Category: Teaching and Learning

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

The Christensen Scholars Program is a small group of ten academically accomplished students who share an interest in the theological and practical exploration of Christian community and vocation. The experience promises to be intellectual, communal, theological, dialogical, challenging, and practical.
Benefits
– Develop a deeper understanding of your own vocation in a caring community.
– Create a deeper sense of belonging among your peers.
– Learn new ways to live out your faith on a daily basis within the community.
– All-expenses-paid pilgrimage to Holden Village Retreat Center in the Cascade mountains.
– 4 upper division Religion credits (can be used toward your major or minor)

The application is due April 4.

If you have any questions about this program, contact Pastor John in the campus ministry office: schwehn@augsburg.edu

2025-26 Christensen Scholars Application form

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by freiheit@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

The Christensen Scholars Program is a small group of ten academically accomplished students who share an interest in the theological and practical exploration of Christian community and vocation. The experience promises to be intellectual, communal, theological, dialogical, challenging, and practical.
Benefits
– Develop a deeper understanding of your own vocation in a caring community.
– Create a deeper sense of belonging among your peers.
– Learn new ways to live out your faith on a daily basis within the community.
– All-expenses-paid pilgrimage to Holden Village Retreat Center in the Cascade mountains.
– 4 upper division Religion credits (can be used toward your major or minor)

The application is due April 4.

If you have any questions about this program, contact Pastor John in the campus ministry office: schwehn@augsburg.edu

Christensen Scholars Application

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

Date: April 7, 2025, 3:40 to 4:40 pm
Location: Oren Gateway Center Room 100

Please join CTL for Fostering Belonging: How Faculty Can Support Immigrant Students, a workshop led by our immigrant students. They will share their experiences of inclusion on campus, discuss what changes could make a difference, and introduce their perspectives on classroom empowerment. The session will include a short introduction, small group engagement, and a deeper discussion, allowing attendees to ask questions and gain a fuller understanding of how to create a more supportive learning environment.

Workshop Registration

Navigating Belonging in Higher Ed Amid Challenging Contexts Webinar, April 2, 1 pm Webinar

Presenters:
Dr. Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
Dr. Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity, San Diego State University
Daarel Burnette II, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Description: As we move further into 2025, the landscape of our work continues to evolve. In this 2nd webinar, we will explore how higher ed institutions are adapting to emerging challenges while staying committed to fostering belonging. Through insights from leaders and colleagues across various organizations, we will discuss lessons learned from the first few months of the year, hear about new approaches being taken, and identify strategies for shaping the future of our work.

Learning Objectives

Hear how current political events are impacting higher education

Learn key adaptations institutions have made in response to evolving challenges

Identify ways that each of us can continue to help students feel like they belong regardless of the national political climate

Registration Link

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Third Way Civics (3WC) Faculty Development Workshop Application

This workshop features an active, high impact pedagogy for all fields, focused on the close reading of texts and data, reasoning to sound arguments, and student perspective taking. The workshop is open and appropriate for faculty from all disciplines, and does not require adding any new content to a course. It is an active pedagogical approach to teaching the content of any course. The 3CW pedagogy has been featured at conferences around the world, and is currently being used by both large and small universities across the United States.

All workshop participants will receive a $1,000 stipend for completing the workshop, and become eligible for additional $1,000 stipends if they implement the 3WC pedagogy in a future courses.

Workshop Dates: May 27 & 28, 2025, one and half day schedule. Schedule details to be communicated later.

Location: Augsburg University Campus. Specific location communicated later.

Space Limited to 24 faculty. Applications due April 30.

Grant funded by Teagle Foundation through the Minnesota Humanities Center.

3WC Application due April 30

submitted by freiheit@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu

Some of Norway Hub’s external partners are looking for student interns in the following roles:

1. Marketing and Communication Manager Intern for MNIHAS
2. Events Manager Intern for MNIHAS
3. Media and Programming Publicity Intern for Norway House

(MNIHAS = Minnesota Institute of Horn of Africa Studies)

Please follow the link below to see if one of them is a good fit for you.

These internships will take place at Norway House which is located just west on Franklin Avenue, close to Augsburg’s campus.

