
WHERE: Sverdrup 204 (upstairs, above the Enrollment Center)

submitted by mulvihil@augsburg.edu

Please join the campus community in congratulating Jim Trelstad-Porter on 30 years of service as he retires from Augsburg University. Students, staff, faculty, and administrators are invited to attend.

Date: Monday, November 25
Time: 2-4 pm
Location: Christensen Center, Marshall Room
Refreshments will be served.

Jim’s introduction to Augsburg came in 1988 when he participated in a CGEE semester program in Mexico. His career in global education includes holding different positions in Washington D.C.; Cuernavaca, Mexico; and Minneapolis. Jim has a deep love for Augsburg, his colleagues, and the students from over 75 countries to whom he says he owes a debt of gratitude for the shared journey of seeking a better self and world.

Jim has also helped to make a better Augsburg. He assisted in developing and maintaining some of our most vital global-exchange relationships. Our international students—both degree-seeking and exchange—have consistently felt supported by ISSS under Jim’s leadership. His involvement in intercultural development work has assisted many colleagues and students in personal and professional growth. Most important of all, Jim has treated everyone around him—faculty, students, and staff—with respect, humility, and care. Jim truly embodies Augsburg’s values.

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

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 almost full – So don’t wait!

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

Advent Vespers Information & Reservations

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu

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 for FREE

submitted by frugek@augsburg.edu

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.

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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.

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 detloff@augsburg.edu

For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. The Great American Smokeout is an opportunity for people who smoke to commit to healthy, smoke -free lives – not just for a day, but year round. The Great American Smokeout provides an opportunity for individuals, community groups, businesses, health care providers, and others to encourage people to use the date to make a plan to quit, or plan in advance and initiate a smoking cessation plan on the day of the event. The Great American Smokeout event challenges people to stop smoking and helps people learn about the many tools they can use to help them quit and stay quit. Please stop by the info table hosted by Augsburg EPIC Peer Health educators today from 11 – 12:30 pm for more information and tips on quitting smoking! More info can be found on the American Cancer Society website as well.

https://www.cancer.org/healthy/stay-away-from-tobacco/great-american-smokeout.html

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am for a chapel service of affirmation and solidarity of trans, non-binary, and gender-diversity in church and society. Our speakers today are students Ashley Kronebusch and Calvin Denson Lehman.

More information

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 a series of “office hours” scheduled for Thursday, December 5. 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

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

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

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 NOVEMBER 25***

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 program info and to apply!

submitted by aoki@augsburg.edu

Everyone is invited to the Women’s Resource Center Fall Festival! Sponsored by the Sabo Scholars, the event seeks to help everyone on campus become more aware about the resources provided by the Center. Games, free food, prizes, and more!

WHEN: 5:00 – 6:30
Thursday, November 21, 2019
WHERE: Sverdrup 204 (2nd floor, above the Enrollment Center)

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Good Morning!
Augsburg University Student Ministry, the Muslim Student Association, & Hillel are holding our first annual Interfaith Friendsgiving meal this evening, Wednesday, November 20th, at 6:15 pm in the Foss Atrium.

We wanted to personally reach out to all our students and invite you to attend and spread awareness of our event. We recognize that our students come from all different types of faiths, spirituality, religious identities, and more. We want all those different voices and perspectives represented that evening. This provides our campus to have those interfaith conversations and grow in our understanding of one another.

At 8:00 pm, following the meal, you are invited to join in a “Celebration Stations” worship service in Hoversten Chapel.

More information

submitted by frugek@augsburg.edu

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.

submitted by murillo@augsburg.edu

The second annual Top Chef Latinx competition will take place on Tuesday, November, 26th from 5:30 to 7:30PM! Students will be asked to form groups of four and compete to create a Latin American dish with an array of surprise ingredients. Groups will be required to explain the dish’s cultural history and or tradition to the judges. There will be a prize for each person in the group. If you need help finding a group, let me know. Groups must register by November 22nd and be present during the entire event.

REGISTRATION:
To register please contact Ruby Murillo at murillo@augsburg.edu

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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

Tuesday, November 19th we will visit Mossier
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.

