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Feb. 16, 2005
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Feb. 16 |
- Lisa Schoenfielder and Julia Leonard present artists' slide talks, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Stark Hall Auditorium; reception, 2:30-5 p.m., Paul Watkins Gallery
- Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest’s “Meet and Greet” Informational Session, 11 a.m., Purple Rooms 104 and 105, Kryzsko Commons
- Assessment Day
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| Thursday |
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Feb. 17 |
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Junior Seminar Series of Mathematics and Its Applications Talk Six
Topic: Pulse Width Modulated Circuits: Dynamic Modeling and Chaos, 4-5 p.m., Gildemeister Hall, Room 155
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National Society of Collegiate Scholars Taco Dinner, 9-11 p.m., Jefferson’s Restaurant
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Black Cultural Awareness Association presents "Thirsty for Diversity" Black History Month movie series, 6 p.m., Student Activities Center, Kryzsko Commons
- Dancescape, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center Main Stage
- Residential College International Series presents Nirmala Rajasekar: Music of South India, 7-9 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
- Host a PAL sign-up, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Jack Kane, Kryzsko Commons
- Host a PAL sign-up, 1-3 p.m., Lower Hyphen, Kryzsko Commons
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| Friday |
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Feb. 18 |
- Dancescape, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center Main Stage
- Athenaeum Event Series presents: Civility Conference, 1-3 p.m., Somsen Auditorium
- Job Fair 2005, Minneapolis Convention Center
- Host a PAL sign-up, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Jack Kane, Kryzsko Commons
- Host a PAL sign-up, 1-3 p.m., Lower Hyphen, Kryzsko Commons
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| Saturday |
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Feb. 19 |
- Women's Gymnastics vs. UW-Eau Claire, 1 p.m., McCown Gym
- Dancescape, 2 p.m., Performing Arts Center Main Stage
- Soul Food Dinner, 5:30 p.m., East Cafeteria, Kryzsko Commons
- Dancescape, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center Main Stage
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| Sunday |
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Feb. 20 |
- Student Recital: Adam Davis, 3 p.m., Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
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News and Events
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| Search Committee Announces Presidential Candidates |
The Winona State University Presidential Search Committee announces the names of the five presidential candidates.
The names of the candidates and their interview dates are as follows:
Dr. Paul R. Keys, Feb. 16-18
Dr. John Wanat, Feb. 20-22
Dr. Judith A. Ramaley, Feb. 21-23
Dr. Stephen J. Kopp, Feb. 22-24
Dr. Virginia M. Coombs, Feb. 23-26
A list of the scheduled candidate visits and meeting times, along with bios on each candidate, is posted on the WSU Presidential Search Website at: www.winona.edu/president/245.htm.
Members of the WSU community are encouraged to attend these candidate meetings.
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| WSU Presents "The Vagina Monologues" |
Winona State University presents a benefit production of Eve Ensler's award-wining play, "The Vagina Monologues," on Tuesday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., on the WSU Performing Arts Center Main Stage.
The production of "The Vagina Monologues" at Winona State is a benefit for the Winona Women's Resource Center, as well as a celebration of V-day, a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.
Ticket sales are on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 18, from 9 a.m.-noon,; Monday, Feb. 21, from noon-2 p.m.,; and Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in the WSU Communication Studies/Theatre/Dance Office, located in the performing arts center, Room 215.
Tickets are also available at the door both nights of production, or may be reserved in advance by contacting Tamara Berg, tberg@winona.edu, or Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest, rrgilchrest@winona.edu. All reserved tickets must be picked up by 6:30 p.m. in the performing Arts Center lobby the evening of the performance.
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| Japan Fair Tickets on Sale |
Tickets are on sale for the Japan Fair, on Saturday, Feb. 26, from noon-3 p.m., in the East Cafeteria of Kryzsko Commons.
The Japan Fair includes Japanese food, performances and cultural demonstrations such as calligraphy, origami and tea ceremony. Tickets for the Japan Fair are $5 for adults and students and $3 for children under 12 years old. Tickets can be purchased this week in the Lower Hyphen from 10 a.m-2 p.m. |
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| Commencement Speaker Applications Due |
Commencement Speaker applications are due Monday, Feb. 21, at 5 p.m., in the Student Senate Office. For a copy of the application, visit the Student Senate website, at http://www.winona.edu/studentsenate/. For more information, email Scott Taylor, at SJTaylor3327@webmail.winona.edu.
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| WSU Hosting Fundraiser |
The sisters of Delta Phi Epsilon, Phi Theta Chi and Sigma Sigma Sigma are hosting a fundraising table to collect money and items for packages to send to soldiers in Iraq, on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., in the Lower Hyphen of Kryzsko Commons.
