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Feb. 9, 2005
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Feb. 9 |
- New University Brown Bag Dialogues, Noon, Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 137 at UCR and streaming video
- Celebration of the Book presents Greg Britton: "The Life of the Book in the 21st Century," 7 p.m., Stark Auditorium
- THAD Department's Play Directing Course Auditions, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Magnus Theatre, Performing Arts Center
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| Thursday |
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Feb. 10 |
- Muffin Ball Tournament Registration due, Memorial Hall, Room 138, Training Rooms
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| Friday |
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Feb. 11 |
- Friday Faculty Forum, Noon-2 p.m., Captains Room, Lower Level Dining Room, Kryzsko Commons
- Renaissance Madrigal Banquet featuring the WSU Choirs, 6 p.m., Lourdes
- Frances Moore Lappe Presentation, 7 p.m., Science Laboratory Center Auditorium
- Job Fair Registration due, 4:30 p.m., Career Services, Gildemeister, Room 110
- THAD Department's Play Directing Course Auditions, 4:30-6:30 p.m., Magnus Theatre of the Performing Arts Center
- Women's Basketball vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 6 p.m., McCown Gym
- Men's Basketball vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 8p, McCown Gym
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| Saturday |
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Feb. 12 |
- Renaissance Madrigal Banquet & WSU Choirs, 6 p.m., Lourdes
- Guest Artist Masterclass: The Ancia Saxophone Quartet, 10 a.m., Performing Arts Center
- Guest Artist Concert: The Ancia Saxophone Quartet, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center
- Muffin Ball Tournament, Noon, Maxwell Field at Midwest Wireless Stadium
- Minnesota Southeast Technical's "Hangar Dance," 7-11 p.m, Winona Airport Campus, 110 Galewski Dr.
- Women's Basketball vs. Northern State, 6 p.m., McCown Gym
- Men's Basketball, 8 p.m., McCown Gym
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| Sunday |
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Feb. 13 |
- Women's Tennis vs. UM-Duluth, 9 a.m.
- Women's Tennis vs. UW-La Crosse, 3 p.m.
- Deadline for submissions to Satori, Midnight, Minné 302
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News and Events
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| WSU Renaissance Madrigal Banquet Offers 30 Free Tickets |
The Winona State University Choirs eleventh annual Renaissance Madrigal Banquet, "The Wedding Feast and the Two-Headed Beast," on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 11-12, at 6:30 p.m., in Lourdes Hall is providing free tickets for Friday evening’s performance to the first thirty students who come to the PAC Box Office. The Box Office is open Wednesday, Noon-5 p.m.
Tickets are $48 and are available Jan. 31-Feb. 9, from Noon-5p.m., in the Performing Arts Center box office, 457-5235.
The menu is listed to include: "Hot Spiced Whole Apple Wassail, Romaine Lettuces and Garnishes drizzled with Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing, Loaves of Molasses Touched Pumpernickel Bread and Whipped Dairy Butter, The King’s Best Beast Breast with Spiced Cranberry Relish atop the finest Wild Rices and Minced Assorted Vegetables, Hand-Shredded Succulents of Roasted and Seasoned Pork, The Queen’s Garden Garlic Red Mashed Potatoes married with Steamed Milk, Butter and White Pepper, Fine Musicians’ String Beans Verte and pleasing seasoning coupled with Whole Carrots and Good Spice Powders, King Cherry Almond Wedding Cake and The Jester’s Best Beverage Assortment".
To view menu, click here. |
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| Aviation Safety Seminar is Rescheduled |
The Winona State University Airway Science program announces that the Aviation Safety Seminar originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Max Conrad Field in Winona, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 22. The seminar date had to be adjusted due to scheduling conflicts.
The Aeronautics Division of the Minnesota Department of Transportation Aeronautics (MnDOT) in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical (MSC-ST) and Winona State University (WSU), present the Aviation Safety Seminar at the MSC-ST Aviation Airport Campus at Max Conrad Field in Winona.
The program is led by Rick Braunig, aviation representative of MnDOT; Marlan Perhus, FAA air carrier inspector; Steve Szymanski, FAA flight service specialist; Mark Schreier, FAA air traffic controller; and Dr. George Bolon, director of Airway Science Aviation at Winona State University.
Attendance at this program qualifies pilots for the ground portion of the FAA Wings Safety Program. A variety of subject areas of interest to all pilots will be covered.
This will be the only program of this type in the southeastern Minnesota region this year. All pilots and interested individuals are welcome. For more information contact George Bolon, at 507-452-2220.
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| WSU Offers Travel Study |
Winona State is offering Travel Study opportunities for hands-on learning in locations across the country.
Probable Locations are:
Minnesota: Pipestone National Monument
Nebraska: Fort Robinson and Santee Indian Reservation
Wyoming: Bear's Lodge (a.k.a. "Devil's Tower")
South Dakota: Wounded Knee, Sage Creek, Bear Butte and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Informational meetings are held on:
Tuesday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m., in Memorial Hall, Room 209.
Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 6:30 p.m., in Memorial Hall, Room 209.
Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m., in Memorial Hall, Room 209.
For more information, contact James Reidy, at jreidy@winona.edu, or Rob Brault, at rbrault@winona.edu.
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| Applications Available for Student Senate |
| Applications are currently available for a number of open positions on the Student Senate. Positions include: Graduate Senators, College of Education Senators, College of Nursing Senator, Junior Class Senator and Sophomore Class Senator.
For those interested, applications are available in the Student Senate Office. Applications will soon be available online, at www.winona.edu/studentsenate.
Applications are due back to the Student Senate office on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The election is during the week of Feb. 22. |
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| Admission Possible Now Hiring College Graduates |
Admission Possible, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping low-income young people in the Twin Cities gain admission to college, is now hiring for more than 20 full-time positions starting next fall. These positions are ideal for recent college graduates.