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Study Abroad Info Session: Cuba + Costa Rica + Guatemala

Date: Wednesday, November 20th

Time: 1:00-2:00 pm

Location: Marshall room, Christensen Center

Description: Are you interested in seeing multiple countries during your study abroad semester? Would you love to learn all about social change and grassroots movements in Central America and Cuba, while also taking Augsburg courses? Come learn about Augsburg’s own semester program “Social Change in Central America & Cuba” on Wednesday, November 20th, from an insider! Drop by the Marshall Room any time between 1 and 2 pm to talk with Joe Connelly, CGEE Experiential Education Specialist, and alumnus of the Central America program who now lives in Managua, Nicaragua.

Poster Day

Date: Wednesday November 20th

Time: 10:00am-2:00pm

Location: Christensen Center Lobby

Description: Poster day will share information about the countries international students come from as well as information about studying abroad in those countries.

International Education Week (IEW), November 18-22, 2019, is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Augsburg University, the Center for Global Education and Experience, and the International Student Organization (ISO) will be celebrating the week with multiple activities and events!

See the whole International Education Week schedule here

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 stokesb@augsburg.edu

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

Tuesday, November 19th we will visit Mossier
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.

submitted by murillo@augsburg.edu

The second annual Top Chef Latinx competition will take place on Tuesday, November, 26th from 5:30 to 7:30PM! Students will be asked to form groups of four and compete to create a Latin American dish with an array of surprise ingredients. Groups will be required to explain the dish’s cultural history and or tradition to the judges. There will be a prize for each person in the group. If you need help finding a group, let me know. Groups must register by November 22nd and be present during the entire event.

REGISTRATION:
To register please contact Ruby Murillo at murillo@augsburg.edu

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Joe Connelly (CGEE Experiential Education Specialist) will speak in Chapel today about how studying abroad in Latin America changed his life, and about the intersection of vocation, place, and social justice. This chapel talk is part of Augsburg University’s International Education Week events – see the full schedule here.

More information

submitted by williaml@augsburg.edu

Cow Tipping Press works with writing by people with developmental disabilities, giving audiences a new way to think about this rich form of human diversity. Through classes and publishing the work of those with developmental disabilities, Cow Tipping showcases what an asset these voices are to the world of writing. At this reading our hardworking authors will share the writing they have created over the course of the summer.

Join us for readings, refreshments, and fun!

November 19, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Ridgedale library in Minnetonka

November 20, 6-8 pm at the Waseca Arts Council

December 4, 6-8 pm at CoCreatz in Saint Paul

December 7, 12:30-2 pm at Ziggy’s Restaurant in Still water

To learn more check out the website, or like the facebook page.

http://cowtippingpress.org/

https://www.facebook.com/cowtippingpress/

Interested in joining the team?

http://cowtippingpress.org/join-our-team/

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

Peter Frosch, President and CEO of Greater MSP, will discuss future workforce needs and employment trends in our region. Because we have an outside speaker, this Focused Conversation will only be presented live once. A live stream will be available, and the session will be recorded for later viewing.

November 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Hoversten Chapel)
NOTE: Location has changed

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

All Hands

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Join us for today’s events for International Education Week!

***Chapel talk: “How study abroad changed my life”

Date: Tuesday, November 19th

Time: 11:30-11:50 am

Location: Hoversten Chapel

Description: Joe Connelly (CGEE Experiential Education Specialist) will speak in Chapel about how studying abroad in Latin America changed his life, and about the intersection of vocation, place, and social justice.

***The Power of Language Tabling

Date: Tuesday, November 19th

Time: 10am – 3pm

Location: Christensen Lobby

Description: Power of Language is a tabling event where we will give out shirts while promoting the importance of different languages. It’s a celebration of diversity and respecting our differences. First come first serve! The Study Abroad office will also have a table to answer study abroad questions.

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International Education Week (IEW), November 18-22, 2019, is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Augsburg University, the Center for Global Education and Experience, and the International Student Organization (ISO) will be celebrating the week with multiple activities and events!

See the whole International Education Week schedule here

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 monsonaa@augsburg.edu

We are now accepting volunteer applications for the 2020 Forum on Workplace Inclusion: Facing Forward on March 10-12, 2020 at the Minneapolis Convention Center!

We invite you to join us in providing an exceptional attendee experience.

For 32 years, The Forum has remained a relevant hub for co-creative exploration and collaborative learning among diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioners world wide.

Volunteer roles include staffing registration, coordinating breakout sessions, hospitality and wayfinding, and more! Visit the link for details.

The Forum on Workplace Inclusion Volunteer Opportunities

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Join the Sabo Center for our third community organizing skills workshop this semester: Power Mapping!

