Category: Teaching and Learning

submitted by lenze@augsburg.edu

The FAFSA Simplification Act implemented for the 2024-2025 school year was anything but simple. Errors, delays, and changes are still impacting students’ financial aid eligibility today! Because of all of the complications, many students are not completing the FAFSA, which gives them federal and state funding to be able to go to school. This workshop is designed to be a conversation about how we as a whole got to this point in time, what Augsburg has done about it, how it will continue to impact our students going forward, and how our campus partners can help!
Location: Oren 200

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

submitted by freiheit@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

Review of the proposed migration for all 475 current general education courses into the new curriculum is complete. Proposals submitted by each undergraduate chair/director were reviewed and compiled into a batch general education course migration proposal, to be submitted to AAC for their approval this fall. The new general education curriculum is planned to begin in fall 2025.

We are grateful to all the faculty and staff who have contributed this summer to this first phase of general education implementation.

With gratitude,
The AAC General Education subcommittee
Rachel Bergman (Arts), Jacob Enger (Business/AAC), Melissa Hensley (Health), Matt Maruggi (Humanities and Social Sciences), Ana Ribeiro (Natural Sciences/AAC), Tom Kelsey (Registrar/AAC), Stacy Freiheit (GenEd/AAC)

General Education Revision Moodle Site

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join DOUG, Metro Transit’s erudite and friendly Education Coordinator to learn about public transportation in the region and how it can benefit you and our students!!! Using public transportation is an excellent way to get to know your city and neighbors, and it’s way cheaper than driving a dang car. Just think of all the time you’ll save looking for parking….see you there!

Join us in Oren Gateway 114 from 10:15 – 11:45 am on Thursday, August 22!! Use this link to register!

https://forms.gle/YGhaWcEVNQFdxtnaA

Use this link to register!

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

In Fall 2024, Heather Brady of Grand View University (Iowa), will host four virtual conversations on the theme of community engagement and vocation. The purpose is to gather faculty and staff with some expertise and previous experience in this field in order to grow a community of practice. The outcome of these conversations will be to define the parameters and scope of the field, identify key concepts in the field, and gather resources to share out in a second conversation series, to take place in Spring 2025. At that time, a different group will participate in monthly conversations around the curriculum created by the first group in Fall 2024. The goal of the second series will be to inspire others who are less familiar with the topic to reflect on vocational exploration though community engagement. Both series will focus on themes of place and belonging, encounters with otherness, privilege and power, active listening, and visions of justice and equity. It is my hope that the dialogue created by these conversations will create new strategies for enlivening student learning.

There will be one virtual meeting each month, on Friday from 1:00 to 2:30 CST.

Participants will receive a copy of the book Called Beyond our Selves: Vocation and the Common Good, edited by Erin VanLaningham.

Please email Heather Brady at hbrady@grandview.edu to express your interest.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

Join Doug, Metro Transit’s erudite and friendly Education Coordinator to learn about public transportation in the region and how it can benefit you and our students!!! Using public transportation is an excellent way to get to know your city and neighbors, and it’s way cheaper than driving a dang car. Just think of all the time you’ll save looking for parking….see you there!

Join us in Oren Gateway 114 from 10:15 – 11:45 am on Thursday, August 22!!

Use this link to register!

submitted by aljaffer@augsburg.edu

Hello Colleagues,
I am scheduled to present at our back-to-school workshops on Thursday, August 22nd at 10:15 in Oren 113. The focus of my presentation will be on how faculty and staff can celebrate the assets of our multilingual students on campus and the value they bring to our classroom and our campus community. Attending this session will help raise awareness about this specific population and promote the principles of social justice and inclusion. Your presence at this session would be greatly appreciated if you are interested in learning about the assets of our multilingual students.
Thank you and I hope to see some of you on Thursday!

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

submitted by olsenkat@augsburg.edu

Join us for an inspiring showcase at the Master’s Scholarly Poster Presentation hosted by the Augsburg University PA Department on Wednesday, August 14th, from 9 AM to noon. Our students will present their groundbreaking research across electronic poster stations in the Riverside Park Plaza building’s PA space (Lower level classroom). Topics Include:

– Strategies to Provide Better Care to Marginalized Communities in Healthcare
– Post-traumatic stress disorder survivors: Effective interventions and treatment
– Queering Medicine: An Audit of Augsburg University’s Physician Assistant Program Regarding LGBTQ+ Related Health Topics
– Barriers to Healthcare Faced by Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder and their Families
– Building a More Resilient PA Student
– Maternal Mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native Women: It Is Time to Prevent the preventable
– Non-Pharmacologic Practices for the Management of Primary Insomnia
– Preserving Pediatric Wellness: Enhanced Recovery Protocols and Pain Management in Pediatric Surgery

This dynamic event mirrors the format used at national medical and PA conferences, offering an opportunity for faculty, staff, and community members to engage directly with our students’ work. Come witness the incredible research that embodies Augsburg’s mission to impact our communities.

Stop by and don’t miss this chance to see the future of PA medicine in action!

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Augsburg Center for Teaching and Learning invites all faculty and staff to join us for two engaging days of professional development during our 2024 Back to School Workshops, August 21 & 22, in the Oren Gateway Center. Please review the BTS 2024 Workshop Schedule and make your workshop selections by August 19 at BTS Workshops 2024 Registration linked below.

BTS Workshops 2024 Registration

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

The Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete the Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeI5ma2nslQ0GiBye90DwHMj7PbReoS08rbVZGnFWRbP-yEDQ/viewform

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Augsburg University’s Interfaith Institute, Religion and Philosophy Department, and Center for Teaching and Learning received a grant from the Interfaith America and John Templeton Foundations to implement a year-long faculty cohort focused on a campus wide effort on teaching religious diversity and pluralism. We invite full-time Augsburg University faculty to apply for the fellowship program. Limited fellowships are available and fellows will receive a stipend of $500.00. Faculty from any department are encouraged to apply.