Internship Descriptions

submitted by dames@augsburg.edu

The Christensen Scholars Program is a small group of ten academically accomplished students who share an interest in the theological and practical exploration of Christian community and vocation. The experience promises to be intellectual, communal, theological, dialogical, challenging, and practical.
Benefits
– Develop a deeper understanding of your own vocation in a caring community.
– Create a deeper sense of belonging among your peers.
– Learn new ways to live out your faith on a daily basis within the community.
– All-expenses-paid pilgrimage to Holden Village Retreat Center in the Cascade mountains.
– 4 upper division Religion credits (can be used toward your major or minor)

The application is due April 4.

If you have any questions about this program, contact Pastor John in the campus ministry office: schwehn@augsburg.edu

2025 Christensen Scholar Application Form

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications for the 2025-26 student cohort has been extended.
Applications are now due on Friday, March 28.

To Learn More or Apply

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

Navigating Belonging in Higher Ed Amid Challenging Contexts Webinar, April 2, 1 pm Webinar

Presenters:
Dr. Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
Dr. Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity, San Diego State University
Daarel Burnette II, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Description: As we move further into 2025, the landscape of our work continues to evolve. In this 2nd webinar, we will explore how higher ed institutions are adapting to emerging challenges while staying committed to fostering belonging. Through insights from leaders and colleagues across various organizations, we will discuss lessons learned from the first few months of the year, hear about new approaches being taken, and identify strategies for shaping the future of our work.

Learning Objectives

Hear how current political events are impacting higher education

Learn key adaptations institutions have made in response to evolving challenges

Identify ways that each of us can continue to help students feel like they belong regardless of the national political climate

Registration Link

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Third Way Civics (3WC) Faculty Development Workshop Application

This workshop features an active, high impact pedagogy for all fields, focused on the close reading of texts and data, reasoning to sound arguments, and student perspective taking. The workshop is open and appropriate for faculty from all disciplines, and does not require adding any new content to a course. It is an active pedagogical approach to teaching the content of any course. The 3CW pedagogy has been featured at conferences around the world, and is currently being used by both large and small universities across the United States.

All workshop participants will receive a $1,000 stipend for completing the workshop, and become eligible for additional $1,000 stipends if they implement the 3WC pedagogy in a future courses.

Workshop Dates: May 27 & 28, 2025, one and half day schedule. Schedule details to be communicated later.

Location: Augsburg University Campus. Specific location communicated later.

Space Limited to 24 faculty. Applications due April 30.

Grant funded by Teagle Foundation through the Minnesota Humanities Center.

3WC Application due April 30

Date: April 7, 2025, 3:40 to 4:40 pm
Location: Oren Gateway Center Room 100

Please join CTL for Fostering Belonging: How Faculty Can Support Immigrant Students, a workshop led by our immigrant students. They will share their experiences of inclusion on campus, discuss what changes could make a difference, and introduce their perspectives on classroom empowerment. The session will include a short introduction, small group engagement, and a deeper discussion, allowing attendees to ask questions and gain a fuller understanding of how to create a more supportive learning environment.

Workshop Registration

Date: April 7, 2025, 3:40 to 4:40 pm
Location: Oren Gateway Center Room 100

Please join CTL for Fostering Belonging: How Faculty Can Support Immigrant Students, a workshop led by our immigrant students. They will share their experiences of inclusion on campus, discuss what changes could make a difference, and introduce their perspectives on classroom empowerment. The session will include a short introduction, small group engagement, and a deeper discussion, allowing attendees to ask questions and gain a fuller understanding of how to create a more supportive learning environment.

Workshop Registration

Navigating Belonging in Higher Ed Amid Challenging Contexts Webinar

Presenters:
Dr. Kristina Ruiz-Mesa, Professor, Department of Communication Studies, California State University, Los Angeles
Dr. Jennifer Imazeki, Associate Vice President for Faculty and Staff Diversity, San Diego State University
Daarel Burnette II, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Description: As we move further into 2025, the landscape of our work continues to evolve. In this 2nd webinar, we will explore how higher ed institutions are adapting to emerging challenges while staying committed to fostering belonging. Through insights from leaders and colleagues across various organizations, we will discuss lessons learned from the first few months of the year, hear about new approaches being taken, and identify strategies for shaping the future of our work.

