submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Jazz Ensemble, directed by Rafael Rodriguez, will play in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am. Join us this morning for 20 minutes of music.
Category: Event Announcements
Environmental Justice Movie Night- next week
submitted by jacobsn@augsburg.edu
Join the Sierra Club and Augsburg’s Campus Kitchen on Wednesday, October 30th, from 6:00-8:30 pm in Hagfors 150 for the 3rd installment of Environmental Justice Movie Night!
6:00-Food & Activist Tables
6:30- Film Screening
8:00- Activist Table Closing
We will be screening the award winning film “River Blue”, a film that takes viewers on an unprecedented journey through the dark side of “fast fashion”! The “Fast Fashion” industry is widely considered one of the world’s most polluting industries. It is responsible for the exploitation and extraction of labor from numerous countries in the global south. River Blue is a film that seeks to bring visibility to this issue!
2019 Vocation Lunch with Katie Clark
submitted by nondie@augsburg.edu
Augsburg Faculty and Staff,
You are invited to attend this fall’s Mission & Identity Vocation Lunch “Who Gives You Light?” with Katie Clark, Assistant Professor and Director of Augsburg Central Health Commons, on Friday, November 22nd from 11:15 a.m. to 12:25 p.m.
Note: Spaces are limited so you must register in order to attend this event.
Learn More and Register at:
https://www.augsburg.edu/ccv/2019/10/22/fall-vocation-lunch-with-katie-clark/
Guests are also invited (but not required) to bring a donation of socks or other items to the Health Commons as part of this event. Learn more about items needed (or consider making an online donation) at https://www.augsburg.edu/healthcommons/
The Mission & Identity Vocation Lunch is an event that strengthens the concept of vocation at Augsburg for faculty and staff by providing role models from within the community to share a presentation on their sense of call and life journey.
If you have any questions, please contact the Christensen Center for Vocation office at (612) 330-1403 or ccv@augsburg.edu.
We hope to see you there!
TOMORROW: Culture Clash, Can Latino Culture Identity and Corporate Culture Be Reconciled?
submitted by gocmen@augsburg.edu
When: October 24, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Level: Intermediate
Track: D&I Strategy
Presenter: Andres Tapia, Korn Ferry
Cost: Free, online webinar
Join us for The Forum on Workplace Inclusions October webinar with presenter Andrés Tapia, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry.
Webinar Learning Outcomes:
– Recognize the importance of Hispanic heritage and Latino Culture in shaping the workplace behavior of Latino professionals.
-Compare Latino Culture against Corporate America Culture across 6 key cultural dimensions.
-Develop solutions to the Latino and Corporate Culture Clash.
Hagfors Horticultural House of Horrors
submitted by vaneck@augsburg.edu
Frankenflowers, bloodthirsty blooms and other horticultural horrors! Come see our showcase of the spikiest, smelliest, most poisonous, flesh-hungry, gruesome and atrocious plants in the Biology Department Permanent Plant Collection.
Date: Halloween, Thursday, October 31
Time: 12:00pm to 02:00pm
Place: 400 Hagfors Center
Questions? Please contact the Hagfors Greenhouse Curator, Dr. Leon van Eck (vaneck@augsburg.edu).
5-DAY Countdown: Human Rights Forum
submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu
410 of your fellow Auggies have already signed up!
…..and the good news is that here is still time to secure your FREE registration to the The Human Rights Forum.
Yes, attendance is free for Augsburg students, faculty and staff (via your @augsburg.edu account), but registration is required. Follow the link below to register.
Joining us on campus are 20-25 impressive young and diverse human rights activists—international guests as well as national and local leaders—who will share their stories and activism, and guide us as we explore ways to take action in our ongoing promotion of human rights globally and domestically.
Plenaries, lectures, panels and workshops as well as networking opportunities will be included during the event days (October 28 and 29, 2019).
For more details, please visit our websites: https://www.augsburg.edu/humanrightsforum/
Contact us (extension 1378) for questions, ideas and comments. We look forward to hearing from you.
Community Organizing Skills Workshop: One-to-Ones
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
If you want to create change, few things are more important as one-to-one relational meetings. One-to-ones are at the heart of community organizing and leadership. These conversations are about establishing a public relationship with someone, and sharing stories as a way to understand their motivations and self interests. They can uncover common values and interests that might lead to collaborative work in support of the change you are trying to create. This mix of personal, sometimes intimate knowledge leading to public action holds unique value. Participants in this Sabo Center workshop will learn and practice one-to-one relationship building for organizing and public work.
Thursday, October 31
3:40-5 p.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
This training will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Focused Conversations on Student Success: TODAY
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (Oren Gateway Center, Room 100)
NOTE: Location has changed from previous A-mail messages. These are the correct locations.
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
TRIO McNair Scholars Success Stories Video Release
submitted by crombie@augsburg.edu
Augsburg students, faculty, staff, and community are invited to the release of the TRIO McNair Scholars Success Stories video.
The video highlights three McNair alumni success stories. Other McNair alumni stories will also be shared. The event will celebrate Augsburg McNair Scholars Program where we increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society; first-generation college students with financial need, and/or members of a group underrepresented in graduate education. McNair participants have demonstrated strong academic potential and will prepare for graduate study through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. The McNair Scholars Program was created by the U.S. Congress in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the astronaut, and physicist who was among the first African Americans in the U.S. space program.
When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 – 5:00pm
Where: Hagfors 150A
Stop by any time between 3 and 5pm to learn more about the TRIO McNair Scholars Program and to celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni.
Daily Chapel: Rev. Babette Chatman
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am to hear Pastor Babette Chatman share about her recent trip to Birmingham and Montgomery, Alabama including a visit to the Equal Justice Initiative Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice. Musicians: Troy Gardner, violin, and Kelly Shono, Grace Porter, and Shevon Greene.
Explore in the Food Lab in Hagfors Center 108
submitted by goodsona@augsburg.edu
Come to Hagfors 108A on Mondays 4-6p, Thursdays 7-9p, and Fridays 2:30p-5:30p to utilize the beautiful cooking equipment and wonderful space to share a meal with yourself or friends! Some food is provided.
Art Reception: Lyz Wendland
submitted by wheatley@augsburg.edu
Join us for the reception of Lyz Wendland’s latest work “between lost and found” on October 24, 6-8 p.m. in the Gage Gallery. Wendland’s brightly colored, mixed media paintings set up conflicts between contradictory shapes, encouraging an encounter and awareness to these relationships in our landscape.
Art Reception: Jonathan Herrera Soto
submitted by wheatley@augsburg.edu
Join us for the reception of “Miel y Petróleo / Honey & Gasoline” by artist Jonathan Herrera Soto. This collection of “Love Poems” consists of a daily exercise in analyzing and questioning notions of love in relation to political violence. Herrera Soto explores various relationships between collective memory and historical instances of state-sponsored violence and trauma inflicted on politicized bodies.