The goals of the yearlong fellowship are to develop new material for courses, new approaches to teaching, and to learn from other faculty members in the cohort. We will be leading workshops on religious pluralism, teaching religious diversity, and understanding how to engage worldview diversity in the classroom and beyond. If you’re not familiar with teaching religious and worldview diversity, this cohort is a wonderful opportunity to learn more and build your skills and familiarity with these topics. We will work with you to integrate content and skills in your context and academic discipline.

Sessions will include presentations on topics and the opportunity to workshop ideas with other cohort members. Some brief pre-reading will be required.

The cohort will meet via Zoom:
Thursday Oct. 10th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Nov. 7th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 6th 3:30-5:30
Thursday Feb. 20th 3:30-5:30
Thursday March 27th 3:30-5:30

To apply, complete this form: Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application

Questions? Contact us at interfaith@augsburg.edu

Advancing Religious Pluralism Faculty Fellows Application

submitted by gilmerje@augsburg.edu

In Fall 2024, Heather Brady of Grand View University (Iowa), will host four virtual conversations on the theme of community engagement and vocation. The purpose is to gather faculty and staff with some expertise and previous experience in this field in order to grow a community of practice. The outcome of these conversations will be to define the parameters and scope of the field, identify key concepts in the field, and gather resources to share out in a second conversation series, to take place in Spring 2025. At that time, a different group will participate in monthly conversations around the curriculum created by the first group in Fall 2024. The goal of the second series will be to inspire others who are less familiar with the topic to reflect on vocational exploration though community engagement. Both series will focus on themes of place and belonging, encounters with otherness, privilege and power, active listening, and visions of justice and equity. It is my hope that the dialogue created by these conversations will create new strategies for enlivening student learning.

There will be one virtual meeting each month, on Friday from 1:00 to 2:30 CST.

Participants will receive a copy of the book Called Beyond our Selves: Vocation and the Common Good, edited by Erin VanLaningham.

Please email Heather Brady at hbrady@grandview.edu to express your interest.

submitted by freiheit@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

In this first phase of general education implementation, faculty chairs/directors were invited to complete an expedited course migration proposal, requested by August 5th. Faculty chairs/directors and staff leaders who are working on completing a course migration proposal are invited to a drop-in workshop on Tuesday, July 30th, from 11:30-1:00pm via Zoom.

Review of submitted course migration proposals is underway. We are grateful to all the faculty and staff who have contributed to general education implementation this summer.

With gratitude,
The AAC General Education subcommittee
Rachel Bergman (Arts), Jacob Enger (Business/AAC), Melissa Hensley (Health), Matt Maruggi (Humanities and Social Sciences), Ana Ribeiro (Natural Sciences/AAC), Tom Kelsey (Registrar/AAC), Stacy Freiheit (GenEd/AAC)

General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19JvqeGzndvpBVzxTTHIx73yCCrjm0QrU8sM1byBln3s/edit

General Education Revision Moodle Site
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by hadjiyanis@augsburg.edu

Over the summer the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Committee along with your eLearning Team researched and gathered 10 effective practices to include in your Augsburg curriculum. These practices apply to: In-person (since the course content is housed online in Moodle), Hybrid, Asynchronous and Synchronous Courses.

As you are putting your curriculum together for the upcoming semester, please consider the following guidelines that address what students need to succeed in an online course, and consider implementing them into your courses.

What Students Need to Succeed in an Online Course?: 10 Effective Practices to Include in your Online Curriculum

1. Connection with Instructor and Peers

2. Course Material that are Easily Accessible

3. Course Content tied to Course Objectives

4. Clear Understanding of Due Dates and Assessments

5. Access to Resources

6. Thoughtful Consideration from Instructors

7. Clear Class Expectations

8. Set Times for Support

9. Streamlined Curriculum

10. A Variety of Activity Types

Click the link for “What Students Need to Succeed in an Online Course” for details. Feel free to print (on legal sized paper) and display this poster in a convenient location to serve as a reminder of these effective practices to include in your Augsburg curriculum.

Printable pdf.: What do Students Need to Succeed in an Online Course?

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Please join us today and tomorrow for the URGO Summer Research Presentations from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm in Hagfors 150. Students have been conducting research on campus for the past 11 weeks under the mentorship of a faculty member in their field. The program includes students from a wide range of disciplines and highlights diverse research methods and topics. This event is open to the public, and we encourage staff and faculty to come support these student researchers!

Visit the link below for the full schedule of presentations and for the Zoom link to attend virtually.

URGO Presentation Schedule

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Please join us for the URGO Summer Research Presentations on July 24th and 25th from 9:00am – 3:00pm in Hagfors 150. Students have been conducting research on campus for the past 11 weeks under the mentorship of a faculty member in their field. The program includes students from a wide range of disciplines and highlights diverse research methods and topics. This event is open to the public, and we encourage staff and faculty to come support these student researchers!

Visit the link below for the full schedule of presentations and for the Zoom link to attend virtually.

URGO Presentation Schedule.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by goffe@augsburg.edu

Please join us for the URGO Summer Research Presentations on July 24th and 25th from 9:00am – 3:00pm in Hagfors 150. Students have been conducting research on campus for the past 11 weeks under the mentorship of a faculty member in their field. The program includes students from a wide range of disciplines and highlights diverse research methods and topics. This event is open to the public, and we encourage staff and faculty to come support these student researchers!

Visit the link below for the full schedule of presentations and for the Zoom link to attend virtually.

