Dr. Ornes is new to Winona State University and the Winona area. His most recent positions include Dean of Sciences at Southern Utah University (http://www.suu.edu/) and before that as Department Chair of Biology and Geology at the University of South Carolina Aiken Campus (http://www.usca.edu/). Dean Ornes’ teaching experience includes the secondary level (St. Louis, MO), undergraduate (USCA and SUU), and graduate levels (USC Columbia and SUU). Dean Ornes’ expertise relates to water pollution and cleanup. He has published approximately 40 peer-reviewed articles, many of which are co-authored with undergraduate students, and has received approximately 30 grants.
C. V. for W. Harold Ornes
Dr. W. Harold Ornes
Dean, College of Science & Engineering
Pasteur Hall 101
Office: 507.457.5585
Fax: 507.474.5788
wornes@winona.edu
Barbara Ramer
Assistant to the Dean
507.457.5585
bramer@winona.edu
My name is Harold Ornes and on behalf of the faculty, staff, and students in the COSE, I want to welcome you to our campus. Among the COSE web pages you will find information about each degree program, department, faculty members, and numerous special learning opportunities found only at WSU. These special opportunities include:
In the College Of Science and Engineering our job #1 is providing a high quality undergraduate education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, popularly known as STEM. We will accomplish this through carefully planned and executed courses, hands-on laboratory and field experiences, and opportunities designed to engage you in research projects with faculty members or other students.
The College of Science and Engineering goals include:
- Contributing to advances in STEM
- Inspiring the next generation of scientists and teachers
- Promoting research and scholarship in STEM
- Ensuring the success of all students
- Providing meaningful, challenging educational experiences
- Building connections among STEM, careers, and societal issues
- Integration of curriculum with research
- Developing students’ purpose and passion for lifelong learning
- Providing high quality undergraduate curricula in STEM
Our faculty will be continuously evaluating your progress and will provide the information, guidance, advice, and mentoring that will enable your success at WSU and beyond. Faculty members will be evaluating your performance based on the criteria that they spell out in course syllabi and other course materials. At the same time we are evaluating your progress, we too are being evaluated on our job performances as faculty and staff at WSU. Some of the criteria on which faculty are evaluated include: Teaching Effectiveness; Scholarship; Modeling Lifelong Learning; Contributions to Student Growth; and Professional Service to Campus and Community. Your input is important and welcomed, and I would like to invite you to drop by my office at any time to make an appointment to see me, or call 507.457.5585 to set up an appointment.
