Supporting Our Incoming Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The workshop will focus on best practices for supporting first-year students who are transitioning to college as well as talk through campus resources for faculty and students. Facilitated by Katie Bishop and Kelsey Richardson Blackwell.

Wednesday, August 28 | Supporting Our Incoming Students |
1 pm – 2:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Supporting Our Incoming Students”

Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Faculty, it can be quite time-consuming to develop effective active learning activities for your classroom, especially if you are teaching a course for the first time. The goal of this session is to provide you with two or three concrete examples of effective active learning templates that can be quickly adapted to your course. By starting with just one type of active learning strategy that works best for your learning objectives, you can quickly develop variants that can be used in virtually every class period to engage your students and make teaching more fun! Facilitated by Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright.

Wednesday, August 28 | Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Introduction to Active Learning”

Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.

We will cover:

*time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a course
*how to leverage auto-linking to streamline course navigation
*managing revision writing using the new integrated Google Course Kit
*ways to track student engagement
*Name Coach–a new tool to help you learn your students’ names
*various ways to enhance the appearance of your course

Bring your laptop and try some of these things out while the E-Learning team is there to assist.

Thursday, August 29 | Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips) |
9:30 am – 10:45 am, HC 250

RSVP for “Up Your Game with Moodle”

Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook |
11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”

Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.

We will cover:
*time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a course
*how to leverage auto-linking to streamline course navigation
*managing revision writing using the new integrated Google Course Kit
*ways to track student engagement
*Name Coach–a new tool to help you learn your students’ names
*various ways to enhance the appearance of your course

Bring your laptop and try some of these things out while the E-Learning team is there to assist.

Thursday, August 29 | Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips) | 9:30 am – 10:45 am, HC 250

RSVP for “Up Your Game with Moodle”

Supporting Our Incoming Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The workshop will focus on best practices for supporting first-year students who are transitioning to college as well as talk through campus resources for faculty and students. Facilitated by Katie Bishop and Kelsey Richardson Blackwell.

Wednesday, August 28 | Supporting Our Incoming Students | 1 pm – 2:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Supporting Our Incoming Students”

Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Faculty, it can be quite time-consuming to develop effective active learning activities for your classroom, especially if you are teaching a course for the first time. The goal of this session is to provide you with two or three concrete examples of effective active learning templates that can be quickly adapted to your course. By starting with just one type of active learning strategy that works best for your learning objectives, you can quickly develop variants that can be used in virtually every class period to engage your students and make teaching more fun! Facilitated by Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright.

Wednesday, August 28 | Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Introduction to Active Learning”

High Engagement Pedagogy

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The goal of this session is to offer some teaching strategies and tools that will
*foster student ownership of their own learning;
*facilitate student learning, retention of information, and academic success; and,
*create a culture of engagement and participation in the classroom.

These strategies can be useful in teaching difficult concepts as well as in managing the varied abilities and interest levels that one might encounter in any given section of a course. Some can be incorporated into the syllabus and in long-term planning; some can be adapted and used on the fly and/or to redirect a class session. Facilitated by Lori Brandt Hale.

Wednesday, August 28 | High Engagement Pedagogy | 11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “High Engagement Pedagogy”

Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook | 11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”

New Class: Interested in the environment and food systems?

submitted by keenern@augsburg.edu

A new course has been added for this fall in the Environmental Studies Program and it’s all about food and its impact on the environment!! Register for ENV 100-A (Fall 2019).

The course satisfies the core curriculum requirement of Liberal Arts Foundation: Social & Behavioral Sciences and is 4 credits. We meet Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:40-5:20pm.

General Description: Environmental Connections is an interdisciplinary introduction to current issues regarding the natural environment upon which we all depend, an environment under increasing strain. It also serves as the introductory course for Augsburg’s Environmental Studies Program and as a Social and Behavioral Sciences course in the Liberal Arts Foundation. Throughout the semester we will explore food systems and our collective challenge of balancing a sustainable society with sustainable ecologies. We all need food to survive, but current processes of cultivation, production, distribution, and waste disposal significantly, and detrimentally, impact the natural world. How serious are these challenges? How will we respond? What can be and is being done now to minimize the further damage from these human activities?

Contact Monica McDaniel at mcdaniem@augsburg.edu for more details or with questions.

Providing Wise Feedback to Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

In June, a team from Augsburg attended the Council of Independent Colleges Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute. This session will include a discussion of the insights and lessons gained from participation in the institute as well as specific action steps we can implement across campus. Specifically, participants will learn the importance of providing WISE feedback that articulates high expectations as well as the professor’s belief in the student’s ability to meet the expectations. Facilitated by Joanne Reeck, Joaquin Muñoz, and Tim Pippert.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing WISE Feedback to Students | 2 pm – 4 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing WISE Feedback to Students”

New Drumming Course

submitted by schmalen@augsburg.edu

NEW Augsburg course offering, Fall semester 2019: World Drumming and Culture, a 2-credit course will meet M/W from 9:20-10:30. Engage with performance traditions from various non-Western cultures, particularly those from sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora. Learn through hands-on experience playing drums, bells, and rattles, by singing songs, and through improvisation and listening drills. Study the cultural context associated with each musical style through reading assignments, examination of online videos, and class discussion. Enroll for course 392-B Topics – no prior musical experience necessary.

High Engagement Pedagogy

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The goal of this session is to offer some teaching strategies and tools that will
*foster student ownership of their own learning;
*facilitate student learning, retention of information, and academic success; and,
*create a culture of engagement and participation in the classroom.

These strategies can be useful in teaching difficult concepts as well as in managing the varied abilities and interest levels that one might encounter in any given section of a course. Some can be incorporated into the syllabus and in long-term planning; some can be adapted and used on the fly and/or to redirect a class session. Facilitated by Lori Brandt Hale.

Wednesday, August 28 | High Engagement Pedagogy | 11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “High Engagement Pedagogy”

Supporting Our Incoming Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The workshop will focus on best practices for supporting first-year students who are transitioning to college as well as talk through campus resources for faculty and students. Facilitated by Katie Bishop and Kelsey Richardson Blackwell.

Wednesday, August 28 | Supporting Our Incoming Students | 1 pm – 2:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Supporting Our Incoming Students”

Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Faculty, it can be quite time-consuming to develop effective active learning activities for your classroom, especially if you are teaching a course for the first time. The goal of this session is to provide you with two or three concrete examples of effective active learning templates that can be quickly adapted to your course. By starting with just one type of active learning strategy that works best for your learning objectives, you can quickly develop variants that can be used in virtually every class period to engage your students and make teaching more fun! Facilitated by Jennifer Bankers-Fulbright.

Wednesday, August 28 | Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Introduction to Active Learning”

Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.

We will cover:
*time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a course
*how to leverage auto-linking to streamline course navigation
*managing revision writing using the new integrated Google Course Kit
*ways to track student engagement
*Name Coach–a new tool to help you learn your students’ names
*various ways to enhance the appearance of your course

Bring your laptop and try some of these things out while the E-Learning team is there to assist.

Thursday, August 29 | Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips) | 9:30 am – 10:45 am, HC 250

RSVP for “Up Your Game with Moodle”

Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing WISE Feedback to Students | 2 pm – 4 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”

Sarah Degner Riveros: Language for Life, S2E13 of The Augsburg Podcast

submitted by chambek2@augsburg.edu

Language is so much more than vocabulary and grammar. For Sarah Degner Riveros, Lecturer in Spanish, languages are inseparable from their history, community, and culture. In this discussion, we explore many ways the teaching and learning of Spanish opens doorways to a wider world and into the deeper self.