Learning Objectives

Hear how current political events are impacting higher education

Learn key adaptations institutions have made in response to evolving challenges

Identify ways that each of us can continue to help students feel like they belong regardless of the national political climate

Registration Link

submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu

Some of Norway Hub’s external partners are looking for student interns in the following roles:

1. Marketing and Communication Manager Intern for MNIHAS
2. Events Manager Intern for MNIHAS
3. Media and Programming Publicity Intern for Norway House

(MNIHAS = Minnesota Institute of Horn of Africa Studies)

Please follow the link below to see if one of them is a good fit for you.

These internships will take place at Norway House which is located just west on Franklin Avenue, close to Augsburg’s campus.

MNIHAS = Minnesota Institute of Horn of Africa Studies

Internships Descriptions

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Third Way Civics (3WC) Faculty Development Workshop Application

This workshop features an active, high impact pedagogy for all fields, focused on the close reading of texts and data, reasoning to sound arguments, and student perspective taking. The workshop is open and appropriate for faculty from all disciplines, and does not require adding any new content to a course. It is an active pedagogical approach to teaching the content of any course. The 3CW pedagogy has been featured at conferences around the world, and is currently being used by both large and small universities across the United States.

All workshop participants will receive a $1,000 stipend for completing the workshop, and become eligible for additional $1,000 stipends if they implement the 3WC pedagogy in a future courses.

Workshop Dates: May 27 & 28, 2025, one and half day schedule. Schedule details to be communicated later.

Location: Augsburg University Campus. Specific location communicated later.

Space Limited to 24 faculty. Applications due April 30.

Grant funded by Teagle Foundation through the Minnesota Humanities Center.

3WC Application due April 30

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Third Way Civics (3WC) Faculty Development Workshop Application

This workshop features an active, high impact pedagogy for all fields, focused on the close reading of texts and data, reasoning to sound arguments, and student perspective taking. The workshop is open and appropriate for faculty from all disciplines, and does not require adding any new content to a course. It is an active pedagogical approach to teaching the content of any course. The 3CW pedagogy has been featured at conferences around the world, and is currently being used by both large and small universities across the United States.

All workshop participants will receive a $1,000 stipend for completing the workshop, and become eligible for additional $1,000 stipends if they implement the 3WC pedagogy in a future courses.

Workshop Dates: May 27 & 28, 2025, one and half day schedule. Schedule details to be communicated later.

Location: Augsburg University Campus. Specific location communicated later.

Space Limited to 24 faculty. Applications due April 30.

Grant funded by Teagle Foundation through the Minnesota Humanities Center.

3WC Application due April 30

Please join CTL for Fostering Belonging: How Faculty Can Support Immigrant Students, a workshop led by our immigrant students. They will share their experiences of inclusion on campus, discuss what changes could make a difference, and introduce their perspectives on classroom empowerment. The session will include a short introduction, small group engagement, and a deeper discussion, allowing attendees to ask questions and gain a fuller understanding of how to create a more supportive learning environment.
Date: April 7, 2025, 3:40 to 4:40 pm
Location: Oren Gateway Center Room 100

Workshop Registration

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by greenfie@augsburg.edu

The Writing Center will be closed for Spring Break, but will open again on Monday, March 24.

The Augsburg Writing Center offers free writing support, both online and in-person. Skilled Augsburg students will work with you one-on-one at whatever stage of writing you are in – the idea-development stage, the drafting stage, and the revision stage – and can show you how to choose an appropriate essay topic, how to develop a thesis statement and paragraphs, how to revise your essay, or assist with any other writing needs you may have. Tutors will be alert listeners and ask questions, and will not judge or evaluate the work in progress. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to seeing you!

Located on the second floor (across from Advising) of the Lindell Library

In-Person Hours (stop by anytime, no appointment needed):

Monday: 2:00-8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 2:00-8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Online (appointment needed): Sunday-Thursday 6-8 p.m.

https://sites.augsburg.edu/writingcenter/

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14 (End of Today!)

Learn More or Apply

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators. Self-nominations are also welcome.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14 (TOMORROW!)

Learn More or Apply

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14.

Learn More or Apply

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

We’ve extended the deadline for 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Award nominations. The nomination forms will remain open until 11:59 pm March 25.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14.

