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March 9, 2005
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March 9 |
- New University Brown Bag Dialogues: "Using Generative Dialogue to Create Wisdom," Noon, Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 137 Rochester and streaming video
- Celebration of the Book presents: Wayne Wiegand: "Books on Trial: A Witch Hunt in America's Heartland and a Nation's Response, 1940-1943," 7 p.m., Library Athenaeum
- Safe Spring Break Week, Safe Spring Break Kits and Informational Table, Lower Hyphen, Kryzsko Commons
- Safe Spring Break Week presents: Collegians for Cancer: Skin Cancer Prevention Presentation and Discussion, Noon-12:50 p.m., Dining Room B, Kryzsko Commons
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March 10 |
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Disney Internship Opportunities Informational Meeting, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Dining Rooms C and D, Kryzsko Commons
- WSU Emeriti and Retiree Center Steering Committee Meeting, 12:30-2 p.m., Dining Room B, Student Union
- Safe Spring Break Week, Safe Spring Break Kits and Informational Table, Lower Hyphen, Kryzsko Commons
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News and Events
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| New WSU President-Elect Welcomed to Campus |
For the 14th time in Winona State University's history, the institution welcomes a new president.
A reception is planned at WSU-Rochester Center on Wednesday, March 16, from 4:30-6 p.m., with a program of prepared comments beginning at 5 p.m., in the University Center Rochester Atrium.
A second reception is planned at Winona State University on Wednesday, March 16, from 6-7 p.m., with a program of prepared comments beginning at 6:15 p.m., in the Maxwell Leadership Center.
The president-elect will be introduced to the Winona State University community and the public by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' Chancellor James McCormick.
The new president will offer brief comments, answer questions and visit with WSU faculty, staff, students, alumni and Winona community members. The event is free and includes light refreshments.
All faculty, staff and students are encouraged to help welcome the next president of WSU.
For more information, contact Ann Kohner, university advancement, at 507-457-5870, or email, akohner@winona.edu.
Information on the three finalists for the position is available on the WSU web site: www.winona.edu/president/245.htm.
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| WSU National Broadcasting Society Travels to National Convention |
The Winona State University chapter of the National Broadcasting Society is headed to Los Angeles.
Eleven members are attending the national convention in Los Angeles from March 8-12. They are: Krista Koski, Andréa Bowe, Krista Mesmer, Carrie Libera, Gillian Key, Ben Bicknese, Jake Poepl, Brian Mogren, Ben Nelson, Seth Tegtmeier and Greg White.
The members are participating in many sessions that will help them in their future of broadcasting. They also have the opportunity to meet other chapters of NBS, listen to speakers such as Marc Summers, Omarosa Stallworth and John Miller and attend tapings of shows like "American Idol" and "Jeopardy".
After attending the chapter improvement workshop and regional meeting on Saturday there is a reception and awards ceremony.
“It’s so exciting that we are finally going because we’ve been planning for it all year,” president, Krista Koski said.
The chapter hopes to take some awards back with them. Members, Lacy Buck, Mike Williams, Afsina Yildiz and Landon Evanson are finalists for the productions they’ve submitted. Categories such as Model Chapter of the Year, Chapter of the Year and Member of the Year are a few more of the awards that the chapter could take home. |
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| Watkins Gallery Hosts Chuck Aydlett and Mary Roetgger |
McKnight Fellows Chuck Aydlett and Mary Roetgger exhibit their ceramic work March 8 through April 6, in Watkins Gallery. They both present an artist’s slide talk on Tuesday, March 8, in Stark Auditorium, from 4–5 p.m. A reception for the artists immediately follows in Watkins Gallery until 6:30 p.m.
The campus community and general public are invited to these free events.
Chuck Aydlett is adamant about the human need to interact with nature, and he uses his vessel forms to create narratives about this relationship. His slab-built pots often incorporate the shape of the human head as a recognizable image that affords the viewer entrance to an understanding of his work and his comments on our human condition. He also uses finely drawn imagery on the smooth surfaces of utilitarian forms as another approach to the narrative pot.
