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Jan. 27, 2005
Thursday
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Jan. 27 |
- Diane Jarvi: Songs and Music of Finland, 7-9 p.m., Residential College, Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
- Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity Root Beer Keg Party, 7:30 p.m., Student Union
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| Friday |
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Jan. 28 |
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Study Abroad Informational Meeting, 10 a.m., Student Union, Kryzsko Commons
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Matthew Lungerhausen's Presentation: "Funerals, Nation-Building and Photographing Public Life in fin-de-siècle Hungary," 4 p.m., second floor Minne Lounge
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"TALK RADIO" & "LONE STAR," 7:30 p.m., PAC Black Box Theatre
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| Saturday |
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Jan. 29 |
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Men's Basketball vs. Concordia St. Paul, 8 p.m., McCown Gym
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Women's Basketball vs. Concordia St. Paul, 6 p.m., McCown Gym
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"TALK RADIO" & "LONE STAR," 7:30 p.m., PAC Black Box Theatre
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Jan. 30 |
- Health & Wellness Association (HWA) Coed Volleyball Tournament
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News and Events
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| WSU Holds New University Visioning Conference |
| Winona State University invites students, staff, faculty, administrators and partners to participate in a one-day New University Visioning Conference: Implementing the Vision, on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., in the WSU Maxwell Leadership Center.
The vision for a New University has been in the creation process for the past 18 months. Work groups designed plans this fall for implementing the major initiatives identified throughout the year.
Participants in the conference will plan how to sequence the implementation of the varied initiatives considering the projected available resources and priorities. The first part of the day will provide opportunities for all to see, feel and explore the Winona Experience through examples and real stories. Implementation plans will show how the Winona Experience can be created for all students, and the broader community.
The afternoon section of the conference will be spent in dialogues to gather insight from participants about how best to implement the vision to assure greatest value and benefit for students, university employees and the community.
To register, interested individuals should send their name and e-mail address to newu@winona.edu, or call Mary Hundt by Jan. 26, at 507-457-5004. All participants are asked to commit to the full day of the conference. The event will be available on streaming video for those who can't attend the conference for the full day.
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| WSU Hosts Forum on Understanding the Tsunami |
Forum on Understanding the Tsunami
Thursday, Jan. 20, 2005, Science Laboratory Center Auditorium
Professor Stephen Allard demonstrates what caused the deadly earthquake and subsequent Tsunami in South East Asia at a informational meeting on the resent event.
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Photograph by: WSU Junior Chris Warrington |
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Winona State student, Hasitha Amarasekera, talks about her family's experience with the tsunami disaster. It brought tears to her eyes when she spoke of her aunt and uncle who had lived through the disaster.
"They wish that they had died with every one else, they have nothing left to live for, all their friends, neighbors, and possessions are gone," said Amarasekera
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Photograph by: WSU Junior Chris Warrington |
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| WSU Hosts Joanna Kadi |
Winona State University hosts Joanna Kadi, Arab-American writer, musician, poet and teacher, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m., in WSU's Lourdes Hall North Lounge.
Kadi's lecture, "Arab Feminism: Resistance, Art and Reflection", focuses on Kadi's personal stories of growing up, of political and community connections and of the importance of cultural work.
Kadi presents her lecture from an Arab, feminist and working-class vantage point. During her lecture, Kadi asks analytical questions about race, class and gender.
Kadi is the author of Thinking Class: Sketches from a Cultural Worker, and the editor of Food For Our Grandmothers: Writings by Arab-American and Arab-Canadian Feminists.
A reception for students and faculty is from 5-6:30 p.m., at Ellen Holmgren's house in Winona, 373 W. Broadway.
This event is sponsored by WSU's Women's Studies, Women Involved in Living and Learning, the Residential College and the WSU Foundation.
For more information or questions about this event, contact Tamara Berg, tberg@winona.edu.
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| UPAC Hosts Trip to see the Minnesota Timberwolves |
Winona State University UPAC hosts trip to see the Minnesota Timberwolves, Friday, Feb. 4, at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are now on sale for $10 and include a round trip bus ride and entrance to the game.
The buses will leave from Minné parking lot at 5:30 p.m.
There are only 100 tickets. They will be sold on a first-come first-serve basis in the UPAC Office and Student Union Desk.