Learn More or Apply

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

A new general education curriculum will be offered starting in fall 2025. The resources below are designed to help current undergraduate students consider whether switching their catalog year to the new degree requirements is a good option for them. Switching to the new degree requirements is optional.

Please contact Stacy Freiheit, General Education Director, with questions at freiheit@augsburg.edu.

Should You Switch GenEd Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rYhdA1AAmnWrPtABZpLt0yu2lmdjcZOnimOWbPqVnm0/edit?usp=sharing

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14.

Learn More or Apply

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Once last chance to celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open until 11:59 pm today March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu

Please join us from 10:30-11:30 in HC-263 to learn from an expert in the field on using EEG-related measures to uncover stable and predictive biomarkers of substance abuse risk.
Refreshments will be served in the adjoining room (HC-262).
Space may be limited so please arrive early.
You can find more information here: https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu

Space is limited so please RSVP soon (https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk) to join the Psychology Department on Monday, 3/10 (10:30-11:30) for a talk by University of Minnesota Research Professor, Dr. Stephen Malone.

Over the course of 25 years, Dr. Malone has been an integral part of a unique program of research at the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research aimed at better understanding substance use and abuse, its correlates, causes and consequences.

Dr. Malone, working with colleagues and students, has used EEG-related measures to uncover stable and predictive biomarkers of risk. In this talk, he will share some insights and discoveries from this work, offering a view of how brain activity can help us understand and predict substance use behaviors and substance-related problems. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field!

https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu

We are excited to introduce the selected Smaby Peace Scholars for the 2025-2026 academic school year. Through a vigorous application and interview process, Bella Wizik and Ruben Rodriguez-Basilio have shown that they are the strongest candidates to this program, and we are proud to know they will be representing Augsburg University while in Norway.

Alongside other Peace Scholars from our Lutheran sister sites (Concordia College, Luther College, Pacific Lutheran College and St. Olaf College), these two students will participate in the annual summer Peace Scholars program in Norway, designed to deepen students’ understanding of the central issues and theories regarding conflict, war and peace.

We want to thank Gary Smaby (The Smaby Family Foundation) for his generous financial support.

For more information about Bella and Ruben, please visit the link below.

Smaby Peace Scholars Announcement 2025-2026

submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu

Space is limited so please RSVP soon (https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk) to join the Psychology Department on Monday, 3/10 (10:30-11:30) for a talk by University of Minnesota Research Professor, Dr. Stephen Malone.

Over the course of 25 years, Dr. Malone has been an integral part of a unique program of research at the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research aimed at better understanding substance use and abuse, its correlates, causes and consequences.

Dr. Malone, working with colleagues and students, has used EEG-related measures to uncover stable and predictive biomarkers of risk. In this talk, he will share some insights and discoveries from this work, offering a view of how brain activity can help us understand and predict substance use behaviors and substance-related problems. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field!

https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu

Space is limited so please RSVP soon (https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk) to join the Psychology Department on Monday, 3/10 (10:30-11:30) for a talk by University of Minnesota Research Professor, Dr. Stephen Malone.

Over the course of 25 years, Dr. Malone has been an integral part of a unique program of research at the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research aimed at better understanding substance use and abuse, its correlates, causes and consequences.

Dr. Malone, working with colleagues and students, has used EEG-related measures to uncover stable and predictive biomarkers of risk. In this talk, he will share some insights and discoveries from this work, offering a view of how brain activity can help us understand and predict substance use behaviors and substance-related problems. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field!

https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu

Space is limited so please RSVP soon (https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk) to join the Psychology Department on Monday, 3/10 (10:30-11:30) for a talk by University of Minnesota Research Professor, Dr. Stephen Malone.

Over the course of 25 years, Dr. Malone has been an integral part of a unique program of research at the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research aimed at better understanding substance use and abuse, its correlates, causes and consequences.

Dr. Malone, working with colleagues and students, has used EEG-related measures to uncover stable and predictive biomarkers of risk. In this talk, he will share some insights and discoveries from this work, offering a view of how brain activity can help us understand and predict substance use behaviors and substance-related problems. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field!

https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings.