Reception: October 24, 6-8p.m. Christensen Gallery
Register: Government and Nonprofit Career and Internship Fair
submitted by tilton@augsburg.edu
FREE and open to all students and alumni. This fair is sponsored by the Minnesota Colleges and Universities Career Services Association.
The Government & Nonprofit Career Fair allows candidates to pursue professional opportunities and internships in all levels of government and nonprofit agencies. The job fair is open only to students and alumni from participating colleges and universities.
To see what employers are participating, schedule and details of presentations visit http://www.togpartners.com/govnonprofitfair/default.aspx
Special Student Presentations at the Fair
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – NP 101: Intro to Careers in Nonprofits
Did you know that nonprofits make up 11% of Minnesota’s workforce? What is a nonprofit organization anyway? Will I get paid enough if I work at one? How do nonprofits stay in business? What types of jobs are available? What is the best way to get my foot in the door? These topics and others will be discussed at this session.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Launching a Public Sector Career
Every day tens of thousands of Minnesotans go to work driven by a desire to help others. They are social workers and environmentalists, lawyers and engineers, programmers and researchers, and they work behind the scenes to help ensure everyone is safe, healthy, and successful. This is your opportunity to meet these civil servants and learn about how you can join them in creating impactful change.
Getting to the Fair: Strommen Career & Internship Staff will be walking or driving over groups of students. Details will follow after you have registered.
Register on Handshake (free to attend)
Crying Earth Rise Up (Film Event)
submitted by marubbio@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Native American Film Series presents Crying Earth Rise Up on November 12, 2019.
Crying Earth Rise Up, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, tells the story of Debra White Plume and Elisha Yellow Thunder’s efforts to stop the uranium mining contaminating their community’s drinking water. Informed by Native perspectives and belief systems, the film addresses the sacred relationship between water and life itself, as well as the conflicts between nuclear power companies, activists, and locals. With a nuanced look at what is becoming an increasingly common environmental battle, the film offers a case study of contemporary conservation efforts in the face of corporate and capitalistic interests. (Crying Earth Rise Up)
Crying Earth Rise Up acknowledges the centrality of Native involvement in opposing the particular practice of uranium mining and suggests Native communities’ wider spread contribution to a variety of other conversations related to environmental protection (although not always noted by mainstream media, e.g. the recent blocking of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline) (Documentary Educational Resources site)
Join us for the film and a conversation with director/producer/cinematographer Suree Towfighnia and Debra White Plume.
Where & When: November 12, 2019
Augsburg University
Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall, 715 22nd Ave South
Reception 6:15-6:45
Screening begins at 7:00
Discussion with participants follows
This event is free to the public
Community Organizing Skills Workshop: One-to-Ones
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
If you want to create change, few things are more important as one-to-one relational meetings. One-to-ones are at the heart of community organizing and leadership. These conversations are about establishing a public relationship with someone, and sharing stories as a way to understand their motivations and self interests. They can uncover common values and interests that might lead to collaborative work in support of the change you are trying to create. This mix of personal, sometimes intimate knowledge leading to public action holds unique value. Participants in this Sabo Center workshop will learn and practice one-to-one relationship building for organizing and public work.
Thursday, October 31
3:40-5 p.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
This training will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Focused Conversations on Student Success: TODAY/TOMORROW
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (Oren Gateway Center, Room 100)
NOTE: Location has changed from previous A-mail messages. These are the correct locations.
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
TRIO McNair Scholars Success Stories video
submitted by taveram@augsburg.edu
Augsburg students, faculty, staff, and community are invited to the release of the TRIO McNair Scholars Success Stories video.
The video highlights three McNair alumni success stories. Other McNair alumni stories will also be shared. The event will celebrate Augsburg McNair Scholars Program where we increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society; first-generation college students with financial need, and/or members of a group underrepresented in graduate education. McNair participants have demonstrated strong academic potential and will prepare for graduate study through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. The McNair Scholars Program was created by the U.S. Congress in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the astronaut, and physicist who was among the first African Americans in the U.S. space program.
When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 – 5:00pm
Where: Hagfors 150A
Stop by any time between 3 and 5pm to learn more about the TRIO McNair Scholars Program and to celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni.
Doug Green’s Jumping the Median
submitted by starckl@augsburg.edu
Professor D. E. (Doug) Green’s collection of poems, Jumping the Median, has just been released by Encircle Publications. Doug will read from the book at Content Bookstore in his hometown Northfield, 7pm, Thursday, 24 Oct. Jumping the Median can be ordered both through local bookstores like Content, where it is available now for the reading, and our own Augsburg B&N or through the publisher. See the links below for more information on the reading and the book.
https://www.facebook.com/events/382550829081327/
http://encirclepub.com/product/jumping-the-median/
Register- Government and Nonprofit Career Fair
submitted by tilton@augsburg.edu
FREE and open to all students and alumni. This fair is sponsored by the Minnesota Colleges and Universities Career Services Association.
The Government & Nonprofit Career Fair allows candidates to pursue professional opportunities and internships in all levels of government and nonprofit agencies. The job fair is open only to students and alumni from participating colleges and universities.
To see what employers are participating, schedule and details of presentations visit http://www.togpartners.com/govnonprofitfair/default.aspx
Special Student Presentations at the Fair
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – NP 101: Intro to Careers in Nonprofits
Did you know that nonprofits make up 11% of Minnesota’s workforce? What is a nonprofit organization anyway? Will I get paid enough if I work at one? How do nonprofits stay in business? What types of jobs are available? What is the best way to get my foot in the door? These topics and others will be discussed at this session.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Launching a Public Sector Career
Every day tens of thousands of Minnesotans go to work driven by a desire to help others. They are social workers and environmentalists, lawyers and engineers, programmers and researchers, and they work behind the scenes to help ensure everyone is safe, healthy, and successful. This is your opportunity to meet these civil servants and learn about how you can join them in creating impactful change.
Getting to the Fair: Strommen Career & Internship Staff will be walking or driving over groups of students. Details will follow after you have registered.
Register on Handshake (free to attend)
Model UN in New York City – study away on spring break
submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu
Take the spring semester POL 368 Model UN course, and travel to NYC for the Model UN conference at the end of March!
POL 368 is a regular course throughout the spring semester, with regular weekly classes. During the first half of the semester, students will prepare for the Model UN in NYC which takes place just after spring break, from March 29 to April 2.
Each year, the Augsburg delegation represents a different country with delegates assigned to particular UN committees or organizations, each with their own set of issues. Delegates have to understand the challenges of representing that country with its particular history, culture, and current foreign policy priorities and diplomatic objectives. At the same time, each delegate represents that country on a particular committee and will be researching issues such as climate change, human rights, trade, poverty, human trafficking, or arms control.
APPLICATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 1
Program cost $1,300
includes: round trip airfare to NYC, hotel accommodation, Model UN registration and delegate fees. There is no additional tuition fee for full-time undergrad students.
Students are responsible for their own transportation in NYC, as well as all meals during the program.
Morning Chapel: Mindful Monday
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, a yoga and meditation instructor.
Auggie Doggie Monday TODAY
submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu
It’s mid-term break week and we can all use a little stress buster so why not start the week off by visiting with our four legged furry dog friends from Paws for Learning. Today and every Monday from 10:30 – 11:30 am Paws for Learning is in the Center for Wellness and Counseling office located on the first floor of the Anderson Residence Hall. Plan to stop by and get a little stress relief. Any questions, call the CWC office at 612-330-1707.
Community Organizing Skills Workshop: One-to-Ones
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
If you want to create change, few things are more important as one-to-one relational meetings. One-to-ones are at the heart of community organizing and leadership. These conversations are about establishing a public relationship with someone, and sharing stories as a way to understand their motivations and self interests. They can uncover common values and interests that might lead to collaborative work in support of the change you are trying to create. This mix of personal, sometimes intimate knowledge leading to public action holds unique value. Participants in this Sabo Center workshop will learn and practice one-to-one relationship building for organizing and public work.
Thursday, October 31
3:40-5 p.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
This training will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Meet and Greet with Raziel Valino
submitted by moellerj@augsburg.edu
Communication, Film, and New Media would like to welcome you to meet Raziel Valino, who will be in town to speak at the Human Rights Forum. Valino will also be working with the Communication department on opportunities for Study Away in Mexico. Come learn about her awesome work and future opportunities.
Snacks provided.
Tuesday 10/22
3:30 – 4:30
OG 100
For more about Raziel Valiño, check out the bios on the Human Rights Forum
Queering Career-Business Visits
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, October 29th we will be visiting Real Life Coffee & Yoga
Tuesday, November 19th we will visit Mossier
Thursday, December 5th we’re visiting Urban Growler
For more information and to register for the business visits, please use this link https://forms.gle/vc74Sw5soYee8WzJ9.
Focused Conversations on Student Success: TOMORROW/Wednesday
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (Oren Gateway Center, Room 100)
NOTE: Location has changed from previous A-mail messages. These are the correct locations.
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
Sankofa Series: Towards an African Education
submitted by dinku@augsburg.edu
THE SANKOFA SERIES: TOWARDS AN AFRICAN EDUCATION
FOSS CENTER (CHAPEL), AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY
OCTOBER 21, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Sankofa series is a community gathering and conversation on the recently published book, Towards an African Education: Selected Writings on the Education and Development of Children of African Heritage edited by Mahmoud El-Kati. In this publication, ten educators-scholars-activists share their enlightening, relevant and thought-provoking essays on this topic.
The event will be keynoted by Haki Madhubuti, founder of Third World Press. Program attendants will receive a free copy of Towards an African Education and will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue on African centered education.
If you have any questions please contact Hana Dinku at dinku@augsburg.edu
What are human rights?
submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu
Not so sure? Watch this youtube video to get a sense of the different human rights areas and definitions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XXGF_V8_7M
……then secure your FREE registration to the The Human Rights Forum. We promise that the event will teach you a lot more about human rights globally and locally. And ALL the sessions are aligned with our class schedule which makes it easy to attend!
As of today, 357 of your fellow Auggies have already signed up and the seats are filling up!
For more details, please visit our websites: https://www.augsburg.edu/humanrightsforum/
Contact us (extension 1378) for questions, ideas and comments. We look forward to hearing from you.
Disability Speaker Matthew Weed
submitted by pike@augsburg.edu
“Overcoming Challenges Through Determination, Discipline and Community Building” Please join us for time with advocate Matthew Reed, who is blind, as he discusses how he has navigated a full life advancing research and support systems for others. The evening begins at 7 pm Monday October 21st and is co-hosted with Augsburg’s CLASS Office and the Yale Alumni Association of the Northwest. Hagfors 150B. Light snacks are provided and the event is free.
Focused Conversations on Student Success: Next week
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (Oren Gateway Center, Room 100)
NOTE: Location has changed from previous A-mail messages. These are the correct locations.
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
Office Hours with your Deans – Nov 5
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 them during a series of “office hours” scheduled for this fall. These office hours are an opportunity to share your thoughts and ask questions.
The times and locations will change from month to month in order to allow for greater availability to schedules.
The Next Sessions will take place:
Tuesday, November 5 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm in the Oren Gateway Center Lobby
Thursday, December 5 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm in the Hagfors Center Lobby
One-to-One Relational Meetings Training
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
If you want to create change, few things are more important as one-to-one relational meetings. One-to-ones are at the heart of community organizing and leadership. These conversations are about establishing a public relationship with someone, and sharing stories as a way to understand their motivations and self interests. They can uncover common values and interests that might lead to collaborative work in support of the change you are trying to create. This mix of personal, sometimes intimate knowledge leading to public action holds unique value. Participants in this Sabo Center workshop will learn and practice one-to-one relationship building for organizing and public work.
Thursday, October 31
3:40-5 p.m.
Marshall Room, Christensen Center
This training will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Seminary and Divinity School Day November 7
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
A day to connect, reflect, and explore theological graduate study options. This year’s theme is “Vocation at the Thresholds”.
Students of all denominations welcome! We hope to have 12-15 divinity schools and seminaries represented.
Schedule for Thursday, November 7th is:
9:30 am Check-in/ Registration
10:00 am Welcome, Introductions & Opening Devotion
10:45 am Table Time for Seminary Representatives & Students
11:30 am Chapel Worship
12:00 pm Lunch with Keynote Speaker Melissa Pohlman ’00,
Pastor for Community Ministry, Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis
1:15 pm More Table Time
2:15 pm Departure
Seminary and Divinity Day is a collaboration between Campus Ministry at Augsburg University and Gustavus Adolphus College. We are meeting in Foss Hall at Augsburg.
If you have questions, contact Janice Dames at dames@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1732.
Students who would like to attend the day should register at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4NOxwjzuuP968cp4yirNnq9jDJgKB8u1DAChYcuwLouW9pg/viewform. A free lunch is included to those who register by October 31.
We hope you will join us.
Flu Shot Clinic scheduled for Oct. 31
submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu
Yes it is Halloween but we have a treat for anyone wanting a flu shot! The MN Visiting Nurse Association will be on campus on Thursday 10/31 from 11:00 an – 12:30 pm in the Center for Wellness and Counseling office (first floor Anderson Residence Hall) administering flu shots. Most insurances are accepted or $39 cash or check. Please bring photo ID and your insurance card for the walk-in appointments. Questions call the CWC office at 612-330-1707. Stay healthy and get your flu shot.
