Category: Teaching and Learning

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“Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition.” –Malcolm Boyd

In today’s challenging political climate, the skills of civil, civic- minded, and evidence-based democratic deliberation are a necessity. Paideia (pie-day-a) is a pedagogy that encourages inquiry-based, democratic discussions around a common text. It can be used with all ages and in all subject areas. The Augsburg College Paideia Program has offered training to the Augsburg community and teachers across the United States for the past twenty-eight years. We invite you to join us this summer.

PAIDEIA INSTITUTE: The 28th annual Paideia Institute, July 24 – 28, 2017, will explore the question What makes a Citizen? This timely and timeless concept will be interrogated through seminar discussions on a variety of genres. Coaching activities will assist participants in facilitating seminars within their own curriculum. http://www.augsburg.edu/paideia/institute/

FEES: Registration for the Summer Institute is $600. We are pleased to offer two $500 scholarships: the Marie McNeff Scholarship for Augsburg faculty and the Rita Kaplan Scholarship for staff. Faculty are also encouraged to apply to the Center for Teaching and Learning Professional Travel Fund. Staff should speak with their supervisors about equivalent financial support from the College.

PAIDEIA INVITATIONAL: Don’t have five days available for the full Paideia Institute? Attend our one-day Paideia Invitational for a sampling of how teachers are engaging students in civil discourse. The invitational is Friday, July 28 from approximately 10 am to 2 pm. The agenda involves a morning seminar, lunch, and an afternoon breakout session.

Learn more about the Augsburg Paideia Program at http://augsburg.edu/paideia.
To register contact Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.

Paideia Institute

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Looking for a summer class to take? Interested in improving your skills as a discussion participant and leader? The 28th annual Paideia Institute, July 24 – 28, 2017, will explore the question What makes a Citizen? This timely and timeless concept will be interrogated through seminar discussions on a variety of genres. Coaching activities will develop participants’ skill in facilitating democratic discussions in educational or professional settings.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: INS 255-A: Paideia Approach: Thinking, Talking, and Reading is a 4 credit course that includes the Paideia Institute, or EDC 498 Independent Study for 2 Credits. Register online through Records and Registration.

GRADUATE STUDENTS: ECS 543 can be taken for either 2 or 4 graduate semester credits and can be counted as an elective course in the MAE program. This course is not offered through the college Records and Registration site. Contact Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu to register.

Paideia Institute

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Scholarly Writing Retreat
May 21-23, 2017
Dunrovin Retreat Center

Faculty, do you wish you had uninterrupted time to write / work on scholarship? If so, you will want to take advantage of the annual Jessica Nathanson Scholarly Writing Retreat. Jess established a tradition of allowing faculty and academic staff time away from campus to focus entirely on scholarship. There is no schedule for this retreat – it is simply time and space to work on scholarship. The Provost and the Center for Teaching and Learning will cover the cost of the retreat.

The retreat will take place Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. through Tuesday, May 23 at 1 p.m. (after lunch). Please e-mail ctl@augsburg.edu to reserve your space.

submitted by frew@augsburg.edu

At this information session hosted by URGO, hear from a representative of the Augsburg PA program, alumni who are currently PA students, and alumni who are practicing PAs. Learn how to become a competitive applicant, what necessary prerequisites are, what the application entails and how to approach your personal statement. Contact Catherina Kipper (kipper@augsburg.edu) with questions.

Wednesday, March 22
6-7:30 p.m.
OGC 100

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Going to graduate school by the Fall of 2017 or 2018? Most masters and doctoral programs require the Graduate Records Examination (GRE) for admission. GRE Prep is offered this summer on campus through the Office of Undergraduate Research and Graduate Opportunity. You’ll learn the most effective ways tackle the Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing sections on the GRE.

The course meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-7:30 PM for four and a half weeks (May 17th – June 19th). The cost is only $100, which includes test prep materials; this is a fraction of the cost when compared to similar classroom GRE prep courses offered by Kaplan or the Princeton Review who charge over $1,000.

Alums and staff are also welcome to register.

Online registration is now open at the following website: http://www.augsburg.edu/urgo/grad/gre-prep/

Questions? Contact Dixie Shafer, URGO Director: shafer@augsburg.edu

submitted by frew@augsburg.edu

At this information session hosted by URGO, hear from a representative of the Augsburg PA program, alumni who are currently PA students, and alumni who are practicing PAs. Learn how to become a competitive applicant, what necessary prerequisites are, what the application entails and how to approach your personal statement. Contact Catherina Kipper (kipper@augsburg.edu) with questions.

Wednesday, March 22
6-7:30 p.m.
OGC 100

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

submitted by pippert@augsburg.edu

Scholarly Writing Retreat
May 21-23, 2017
Dunrovin Retreat Center

Faculty, do you wish you had uninterrupted time to write / work on scholarship? If so, you will want to take advantage of the annual Jessica Nathanson Scholarly Writing Retreat. Jess established a tradition of allowing faculty and academic staff time away from campus to focus entirely on scholarship. There is no schedule for this retreat – it is simply time and space to work on scholarship. The Provost and the Center for Teaching and Learning will cover the cost of the retreat.

The retreat will take place Sunday, May 21 at 3 p.m. through Tuesday, May 23 at 1 p.m. (after lunch). Please e-mail ctl@augsburg.edu to reserve your space.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

All faculty and staff are invited to attend this faculty panel and discussion about the three pillars of the professoriate and how they can be mutually reinforcing activities. The panel will feature Emily Schilling, Biology, Ginny McCarthy, Nursing, Sarah Myers, Theater, and Bibiana Koh, Social Work.

Wednesday, March 22 (Tomorrow)
2-3 p.m., OGC 100

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff, RSVP now to reserve a spot at this Friday’s “Speaking of Sabbaticals” luncheon with Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff.

Speaking of Sabbaticals with Jeanine Gregoire
Friday, March 24
11:30-12:30 p.m., Marshall Room

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Center for Global Education and Experience.

All faculty and staff are welcome. Please click here to RSVP!

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff are invited to this upcoming installment in the “Speaking of Sabbaticals” series. Sociology professor Lars Christiansen will present findings from his resent sabbatical research (and beyond), focusing on the relationship between theories of embodiment and urban design and planning. His talk will include comparisons of several U.S. cities and focus on transportation policy and practices. The title of his presentation is “Bodies in Motion: What the Embodiment Revolution Means for How We Get Around.”

Speaking of Sabbaticals with Lars Christiansen
Monday, April 3
12:30-1:30 p.m., Lindell 301

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Christensen Center for Vocation.

A limited number of seats are available. Please click here to RSVP!

submitted by kipper@augsburg.edu

At this information session hosted by URGO, hear from a representative of the Augsburg PA program, alumni who are currently PA students, and alumni who are practicing PAs. Learn how to become a competitive applicant, what necessary prerequisites are, what the application entails and how to approach your personal statement. Contact Catherina Kipper (kipper@augsburg.edu) with questions.

Wednesday, March 22
6-7:30 pm
OGC 100

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Mark your calendars for this upcoming faculty panel from the CTL Scholarship Fellows. The panel will feature four recipients of the 2016 Scholarship Grants and their experience of integrating the three pillars of the professoriate through mutually reinforcing activities: Emily Shilling, Biology and Environmental Studies, Ginny McCarthy, Nursing, Sarah Myers, Theater, and Bibiana Koh, Social Work.

