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March 23, 2005
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March 23 |
- New University Brown Bag Dialogues, Noon, Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 137 Rochester and streaming video
- Nano-Science and Engineering Lecture Series presents Kevin Klungtvedt, 7 p.m.,
New Science Laboratory Center Auditorium
- Celebration of the Book presents Paul Johnson: "Film and the Book: Problems and Possibilities in Adaptation," 7 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
- Athenaeum Event Series presents Carol Slade, "Louis Ritman: An American Impressionist," 1 p.m., Library Athenaeum
- Deadline for purchasing Etiquette Dinner tickets
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| Thursday |
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March 24 |
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Residential College International Music Series presents: Gao Hong: Pipa Music of China, 7-9 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
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Calvin Fremling Book Release, program, 3-3:30 p.m., book signing, 3:30-4 p.m. and reception, 4-4:45 p.m., Science Laboratory Center
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Women's Softball vs. North Dakota, 1 p.m., Maxwell Field
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Baseball vs. Northern State, Noon, Loughrey Field
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| Friday |
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March 25 |
- Deadline for renting faculty regalia for spring commencement
- Women's Softball vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m., Maxwell Field
- Baseball vs. Northern State, Noon, Loughrey Field
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News and Events
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| New Sculpture Is Gifted to WSU |
Winona State University hosts an unveiling and reception in honor of a new sculpture donated to Winona State University Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at 7 p.m., in the Tau Center Rotunda.
The sculpture, "Wind Song," was created by Sculptor Doug Scott. It has been gifted to the university by a patron of Doug Scott, an anonymous donor, WSU Professor Ervin Bublitz and the artist.
"Wind Song" is a six foot, eight inch tall sculpture carved out of New Mexico rainbow marble, bronze and wood.
Scott sold his first professional art work in 1972, but considered himself a struggling artist from 1972-1987. However, in 1991, Scott opened the Doug Scott Gallery in Taos, New Mexico.
The unveiling and reception is open to the public. |
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| WSU Presents Mark Russell Performance |
Winona State University presents a performance by Mark Russell, a political, piano-playing satirist, on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Somsen Auditorium.
Russell's comedy speech topic, "Comedy, Music, Bribery and Conspiracy," parodies the current stories in the news, and his music and comedy combined performance reveals his perspective on the absurdities of official Washington.
He refers to the Senate, House of Representatives and the President of the United States of America as his writers because their work provides him with material for his performances.
Russell writes for a syndicated column, has written a book, recorded CDs, tapes and videos, and performs regularly around the country at campuses and at public theatres. He is best known for his live television specials on PBS, which have been watched for more than two decades
Tickets can be purchased at the WSU Student Union desk in Kryzsko Commons, beginning March 21, from 8 a.m.-midnight. Tickets cost $10 for the general public and $5 for students. Tickets can also be purchased at Hardt's Music and Audio, 115 E 3rd St. |
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| WSU Presents First Nanotechnology Lecture |
Winona State University, in cooperation with the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology, presents the first lecture, in a three part series, on nanotechnology Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m., in the SLC Auditorium; refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m. The lecture is also available via ITV, at WSU Rochester Center, ST-112.
Kevin Klungtvedt, one of the founders of the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology, presents “The Nanotechnology Revolution.” Klungtvedt’s lecture discusses what nanotechnology is and how it will affect southeast Minnesota.
Speaking for the WSU Nanoscience Study Group, Dr. Lawrence Reuter said Nanotechnology is beginning to be recognized as an important tool to help many industrial companies develop new products by using non-intuitive properties of small groups of molecules.
“Many industries, from cosmetics and cancer treatment to inks and tennis balls, find nanotechnology impacting the development and manufactory of their products,” Reuter said. “By 2012, nanotechnology is estimated to be in excess of a $1 trillion industry,” he added.
Reuter said the majority of nanotechnology is happening in small business settings because small towns are more cost effective, efficient developers of small businesses. He cited the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology, RINTek, as a good example of this strategy.
RINTek is a non-profit corporation attempting to attract small nanotech businesses to the local area. RINTek is following the model established by the federal government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative, which has been able to promote nanotechnology at the national level. This model has resulted in RINTek working regionally to promote the development of small nanotechnology businesses, the development of a nanoscience incubator laboratory and the coordination of nanoscience education.
The lecture series is sponsored by the WSU Foundation and the Miller Brothers Foundation. |
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| WSU's Celebration of the Book 2005 Presents Carol Kratz |
Winona State University’s “Celebration of the Book 2005” series presents Carol Kratz, an author, skilled papermaker and area physician assistant, Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m., in the North Lounge of Lourdes Hall. Kratz speaks on “From Mountain Water: the Ancient Art of Japanese Papermaking."
This lecture discusses some of the history and uses of paper in Japanese culture, and details the 1,400-year-old process of making washi, one of the world's oldest kinds of paper.