Morning Chapel: Mary Lowe
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Today Dr. Mary Lowe, Associate Professor of Religion, will preach on “God’s Presence in Creation” in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am. We also welcome the South African Gospel Choir 29:11 to chapel.
Daily Chapel: Matt Maruggi
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am as we continue our religion department series. Today Associate Professor Matt Maruggi will preach on “Epistemological Humility.”
Focused Conversations on Student Success: Next week
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (Oren Gateway Center, Room 100)
NOTE: Location has changed from previous A-mail messages. These are the correct locations.
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
Queering Career Event
submitted by ulringa@augsburg.edu
Queering Career Panel
Thur, Oct 17th
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Hagfors 150 – Augsburg University
Join us for frank, open conversations about the ups and downs of the opportunities and navigational struggles being LGBTQIA+ looks like.
Hear from five LGBTQIA+ panelists from the professional community who will share their stories:
Quorum – Rebecca Waggoner
Queer Science – Julie Johnson
Macalester College – Jason Jackson
Real Life Coffee & Yoga – Gabby Hruska
Coalition of Asian American Leaders – Cameron PajYeeb Yang
Refreshments will be served.
McNair Scholars Program Video Release Event
submitted by crombie@augsburg.edu
Augsburg students, faculty, staff, and community are invited to the release of the TRIO McNair Scholars Success Stories video.
The video highlights 3 McNair alumni success stories. The event will celebrate Augsburg McNair Scholars Program where we increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society; first-generation college students with financial need, and/or members of a group underrepresented in graduate education. McNair participants have demonstrated strong academic potential and will prepare for graduate study through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. The McNair Scholars Program was created by the U.S. Congress in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the astronaut, and physicist who was among the first African Americans in the U.S. space program.
When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Time: 3:00 – 5:00pm
Where: Hagfors 150A
Stop by any time between 3 and 5pm to learn more about the TRIO McNair Scholars Program and to celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni.
Art Reception: Lyz Wendland
submitted by wheatley@augsburg.edu
Join us for the reception of Lyz Wendland’s latest work “between lost and found” on October 24, 6-8 p.m. in the Gage Gallery. Wendland’s brightly colored, mixed media paintings set up conflicts between contradictory shapes, encouraging an encounter and awareness to these relationships in our landscape.
Art Reception: Jonathan Herrera Soto
submitted by wheatley@augsburg.edu
Join us for the reception of “Miel y Petróleo / Honey & Gasoline” by artist Jonathan Herrera Soto. This collection of “Love Poems” consists of a daily exercise in analyzing and questioning notions of love in relation to political violence. Herrera Soto explores various relationships between collective memory and historical instances of state-sponsored violence and trauma inflicted on politicized bodies.
Reception: October 24, 6-8p.m. Christensen Gallery
Register Now: Government & Nonprofit Career and Internship Fair
submitted by tilton@augsburg.edu
FREE and open to all students and alumni. This fair is sponsored by the Minnesota Colleges and Universities Career Services Association.
The Government & Nonprofit Career Fair allows candidates to pursue professional opportunities and internships in all levels of government and nonprofit agencies. The job fair is open only to students and alumni from participating colleges and universities.
To see what employers are participating, schedule and details of presentations visit http://www.togpartners.com/govnonprofitfair/default.aspx
Special Student Presentations at the Fair
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – NP 101: Intro to Careers in Nonprofits
Did you know that nonprofits make up 11% of Minnesota’s workforce? What is a nonprofit organization anyway? Will I get paid enough if I work at one? How do nonprofits stay in business? What types of jobs are available? What is the best way to get my foot in the door? These topics and others will be discussed at this session.
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Launching a Public Sector Career
Every day tens of thousands of Minnesotans go to work driven by a desire to help others. They are social workers and environmentalists, lawyers and engineers, programmers and researchers, and they work behind the scenes to help ensure everyone is safe, healthy, and successful. This is your opportunity to meet these civil servants and learn about how you can join them in creating impactful change.
Getting to the Fair: Strommen Career & Internship Staff will be walking or driving over groups of students. Details will follow after you have registered.
Last Chance: Discounts on AMTA conference for music therapy undergraduates still available
submitted by frederil@augsburg.edu
Email jacobs18@augsburg.edu by midnight to be put on the list for discount conference admission!
Morning Chapel: Mark Tranvik
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 10:40 am to hear Mark Tranvik, Professor of Religion and Christensen Center for Vocation Senior Fellow, preach on “Free and Odd at the Same Time.”
Wednesday Night Communion
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Join us at 8:00 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Holden Prayer Around the Cross: Be Still and Know based on Psalm 46 and Queering Religion, an evening with Holy Communion and open discussion with Pastor Justin Lind-Ayres and Pastor Marissa Sotos, Tree of Life Lutheran.
Focused Conversations on Student Success: Next week
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (OGC 100)
NOTE: Location has changed from previous A-mail messages. These are the correct locations.
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
Employers on Campus: MN Department of Human Services
submitted by tilton@augsburg.edu
Are you interested in learning about potential internships and jobs with the MN Department of Human Services? Students are invited to hear from agency provider panelists in a variety of human services fields, including Autism and Childrens/Adult Mental Health. Explore career paths, internships, and network.
This event will be offered twice in the Strommen Center, Suite 100, Christensen Center. Join us for the one hour employer panel on Thursday, October 17th at 10:00 am or 12:15 pm.
Free Registration: Human Rights Forum (2-week countdown)
submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu
324 of your fellow Auggies have already signed up!
…..and the good news is that here is still time to secure your FREE registration to the The Human Rights Forum.
Yes, attendance is free for Augsburg students, faculty and staff (via your @augsburg.edu account), but registration is required. Follow the link below to register.
Joining us on campus are 20-25 impressive young and diverse human rights activists—international guests as well as national and local leaders—who will share their stories and activism, and guide us as we explore ways to take action in our ongoing promotion of human rights globally and domestically.
Plenaries, lectures, panels and workshops as well as networking opportunities will be included during the event days (October 28 and 29, 2019).
For more details, please visit our websites: https://www.augsburg.edu/humanrightsforum/
Contact us (extension 1378) for questions, ideas and comments. We look forward to hearing from you.
First Town Hall Meeting
submitted by peralesj@augsburg.edu
Today, Augsburg Day Student Government will be hosting the first town hall meeting. Join as we discuss on campus parking with Public Safety and Student Affairs.
Food will be provided.
Location: HC 150
Time: 6:15pm.