Integrating Teaching, Scholarship, and Service
Wednesday, March 22
2:00-3:00pm
OGC 100

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff, two books have been made available for the upcoming Diversity Dialogue book group discussion of “The Song Poet,” by Kao Kalia Yang. Participants will attend one of two meeting dates:

Group 1: Wednesday, March 22, 4:00-5:30 pm in the Marshall Room
Group 2: Thursday, March 23, 12:00-1:30 pm in the Marshall Room

Email ctl@augsburg.edu now to receive your copy and join the dialogue! All faculty and staff are welcome.

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Hmong Women Together, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee, and the Asian American Student Association.

Read more about this event and others on the CTL main page.

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

“Real answers need to be found in dialogue and interaction and, yes, our shared human condition.” —Malcolm Boyd

In today’s challenging political climate, the skills of civil, civic- minded, and evidence-based democratic deliberation are a necessity. Paideia (pie-day-a) is a pedagogy that encourages inquiry-based, democratic discussions around a common text. It can be used with all ages and in all subject areas. The Augsburg College Paideia Program has offered training to the Augsburg community and teachers across the United States for the past twenty-eight years. We invite you to join us this summer.

PAIDEIA INSTITUTE: The 28th annual Paideia Institute, July 24–28, 2017, will explore the question What makes a Citizen? This timely and timeless concept will be interrogated through seminar discussions on a variety of genres. Coaching activities will assist participants in facilitating seminars within their own curriculum. augsburg.edu/paideia/institute

FEES: Registration for the Summer Institute is $600. We are pleased to offer two $500 scholarships: the Marie McNeff Scholarship for Augsburg faculty and the Rita Kaplan Scholarship for staff. Faculty are also encouraged to apply to the Center for Teaching and Learning Professional Travel Fund. Staff should speak with their supervisors about equivalent financial support from the College.

PAIDEIA INVITATIONAL: Don’t have five days available for the full Paideia Institute? Attend our one-day Paideia Invitational for a sampling of how teachers are engaging students in civil discourse. The invitational is Friday, July 28 from approximately 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The agenda involves a morning seminar, lunch, and an afternoon breakout session.

Learn more about the Augsburg Paideia Program at augsburg.edu/paideia/.
To register contact Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu.

Paideia Institute

submitted by lloydr@augsburg.edu

Looking for a summer class to take? Interested in improving your skills as a discussion participant and leader? The 28th annual Paideia Institute, July 24–28, 2017, will explore the question, What makes a Citizen? This timely and timeless concept will be interrogated through seminar discussions on a variety of genres. Coaching activities will develop participants’ skill in facilitating democratic discussions in educational or professional settings.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: INS 255-A: Paideia Approach: Thinking, Talking, and Reading is a 4 credit course that includes the Paideia Institute, or EDC 498 Independent Study for 2 Credits. Register online through Records and Registration.

GRADUATE STUDENTS: ECS 543 can be taken for either 2 or 4 graduate semester credits and can be counted as an elective course in the MAE program. This course is not offered through the college Records and Registration site. Contact Rachel Lloyd at lloydr@augsburg.edu to register.

Paideia Institute

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Anika Clark, Biology ’14, returns for Spring Break from Georgetown Medical School to share her experiences and present an information session highlighting programs at Georgetown.

Tuesday, March 14
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Science 108

For more information or to RSVP, contact Catherina Kipper at kipper@augsburg.edu.

submitted by ricomem@augsburg.edu

Hear from a representative of the Augsburg PA program, alumni who are currently PA students, and alumni who are practicing PAs. Learn how to become a competitive applicant, what are necessary prerequisites, what the application entails and how to approach your personal statement.

Wednesday, March 22
6 – 7:30 pm
OGC 100

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Two books have been made available for FACULTY and STAFF for the spring 2017 Diversity Dialogue. Participants will read and discuss “The Song Poet,” by Kao Kalia Yang, on one of two meeting dates:

Group 1: Wednesday, March 22, 4:00-5:30 pm in the Marshall Room
Group 2: Thursday, March 23, 12:00-1:30 pm in the Marshall Room

Email ctl@augsburg.edu now to reserve your copy and join the dialogue! All faculty and staff are welcome.

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Hmong Women Together, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee, and the Asian American Student Association.

Read more about this event and others on the CTL main page.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Mark your calendars for this upcoming faculty panel from the CTL Scholarship Fellows. The panel will feature four recipients of the 2016 Scholarship Grants and their experience of integrating the three pillars of the professoriate through mutually reinforcing activities: Emily Shilling, Biology and Environmental Studies, Ginny McCarthy, Nursing, Sarah Myers, Theater, and Bibiana Koh, Social Work.

Integrating Teaching, Scholarship, and Service
Wednesday, March 22
2:00-3:00pm
OGC 100

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff – for those intending to propose curricular changes to AAC and GAAC this spring, please make your submissions as soon as possible. Any submissions made after April 10 for AAC, and April 11 for GAAC, will be reviewed in the fall.

More information can be found on the committee websites.

AAC Submission Deadlines: http://inside.augsburg.edu/facultysenate/aac/submission-deadlines/

GAAC Submission Deadlines: http://inside.augsburg.edu/facultysenate/gaac/submission-deadlines/

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The Religion department will be launching a new degree in Theology and Public Leadership in the fall of 2017. This degree program will be replacing the Youth and Family Ministry Degree. This new major will include concentrations in Youth Studies, Leadership and Management, Community Engagement, Worship and Music, Environmental Stewardship, Advocacy and Public Policy, Human Service, and Cross-Cultural Relations. We are excited for this new endeavor and for the leaders it will produce for our faith communities. Please visit our website for more information – http://www.augsburg.edu/religion/tpl.

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Do you plan on working with children, youth or young adults? If so, you should consider becoming a Youth Studies minor. This minor is designed to pair well with any other major including Political Science, HPE, Education, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Theology and Public Leadership, etc. There are some great classes being offered in this minor next year, including a class in the UK! So take a look at our website to learn more. http://www.augsburg.edu/youth-studies/

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If you have started an application to a summer 2017, or fall 2017 study abroad/study away program, the deadline is coming up on March 15!

If you have questions about your application, contact the study abroad office as soon as possible. Stop by our office in the lower level of Christensen Center, or send us an email: abroad@augsburg.edu

Don’t let the application deadline pass you by!
studyabroad.augsburg.edu

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Anika Clark, Biology ’14, returns for Spring Break from Georgetown Medical School to share her experiences and present an information session highlighting programs at Georgetown.

Tuesday, March 14
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Science 108

For more information or to RSVP, contact Catherina Kipper at kipper@augsburg.edu.

submitted by ricomem@augsburg.edu

Hear from a representative of the Augsburg PA program, alumni who are currently PA students, and alumni who are practicing PAs. Learn how to become a competitive applicant, what are necessary prerequisites, what the application entails and how to approach your personal statement.

Wednesday, March 22
6 – 7:30 pm
OGC 100

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Finish some of your assignments before spring break! Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

Note: The WL will be open on Friday, March 10, and Sunday, March 19 for regular hours, but will be closed during the spring break week, March 11 – 18.

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Closing the Loop: Connecting the Classroom to the Real World
Thursday, March 9
11:30-12:30pm, OGC 100

Sometimes students have a difficult time seeing the practical connections between what they’re learning and the “real world.” In this workshop, several of your colleagues will discuss how they approach this issue and you will get some practical ideas for how to close the loop: i.e., bringing pragmatic examples into the classroom and also how to apply theory to real world situations.