URGO Presentation Schedule

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Starting this fall, Augsburg’s RN-BSN program will move fully online, offering maximum flexibility to registered nurses who are looking to advance their careers. At the same time, students will have access to Augsburg’s signature hands-on learning opportunities focused on transcultural nursing and health equity, including the Health Commons and global immersion courses in Namibia, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Check out this video featuring Rachel Smith ’24 and Jasmine Dennis ’24 to learn more.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Starting this fall, Augsburg’s RN-BSN program will move fully online, offering maximum flexibility to registered nurses who are looking to advance their careers. At the same time, students will have access to Augsburg’s signature hands-on learning opportunities focused on transcultural nursing and health equity, including the Health Commons and global immersion courses in Namibia, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Check out this video featuring Rachel Smith ’24 and Jasmine Dennis ’24 to learn more.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.
Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by farrisr@augsburg.edu

Starting this fall, Augsburg’s RN-BSN program will move fully online, offering maximum flexibility to registered nurses who are looking to advance their careers. At the same time, students will have access to Augsburg’s signature hands-on learning opportunities focused on transcultural nursing and health equity, including the Health Commons and global immersion courses in Namibia, Guatemala, and Mexico.

Check out this video featuring Rachel Smith ’24 and Jasmine Dennis ’24 to learn more.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2023 Back-to-School Workshops will take place Wednesday, August 21 – Thursday, August 22, 2023, 9 am to 3:30 pm. We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 90 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Monday, July 29th, 2024. Presenters will be notified by August 5th.

We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.

Call for Proposals: 2024 Back to School Workshops

submitted by nsengiyi@augsburg.edu

Hello, my name is Innocent Nsengiyumva and I am currently in the Augsburg PA program. I am conducting a research project about food and mental health and you are invited to participate. If you participate, you will receive a free recipe book and enter a drawing for a chance to win $10. Please read this entire e-mail before completing the survey. If you have any questions now or later, you may contact me: nsengiyi@augsburg.edu.

If you agree to be in this study, I will ask you to click on the link below and complete a 12-item survey about how food affects your brain and mental health. It should take approximately 2-3 minutes to complete. The records of this study will be kept confidential and disseminated in a final paper presented to Augsburg University Physician Assistant Department. Results will be published in a professional journal and presented in a poster presentation. In any publication or conference presentation, all information will be kept private and you are free to skip any question throughout.

I have read the above information and consent to participate is implied by clicking on the link below.

Link to Survey

submitted by nsengiyi@augsburg.edu

Hello, my name is Innocent Nsengiyumva and I am currently in the Augsburg PA program. I am conducting a research project about food and mental health and you are invited to participate. If you participate, you will receive a free recipe book and enter a drawing for a chance to win $10. Please read this entire e-mail before completing the survey. If you have any questions now or later, you may contact me: nsengiyi@augsburg.edu.

If you agree to be in this study, I will ask you to click on the link below and complete a 12-item survey about how food affects your brain and mental health. It should take approximately 2-3 minutes to complete. The records of this study will be kept confidential and disseminated in a final paper presented to Augsburg University Physician Assistant Department. Results will be published in a professional journal and presented in a poster presentation. In any publication or conference presentation, all information will be kept private and you are free to skip any question throughout.

I have read the above information and consent to participate is implied by clicking on the link below.

Link to Survey

submitted by hadjiyanis@augsburg.edu

When: Monday July 1st from 10:30am -12pm
Where: Foss 22B MacLab

Come join members of the eLearning team for an overview of the Moodle upgrade, also known as MOOVE. You will get an introduction to the new and improved navigation, accessibility, and indexing features, as well as reassurance on how to find all your favorite tools. You will also get a preview of the new Moodle training called Moodle Basics, where you will be able to find information on the new upgrade and many of its new features. This session will include opportunities to practice with new tools, and get one on one support on your own Moodle design questions.

submitted by freiheit@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

We are delighted to share that the 2023 General Education Revision proposal was approved by the Board of Regents in May and initial steps in general education implementation are underway. This summer the AAC General Education subcommittee (AAC:GE) is working to develop a streamlined process for reviewing how current general education courses may be migrated into the new general education curriculum. Information about general education implementation will be available on the General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page.

With gratitude,
The AAC General Education subcommittee
Rachel Bergman (Arts), Jacob Enger (Business/AAC), Melissa Hensley (Health), Matt Maruggi (Humanities and Social Sciences), Ana Ribeiro (Natural Sciences/AAC), Tom Kelsey (Registrar/AAC), Stacy Freiheit (GenEd/AAC)

General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19JvqeGzndvpBVzxTTHIx73yCCrjm0QrU8sM1byBln3s/edit

General Education Revision Moodle Site
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530

submitted by freiheit@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

We are delighted to share that the 2023 General Education Revision proposal was approved by the Board of Regents in May and initial steps in general education implementation are underway. This summer the AAC General Education subcommittee (AAC:GE) is working to develop a streamlined process for reviewing how current general education courses may be migrated into the new general education curriculum. Information about general education implementation will be available on the General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page.

With gratitude,
The AAC General Education subcommittee
Rachel Bergman (Arts), Jacob Enger (Business/AAC), Melissa Hensley (Health), Matt Maruggi (Humanities and Social Sciences), Ana Ribeiro (Natural Sciences/AAC), Tom Kelsey (Registrar/AAC), Stacy Freiheit (GenEd/AAC)

General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19JvqeGzndvpBVzxTTHIx73yCCrjm0QrU8sM1byBln3s/edit

General Education Revision Moodle Site
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

Please join me (Jeremy Myers) for this workshop. We will be having a conversation about vocation. Does it still matter? How should we talk about it? What might it have to offer the Augsburg community? This is an open conversation to help reimagine how vocation might help our students. Please come with your opinions and your ideas.

