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April 15, 2005
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April 15 |
- April Break Day (no classes)
- Artisits in Wood Book Signing, 2 p.m., Library
- Art Dedication Ceremony, 2 p.m., social; 3 p.m., ceremony, Library
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| Saturday |
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April 16 |
- Baseball vs. Concordia St. Paul, Noon, Loughrey Field
- NSIC Tennis Championships, Noon, SMU Tennis Center
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| Sunday |
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April 17 |
- Student Recitals: Bard Piano Trio, 1 p.m., Performing Arts Recital Hall
- Student Recitals: Sara Kaminsky, 4 p.m., Performing Arts Center Recital Hall
- Baseball vs. Concordia St. Paul, Noon, Loughrey Field
- NSIC Tennis Championships, 3 p.m., SMU Tennis Center
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News and Events
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College of Science and Engineering Co-Sponsor Presentation |
The College of Science and Engineering and American Society for Quality is sponsoring "Sharing Quality Improvement Tools between Industry and Health Care" Thursday, April 21, from Noon-5 p.m., in the Maxwell Leadership Center and Science Laboratory Building.
The keynote speaker, James M. Levett, is presenting at 1 p.m., in the Maxwell Leadership Center. He is the Chief Medical Officer at Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa. Levett is actively working in the areas of process management excellence, outcomes research and the implementation of quality management system principles in healthcare organizations. In 2003, James Levett led PCI to become certified to ISO 9001:2000, the largest medical group in the United States to achieve this distinction. Levett has also served as a National Examiner for the Baldrige National Quality Award Program in 2003 and 2004.
The presentation schedule includes: Dave Olson: "Quality Systems in Medical Device Packaging" at 2 p.m.; Kim Snyder: "Lean Principles in Health Care," at 2:30 p.m.; Marv Seppanen: "Process Design and Improvement Tools for Non-Manufacturing Processes," at 3:10 p.m.; Bill Gould: "Winona Health's Work Injury Management Program," at 4:10 p.m. Presentations are at the Science Lab Building, Lecture Hall room 120.
Faculty and students from classes with interest in the presentations are invited to attend.
For more information, contact drand@winona.edu . |
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Counseling Department Offers Workshop |
The Winona State University Rochester Center Department of Counselor Education is offering a seminar Friday, April 22, from 4-10 p.m., and Saturday, April 23, from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., in the Coffman Building, Rooms 206/208, at the University Rochester Center. Chad Jensen is the instructor for the workshop, "Methamphetamine and Club Drugs." The purpose of this workshop is to present workshop participants with the history and statistics surrounding methamphetamine and club drugs; describe the phase of seduction and the reasons for the popularity of these drugs; provide the pharmacological aspects of these drugs including route of administration and neurochemical reactions to methamphetamine and club drugs; present detoxification strategies involving typical and problematic applications of these drugs; and introduce participants to treatment approaches.
Treatment approaches include rapport building, issues in early treatment, best practices and motivational interviewing.
Instruction will include lectures, PowerPoint presentation, educational films, guest speakers and interactive learning opportunities.
This workshop is recommended for counselors, teachers, nurses, psychologists, social workers, parents and others who would like to gain insight into this contemporary issue.
Jensen has more than 15 years of professional experience in counseling, crisis intervention and social work. He earned his master¹s degree in youth and human service administration from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Jensen is a licensed master social worker in the state of Iowa and is credentialed as an advanced certified alcohol and drug counselor. He currently serves as the executive director of New View Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Center in Carroll, Iowa.
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Black Cultural Awareness Association Presents WSU Idol Contest |
The Winona State University Black Cultural Awareness Association presents WSU Idol Contest Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m., in the East Café, of Kryzsko Commons.
The cost is $3 for all students and $5 for non-students. Receive $1 off admission with the donation of one non-perishable food item.
The preliminary screening of contestants is Tuesday, April 19, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., in the Purple Rooms, of Kryzsko Commons. Applications and the $10 application fee are due April 19, at 4:30 p.m., in the Cultural Diversity Office.
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| Satori Literary Magazine is Available |
Winona State University's student literary magazine, Satori, is now being distributed.
This year, the 35th edition, was entirely student edited and features the work of 13 student poets, 6 fiction writers and 14 artists and photographers. The student editors were led by Brigitte Demasi, Chris Waldron and Jayne Zeller.
Copies are free and are distributed Monday, April 18, from 1-4 p.m., in the Lower Hyphen, in Kryzsko Commons. Copies are also available from Gary Eddy, in Minné, Room 322 or by email, at geddy@winona.edu.
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| WSU International Series Presents Winona Gamelan Ensemble Concert |
Winona State University International Series presents the Winona Gamelan Ensemble concert Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m. , in the North Lounge of Lourdes Hall.
 The Winona Gamelan Ensemble is a musical group featuring members from WSU and the Winona community. The director of the Winona Gamelan Ensemble is Nicole Erickson and the project director is Cathy Schmidt.
A gamelan is an Indonesian percussion orchestra composed of hanging gongs, kettle gongs and bronze-keyed metallophones among other instruments. While there are many different kinds of gamelans in Indonesia, the Winona Gamelan Ensemble plays the music and instruments from Central Java.
This concert is part of the Residential College International Series at Lourdes Hall.
This event is free and open to the public; however, donations are accepted and will benefit the victims of the latest earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.