This faculty workshop is sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Thank you to the members of the Faculty Development Committee, the Office of Global Education and Experience, and the Office of Academic Affairs for all their hard work in determining this year’s CTL grant recipients. They reviewed an impressive collection of grant proposals and are pleased to announce the awardees of all three CTL annual grants:

Provost’s Internationalization Travel Grants

George Dierberger, Business – Hauge School of Business, Olso, Norway and the Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway.
Beliza Torres Narvaez, Theater – Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) and Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR)

Scholarship Grants

Nishesh Chalise, Social Work – Food security in Cedar Riverside: A community based participatory research approach
Matthew Beckman, Biology – A model for manganese toxicity in Daphnia magna, the water flea
Nancy Steblay, Psychology – Assessing Sources and Impact of Procedural Bias in Actual Police Lineups
Lindsay Starck, English – Novel-in-Progress
Adriane Brown, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies – Gender and Race in Cosplay and DisneyBounding
Nancy Rodenborg and Rebekah Dupont, Social Work and STEM – The AugSTEM Program: Informing Institutional Collaboration and Change to Prepare Juniors and Seniors for Careers in STEM
William Green, History – The Children of Lincoln: Four Minnesotans During War and Reconstruction, 1860-1876
Joseph Towle, Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies – Sunny Places for Shady People (II) / Getting to Know Your Neighbor: Contemporary Mexican Culture
Laura Boisen, Bibiana Koh and Susan Conlin, Social Work – Evaluation of Intergroup Dialogue

Integrated Course Design Grants

Annie Heiderscheit, Music – Music Therapy undergraduate curriculum
Michael Kidd, Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies – HUM 120 Medieval Life in 12th-Century Europe
Matthew Haines, Mathematics & Statistics – MAT 246 Linear Algebra
Stephan Clark, English – ENL 329 Screenwriting II

Congratulations, faculty!

CTL Annual Grant Recipients

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Faculty and staff – two books have been made available for the upcoming Diversity Dialogue book group discussion of “The Song Poet,” by Kao Kalia Yang. Interested? Please email ctl@augsburg.edu.

Participants will attend one of the two meeting times below:

Group 1: Wednesday, March 22, 4:00-5:30 pm in the Marshall Room
Group 2: Thursday, March 23, 12:00-1:30 pm in the Marshall Room

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Hmong Women Together, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee, and the Asian American Student Association.

Read more about this event and others on the CTL main page.

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Finish some of your assignments before spring break! Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

Note: The WL will be open on Friday, March 10, and Sunday, March 19 for regular hours, but will be closed during the spring break week, March 11 – 18.

submitted by ricomem@augsburg.edu

Anika Clark, Biology ’14, returns for Spring Break from Georgetown Medical School to share her experiences and present an information session highlighting programs at Georgetown.

Tuesday, March 14
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Science 108

For more information or to RSVP, contact Catherina Kipper at kipper@augsburg.edu.

submitted by moorek1@augsburg.edu

Anpetu Waste’/Good day,

In an effort to increase the number of American Indian teachers in the state of Minnesota, Augsburg College has been the recipient a grant (Minnesota Indian Teacher Training Partnership Grant) from the state to assist in the costs of a college education for American Indian Students majoring in (PreK, Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education). This grant allows Augsburg College to award financial assistance to American Indian students in the education program who will become licensed teachers (in both the undergraduate and graduate programs).

We are currently seeking students who meet the eligibility criteria’s: (1) documentation of 1/4 or more American Indian Blood Quantum and/or Enrollment in Federally recognized tribe; (2) enrollment/acceptance into our Augsburg College Education Department/Courses; and (3) have financial need per our financial aid office/policies.

If you should meet the criteria’s or have questions about your eligibility, please contact Jennifer Simon at simonj@augsburg.edu or 612-330-1144. There are funds available now so please contact me ASAP!
Pilamiya ye’,

Jennifer

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This “Speaking of Sabbaticals” event originally scheduled for February 24 has been RESCHEDULED for March 24! Please RSVP using the link below.

Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff. Co-sponsored by CTL and CGEE.

Faculty and staff, click here to RSVP.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Thank you to the Faculty Development Committee (Tim Pippert, Michael Burden, Jenny Kluznik, Darcey Engen, and Miles Ott) and Provost Kaivola for their hard work in determining this year’s CTL grant recipients. They reviewed an impressive collection of grant proposals and are pleased to announce the following awardees for the Integrated Course Design (ICD) Grant:

– Annie Heiderscheit, Music, for the Music Therapy undergraduate curriculum
– Michael Kidd, Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies, for HUM 120 Medieval Life in 12th-Century Europe
– Matthew Haines, Mathematics & Statistics, for MAT 246 Linear Algebra
– Stephan Clark, English, for ENL 329 Screenwriting II

Congratulations, faculty!

See the full list of the 2017 CTL grant recipients here.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty, mark your calendars for this CTL workshop on Thursday.

Sometimes students have a difficult time seeing the practical connections between what they’re learning and the “real world.” In this workshop, several of your colleagues will discuss how they approach this issue and you will get some practical ideas for how to close the loop: i.e., bringing pragmatic examples into the classroom and also how to apply theory to real world situations.

Thursday, March 9
Closing the Loop: Connecting the Classroom to the Real World
11:30-12:30pm, OGC 100

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Finish some of your assignments before spring break! Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

Note: The WL will be open on Friday, March 10, and Sunday, March 19 for regular hours, but will be closed during the spring break week, March 11 – 18.

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

Are you still in need of Augsburg Experience? Augsburg’s Center for Global Education & Experience has your solution!

Spend 3 weeks in Mexico this summer – take a class and finish up your Augsburg Experience requirement. The CGEE Mexico Study Center offers Spanish and Art classes (LAF Fine Arts) throughout the summer. Tuition is discounted for all Auggies, and scholarships are available.

Seniors – you can participate in the Graduation Ceremony, and still study abroad this summer. Treat yourself to an international experience before jumping into your job or grad school!

Summer course options are open to all students, first year through seniors.

Learn more about summer courses in Mexico!

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All faculty and staff are invited to attend an Assessment Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, March 7th in the newly opened Commons! You are invited to grab lunch – it’s on us – and gather in the Cedar Room to hear a presentation of this year’s data on intercultural competency and civic engagement. All faculty and staff are welcome, even those unfamiliar with curricular assessment at Augsburg. Lunch and learns are the perfect opportunity to get acquainted!

Assessment Lunch & Learn
Tuesday, March 7
12:00pm-1:00pm
Cedar Room, Christensen Center

Please RSVP to kilgorem@augsburg.edu. Sponsored by Academic Affairs and Assessment.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff. Co-sponsored by CTL and CGEE.

Friday, March 24
11:30-12:30pm
Marshall Room

Faculty and staff, please click here to RSVP.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Thank you to the Faculty Development Committee (Tim Pippert, Michael Burden, Jenny Kluznik, Darcey Engen, and Miles Ott) and Provost Kaivola for their hard work in determining this year’s CTL grant recipients. They reviewed an impressive collection of grant proposals and are pleased to announce the following awardees and their project titles:

– Nishesh Chalise, Social Work – Food security in Cedar Riverside: A community based participatory research approach
– Matthew Beckman, Biology – A model for manganese toxicity in Daphnia magna, the water flea
– Nancy Steblay, Psychology – Assessing Sources and Impact of Procedural Bias in Actual Police Lineups
– Lindsay Starck, English – Novel-in-Progress
– Adriane Brown, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies – Gender and Race in Cosplay and DisneyBounding
– Nancy Rodenborg and Rebekah Dupont, Social Work and STEM – The AugSTEM Program: Informing Institutional Collaboration and Change to Prepare Juniors and Seniors for Careers in STEM
– William Green, History – The Children of Lincoln: Four Minnesotans During War and Reconstruction, 1860-1876
– Joseph Towle, Languages and Cross-Cultural Studies – Sunny Places for Shady People (II) / Getting to Know Your Neighbor: Contemporary Mexican Culture
– Laura Boisen, Bibiana Koh and Susan Conlin, Social Work – Evaluation of Intergroup Dialogue

Congratulations, faculty!

