Monday, April 30

5:30 PM - Student Recital: Elyssa LeMay, voice and Class Voice Recital
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building 

Tuesday, May 1

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

11:30 - 11:50 AM - Tuesday Reflection - Maggie Hayes & Emily Petersen
Ascension Chapel, Founders Hall, 2nd floor

4:30 - 5:30 PM - Ekklesia Study Group
Old Main 121

Wednesday, May 2

9:30 - 10:30 AM - Coffee and Conversation
Community Engagement Center, 1st floor, Sorensen Hall

12:00 - 12:50 PM - Faculty, Staff & Administrators' Bible Study
Bible Study for faculty, staff, and administrators
Bring your lunch and a Bible
Chicago Room, College Center

8:00 PM - Augustana Flute and Clarinet Choirs Concert
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building 

Thursday, May 3

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Faculty Senate Meeting
102 Hanson Hall of Science 

7:00 PM - World Hunger: Food, Water, and Energy Film Series "Guns, Germs, and Steel"
Evald Hall 

Friday, May 4

4:00 PM - Celebration of Scholarship
3:30 PM - Refreshments
Wilson Center 

7:30 PM - Bat Boy: The Musical
$14 public; $12 seniors and students
Potter Theatre, Bergendoff Hall    

8:00 PM - Augustana Jazz Ensemble Concert
Centennial Hall

Saturday, May 5

8:00 AM - Seniors Recital
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Garden Workshop
St. John's Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 4501 7th Avenue, Rock Island, IL

9:30 AM - 2:00 PM - Celebration of Learning
Hanson Hall of Science

11:30 AM - Student Honors Recognition
102 Hanson Hall of Science

2:00 PM - Student Recital: Gail Anderson and Marcus Hostetler, horn
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building

4:00 PM - Augustana Five Choirs Concert
Centennial Hall

7:30 PM - Bat Boy: The Musical
$14 public; $12 seniors and students
Potter Theatre, Bergendoff Hall    

Sunday, May 6

1:30 PM - Bat Boy: The Musical
$14 public; $12 seniors and students
Potter Theatre, Bergendoff Hall  

2:00 PM - Student Recital: Julie Speulda, piano
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building

4:00 - 5:00 PM - Travel Reads Book Discussion: Funny in Farsi
Evald Great Hall

4:00 - Student Recital: Kelly Maras and Taralynn Muscat, voice
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building 

Volume 9, Issue 31 - April 30, 2012

ACTL

Greetings from the Center for Teaching & Learning.

Welcome to week 9 (already!). Be honest—were you surprised by the outcome of last week's vote? Of course the only thing to do now is to look towards the future.

In the immediate future, please consider joining us for a ½-day workshop on Wednesday 23 May from 8:30-1:00 when we'll discuss

Using Your IDEA SRI Report to Improve Student Learning

If you're interested and haven't yet responded, please do so soon. Space is limited and participation is by reservation only.

Looking towards next year, I'd like your suggestions for a book (or books) for the ACTL reading group. Some possibilities include

• Academically Adrift by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa
• Why Does College Cost So Much? by Robert Archibald and David Feldman
• We're Losing Our Minds: Rethinking American Higher Education by Richard Keeling and Richard Hersh
• From Brain to Mind by James Zull
• Thinking About Teaching and Learning by Robert Leamnson
• Learner Centered Teaching by Terry Doyle

Or perhaps you have one you've wanted to read and talk about that's not on this list. Either way, let me know! Until then, have a productive week.

Jon Clauss
Augustana Center for Teaching & Learning