Tuesday, November 19
3:40-5 p.m.
OGC 114

People interested in promoting positive social change— through public work, civic action, advocacy and other vehicles—need to be aware of who else cares about their cause, and the political and social power structures in play. Social change agents need tools to access resources and to put their ideas into action. Power mapping gives participants a way to think about different kinds of power, and a set of tools to access the power needed to make things happen.

This workshop will be led by Dennis Donovan, national organizer for Public Achievement.

Power Mapping Workshop

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

It is with mixed emotions that we announce Nicole Peterlin is leaving Augsburg next week to pursue a fantastic HR leadership opportunity. Nicole started at Augsburg in 2014 as a temporary HR Assistant shortly after graduating from the University of MN Carlson School of Management and immediately proved to be an invaluable member of the team. During her 5+ years at Augsburg she moved quickly from HR Assistant into both HR Specialist and Generalist positions, and served the Augsburg employee community in nearly every aspect of Human Resources. Some of her many accomplishments include leading our award-winning Wellness program, serving as co-chair of Staff Senate, and taking on leadership roles on the Transportation Task Force in the development of yet another award-winning program to serve Auggies. In May of 2019, Nicole added graduating from Augsburg with her MBA to her list of achievements!

Nicole’s last day will be Friday, November 22. A farewell reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 from 1:30-3:00 PM in the Marshall Room. Please plan to join us in wishing her well in her new position as HR Director at Avenica!

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by gikas@augsburg.edu

Please join us in East Commons today between 12.10pm and 1.30pm for our Special Education Issues Fair. We will be presenting on a variety of topics that address equity and inclusion.

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

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

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

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 athttps://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

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

Peter Frosch, President and CEO of Greater MSP, will discuss future workforce needs and employment trends in our region. Because we have an outside speaker, this Focused Conversation will only be presented live once. A live stream will be available, and the session will be recorded for later viewing.

November 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Hoversten Chapel)
NOTE: Location has changed

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

All Hands

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Mark your calendars for the last “Office Hours with you Deans” for the Fall semester. 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. These office hours are an opportunity to share your thoughts and ask questions.

The next session with take place:
Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Hagfors Center Lobby

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

It is with mixed emotions that we announce Nicole Peterlin is leaving Augsburg next week to pursue a fantastic HR leadership opportunity. Nicole started at Augsburg in 2014 as a temporary HR Assistant shortly after graduating from the University of MN Carlson School of Management and immediately proved to be an invaluable member of the team. During her 5+ years at Augsburg she moved quickly from HR Assistant into both HR Specialist and Generalist positions, and served the Augsburg employee community in nearly every aspect of Human Resources. Some of her many accomplishments include leading our award-winning Wellness program, serving as co-chair of Staff Senate, and taking on leadership roles on the Transportation Task Force in the development of yet another award-winning program to serve Auggies. In May of 2019, Nicole added graduating from Augsburg with her MBA to her list of achievements!

Nicole’s last day will be Friday, November 22. A farewell reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 from 1:30-3:00 PM in the Marshall Room. Please plan to join us in wishing her well in her new position as HR Director at Avenica!

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Join the Sabo Center for our third community organizing skills workshop this semester: Power Mapping!

Tuesday, November 19
3:40-5 p.m.
OGC 114

People interested in promoting positive social change— through public work, civic action, advocacy and other vehicles—need to be aware of who else cares about their cause, and the political and social power structures in play. Social change agents need tools to access resources and to put their ideas into action. Power mapping gives participants a way to think about different kinds of power, and a set of tools to access the power needed to make things happen.

This workshop will be led by Dennis Donovan, national organizer for Public Achievement.

Power Mapping Workshop

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Friday, November 15 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 16 at 7:00PM
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by lopezfr@augsburg.edu

When: December 12, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST
Presenters: Emily Clawson (Peace Corps) and D’Lynn Jacobs (Peace Corps)
Cost: Free, Online Webinar

Join us for The Forum on Workplace Inclusions December Webinar with presenters Emily Clawson (Peace Corps) and D’Lynn Jacobs (Peace Corps).

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
-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

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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

Tuesday, November 19th we will visit Mossier
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.

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Here are today’s events for International Education Week!

