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March 22, 2005
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March 22 |
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| Wednesday |
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March 23 |
- New University Brown Bag Dialogues, Noon, Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 137 Rochester and streaming video
- Nano-Science and Engineering Lecture Series presents Kevin Klungtvedt, 7 p.m.,
New Science Laboratory Center Auditorium
- Celebration of the Book presents Paul Johnson: "Film and the Book: Problems and Possibilities in Adaptation," 7 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
- Athenaeum Event Series presents Carol Slade, "Louis Ritman: An American Impressionist," 1 p.m., Library Athenaeum
- Deadline for purchasing Etiquette Dinner tickets
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| Thursday |
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March 24 |
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Residential College International Music Series presents: Gao Hong: Pipa Music of China, 7-9 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
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Calvin Fremling Book Release, program, 3-3:30 p.m., book signing, 3:30-4 p.m. and reception, 4-4:45 p.m., Science Laboratory Center
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Women's Softball vs. North Dakota, 1 p.m., Maxwell Field
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Baseball vs. Northern State, Noon, Loughrey Field
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| Friday |
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March 25 |
- Deadline for renting faculty regalia for spring commencement
- Women's Softball vs. South Dakota State, 3 p.m., Maxwell Field
- Baseball vs. Northern State, Noon, Loughrey Field
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News and Events
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| WSU Hosts Calvin Fremling Book Release Reception |
Winona State University celebrates the release of the book, Immortal River: The Upper Mississippi in Ancient and Modern Times, by WSU Biology Professor Emeritus Dr. Calvin Fremling, on Thursday, March 24, in the WSU Science Laboratory Center. The event will include a program from 3-3:30 p.m., a book signing from 3:30-4 p.m., and a reception from 4-4:45 p.m.
The celebration honors Fremling and provides a time for WSU faculty, staff and students to speak with the author.
Fremling describes his book as a comprehensive, objective analysis of 500 million years of river history. He said he's flattered to be honored by WSU, and that his book has become a teaching tool for professors.
"It's such a sincere compliment to find out a WSU geology professor is using my book as a textbook in class," said Fremling. "I'm not a geologist, but I recognize the importance of understanding geology before you can understand ecology."
Copies of Fremling's book are available at the book signing, which is hosted by the WSU Committee for the Center for Mississippi River Studies, the College of Science and Engineering and the College of Liberal Arts.
For more information, contact Mike Swenson at mswenson@winona.edu. |
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| WSU Hosts New University Brown Bag Dialogue |
The New University Brown Bag Dialogue is on Wednesday, March 23, at Noon, in the Maxwell Teleconference Center, in GL137 at Rochester or by streaming video. This week's dialogue focuses on diversity. The talk engages in the generative dialogue process to gather wisdom on diversity at Winona State.
Carmen Mahlum
from the Office of Cultural Diversity facilitates this week's dialogue.
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| Etiquette Dinner Tickets On Sale |
Tickets are still on sale for the Etiquette Dinner on Tuesday, March 29, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., in the Student Union, in Kryzsko Commons.
Throughout the dinner, learn appropriate networking skills, where to put your name badge, who eats first and what to do with your napkin, multiple forks and spoons. Learn also how to handle your bread, appetizers, soup and a variety of other dinner activities.
Tickets are $10 and are on sale through Wednesday in Career Services, in Gildemeister Hall, Room 110.
All students and faculty are invited. |
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| Deadline For Renting Faculty Regalia Approaches |
| The deadline for renting faculty regalia for spring commencement is Friday, March 25.
For more information, contact Deb Pelowski, at the Winona State University Bookstore, at 457-5673 or by email, at dpelowski@winona.edu. |
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| WSU Presents Nano-Science and Engineering Lecture Series |
The Winona State University College of Science and Engineering, in cooperation with the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology, is presenting a three part lecture series on nanoscience and engineering. The lectures explore major events happening in the area of nanotechnology and the ensuing economic and business implications for southeast Minnesota.
Kevin Klungtvedt, one of the founders of the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology, presents “The Nanotechnology Revolution” Wednesday, March 23, at 7 p.m., in the new Science Laboratory Center Auditorium. Klungtvedt explains how the Rushford Institute of Nanotechnology is helping businesses and educational institutions like Winona State University establish start-up companies, educate and train future employees and aid economic growth. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Wendy Crone, professor of engineering physics, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, presents “Nanotechnology: The Next Big Thing, Only Smaller” Wednesday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m., in the Science Laboratory Center Auditorium. Crone is an expert in planning and implementation of nanoscience programs.
Thomas Gates, NASA Langley Research Center, presents “Modeling and Simulation of Nano-Structured Materials and Systems” Thursday, April 28, at 3 p.m., in Stark Hall, Room 106. Gates is a NASA Aerospace Education Specialist.
Speaking for the WSU Nanoscience Study Group, Dr. Lawrence Reuter said, “Nanotechnology is beginning to be recognized as an important tool to help many industrial companies develop new products by using non-intuitive properties of small groups of molecules.“ By 2012, nanotechnology is estimated to be in excess of a $1 trillion industry. Today’s owners, managers, engineers, scientists and technicians in manufacturing companies (and many services companies as well) need to understand how this will affect their industries and how they might take advantage of new materials and processes to stay competitive,” Reuter added.
The lecture series is sponsored by the WSU Foundation and the Miller Brothers Foundation. |
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| WSU Presents Palestinian Learning Series Lecture |
| Winona State University presents the Spring 2005 Palestine Learning Series. The first lecture, "Palestinian Israeli Conflict: History, Reality and Prospects of Resolution," is Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m., in Stark Auditorium.
The presentation is led by Fayyad Sbaihat and Mohammed Abed and focuses on the historic context of the Palestinian Israeli conflict. It also offers insights into the current situation, including the Gaza disengagement plan, the separation wall and the prospects for peaceful resolution to the conflict.
Sbaihat grew up in the West Bank, on the outskirts of Jenin, and lived there through the first Intifada, 1987-1993. His family has been affected by the occupation, most recently with the confiscation of the family's olive grove to build Israel's separation wall. Sbaihat has written about Middle East issues and various aspects of the Palestinian Israeli conflict, including
Divestment, the Separation Wall and the Gaza Disengagement Plan. He is currently in his last year of undergraduate studies in chemical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abed is a Palestinian exile from the city of Jaffa. He grew up in Egypt and is now a graduate student in philosophy at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Abed works on issues in practical ethics and political philosophy, in particular political violence, reparative justice and conflict resolution. He has worked for the rights of Palestinian refugees with Al-Awda, the Palestine Right to Return Coalition and with the Alternative Palestinian Agenda, a group that organizes around the advocates for bi-national politics of resolution in historical Palestine.
This event is sponsored by the International Club.
The Palestine Learning Series is presented to further awareness and understanding of the lives of Palestinians. The goal of the series is to provide a variety of events and discussions which bring forward the images and stories about Palestinians that may go unseen and unheard in the media.
For more information, contact Eileen Hanson at 454-8094. |
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