All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by greenfie@augsburg.edu

The Writing Center is slightly adjusting our hours! We will now be open from 4-8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Our hours on all other days remain the same.

The Augsburg Writing Center offers free writing support, both online and in-person. Skilled Augsburg students will work with you one-on-one at whatever stage of writing you are in – the idea-development stage, the drafting stage, and the revision stage – and can show you how to choose an appropriate essay topic, how to develop a thesis statement and paragraphs, how to revise your essay, or assist with any other writing needs you may have. Tutors will be alert listeners and ask questions, and will not judge or evaluate the work in progress. For more information, please visit our website. We look forward to seeing you!

Located on the second floor (across from Advising) of the Lindell Library

In-Person Hours (stop by anytime, no appointment needed):

Monday: 2:00-8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 2:00-8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 4:00-8:00 p.m.
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Online (appointment needed): Sunday-Thursday 6-8 p.m.

https://sites.augsburg.edu/writingcenter/

submitted by yoon@augsburg.edu

Space is limited so please RSVP soon (https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk) to join the Psychology Department on Monday, 3/10 (10:30-11:30) for a talk by University of Minnesota Research Professor, Dr. Stephen Malone.

Over the course of 25 years, Dr. Malone has been an integral part of a unique program of research at the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research aimed at better understanding substance use and abuse, its correlates, causes and consequences.

Dr. Malone, working with colleagues and students, has used EEG-related measures to uncover stable and predictive biomarkers of risk. In this talk, he will share some insights and discoveries from this work, offering a view of how brain activity can help us understand and predict substance use behaviors and substance-related problems. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field!

https://tinyurl.com/EEG-Talk

submitted by hermansb@augsburg.edu

NORAM is now accepting scholarship applications for American citizens planning to pursue a master’s or PhD in Norway next year (2025-26).

The application deadline is APRIL 1, 2025.

If you are interested in pursuing such an opportunity, please see the details and instructions listed on NORAM’s website.

Go to NORAM’s Scholarship Application

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP for Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Scholars program is a yearlong course and service learning opportunity taught by the Interfaith Institute’s Executive Director and Professor of Religion, Najeeba Syeed.

Interfaith Scholars will explore the religious diversity of the Augsburg student body, the wider Twin Cities community, and the United States by learning from guest speakers from religious communities, business professionals, and other leaders across various sectors. Students may also be engaged in community service learning, and participating in and attending events on behalf of the program. Participants will gain leadership skills by learning and practicing how to converse respectfully with others about what they believe, why it matters, and how it propels us to service in the world.

Students with any religious or spiritual worldview as well as students without a connection to a religious tradition are encouraged to apply.

Applications for the 2025-26 student cohort are now open.
Applications are due on Friday, March 14.

To Learn More or Apply

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP to Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Do you find yourself drawn to community-engaged work and a career in public service? Have a strong academic record? Just want to know more about options for your future?

Consider applying for a scholarship through the Obama Foundation.

The Obama Voyager Scholarship Program is a two-year leadership development and scholarship program that offers substantial financial aid, an immersive work-travel experience, and a robust network of leaders and mentors.

To apply, you should be in your second year of undergraduate studies (in terms of timing, not credits.) Deadline: April 1, 2025. (The application is substantial, so you want to start now.)

If you want to know more, consult the website: https://www.obama.org/programs/
And get in touch with Prof. Jacqueline deVries, Director of Undergraduate Fellowships <devries@augsburg.edu>

https://www.obama.org/press-releases/obama-foundation-opens-applications-for-the-2025-2027-voyager-scholarship/

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please save the dates of May 14 & 15 for Augsburg’s Days in May professional development conference. This year’s program will begin with the Dr. Jennie Diaz Memorial Lecture, featuring renowned Education scholar and theorist, Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings. All faculty and staff are invited to share your expertise with our community by proposing a workshop session by April 11.

Call for session proposals

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP for Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Do you find yourself drawn to community-engaged work and a career in public service? Have a strong academic record? Just want to know more about options for your future?

Consider applying for a scholarship through the Obama Foundation.

The Obama Voyager Scholarship Program is a two-year leadership development and scholarship program that offers substantial financial aid, an immersive work-travel experience, and a robust network of leaders and mentors.

