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Monday, December 13

12:00 PM - Rotary International/Carl Wilhelm Stenhammar - "End Polio Now"
iWireless Center

3:00 - 4:00 PM - Farewell Reception for Al DeSimone
Wilson Center

4:00 - 5:00 PM - All LSFY Faculty Meeting
Board Room, College Center, 2nd floor

7:00 PM - Season of Light Planetarium Show
Admission is free, but reservations are requested 309.794.7327. The program is not recommended for children ages 7 and under. Doors will open 15 minutes before the program. Late-comers will not be admitted.
John Deere Planetarium and Carl Gamble Observatory

Tuesday, December 14

11:30 AM - Tuesday Reflection - Tamara Johnson, '11
Ascension Chapel, Founders Hall, 2nd floor

10:45 AM - Voice Seminar
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Full Faculty Meeting
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building

5:00 PM - International Faculty Development Seminars from CIEE Meeting
4:30 PM - Snacks and socializing
CEC Classroom, Sorensen Hall, 1st floor

5:15 PM - Julsmörgåsbord Christmas Buffet and Sankta Lucia Festival
The public is welcome. Ticket Price: Buffet is $10.95 adults, $5.25 children; Sankta Lucia festival is free
College Center Dining Room

Wednesday, December 15

12:00 - 1:00 PM - Bible Study Group
led by Pastor Priggie
Bring your lunch, if you wish, and a Bible
Chicago Room, College Center

11:59 PM - Deadline for submitting Presidential Research Fellowship Applications
via email to Mary Koski

5:00 - 6:00 PM - Deans' Meeting with Department & Program Chairs
Olin Auditorium

Thursday, December 16

9:30 - 10:30 AM - Coffee and Conversation
CEC, Sorensen Hall, 1st floor

10:30 - 11:30 AM - Annual Christmas Convocation
Centennial Hall

4:00 PM - Lessons and Carols
The public is invited
Ascension Chapel

5:00 PM - Julsmörgåsbord Christmas Buffet
Augustana employees and their families gather around a traditional Swedish smörgåsbord to celebrate our community. Ticket Price: $10 adults, $5 children 5-12, free to younger children. Maximum of $33 for employee and immediate family
College Center Dining Room

8:00 PM - Lessons and Carols
The public is invited
Ascension Chapel

Friday, December 17

All Day - Liberal Arts Through the AGES Exhibition
Exhibit on view today through February 12 (closed during winter break Dec. 17-Jan. 10). Public museum hours are noon-4:00 PM Tuesday-Saturday and when special events are held in Centennial Hall.
Centennial Hall

All Day - Deadline to inform Mark Salisbury your intention of using the IDEA SRI for Winter term courses

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM - President's Holiday Open House
Dahl President's Home, 1100 35th Street, Rock Island, IL

4:00 PM - Friday Conversations - Discussion with the Exploratory Task Force for a Combined Center for dining, library and student activities
3:30 PM - Refreshments
Wilson Center

6:00 PM - Christmas Recess Begins

Saturday, December 18

Sunday, December 19

Volume 8, Issue 16 - December 13, 2010

ACTL

Greetings from the Center for Teaching & Learning.

Training for the IDEA SRI continues to be a main focus of our efforts as we look forward to the holiday season. For those who have already signed up for the IDEA SRI for this winter term and have not been able to participate in a training session, we hope to hold one more open session sometime this week. (Watch your email for an announcement.) And for those contemplating using it this term, please remember that Mark Salisbury will need to know by this Friday 17 December.

Whether or not you have already had the training, you may be interested in

Some Thoughts on Selecting IDEA Objectives

provided (you can probably guess) by the IDEA Center. If you or your department are interested in participating in a training session, please get in touch.

Since this is the last newsletter before break, not only do I hope you have a productive week, but I also want to wish you a peaceful and joyous holiday season!

Jon Clauss
Augustana Center for Teaching & Learning