Thursday May 9th, 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Oren 111

CTL Days in May webpage

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

What if we told you that this year, you’re not just getting ONE assessment presentation, but THREE TIMES the excitement for the same low, low price of zero dollars? Well, hold on to your tams and tassels, fellow faculty members, because this Wednesday, May 8th from 1 – 2:45pm in Oren 200 we’re hosting a series of presentations and discussions revolving around the assessment and program review work that was accomplished by programs, departments, and institutionally:

1. QR Assessment Results (1pm – 1:35pm): This year, the Assessment Committee collected data on Quantitative Reasoning from hundreds of students across a wide range of courses. During this session, we’ll use a new interactive PowerBI dashboard to examine emerging themes in this dataset, including the amount of mathematical and quantitative foundational coursework students experience, math placement scores, self-reflective assessments of their own skills and supporting experiences, and their performance on a short measure of applied problem solving skills.

2. Departmental Assessment Showcase (1:35 – 2:10pm): Departments and programs annually assess student learning and experience within their own curricular offerings. Join us for a cross-disciplinary showcase of some of the most impressive and creative approaches to assessment. As in previous years, this showcase is a great opportunity to draw inspiration from methods and approaches used by others on campus, and to learn more about the skills and backgrounds of our students.

3. Program Review Showcase (2:10 – 2:45): Do you have an upcoming program review? In this “showcase” session we will cover the basics of the program review process and hear from program directors and department chairs who recently completed an external review or are currently preparing for a review.

RSVP to this or any of the amazing Days in May events at the link below!

RSVP for Days in May events

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

Please join me (Jeremy Myers) for this workshop. We will be having a conversation about vocation. Does it still matter? How should we talk about it? What might it have to offer the Augsburg community? This is an open conversation to help reimagine how vocation might help our students. Please come with your opinions and your ideas.

Thursday May 9th, 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Oren 111

CTL Days in May webpage

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

What if we told you that this year, you’re not just getting ONE assessment presentation, but THREE TIMES the excitement for the same low, low price of zero dollars? Well, hold on to your tams and tassels, fellow faculty members, because this Wednesday, May 8th from 1 – 2:45pm in Oren 200 we’re hosting a series of presentations and discussions revolving around the assessment and program review work that was accomplished by programs, departments, and institutionally:

1. QR Assessment Results (1pm – 1:35pm): This year, the Assessment Committee collected data on Quantitative Reasoning from hundreds of students across a wide range of courses. During this session, we’ll use a new interactive PowerBI dashboard to examine emerging themes in this dataset, including the amount of mathematical and quantitative foundational coursework students experience, math placement scores, self-reflective assessments of their own skills and supporting experiences, and their performance on a short measure of applied problem solving skills.

2. Departmental Assessment Showcase (1:35 – 2:10pm): Departments and programs annually assess student learning and experience within their own curricular offerings. Join us for a cross-disciplinary showcase of some of the most impressive and creative approaches to assessment. As in previous years, this showcase is a great opportunity to draw inspiration from methods and approaches used by others on campus, and to learn more about the skills and backgrounds of our students.

3. Program Review Showcase (2:10 – 2:45): Do you have an upcoming program review? In this “showcase” session we will cover the basics of the program review process and hear from program directors and department chairs who recently completed an external review or are currently preparing for a review.

RSVP to this or any of the amazing Days in May events at the link below!

RSVP for Days in May events

submitted by myers@augsburg.edu

Please join me for this workshop. We will be having a conversation about vocation. Does it still matter? How should we talk about it? What might it have to offer the Augsburg community? This is a open conversation to help reimagine how vocation might help our students. Please come with your opinions and your ideas.

Thursday May 9th, 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Oren 111

CTL Days in May webpage

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by alekna@augsburg.edu

At Days in May, please join me (and your wonderful colleagues!) for an interactive and engaging day of all things Critical Response Process.

On Wednesday, May 8th from 10:15 am – 2:45 pm (with lunch break) in Oren 201, two sessions will focus on Critical Response Process; you are welcome to attend either or both. The first session will focus on a demonstration of the full process and the second will explore the variations and applications across classroom contexts.

Developed by MacArthur fellow recipient Liz Lerman, Critical Response Process (CRP) is a method for giving and getting feedback that centers students and focuses on growing in-progress work. Further, the principles of CRP can guide our informal interactions and choices, helping teachers and students learn to communicate and engage more fully in learning.

Reach out with questions and see you there! – Mallory Alekna, music, alekna@augsburg.edu

Critical Response Process – Formal Demonstration (10:15 am – 12 pm). During the workshop, attendees will experience a full demonstration of CRP and consider how these ideas apply to their individual classroom.

Critical Response Process – Variations to Foster Engagement & Agency in Your Classroom (1 – 2:45 pm). Attendees will explore the principles embedded in each step of CRP. Further, attendees will experience variations that can be implemented with students. Implementing CRP can help students to deeply engage with their learning, and foster their sense of agency. Attendees will discuss how to apply these ideas to their classrooms.

RSVP to this or any of the amazing Days in May events at the link below!

RSVP for Days in May events

RSVP for Days in May events

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

What if we told you that this year, you’re not just getting ONE assessment presentation, but THREE TIMES the excitement for the same low, low price of zero dollars? Well, hold on to your tams and tassels, fellow faculty members, because this Wednesday, May 8th from 1 – 2:45pm in Oren 200 we’re hosting a series of presentations and discussions revolving around the assessment and program review work that was accomplished by programs, departments, and institutionally:

1. QR Assessment Results (1pm – 1:35pm): This year, the Assessment Committee collected data on Quantitative Reasoning from hundreds of students across a wide range of courses. During this session, we’ll use a new interactive PowerBI dashboard to examine emerging themes in this dataset, including the amount of mathematical and quantitative foundational coursework students experience, math placement scores, self-reflective assessments of their own skills and supporting experiences, and their performance on a short measure of applied problem solving skills.