The Augsburg Podcast features voices of Augsburg University faculty and staff. We hope this is one way you can get to know the people who educate our students to be informed citizens, thoughtful stewards, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders. Subscribe on Itunes.

Listen to Sarah Degner Riveros: Language for Life

“High Engagement Pedagogy” Workshop

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The goal of this session is to offer some teaching strategies and tools that will foster student ownership of their own learning; facilitate student learning, retention of information, and academic success; and create a culture of engagement and participation in the classroom.

These strategies can be useful in teaching difficult concepts as well as in managing the varied abilities and interest levels that one might encounter in any given section of a course. Some can be incorporated into the syllabus and in long-term planning; some can be adapted and used on the fly and/or to redirect a class session.

Wednesday, August 28 | High Engagement Pedagogy |
11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “High Engagement Pedagogy”

Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.

We will cover:
*time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a course
*how to leverage auto-linking to streamline course navigation
*managing revision writing using the new integrated Google Course Kit
*ways to track student engagement
*Name Coach–a new tool to help you learn your students’ names
*various ways to enhance the appearance of your course

Bring your laptop and try some of these things out while the E-Learning team is there to assist.

Thursday, August 29 | Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips) |
9:30 am – 10:45 am, HC 250

RSVP for “Up Your Game with Moodle”

Learn About “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook |
11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”

Providing WISE Feedback to Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

In June, a team from Augsburg attended the Council of Independent Colleges Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute. This session will include a discussion of the insights and lessons gained from participation in the institute as well as specific action steps we can implement across campus. Specifically, participants will learn the importance of providing WISE feedback that articulates high expectations as well as the professor’s belief in the student’s ability to meet the expectations.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing WISE Feedback to Students |
2 pm – 4 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing WISE Feedback to Students”

World Drumming and Culture

submitted by schmalen@augsburg.edu

NEW Augsburg course offering, Fall semester 2019: World Drumming and Culture, a 2-credit course will meet M/W from 9:20-10:30. Engage with performance traditions from various non-Western cultures, particularly those from sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora. Learn through hands-on experience playing drums, bells, and rattles, by singing songs, and through improvisation and listening drills. Study the cultural context associated with each musical style through reading assignments, examination of online videos, and class discussion. Enroll for course 392-B Topics – no prior musical experience necessary.

New Drumming Course

submitted by schmalen@augsburg.edu

NEW Augsburg course offering, Fall semester 2019: World Drumming and Culture, a 2-credit course will meet M/W from 9:20-10:30. Engage with performance traditions from various non-Western cultures, particularly those from sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora. Learn through hands-on experience playing drums, bells, and rattles, by singing songs, and through improvisation and listening drills. Study the cultural context associated with each musical style through reading assignments, examination of online videos, and class discussion. Enroll for course 392-B Topics – no prior musical experience necessary.

Looking for experiential education ideas? Turn to the Experiential Ed Library Guide

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out two great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

Faculty Workshops: August 28 and 29

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

On Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday August 29, CTL is organizing a number of workshops to help you get ready for the new year!

Workshop Titles Include:
*High Engagement Pedagogy
*Supporting Our Incoming Students
*Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom
*Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)
*Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook
*Providing WISE Feedback to Students

Check out the CTL page for details and to RSVP for the sessions you would like to attend.

CTL

Need experiential education ideas for your syllabus? Turn to the Experiential Ed Library Guide

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out two great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips)

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.

We will cover:
*time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a course
*how to leverage auto-linking to streamline course navigation
*managing revision writing using the new integrated Google Course Kit
*ways to track student engagement
*Name Coach–a new tool to help you learn your students’ names
*various ways to enhance the appearance of your course

Bring your laptop and try some of these things out while the E-Learning team is there to assist.

Thursday, August 29 | Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips) | 9:30 am – 10:45 am, Hagfors Center 250

RSVP for “Up Your Game with Moodle”

Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics or have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook | 11 am – 12:15 pm, Hagfors Center 250

RSVP for “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”

High Engagement Pedagogy

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

The goal of this session is to offer some teaching strategies and tools that will

  • foster student ownership of their own learning
  • facilitate student learning, retention of information, and academic success
  • create a culture of engagement and participation in the classroom

These strategies can be useful in teaching difficult concepts as well as in managing the varied abilities and interest levels that one might encounter in any given section of a course. Some can be incorporated into the syllabus and in long-term planning; some can be adapted and used on the fly and/or to redirect a class session.

Wednesday, August 28 | High Engagement Pedagogy | 11 am – 12:15 pm, Hagfors Center 250

RSVP for “High Engagement Pedagogy”

Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Faculty, it can be quite time-consuming to develop effective active learning activities for your classroom, especially if you are teaching a course for the first time. The goal of this session is to provide you with two or three concrete examples of effective active learning templates that can be quickly adapted to your course. By starting with just one type of active learning strategy that works best for your learning objectives, you can quickly develop variants that can be used in virtually every class period to engage your students and make teaching more fun!

Wednesday, August 28 | Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm, Hagfors Center 250

RSVP for “Introduction to Active Learning”

Providing WISE Feedback to Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

In June, a team from Augsburg attended the Council of Independent Colleges Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute. This session will include a discussion of the insights and lessons gained from participation in the institute as well as specific action steps we can implement across campus. Specifically, participants will learn the importance of providing WISE feedback that articulates high expectations as well as the professor’s belief in the student’s ability to meet the expectations.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing WISE Feedback to Students | 2 pm – 4 pm, Hagfors Center 250

RSVP for “Providing WISE Feedback to Students”

Interested in working with youth?

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

Do you know Augsburg has a Youth Studies minor? This is a great minor to add to any major if you are considering working with children or youth.

Here are three ways you can learn more:
1. Check out the website – https://www.augsburg.edu/youth-studies/
2. Contact Professor Jeremy Myers at myers@augsburg.edu for a chat
3. Consider enrolling in this course this fall semester.

YST320 Working with Children and Youth (T/Th 9:40 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.)
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for emancipatory work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children. In order to fully apply theoretical content to practical experience, this course has a significant service learning requirement.

INSTRUCTOR: Jen Larrick (M.Ed Youth Development Leadership, University of Minnesota)
Jen works as a soccer coach in various youth and high school settings, and as Augsburg’s Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach. Jen is also a co-founder of a girl’s youth soccer non-profit called, Like a Girl. Jen thinks of youth as integral and capable co-creators of community. She thinks of youth work as a relational, playful, and improvisational practice of co-creating with young people, their own critical thinking, agency, and vocation.

Youth Studies Minor

Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Faculty, it can be quite time-consuming to develop effective active learning activities for your classroom, especially if you are teaching a course for the first time. The goal of this session is to provide you with two or three concrete examples of effective active learning templates that can be quickly adapted to your course. By starting with just one type of active learning strategy that works best for your learning objectives, you can quickly develop variants that can be used in virtually every class period to engage your students and make teaching more fun!

Wednesday, August 28 | Introduction to Active Learning: Concrete Ideas for your Classroom | 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Introduction to Active Learning”

Need experiential education resources and ideas for your syllabus?

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out TWO great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

New Drumming course for all Augsburg students

submitted by schmalen@augsburg.edu

NEW Augsburg course offering, Fall semester 2019: World Drumming and Culture, a 2-credit course will meet M/W from 9:20-10:30. Engage with performance traditions from various non-Western cultures, particularly those from sub-Saharan Africa and the Diaspora. Learn through hands-on experience playing drums, bells, and rattles, by singing songs, and through improvisation and listening drills. Study the cultural context associated with each musical style through reading assignments, examination of online videos, and class discussion. Enroll for course 392-B Topics – no prior musical experience necessary.