Washi is still hand-made in the mountains of Japan using methods unchanged since its perfection around 600 A.D. Kratz learned these methods in 1995 with a Japanese master papermaker. Through her photographs, she will show the process, and through the paper itself, will show the results.
Kratz is co-editor of America from the Air: An Aviator's Story and the co-author of the forthcoming book Purebred and Home-Grown: America's County Fairs. She practices medicine at the Gundersen Lutheran family practice clinic in La Crosse.
The “Celebration of the Book” is a semester-long event intended to highlight the importance of the book as both an object and a cultural wellspring. It has been organized by the Consortium for Liberal Arts Promotion and is sponsored by WSU’s Departments of English, History, Geoscience, Education and Art; the Residential College; the WSU Library; the WSU Foundation and Sutton Hoo Press. |
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| WSU Presents Susan Faludi Lecture |
Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling feminist author, provides a keynote lecture at Winona State University on Wednesday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m., in the WSU Somsen Auditorium.
Faludi's lecture celebrates Women's History Month and focuses on issues of gender politics in the United States, which, Faludi says, affects us all, men as well as women. Drawing from her books, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, and Strifed: The Betrayal of the American Man, Faludi examines the major assumptions and societal beliefs with regard to gender, which, she explains, shapes our world today.
This event is part of WSU's Lyceum Series and is sponsored by the Women Involved in Living and Learning program; the Residential College; the WSU Cultural Diversity Office; WSU Mass Communication, Communication Studies and History Departments; the WSU Foundation; and the Target Corporation.
A dinner with Susan Faludi is offered the night of the lecture for WSU students and faculty only, from 5:15-6:30 p.m., at WSU's Lourdes Hall, South Lounge.
The dinner with Faludi is free for WSU students and $15 for faculty. Seating is limited. RSVP to Tamara Berg at tberg@winona.edu, to reserve tickets, or for more information. |
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| WSU Hosts Music by Women Composers for Women's History Month |
Women's History Month brings music by women composers to Winona State University on Wednesday, March 30, at noon, in the WSU Performing Arts Auditorium Recital Hall.
Winona State students perform a variety of songs and chamber compositions composed by women composers in celebration of Women's History Month.
This event is open to the public and sponsored by the Women Involved in Living and Learning program; the Residential College; WSU Cultural Diversity Office; WSU Mass Communication, Communication Studies and History Departments; and the WSU Foundation.
For more information, contact Tamara Berg, tberg@winona.edu. |
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| WSU Hosts Calvin Fremling Book Release Reception |
Winona State University celebrates the release of the book, Immortal River: The Upper Mississippi in Ancient and Modern Times, by WSU Biology Professor Emeritus Dr. Calvin Fremling, on Thursday, March 24, in the WSU Science Laboratory Center. The event will include a program from 3-3:30 p.m., a book signing from 3:30-4 p.m., and a reception from 4-4:45 p.m.
The celebration honors Fremling and provides a time for WSU faculty, staff and students to speak with the author.
Fremling describes his book as a comprehensive, objective analysis of 500 million years of river history. He said he's flattered to be honored by WSU, and that his book has become a teaching tool for professors.
"It's such a sincere compliment to find out a WSU geology professor is using my book as a textbook in class," said Fremling. "I'm not a geologist, but I recognize the importance of understanding geology before you can understand ecology."
Copies of Fremling's book are available at the book signing, which is hosted by the WSU Committee for the Center for Mississippi River Studies, the College of Science and Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts.
For more information, contact Mike Swenson at mswenson@winona.edu. |
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| WSU Hosts New University Brown Bag Dialogue |
The New University Brown Bag Dialogue is on Wednesday, March 23, at Noon, in the Maxwell Teleconference Center, in GL137 at Rochester or by streaming video. This week's dialogue focuses on diversity. The talk engages in the generative dialogue process to gather wisdom on diversity at Winona State.
Carmen Mahlum
from the Office of Cultural Diversity facilitates this week's dialogue.
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| Etiquette Dinner Tickets On Sale |
Tickets are still on sale for the Etiquette Dinner on Tuesday, March 29, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the Student Union, in Kryzsko Commons.
Throughout the dinner, learn appropriate networking skills, where to put your name badge, who eats first and what to do with your napkin, multiple forks and spoons. Learn also how to handle your bread, appetizers, soup and a variety of other dinner activities.
Tickets are $10 and are on sale through Wednesday in Career Services, in Gildemeister Hall, Room 110.
All students and faculty are invited. |
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| Deadline For Renting Faculty Regalia Approaches |
| The deadline for renting faculty regalia for spring commencement is Friday, March 25.
For more information, contact Deb Pelowski, at the Winona State University Bookstore, at 457-5673 or by email, at dpelowski@winona.edu. |
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