For complete job descriptions and application instructions, visit www.AdmissionPossible.org.
Go to home page and click on the link labeled "Employment" on the left-hand side of screen.
All applictions are due by March 21.
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| WSU Presents New University Brown Bag Dialogues |
This New University Brown Bag Dialogue, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Noon, in the Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 137 or on streaming video, focuses on Winona State University Alumni. The Alumni Advisory Board members join the dialogue to explore how the New University initiatives impact alumni, how alumni might be involved in the Winona Experience, how the alumni perspective can impact the creation of the New University, and other issues of interest to dialogue participants.
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| Career Services Offers Job Fair 2005 |
Winona State University Career Services offers Job Fair 2005 on Friday, Feb. 18, at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Job Fair 2005 gives Winona State juniors and seniors an opportunity to interact with a variety of employers to explore future employment or internship positions. Some employers will schedule interviews to take place at the Job Fair, and students can network and gather information about the job market.
The registration fee is $15. To register stop by Career Services by Friday, Feb.11, until 4:30 p.m., in Gildemeister, Room 110.
For more information, visit http://www.mnsujobfair.org for a complete list of employers attending, stop by Career Services, or visit www.winona.edu/career/.
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| Winona State University Hosts Frances Moore Lappe |
Author and activist Frances Moore Lappe speaks at Winona State University on Friday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m., in the WSU Science Laboratory Center Auditorium.
Lappe, winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize, speaks on the connections she sees between hunger and democracy, issues she has focused on since the 1971 publication of her acclaimed book, Diet for a Small Planet.
Lappe has been traveling and writing for 30 years on behalf of what she refers to as "living democracies," including Minnesota farmers' struggles to maintain a say in environmental issues, food production and market share.
Questions, discussion, refreshments and book-signing will follow Lappe's talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project, WSU Departments of Political Science, Communication Studies and History, the social work and women's studies' programs, Women Involved in Living and Learning and the WSU Residential College.
This event is free and open to the public, but freewill donations will be accepted to benefit the Land Stewardship Project's work on farming and democracy issues.
For more information, contact Tamara Berg, tberg@winona.edu. |
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| THAD Department's Play Directing Course Invites Student Auditions |
All Winona State students are invited to audition for a set of 10-minute scenes directed by students enrolled in the THAD Department's Play Directing course, Wednesday, Feb. 9, and Friday, Feb. 11, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., in the Magnus Theatre, Performing Arts Center. No prior acting experience is necessary.
The student directors will be looking to cast about 26 roles (13 male, 13 female) in excerpts from modern classics by Henrik Ibsen, William Inge, Arthur Miller, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg and Tennessee Williams.
The scenes will rehearse approximately 2-3 weeks and be performed once between March 6 and March 10 before an audience of friends and students enrolled in the course. Actors cast in a scene may apply their work toward earning one credit in THAD 100-Theatre Activities.
For more information, contact David Bratt, THAD Department, PAC 206, 457-5241. |
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| WSU Faculty to Perform at Southeast Technical's "Hangar Dance" |
Winona State University faculty members take part in the Minnesota Southeast Technical's "Hangar Dance," Saturday, Feb. 12, from 7-11 p.m, at the Winona Airport Campus, 110 Galewski Dr. The event will feature the Hammergren and MacDonald Dance Orchestra.
WSU professor Richard Hammergren and WSU associate professor Richard MacDonald's orchestra will be playing songs reminiscent of the 1940s.
Admission is $7 at the door and the proceeds will benefit the Southeast Technical Foundation Scholarship Fund. There will also be a silent auction. This event is open to the public. For more information or for advanced tickets, call 507-453-2663.
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| Athletic Training Club Hosts Muffin Ball Tournament |
The Winona State Athletic Training Club hosts a Muffin Ball Tournament, Saturday, Feb. 12, at Noon, on Maxwell Field at Midwest Wireless Stadium.
Registration forms can be picked up at the weight room, residential halls, Kryzsko Commons and the training room, in Memorial, Room 138. Drop off registration at the training rooms by Thursday, Feb. 10.
There must be a minimum of nine players on your team; however, no more than ten people can play on the field at a time. Each game will have seven innings or play for one hour and the ten run rule will be in effect. The game is played with a large ball and it is hit with a bat. No gloves are needed. Teams must meet at the field twenty minutes before their game is to begin for check-in. All equipment will be provided and the fee is $50 per team.
Prizes are given all day long from area businesses and the first place team will receive free t-shirts. (Up to fifteen players)
The tournament is open to WSU students, facility and the community of Winona.
For more information, contact Abigail at 450-0252 or Cher at 474-2063.
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| WSU "Celebration of the Book 2005" Presents Greg Britton |
Winona State University's "Celebration of the Book 2005" series presents publisher Greg Britton, who gives a keynote address on "The Life of the Book in the 21st Century." The talk will be Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m., in Stark Auditorium. There is a reception after the address.
Britton is director of the Minnesota Historical Society Press, the largest historical society press in the country. Founded in 1859, the press currently publishes about 25 books annually on the history and culture of the upper Midwest. Its particular strengths are Native American studies, memoir, regional literature and ethnic studies.
He is also the publisher of the society's scholarly magazine, Minnesota History, that reaches the institution's 18,000 members. Recently, the press expanded into publishing fiction, the first historical society press to do so intentionally, and last year launched its new trade imprint, Borealis Books.
In 2003, Britton was named Publisher of the Year at the Minnesota Book Awards. Last year, he received the Star of the North Award given by Minnesota's Barnes and Noble bookstores for his leadership in regional publishing.
Prior to moving to Minnesota, he was director of Madison House Publishers, a scholarly press then based in Madison, Wis.
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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