Experiential Education Workshop: CGEE Edition
Date: Monday November 18th
Time: 2-3 pm
Location: Hagfors 150A
Speaker: Joe Connelly, CGEE Experiential Education Specialist
The Sabo Center and the Center for Global Education and Experience (CGEE) present a learning opportunity on CGEE’s distinct experiential education pedagogy. What are the approaches and values that CGEE uses in its experiential education settings, and how might its elements and values be applicable to on-campus teaching and learning? Learn with Joe Connelly, long-time CGEE Experiential Education Specialist and Trip Leader.

Co-sponsored by Augsburg’s Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship and Center for Global Education and Experience.

DIALOGUE & FOOD
Date: Monday November 18th
Time: 6-8 pm
Location: Oyate Commons
Description: ISO will have a brave space to talk about issues that are affecting International Students with a panel of current students and alumni.

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International Education Week (IEW), November 18-22, 2019, is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education that celebrates the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. Augsburg University, the Center for Global Education and Experience, and the International Student Organization (ISO) will be celebrating the week with multiple activities and events!

See the whole International Education Week schedule here

submitted by natropi@augsburg.edu

Join us for Pokémon Go Community Day! Gamers United is hosting a group outing to the Mall of America for November’s Community Day featuring Chimchar.

We will meet up at 10:00 AM in Hagfors Lobby and head to the Mall of America as a group to participate in community day. We will stay at the mall until a little after 2 PM (community day hours are from 11-2) and then head back to Augsburg.

– Please bring Auggie Passes for the train
– Any food, drink, or other must be bought with your own expenses during the event
– Recommended that you bring charging banks, raid passes, lucky eggs, revives, and other

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

Peter Frosch, President and CEO of Greater MSP, will discuss future workforce needs and employment trends in our region. Because we have an outside speaker, this Focused Conversation will only be presented live once. A live stream will be available, and the session will be recorded for later viewing.

November 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Hoversten Chapel)
NOTE: Location has changed

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

All Hands

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am to hear a reflection by Augsburg student athlete Quinn Frisell. Come a few minutes early and stay after to hear the prelude and postlude sung by the Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Katrina Armstrong, Megan Hietala, Kallan Mercier, Bernadette Spray.

More information

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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

Tuesday, November 19th we will visit Mossier
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.

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Friday, November 15 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 16 at 7:00PM
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

November 18– 6:00-8:30 pm
November 19– 3:00-5:00 pm

A sign-up sheet for 10 minute time slots is on the theater door in the Foss atrium, and scripts and audition material are available for pick up at the theater desk in the Theater/Campus Ministry Office!

Rehearsals: starting November 25
Performances: January 30 – February 2

About Quake (written by Melanie Marnich):
It’s a big love Lucy is looking for. Her cross-country mission takes her through hilarious, but equally traumatic relationships in which time and emotion pass in a warped instant. Her quest becomes intertwined with that of a female serial killer. The two women find themselves on an exploration of the geography of the human heart.

submitted by kimbrou@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Benefits Eligible Faculty and Staff,

The Augsburg Human Resources team and our benefits broker, NFP, have worked diligently over the past several months to finalize benefit plan offerings for 2020.

Important: Benefit Open Enrollment ends TODAY, November 15th at 4:30 pm.

What’s coming in 2020?
• No medical plan changes
• Medical plan premium increase
• Additional medical network option with smaller premium increase
• No premium or plan changes to Delta Dental plan

All Benefits Eligible Faculty and Staff Must Complete the Online Form(s):
• All benefits eligible faculty and staff are required to complete the online enrollment form for 2020 elections even if you elect to waive coverage for 2020.
• Your 2019 elections WILL NOT automatically carry over to 2020.

The Benefit Information Sessions have already occurred, but a recorded session is available here: https://webfiles2.nfp.com/webfiles/public/2019/presentations/2020-open-enrollment-augsburg/index.htm

Accessing the 2020 Enrollment Form:
• Log into inside.augsburg.edu
• Select Administrative Tasks -> Open Enrollment from the AugNet services menu.
• Follow prompts and on-screen instructions

One final Enrollment Help Session will be offered today:
• 11/15 at 3:30 pm (Sverdrup 205)

Please contact hr@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Open enrollment will close at 4:30 pm TODAY!
We are unable to accept late submissions.

2020 Benefits Guide

2020 Benefits Guide

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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 will fill up by early next week, I think. So don’t wait!
> Free shuttles are provided to/from Campus

NEW NEW NEW this year… Join us for a Social Hour on Friday night at Brit’s Pub, or Brunch Saturday morning at the Hilton Garden Inn. Buy your tickets for these events today!