Providing WISE Feedback to Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

In June, a team from Augsburg attended the Council of Independent Colleges Diversity, Civility, and the Liberal Arts Institute. This session will include a discussion of the insights and lessons gained from participation in the institute as well as specific action steps we can implement across campus. Specifically, participants will learn the importance of providing WISE feedback that articulates high expectations as well as the professor’s belief in the student’s ability to meet the expectations.

Thursday, August 29 | Providing WISE Feedback to Students |
2 pm – 4 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Providing WISE Feedback to Students”

High Engagement Pedagogy

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Wednesday, August 28 | High Engagement Pedagogy |
11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

The goal of this session is to offer some teaching strategies and tools that will foster student ownership of their own learning; facilitate student learning, retention of information, and academic success; and, create a culture of engagement and participation in the classroom.

These strategies can be useful in teaching difficult concepts as well as in managing the varied abilities and interest levels that one might encounter in any given section of a course. Some can be incorporated into the syllabus and in long-term planning; some can be adapted and used on the fly and/or to redirect a class session.

RSVP for “High Engagement Pedagogy”

Supporting Our Incoming Students

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

As part of a series of August workshops, Katie Bishop and Kelsey Richardson Blackwell will be conducting a session on best practices for supporting first-year students who are transitioning to college, as well as talking through campus resources for faculty and students.

Wednesday, August 28 | Supporting Our Incoming Students |
1 pm – 2:15 pm, HC 250

RSVP for “Supporting Our Incoming Students”

Moodle Workshops for Faculty – August 29

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

On August 29, the E-learning team will be providing two Moodle workshops.

Up Your Game with Moodle (Valuable Tips) | 9:30 am – 10:45 am, HC 250

Come learn how to employ some new features as well as time-tested tools in Moodle to amplify your virtual presence and create a welcoming online environment that communicates your learning goals and presents content and activities in an easy-to-navigate format.

We will cover:
*time-saving strategies for building and/or updating a course
*how to leverage auto-linking to streamline course navigation
*managing revision writing using the new integrated Google Course Kit
*ways to track student engagement
*Name Coach–a new tool to help you learn your students’ names
*various ways to enhance the appearance of your course

Bring your laptop and try some of these things out while the E-Learning team is there to assist.
____________________________________________

Thursday, August 29 | Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook |
11 am – 12:15 pm, HC 250

Whether you have never used the Moodle gradebook and want to learn the basics OR have been using the gradebook but would like us to do a “pre-semester check-up” this is the workshop for you. The E-Learning team will be on hand to offer some essential gradebook tips as well as individual help with making sure your gradebook correlates to your syllabus.

Workshop Descriptions and RSVP Forms

August Workshops for Faculty

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

On Wednesday, August 28 and Thursday, August 29, CTL is hosting a number of workshops in Hagfors 250. On Wednesday, come ready to learn about “High Engagement Pedagogy” and “Supporting Our Incoming Students”, as well concrete ideas for introducing “Active Learning” into your classroom. Thursday, the E-learning team will help you learn more about Moodle, including valuable tips and “Providing Feedback with the Moodle Gradebook”. Look to the CTL page linked below for schedules and descriptions.

CTL Workshops

General education leadership transition

submitted by kaivola@augsburg.edu

On August 12, 2019, Stacy Freiheit, professor of psychology, assumed the role of director of general education. Stacy is now the primary contact person for all matters related to the current general education program at Augsburg.

Jacqui deVries, former director of general education and chair of the General Education Design Team (GEDT), has graciously offered to support Stacy as she transitions to the new role. Jacqui will also continue to oversee final clarifications and refinements to the general education redesign proposal through September 18, when the proposal will be advanced to Faculty Senate, in anticipation of a “first reading” in October and faculty vote in November. After September 18, Stacy will assume primary responsibility for stewardship of the proposal, working closely with Jacqui and the GEDT, as it comes before the faculty as a body.

Please join me, again, in thanking Jacqui for her 7 years of remarkable service in leading Augsburg’s general education program and the redesign effort and in welcoming Stacy to her new role!

Planning your syllabus? Looking for experiential education resources?

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out TWO great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

Youth Studies

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

Do you know Augsburg has a Youth Studies minor? This is a great minor to add to any major if you are considering working with children or youth. Here are three ways you can learn more:

1. Check out the minor at our website – https://www.augsburg.edu/youth-studies/
2. If you want to talk more about the YST minor, please contact Professor Jeremy Myers at myers@augsburg.edu
3. Consider enrolling in this course this fall semester.

YST320 Working with Children and Youth (T/Th 9:40 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.)
This course will provide students with practical perspectives and experiences in work with children and youth. We will cover both theoretical frameworks for emancipatory work with youth and focused examinations of different types of youth work. Throughout the course, we will consider how our own positionality and experiences affect our engagements in work with youth and children. In order to fully apply theoretical content to practical experience, this course has a significant service learning requirement.

Instructor: Jen Larrick (M.Ed Youth Development Leadership, University of Minnesota)
Jen works as a soccer coach in various youth and high school settings, and as Augsburg’s Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach. Jen is also a co-founder of a girl’s youth soccer non-profit called, Like a Girl. Jen thinks of youth as integral and capable co-creators of community. She thinks of youth work as a relational, playful, and improvisational practice of co-creating with young people, their own critical thinking, agency, and vocation.

Planning your syllabus? Need experiential education resources?

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out TWO great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

Planning your syllabus? Need experiential education resources?

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out TWO great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

Planning your syllabus? Looking for experiential education resources?

submitted by bouzardg@augsburg.edu

Looking to incorporate experiential learning into your syllabus for this fall? Check out TWO great resources compiled by the Sabo Center that can help you shape a course or assignment related to experiential education.

The first is the Experiential Education website. This website offers an overview of experiential learning at Augsburg, the core elements of effective experiential education, and offers examples of different kinds of experiential learning strategies: inside.augsburg.edu/experientialed

The second is a comprehensive library guide, covering topics from theory to resources for course design, ideas for reflection activities, and more!
https://library.augsburg.edu/experientialed

Future Auggies IT Expectations Panel, Aug 6, 2 p.m.

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Tuesday August 6, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Hagfors 250

What do future auggies expect from Augsburg when it comes to technology?

What do future auggies expect from their courses, faculty and campus?

The Augsburg IT Department is sponsoring a future student panel to explore what technology future auggies expect. Come see a panel, where three incoming first year students will talk about what they expect from Augsburg’s technology environment.

Teenagers have grown up in a world where technology is everywhere and how they learn is infused with technology. Many K-12 systems have laptop programs, smartboards, and use tools like moodle. This sets an expectation and shapes how they learn — we need to understand this digital reality so we can help students succeed in the college environment. Come and hear from this panel and engage with them on questions you have about their digital reality.

Future Auggies IT Expectations Panel, Aug 6, 2 p.m.

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Tuesday August 6, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Hagfors 250

What do future auggies expect from Augsburg when it comes to technology?

What do future auggies expect from their courses, faculty and campus?

The Augsburg IT Department is sponsoring a future student panel to explore what technology future auggies expect. Come see a panel, where three incoming first year students will talk about what they expect from Augsburg’s technology environment.

Teenagers have grown up in a world where technology is everywhere and how they learn is infused with technology. Many K-12 systems have laptop programs, smartboards, and use tools like moodle. This sets an expectation and shapes how they learn — we need to understand this digital reality so we can help students succeed in the college environment. Come and hear from this panel and engage with them on questions you have about their digital reality.

Future Auggies IT Expectations Panel, Aug 6, 2 p.m.

