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March 29, 2005
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March 29 |
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New University Brown Bag Dialogues, Noon, Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 137 Rochester and streaming video
- Sculpture Donation Unveiling and Reception, 7 p.m., Tau Center Rotunda
- Faculty Piano Trio with Natalie Filipovich, Paul Vance and Deanne Mohr, 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center,Recital Hall
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| Wednesday |
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March 30 |
- Celebration of the Book presents Carol Kratz: “From Mountain Water: the Ancient Art of Japanese Papermaking," 7 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
- Athenaeum Event Series presents "Perspectives of Gay Marriage," 1 p.m., Library Athenaeum
- Susan Faludi Lecture: "Why Feminism Still Matters," 7:30 p.m., Somsen Auditorium
- Women Composers for Women's History Month, Noon, Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall
- Softball vs. Augustana, 2 p.m., Maxwell Field
- Baseball vs. UM-Duluth, 2 p.m., Loughrey Field
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| Thursday |
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March 31 |
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Mr. WSU Competition, 6 p.m., Somsen Auditorium
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Residential College International Music Series presents: Calle Sur
Music of South America , 7-9 p.m., Lourdes Hall, North Lounge
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| Friday |
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April 1 |
- Department of Theatre and Dance presents: “Trudi and the Minstrel,” 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Main Stage
- Counselor Education Department Workshop "Reactive Attachment Disorder: Assessment and Treatment Interventions," 4-10 p.m., Coffman Building, Room 206/208
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| Saturday |
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April 2 |
- Department of Theatre and Dance presents: “Trudi and the Minstrel,” 7:30 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Main Stage
- International Dinner, 5 p.m., East Hall, Kryzsko Commons
- Counselor Education Department Workshop "Reactive Attachment Disorder: Assessment and Treatment Interventions," 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Coffman Building, Room 206/208
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News and Events
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| International Club Hosts Dinner at WSU |
Winona State University's International Club invites families, friends and the Winona community to the annual International Dinner on Saturday, April 2, at 5 p.m., in the East Hall of Kryzsko Commons.
The International Dinner features cuisine and entertainment from around the world. The theme for this year's dinner is "The Love of One's Country is a Splendid Thing, but Why Should Love Stop at the Border?" Entertainment includes cultural dances performed by WSU students, a comedy skit and a first time performance of Tae Kwon Do.
Tickets may be purchased between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., in WSU's International Services Office, as well as in the lower hyphen of Kryzsko Commons, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets are $16 for adults, $10 for students and free for children under five years.
For additional information, contact Hasitha Amarasekera, at HTAmaras8939@webmail.winona.edu or WSU International Services, at 457-5303. |
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| Counselor Education Department Hosts Seminar Workshop |
| The Winona State University Rochester Center Department of Counselor Education is offering a seminar Friday, April 1, from 4-10 p.m., and Saturday, April 2, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., in the Coffman Building, Rooms 206/208, at the University Rochester Center. Rhonda Lettington is the instructor for this workshop.
This workshop is designed for those who have little understanding of attachment issues, as well as those who work and live with this disorder on a daily basis. The workshop helps participants in gaining insight into their own feelings and biases regarding attachment issues. Information is discussed regarding the process of attachment and the intervening factors that cause the attachment process to fail.
During the workshop, participants learn to identify signs and symptoms of attachment issues. Participants leave the workshop with new understanding, skills and interventions to assist them in assessing and treating attachment issues. Helpful strategies and techniques that have proven beneficial to families who struggle with attachment issues are also presented.
Lettington has spent the past 18 years working with children, individuals and families. She is a licensed bachelor social worker in Iowa and is currently applying for the licensed mental health professional credential in Iowa. She is also an advanced certified alcohol and drug counselor, a member of the American Counseling Association, and has completed the National Certified Counselor examination. Lettington currently practices in Cresco, Iowa, where she specializes in trauma issues, children with attachment disorders and chemical abuse/dependency issues.