Vespers Information

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

It is with mixed emotions that we announce Nicole Peterlin is leaving Augsburg next week to pursue a fantastic HR leadership opportunity. Nicole started at Augsburg in 2014 as a temporary HR Assistant shortly after graduating from the University of MN Carlson School of Management and immediately proved to be an invaluable member of the team. During her 5+ years at Augsburg she moved quickly from HR Assistant into both HR Specialist and Generalist positions, and served the Augsburg employee community in nearly every aspect of Human Resources. Some of her many accomplishments include leading our award-winning Wellness program, serving as co-chair of Staff Senate, and taking on leadership roles on the Transportation Task Force in the development of yet another award-winning program to serve Auggies. In May of 2019, Nicole added graduating from Augsburg with her MBA to her list of achievements!

Nicole’s last day will be Friday, November 22. A farewell reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 from 1:30-3:00 PM in the Marshall Room. Please plan to join us in wishing her well in her new position as HR Director at Avenica!

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Join the Sabo Center for our third community organizing skills workshop this semester: Power Mapping!

Tuesday, November 19
3:40-5 p.m.
OGC 114

People interested in promoting positive social change— through public work, civic action, advocacy and other vehicles—need to be aware of who else cares about their cause, and the political and social power structures in play. Social change agents need tools to access resources and to put their ideas into action. Power mapping gives participants a way to think about different kinds of power, and a set of tools to access the power needed to make things happen.

This workshop will be led by Dennis Donovan, national organizer for Public Achievement.

Power Mapping

submitted by lubegam@augsburg.edu

Study Abroad on spring break 2020: Palestinian Art of Resistance

SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND AND YOU’LL EACH GET $500 OFF THE PROGRAM COST

Choose ONE course:
THR 295 or ART 211: Palestinian Art of Resistance (4 credits)
fulfills Fine Arts requirement
This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement

Art of Resistance will immerse you in contemporary Palestinian culture and invite you to learn directly from a wide range of artists in the region. A major component of the course will be ongoing cultural exchange with students from Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. Throughout the course, you will interrogate what it means to create art under occupation, explore various definitions of the “art of resistance,” and learn tools to make creative work that defies and reimagines the status quo.

Click here to learn more about how to sign up with a friend!

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 brauer@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Vocal Jazz concert
Sunday November 17, 7:30
Sateren Auditirium

Featuring vocalists:
Katrina Armstrong, Megan Hietala, Kallan Mercier and Bernadette Spray

With instrumental combo:
Ted Godbout, piano
Kameron Markworth, bass
David Schmalenberger, drums

https://www.augsburg.edu/music/

submitted by brauer@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Jazz Ensemble will transform into a “Salsa Orchestra” this Friday night, Nov 15, in Sateren Auditorium, 7 p.m. We will be featuring guest artists from Peru and Costa Rica performing and leading the band in standard salsa repertoire such as “Pedro Navaja,” “Un Verano en Nueva York,” “Juventud,” and other great songs by artists such as Hector Lavoe and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. This production is part of our ¡ALMA! (Augsburg Music in Latin America) series of concerts featuring Latin American repertoire and guest artists. Admission is free.

https://www.augsburg.edu/music/

submitted by brauer@augsburg.edu

On Saturday, Nov 16, 3pm in Hoversten chapel, the Augsburg Orchestra will present a mixed repertoire of works by Latin American and European composers. The program will open with the typical folkloric anthem “Amor de Temporada,” and a tender waltz from El Salvador, “Lagrimas de Amor.” The orchestra will also be sharing the stage with Costa Rican trumpet soloist Roy Barrientos in performance of the Eb Concerto by Jan Neruda. This concert is part of our ¡ALMA! (Augsburg Music in Latin America) series of concerts featuring Latin American repertoire and guest artists. Admission is free.

https://www.augsburg.edu/music/

submitted by brauer@augsburg.edu

Augsburg Vocal Jazz concert
Sunday November 17, 7:30
Sateren Auditirium

Featuring vocalists:
Katrina Armstrong, Megan Hietala, Kallan Mercier and Bernadette Spray

With instrumental combo:
Ted Godbout, piano
Kameron Markworth, bass
David Schmalenberger, drums

https://www.augsburg.edu/music/

submitted by kronebup@augsburg.edu

Join Anime Club in OGC 201 from 6-9 PM to hang out, watch anime, read manga, chat about our interests, and have a good time!