CTL Grants Recipients

submitted by bishopt@augsburg.edu

Washington DC Internship Program – On campus Monday

Staff from The Washington Center Internship Program will be on campus Monday March 6 – come visit their table 11-1pm in Christiansen Lobby.

TWC provides students with challenging opportunities to work and learn in Washington, D.C. for academic credit. The programs are a bridge between higher education and professional careers—leveraging all of what Washington, D.C. has to offer to provide dynamic, experiential learning opportunities to empower and motivate you to become engaged global citizens. TWC alums are now leaders in virtually every field — public service, journalism, business, law, medicine, education, and more.

Several Auggies have participated in TWC internships, and we have one student there this semester. Come learn about these exciting opportunities!

http://www.twc.edu/

Deadlines to apply for summer/fall/academic year study abroad/away is March 15! Stop by the office in Oyate Commons, lower level of Christiansen to get started today – or visit our website augsburg.edu/global or contact abroad@augsburg.edu

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Anika Clark, Biology ’14, returns for Spring Break from Georgetown Medical School to share her experiences and present an information session highlighting programs at Georgetown.

Tuesday, March 14
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Science 108

For more information or to RSVP, contact Catherina Kipper at kipper@augsburg.edu.

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Thank you to the Faculty Development Committee (Tim Pippert, Michael Burden, Jenny Kluznik, Darcey Engen, and Miles Ott), the Office of Global Education and Experience, and Provost Kaivola for their hard work in determining this year’s CTL grant recipients. They reviewed an impressive collection of grant proposals and are pleased to announce the following awardees for the Provost’s Internationalization Travel Grant and their destinations:

George Dierberger, Business – the Hauge School of Business in Harstad, Norway.

Beliza Torres Narvaez, Theater – the Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) in San Juan, PR, and the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico (UIPR) in San German, PR.

Congratulations!

CTL Grants Recipients

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Faculty, mark your calendars for this upcoming CTL workshop!

Sometimes students have a difficult time seeing the practical connections between what they’re learning and the “real world.” In this workshop, several of your colleagues will discuss how they approach this issue and you will get some practical ideas for how to close the loop: i.e., bringing pragmatic examples into the classroom and also how to apply theory to real world situations.

Thursday, March 9
Closing the Loop: Connecting the Classroom to the Real World
11:30-12:30pm, OGC 100

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

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If you have started an application to a summer 2017, or fall 2017 study abroad/study away program, the deadline is coming up on March 15!

If you have questions about your application, contact the study abroad office as soon as possible. Stop by our office in the lower level of Christensen Center, or send us an email: abroad@augsburg.edu

Don’t let the application deadline pass you by!
studyabroad.augsburg.edu

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Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

Note: The WL will be open on Friday, March 10, and Sunday, March 19 for regular hours, but will be closed during the spring break week, March 11 – 18.

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Back for Break from Georgetown University School of Medicine
Tuesday, March 14
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Science 108

Anika Clark, Biology ’14, returns for Spring Break from Georgetown Medical School to share her experiences and present an information session highlighting programs at Georgetown. For more information or to RSVP, contact Catherina Kipper at kipper@augsburg.edu.

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All faculty and staff are invited to attend an Assessment Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, March 7th in the newly opened Commons! You are invited to grab lunch – it’s on us – and gather in the Cedar Room to hear a presentation of this year’s data on intercultural competency and civic engagement. All faculty and staff are welcome, even those unfamiliar with curricular assessment at Augsburg. Lunch and learns are the perfect opportunity to get acquainted!

Assessment Lunch & Learn
Tuesday, March 7
12:00pm-1:00pm
Cedar Room, Christensen Center

Please RSVP to kilgorem@augsburg.edu. Sponsored by Academic Affairs and Assessment.

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Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff. Co-sponsored by CTL and CGEE.

Friday, March 24
11:30-12:30pm
Marshall Room

Please click here to RSVP for a spot at lunch.

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Deadline to apply for Gilman Scholarship funds for study abroad in summer, fall or next year is coming up soon — March 7!

If you receive a Pell Grant and are a US citizen, consider applying to win $5,000-$8,000 to study and/or intern abroad through the Gilman International Scholarship!

For more information, contact abroad@augsburg.edu

Eligibility and Application details for Gilman Scholarship

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Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

Note: The WL will be open on Friday, March 10, and Sunday, March 19 for regular hours, but will be closed during the spring break week, March 11 – 18.

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This “Speaking of Sabbaticals” event originally scheduled for February 24 has been RESCHEDULED for March 24! Please RSVP for this new date using the link below.

Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff.

Friday, March 24
11:30-12:30pm
Marshall Room

Co-sponsored by CTL and CGEE.

Click here to RSVP.

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Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

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Members of the campus community are invited to this upcoming sabbatical reflection luncheon featuring Psychology professor Henry Yoon. Attendees will learn about Professor Yoon’s research with the Minnesota Twin Family Study on abnormal child and adolescent psychology. The title of his presentation is “Developmental Stability of the Reduced P3 Brain Response in ADHD Participants with ODD/CD Comorbidity: a Longitudinal Study.”

Thursday, March 2
11:30-12:30pm
OGC 200 (note new location!)

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Christensen Center for Vocation.

Please RSVP for this event here.

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff are invited to this upcoming sabbatical reflection luncheon featuring Psychology professor Henry Yoon. Attendees will learn about Professor Yoon’s research with the Minnesota Twin Family Study on abnormal child and adolescent psychology. The title of his presentation is “Developmental Stability of the Reduced P3 Brain Response in ADHD Participants with ODD/CD Comorbidity: a Longitudinal Study.”

Thursday, March 2
11:30-12:30pm
Lindell 301

RSVP for Speaking of Sabbaticals with Henry Yoon.

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Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m.–1:40 p.m.; 6:30–9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30–6 p.m.; 6:30–9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30–3 p.m.; 3:30–6 p.m.; 7:30–10 p.m.
Fridays: 4–6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5–8 p.m.

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The Jewish Community Relations Council and Tolerance Minnesota are sponsoring a free one-day trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Tour the permanent exhibit and special featured exhibits. Meet with a Museum education representative. Augsburg students who are selected to participate will receive a full scholarship (flight cost, meals, entrance fee) for participation.

Eligibility:
Must be U.S. Citizen
Must be a registered, full-time Augsburg student, with at least one year left on campus
Must be a sophomore or above
Must have a 3.0 GPA or above

Applications are due by FEBRUARY 28th.

Additional information and the application can be found at:
http://jewishminneapolis.org/minne

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The sabbatical reflection and luncheon “Speaking of Sabbaticals with Jeanine Gregoire,” originally scheduled for today, has been CANCELED and RESCHEDULED. Please submit your RSVP for this new date!

Friday, March 24 | Speaking of Sabbaticals with Jeanine Gregoire | 11:30-12:30pm, Marshall Room

Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff. Co-sponsored by CTL and CGEE.

Please click here to RSVP for Speaking of Sabbaticals with Jeanine Gregoire on March 24.