2. Departmental Assessment Showcase (1:35 – 2:10pm): Departments and programs annually assess student learning and experience within their own curricular offerings. Join us for a cross-disciplinary showcase of some of the most impressive and creative approaches to assessment. As in previous years, this showcase is a great opportunity to draw inspiration from methods and approaches used by others on campus, and to learn more about the skills and backgrounds of our students.

3. Program Review Showcase (2:10 – 2:45): Do you have an upcoming program review? In this “showcase” session we will cover the basics of the program review process and hear from program directors and department chairs who recently completed an external review or are currently preparing for a review.

RSVP to this or any of the amazing Days in May events at the link below!

RSVP for Days in May events

submitted by alekna@augsburg.edu

At Days in May, please join me (and your wonderful colleagues!) for an interactive and engaging day of all things Critical Response Process.

On Wednesday, May 8th from 10:15 am – 2:45 pm (with lunch break) in Oren 201 , two sessions will focus on Critical Response Process; you are welcome to attend either or both. The first session will focus on a demonstration of the full process and the second will explore the variations and applications across classroom contexts.

Developed by MacArthur fellow recipient Liz Lerman, Critical Response Process (CRP) is a method for giving and getting feedback that centers students and focuses on growing in-progress work. Further, the principles of CRP can guide our informal interactions and choices, helping teachers and students learn to communicate and engage more fully in learning.

Reach out with questions and see you there! – Mallory Alekna, music, alekna@augsburg.edu

Critical Response Process – Formal Demonstration (10:15 am – 12 pm). During the workshop, attendees will experience a full demonstration of CRP and consider how these ideas apply to their individual classroom.

Critical Response Process – Variations to Foster Engagement & Agency in Your Classroom (1 – 2:45 pm). Attendees will explore the principles embedded in each step of CRP. Further, attendees will experience variations that can be implemented with students. Implementing CRP can help students to deeply engage with their learning, and foster their sense of agency. Attendees will discuss how to apply these ideas to their classrooms.

RSVP to this or any of the amazing Days in May events at the link below!

RSVP for Days in May events

RSVP for Days in May events

submitted by denkinge@augsburg.edu

What if we told you that this year, you’re not just getting ONE assessment presentation, but THREE TIMES the excitement for the same low, low price of zero dollars? Well, hold on to your tams and tassels, fellow faculty members, because this Wednesday, May 8th from 1 – 2:45pm in Oren 200 we’re hosting a series of presentations and discussions revolving around the assessment and program review work that was accomplished by programs, departments, and institutionally:

1. QR Assessment Results (1pm – 1:35pm): This year, the Assessment Committee collected data on Quantitative Reasoning from hundreds of students across a wide range of courses. During this session, we’ll use a new interactive PowerBI dashboard to examine emerging themes in this dataset, including the amount of mathematical and quantitative foundational coursework students experience, math placement scores, self-reflective assessments of their own skills and supporting experiences, and their performance on a short measure of applied problem solving skills.

2. Departmental Assessment Showcase (1:35 – 2:10pm): Departments and programs annually assess student learning and experience within their own curricular offerings. Join us for a cross-disciplinary showcase of some of the most impressive and creative approaches to assessment. As in previous years, this showcase is a great opportunity to draw inspiration from methods and approaches used by others on campus, and to learn more about the skills and backgrounds of our students.

3. Program Review Showcase (2:10 – 2:45): Do you have an upcoming program review? In this “showcase” session we will cover the basics of the program review process and hear from program directors and department chairs who recently completed an external review or are currently preparing for a review.

RSVP to this or any of the amazing Days in May events at the link below!

RSVP for Days in May events

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.

May 2 Faculty Recognition Ceremony RSVP

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.

May 2 Faculty Recognition Ceremony RSVP

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by devries@augsburg.edu

Have you considered applying for a Fulbright to teach or research abroad?

Augsburg has a great track record of helping students win these prestigious awards. Check out the list at https://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/scholarships/augsburg-awardees/

If you’re curious, please contact Prof. Jacqueline deVries, Augsburg Fulbright Coordinator devries@augsburg.edu Deadlines for the 2025-26 awards are in early September 2024.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.

May 2 Faculty Recognition Ceremony RSVP

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond again here.

May 2 Faculty Recognition Ceremony RSVP

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

In the third shared governance step, the Faculty voted in support of the 2023 General Education Revision proposal (93 in support; 7 opposed). We are deeply grateful for your engagement and support throughout this initiative, and to Andy Aoki, Bob Groven, and Joe Underhill for serving as Parliamentarians and deftly facilitating the second reading and vote during the April 10th faculty meeting. In the final step of the shared governance process, the Board of Regents will vote on the proposed revisions in May.

January: Academic Affairs Committee vote (6 in support; 0 opposed; 1 abstention)
February: Faculty Senate vote (10 in support; 1 opposed; 0 abstentions)
March: Faculty first reading
April: Faculty second reading and vote (93 in support; 7 opposed)
May: Board of Regents vote

Thank you again for your wisdom and support.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

The General Education Advisory Group (aka GenEd(it) Group)
Amanda Case, Kristen Chamberlain, Jennie Diaz, George Dierberger, Darcey Engen, Salma Caamir, Marah Jacobson, James Vela-McConnell, Stacy Freiheit (GenEd Director)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing

GenEd(it) Comment Box
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link

General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available)
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10

General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, in-person at the Oren Gateway Center. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Reimagining in Community.