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| Rochester Center Presents a National Expert on Counterterrorism |
Winona State University-Rochester Center presents Visiting Scholar Series Lecturer Michael Hurley on Feb. 1, at 11 a.m., in the University Center Rochester Hill Theatre.
Hurley, an Edina, Minn., native, spent 21 years working as CIA directorate of operations. He specializes in conflict areas and served in U.S. interventions in Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo. He was assigned on two occasions to the National Security Council to direct activities surrounding the Dayton Peace Accords and as director for the Balkans.
During the Clinton administration, Hurley was an advisor to national Security Advisor Sandy Berger and President Clinton.
In late 2001, Hurley visited Afghanistan and led CIA personnel and U.S. Special Forces against al Qaeda and the Taliban. He was the lead coordinator for "Operation Anaconda," the largest military campaign against al Qaeda.
Hurley has developed a reputation as a national expert on counterterrorism. His career spans command of U.S. forces deployed in the most hostile regions of the world in the battle against al Qaeda, to the highest policy making circles of the U.S. government.
This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call (507)281-7770.
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| WSU Orientation Committee Accepting Applicants |
The Orientation Committee is currently in the process of accepting applicants for new student orientation leaders.
Students are required to have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average to be eligible for the position. Student leaders earn a $150 bookstore scholarship.
Applications can be picked up in the Advising Office, Phelps 129 or online at www.winona.edu/advising. The deadline for returning applications is Feb. 10. Interviews will take place Feb. 14 and 15. |
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| Career Services Offers Resume Help |
Winona State Career Services offers students an opportunity for resume help on Tuesday, Feb. 1, and Tuesday, Feb. 8, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the lower hyphen. Each session will last 15 minutes.
For more information on the Job Fair, visit their website, at www.winona.edu/career.
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| Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program Hosting Opportunity |
The Fulbright Teacher Exchange program invites applications from U.S. English teachers at the elementary and secondary level to host English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers from the Sultanate of Oman, for approximately two weeks during April 2005.
For more information or a host application form, contact http://www.fulbrightexchanges.org/View/ViewOtherOpps.asp.
The application deadline is Friday, Feb. 18, 2005.
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| WSU Department of Theatre and Dance Announce Campus Auditions |
The Winona State Department of Threatre and Dance announces all campus auditions for this spring's children's show, Trudi and the Minstrel, Tuesday, Feb. 1, and Wednesday, Feb. 2, from 6-8:30 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage. Possible callbacks are on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 6-8:30 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage.
Prepare a one minute audition, children's theatre style.
Auditions are open to all Winona State students.
The play will be presented from April 1-7 to thousands of area school children.
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| WSU Offers Instrument Ground School Course |
| Winona State University's instrument ground school course will begin Friday, Jan. 28, at the Winona Airport Administration Building classroom. The class meets Friday evenings from 7 to 10:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for six weekends.
Successful completion of the course enables students to earn four semester hours of university credit and help to pass the FAA written knowledge examination.
Topics covered in the course include advanced meteorology, communications, federal regulations, safety, radio navigation, aerodynamics, instrument approaches, charts and plates. Program and FAA airline transport pilot and instrument pilot examiner.
Certified pilots who wish to review their training and keep current are also encouraged to attend this course.
Registration may be completed at the first class meeting on Jan. 28, but students are encouraged to call for advance assignments. For more information, contact the Winona State University physics department at 507-457-5585 or the airport facility at 507-452-1937. |
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| WSU Presents Matthew Lungerhausen |
The Faculty Colloquium, sponsored by the Consortium for Liberal Arts Promotion and by the College of Liberal Arts, announces Matthew Lungerhausen's presentation: "Funerals, Nation-Building and Photographing Public Life in fin-de-siècle Hungary," Friday, Jan. 28, at 4 p.m., in the second floor Minne Lounge.
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| WSU Presents "TALK RADIO" & "LONE STAR" |
Winona State University presents "TALK RADIO" & "LONE STAR," Jan. 28-29, at 7:30 p.m., in the PAC Black Box Theatre.
"Talk Radio" & "Lone Star" are a theatrical double feature. Both shows are comedies and the performance lasts approximately two hours.
"Talk Radio" is a play about Barry Champlain, a radio shock jock not unlike Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh combined, while "Lone Star" tells the story of two brothers and how they look up to one another.
Admission is free; however, seating is limited to 92 people.
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