WSU Today

11/23/04

Tuesday

 

Nov. 23
  • Women's Basketball vs. Minnesota State Mankato, 7 p.m., McCown Gym
  • New University Brown Bag Dialogue: Engaging Campus Activities, Noon, Maxwell Leadership Center (Winona), GL 332 (Rochester), or streaming video http://www.winona.edu/itv/stream/newu/

Wednesday

 

Nov. 24
  • Thanksgiving Break--No Classes
  • Faculty non-class duty day

Thursday

 

Nov. 25
  • Thanksgiving Break--No Classes

Friday

 

Nov. 26
  • Thanksgiving Break--No Classes

Events and Reminders

 

Theatre and Dance Department Presents: The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told

Winona State University Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, a gay fable by Paul Rudnick.  What if God had created Adam and Steven instead of Adam and Eve, or Jane and Mabel instead of Cain and Abel? In Rudnick's fable, this dream becomes a physical reality when Adam dreams himself back to the creation of the world. Visiting Assistant Professor Antonia Sophia Krueger will direct this production, with gay and gender-related themes. Scenic design is by Assistant Professor Peggy Sannerud, costumes by staff costumer Susan Bratt and lighting by student Jamin O’Malley.

Performances for The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told are Wednesday through Sunday, Dec. 1-5, at 7:30 p.m., in the black box theater. In addition, there is a matinee performance on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 2 p.m.

The Performing Arts Center Box Office will be open Monday through Friday, Nov. 29- Dec. 3, from 12-5 p.m. The Box Office will also open one hour before each performance. Tickets cost $5 for WSU students and senior citizens, and $7 for the general public. Call the WSU Box Office at
507-457-5235 for ticket information.

The New York Times calls The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told “a testament to the virtues of laughing.”  However, this production is recommended for mature audiences only; scenes include material of a sexually explicit nature, and gay and gender-related themes. 

 

 

WSU Math & Statistics Colloquium

Winona State University's Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Winona State Mathematics and Statistics Club present a colloquium, "Design of Ophthalmic Lenses: Seeing Better through Mathematics," Monday, Dec. 6, from 4-5 p.m., in WSU's Gildemeister Hall, Room 156.

Fadil Santosa, from the School of Mathematics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, will present the colloquium about progressive addition lenses, the basics of optics and lens design. He will also be available in Gildemeister Hall, Room 320, from 1:30-3 p.m., to individually talk with students about graduate school in mathematics at the University of Minnesota.

A reception will be held before the colloquium from 3-3:45 p.m., in Gildemeister Hall, Room 320, and at 5:30 p.m., after the colloquium, a pizza party will be held at ZaZa's Pizza.

For more information, contact Joyce Blumberg, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, at 457-5589, or cblumberg@winona.edu.

 

New University Brown Bag Dialogue: Engaging Campus Activities

This week’s New University Brown Bag Dialogue is Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Noon, in the Maxwell Leadership Center (across the hall from the usual Maxwell Teleconference site).  The focus this week is on the coordination of Engaging Campus Activities. Come with thoughts about activities to suggest, questions to ask or philosophy to explore. In Rochester, go to GL 332, or online at http://www.winona.edu/itv/stream/newu/.

 

Gander Mountain CEO Speaks at WSU Business Series

Delta Sigma Pi, a professional fraternity at Winona State University, presents the first "WSU Business Speaker Series" as part of their professional events for the fall 2004 semester.  Mark Baker, president and CEO of Gander Mountain Corporation, will be the first speaker in the series beginning Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m., in the Science Laboratory Center auditorium. Baker was appointed president and CEO of the corporation in September 2002. 

Gander Mountain is a specialty retailer offering outdoor sports merchandise, with a particular focus on hunting, fishing and camping. The company has expanded its store base from 26 stores to 66 stores in nine states and is traded on the NASDAQ exchange. Prior to joining Gander Mountain, Baker was chief operating officer at Home Depot.

For more information, contact Joe Factor, Delta Sigma Pi, at 454-2297 or 952-221-7774.

 

National Broadcasting Society Wins Awards

The WSU National Broadcasting Society (NBS) took home three awards from the Oct. 22-24 region five NBS convention in St. Louis.  Dr. Ajit Daniel, WSU's National Broadcasting Society advisor, won advisor of the year after WSU student Ben Bicknese wrote a nomination submission letter.  Winona State students Kristin Classey and Andrea Bowe received first place at the convention for  their audio news package entry and WSU student Afsina Yildiz received an honorable mention for her video news package entry and a second honorable mention for her script entry "My American Bahu."

"I had so much fun hanging out with NBS members from other chapters," said Bowe, award winner and communications coordinator for NBS. "It's great that we can compete against each other and still have fun at the same time."

 

Biology Students Seek Volunteers for Atkins Study

Several seniors working on a capstone/research project are looking for volunteers to participate in their study of the Atkins diet.  In the study, participants are assigned to an Atkins based diet that is primarily foods rich in saturated fats, including mammalian meats such as beef and pork, or a diet rich in polyunsaturated fats, including seafood and poultry. From this study, the students hope to learn the effects of saturated fats versus polyunsaturated fats on total cholesterol, triglycerides (HDL & LDL) and ketones. They also hope the data will determine how to improve the lipid lowering ability of the Atkins diet.

The study will be conducted over a period of four weeks, beginning the week of Jan. 10 and ending on Feb. 11. The participants will be asked to attend two brief informational meetings, one on Dec. 17, the other in mid-January. The benefit of participating in this study is not only weight loss, but free data regarding cholesterol level, a lipid analysis record, a caloric intake record and the book, The Atkins Essentials.

The study is under the supervision of Ted Wilson, biology. For more information, contact Tonya Pleschourt at tjplesch8670@webmail.winona.edu, or phone at 507-301-8395.

 

Mass Media Research Group Seeks Participants

A WSU Mass Media research group is discussing racial bias in the media and are looking for minorities as well as Caucasians to participate in a focus group on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 3:30 p.m. Free pizza and soda are available. The discussion will last 30 to 45 minutes.  The first ten responses will be accepted.  For more information, e-mail cosbykids@hotmail.com, and a reply via e-mail will be sent indicating the exact location, somewhere on campus.

 

Deadline Reminder for WSU Update after Thanksgiving

Due to the Thanksgiving break, any news or events to be published in WSU Update, for the Monday, Nov. 29 edition,  must be submitted no later than Wednesday, Nov. 24, at Noon.  Submissions may be sent directly to WSUUpdate@winona.edu.