submitted by millerd1@augsburg.edu

It is with mixed emotions that we announce Nicole Peterlin is leaving Augsburg next week to pursue a fantastic HR leadership opportunity.  Nicole started at Augsburg in 2014 as a temporary HR Assistant shortly after graduating from the University of MN Carlson School of Management and immediately proved to be an invaluable member of the team.  During her 5+ years at Augsburg she moved quickly from HR Assistant into both HR Specialist and Generalist positions, and served the Augsburg employee community in nearly every aspect of Human Resources.  Some of her many accomplishments include leading our award-winning Wellness program, serving as co-chair of Staff Senate, and taking on leadership roles on the Transportation Task Force in the development of yet another award-winning program to serve Auggies.  In May, 2019, Nicole added graduating from Augsburg with her MBA to her list of achievements!

Nicole’s last day will be Friday, November 22.  A farewell reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 21 from 1:30-3:00 PM. Details of the location and program will be announced in A-Mail next week.  Please plan to join us in wishing her well in her new position as HR Director at Avenica!

submitted by thaohh4@augsburg.edu

Happy Give to the Max Month! This year, the Augsburg Asian Student Association (AASA), History Department, Hmong Women Together (HWT), and Pan-Asian Student Services (PASS) of Augsburg University are excited to present the first ever Pan-Asian Spring Break Seminar: Asian American Identities in New York City!

Given the demographics of our students, studying away from home is often a challenging system to navigate – whether it’s studying abroad or out of their home state. With this trip, students will have an opportunity to study away, in a new environment. They will gain a deeper understanding of self through the excursions and reflection while building community with their peers.

We are excited for this trip but want to relieve the financial burden off Augsburg students, which is why we’ve created this GTTMD Campaign. Please consider donating today as a gift of any size will significantly contribute to this lifelong experience for our students! You can donate here: https://www.givecampus.com/xbn4z9

With thanks,

Pan-Asian Spring Break Seminar Planning Committee

P.S. Below is a list of students who are committed to going, we just need your help to reach our fundraising goal. Let them know you see them and support them in this experience.

Jacynthe Moua

Destiny Attiogbe

Raine Thao

Mary Yang

Muaj Yang

Mai Chia Thao

Nan Vang

Elee Xiong

Asheema Yang

Kimberly Yang

Nicole Gonzalez Giles

Tommy Cao

Lay Lay Zan

Tracy Thao

Cheng Yeng Xiong

Houa Thao

Skye Lee

Pachi Hang

Chenyeng Vang

Taw Bee

Cindy Vue

Mariah Newell

Amy Bo

Gaolee Vang

Zoua Khang

Allison Vang

Daniel Lee

Maly Vang

Joseph Gaskill

Kristy Moua

Nou-Chee Chang

Pan-Asian Spring Break Give to the Max

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Two spots opened up on the winter break in the UK program,

From Harry Potter to #Brexit: Youth, Media & Political Activism in the UK (WST 220, 4 credits)

This course fulfills a Humanities requirement, as well as Augsburg Experience!

Two spots have opened up on this program. The program cost is $4,675. It is an all-inclusive cost covering international airfare, all hotels, all meals, all program activities, London transit pass and other program transportation in the UK.

Travel to London on December 29, transit to Edinburgh on January 6, and return to Minneapolis on January 12.

Finish 4-credits before your spring semester gets started!

Applications due November 18.

Learn more & apply online

submitted by truem@augsburg.edu

Join Augsburg colleagues and neighborhood residents at the annual Multicultural Dinner at the Brian Coyle Community Center (420 S. 4th Street) on Thursday, November 14th from 5-7pm. Food from 10 restaurants in the neighborhood will be served. If you are interested in helping to serve the meal, please let me know (truem@augsburg.edu)
All are welcome and there is NO charge for this dinner.

submitted by jacobsn@augsburg.edu

Join the Augsburg Interfaith Scholars for a panel, dinner, and discussion on spirituality and colonialism. This Thursday at 6:30pm in Old Main 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 particular event is to bring awareness to and foster dialogue around the history of colonization in the Americas as it relates to Indigenous spiritual practice.

https://www.facebook.com/events/535784950593348/

submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu

Peter Frosch, President and CEO of Greater MSP, will discuss future workforce needs and employment trends in our region. Because we have an outside speaker, this Focused Conversation will only be presented live once. A live stream will be available, and the session will be recorded for later viewing.