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Tuesday August 6, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Hagfors 250

What do future auggies expect from Augsburg when it comes to technology?

What do future auggies expect from their courses, faculty and campus?

The Augsburg IT Department is sponsoring a future student panel to explore what technology future auggies expect. Come see a panel, where three incoming first year students will talk about what they expect from Augsburg’s technology environment.

Teenagers have grown up in a world where technology is everywhere and how they learn is infused with technology. Many K-12 systems have laptop programs, smartboards, and use tools like moodle. This sets an expectation and shapes how they learn — we need to understand this digital reality so we can help students succeed in the college environment. Come and hear from this panel and engage with them on questions you have about their digital reality.

Future Auggies IT Expectations Panel, Aug 6, 2 p.m.

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Tuesday August 6, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Hagfors 250

What do future auggies expect from Augsburg when it comes to technology?

What do future auggies expect from their courses, faculty and campus?

The Augsburg IT Department is sponsoring a future student panel to explore what technology future auggies expect. Come see a panel, where three incoming first year students will talk about what they expect from Augsburg’s technology environment.

Teenagers have grown up in a world where technology is everywhere and how they learn is infused with technology. Many K-12 systems have laptop programs, smartboards, and use tools like moodle. This sets an expectation and shapes how they learn — we need to understand this digital reality so we can help students succeed in the college environment. Come and hear from this panel and engage with them on questions you have about their digital reality.

Future Auggies IT Expectations Panel

submitted by krajewsk@augsburg.edu

Tuesday August 6, 2PM – 3PM
Hagfors 250

What do future auggies expect from Augsburg when it comes to technology?

What do future auggies expect from their courses, faculty and campus?

The Augsburg IT Department is sponsoring a future student panel to explore what technology future auggies expect. Come see a panel, where three incoming first year students will talk about what they expect from Augsburg’s technology environment.

Teenagers have grown up in a world where technology is everywhere and how they learn is infused with technology. Many K-12 systems have laptop programs, smartboards, and use tools like moodle. This sets an expectation and shapes how they learn — we need to understand this digital reality so we can help students succeed in the college environment. Come and hear from this panel and engage with them on questions you have about their digital reality.

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Today’s Morning Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Morgan Lange: Correlation between Chronic Lower Back Pain and Hamstring flexibility in faculty, staff, and students in an Urban Midwestern University
Katherine Dockter: Physical Education and Adulthood Levels of Physical Activity
Christopher Calland: Relationship Between Knee Biomechanics and Knee Injuries in D3 Football Players

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Brent Chambers: Analysis of alcohol content and hops in beer
Isaac Tadé: Let your light shine: Radical polymerizations of dental polymers
Ben Darwitz: Clearing the Air: How the Innate Immune System may be Able to Treat Staphylococcus qureus Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Today’s Afternoon Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Ciashia Shiongyaj: Function of Daphnia magna’s First Antennae
Abigail Garofalo: Visualizing hedgehog gene expression in Daphnia magna using in situ hybridization
May Kamsheh: Manganese Toxicity on Cultured SH-SY5Y Cells

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Xueqing Su: A Numerical Power-Series Approach to Boundary-Value Eigenvalue Problems in the Context of Fluid Flows
Annabelle Arns: Real Life CSI: The Searle Pedestrian Throw Formula
Eric Bibelnieks: Energy Computation and its Minimization for Suction Vortices Modeled on a Cubic Lattice

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Samantha Marholtz: qPCR studies of hedgehog gene expression during Daphnia magna development with SYBR green
Yusra Darkazanli: Real-time PCR analysis of a Mn transporter gene in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Bridget Wagner: Analyzing the structure and function of a Myth4/FERM Myosin in Tetrahymena thermophile
Jaweriyo Farah: Identifying the Localization and Function of Myosin 13 in Tetrahymena thermophila

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Jose-Raul Marcos-Cruz: Local field potential carry task-related information in a cognitive control task
Lorenzo Hernandez: Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption with a Single Stage Skate Test
Daniela Fragale: What’s the Fuss about Fuzz? Characterizing Trichome Density in MN-Native Strawberry Populations
Maxwell Banister: Putting sap suckers to the test: Identifying sustainable aphid resistance in the wild relatives of barley

URGO Summer Research Presentations – TODAY

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

9:00 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts – Kennedy 303A
Carrington Nowak: Sibling Rivals
Bridgette Boone: Creativity Through Abstraction: The Journey to Becoming an Artist
John Kipper: Race and Children’s Lit

10:15 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts ¬¬– Kennedy 303A
Pachi Hang & Domenica Llerena: Engaging Diversity through Intergroup Dialogue
Allison Stein: The Healing Power of Horses: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Military Veterans
Linh Dao: Visualizing Community: Mapping public spaces in the era of Google Maps

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Weston Schug: Kinetics of Peroxy Radicals Using a Flow-tube
Laura Kundel: A Swell Time with Polymers: Sustainable Organogels
Jade Fullerton: Pepto Bismol: Meant for Indigestion or Polymers?

1:00 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Kylee Lokken: Autobiography Memory Specificity and its Relation to Interpersonal Problem Solving in Young Adults and Children
Anne Liners: “I Just Need Help with Grammar”: Patterning Error at a University Writing Center
Hannah Dyson: The Suffrage and Anti-Suffrage Movements in Minnesota

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Noah Aleshire: 3D Printing Food: An Exploration
Kei Heltemes: Voltage-Induced Ferromagnetism in Diamagnetic Fool’s Gold Using Electrolyte Gating
Megan McGlynn: Mechanical Properties of 2D Lipid Films
Arooba Shahid: Shape Analysis of Lipid Monolayer Domains

2:15 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Molly Tengwall: Oklahoma!: The Impact of Changing Culture on a Broadway Classic

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues. July 30th Morning Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Morgan Lange: Correlation between Chronic Lower Back Pain and Hamstring flexibility in faculty, staff, and students in an Urban Midwestern University
Katherine Dockter: Physical Education and Adulthood Levels of Physical Activity
Christopher Calland: Relationship Between Knee Biomechanics and Knee Injuries in D3 Football Players

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Brent Chambers: Analysis of alcohol content and hops in beer
Isaac Tadé: Let your light shine: Radical polymerizations of dental polymers

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues. July 30th Afternoon Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Ciashia Shiongyaj: Function of Daphnia magna’s First Antennae
Abigail Garofalo: Visualizing hedgehog gene expression in Daphnia magna using in situ hybridization
May Kamsheh: Manganese Toxicity on Cultured SH-SY5Y Cells

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Xueqing Su: A Numerical Power-Series Approach to Boundary-Value Eigenvalue Problems in the Context of Fluid Flows
Annabelle Arns: Real Life CSI: The Searle Pedestrian Throw Formula
Eric Bibelnieks: Energy Computation and its Minimization for Suction Vortices Modeled on a Cubic Lattice

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Samantha Marholtz: qPCR studies of hedgehog gene expression during Daphnia magna development with SYBR green
Yusra Darkazanli: Real-time PCR analysis of a Mn transporter gene in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Bridget Wagner: Analyzing the structure and function of a Myth4/FERM Myosin in Tetrahymena thermophile
Jaweriyo Farah: Identifying the Localization and Function of Myosin 13 in Tetrahymena thermophila

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Jose-Raul Marcos-Cruz: Local field potential carry task-related information in a cognitive control task
Lorenzo Hernandez: Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption with a Single Stage Skate Test
Daniela Fragale: What’s the Fuss about Fuzz? Characterizing Trichome Density in MN-Native Strawberry Populations
Maxwell Banister: Putting sap suckers to the test: Identifying sustainable aphid resistance in the wild relatives of barley

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Mon. July 29th

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

9:00 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts – Kennedy 303A
Carrington Nowak: Sibling Rivals
Bridgette Boone: Creativity Through Abstraction: The Journey to Becoming an Artist
John Kipper: Race and Children’s Lit

10:15 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts ¬¬– Kennedy 303A
Pachi Hang & Domenica Llerena: Engaging Diversity through Intergroup Dialogue
Allison Stein: The Healing Power of Horses: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Military Veterans
Linh Dao: Visualizing Community: Mapping public spaces in the era of Google Maps

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Weston Schug: Kinetics of Peroxy Radicals Using a Flow-tube
Laura Kundel: A Swell Time with Polymers: Sustainable Organogels
Jade Fullerton: Pepto Bismol: Meant for Indigestion or Polymers?