The complete schedule & program is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation and do not need to respond here.

May 2 Faculty Recognition Ceremony RSVP

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

In the third shared governance step, the Faculty voted in support of the 2023 General Education Revision proposal (93 in support; 7 opposed). We are deeply grateful for your engagement and support throughout this initiative, and to Andy Aoki, Bob Groven, and Joe Underhill for serving as Parliamentarians and deftly facilitating the second reading and vote during the April 10th faculty meeting. In the final step of the shared governance process, the Board of Regents will vote on the proposed revisions in May.

January: Academic Affairs Committee vote (6 in support; 0 opposed; 1 abstention)
February: Faculty Senate vote (10 in support; 1 opposed; 0 abstentions)
March: Faculty first reading
April: Faculty second reading and vote (93 in support; 7 opposed)
May: Board of Regents vote

Thank you again for your wisdom and support.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

The General Education Advisory Group (aka GenEd(it) Group)
Amanda Case, Kristen Chamberlain, Jennie Diaz, George Dierberger, Darcey Engen, Salma Caamir, Marah Jacobson, James Vela-McConnell, Stacy Freiheit (GenEd Director)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing

GenEd(it) Comment Box
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link

General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available)
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10

General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Professional Development Conference will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. We invite all members of the Augsburg community to join us for two days of Reflecting and Re-imaging in Community.

The complete schedule is available at https://sites.augsburg.edu/ctl/. Detailed program forthcoming.

Days in May Registration Form

submitted by hankinsl@augsburg.edu

Participants needed for psychology research survey for Statistics 315. Participants will need to read a short story and take a comprehension quiz (20 minutes max).

Take survey here:
https://augsburg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_262jfdCMgy1ZCES

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Please join us on May 2, 2024 at 1:30 pm in Hoversten Chapel for Augsburg’s annual faculty recognition ceremony honoring our Distinguished Award winners, tenured & promoted faculty, and career milestones, departures, and retirements. The favor of your reply is appreciated on or before April 25.

Honorees and their families have received a separate e-invitation, and do not need to respond here.

May 2 Ceremony RSVP

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

In the third shared governance step, the Faculty voted in support of the 2023 General Education Revision proposal (93 in support; 7 opposed). We are deeply grateful for your engagement and support throughout this initiative, and to Andy Aoki, Bob Groven, and Joe Underhill for serving as Parliamentarians and deftly facilitating the second reading and vote during the April 10th faculty meeting. In the final step of the shared governance process, the Board of Regents will vote on the proposed revisions in May.

January: Academic Affairs Committee vote (6 in support; 0 opposed; 1 abstention)
February: Faculty Senate vote (10 in support; 1 opposed; 0 abstentions)
March: Faculty first reading
April: Faculty second reading and vote (93 in support; 7 opposed)
May: Board of Regents vote

Thank you again for your wisdom and support.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

The General Education Advisory Group (aka GenEd(it) Group)
Amanda Case, Kristen Chamberlain, Jennie Diaz, George Dierberger, Darcey Engen, Salma Caamir, Marah Jacobson, James Vela-McConnell, Stacy Freiheit (GenEd Director)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing

GenEd(it) Comment Box
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link

General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available)
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10

General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by mouakao@augsburg.edu

Are you interested in working with young people as a youth worker, educator, counselor, social worker, coach, etc.? Consider registering for YST 210: Rethinking Children and Youth in the fall. If you have any questions, please contact: mouakao@augsburg.edu

submitted by truesmit@augsburg.edu

Professor Najeeba Syeed will be the featured speaker at the sixth annual Terence Nichols Memorial Symposium lecture. The topic will be Interfaith Just Peacemaking: Muslim and Christian Resources for Restorative Justice.

When: Wednesday, April 17th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: University of St. Thomas, John Roach Center 126
2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105

Free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit:

https://uofstthomasmn.my.salesforce-sites.com/summit__SummitEventsRegister?instanceID=a0zHq00000B2EBRIA3&_gl=1*jtrr4i*_ga*MjA4ODkyNjcxNS4xNzEwMjk3NDU4*_ga_B7VNHGCX7P*MTcxMDI5NzQ1OC4xLjAuMTcxMDI5NzQ1OC4wLjAuMA

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

In the third shared governance step, the Faculty voted in support of the 2023 General Education Revision proposal (93 in support; 7 opposed). We are deeply grateful for your engagement and support throughout this initiative, and to Andy Aoki, Bob Groven, and Joe Underhill for serving as Parliamentarians and deftly facilitating the second reading and vote during the April 10th faculty meeting. In the final step of the shared governance process, the Board of Regents will vote on the proposed revisions in May.

January: Academic Affairs Committee vote (6 in support; 0 opposed; 1 abstention)
February: Faculty Senate vote (10 in support; 1 opposed; 0 abstentions)
March: Faculty first reading
April: Faculty second reading and vote (93 in support; 7 opposed)
May: Board of Regents vote

Thank you again for your wisdom and support.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

The General Education Advisory Group (aka GenEd(it) Group)
Amanda Case, Kristen Chamberlain, Jennie Diaz, George Dierberger, Darcey Engen, Salma Caamir, Marah Jacobson, James Vela-McConnell, Stacy Freiheit (GenEd Director)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available)
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by yangpe@augsburg.edu

As part of the Augsburg Bold initiative, the University has committed to a scholarship program for current seniors looking to continue their education in one of our designated graduate programs. To support our graduating students, Augsburg is offering a 50% tuition discount in the form of a scholarship in the designated programs below:

Master of Business Administration
Master of Arts in Leadership
Master of Arts in Teaching
Master of Arts in Education
Master of Music Therapy
Equivalency+ Master of Music Therapy

The Augsburg Bold Graduate Program Scholarship is not transferable to any other program at Augsburg University. Please email gradinfo@augsburg.edu with any questions.