Queering Career Event
submitted by ulringa@augsburg.edu
Queering Career Panel
Thur, Oct 17th
5:00 – 6:30 PM
Hagfors 150 – Augsburg University
Join us for frank, open conversations about the ups and downs of the opportunities and navigational struggles being LGBTQIA+ looks like.
Hear from five LGBTQIA+ panelists from the professional community who will share their stories:
Quorum – Rebecca Waggoner
Queer Science – Julie Johnson
Macalester College – Jason Jackson
Real Life Coffee & Yoga – Gabby Hruska
Coalition of Asian American Leaders – Cameron PajYeeb Yang
Refreshments will be served.
MEA Youth Soccer Camp Wednesday–Friday
submitted by greathou@augsburg.edu
We are holding our annual MEA Youth Soccer Camp this week. The camp is for boys and girls 6-12 years old. The camp is 9am to 12pm Wed, Thur, Fri. We have 1,2, or 3 day options. We have indoor facilities if weather is poor. Information and registration is available on our website.
https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2013/7/15/wsoc071513.aspx
DEI Webinar: Culture Clash: Can Latino Culture Identity and Corporate Culture Be Reconciled?
submitted by gocmen@augsburg.edu
When: October 24, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Level: Intermediate
Track: D&I Strategy
Presenter: Andres Tapia, Korn Ferry
Cost: Free, online webinar
Join us for The Forum on Workplace Inclusions October webinar with presenter Andrés Tapia, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry.
Webinar Learning Outcomes:
– Recognize the importance of Hispanic heritage and Latino Culture in shaping the workplace behavior of Latino professionals.
– Compare Latino Culture against Corporate America Culture across 6 key cultural dimensions.
– Develop solutions to the Latino and Corporate Culture Clash.
Movie Night
submitted by rogersw@augsburg.edu
Tri-Beta is hosting a Movie Night where we will be previewing the movie, Outbreak. The movie will be at 7:00 pm. This is be in the Science Building in room 123. There will be free popcorn, drinks, and candy. Come prepared to watch a movie and have fun!
Cross-Generational Dialogue: Free Student Tickets
submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu
Is the U.S. on a slippery slope to fascism? Surely it can’t happen here … or can it? Our President tweets myths or outright lies daily, and his base cheers. Now that we’ve traded democracy for oligarchy, can fascism be far behind?
Citizens for Global Solutions of Minnesota is hosting a “Cross-Generational Dialogue” during the Peace Meal on Monday, October 28th, 5:00 – 7:00pm.
The cost of the Meal ($30) will be covered by Citizens for Global Solutions of Minnesota for the 12 activist students that participate, along with 12 elder/advocates, in a guided conversation about the state of our “democracy” in the US.
If you are interested in this great opportunity, RSVP to Nancy Dunlavy (nancy-cgs@dunlavy.net).
Register Now: Forum on Workplace Inclusion’s Diversity Insights Breakfast With Governor Tim Walz
submitted by monsonaa@augsburg.edu
Please join The Forum on Workplace Inclusion on October 31 for the first Diversity Insights Breakfast of our 2019-2020 series!
To kickoff the breakfast series, The Forum will hear from Governor Tim Walz, followed by a panel of state officials discussing the state’s efforts to build One Minnesota, where we collaborate across differences to create a state that works for everyone.
Governor Walz will be introduced by President Pribbenow.
Follow the link below for details and to register.
TODAY: Community Organizing 101
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
Interested in learning about community organizing but don’t know where to start? This Sabo Center workshop is for you!
TODAY, Wednesday, October 16
3:10-4:40 p.m.
OGC 100
Learn some of the foundational concepts of organizing to get started on your change making journey. Participants in this workshop will gain an understanding of relational power, the difference between public and private relationships, and how self-interest motivates us to act.
Community Organizing 101 will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Central Services Info/Training Session This Morning at 10:30am
submitted by suter@augsburg.edu
Have you ever wondered what does Central Services do or what they can do for you?
On Tuesday Oct 15th at 10:30 am in Lindell Library Room 301 I will be going through all the various services that the Copy Center, Mailroom, and Shipping/Receiving handles as well as the processes to make your interactions the most efficient for you and for us.
Topics covered will include:
-Copy Job requesting
-Copy center finishing services
-Student and Faculty incoming mail/package handling procedures
-Outgoing mail/packages
-Third Party ordering (Business Cards, Letterhead, Envelopes, Posters)
-Any other pertinent information
Historical and Art Appreciation Workshop
submitted by xiongee2@augsburg.edu
Hello! Please come to Hmong Women Together’s Historical and Art Appreciation Workshop, we will be located in Old Main 105 starting at 4 until 6pm. There will be food provided and we will be having a guest speaker!
Cancer Food Fighters are coming to Augsburg TODAY
submitted by goodsona@augsburg.edu
A University of Minnesota representative is coming into talk about cancer fighting foods (mainly fruits and veggies) and will demonstrate a couple of simple, cheap, and easy recipes that any college student on a budget can make!
Open Food Lab Hours
submitted by goodsona@augsburg.edu
Come to Hagfors 108A on Mondays 4-6p, Thursdays 7-9p, and Fridays 2:30p-5:30p to utilize the beautiful cooking equipment and wonderful space to share a meal with yourself or friends! Some food is provided.
Volunteer for the Campus Clean-Up (Dinner Provided)
submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu
Student Ministries and Environmental Action Committee hope you can join us on October 23rd to clean-up Augsburg’s campus and to enjoy some free food after our hard work!
The clean-up itself will be from 5-6pm and we will be meeting in Murphy Square. Following the event, there will be dinner from 6-7pm for our amazing volunteers.
In addition, Wednesday night’s worship is right after dinner at 8 pm and features a speaker from Young Adults in Global Mission. Anyone is welcome to come to the speaker event, regardless of if they participated in the clean-up or not.
Please feel free to contact Student Ministries (kadelbak@augsburg.edu) or Environmental Action Committee (quezada2@augsburg.edu) with any questions regarding the event.
“Lost Augsburg” rescheduled for December 11
submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu
This Wednesday’s Brown Bag, “Lost Augsburg”, will be rescheduled for Wednesday, December 11. As usual, it will be held at noon in the Marshall Room.
Don’t forget Gracia Grindal’s presentation, “A Glimpse at the Unrecognized Women Who Saved Augsburg,” on Wednesday, November 13, at noon in the Marshall Room.
Want to Change the World? Come to Community Organizing 101
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
Interested in learning about community organizing but don’t know where to start? This Sabo Center workshop is for you!
Wednesday, October 16
3:10-4:40 p.m.
OGC 100
Learn some of the foundational concepts of organizing to get started on your change making journey. Participants in this workshop will gain an understanding of relational power, the difference between public and private relationships, and how self-interest motivates us to act.
