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Jan. 21, 2005
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Jan. 21 |
– Staff assisted registration for Spring Semester 2005 will end, 4 p.m.
– Web regsitration DROPS end, 11:50 p.m.
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| Saturday |
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Jan. 22 |
– Sue Leithold Music Education Workshop, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Performing Arts
Center, Room 159
– Annual Asian American Club Dinner, Blooms of Asia, 6-8:30 p.m., East Cafeteria,
Kryzsko Commons.
– WSU Mardi Gras Winter Formal, 8 p.m.-midnight, Lourdes Cafeteria
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Jan. 23 |
Arkady Shilkloper Concert, 4 p.m., Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall |
News and Events
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| WSU Holds New University Visioning Conference |
Winona State University invites students, staff, faculty, administrators and partners to participate in a one-day New University Visioning Conference: Implementing the Vision, on Thursday, Feb. 3, from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., in the WSU Maxwell Leadership Center.
The vision for a New University has been in the creation process for the past 18 months. Work groups designed plans this fall for implementing the major initiatives identified throughout the year.
Participants in the conference will plan how to sequence the implementation of the varied initiatives considering the projected available resources and priorities. The first part of the day will provide opportunities for all to see, feel and explore the Winona Experience through examples and real stories. Implementation plans will show how the Winona Experience can be created for all students, and the broader community.
The afternoon section of the conference will be spent in dialogues to gather insight from participants about how best to implement the vision to assure greatest value and benefit for students, university employees and our community. The New University committee hopes everyone will attend.
To register, send your name and e-mail address to newu@winona.edu, or call Mary Hundt by Jan. 26, at 507-457-5004. All participants are asked to commit to the full day of the conference. The event will be available on streaming video for those who can't attend the conference for the full day.
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| The CEO and Co-Founder of Culver's Restaurant Speaks at WSU |
The CEO and Co-Founder of Culver's, Craig Culver, will speak as part of the Winona State University Business Speaker Series, Wednesday, January 26, 2005, at 6 p.m., in the WSU Science Laboratory Center.
Culver along with his wife, Lea, and his parents, George and Ruth Culver, created the niche-market restaurant which features burgers and frozen custard.
For more than three decades, the Culver family owned and operated supper clubs and eateries in the Sauk County, Wis., area. Craig worked at the family restaurants during his college breaks from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
On July 18, 1984, Craig and his family opened the first Culver's in Sauk City, Wis. In 1987, the franchising arm, Culver Franchising System, Inc., was established. The first successful franchise was opened in Baraboo, Wis., in 1990.
The WSU Business Speaker Series was established by Delta Sigma Pi, a professional fraternity at WSU.
If you'd like more information, contact Joe Factor, Delta Sigma Pi, at 507-454-2297 or 952-221-7774.
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| WSU Hosts Spring 2005 International Music Series |
The Winona State University Residential College at Lourdes Hall is hosting the Spring 2005 International Music Series. The events provide an opportunity to experience a taste of musical culture from around the world.
The series offers 11 performances. The concerts will be held in Lourdes Hall North Lounge on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. All concerts are free and open to the public.
The performances and dates are listed below:
Winona International Dancers, “Folk Music and Dance from Around the World," Jan. 20
Diane Jarvi, “Songs and Music of Finland," Jan. 24
Sandip Burman and Friends, “Tabla Drumming of North India,” Feb. 3
Nirmala Rajasekar, “Music of South India,” Feb. 17
Voices of Sepharad, “Judeo-Spanish Music from Bosnia, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Morocco," Feb. 24
Sowah Mensah, “Drumming and Music of Ghana,” March 3
Gao Hong, “Pipa Music of China,” March 24
Calle Sur, “Music of South America,” March 31
Percussion Group Cincinatti, “Explorations of World Music,” April 7
Light From Heaven, “Traditional Music of Cambodia," April 14
Winona Gamelan Ensemble, “Central Javanese Gamelan Music,” April 21 |
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| Scott Johnson Speaks at WSU |
Learn about WSU alumnus Scott Johnson's climb to one of the country's top law firms, Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 4 p.m., in Kryzsko Commons.
Johnson graduated from WSU in 1982 with a criminal justice background. Johnson will discuss his climb from being a student at WSU to becoming a partner at Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., the firm which helped win the Big Tobacco settlement for the state of Minnesota.
Faculty and their students are encouraged to attend this presentation. Johnson will answer questions about a career in law and he will talk about interesting cases in Winona.
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| Students Vote for GarageBand Fest |
Students and faculty can now vote online for their favorite student produced music from the GarageBand Fest ‘04 contest. On January 28th, the producers with the most online votes will win a new piano keyboard.
Listen and Vote online at: http://www.mugwarrior.org/garageband/ |
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| WSU Celebration of the Book Presents Cullen Bailey Burns |
Winona State University's Celebration of the Book presents poet Cullen Bailey Burns on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., in the WSU Lourdes Hall North Lounge, where she will read from her book, Paper Boat.