November 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Hoversten Chapel)
NOTE: Location has changed

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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Join the Sabo Center for our third community organizing skills workshop this semester: Power Mapping!

Tuesday, November 19
3:40-5 p.m.
OGC 114

People interested in promoting positive social change— through public work, civic action, advocacy and other vehicles—need to be aware of who else cares about their cause, and the political and social power structures in play. Social change agents need tools to access resources and to put their ideas into action. Power mapping gives participants a way to think about different kinds of power, and a set of tools to access the power needed to make things happen.

This workshop will be led by Dennis Donovan, national organizer for Public Achievement.

Power Mapping

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The Augsburg Jazz Ensemble will transform into a “Salsa Orchestra” this Friday night, Nov 15, in Sateren Auditorium, 7 p.m. We will be featuring guest artists from Peru and Costa Rica performing and leading the band in standard salsa repertoire such as “Pedro Navaja,” “Un Verano en Nueva York,” “Juventud,” and other great songs by artists such as Hector Lavoe and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. This production is part of our ¡ALMA! (Augsburg Music in Latin America) series of concerts featuring Latin American repertoire and guest artists. Admission is free.

https://www.augsburg.edu/music/

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On Saturday, Nov 16, 3pm in Hoversten chapel, the Augsburg Orchestra will present a mixed repertoire of works by Latin American and European composers. The program will open with the typical folkloric anthem “Amor de Temporada,” and a tender waltz from El Salvador, “Lagrimas de Amor.” The orchestra will also be sharing the stage with Costa Rican trumpet soloist Roy Barrientos in performance of the Eb Concerto by Jan Neruda. This concert is part of our ¡ALMA! (Augsburg Music in Latin America) series of concerts featuring Latin American repertoire and guest artists. Admission is free.

https://www.augsburg.edu/music/

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When: Noveber 14, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Presenter: Dan Egol (Inclusion Nextwork) and Minjon Tholen (Amnesty International USA)
Cost: Free, online webinar

Join us for The Forum on Workplace Inclusions November webinar with presenters Dan Egol (Inclusion Nextwork) and Minjon Tholen (Amnesty International USA).

Webinar Learning Outcomes
– Hear new insights from next generation leaders on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Social Justice
– Leverage these insights from the next generation to innovate your D&I approach
– Cultivate strategies to drive D&I impact from any position in your organization or community

Register Here

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Augsburg Vocal Jazz , Fall Performance
Sunday November 17, 7:30 p.m.
Sateren Auditirium, Music Hall

Featuring vocalists:
Katrina Armstrong, Megan Hietala, Kallan Mercier and Bernadette Spray

With instrumental combo:
Ted Godbout, piano
Kameron Markworth, bass
David Schmalenberger, drums

Free and open to all – Join us!

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

Jazz Ensemble “Salsa Week” Concert
The Augsburg Jazz Ensemble will transform into a “Salsa Orchestra” this Friday night in Sateren Auditorium, 7 p.m.

We will be featuring guest artists from Peru and Costa Rica performing and leading the band in standard salsa repertoire such as “Pedro Navaja,” “Un Verano en Nueva York,” “Juventud,” and other great songs by artists such as Hector Lavoe and El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. This production is part of our ¡ALMA! (Augsburg Music in Latin America) series of concerts featuring Latin American repertoire and guest artists. Admission is free.

Free and open to all – Join us!

submitted by knutsonc@augsburg.edu

Orchestra ¡ALMA! Concert
The Augsburg Orchestra will present a mixed repertoire of works by Latin American and European composers.

The program will open with the typical folkloric anthem “Amor de Temporada,” and a tender waltz from El Salvador, “Lagrimas de Amor.” The orchestra will also be sharing the stage with Costa Rican trumpet soloist Roy Barrientos in performance of the Eb Concerto by Jan Neruda. This concert is part of our ¡ALMA! (Augsburg Music in Latin America) series of concerts featuring Latin American repertoire and guest artists.

Free and open to all – Join us!

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Study Abroad on spring break 2020: Palestinian Art of Resistance

SIGN UP WITH A FRIEND AND YOU’LL EACH GET $500 OFF THE PROGRAM COST

Choose ONE course:
THR 295 or ART 211: Palestinian Art of Resistance (4 credits)
fulfills Fine Arts requirement
This program also fulfills the Augsburg Experience requirement

Art of Resistance will immerse you in contemporary Palestinian culture and invite you to learn directly from a wide range of artists in the region. A major component of the course will be ongoing cultural exchange with students from Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. Throughout the course, you will interrogate what it means to create art under occupation, explore various definitions of the “art of resistance,” and learn tools to make creative work that defies and reimagines the status quo.