Community Organizing 101 will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Queering Career Event
submitted by ulringa@augsburg.edu
Join LGBTQIA+ Services & the Strommen Center, for the kickoff of the Queering Career Series.
We will be hosting a panel event to discuss the in’s and out’s of queerness within different career paths. Panelists and guests will have opportunities to talk about navigational barriers and opportunities when thinking about being an LGBTQIA+ person in the workforce.
Panelists will include:
Quorum – Rebecca Waggoner
Queer Science – Julie Johnson
Macalester College – Jason Jackson
Real Life Coffee & Yoga – Gabby Hruska
Coalition of Asian American Leaders – Cameron PajYeeb Yang
Following the event, we will be taking site visits to local, queer-owned businesses, including:
Real Life Coffee & Yoga – Oct 29th | 2 PM
Mossier – Nov 19th | 2 PM
Urban Growler – Dec 5th | 2 PM
MEA Youth Soccer Camp
submitted by navarre@augsburg.edu
We are holding our annual MEA Youth Soccer Camp this week. The camp is for boys and girls 6-12 years old. The camp is 9am to 12pm Wed, Thur, Fri. We have 1,2, or 3 day options. We have indoor facilities if weather is poor. Information and registration is available on our website.
Coach Navarre
navarre@augsburg.edu
https://athletics.augsburg.edu/news/2013/7/15/wsoc071513.aspx
Focused Conversations on Student Success: October 22-23
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (OGC 100)
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
Overcoming Challenges Through Determination, Discipline and Community Building – Matthew Weed
submitted by pike@augsburg.edu
Dr. Matthew Weed is the first totally blind and brittle type I diabetic to graduate from Yale University. The local alumni association and Augsburg CLASS program will be hosting Dr. Weed for an inspirational evening of stories about overcoming challenges. Dr. Weed asks you to bring business cards to facilitate connecting to others about the things you do and care about—which he will ask you to briefly describe at the end of his talk. The event is free and includes light snacks. Students, staff and faculty encouraged to attend. Please RSVP at https://forms.gle/5SYo1Q9CdTi7Ajqa7 and contact Ken Freed at kenfreed007@gmail.com with any questions or Diane Pike at pike@augsburg. edu.
October 21, 2019, 7:00 pm
Hagfors Center, Room 150B
Morning Chapel: Hans Wiersma
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Join us in Hoversten Chapel at 11:30 am to hear Associate Professor Hans Wiersma preach in the second of the Religion Departement fall series. He will preach on “Cross Theology”. We will have a vocal solo by Deanna Davis, Program Coordinator, Professional Studies.
Queering Religion
submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu
Being queer and religious haven’t always been identities that find cohesion and calmness together. Often times trauma, guilt, and shame are forward facing realities that deter individuals from finding collective, intersectional belonging.
Through this informal discussion, guests will have the opportunity to dive deeper into understanding the dissonance, while searching for ways to find peace among being LGBTQIA+ and understanding their spiritual belonging.
Wednesday, October 16
8:00 – 9:00pm
Hoversten Chapel
Sponsored by: LGBTQIA+ Student Services & Campus Ministry
Crying Earth Rise Up film event
submitted by marubbio@augsburg.edu
The Augsburg Native American Film Series presents: Crying Earth Rise Up on November 12, 2019.
Crying Earth Rise Up, narrated by Tantoo Cardinal, tells the story of Debra White Plume and Elisha Yellow Thunder’s efforts to stop the uranium mining contaminating their community’s drinking water. Informed by Native perspectives and belief systems, the film addresses the sacred relationship between water and life itself, as well as the conflicts between nuclear power companies, activists, and locals. With a nuanced look at what is becoming an increasingly common environmental battle, the film offers a case study of contemporary conservation efforts in the face of corporate and capitalistic interests. (Crying Earth Rise Up)
Crying Earth Rise Up acknowledges the centrality of Native involvement in opposing the particular practice of uranium mining and suggests Native communities’ wider spread contribution to a variety of other conversations related to environmental protection (although not always noted by mainstream media, e.g. the recent blocking of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline) (Documentary Educational Resources site)
Join us for the film and a conversation with director/producer/cinematographer Suree Towfighnia and Debra White Plume.
Where & When: November 12, 2019
Augsburg University
Sateren Auditorium, Music Hall, 715 22nd Ave South
Reception 6:15-6:45
Screening begins at 7:00
Discussion with participants follows
Focused Conversations on Student Success: Next week
submitted by wegenke@augsburg.edu
Chief Student Success Officer Katie Bishop will facilitate a discussion on the university’s efforts to support student success and progress toward completion.
October 22, 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
October 23, 2-3 p.m. (Christensen Center, Marshall Room)
To view the Focused Conversation schedule and access the live-stream link when available, visit the All Hands page.
Auggie Doggie Monday
submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu
It’s Monday – the start of a new week. Stop by the Center for Wellness and Counseling or a little four-legged furry stress relief with our friends from Paws for Learning. Paws for Learning is on campus every Monday morning from 10:30 – 11:30 in the CWC office (first floor of the Anderson Residence Hall). We hope to see you and as Willis the Great Dane would say: “Make it a great dane!”
Central Services Info/Training Session Tomorrow, Oct 15
submitted by suter@augsburg.edu
Have you ever wondered what does Central Services do or what they can do for you?
On Tuesday Oct 15th at 10:30 am in Lindell Library Room 301 I will be going through all the various services that the Copy Center, Mailroom, and Shipping/Receiving handles as well as the processes to make your interactions the most efficient for you and for us.
Topics covered will include:
-Copy Job requesting
-Copy center finishing services
-Student and Faculty incoming mail/package handling procedures
-Outgoing mail/packages
-Third Party ordering (Business Cards, Letterhead, Envelopes, Posters)
-Any other pertinent information
Please RVSP so I can get a rough guesstimate of how many will be attending. If you would like to attend something similar but can’t make this date please fill out the RSVP form and select the appropriate option.
Antiracism Book Discussion with M.A.L. Alum R. James Addington
submitted by tuchten@augsburg.edu
Hear author R. James Addington, an Augsburg MAL alum, discuss his book “Tragic Investment: How Race Sabotages Communities and Jeopardizes America’s Future – And What We Can Do About It.” Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4537 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419.
For details on the program, go to: https://www.saintjoanofarc.org/events/ministry-meetings/19683/antiracism
Webinar, Culture Clash: Can Latino Culture Identity and Corporate Culture Be Reconciled?
submitted by gocmen@augsburg.edu
When: October 24, 2019 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Level: Intermediate
Track: D&I Strategy
Presenter: Andres Tapia, Korn Ferry
Cost: Free, online webinar
Join us for The Forum on Workplace Inclusions October webinar with presenter Andrés Tapia, Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry.
Webinar Learning Outcomes:
– Recognize the importance of Hispanic heritage and Latino Culture in shaping the workplace behavior of Latino professionals.