Click for more details!

submitted by mouakao@augsburg.edu

Are you interested in working with young people as a youth worker, educator, counselor, social worker, coach, etc.? Consider registering for YST 210: Rethinking Children and Youth in the fall. If you have any questions, please contact: mouakao@augsburg.edu

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting today, Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by abiodunm@augsburg.edu

Hello my name is Munira Jama. I’m an undergraduate student in the Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science department at Augsburg University, alongside my co-investigators, Moyin Abiodun, Annika Rudolph, and Natalie Delgado. We are conducting a study as part of our HPE 303L Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology lab under the supervision of our advisor Tara Mader, Ph.D; a professor in the Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science department.

We would like to invite you to participate in a research study on the effects of caffeine on reaction time. You were selected as a possible participant because you are a student at Augsburg University. Please read this entire email before agreeing to participate. If you have any questions now or later, you may contact any of the researchers or our advisor.

If you agree to be in this study, you’ll be weighed prior to starting the study, drink caffeine, and have your reaction time measured. In total, participation time will be approximately 40 minutes. Caffeine doses will be administered within safe limits depending on participants weight (3 mg per kg) there will be no abnormal side effects.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the google form below. If you are not interested, you can disregard this email. Please be assured that choosing not to participate will in no way impact your relationships with the researchers or Augsburg University.

Thank you for considering,
Munira Jama

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo5MNuDrgSMYR22gGpC7KEWh7qWvCT5GXuiMUnt1b6o9GRSg/viewform

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Workshops will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. May workshop sessions might include areas of teaching and learning, leadership & service development, or research & scholarship development.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 105 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, April 5, 2024. Presenters will be notified on or before April 15th.
We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.

If you have any questions about this form or the CTL Days in May Workshops, please contact the CTL Director, Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.

Days in May Call for Proposals

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by abiodunm@augsburg.edu

Hello my name is Munira Jama. I’m an undergraduate student in the Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science department at Augsburg University, alongside my co-investigators, Moyin Abiodun, Annika Rudolph, and Natalie Delgado. We are conducting a study as part of our HPE 303L Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology lab under the supervision of our advisor Tara Mader, Ph.D; a professor in the Health, Physical Education and Exercise Science department.

We would like to invite you to participate in a research study on the effects of caffeine on reaction time. You were selected as a possible participant because you are a student at Augsburg University. Please read this entire email before agreeing to participate. If you have any questions now or later, you may contact any of the researchers or our advisor.

If you agree to be in this study, you’ll be weighed prior to starting the study, drink caffeine, and have your reaction time measured. In total, participation time will be approximately 40 minutes. Caffeine doses will be administered within safe limits depending on participants weight (3 mg per kg) there will be no abnormal side effects.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the google form below. If you are not interested, you can disregard this email. Please be assured that choosing not to participate will in no way impact your relationships with the researchers or Augsburg University.

Thank you for considering,
Munira Jama

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeo5MNuDrgSMYR22gGpC7KEWh7qWvCT5GXuiMUnt1b6o9GRSg/viewform?usp=sharing

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

Have questions about proposed revisions? Please attend a drop-in information session.

All Faculty/Staff:
Tuesday, April 2nd from 3:30 – 4:30 in Lindell Library 301
Wednesday, April 3rd from 2:00 – 3:00 in Augsburg Room, Christensen Center

Faculty/Staff Who Are New(er) to GenEd:
Thursday, April 4th from 3:30 – 4:30 in OGC 100

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

Have questions about proposed revisions? Please attend a drop-in information session.

All Faculty/Staff:
Tuesday, April 2nd from 3:30 – 4:30 in Lindell Library 301
Wednesday, April 3rd from 2:00 – 3:00 in Augsburg Room, Christensen Center

Faculty/Staff Who Are New(er) to GenEd:
Thursday, April 4th from 3:30 – 4:30 in OGC 100

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Workshops will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. May workshop sessions might include areas of teaching and learning, leadership & service development, or research & scholarship development.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 105 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, April 5, 2024. Presenters will be notified on or before April 15th.
We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.

If you have any questions about this form or the CTL Days in May Workshops, please contact the CTL Director, Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.

Days in May Call for Proposals

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Workshops will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. May workshop sessions might include areas of teaching and learning, leadership & service development, or research & scholarship development.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 105 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, April 5, 2024. Presenters will be notified on or before April 15th.
We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.

If you have any questions about this form or the CTL Days in May Workshops, please contact the CTL Director, Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.

Days in May Call for Proposals

submitted by londona@augsburg.edu

Hello,
Belle Huss, Vince Bertram, and I (Aleka London) are all exercise Science students who will be doing a research study for a course project. We are examining the effects of exercise on cognitive mood.

We are looking for students at Augsburg willing to participate. IT IS VERY SIMPLE!!

1. SIGN CONSENT FORM AND EMAIL TO londona@augsburg.edu
2. FILL OUT BOTH FORMS LINKED BELOW
3. COMPLETE WORKOUT LINKED BELOW
4. FINALLY FILL OUT BOTH FORMS AGAIN (USE SAME EMAIL)

For all inquiries, consent form, and exercise plan please contact Vince Bertram at bertramv@augsburg.edu or Aleka London @londona@augsburg.edu

Emotion Evaluation FORM: (4 QUESTIONS)
https://forms.gle/qkNUwR6BAftq6hoR8
Subjective Happiness Scale Questionnaire (4 QUESTIONS)
https://forms.gle/nhB175pT26TWG5PV7

https://forms.gle/qkNUwR6BAftq6hoR8

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Belong Webinar: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 at 1-2pm CT.