1:00 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Kylee Lokken: Autobiography Memory Specificity and its Relation to Interpersonal Problem Solving in Young Adults and Children
Anne Liners: “I Just Need Help with Grammar”: Patterning Error at a University Writing Center
Hannah Dyson: The Suffrage and Anti-Suffrage Movements in Minnesota

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Noah Aleshire: 3D Printing Food: An Exploration
Kei Heltemes: Voltage-Induced Ferromagnetism in Diamagnetic Fool’s Gold Using Electrolyte Gating
Megan McGlynn: Mechanical Properties of 2D Lipid Films
Arooba Shahid: Shape Analysis of Lipid Monolayer Domains

2:15 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Molly Tengwall: Oklahoma!: The Impact of Changing Culture on a Broadway Classic

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues. July 30th Morning Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Morgan Lange: Correlation between Chronic Lower Back Pain and Hamstring flexibility in faculty, staff, and students in an Urban Midwestern University
Katherine Dockter: Physical Education and Adulthood Levels of Physical Activity
Christopher Calland: Relationship Between Knee Biomechanics and Knee Injuries in D3 Football Players

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Brent Chambers: Analysis of alcohol content and hops in beer
Isaac Tadé: Let your light shine: Radical polymerizations of dental polymers

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues. July 30th Afternoon Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Ciashia Shiongyaj: Function of Daphnia magna’s First Antennae
Abigail Garofalo: Visualizing hedgehog gene expression in Daphnia magna using in situ hybridization
May Kamsheh: Manganese Toxicity on Cultured SH-SY5Y Cells

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Xueqing Su: A Numerical Power-Series Approach to Boundary-Value Eigenvalue Problems in the Context of Fluid Flows
Annabelle Arns: Real Life CSI: The Searle Pedestrian Throw Formula
Eric Bibelnieks: Energy Computation and its Minimization for Suction Vortices Modeled on a Cubic Lattice

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Samantha Marholtz: qPCR studies of hedgehog gene expression during Daphnia magna development with SYBR green
Yusra Darkazanli: Real-time PCR analysis of a Mn transporter gene in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Bridget Wagner: Analyzing the structure and function of a Myth4/FERM Myosin in Tetrahymena thermophile
Jaweriyo Farah: Identifying the Localization and Function of Myosin 13 in Tetrahymena thermophila

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Jose-Raul Marcos-Cruz: Local field potential carry task-related information in a cognitive control task
Lorenzo Hernandez: Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption with a Single Stage Skate Test
Daniela Fragale: What’s the Fuss about Fuzz? Characterizing Trichome Density in MN-Native Strawberry Populations
Maxwell Banister: Putting sap suckers to the test: Identifying sustainable aphid resistance in the wild relatives of barley

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Mon. July 29th

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

9:00 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts – Kennedy 303A
Carrington Nowak: Sibling Rivals
Bridgette Boone: Creativity Through Abstraction: The Journey to Becoming an Artist
John Kipper: Race and Children’s Lit

10:15 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts – Kennedy 303A
Pachi Hang & Domenica Llerena: Engaging Diversity through Intergroup Dialogue
Allison Stein: The Healing Power of Horses: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Military Veterans
Linh Dao: Visualizing Community: Mapping public spaces in the era of Google Maps

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Weston Schug: Kinetics of Peroxy Radicals Using a Flow-tube
Laura Kundel: A Swell Time with Polymers: Sustainable Organogels
Jade Fullerton: Pepto Bismol: Meant for Indigestion or Polymers?

1:00 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Kylee Lokken: Autobiography Memory Specificity and its Relation to Interpersonal Problem Solving in Young Adults and Children
Anne Liners: “I Just Need Help with Grammar”: Patterning Error at a University Writing Center
Hannah Dyson: The Suffrage and Anti-Suffrage Movements in Minnesota

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Noah Aleshire: 3D Printing Food: An Exploration
Kei Heltemes: Voltage-Induced Ferromagnetism in Diamagnetic Fool’s Gold Using Electrolyte Gating
Megan McGlynn: Mechanical Properties of 2D Lipid Films
Arooba Shahid: Shape Analysis of Lipid Monolayer Domains

2:15 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Molly Tengwall: Oklahoma!: The Impact of Changing Culture on a Broadway Classic

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues. July 30th Afternoon Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Ciashia Shiongyaj: Function of Daphnia magna’s First Antennae
Abigail Garofalo: Visualizing hedgehog gene expression in Daphnia magna using in situ hybridization
May Kamsheh: Manganese Toxicity on Cultured SH-SY5Y Cells

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Xueqing Su: A Numerical Power-Series Approach to Boundary-Value Eigenvalue Problems in the Context of Fluid Flows
Annabelle Arns: Real Life CSI: The Searle Pedestrian Throw Formula
Eric Bibelnieks: Energy Computation and its Minimization for Suction Vortices Modeled on a Cubic Lattice

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Samantha Marholtz: qPCR studies of hedgehog gene expression during Daphnia magna development with SYBR green
Yusra Darkazanli: Real-time PCR analysis of a Mn transporter gene in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Bridget Wagner: Analyzing the structure and function of a Myth4/FERM Myosin in Tetrahymena thermophile
Jaweriyo Farah: Identifying the Localization and Function of Myosin 13 in Tetrahymena thermophila

2:15 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Jose-Raul Marcos-Cruz: Local field potential carry task-related information in a cognitive control task
Lorenzo Hernandez: Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption with a Single Stage Skate Test
Daniela Fragale: What’s the Fuss about Fuzz? Characterizing Trichome Density in MN-Native Strawberry Populations
Maxwell Banister: Putting sap suckers to the test: Identifying sustainable aphid resistance in the wild relatives of barley

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues. July 30th Morning Session

submitted by ryghs@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public!

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303A
Morgan Lange: Correlation between Chronic Lower Back Pain and Hamstring flexibility in faculty, staff, and students in an Urban Midwestern University
Katherine Dockter: Physical Education and Adulthood Levels of Physical Activity
Christopher Calland: Relationship Between Knee Biomechanics and Knee Injuries in D3 Football Players

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Ben Darwitz: Clearing the Air: How the Innate Immune System may be Able to Treat Staphylococcus qureus Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Brent Chambers: Analysis of alcohol content and hops in beer
Isaac Tadé: Let your light shine: Radical polymerizations of dental polymers

URGO Summer Research Presentations — Monday July 27th

submitted by shafer@augsburg.edu

Come hear summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public.