To apply, you should be in your second year of undergraduate studies (in terms of timing, not credits.) Deadline: April 1, 2025. (The application is substantial, so you want to start now.)

If you want to know more, consult the website: https://www.obama.org/programs/
And get in touch with Prof. Jacqueline deVries, Director of Undergraduate Fellowships

https://www.obama.org/press-releases/obama-foundation-opens-applications-for-the-2025-2027-voyager-scholarship/

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP for Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Navigate for Student Success Workshop will be Feb 26, 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Zoom. Join Kelsey Richardson Blackwell for an overview of the ways that Navigate can help support student success.

And don’t forget the Navigate-ness Greatness Prize!
All faculty who completes their midterm progress reports Spring 2025
will be entered in drawing for $50 Visa Gift Card.

Navigate Workshop Zoom link

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.

Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP for Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Do you find yourself drawn to community-engaged work and a career in public service? Have a strong academic record? Just want to know more about options for your future?

Consider applying for a scholarship through the Obama Foundation.

The Obama Voyager Scholarship Program is a two-year leadership development and scholarship program that offers substantial financial aid, an immersive work-travel experience, and a robust network of leaders and mentors.

To apply, you should be in your second year of undergraduate studies (in terms of timing, not credits.) Deadline: April 1, 2025. (The application is substantial, so you want to start now.)

If you want to know more, consult the website: https://www.obama.org/programs/
And get in touch with Prof. Jacqueline deVries, Director of Undergraduate Fellowships <devries@augsburg.edu>

https://www.obama.org/press-releases/obama-foundation-opens-applications-for-the-2025-2027-voyager-scholarship/

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Navigate for Student Success Workshop will be Feb 26, 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Zoom. Join Kelsey Richardson Blackwell for an overview of the ways that Navigate can help support student success.

And don’t forget the Navigate-ness Greatness Prize!
All faculty who completes their midterm progress reports Spring 2025
will be entered in drawing for $50 Visa Gift Card.

Navigate Workshop Zoom link

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 7 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Innovations in Teaching, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.
Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP for Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by habib@augsburg.edu

In this eLearning update, we are highlighting advanced grading in Moodle activities, primarily focusing on assignments.

Moodle 4.4 offers advanced grading settings that allow teachers to use various assessment forms for calculating and communicating grades and feedback. Here are some key features:

1. Advanced Grading Methods: These include rubrics, grading guides, which allow more detailed feedback. Teachers can choose the grading method in the activity settings form.
2. Rubrics and Grading Guides: Teachers can define criteria and levels for grading. For example, a rubric might have criteria like “Content” “Organization” and “Grammar”.
3. Reusing Assessment Forms: Teachers can duplicate an activity that has been set up with advanced settings to save time for a future activity.
4. Student View: Students can see feedback based on the rubric or grading guide.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to configuring advanced grading settings in Moodle 4.4:
1. Open the Activity:
o Go to the course page and select the activity (e.g., Assignment, Forum) where you want to use advanced grading.
o Click on “Advanced Grading” in the gray bar.

2. Choose the Grading Method:
o In the dropdown menu, choose Rubric or Grading Guide.
o Click “Define new grading form from scratch”.

3. Define the Grading Criteria:
o Name the rubric/grading guide (e.g. “Midterm Paper Grading Guide”).
o For Rubrics: Define the criteria (e.g., Content, Organization) and levels (e.g., 0-3).
o For Grading Guides: Define the criteria and provide descriptions for each level.
o Click “Save grading guide/rubric and make ready”.

As always, if you need any technology-related support, feel free to reach out to us at any time. We’re here to help!

Your eLearning team,

Susan, Jad, Shane, Nathan

source

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

RSVP for Assessment Day Sessions

submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

Support democracy in the higher ed classroom by creating open education materials! The Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholars Program – housed in the Clemson University Humanities Hub and sponsored by a grant from The Mellon Foundation – provides a compensated, cohort-based opportunity (May 2025-May 2026) for faculty to create educational materials to infuse civic and voter education into humanities or humanities-allied courses. Applications requested no later than February 21, 2025. For more information and the application: https://www.clemson.edu/cah/sites/civic-education

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Award season has started! Celebrate the achievements and contributions of your colleagues and professors. Nominations for the 2025 Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards are open now through March 10.