Contact Cathy Schmidt for more information at 457-5256. |
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| Alumni Society Offers Ireland Trip |
The Winona State University Alumni Society is offering a trip to Ireland.
For more information, visit http://www.gholidays.com/winona/ireland05.htm.
The trip is open to students, alumni, parents of WSU students and alumni, faculty, staff and friends.
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| WSU Hosts Art Dedication Ceremony |
The Library at Winona State University is the site for an event Friday, April 15, that features the dedication of a collection of waterfowl art carvings and antique waterfowl decoys, and the dedication of a collection of hand-crafted wooden bowls influenced by the Anasazi Indians.
The event begins Friday at 2 p.m. with an informal social time, demonstrations and a book signing. At 3 p.m., a brief ceremony is planned to dedicate the collections as part of the art holdings on display in the WSU Library.
As part of the program, a new book, Artists in Wood, is available for purchase. The book features several antique waterfowl decoys that are a part of the WSU collection as well as the original hand-carved waterfowl art of carvers Marv Meyer from Richfield, Minn., Marv Bernet, from Cottage Grove, Minn. and Sam and Lilly Nottleman, carver and painter, associated with Loon Lake Decoy Company of Wabasha, Minn. Meyer, Bernet and the Nottlemans will be present for the dedication event.
Richard Fitzgerald is the creator of a number of fine art wooden bowls that he creates from wooden logs on a lathe and then adorns with inlaid turquoise, malachite and other materials. Fitzgerald, from Nucla, Colorado, has Native American ancestry and says his work is inspired by the ancient pottery of the Anasazi Indians of the Four Corners region of the southwest United States.
Fitzgerald will be present at the dedication event to describe his creative process of taking dead wood and revealing the beautiful art that resides within each piece.
The collections have been developed by Erv Bublitz, a WSU sociology professor, with assistance, support and donations from other art lovers. Bublitz is well-known for sharing his love of American Folk Art through several collections both in the WSU Library and across the campus.
Dave Carlson, of Eau Claire, Wis., host of the syndicated Northland Adventures television program plans to attend with a video crew for a future segment on his program.
The dedication event is free and open to the public. |
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| WSU Choirs Presents Spring Concert |
The Winona State University Choirs, conducted by Harry Mechell, present their spring concert Tuesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center Mainstage.
The Concert Choir and Women's Chorus is joined by members of the Winona Oratorio Chorus in a performance of John Rutter's new choral-orchestral work entitled Mass of the Children.
The choirs are accompanied by a ten piece chamber orchestra. Soloists are sopranos Brianna Burner and Erika Halvorson, tenors Bryan Mechell and Eric Renz and baritone Brendan Horn. The evening's concert also features seasonal music and the student a capella group, "Hear and Now!" is also featured.
Tickets, which are available at the door, are $5 for adults and $3 for students and seniors.
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| WSU Hosts Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium |
| Winona State University's Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the WSU Mathematics and Statistics Club host a colloquium on the importance of teaching probability Monday, April 18, from 4-5 p.m., in Gildemeister, Room 156.
The colloquium is presented by Chris Olsen, mathematics/assessment facilitator, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, community schools.
One topic that both students and teachers approach with trepidation is probability. The topics discussed are: where in the curriculum probability should be taught, relevant techniques for teaching probability and how new teachers can eliminate fear of probability.
There is a short reception from 3-3:45 p.m. in Gildemeister, Room 320, and a picnic after the talk, at the Lake Park Lodge, near the end of Main Street.
For additional information or a parking permit, contact Chris Malone, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at 457-2989, or cmalone@winona.edu.
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Graphic Design Students Presents iCandy |
| Graphic Design students present iCandy, a Senior Exhibition, in the Paul Watkins Gallery, April 13-30.
The event is free and open to the public.
Steve Anderson, Kendra Baumbach, Michelle Bovinet, Jana Craven, Maureen Dolezal, Garrett Gilbertson, Leslie Glover, Amber Hayden, Tala Khalidi, Reece Majerus, Benjamin Peterson, Jenny Scanlon, and Kristie Steinmuller are exhibiting art work and examples of their graphic design.
Watkins Gallery is located in Watkins Hall. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., and on Wednesdays, from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
For more information, call 457-5395 or email, at aplummer@winona.edu.
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UPAC Hosts Spring Concert featuring Guster |
The rock band Guster performs a concert at Winona State University, on Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the McCown Fieldhouse. The concert begins with two opening acts and is sponsored by the WSU's University Programming Activities Committee (UPAC). 
Tickets for the concert are $20 each and are available Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at the UPAC office, in Kryzsko Commons Student Union Building.
Guster has several popular albums to their credit including "Keep It Together" (Reprise, 2003), and "Guster on Ice: Live From Portland, Maine" (Warner Bros.) released in 2004 as a CD/DVD set. The band also was featured in January 2004 on the PBS television program Austin City Limits.
Reviewers have said Guster has a unique sound based mostly on acoustic guitars, bongos, and short, catchy tunes about real life scenes and situations.
The concert also features two popular bands on the college touring circuit: Carbon Leaf, and The Zambonis.
Information about the bands is available on their official websites:
- www.guster.com
- www.carbonleaf.com
- www.thezambonis.com.
UPAC's official web site for this spring concert is http://www.winona.edu/upac/pages/Concert1.htm.
(photo by Dann Clinch) |
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