9:00 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts – Kennedy 303A
Carrington Nowak: Sibling Rivals
Bridgette Boone: Creativity through abstraction: the journey to becoming an artist

10:15 am: Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts – Kennedy 303A
John Kipper: Race and Children’s Lit
Pachi Hang & Domenica Llerena: Engaging Diversity through Intergroup Dialogue
Allison Stein: The Healing Power of Horses: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and Military Veterans

10:30 am: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Weston Schug: Kinetics of Peroxy Radicals Using a Flow-tube
Laura Kundel: A Swell Time with Polymers: Sustainable Organogels
Jade Fullerton: Pepto Bismol: Meant for Indigestion or Polymers?

1:00 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Linh Dao: Visualizing Community: Mapping public spaces in the era of Google Maps
Kylee Lokken: Autobiography Memory Specificity and its Relation to Interpersonal Problem Solving in Young Adults and Children
Anne Liners : “I Just Need Help with Grammar”: Patterning Error at a University Writing Center

1:00 pm: STEM Fields – Kennedy 303B
Noah Aleshire: 3D Printing Food: An Exploration
Kei Heltemes: Voltage-Induced Ferromagnetism in Diamagnetic Fool’s Gold Using Electrolyte Gating
Megan McGlynn: Mechanical Properties of 2D Lipid Films
Arooba Shahid: Shape Analysis of Lipid Monolayer Domains

2:15 pm: Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts Fields – Kennedy 303A
Hannah Dyson: The Suffrage and Anti-Suffrage Movements in Minnesota
Molly Tengwall: Oklahoma!:The Impact of Changing Culture on a Broadway Classic

URGO Summer Research Presentations — Tues July 30th Morning Session

submitted by shafer@augsburg.edu

Come hear STEM summer researchers present their final projects!

10:30 am – Kennedy 303A
Morgan Lange: Correlation between Chronic Lower Back Pain and Hamstring flexibility in faculty, staff, and students in an Urban Midwestern University
Katherine Dockter: Physical Education and Adulthood Levels of Physical Activity
Christopher Calland: Relationship Between Knee Biomechanics and Knee Injuries in D3 Football Players

10:30 am – Kennedy 303B
Ben Darwitz: Clearing the Air: How the Innate Immune System may be Able to Treat Staphylococcus qureus Lung Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Brent Chambers: Analysis of alcohol content and hops in beer
Isaac Tadé: Let your light shine: Radical polymerizations of dental polymers

URGO Summer Research Presentations – Tues July 30th Afternoon Session

submitted by shafer@augsburg.edu

Come hear STEM summer researchers present their final projects! Free and open to the public

1:00 pm – Kennedy 303A
Ciashia Shiongyaj: Functioning Structure and Model of Daphnia Magna’s First Antennae Basal Bead
Abigail Garofalo: Visualizing hedgehog gene expression in Daphnia magna using in situ hybridization
May Kamsheh: Manganese Toxicity on Cultured SH-SY5Y Cells

1:00 pm – Kennedy 303B
Xueqing Su: A Numerical Power-Series Approach to Boundary-Value Eigenvalue Problems in the Context of Fluid Flows
Annabelle Arns: Real Life CSI: The Searle Pedestrian Throw Formula
Eric Bibelnieks: Energy Computation and its Minimization for Suction Vortices Modeled on a Cubic Lattice

2:15 pm – Kennedy 303A
Samantha Marholtz: qPCR studies of hedgehog gene expression during Daphnia magna development with SYBR green
Yusra Darkazanli: Real-time PCR analysis of a Mn transporter gene in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Bridget Wagner: Analyzing the structure and function of a Myth4/FERM Myosin in Tetrahymena thermophile
Jaweriyo Farah: Identifying the Localization and Function of Myosin 13 in Tetrahymena thermophila

2:15 pm – Kennedy 303B
Jose Raul Marcos-Cruz: Local field potential carry task-related information in a cognitive control task
Lorenzo Hernandez: Predicting Maximal Oxygen Consumption with a Single Stage Skate Test
Daniela Fragale: What’s the Fuss about Fuzz? Characterizing Trichome Density in MN-Native Strawberry Populations
Maxwell Banister: Putting sap suckers to the test: Identifying sustainable aphid resistance in the wild relatives of barley

Paideia 30th Anniversary Invitational, July 26

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

All Augsburg students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to join us for the 30th Anniversary Paideia Institute Invitational on Friday, July 26 in Old Main 105. This is your opportunity to participate in or observe a Paideia seminar and discover what teachers are doing in their classrooms with students. The schedule for the day includes:

9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration and seminar preparation
9:30 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Introduction to seminar
10:00 am – 11:00 am SEMINAR Reading: Anne Dunn, “Too Many Rules”
11:00 am – 11:30 am Debrief
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on us, Christensen Center second floor
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Breakout seminars facilitated by returning teachers;
Paideia information session

Additional details and the RSVP are located on the digital form linked below.
A copy of the story and reading guide will be emailed to you in advance as confirmation.

Paideia Invitational RSVP Form

Paideia 30th Anniversary Invitational, July 26

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

All Augsburg students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to join us for the 30th Anniversary Paideia Institute Invitational on Friday, July 26 in Old Main 105. This is your opportunity to participate in or observe a Paideia seminar and discover what teachers are doing in their classrooms with students. The schedule for the day includes:

9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration and seminar preparation
9:30 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Introduction to seminar
10:00 am – 11:00 am SEMINAR Reading: Anne Dunn, “Too Many Rules”
11:00 am – 11:30 am Debrief
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on us, Christensen Center second floor
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Breakout seminars facilitated by returning teachers;
Paideia information session

Additional details and the RSVP are located on the digital form linked below.
A copy of the story and reading guide will be emailed to you in advance as confirmation.

Paideia Invitational RSVP Form

Meet with a Writing Center tutor online tonight

submitted by groeneve@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Writing Center is offering online instruction for students taking summer courses. The Online Writing Center allows you to video conference with a tutor and receive one-on-one feedback on your writing from a peer tutor. We use a combination of Zoom (for the video conference) and Google Docs (for you to share your draft with the tutor). As is true during an in-person session, you and the tutor will have a collaborative conversation about your draft during the online meeting.

Appointments are available Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm and Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm. For more information about this service and instructions for making an appointment, please see our Online Writing Center FAQ (linked below) or email Sarah Groeneveld Kenney (groeneve@augsburg.edu). For any other questions about the Writing Center, please email Jennifer Forsthoefel (forsthj@augsburg.edu).

Augsburg Online Writing Center FAQ and Sign-Up Sheet

Paideia 30th Anniversary Invitational, July 26

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

All Augsburg students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to join us for the 30th Anniversary Paideia Institute Invitational on Friday, July 26 in Old Main 105. This is your opportunity to participate in or observe a Paideia seminar and discover what teachers are doing in their classrooms with students. The schedule for the day includes:

9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration and seminar preparation
9:30 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Introduction to seminar
10:00 am – 11:00 am SEMINAR Reading: Anne Dunn, “Too Many Rules”
11:00 am – 11:30 am Debrief
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on us, Christensen Center second floor
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Breakout seminars facilitated by returning teachers;
Paideia information session

Additional details and the RSVP are located on the digital form linked below.
A copy of the story and reading guide will be emailed to you in advance as confirmation.

Paideia Invitational RSVP Form

Paideia 30th Anniversary Invitational, July 26

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All Augsburg students, faculty and staff are cordially invited to join us for the 30th Anniversary Paideia Institute Invitational on Friday, July 26 in Old Main 105. This is your opportunity to participate in or observe a Paideia seminar and discover what teachers are doing in their classrooms with students. The schedule for the day includes:

9:00 am – 9:30 am Registration and seminar preparation
9:30 am – 10:00 am Welcome and Introduction to seminar
10:00 am – 11:00 am SEMINAR Reading: Anne Dunn, “Too Many Rules”
11:00 am – 11:30 am Debrief
11:30 am – 1:00 pm Lunch on us, Christensen Center second floor
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Breakout seminars facilitated by returning teachers;
Paideia information session

Additional details and the RSVP are located on the digital form linked below.
A copy of the story and reading guide will be emailed to you in advance as confirmation.