– Compare Latino Culture against Corporate America Culture across 6 key cultural dimensions.
– Develop solutions to the Latino and Corporate Culture Clash.
Want to Make Change? Come to Community Organizing 101
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
Interested in learning about community organizing but don’t know where to start? This Sabo Center workshop is for you!
Wednesday, October 16
3:10-4:40 p.m.
OGC 100
Learn some of the foundational concepts of organizing to get started on your change making journey. Participants in this workshop will gain an understanding of relational power, the difference between public and private relationships, and how self-interest motivates us to act.
Community Organizing 101 will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Morning Chapel: Jeremy Myers
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Jeremy Myers, Associate Professor, Religion, and Executive Director, Christensen Center for Vocation, is preaching in Hoversten Chapel this morning at 10:40 am, as part of the Religion Department Series. Each day this week we’ll have a member of the religion faculty preaching in chapel. Today’s sermon is on “Vocation” & “Neighbor-Centeredness.”
Cross-Generational Dialogue Dinner: 12 Free Student Ticketrs
submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu
The Citizens for Global Solutions of Minnesota will be hosting Cross-Generational Dialogue during the Peace Meal celebration (as a part of the Human Rights Forum on October 28) and is providing 12 FREE student tickets.
Please see invitation below, and if you are interested in this great opportunity, RSVP to Nancy Dunlavy (nancy-cgs@dunlavy.net).
Is the U.S. on a slippery slope to fascism? Surely it can’t happen here … or can it? Our President tweets myths or outright lies daily, and his base cheers. Now that we’ve traded democracy for oligarchy, can fascism be far behind?
Citizens for Global Solutions of Minnesota (https://www.globalsolutionsmn.org/) is hosting a “Cross-Generational Dialogue” during the Peace Meal on Monday, October 28th, 5:00 – 7:00pm.
The cost of the Meal ($30) will be covered by CGS for the 12 activist
students that participate, along with 12 elder/advocates, in a guided conversation about the state of our “democracy” in the US.
Let’s Play: League of Legends TODAY
submitted by natropi@augsburg.edu
Let’s play League! TONIGHT!
FREE FOOD (Jimmy John’s and Other), DRINKS, and RP CARD PRIZE GIVEAWAYS.
Come join us in person or online for a full night of League. Bring your laptops or PCs if you’re coming in person and meet us in Hagfors 150A from 7:00-10:00 PM (may run longer if there’s interest).
Otherwise join us online by sending us your username at gamersunited@augsburg.edu
We encourage you to RSVP on Auggie Life or Facebook in advanced!
Want to engage in anti-racist organizing? Register for Fall Freedom School
submitted by moralese@augsburg.edu
Youth Undoing Institutional Racism St. Paul is hosting its 8th Freedom School, October 24-October 27th (6:30pm – 8:00pm on Thursday, 10:00am – 4:00pm Friday and Saturday, 10:00am – 2:00pm on Sunday) for youth ages 14-23. This 3-day experience will allow young people to learn what they are not being taught in school but what they so desperately need given the backdrop of an increase in crime, increase in policing and widening disparities in our communities.
Join us as youth of YUIR deliver an engaging curriculum that dives in to the history of race, racism and systemic oppression in the US. We will not only talk about history as something of the past but connect it to what is happening in our community today.
Are you already doing the work of anti-racist organizing and want to build with others that have similar passion? Thinking of engaging in direct action and need more information? Feeling disempowered and what to activate but don’t know where to start? This is a perfect opportunity for you. FREE FOR ALL, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROVIDED. Register at https://bit.ly/2mLKygt
Cancer Food Fighters are coming to Augsburg
submitted by goodsona@augsburg.edu
A University of Minnesota representative is coming into talk about cancer fighting foods (mainly fruits and veggies) and will demonstrate a couple of simple, cheap, and easy recipes that any college student on a budget can make!
Open Food Lab hours
submitted by goodsona@augsburg.edu
Come to Hagfors 108A on Mondays 4-6p, Thursdays 7-9p, and Fridays 2:30p-5:30p to utilize the beautiful cooking equipment and wonderful space to share a meal with yourself or friends! Some food is provided.
Look for Howling Bird Press at the Twin Cities Book Festival this Saturday
submitted by matthewk@augsburg.edu
Please join the MFA program and Howling Bird Press at the Twin Cities Book Festival, the largest one-day book gathering in the region featuring hundreds of exhibitors, dozens of presenting authors from near and far, special children’s and youth programming, and endless curiosities for all ages—all in a massive celebration of our vibrant Minnesota literary culture.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
10 am-5 pm • FREE Admission
Antiracism Book Discussion with M.A.L. Alum R. James Addington
submitted by tuchten@augsburg.edu
Hear author R. James Addington, an Augsburg MAL alum, discuss his book “Tragic Investment: How Race Sabotages Communities and Jeopardizes America’s Future – And What We Can Do About It.” Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – 6:30pm to 9:00pm at Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 4537 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55419. For details on the program, go to: https://www.saintjoanofarc.org/events/ministry-meetings/19683/antiracism
https://www.saintjoanofarc.org/events/ministry-meetings/19683/antiracism
Morning Chapel: Tija Rudzitis
submitted by dames@augsburg.edu
Please join us at 10:40 am in Hoversten Chapel to hear Tija Rudzitis give a message for National Coming Out Day. Musicians: Margaret Albers, flute; Shevon Greene, vocalist; Kelly Shono, guitar.
Tri-Beta Movie Night
submitted by rogersw@augsburg.edu
Thursday October 17th is Movie Night. Tri-Beta is hosting a Movie Night in the Science building, room 123. The movie that we are showing is “Outbreak”. The movie is starting at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome. There will be free popcorn and drinks. Hope to see everyone there!
Cook with Staff Senate on Monday
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
Calling all staff! Join Staff Senate for an afternoon of cooking and networking in Augsburg’s Food Lab, led by Campus Kitchen. We’ll spend some time cooking, and then enjoy the fruits of our labor by eating it! Staff new to the Augsburg community are particularly invited to attend. Everyone is welcome!
Monday, October 14
4:30-6 p.m.
Hagfors 108
Visit the Staff Senate webpage to add our cooking event to your calendar!
Want to make change? Come to Community Organizing 101
submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu
Interested in learning about community organizing but don’t know where to start? This Sabo Center workshop is for you!
Wednesday, October 16
3:10-4:40 p.m.
OGC 100
Learn some of the foundational concepts of organizing to get started on your change making journey. Participants in this workshop will gain an understanding of relational power, the difference between public and private relationships, and how self-interest motivates us to act.
Community Organizing 101 will be led by Dennis Donovan. Dennis teaches co-creative politics skills to people of all ages in the Twin Cities, across the US, and around the world who want to make positive change in their communities.