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| WSU Sponsors Annual Nursing Research Conference |
The Winona State University Department of Nursing, Kappa Mu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society and Mayo Continuing Nursing Education are sponsoring the 14th Annual Nursing Research Conference: “Interdisciplinary Research: Opportunities and Challenges” on Monday, Feb. 21, in Rochester.
The conference spotlights opportunities and challenges associated with interdisciplinary research as discussed by representatives from nursing , medicine and psychology. |
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| WSU Holds Civility Symposium |
Winona State University holds a symposium on civility on Friday, Feb. 18, from 1-3 p.m., in WSU's Somsen Auditorium.
The civility topic was recommended by WSU's faculty senate to help the university community be better prepared to deal appropriately with controversial issues as they may arise.
"The idea is to allow [symposium participants and speakers] as much freedom as possible to talk about matters of civility, civil liberties, civic engagement and political discourse on college campuses from their perspective," said Troy Paino, dean of the college of liberal arts and symposium organizer.
Some of the speakers at this forum include: D'Ann Urbaniak Lesch, Center for Democracy and Citizenship at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs; Timothy Shiell, philosophy professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout; and Paul Durand, Winona Area Public Schools superintendent.
The symposium focuses on several issues including free speech limits, the university's role in protecting and promoting civil liberties, the question of whether the university should require civility and if civility conflicts with civil liberties, civility's definition and importance and how civility on a college campus improves our world.
"I am sure the students, staff, faculty and administration of WSU, and the Winona community, will learn a lot from what the speakers have to say at this symposium," said Paino.
After the talks, 45 minutes will be dedicated to a question and answer session. |
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| Commucation Studies Club Presents Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest |
Winona State University’s Communication Studies Club features Rita Rahoi-Gilchrest’s “Meet and Greet” informational session on Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m., in Purple Rooms 104 and 105.
The "Meet and Greet" session provides students with the opportunity to sharpen their skills. In addition to the "Meet and Greet" session, individual resume attention is provided in 15 minute sessions from 10-11 a.m. To sign up for individual resume time, stop by the communication studies club board on the second floor of the Performing Arts Centert, or stop by the Purple Rooms on Wednesday, Feb. 16, during the times mentioned above.
For more information, email commclub@webmail.winona.ed . |
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| UPAC Presents Horatio Sanz |
UPAC presents Horatio Sanz, on Thursday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m., in Somsen Auditorium.
Sanz is a current cast member on Saturday Night Live, and is performing an improv comedy show. Tickets cost $10 and go on sale Thursday, Feb. 17 in the UPAC Office, in the Student Union.
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| The All-University Wellness Committe Offers America on the Move |
| The All-University Wellness Committe invites students, faculty and staff towards a healthier lifestyle by joining America on the Move. The America on the Move website offers exercise tracking and daily health advice on how to keep working towards a fitness goal.
To register with Winona State, go to http://www.AmericaOnTheMove.org, click "Join Now," select "Individual" registration and enter the code rwi18319.
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| National Society of Collegiate Scholars Hosts Taco Dinner |
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) hosts a Taco Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 17, from 9-11 p.m., at Jefferson’s Restaurant.
Tickets cost $6 at the door and all of the proceeds benefit Planning for College Success, the NSCS mentoring and tutoring program in the Winona community.
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| WSU Presents "Art of the Book and Artistic Serial" |
"Art of the Book and Artistic Serial" is open at Paul Watkins Gallery and is on view through March 3.
Preston Lawing's "Chucklehead's White Mules"
La Crosse printmaker Lisa Schoenfielder and Iowan bookbinder Julia Leonard present artists’ slide talks on Wednesday, Feb. 16, from 1:30–2:30 p.m., in Stark Hall Auditorium, followed by an artists’ reception in the Gallery until 5 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public.
The exhibit includes a range of examples of limited-edition books, including fine press books and artists’ books. Individual prints of artwork published in some of the books are also on display, as well as other prints by those artists. Eight artists are included in the exhibition, among them printmaker and St. Mary’s professor Preston Lawing and local poet and bookbinder Chad Oness.
Preston Lawing's handmade book, "Chucklehead's White Mules," is included in the current exhibition, "Art of the Book and Artistic Serial," at Watkins Gallery. The book's text is letterpress printed and the illustrations include intaglio, silkscreen, vitreograph, photo-intaglio, blind emboss and woodcut prints. "I use it as a teaching tool," said Lawing, "because it has examples of so many different printmaking processes." It is one of two of his books that can be handled by viewers anytime during the exhibition.
Paul Watkins Gallery is located in Watkins Hall. Gallery Hours are Monday–Friday, 8a.m.–4 p.m., and Wednesdays, 8 a.m.–8 p.m. For more information, call 457-5395. |
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