Click here to learn more about how to sign up with a friend!

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

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

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 HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 18TH***

Scholarships are available. Scholarship applications are due November 8th!

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.

Visit the program page for program and scholarship info!

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Take a spring semester course that includes 10 days of travel to your Spring break!

Palestinian Art of Resistance, 4-credits, fulfills Fine Arts requirement
Course options: ART 211 or THR 295

Faculty Leader: Sarah Myers and Robert Tom
Travel Dates: March 13-23, 2020 (spring break)

Course Description:
Art of Resistance will immerse you in contemporary Palestinian culture and invite you to learn directly from a wide range of artists in the region. You will have the unique opportunity to experience art and performance first-hand in diverse Palestinian contexts, from a day-long excursion to cultural sites in Ramallah to a conference call with artists in Gaza. A major component of the course will be ongoing cultural exchange with students from Dar al-Kalima University in Bethlehem. Augsburg students will also learn about the complex political, historical, social, and religious context for Palestinian art and theater through guided tours, performances, gallery talks, museum visits, readings, and discussions. Throughout these experiences, students will interrogate what it means to create art under occupation, explore various definitions of the “art of resistance,” and learn tools to make creative work that defies and reimagines the status quo.

****APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH****

Click here for program information!

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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.

submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu

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

Tuesday, November 19th we will visit Mossier
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.

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Friday, November 15 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 16 at 7:00PM
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

November 18– 6:00-8:30 pm
November 19– 3:00-5:00 pm

A sign-up sheet for 10 minute time slots is on the theater door in the Foss atrium, and scripts and audition material are available for pick up at the theater desk in the Theater/Campus Ministry Office!

Rehearsals: starting November 25
Performances: January 30 – February 2

About Quake (written by Melanie Marnich):
It’s a big love Lucy is looking for. Her cross-country mission takes her through hilarious, but equally traumatic relationships in which time and emotion pass in a warped instant. Her quest becomes intertwined with that of a female serial killer. The two women find themselves on an exploration of the geography of the human heart.

submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu

Join us at noon on today in the Marshall Room for a presentation by Gracia Grindal ’65 about important but often unknown women who were crucial to Augsburg’s survival and successes. Gracia’s talk is called “A Glimpse at the Unrecognized Women Who Saved Augsburg.”

submitted by jacobsn@augsburg.edu

Join the Augsburg Interfaith Scholars for a panel, dinner, and discussion on spirituality and colonialism. This Thursday at 6:30pm in Old Main 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 particular event is to bring awareness to and foster dialogue around the history of colonization in the Americas as it relates to Indigenous spiritual practice.

https://www.facebook.com/events/535784950593348/

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

green: an elegy to summer

By Carson Kreitzer

Directed by Taous Claire Khazem

In the near future a vibrant underground community of hackers, botanists and artists live off the grid. When a young inventor shows up looking for a place to hide from the government because she figured out how to circumvent water scarcity the entire community must decide if their desire to save lives is worth the risk of destroying their own…

Tjornhom-Nelson Theater, Foss Center
Friday, November 15 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 16 at 7:00PM
Thursday, November 21 at 7:00PM
Friday, November 22 at 7:00PM
Saturday, November 23 at 7:00PM
Sunday, November 24 at 3:00PM

Ticket Prices:
General Public
$8.00
Student
$3.00
Augsburg Faculty/Staff
$6.00
Non-Augsburg Students
$5.00
Augsburg Alumni
$4.00

Get your tickets here!

submitted by lewisgg@augsburg.edu

November 18– 6:00-8:30 pm
November 19– 3:00-5:00 pm

A sign-up sheet for 10 minute time slots is on the theater door in the Foss atrium, and scripts and audition material are available for pick up at the theater desk in the Theater/Campus Ministry Office!

Rehearsals: starting November 25
Performances: January 30 – February 2

About Quake (written by Melanie Marnich):
It’s a big love Lucy is looking for. Her cross-country mission takes her through hilarious, but equally traumatic relationships in which time and emotion pass in a warped instant. Her quest becomes intertwined with that of a female serial killer. The two women find themselves on an exploration of the geography of the human heart.