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All faculty and staff are invited to this spring’s installment of the “Speaking of Scholarship” series. Sociology professor Nancy Fischer will discuss her on-going research involving people who sell, purchase and wear vintage clothing, based on her survey research, interviews and attending vintage events. Her research explores what dressing in vintage clothing means to consumers in terms of nostalgia, aesthetics, and ethics. The title of Nancy’s presentation is “Consuming Nostalgia: Are Vintage Clothing Consumers Caught in the Past?”

Monday, February 27 | Speaking of Scholarship with Nancy Fischer | 12:30-1:30pm, OGC 100

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Christensen Center for Vocation.

There are still spots available – click here to RSVP for Speaking of Scholarship with Nancy Fischer!

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

All faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection luncheon featuring Psychology professor Henry Yoon. Attendees will learn about Professor Yoon’s research with the Minnesota Twin Family Study on abnormal child and adolescent psychology. The title of his presentation is “Developmental Stability of the Reduced P3 Brain Response in ADHD Participants with ODD/CD Comorbidity: a Longitudinal Study.”

Thursday, March 2 | Speaking of Sabbaticals with Henry Yoon | 11:30-12:30pm, Lindell 301

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Christensen Center for Vocation.

There are still spots available for lunch! Please click here to RSVP.

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Thinking about study abroad in the summer, fall or next year? If you receive a Pell Grant and are a US citizen, consider applying to win $5,000-$8,000 to study and/or intern abroad through the Gilman International Scholarship!

Deadline to apply for funds for summer, fall or next year abroad is coming up soon — March 7.

For more information, contact abroad@augsburg.edu

Eligibility and Application details for Gilman Scholarship

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The Center for Global Education & Experience, The Sabo Center for Democracy and Citizenship, and the Augsburg Theater Department are partnering with the Guthrie Theater to engage Augsburg students, faculty and staff in the production of “We Are Proud to Present” — part of the Level Nine Series, devoted to community dialogue about today’s most significant topics and questions.

Get your complementary tickets to this production in the Oyate Commons (Study Abroad/Away, ISSS and Multicultural Student Services suite) in Lower Level Christensen Center. Limit, 2 tickets per person. *See available dates/times below.

Find a seat. Any seat in the room. Watch carefully as an ensemble of six American actors — three black and three white – begins to stage a presentation about a genocide in 1900s colonial Africa. As they earnestly (and comically) stumble through their artistic process, attempting to remain true to the events in the past, they unwittingly unpack a personal and political firestorm of racial dynamics in America in the present. And even the best intentions can’t save them.

Critics have called We Are Proud to Present “90 minutes of original, enlightening, pulse-pounding theater” (Backstage), “devastatingly funny…dangerous and primal,” (The Washington Post), and “impressive, disturbing and thought-provoking” (San Francisco Chronicle).

http://www.guthrietheater.org/plays_events/plays/we_are_proud_present

*Tickets for the following dates/times: you must go to the Guthrie Box Office to exchange voucher for reserved ticket.

Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 at 1:00 p.m.

The theme of this production echos the focus of CGEE’s semester study abroad program in Southern Africa: Nation Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind.

http://www.augsburg.edu/global/southernafrica/

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The Jewish Community Relations Council and Tolerance Minnesota are sponsoring a free one-day trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Tour the permanent exhibit and special featured exhibits. Meet with a Museum education representative. Augsburg students who are selected to participate will receive a full scholarship (flight cost, meals, entrance fee) for participation.

Eligibility:
Must be U.S. Citizen
Must be a registered, full-time Augsburg student, with at least one year left on campus
Must be a sophomore or above
Must have a 3.0 GPA or above

Applications are due by FEBRUARY 28th.

Additional information and the application can be found at:
http://jewishminneapolis.org/minne

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.; 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30 – 3 p.m.; 3:30 – 6 p.m.; 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30 – 6 p.m.; 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30 – 3 p.m.; 3:30 – 6 p.m.; 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Fridays: 4 – 6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5 – 8 p.m.

submitted by devega@augsburg.edu

The Center for Global Education & Experience, and the Augsburg Theater Department are partnering with the Guthrie Theater to engage Augsburg students, faculty and staff in the production of “We Are Proud to Present” — part of the Level Nine Series, devoted to community dialogue about today’s most significant topics and questions.

Get your complementary tickets to this production in the Oyate Commons (Study Abroad/Away, ISSS and Multicultural Student Services suite) in Lower Level Christensen Center. Limit, 2 tickets per person. *See available dates/times below.

Find a seat. Any seat in the room. Watch carefully as an ensemble of six American actors — three black and three white – begins to stage a presentation about a genocide in 1900s colonial Africa. As they earnestly (and comically) stumble through their artistic process, attempting to remain true to the events in the past, they unwittingly unpack a personal and political firestorm of racial dynamics in America in the present. And even the best intentions can’t save them.

Critics have called We Are Proud to Present “90 minutes of original, enlightening, pulse-pounding theater” (Backstage), “devastatingly funny…dangerous and primal,” (The Washington Post), and “impressive, disturbing and thought-provoking” (San Francisco Chronicle).
http://www.guthrietheater.org/plays_events/plays/we_are_proud_present
*Tickets for the following dates/times:
Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 at 1:00 p.m.

The theme of this production echos the focus of CGEE’s semester study abroad program in Southern Africa: Nation Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind.

Southern Africa

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For this spring’s installment of the “Speaking of Scholarship” series, Sociology professor Nancy Fischer will discuss her on-going research involving people who sell, purchase and wear vintage clothing, based on her survey research, interviews and attending vintage events. Her research explores what dressing in vintage clothing means to consumers in terms of nostalgia, aesthetics, and ethics. The title of Nancy’s presentation is “Consuming Nostalgia: Are Vintage Clothing Consumers Caught in the Past?”

Monday, February 27
12:30-1:30pm, OGC 100

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Christensen Center for Vocation.

Please click here to RSVP for Speaking of Scholarship with Nancy Fischer.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Members of the campus community are invited to this sabbatical reflection luncheon featuring Psychology professor Henry Yoon. Attendees will learn about Professor Yoon’s research with the Minnesota Twin Family Study on abnormal child and adolescent psychology. The title of his presentation is “Developmental Stability of the Reduced P3 Brain Response in ADHD Participants with ODD/CD Comorbidity: a Longitudinal Study.”

Please click here to RSVP for Speaking of Sabbaticals with Henry Yoon.

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Augsburg College’s 9th Traditional Powwow will be held on Saturday, March 25, on campus in the Si Melby Gymnasium. Grand Entries (beginning of a dancing session) will be at 1 PM and 6 PM, however dancing/ceremony will be all day until roughly 9 PM. You are free to come and go throughout the day as you wish. Honoring for our Augsburg American Indian graduates will be at 3 p.m. You are welcome to come, bring your family and friends, purchase some craft items from our vendors, come support our American Indian students here at Augsburg by showing up and learning about our rich culture and traditions at our hosted Powwow on campus. Augsburg is one of the only colleges in the metro area to host a Powwow and the only private college! NO ADMISSION COSTS – FREE! Find us on Facebook and invite your friends!

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED! If you are interested in volunteering at the concession stand, please email Athena Cloud, AISA Powwow Chair, at clouda@augsburg.edu with your available time, t-shirt size and phone number. All volunteers get a t-shirt and much appreciation from us! We ask that people dedicate 2 1/2 hour time slots.
Time slots to choose from are:
10:00 AM-12:30 p.m.
12:00-2:30 p.m.
2:30-5:00 p.m.
5:00-7:30 p.m.
7:30-10:00 p.m. (includes clean-up)

Pilamiya’ ye/Miigwech/Thank you!