Mary Roettger’s spiraling ceramic sculptures express movement and energy with their boldly colored and textured surfaces. She is inspired by the patterns and spirals found in nature, such as the spiraling organization of pine cones and nautilus shells. The curves of her forms suggest an uncoiling and releasing of energy. She has included three wall installations in the exhibition, that also incorporate organic leaf and floral shapes.
Paul Watkins Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.–4 p.m., and Wednesdays, from 8 a.m.– 8 p.m. For more information call 457-5395. Mary Roettger's "Spiroid", 2004 |
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| WSU Hosts Brown Bag Dialogues |
The New University Brown Bag Dialogue is on Wednesday, March 9, from Noon–1p.m., in Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL137 and on streaming video.
This week's session is on "Using Generative Dialogue to Create Wisdom" with guest Dr. Rogier Gregoire.
Last week 16 members of the WSU community were trained by consultant Dr. Rogier Gregoire to teach others to facilitate generative dialogues on campus. The participants include WSU staff, faculty, administrators and a student who has accepted the responsibility of the training, practicing the facilitation of dialogue and training other facilitators.
Generative Dialogue is focused on creating wisdom through open and shared understanding. The focus of dialogue is not to solve problems or make decisions. The facilitators learned how to follow basic rules that allow for sharing and creating of wisdom that can lead to wise decisions and creative problem solving.
At the Brown Bag Dialogue this Wednesday at noon, the generative dialogue process will be shared and used. Dr. Gregoire is attending the dialogue. |
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| Theatre and Dance Department Sponsors Theatre Trip |
The Theatre and Dance Department is sponsoring a trip on Saturday, April 9, to see a performance of Shakespeare's "As You Like It," at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.
Money is due Thursday, March 10. The cost is $20 or $25 for students and $25 or $30 for non-students. The slightly higher price buys a slightly better seat at the theatre.
Make checks out to David Bratt and deliver to the THAD Department office, in the Performing Arts Center, Room 215.
The bus leaves the rear of the Performing Arts Center, at 10 a.m. and the matinee performance begins at 1 p.m. After the performance, the group travels to the Mall of America until 7 p.m. Arrival time in Winona is shortly after 9:30 p.m.
The play: "Twists and turns abound for all in the uncharted territory of the Forest of Arden," says the Guthrie publicity machine, "where some of Shakespeare's most beloved characters stumble into a world of unfamiliar temptation and risk, experiencing life's joys, frustrations and complications of love."
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| WSU "Celebration of the Book 2005" Presents Wayne Wiegand |
| Winona State University's "Celebration of the Book 2005" series presents Dr. Wayne Wiegand Wednesday, March 9, at 7 p.m., in the Library Athenaeum. He will speak about his research titled "Books on Trial: A Witch Hunt in America's Heartland and a Nation's Response, 1940-1943."
The Athenaeum is located on the south side of the second floor of the library. It will seat approximately 60 people.
Wiegard's presentation focuses on the August 17, 1940, Oklahoma City police raid of a bookstore. In this raid, the police seized thousands of books and pamphlets, and arrested 20 people (including bookstore customers),who were then charged with violating the state's criminal syndicalism law. Four proprietors were eventually tried and sentenced to 10 years in prison, not
for anything they did, but for what they sold in the bookstore. At their trials, the state relied almost exclusively on the books and pamphlets, reading to the juries for hours. Ultimately the convictions were reversed, but only after a nationwide protest from organizations and individuals
across the country including: Eleanor Roosevelt, Woody Guthrie, Arthur Miller, Dashiell Hammett, the NAACP, ACLU and most of the publishing industry.
Wiegand co-edited Print Culture in a Diverse America, which was awarded the 1999 Carey McWilliams Award for scholarly contribution to multicultural literature. He is currently writing a book, Main Street Public Library: Books and Reading in the Rural Heartland, 1876-1956, and coauthoring another with Shirley Wiegand, Books on Trial: A Witch Hunt in America's Heartland and a Nation's Response, 1940-1943. He is also coauthoring a third book with Sarah Wadsworth on the Woman's Library at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; researching a fourth book tentatively titled The American Public School Library: A History, and editing a series of essays titled Women in Print Since 1876 for the University of Wisconsin Press. He has written and edited scholarly publications and lectured widely on the topic of print culture and the history of American libraries.
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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