There are 6 award categories: Scholarship, Service to the University, Service to the Community, Teaching: Adjunct or Part-time, Teaching: Full-time 5+ years, and Teaching: Full-time 5 years or less. Any members of the Augsburg community can serve as nominators.
Please find full descriptions and nomination forms linked below. Honor a faculty member with your nomination!

Faculty Distinguished Contribution Awards

submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

Support democracy in the higher ed classroom by creating open education materials! The Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholars Program – housed in the Clemson University Humanities Hub and sponsored by a grant from The Mellon Foundation – provides a compensated, cohort-based opportunity (May 2025-May 2026) for faculty to create educational materials to infuse civic and voter education into humanities or humanities-allied courses. Applications requested no later than February 21, 2025. For more information and the application: https://www.clemson.edu/cah/sites/civic-education

submitted by lowe@augsburg.edu

Batalden Book Group for AU Staff & Faculty: We will read What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey. The group discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 25th from 3:30 – 5:00 (snacks provided). The discussion will be guided by Prof. Mary Lowe (Batalden scholar) and Ellie Olson Director of AU’s CWC. To participate, email Mary Lowe (lowe@augsburg.edu) by February 21st to get your (free) copy of the book.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Navigate for Student Success Workshop will be Feb 26, 12:30 to 1:30 pm on Zoom. Join Kelsey Richardson Blackwell for an overview of the ways that Navigate can help support student success.

And don’t forget the Navigate-ness Greatness Prize!
All faculty who completes their midterm progress reports Spring 2025
will be entered in drawing for $50 Visa Gift Card.

Navigate Workshop Zoom link

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities (night classes are held as scheduled).

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

Assessment Day RSVP Form

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities.

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

Assessment Day RSVP Form

submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

Support democracy in the higher ed classroom by creating open education materials! The Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholars Program – housed in the Clemson University Humanities Hub and sponsored by a grant from The Mellon Foundation – provides a compensated, cohort-based opportunity (May 2025-May 2026) for faculty to create educational materials to infuse civic and voter education into humanities or humanities-allied courses. Applications requested no later than February 21, 2025. For more information and the application: https://www.clemson.edu/cah/sites/civic-education

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Please join us for a student-led Ramadan panel. Panelists will talk about the significance of Ramadan and how faculty, staff, and other students can best support them during this holy month.

Date: Wednesday, February 19
Time: Noon – 1 pm
Place: Zoom

The session will be recorded, please reach out to interfaith@augsburg.edu if you would like a copy of the recording.

Register for the zoom session here:
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You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: Feb 19, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Ramadan Panel

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://augsburg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NicNY-6qReSa765rcgCN7A

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

Support democracy in the higher ed classroom by creating open education materials! The Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholars Program – housed in the Clemson University Humanities Hub and sponsored by a grant from The Mellon Foundation – provides a compensated, cohort-based opportunity (May 2025-May 2026) for faculty to create educational materials to infuse civic and voter education into humanities or humanities-allied courses. Applications requested no later than February 21, 2025.

For more information and the application: https://www.clemson.edu/cah/sites/civic-education

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Oren 114. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities.

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

Assessment Day RSVP Form

submitted by lowe@augsburg.edu

Batalden Book Group for AU Staff & Faculty: We will read What Happened to You: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce Perry and Oprah Winfrey. The group discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 25th from 3:30 – 5:00 (snacks provided). The discussion will be guided by Prof. Mary Lowe (Batalden scholar) and Ellie Olson Director of AU’s CWC. To participate, email Mary Lowe (lowe@augsburg.edu) by February 21st to get your (free) copy of the book.

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Please join us for a student-led Ramadan panel. Panelists will talk about the significance of Ramadan and how faculty, staff, and other students can best support them during this holy month.

Date: Wednesday, February 19
Time: Noon – 1 pm
Place: Zoom

The session will be recorded, please reach out to interfaith@augsburg.edu if you would like a copy of the recording.