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The Center for Global Education & Experience, and the Augsburg Theater Department are partnering with the Guthrie Theater to engage Augsburg students, faculty and staff in the production of “We Are Proud to Present” — part of the Level Nine Series, devoted to community dialogue about today’s most significant topics and questions.

Get your complementary tickets to this production in the Oyate Commons (Study Abroad/Away, ISSS and Multicultural Student Services suite) in Lower Level Christensen Center. Limit, 2 tickets per person. *See available dates/times below.

We Are Proud to Present a presentation about the Herero of Namibia, formerly known as Southwest Africa, from the German Südwestafrika, between the years 1884-1915. By Jackie Sibblies Drury. Directed by Taibi Magar

Find a seat. Any seat in the room. Watch carefully as an ensemble of six American actors — three black and three white – begins to stage a presentation about a genocide in 1900s colonial Africa. As they earnestly (and comically) stumble through their artistic process, attempting to remain true to the events in the past, they unwittingly unpack a personal and political firestorm of racial dynamics in America in the present. And even the best intentions can’t save them.

Critics have called We Are Proud to Present “90 minutes of original, enlightening, pulse-pounding theater” (Backstage), “devastatingly funny…dangerous and primal,” (The Washington Post), and “impressive, disturbing and thought-provoking” (San Francisco Chronicle).

*Tickets for the following dates/times:
Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 4 at 1:00 p.m.

The theme of this production echos the focus of CGEE’s semester study abroad program in Southern Africa: Nation Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind.

http://www.guthrietheater.org/plays_events/plays/we_are_proud_present

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

This summer, examine the history of medieval pilgrimage through an online summer course that culminates with a one-week pilgrimage in Europe with Prof. Phil Adamo, as well as participants from around the world.

The 1230 Pilgrimage to Pluscarden Abbey, in which students will participate, recreates a pilgrimage undertaken by medieval monks from the monastery of Val-des-Choux in Burgundy, France to Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland. The entire pilgrimage traverses 1,400 miles in 3 months, though students in the course will only participate in one of the first three weeks.

Apply by February 24!

More information and application here:
http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=PilgrimageEurope

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China has a long, rich music heritage that is well integrated into ancient healing practices. Through visits to Beijing area hospitals, clinics, musical venues, conservatories, and community organizations that provide health related care, students experience the interplay of music and healing practices in China.

This program will also spend several days at a burn camp in Chongqing. This is a free camp designed for children ages 6-18 who have experienced burns, but do not have access to outpatient treatment. The camp helps children develop communication and social skills, confidence, psychological well-being, and physical wound healing

We will also visit other locations of interest such as The Great Wall, Old-Town Beijing, Dazu Rock Carvings, Yangtze River Cruise and more.

This program is designed for Music Therapy students, but would also be of interest to students in pre-med, nursing, psychology, social work, etc.

For more information, visit the program website:
http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=MusicTherapyChina

Applications are due March 1

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The Office of Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching and Learning invite your nominations for the 2017 awards for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning. Augsburg annually recognizes individuals or groups that have made exemplary contributions to creating an engaging academic learning environment through awards for teaching, scholarship, or service.

All faculty or full-time staff who have been employed at the college for at least three years are eligible for the awards. Any member of the campus community – student, staff, or faculty – may nominate.

You may submit a nomination in one of three areas:

Teaching – Outstanding teaching encompasses many forms, pedagogies and is not restricted to the classroom. As such, nominations made in this category should demonstrate the nominee’s active engagement with students, creative approaches to instruction, ability to challenge students, and their overall passion for teaching. Up to two awards may be given in this category, one for full-time faculty and one for adjunct faculty (2 courses per term or less).

Service – Nominations for this award should demonstrate the nominee’s impact on the college, community, or their discipline in a substantial and meaningful way. Nominees that impact the lives of students through supportive, thoughtful, and comprehensive mentoring and advising that go beyond the normal expectations of guiding students are eligible for this award.

Scholarship – Nominees in this category may be recognized for a consistent record of scholarship or a single project. In recognizing multiple forms of intellectual inquiry, nominations should speak directly to both the quality of scholarship as well as its contribution to their discipline, the college, or community.

Nomination deadline: February 20, 2017.

Submit a nomination using the online form on the CTL awards webpage.

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Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is ‰”Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.‰”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Center for Global Education and Experience.

There are a limited number of spots available for this luncheon. Please click here to RSVP.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

For this spring‰’s installment of the “Speaking of Scholarship‰” series, Sociology professor Nancy Fischer will discuss her on-going research involving people who sell, purchase and wear vintage clothing, based on her survey research, interviews and attending vintage events. Her research explores what dressing in vintage clothing means to consumers in terms of nostalgia, aesthetics, and ethics. The title of Nancy‰’s presentation is ‰”Consuming Nostalgia: Are Vintage Clothing Consumers Caught in the Past?‰”

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Christensen Center for Vocation.

There are a limited number of seats available for this luncheon. Please click here to RSVP.

submitted by ricomem@augsburg.edu

The Jewish Community Relations Council and Tolerance Minnesota are sponsoring a free one-day trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Tour the permanent exhibit and special featured exhibits. Meet with a Museum education representative. Augsburg students who are selected to participate will receive a full scholarship (flight cost, meals, entrance fee) for participation.

Eligibility:
Must be U.S. Citizen
Must be a registered, full-time Augsburg student, with at least one year left on campus
Must be a sophomore or above
Must have a 3.0 GPA or above

Applications are due by FEBRUARY 28th.

Additional information and the application can be found at:
http://jewishminneapolis.org/minne

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

This summer, examine the history of medieval pilgrimage through an online summer course that culminates with a one-week pilgrimage in Europe with Prof. Phil Adamo, as well as participants from around the world.

The 1230 Pilgrimage to Pluscarden Abbey, in which students will participate, recreates a pilgrimage undertaken by medieval monks from the monastery of Val-des-Choux in Burgundy, France to Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland. The entire pilgrimage traverses 1400 miles in 3 months, though students in the course will only participate in one of the first three weeks.

Apply by February 24!

More information and application here:
http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=PilgrimageEurope

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

China has a long, rich music heritage that is well integrated into ancient healing practices. Through visits to Beijing area hospitals, clinics, musical venues, conservatories, and community organizations that provide health related care, students experience the interplay of music and healing practices in China.

This program will also spend several days at a burn camp in Chongqing. This is a free camp designed for children ages 6-18 who have experienced burns, but do not have access to outpatient treatment. The camp helps children develop communication and social skills, confidence, psychological well-being, and physical wound healing

We will also visit other locations of interest such as The Great Wall, Old-Town Beijing, Dazu Rock Carvings, Yangtze River Cruise and more.

This program is designed for Music Therapy students, but would also be of interest to students in pre-med, nursing, psychology, social work, etc.

For more information, visit the program website:
http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=MusicTherapyChina

Applications are due March 1

submitted by dvorak@augsburg.edu

Thinking about study abroad in the summer, fall or next year? If you receive a Pell Grant and are a U.S. citizen, consider applying to win $5,000-$8,000 to study and/or intern abroad through the Gilman International Scholarship!

Join us this Thursday for a workshop to learn the keys to winning this scholarship.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 11:25am – 11:55am in Marshall Room, Christensen Center

Deadline to apply for funds for summer, fall or next year abroad is March 7.