Building Scrims/Window Clings: Want to know more? “Lost Augsburg” on Wednesday
submitted by anderso3@augsburg.edu
Have you wondered about the big building scrims and the campus window clings that appeared around campus this fall? Join me for the second Sesquicentennial Brown Bag, at noon on Wednesday, October 16, in the Marshall Room, to find out more about those old views and the places they represent.
And while you are planning your life, mark your calendar for the third Sesquicentennial Brown Bag, on Wednesday, November 13, when Gracia Grindal ’65 will present “A Glimpse at the Unrecognized Women Who Saved Augsburg.” Gracia’s talk begins at noon in the Marshall Room.
Happy Coming Out Week from LGBTQIA+ Student Services
submitted by stokesb@augsburg.edu
We invite students, staff, and faculty to join us as we celebrate LGBTQIA+ History all month and this special Coming Out week. Our department and student organizations haze planned an array of events this month, and we look forward to seeing you all there!
Today October 10th:
QIPOC and the Echo will be hosting a Night of 1000 Prompts writing event where they will also be giving out free notebooks! The event will be held 6-8 pm in the Women’s Resource Center, located on the 2nd floor of Sverdrup.
If you have any questions about these events, please email us at lgbtqia@augsburg.edu.
Look for Howling Bird Press at the Twin Cities Book Festival this Saturday
submitted by matthewk@augsburg.edu
Please join the MFA program and Howling Bird Press at the Twin Cities Book Festival, the largest one-day book gathering in the region featuring hundreds of exhibitors, dozens of presenting authors from near and far, special children’s and youth programming, and endless curiosities for all ages—all in a massive celebration of our vibrant Minnesota literary culture.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
10 am-5 pm • FREE Admission
Next Flu Shot Clinic 10/31
submitted by detloff@augsburg.edu
Thank you to the 80 faculty, staff and students that got their flu shots this week. The MN Visiting Nurse Association will be back again on Thursday 10/31/19 from 11:00 – 12:30 pm in the Center for Wellness & Counseling office (first floor Anderson Residence Hall). Most insurances are accepted or you can pay $39 cash or check. Any questions please call the CWC office at 612-330-1707.
Event Series for Ongoing Grant Proposal Development: Thursday, Oct. 17 (3:30pm)
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, October 17 (3:30 – 5pm) in Lindell 301. We will start with 45 minutes of discussion about Broader Impacts, which is especially relevant to research funded by the National Science Foundation. Everyone is welcome to attend — the discussion will focus on how to make sure your grant project is accessible to a variety of audiences. Materials from the National Alliance for Broader Impacts will be shared.During the second half of the session, we will have 45 minutes of quiet time to write proposal drafts, think up research questions, look into related projects and funders, or consult with peers.
October 17 (Thurs., 3:30 – 5pm, Lindell 301): Broader Impacts + National Science Foundation (NSF)
* updated date * December 12 (Thurs., 3:30 – 5pm, Lindell 301): Preparing and Managing your Grant Budget
Everyone is welcome to attend! Please RSVP to causey@augsburg.edu. Contact Lauren Causey with questions.
Central Services Info/Training Session Oct 15
submitted by suter@augsburg.edu
Have you ever wondered what does Central Services do or what they can do for you?
On Tuesday Oct 15th at 10:30 am in Lindell Library Room 301 I will be going through all the various services that the Copy Center, Mailroom, and Shipping/Receiving handles as well as the processes to make your interactions the most efficient for you and for us.
Topics covered will include:
-Copy Job requesting
-Copy center finishing services
-Student and Faculty incoming mail/package handling procedures
-Outgoing mail/packages
-Third Party ordering (Business Cards, Letterhead, Envelopes, Posters)
-Any other pertinent information
Please RVSP so I can get a rough guesstimate of how many will be attending. If you would like to attend something similar but can’t make this date please fill out the RSVP form and select the appropriate option.
Campus Clean-Up (Dinner Provided)
submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu
Student Ministries and Environmental Action Committee hope you can join us on October 23rd to clean-up Augsburg’s campus and to enjoy some free food after our hard work!
The clean-up itself will be from 5-6pm. Following the event, there will be dinner from 6-7pm for our amazing volunteers.
In addition, Wednesday night’s worship starts at 8pm, right after our dinner. It will feature a speaker from Young Adults in Global Mission. Anyone is welcome to come to the speaker event, regardless of if they participated in the clean-up or not.
Please feel free to contact Student Ministries (kadelbak@augsburg.edu) or Environmental Action Committee (quezada2@augsburg.edu) with any questions regarding the event.
TODAY Faith & Science: Bridging the Divide (food included)
submitted by villagra@augsburg.edu
Come join the Augsburg Interfaith Scholars on October 10th at 6:30pm, as we host an event titled, “Faith & Science: Bridging the Divide” at Cedar Commons on Riverside Ave. 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 science and faith, while enjoying a FREE DINNER with Augsburg student, faculty, and community members. Speakers for the evening include Augsburg religion prof. Russel Kleckley; Professor from the University of Minnesota, astrophysicist Lawrence Rudnick; and Baird Linke, Augsburg Riverside Innovation Hub Alum.
Hope to see you there!
Free Registration: Human Rights Forum, October 28 and 29
submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu
276 of your fellow Auggies have already signed up!
…..and the good news is that here is still time to secure your FREE registration to the The Human Rights Forum.
Yes, attendance is free for Augsburg students, faculty and staff (via your @augsburg.edu account), but registration is required. Follow the link below to register.
Joining us on campus are 20-25 impressive young and diverse human rights activists—international guests as well as national and local leaders—who will share their stories and activism, and guide us as we explore ways to take action in our ongoing promotion of human rights globally and domestically.
Plenaries, lectures, panels and workshops as well as networking opportunities will be included during the event days (October 28 and 29, 2019).
For more details, please visit our websites: https://www.augsburg.edu/humanrightsforum/
Contact us (extension 1378) for questions, ideas and comments. We look forward to hearing from you.
“Lost Augsburg” Sesquicentennial Brown Bag on Wednesday, October 16
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Did you realize that the Marshall Room was named for Augsburg’s first home in Wisconsin? Join me for the second Sesquicentennial Brown Bag, at noon on Wednesday, October 16, in the aforementioned Marshall Room. We will look at the historic spaces of Augsburg, going back to our 1869 campus in Marshall. Get a look at the twenty or so buildings that were part of the “lost” campuses of Augsburg over the past 150 years.
Mark your calendar for the third Sesquicentennial Brown Bag, on Wednesday, November 13, when Gracia Grindal ’65 will present “A Glimpse at the Unrecognized Women Who Saved Augsburg.” Gracia’s talk begins at noon in the Marshall Room.