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| WSU Presents "Trudi and the Minstrel" |
The Winona State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents “Trudi and the Minstrel” Friday, April 1, and Saturday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m., on the WSU Performing Arts Center Main Stage.
The play, written by Alan Cullen, is directed by Professor Vivian Fusillo. The scenic design is by Assistant Professor Peggy Sannerud; costumes are created by staff costumer Susan Bratt; sound design is done by WSU student Jamin O'Malley; and WSU student Colleen McMahon created the make-up design.
The PAC box office is open beginning March 23, from noon to 5 p.m., and one hour before each performance.
Tickets cost $5 for WSU students and seniors citizens, $7 for the general public and $3 for children 14 years and younger.
Call the WSU box office at 507-457-5235 for ticket information.
WSU theatre and dance productions are not recommended for children under the age of five. |
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| WSU Hosts Brown Bag Dialogues |
The New University Brown Bag Dialogue is on Tuesday, March 29, at Noon, in the Maxwell Teleconference Center, in GL 135 at Rochester or by streaming video.
This week's dialogue focuses on linking community to learning. The committee implementation vision includes turning the university ‘inside-out' by seeking to develop partnerships externally and internally. The goal is to enhance student's educational experiences through expanded experiential learning opportunities on and off campus by providing internships, service learning, part time jobs, volunteering and leadership activities. This dialogue also wants to promote stronger relationship in order to assist students early in their academic experience with major selection, career development and special events targeted to specific majors. Lastly, the dialogue wishes to discuss the benefits of enhancing relationships with external sources, thus resulting in more full time employment and scholarship opportunities for graduates.
Ann MacDonald and Vicki Decker are facilitating the dialogue.
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| Student Services Committee Sponsors Mr. WSU Competition |
The Student Services committee of the Student Senate is sponsoring the Mr. WSU Competition on Thursday, March 31, at 6 p.m., in Somsen Auditorium.
Thirteen contestants are competing for the title of Mr. WSU.
Admission is $2 at the door. All proceeds go directly to a scholarship. |
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| WSU Athenaeum Event Series Presents "Perspectives on Gay Marriage" |
Winona State University presents "Perspectives on Gay Marriage" as part of the Spring 2005 Athenaeum Event Series, Wednesday, March 30, at 1 p.m., in the WSU Library Athenaeum.
The Athenaeum is located on the south side of the second floor of the library. It seats approximately 60 people.
A panel composed of WSU professors, the pastor of Central Lutheran Church ELCA and the executive pastor of Bethel Lutheran Church discuss the gay marriage issue from a variety of perspectives including rhetoric, symbolic politics, theology, power relationships and media representations. Each panelist speaks for ten minutes and a question and answer session follows the last speaker.
The panelists include Darrell Downs, WSU professor of political science; Pastor Jeff Franco, Central Lutheran Church ELCA; Cindy Killion, WSU professor of mass communication; Dan Lintin, WSU professor of communication studies; Todd Paddock, WSU professor of sociology; and Rev. Dr. Norman Wahl, Bethel Lutheran Church in Rochester.
The purpose of the Athenaeum Event Series is to host events that explore and enhance the university’s and the region’s intellectual life. These events include lectures, readings, discussions, seminars, performance arts and other educational experiences.
By bringing together scholars, performing artists, students, community members and other interested people for intellectual discussion and the sharing of cultural experiences, the Athenaeum reflects the importance the university places on the humanities, the arts and the sciences.
The Athenaeum Event Series has been organized by a variety of WSU faculty from across the academic disciplines. |
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| New Sculpture Is Gifted to WSU |
Winona State University hosts an unveiling and reception in honor of a new sculpture donated to Winona State University Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at 7 p.m., in the Tau Center Rotunda.
The sculpture, "Wind Song," was created by Sculptor Doug Scott. It has been gifted to the university by a patron of Doug Scott, an anonymous donor, WSU Professor Ervin Bublitz and the artist.
