WSU Today
10/26/04
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Oct. 26 |
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Wednesday |
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Oct. 27 |
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Thursday |
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Oct. 28 |
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Friday |
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Oct. 29 |
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Saturday |
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Oct. 30 |
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Events and Reminders |
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The WSU Observatory is preparing to view the lunar eclipse
scheduled to take place on Oct. 27, at about 7:06 p.m. and last until Oct.
28, 1:03 a.m. The partial phase begins at 8:14 p.m. and totality is
between 9:23 - 10:45. The WSU observatory (on top of Minné Hall) is open from
8-10 p.m. for viewing on campus. Telescopes will be set up, although
individuals can view with binoculars or the unaided eye. This event will be
cancelled if cloudy skies obscure visibility. |
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New University Brown
Bag Dialogue: Capstone Experiences (click here
for the revised schedule) |
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The New University Brown Bag Dialogue for this week is on
Tuesday, Oct. 26, at noon, in Maxwell Teleconference Center, GL 332 at UCR or
live on streaming
video. This week the dialogue focuses on culminating capstone
experiences for students. Many programs currently use different types of
capstone experiences that may serve as models as the faculty, staff and
administration work to offer all students the opportunity for a final
culminating opportunity to apply, demonstrate, evaluate, present and/or
document the learning from their entire degree program. |
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A four person panel with extensive international background discuss
"The U.S. Election and the World" with Winona State University
students, Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., in WSU's East Hall of Kryzsko
Student Union. The first member on the panel is Ambassador Arvonne
Fraser who is a former U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission
on the Status of Women and an Emeriti Fellow at Humphrey Institute of Public
Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Arlen Erdahl also takes part in the panel discussion. He is a former
Republican U.S. Congressman from Minnesota's first district; a former Peace
Corps, Department of Energy, and a Minnesota International Health Volunteers
administrator; as well as the current president of a firm specializing in
trade with China and members of the United Nations Association of Minnesota. Frank Wright, the third panel member, is a former Minneapolis Star Tribune
Washington bureau chief, managing editor and associate editor/foreign
correspondent (1984-1998). Wright has reported from more than 60
countries, including many assignments in the Middle East. Wright is currently
affiliated with the Minnesota International Center. Finally, Betsy Barnum will also take part in the discussion. Barnum
is the state chair of the Green Party and has taught courses on
globalization. The panel discussion is sponsored by the Global Village Living and
Learning Community of the Residential College, the global studies program and
the political science department. This event is free and open to the
public. |
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e-Learning
Discussion of the Seven Principles and Academic Technology |
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Gloria McVay, Accounting and Kim Snyder, Management of Information Systems
and Operations, discuss the academic value of the WSU Laptop Program and
other WSU technology investments in their presentation "Are We Following
the Seven Principles in Our Implementation of Academic
Technology?" The session begins with a discussion of "The
Evolution of a Laptop Program: A Case Study," authored by McVay, Snyder
and e-Learning Director Ken Graetz; the study is soon to be published in the British
Journal of Educational Technology. The discussion also includes a number
of findings from the 2003 and 2004 WSU Laptop Program Student Survey. Several
issues from Clifford Stoll's High Tech Heretic: Why Computers Don't
Belong in the Classroom and Other Reflections by a Computer Contrarian
will also be discussed. All members of the WSU community are welcome to
attend. For more information, visit http://www.winona.edu/elearning/training/fes/fes.htm |
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There are a few spaces left for the ten day intensive
workshop on The Art of Intuitive Facilitation, scheduled for Nov. 17-21 and
April 6-10. Click
here for more information and the complete schedule. Click here
to download and print out a registration form (MS Word). |
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WSU
Department of Special Education Offers Free Reading Tutoring |
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The WSU Department of Special Education seeks school aged children to
enroll in its School After School Reading Tutorial Program from Jan. 18
through April 26, 2005. The Orton Gillingham Reading Approach will be used.
This is a very carefully sequenced program with a strong
phonetic-linguistic instructional aspect that recent national research has
identified as one of the more effective approaches for students with reading
difficulties. Students should be in grades three through ten, have average or
higher abilities, yet be experiencing difficulty mastering reading and
spelling skills. Free, forty-five minute lessons will be scheduled at
3:30, 4:30 or 5:30 p.m., on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Lessons will be taught by teachers-in-training under very close
supervision by course instructors. School After School is
conducted for the purpose of training teachers in the use of successful
reading strategies. As such, school-aged children applying for the
program must meet the above criteria. For more information about
enrolling in this program, please contact Nancy Sears at 507-288-5271 (nsears@thereadingcenter.org) or
Jan Pickart at 507-457-5535 (jpickart@winona.edu). |
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The New University will be the result of the collective
efforts of students, staff, faculty and partners across the WSU
community. Proposals are requested from departments, units,
cross-departmental collaboratives, or student organizations for funding to
support efforts that will move forward the implementation of the Winona
Experience. Funding up to $8,000 per grant can be requested for New
University implementation and planning efforts across campus. Click here for the Request for
Proposals (RFP) guidelines. Proposals may be submitted any time through
this academic year. Contact Carol Anderson (canderson@winona.edu) or Nancy
Peterson (npeterson@winona.edu) for
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The Political Science Fall Social is Friday, Nov. 5, from 5-9 p.m., at
Holzingers Lodge. There is a pot luck dinner provided and everyone is asked
to bring a dish to pass. Invitations are available in Minné 120 (Political
Science Department office) and are due Nov. 3, by 3 p.m. |
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Student Senate supplemental elections have been scheduled to fill the open
positions in the senate. On Nov. 9, the following positions are open for a
vote: one junior senator position, one College of Nursing and Health Sciences
position, two College of Education positions and two graduate student
positions. Individuals interested in this rewarding work should pick up
an application in the student senate office, in Kryzsko Commons. Student
senators experience government in action at the state capitol, as well as at
the university level. Applications are due Nov. 2, at noon. |
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