Paideia Invitational RSVP Form

Meet with a Writing Center tutor online tonight

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The Augsburg Writing Center is offering online instruction for students taking summer courses. The Online Writing Center allows you to video conference with a tutor and receive one-on-one feedback on your writing from a peer tutor. We use a combination of Zoom (for the video conference) and Google Docs (for you to share your draft with the tutor). As is true during an in-person session, you and the tutor will have a collaborative conversation about your draft during the online meeting.

Appointments are available Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30pm. For more information about this service and instructions for making an appointment, please see our Online Writing Center FAQ (linked below) or email Sarah Groeneveld Kenney (groeneve@augsburg.edu). For any other questions about the Writing Center, please email Jennifer Forsthoefel (forsthj@augsburg.edu).

Augsburg Online Writing Center FAQ and Sign-Up Sheet

Meet with a Writing Center tutor online tonight

submitted by groeneve@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Writing Center is offering online instruction for students taking summer courses. The Online Writing Center allows you to video conference with a tutor and receive one-on-one feedback on your writing from a peer tutor. We use a combination of Zoom (for the video conference) and Google Docs (for you to share your draft with the tutor). As is true during an in-person session, you and the tutor will have a collaborative conversation about your draft during the online meeting.

Appointments are available Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30pm. For more information about this service and instructions for making an appointment, please see our Online Writing Center FAQ (linked below) or email Sarah Groeneveld Kenney (groeneve@augsburg.edu). For any other questions about the Writing Center, please email Jennifer Forsthoefel (forsthj@augsburg.edu).

Augsburg Online Writing Center FAQ and Sign-Up Sheet

Meet with a Writing Center Tutor Online

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The Augsburg Writing Center is now offering online instruction for students taking summer courses. The Online Writing Center allows you to video conference with a tutor and receive one-on-one feedback on your writing from a peer tutor. We use a combination of Zoom (for the video conference) and Google Docs (for you to share your draft with the tutor). As is true during an in-person session, you and the tutor will have a collaborative conversation about your draft during the online meeting.

Appointments are available Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30pm. For more information about this service and instructions for making an appointment, please see our Online Writing Center FAQ (linked below) or email Sarah Groeneveld Kenney (groeneve@augsburg.edu). For any other questions about the Writing Center, please email Jennifer Forsthoefel (forsthj@augsburg.edu).

Augsburg Online Writing Center FAQ and Sign-Up Sheet

Lilly Network Grant Opportunities

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As members of the Lilly Network of Church-related Colleges and Universities, we are invited to apply to the Network’s Small Grant program.

Lilly Network grants are designed to forward the mission of the Lilly Network, which is to strengthen the quality and shape the character of church-related higher learning. Proposals are due September 15th and should directly or indirectly advance this mission at a local Lilly Network campus, among several campuses, or in a collaborative space.

Proposals will be accepted for the following programs:

Faculty Development / Mentoring – $3,000-$12.000

These grants are intended to help nurture faculty at all stages of their careers at Network institutions and strengthen the commitment of faculty to institutional mission.

Regional Collaboration / Conferences – $12,500

Previous conference grants have focused on issues facing schools in a particular region, topics of current debate among faculty at a particular school, student life issues, graduate student matters, various theological or denominational traditions in higher education, an array of topics in liberal and professional education, and issues of

Network Exchange (Best practice sharing) – $25,000

Network grants are designed to showcase distinctive, signature projects, institutes, or curricula that highlight the Christian or church-related characteristics of their schools.

For more info please visit the Lilly Network website at:: https://lillyfellows.org/grants-and-prizes/grant-suggestions-and-guidelines/

If you are interested in submitting an application, please contact Jay Tacke Peterson, Director of Grants & Sponsored Programs, by July 15th with a brief description of your proposal idea.

Writing Center – online tutoring now available

submitted by groeneve@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Writing Center is now offering online instruction for students taking summer courses. The Online Writing Center allows you to video conference with a tutor and receive one-on-one feedback on your writing from a peer tutor. We use a combination of Zoom (for the video conference) and Google Docs (for you to share your draft with the tutor). As is true during an in-person session, you and the tutor will have a collaborative conversation about your draft during the online meeting.

Appointments are available Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30pm. For more information about this service and instructions for making an appointment, please see our Online Writing Center FAQ or email Sarah Groeneveld Kenney (groeneve@augsburg.edu). For any other questions about the Writing Center, please email Jennifer Forsthoefel (forsthj@augsburg.edu).

Online Writing Center FAQ

Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Social Workers MN Chapter

submitted by madden@augsburg.edu

Lifetime Achievement Award – Nancy Rodenborg, MSW, LGSW, MIA, PhD

Dr. Rodenborg was a United Nations volunteer in Somalia in the early 1980’s, setting the stage for her life-long commitment to transcultural relationships and international development with a global perspective. Since then, she has dedicated her research to understand the interactions between cultures and to apply that understanding particularly for the well-being of those who are newcomers, immigrants, refugees, people with disabilities, and/or from historically oppressed groups. Her dissertation research focused on the influence of institutional racism and discrimination in child welfare cases, building on her prior work as a child protection social worker or supervisor in Brown, Dakota and Hennepin Counties in Minnesota and a child protection trainer in Oregon. Her work embodies the link between theory and practice in the field of social work.

In addition to her teaching and research on diversity and inequality, Dr. Rodenborg has been a leader in global education, helping develop the Social Work in Mexico semester and leading student educational groups to Norway and Namibia, and implementing diversity curriculum programs including the Intergroup Dialogue method. Her research on intergroup dialogue and aversive racism is pioneering in the field and has helped frame the multicultural foundations of Augsburg’s MSW program. Dr. Rodenborg is also a remarkable collaborator who has partnered on numerous projects with faculty colleagues in her department, University, and with community partners, and has served on boards and commissions in community, nonprofit and educational settings.

URGO Welcomes New Staff Member

submitted by shafer@augsburg.edu

URGO is pleased to welcome Amy Hill Cosimini to our staff. She will serve as URGO’s Undergraduate Research, Graduate School and Fellowships Specialist. Amy completed a PhD in Hispanic and Portuguese Literatures and Cultures and a minor in Human Rights from the University of MN this Spring. Over the past two years she worked as a graduate assistant in the Office of National and International Scholarships. She comes with a strong background in teaching and interdisciplinary research. We look forward to the many contributions she will make to the URGO team and Augsburg students. Welcome Amy!

URGO Welcomes New Staff Member

submitted by shafer@augsburg.edu

URGO is pleased to welcome Amy Hill Cosimini to our staff. She will serve as URGO’s Undergraduate Research, Graduate School and Fellowships Specialist. Amy completed a PhD in Hispanic Literature and Cultures and a minor in Human Rights from the University of MN this Spring. Over the past two years she worked as a graduate assistant in the Office of National and International Scholarships. She comes with a strong background in teaching and interdisciplinary research. We look forward to the many contributions she will make to the URGO team and Augsburg students. Welcome Amy!

TechTalk Recordings – Excel and Gmail

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Excel is a powerful platform with many productivity-enhancing features. The trouble is that most of us use only a small percentage of the features available because finding and learning them takes time. Plan to invest 15 minutes to watch the recording of this TechTalk (http://go.augsburg.edu/ttexcel) led by LFC Nathan Lind to learn a few quick tips and tricks that will help you take better advantage of what Excel has to offer.