Register for the zoom session here:
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You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: Feb 19, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Ramadan Panel

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://augsburg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NicNY-6qReSa765rcgCN7A

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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submitted by finka2@augsburg.edu

Support democracy in the higher ed classroom by creating open education materials! The Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholars Program – housed in the Clemson University Humanities Hub and sponsored by a grant from The Mellon Foundation – provides a compensated, cohort-based opportunity (May 2025-May 2026) for faculty to create educational materials to infuse civic and voter education into humanities or humanities-allied courses.

Applications requested no later than February 21, 2025. For more information and the application: https://www.clemson.edu/cah/sites/civic-education

submitted by philldal@augsburg.edu

URGO SUMMER RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROGRAM: All disciplines welcome!
Phase 1 of the applications are due February 17th at 11:59 PM, so start talking with your faculty members to learn about what research or creative activity is going on in your department!

The URGO Summer Research/Creative Activity Program is an 11-week, on-campus program (May 19th – August 1st) where students are funded to conduct research with a faculty mentor. URGO provides full-time summer researchers (400 hours) with a $6,000 stipend and housing discount while half-time researchers (200 hours) receive a $3,000 stipend and a housing discount.

URGO SUMMER RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITY ASSISTANTSHIPS
URGO also provides funding for students to work for a professor as a research assistant on an ongoing research project. This is a 100-hour commitment over the course of the summer and comes with a $1,500 stipend. This is an excellent opportunity to try out research for the first time or focus on a specific aspect of a research project.

If you have questions, email urgo@augsburg.edu or visit the link below.

URGO Summer Research Info and Application

submitted by crombie@augsburg.edu

Augsburg’s annual Zyzzogeton Student Research Symposium showcases the work of over 50 undergraduate researchers in all academic disciplines and will take place on Tuesday, April 15, 3:00-4:30 PM in Hagfors Center. Students who have conducted research over the course of the last year and would like to present a poster should register using the link below by February 18.

You must have approval from your faculty mentor before registering for Zyzzogeton. If you do not have a formal abstract at this point, please provide a brief description of your research instead. You will have the opportunity to submit a final abstract/make final edits prior to the event. Abstracts will be published on the URGO website.

NOTE: If you’re planning to co-present with another student(s), only one of you needs to register. Be sure to list their names and emails and indicate that they will be co-presenters where specified on the form. All presenters will be included in event correspondence.

Important Dates:
Registration opens – February 4
Registration closes – February 18
Poster making workshop – February 27
Deadline to submit final poster – March 28
Deadline to submit final abstract edits – April 4

If you have any questions, please contact Lara Crombie (crombie@augsburg.edu) or urgo@augsburg.edu.

Register for Zyzzogeton

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Please join us for a student-led Ramadan panel. Panelists will talk about the significance of Ramadan and how faculty, staff, and other students can best support them during this holy month.

Date: Wednesday, February 19
Time: Noon – 1 pm
Place: Zoom

The session will be recorded, please reach out to interfaith@augsburg.edu if you would like a copy of the recording.

Register for the zoom session here:
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You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: Feb 19, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Ramadan Panel

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://augsburg.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NicNY-6qReSa765rcgCN7A

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
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submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

Please join the directors of Faculty Development, Persistence & Graduation, and Assessment for discussions on Tuesday, March 4th from 11am – 1pm in Science 123. No classes are held on this day to allow first- and second-year students to participate in Career Exploration day activities.

At 11am, we’ll discuss a comprehensive analysis of predictors of student success and persistence. This year the Office of Planning and Effectiveness gathered data from across campus on how academic engagement, social belonging, financial needs, and a host of other factors predict student success measures such as course completion, year-to-year retention, and on-track graduation status. These results offer new clarity around our student population, and during this session we will discuss how these findings can be used to guide data-driven solutions to increase student success.

After lunch, the Director of Assessment will lead an open forum on a new, Moodle-based assessment process of General Education Learning Outcomes, set to begin in the fall of 2025. All faculty who regularly teach in the General Education curriculum are encouraged to attend to learn more about the process, provide feedback, and ask questions as we develop this new streamlined approach to measuring student achievement in our core curriculum.

Assessment Day RSVP Form

submitted by beckmanm@augsburg.edu

You are invited to attend a teaching talk by Dr. Katie Becklin, tenure-track faculty candidate in the Biology Department. The talk is on Friday, February 14th, 3-3:30PM in Hagfors 106.