"Wind Song" is a six foot, eight inch tall sculpture carved out of New Mexico rainbow marble, bronze and wood.
Scott sold his first professional art work in 1972, but considered himself a struggling artist from 1972-1987. However, in 1991, Scott opened the Doug Scott Gallery in Taos, New Mexico.
The unveiling and reception is open to the public. |
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| WSU Presents Mark Russell Performance |
Winona State University presents a performance by Mark Russell, a political, piano-playing satirist, on Tuesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m., in Somsen Auditorium.
Russell's comedy speech topic, "Comedy, Music, Bribery and Conspiracy," parodies the current stories in the news, and his music and comedy combined performance reveals his perspective on the absurdities of official Washington.
He refers to the Senate, House of Representatives and the President of the United States of America as his writers because their work provides him with material for his performances.
Russell writes for a syndicated column, has written a book, recorded CDs, tapes and videos, and performs regularly around the country at campuses and at public theatres. He is best known for his live television specials on PBS, which have been watched for more than two decades
Tickets can be purchased at the WSU Student Union desk in Kryzsko Commons, beginning March 21, from 8 a.m.-midnight. Tickets cost $10 for the general public and $5 for students. Tickets can also be purchased at Hardt's Music and Audio, 115 E 3rd St. |
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| WSU's Celebration of the Book 2005 Presents Carol Kratz |
Winona State University’s “Celebration of the Book 2005” series presents Carol Kratz, an author, skilled papermaker and area physician assistant, Wednesday, March 30, at 7 p.m., in the North Lounge of Lourdes Hall. Kratz speaks on “From Mountain Water: the Ancient Art of Japanese Papermaking."
This lecture discusses some of the history and uses of paper in Japanese culture, and details the 1,400-year-old process of making washi, one of the world's oldest kinds of paper.
Washi is still hand-made in the mountains of Japan using methods unchanged since its perfection around 600 A.D. Kratz learned these methods in 1995 with a Japanese master papermaker. Through her photographs, she will show the process, and through the paper itself, will show the results.
Kratz is co-editor of America from the Air: An Aviator's Story and the co-author of the forthcoming book Purebred and Home-Grown: America's County Fairs. She practices medicine at the Gundersen Lutheran family practice clinic in La Crosse.
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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| WSU Presents Susan Faludi Lecture |
Susan Faludi, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and best-selling feminist author, provides a keynote lecture at Winona State University on Wednesday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m., in the WSU Somsen Auditorium.
Faludi's lecture celebrates Women's History Month and focuses on issues of gender politics in the United States, which, Faludi says, affects us all, men as well as women. Drawing from her books, Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, and Strifed: The Betrayal of the American Man, Faludi examines the major assumptions and societal beliefs with regard to gender, which, she explains, shapes our world today.
This event is part of WSU's Lyceum Series and is sponsored by the Women Involved in Living and Learning program; the Residential College; the WSU Cultural Diversity Office; WSU Mass Communication, Communication Studies and History Departments; the WSU Foundation; and the Target Corporation.
A dinner with Susan Faludi is offered the night of the lecture for WSU students and faculty only, from 5:15-6:30 p.m., at WSU's Lourdes Hall, South Lounge.
The dinner with Faludi is free for WSU students and $15 for faculty. Seating is limited. RSVP to Tamara Berg at tberg@winona.edu, to reserve tickets, or for more information. |
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| WSU Hosts Music by Women Composers for Women's History Month |
Women's History Month brings music by women composers to Winona State University on Wednesday, March 30, at noon, in the WSU Performing Arts Auditorium Recital Hall.
Winona State students perform a variety of songs and chamber compositions composed by women composers in celebration of Women's History Month.
This event is open to the public and sponsored by the Women Involved in Living and Learning program; the Residential College; WSU Cultural Diversity Office; WSU Mass Communication, Communication Studies and History Departments; and the WSU Foundation.
For more information, contact Tamara Berg, tberg@winona.edu. |
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