For more information, contact abroad@augsburg.edu

Eligibility and Application details for Gilman Scholarship

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All faculty are invited to a workshop from CTL Teaching & Learning Fellows Jenny Hanson (Communication Studies), Joe Erickson (Education), and Bonnie Tensen (E-Learning).

Helping Our Students Prepare Themselves for Class
Thursday, February 16 (Today!)
3:40-4:40pm, OGC 100

Do your students seem unprepared for class? Explore strategies for engaging students outside of class to ensure they come to class prepared. We will explore active reading strategies, quizzing, and other sample assignments to promote engagement with content prior to class.

Click here to add this event to your Google calendar.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Nominations for the 2017 awards for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning will be accepted through Monday, February 20th. All faculty or full-time staff who have been employed at the college for at least three years are eligible for the awards. Any member of the campus community – student, staff, or faculty – may nominate.

You may submit a nomination in one of three areas:

TEACHING – Outstanding teaching encompasses many forms, pedagogies and is not restricted to the classroom. As such, nominations made in this category should demonstrate the nominee’s active engagement with students, creative approaches to instruction, ability to challenge students, and their overall passion for teaching. Up to two awards may be given in this category, one for FULL-TIME faculty and one for ADJUNCT faculty (2 courses per term or less).

SERVICE – Nominations for this award should demonstrate the nominee’s impact on the college, community, or their discipline in a substantial and meaningful way. Nominees that impact the lives of students through supportive, thoughtful, and comprehensive mentoring and advising that go beyond the normal expectations of guiding students are eligible for this award.

SCHOLARSHIP – Nominees in this category may be recognized for a consistent record of scholarship or a single project. In recognizing multiple forms of intellectual inquiry, nominations should speak directly to both the quality of scholarship as well as its contribution to their discipline, the college, or community.

Visit the CTL awards webpage to submit your nomination now!

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Faculty and staff are invited to this sabbatical reflection and luncheon featuring Education Professor Jeanine Gregoire. The title of her talk is “Immigration, Migration and More: A yearlong journey to develop an Education semester abroad program in Mexico.”

This presentation highlights Minnesota-Mexico cultural, educational, economic and environmental connections and the rationale and framework behind the Education department semester abroad program. Dr. Gregoire will talk about how a spring break service learning trip to Cuernavaca in 2003 led to her sabbatical where she had the opportunity to explore and develop a new study abroad program with CGEE-Cuernavaca, Mexico faculty and staff.

Friday, February 24
11:30am-12:30pm
Marshall Room

Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Center for Global Education and Experience.

There are a limited number of spots available for this luncheon. Please click here to RSVP.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

All faculty are invited to this upcoming workshop from CTL Teaching & Learning Fellows Jenny Hanson (Communication Studies), Joe Erickson (Education), and Bonnie Tensen (E-Learning).

Helping Our Students Prepare Themselves for Class
Thursday, February 16 (Tomorrow!)
3:40-4:40pm, OGC 100

Do your students seem unprepared for class? Explore strategies for engaging students outside of class to ensure they come to class prepared. We will explore active reading strategies, quizzing, and other sample assignments to promote engagement with content prior to class.

Click here to add this event to your Google calendar.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty are invited to attend this year’s Assessment Day workshop and lunch on Tuesday, February 21. No classes will be held during the assessment period of 10:50-12:50 p.m. Faculty will gather in OGC 114 for the Institutional Curricular Assessment Workshop. Lunch will be provided by Afro Deli! Submit the RSVP form below to reserve your seat.

Click here to RSVP by February 15

submitted by dvorak@augsburg.edu

Thinking about study abroad in the summer, fall or next year? If you receive a Pell Grant and are a US citizen, consider applying for a Gilman scholarship to win $5,000-$8,000 to study and/or intern abroad through the Gilman International Scholarship!

Join us this Thursday for a workshop to learn the keys to winning this scholarship.

Thursday, Feb. 16, 11:25am – 11:55am in Marshall Room, Christensen Center

Click here for more details on the scholarship and how to apply:
http://www.iie.org/Programs/Gilman-Scholarship-Program/

Deadline to apply for funds for summer, fall or next year abroad is March 7.

For more information contact abroad@augsburg.edu

Gilman Scholarship

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

This summer, examine the history of medieval pilgrimage through an online summer course that culminates with a one-week pilgrimage in Europe with Prof. Phil Adamo, as well as participants from around the world.

The 1230 Pilgrimage to Pluscarden Abbey, in which students will participate, recreates a pilgrimage undertaken by medieval monks from the monastery of Val-des-Choux in Burgundy, France to Pluscarden Abbey in Scotland. The entire pilgrimage traverses 1400 miles in 3 months, though students in the course will only participate in one of the first three weeks.

Apply by February 24!

More information and application here:
http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=PilgrimageEurope

submitted by ricomem@augsburg.edu

The Jewish Community Relations Council and Tolerance Minnesota are sponsoring a free one-day trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Tour the permanent exhibit and special featured exhibits. Meet with a Museum education representative. Augsburg students who are selected to participate will receive a full scholarship (flight cost, meals, entrance fee) for participation.

Eligibility:
Must be U.S. Citizen
Must be a registered, full-time Augsburg student, with at least one year left on campus
Must be a sophomore or above
Must have a 3.0 GPA or above

Applications are due by FEBRUARY 28th.

Additional information and the application can be found at:
http://jewishminneapolis.org/minne

submitted by stoddard@augsburg.edu

China has a long, rich music heritage that is well integrated into ancient healing practices. Through visits to Beijing area hospitals, clinics, musical venues, conservatories, and community organizations that provide health related care, students experience the interplay of music and healing practices in China.

This program will also spend several days at a burn camp in Chongqing. This is a free camp designed for children ages 6-18 who have experienced burns, but do not have access to outpatient treatment. The camp helps children develop communication and social skills, confidence, psychological well-being, and physical wound healing

We will also visit other locations of interest such as The Great Wall, Old-Town Beijing, Dazu Rock Carvings, Yangtze River Cruise and more.

This program is designed for Music Therapy students, but would also be of interest to students in pre-med, nursing, psychology, social work, etc.

For more information, visit the program website:
http://studyabroad.augsburg.edu/?go=MusicTherapyChina

Applications are due March 1.

submitted by swanson@augsburg.edu

Papers, reports, applications, resumes — whatever you are writing, please remember that the Augsburg College Writing Lab is open and the writing tutors are ready to help. Find the Writing Lab in Lindell Library, street level, just left of the circulation desk. Tutors will work with any Augsburg student with any writing assignment during these hours:

Mondays: 11:10 a.m. – 1:40 p.m.; 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 12:30 – 3 p.m.; 3:30 – 6 p.m.; 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Wednesdays: 3:30 – 6 p.m.; 6:30 – 9 p.m.
Thursdays: 12:30 – 3 p.m.; 3:30 – 6 p.m.; 7:30 – 10 p.m.
Fridays: 4 – 6:30 p.m.
Sundays: 5 – 8 p.m.

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Faculty, there is still time left to apply for the three annual CTL grants: the Scholarship Grant, the Provost’s Internationalization Travel Grant, and the Integrated Course Design Grant. Receive money to support your research, travel, and course design. Applications will be accepted through the end of the day today, February 15.

Find more information and the application forms on the CTL grants webpage.

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Nominations for the 2017 awards for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning are due on Monday, February 20th. All faculty or full-time staff who have been employed at the college for at least three years are eligible for the awards. Any member of the campus community – student, staff, or faculty – may nominate.

