| Wax on, wax off |
| Waxing of floors in Luther Hall will begin Thursday, June 28, at 4 p.m. Some of the exits will not be available, but signage will be in place so employees and guests can use alternative doors. |
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| Advancement offices closed Thursday |
| The Institutional Advancement offices, including Development, Alumni and Marketing & Communication, will be closed Thursday, June 28, for a staff retreat. |
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| Campus tree removal plan |
Several trees on campus have been marked for removal. Many are ash trees infested with the emerald ash borer, and others are succumbing to age and other weaknesses. We are anticipating removal to happen the last two weeks of June. Please avoid areas on campus where the removal is occurring. The Landscape and Natural Resource Committee will review replacement of the trees (species and location). Click here for more details about the tree removal plan. Contact Anne Duncan with questions.
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| HealthPartners - Bridges network update |
The college has been working with HealthPartners to secure more physical therapists in the Bridges network. Several more have been added in the Waverly area. To search the network, click here. For search criteria, select: Medical Clinic; then Physical Therapy
The college is also working with HealthPartners to establish more chiropractors in the Bridges network. More updates will be coming soon. If you have questions, please contact Amy Wilson, benefits administrator, at ext. 8278. |
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| Health insurance eye exams |
| If you plan to receive your annual eye exam through Health Partners, please make sure you choose an eye doctor who is a participating provider in your network. Click here for the Bridges network. Click here for the Open Access network. Contact Amy Wilson, benefits administrator, if you have questions.
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| Holiday update for 2018-19 |
| The Holiday Calendar for 2018-19 has been posted on the InfoCenter. Click on Employment, Forms and Procedures, Payroll and Personnel Forms. Because the New Year’s Day holiday falls on a Tuesday in 2019, the College is granting an additional holiday on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Please check with your supervisor, as some departments must be open on that date with operations critical to the college. |
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| Social change, nonviolence program opportunity |
| Satyagraha Institute (Brookings, S.D.) is accepting applications for its program on social change and nonviolence in the Black Hills, Aug. 5-14. If you are interested, click here. The focus of this year’s program is on a conversation between Gandhi and indigenous wisdom to help us better care for the earth. |
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| Spring issue of Intersections out now |
| The spring issue of Intersections, the publication of the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities, titled “Vocation for Life,” can be found at this link. (All back issues can be found on this site as well.) Intersections is one good way that our college participates in the network. Please also consider contributing to Intersections with your own reflections or scholarship. Direct inquiries to the editor, Jason Mahn of Augustana College. If you prefer to have a hard copy, contact Pam Moss. |
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| Faculty Development Fund distribution |
| Click here to see a list of faculty who have received Faculty Development Funds for Travel in winter/May 2018, Scholarship for summer 2018, and Innovation in Teaching & Learning for 2018-19. |
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| Summer dining hours |
| Click here for the dining hours during the summer. |
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| Juice summer schedule |
| The Juice will run every other week throughout the summer, and as needed for important news. Future editions will be July 9 and 23, and Aug. 13. Weekly Juice emails will begin again on Aug. 20. Please send in your items by 4 p.m. the Thursday before publication. If you have important items that may need to run immediately, please contact Stephanie Boeding directly. |
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| Click here to view the full Wartburg events calendar. |
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