Title: Independent Colleges and Universities: The Value of Mission-Driven Teaching Excellence

Description: Independent Colleges and Universities that focus on the liberal arts often have a mission and an academic infrastructure that supports teaching improvement, and it should be celebrated! Yet, more can be done. This session draws from a multi-institutional observational study covering more than 700 higher education courses in a range of contexts, from regional public universities to highly ranked private universities, from small liberal arts colleges to large flagship universities. Connected to her 2023 book, published by Harvard Education Press, Great College Teaching: Where It Happens and How to Foster It Everywhere, Corbin Campbell will map the terrain, discussing teaching improvement within a spectrum of academic contexts, across multiple disciplines, and for various course settings. Dr. Campbell will describe the best practices of exemplary teaching institutions, in which evidence-based practices such as equity-based and culturally relevant teaching support student learning. She will also describe policies and cultures necessary to prioritize teaching and promote faculty development.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Explore the diverse terrain of teaching across various academic contexts, disciplines, and course settings to improve instruction.

Discover best practices from exemplary institutions, including equity-based and culturally relevant evidence-based teaching practices, you can use to support student learning.

Identify policies and cultures that are essential to prioritize teaching and encourage faculty development.

If you can’t attend at this time, please register and you will receive the webinar recording.

Registration Link

submitted by boylek@augsburg.edu

Dear Augsburg Community,

The vote on the proposed general education revisions is planned for the faculty meeting on Wednesday, April 10th from 3:40 – 5:10pm. Information about the proposed revisions is available in the updated General Education Revision Proposal. The proposal consists of an introduction (p. 1), an executive summary (p. 2), and an overview of the rationale and proposed revisions to our undergraduate general education curriculum (pp. 3 – 11).

Have questions about proposed revisions? Please attend a drop-in information session:
All Faculty/Staff:
Tuesday, April 2nd from 3:30 – 4:30 in Lindell Library 301
Wednesday, April 3rd from 3:30 – 4:30 in Augsburg Room, Christensen Center
Faculty/Staff Who Are New(er) to GenEd:
Thursday, April 4th from 3:30 – 4:30 in OGC 100

We are grateful to Augsburg Day Student Government for their review and unanimous support of the proposed revisions, to our faculty colleagues for their comments and questions at the first reading during the March faculty meeting, and to all those who contributed to this important initiative over the last year.

With gratitude,
Stacy (freiheit@augsburg.edu)

Resources
2023 General Education Revision Proposal:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUs01m4YcduyY4EPnGLBxPIpnm8pxBxBSvXeHG9Dz7U/edit?usp=sharing
GenEd(it) Comment Box:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLbGTjRopXvqXaW_kqlP-XW7J4sKR64JJT9FpBGSQptWLaSw/viewform?usp=sf_link
General Education Revision 2023 Community Moodle page (self-enrollment is available):
https://moodle.augsburg.edu/community/course/view.php?id=530#section-10
General Education Revision 2023 Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wAwd6cW63GwAQTMUzB-U9ocd7kpZzM7T?usp=sharing

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Belong Webinar: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024 at 1-2pm CT.

Title: Independent Colleges and Universities: The Value of Mission-Driven Teaching Excellence

Description: Independent Colleges and Universities that focus on the liberal arts often have a mission and an academic infrastructure that supports teaching improvement, and it should be celebrated! Yet, more can be done. This session draws from a multi-institutional observational study covering more than 700 higher education courses in a range of contexts, from regional public universities to highly ranked private universities, from small liberal arts colleges to large flagship universities. Connected to her 2023 book, published by Harvard Education Press, Great College Teaching: Where It Happens and How to Foster It Everywhere, Corbin Campbell will map the terrain, discussing teaching improvement within a spectrum of academic contexts, across multiple disciplines, and for various course settings. Dr. Campbell will describe the best practices of exemplary teaching institutions, in which evidence-based practices such as equity-based and culturally relevant teaching support student learning. She will also describe policies and cultures necessary to prioritize teaching and promote faculty development.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

Explore the diverse terrain of teaching across various academic contexts, disciplines, and course settings to improve instruction.

Discover best practices from exemplary institutions, including equity-based and culturally relevant evidence-based teaching practices, you can use to support student learning.

Identify policies and cultures that are essential to prioritize teaching and encourage faculty development.

If you can’t attend at this time, please register and you will receive the webinar recording.

Registration Link

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

The Center for Teaching and Learning is pleased to announce that our 2024 Days in May Workshops will take place Wednesday, May 8 – Thursday, May 9, 2024, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

We invite proposals for professional development sessions from all interested faculty and staff. May workshop sessions might include areas of teaching and learning, leadership & service development, or research & scholarship development.

Sessions may be 60 minutes or 105 minutes.
All workshops will take place in smart classrooms unless otherwise requested below.
For full consideration, please submit proposals no later than Friday, April 5, 2024. Presenters will be notified on or before April 15th.
We hope you will consider sharing your best practices with our Augsburg teaching community.

If you have any questions about this form or the CTL Days in May Workshops, please contact the CTL Director, Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.

Days in May Call for Proposals

submitted by rengifoj@augsburg.edu

Missed your chance to go abroad this fall semester? Not quite!

Applications are STILL OPEN for Augsburg CGEE’s Study Center spring semester programs in Mexico, Central America, Northern Ireland, and Southern Africa until April 1st

Why choose an Augsburg CGEE Study Center program? Earn Augsburg credits, complete multiple LAF graduation requirements, and get an Augsburg experience abroad!

Our programs are nationally-known, focus on peace, social justice, and community engagement. Northern Ireland, Southern Africa & Mexico also offer INTERNSHIPS!

Learn more and apply here!