You may submit a nomination in one of three areas:

TEACHING – Outstanding teaching encompasses many forms, pedagogies and is not restricted to the classroom. As such, nominations made in this category should demonstrate the nominee’s active engagement with students, creative approaches to instruction, ability to challenge students, and their overall passion for teaching. Up to two awards may be given in this category, one for FULL-TIME faculty and one for ADJUNCT faculty (2 courses per term or less).

SERVICE – Nominations for this award should demonstrate the nominee’s impact on the college, community, or their discipline in a substantial and meaningful way. Nominees that impact the lives of students through supportive, thoughtful, and comprehensive mentoring and advising that go beyond the normal expectations of guiding students are eligible for this award.

SCHOLARSHIP – Nominees in this category may be recognized for a consistent record of scholarship or a single project. In recognizing multiple forms of intellectual inquiry, nominations should speak directly to both the quality of scholarship as well as its contribution to their discipline, the college, or community.

Visit the CTL awards webpage to submit your nomination now!

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Nominations for the 2017 awards for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning are due on Monday, February 20th. All faculty or full-time staff who have been employed at the college for at least three years are eligible for the awards. Any member of the campus community – student, staff, or faculty – may nominate.

You may submit a nomination in one of three areas:

TEACHING – Outstanding teaching encompasses many forms, pedagogies and is not restricted to the classroom. As such, nominations made in this category should demonstrate the nominee’s active engagement with students, creative approaches to instruction, ability to challenge students, and their overall passion for teaching. Up to two awards may be given in this category, one for FULL-TIME faculty and one for ADJUNCT faculty (2 courses per term or less).

SERVICE – Nominations for this award should demonstrate the nominee’s impact on the college, community, or their discipline in a substantial and meaningful way. Nominees that impact the lives of students through supportive, thoughtful, and comprehensive mentoring and advising that go beyond the normal expectations of guiding students are eligible for this award.

SCHOLARSHIP – Nominees in this category may be recognized for a consistent record of scholarship or a single project. In recognizing multiple forms of intellectual inquiry, nominations should speak directly to both the quality of scholarship as well as its contribution to their discipline, the college, or community.

Nomination deadline: February 20, 2017.

See the CTL awards page to submit your nomination.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty, grant application for the annual CTL grants are due this Wednesday, February 15 (TOMORROW)!

The three annual grants are the following:

– Scholarship Grant –
Scholarship grants can be used to support faculty scholarship in a variety of ways, including reimbursement for project expenses, a summer stipend, or course reassignment (with Chair and Provost approval). Grants will likely be in the form of two-course reassignments, two $4,000 grants, and up to four $2,000 grants. Final award levels will be based on the merit and need of individual projects as well as the pool of applications. See the call for proposals here: http://web.augsburg.edu/ctl/cfp/2017_Scholarship.pdf

– Provost’s Internationalization Travel Grant –
Two travel grants of up to $2,5000 will be awarded to faculty interested in pursuing teaching, research, curriculum development/integration, or other scholarship collaboration with an Augsburg CGEE Global Site or with an existing international partner institution. See the call for proposals here: http://web.augsburg.edu/ctl/cfp/2017_Internationalization.pdf

– Integrated Course Design Grant –
The ICD initiative is intended to provide an opportunity for faculty to spend a significant amount of time on course design. All proposals for course design and revision are welcome, but those that best demonstrate how their course design project would address creating more inclusive classroom experiences for students are strongly encouraged. See the call for proposals here: http://web.augsburg.edu/ctl/cfp/2017_ICD.pdf

See the CTL grants webpage for links to the online application forms.

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty are invited to attend this year’s Assessment Day workshop and lunch on Tuesday, February 21. No classes will be held during the assessment period of 10:50-12:50 p.m. Faculty will gather in OGC 114 for the Institutional Curricular Assessment Workshop. Lunch will be provided by Afro Deli. Submit the RSVP form below to reserve your seat!

Please RSVP by this Wednesday, February 15

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty, mark your calendars for this upcoming workshop from CTL Teaching & Learning Fellows Jenny Hanson (Communication Studies), Joe Erickson (Education), and Bonnie Tensen (E-Learning).

Helping Our Students Prepare Themselves for Class
Thursday, February 16
3:40-4:40pm, OGC 100

Do your students seem unprepared for class? Explore strategies for engaging students outside of class to ensure they come to class prepared. We will explore active reading strategies, quizzing, and other sample assignments to promote engagement with content prior to class.

Click here to add this event to your Google calendar.

submitted by frew@augsburg.edu

The Jewish Community Relations Council and Tolerance Minnesota are sponsoring a free one-day trip to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Tour the permanent exhibit and special featured exhibits. Meet with a Museum education representative. Augsburg students who are selected to participate will receive a full scholarship (flight cost, meals, entrance fee) for participation.

Eligibility:
Must be U.S. Citizen
Must be a registered, full-time Augsburg student, with at least one year left on campus
Must be a sophomore or above
Must have a 3.0 GPA or above

Applications are due by FEBRUARY 28th.

Additional information and the application can be found at:
http://jewishminneapolis.org/minne

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Faculty and staff, there are still spots available in the spring Diversity Dialogue reading group!

“From the author of The Latehomecomer, a powerful memoir of her father, a Hmong song poet who sacrificed his gift for his children’s future in America. In the Hmong tradition, the song poet recounts the story of his people, their history and tragedies, joys and losses; extemporizing or drawing on folk tales, he keeps the past alive, invokes the spirits and the homeland, and records courtships, births, weddings, and wishes. Following her award-winning book The Latehomecomer, Kao Kalia Yang now retells the life of her father Bee Yang, the song poet, a Hmong refugee in Minnesota, driven from the mountains of Laos by American’s Secret War. . . . The Song Poet is a love story — of a daughter for her father, a father for his children, a people for their land, their traditions, and all that they have lost.” –Macmillan

This book club discussion will be led by CTL Diversity Fellows Mzenga Wanyama, English, and Rachel Lloyd, Education. Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Hmong Women Together, the Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Committee, and the Asian American Student Association.

An RSVP is required to attend one of the following two meeting times:

Book Discussion Group 1:
Wednesday, March 22, 4:00-5:30 pm in Marshall Room

Book Discussion Group 2:
Thursday, March 23, 12:00-1:30 pm in OGC 100

Click here to RSVP and to reserve your copy of “The Song Poet.”

submitted by kilgorem@augsburg.edu

Nominations for the 2017 awards for Distinguished Contributions to Teaching and Learning are due on Monday, February 20th. All faculty or full-time staff who have been employed at the college for at least three years are eligible for the awards. Any member of the campus community – student, staff, or faculty – may nominate.

You may submit a nomination in one of three areas:

TEACHING – Outstanding teaching encompasses many forms, pedagogies and is not restricted to the classroom. As such, nominations made in this category should demonstrate the nominee’s active engagement with students, creative approaches to instruction, ability to challenge students, and their overall passion for teaching. Up to two awards may be given in this category, one for FULL-TIME faculty and one for ADJUNCT faculty (2 courses per term or less).

SERVICE – Nominations for this award should demonstrate the nominee’s impact on the college, community, or their discipline in a substantial and meaningful way. Nominees that impact the lives of students through supportive, thoughtful, and comprehensive mentoring and advising that go beyond the normal expectations of guiding students are eligible for this award.

SCHOLARSHIP – Nominees in this category may be recognized for a consistent record of scholarship or a single project. In recognizing multiple forms of intellectual inquiry, nominations should speak directly to both the quality of scholarship as well as its contribution to their discipline, the college, or community.

Nomination deadline: February 20, 2017.

See the CTL awards page to submit your nomination.