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Feb. 10, 2005
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Feb. 10 |
- Orientation Leader Applications due to Phelps, Room 129
- Imtiaj Rasul presents: "Understanding the Framework of Poverty in Bangladesh," 11 a.m.-Noon and 12:30-1:30 p.m., Kryzsko Commons, Tye Lounge
- 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, 8 p.m., 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 Presents Deanne Mohr |
Winona State University's Faculty and Guest Artist Series presents a recital by Dr. Deanne Mohr, WSU assistant professor of music, Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m., in the WSU Performing Arts Center Recital Hall.
Canadian pianist Deanne Mohr received her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Regina while under the tutelage of William Moore. She continued her graduate studies with Marc Durand and Natalie Pépin, at the University of Montréal, receiving a doctorate in piano performance in 2000. Her doctoral studies included research of her thesis topic: the philosophical doctrine of Alexander Scriabin and its manifestation in his late piano sonats.
An accomplished performer, Mohr has appeared as a soloist with the Regina Symphony Orchestra, was featured in the 1996-1997 Début concert series in Montréal, and has been recorded for the Radio-Canada program, Les jeunes artistes, and CBC Saskatchewan's Ambience. She has received numerous scholarships and awards, including first prize in the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association Concerto Competition (1994) and the 1992 Florence Bowes Scholarship Competition, and third place in the piano division of the 1992 CIBC National Music Festival.
As a faculty member of WSU, Mohr is active as a pedagogue, chamber musician, accompanist and soloist.
The program includes pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Francis Poulenc. Mohr's husband, Eric Brisson, is the narrator.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Deanne Mohr, dmohr@winona.edu. |
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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; Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota; Fort Robinson and Santee Indian Reservation in Nebraska; Bear's Lodge in Wyoming; and Wounded Knee, Sage Creek, Bear Butte and Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.
The next informational meeting is on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 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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| 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, 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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