Also, here is a link to the previous TechTalk on Gmail:
http://go.augsburg.edu/ttgmail.

Check out the link below for some more TechTips, and feel free to suggest topics for future TechTalks!

Tech Teaching Tips

Congratulations to Rachel Malchow Lloyd of the Education Dept.

submitted by loewenso@augsburg.edu

Dr. Lloyd was an editor and author in a recently released publication from The Network for Excellence in Teaching. This major work will provide educators, from PK-12 and in higher education, a practical and well-researched guide to both learn and implement research-based best practices in working with our current and future students and teachers. Available now through the link: https://www.nextdigitalhandbook.org/

Congratulations to Rachel Malchow Lloyd of the Education Dept.

submitted by loewenso@augsburg.edu

Dr. Lloyd was an editor and author in a recently released publication from The Network for Excellence in Teaching. This major work will provide educators, from PK-12 and in higher education, a practical and well-researched guide to both learn and implement research-based best practices in working with our current and future students and teachers. Available now through the link: https://www.nextdigitalhandbook.org/

https://www.nextdigitalhandbook.org/

15-minute TechTalk webinar–Excel Basics, Wednesday, May 22, 12:30pm

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15-minute TechTalk webinar–Excel Basics, Wednesday, May 22, 12:30pm

Excel is a powerful platform with many productivity-enhancing features. The trouble is that most of us use only a small percentage of the features available because finding and learning them takes time. Plan to invest 15 minutes to attend this online TechTalk led by LFC Nathan Lind to learn a few quick tips and tricks that will help you take better advantage of what Excel has to offer.
Join the Webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 22nd from 12:30-12:45pm, link below.

Zoom link for Excel TechTalk, May 22nd from 12:30-12:45pm

Thank You to Those Who Attended the “3 Days in May”

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

We would like to thank everyone who attended one or more of the “3 Days in May” sessions. We are especially grateful to the workshop facilitators!

To anyone who did attend a session, please make sure to fill out the evaluation form linked below, so we can continue to make improvements for the future.

2019 “3 Days in May” Evaluation Form

May 20, 2:30-3:30pm: Discuss Qualitative Research Software

submitted by lindn@augsburg.edu

Faculty and Staff,
Join a conversation on Monday, May 20, 2:30-3:30pm in Lindell Library 202 about current qualitative research software use and future needs and wants. Nathan Lind and Erin Sugrue are inviting you to be a part of the conversation. Please consider adding your expertise to the discussion. Share your experiences using our current primary campus QR software, HyperResearch, and other software options, including NVIVO, Dedoose, and Atlas.ti.
If you have not already, please fill out this Google Form to express your interest: https://forms.gle/HMY3UaMqZhbqj2Px9
Please come ready to share your experiences and questions. Thanks!
Nathan and Erin

Please fill out this Google Form to express your interest or share your comments.

15-minute TechTalk on Excel Basics

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15-minute TechTalk webinar–Excel Basics, Wednesday, May 22, 12:30pm

Excel is a powerful platform with many productivity-enhancing features. The trouble is that most of us use only a small percentage of the features available because finding and learning them takes time. Plan to invest 15 minutes to attend this online TechTalk led by LFC Nathan Lind to learn a few quick tips and tricks that will help you take better advantage of what Excel has to offer.
Join the Webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 22nd from 12:30-12:45pm, link below.

Zoom link for Excel TechTalk

TODAY is Day 2 of the “3 Days in May”

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Check http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/2019/04/03/3-days-in-may/ for the schedule, as well as updated room assignments.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu in advance of your participation or visit.

Get help with grant funding at 3 Days in May

submitted by holleric@augsburg.edu

Do you like coffee? Of course you do! Do you need money for your research or your latest pet project? Of course you do! Then stop by 3 Days in May during the morning coffee break and hear how Lindell Library can help you locate potential grant funding and how the Office of Sponsored Programs can help you prepare for the entire grant application process. See you in the Hagfors atrium either Wednesday, 3/15 or Thursday, 3/16 between 10:15 – 10:45.

3 Days in May

Room Assignments for the “3 Days in May”

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Today is the first of three days of workshops in the Hagfors Center. Rooms have been updated for the sessions, so check http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/2019/04/03/3-days-in-may/ for the current information. Also on that page, some of the workshops have provided documents relevant to their events.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu in advance of your participation or visit.

Summer Writing Center Resources

submitted by groeneve@augsburg.edu

This summer, the Writing Lab will undergo some changes, including a name change to the “Writing Center,” a relocation, and the implementation of a pilot program for online instruction that is currently in the developmental stage. While we will unfortunately not be offering in-person consultations, we still want to meet your writing tutoring needs this summer. As we begin to make these changes, we will update our website with additional information and resources. If you have any questions or would like assistance on your writing over the summer, please email our new Writing Center Director Jennifer Forsthoefel (forsthj@augsburg.edu).

http://inside.augsburg.edu/writinglab/

3 Days in May Room Assignments

submitted by maherk@augsburg.edu

Please be sure to check http://inside.augsburg.edu/ctl/2019/04/03/3-days-in-may/ for updated room assignments for the “3 Days in May” workshops. There have been some shifts made recently, and we want to make sure everyone gets where they want to be.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please call the University Events department at 612.330.1104 or email events@augsburg.edu in advance of your participation or visit.

May Assessment TODAY

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Remember that this afternoon, Faculty are invited to attend workshops facilitated by the Assessment Committee. These will take place in the East Commons from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and refreshments will be provided. Some details are below.

Planning Department Assessment Projects
Facilitator: Kristen Chamberlain
What will your department be assessing in 2019-2020? Share ideas and get inspiration for upcoming department assessment projects.

Department Assessment Roundtables
Some representatives from different departments will be ready to talk about their projects from the past year or two.

Preparing for Academic Program Review
Departments preparing for an Academic Program Review are invited to join a panel discussion and workshop focusing on the available resources, challenges, and opportunities posed by external reviews. Dave Matz (Dean of Arts and Sciences) will be on hand to speak about the administrative process, and faculty members Henry Yoon (Psychology) and Matt Maruggi (Religion) will discuss their departments’ recent successful reviews by reflecting on the processes and structures that worked best for their particular majors.

Presentation of Writing Data/AQUA
As part of the ongoing institutional learning outcome assessment cycle, the assessment committee recently evaluated student writing artifacts from the 2017-2018 academic year. We will present an analysis of the results, and also will introduce our new assessment software, AQUA, which facilitates rubric scoring and visualization of student outcomes.

Applications due TODAY for Undoing White Body Supremacy Pilot

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Dear white-bodied colleagues,

Are you unsure how to respond when a fellow white-bodied person says or does something with a racist impact? Do you ever find yourself, despite your best intentions, feeling uneasy or tense when the topic of race comes up? Do you ever experience the impulse to fight, flee, or freeze in racialized moments and then struggle to navigate the shame of inaction or imperfect action? Are you eager to build loving, accountable community where we can learn to cause less harm and lean into the discomfort that comes with growth?

Learn more and apply to be part of a 2019-2020 academic year cohort of white faculty and staff learning to undo the ways white supremacy shows up in our bodies, not just in our minds. Applications are due by 5:00 p.m on Monday, May 13, 2019. Selected participants will be notified by Friday, May 17, 2019.

The Sabo Center is convening the Undoing White Body Supremacy Pilot Project in partnership with Augsburg’s Equity and Inclusion Initiatives. Contact Rachel Svanoe (svanoe@augsburg.edu) or Allyson Green (greena@augsburg.edu) with questions about this opportunity.

Details and Application