Burns' reading is the first presentation in the three month long series, which features authors, events and exhibitions.
"Celebration of the Book is a semester-long celebration of reading and books as physical objects, art objects and cultural objects, which provide pleasure and information," said James Armstrong, assistant professor of English.
Burns' book of poems came out in 2003 and is described as both meditative and lyrical. Her work is about family and fate, and about being a mother, a daughter and a sister amidst the hard beauty of the world.
Burns lives in Minneapolis and teaches at Century College. She was a recipient of a 1999 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Fellowship and her poems have appeared in Poetry Northwest, The Sonora Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Luna and other journals.
Burns' reading also kicks off The Great River Reading Series, which presents authors and their work.
Armstrong hopes to get a lot of participation for the events which are organized and produced by the consortium for liberal arts promotion, an informal group of professors, administrators and community members.
"It's beneficial for the university community to participate in the Celebration of the Book because of the importance of reading," said Armstrong. "We should celebrate because books are central to our lives and as the WSU mission states, they encourage a culture of learning."
The Celebration of the Book has scheduled events from Jan. 25 to April 22.
For more details on each of the events, visit the news and events link on the WSU Web site, www.winona.edu, and refer to the master calendar of events.
Burns' reading, the Great River Reading Series and the Celebration of the Book is sponsored by WSU's English, History, Geoscience, Education and Art Departments; the Residential College; the WSU library; the WSU Foundation; the Carriage House Bed and Breakfast; and Sutton Hoo Press.
All events are free and open to the public.
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| Senator Norm Coleman Hosts Summit at UCR |
Senator Norm Coleman is hosting a summit at UCR on Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, from 4-6 p.m., in CF206/208, to introduce the COMPETE Act of 2005 (also known as the Collaborative Opportunities to Mobilize and Promote Education, Technology, and Enterprise Act). The format of the summit includes introductory remarks by Senator Coleman, local business leaders and educators (including RCTC President Don Supalla) as panelists who will discuss the bill, and a brief question and answer period.
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| WSU Holds Make-A-Movie Contest |
The Make-A-Movie Contest, sponsored by Apple Computer, Winona State University and the Student Mac User Group, presents the chance to win prizes for producing your own digital movie.
Cash prizes are awarded in three categories: Most Original Concept, Most Innovative Use of Technology and Best Story-line. The team with the top video in each category wins $100 cash, the runner-up team in each categoryl wins $75 and a special prize is awarded for Critics Choice. Additionally, one winning team advances to a regional competition.
Pick up a contest packet and rules in the Technical Support Center, Somsen 207. All entries must be received by Monday, Feb. 14.
For more information, contact the Technical Support Center in Somsen 207, email michael@mugwarrior.org or visit the contest website at http://www.mugwarrior.org/makeamovie/. |
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| Work Opportunities at KQAL |
KQAL, the campus radio station, currently has job openings in news reading and the Public Affairs program. The news is read twice a day, at noon and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday while the Public Affairs program is a weekly news show on Fridays at 6 p.m.
For more information, contact Landon Evanson at LDEvanso7859@webmail.winona.edu.
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| WSU Announces Severe Weather Policy |
When severe weather conditions result in closing the university, delaying opening of the university or canceling classes or activities, these actions will be announced through various media in Winona and the surrounding region.
Campus closings are rare and weather emergencies are declared only in extreme cases. When the campus is officially closed, all classes and extracurricular activities are canceled. Only closings or cancellations are announced, no announcement is made if the campus remains open.
The decision to close the Winona campus will normally be made by 5 a.m. and the decision to cancel evening classes is normally made by 3 p.m. (Decisions regarding the WSU-Rochester Center are independent of the main campus, and are usually made in concert with the other higher education providers in Rochester.)
Winona State's severe weather related anouncements are communicated to the following radio stations in Winona: KQAL-FM, KAGE AM and FM, KWNO AM and FM, and KHME FM; in Rochester: KNXR, KROC AM and FM, KWEB and KRCH; in Red Wing: KCUE AM and FM; in La Crosse: WIZM AM and FM, WKTY-AM and WKBH-FM; and in the Twin Cities: WCCO.
The announcements are also distributed to television stations, including KTTC in Rochester, WKBT and WXOW in La Crosse, KSTP and WCCO in the Twin Cities, and WEAU in Eau Claire. |
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| WSU and Central Elementary Presents School Partnership Program |
Winona State University and Central Elementary School team up to present a program that features WSU professional educators addressing practical ways parents can make their schools and homes better learning environments.
The series, "How Parents Help Kids, Teachers and Schools," emphasizes specific skills, understandings and projects so that parents can work with their children to encourage a love of learning in the home.
The first session is Monday, Jan. 24, at 7 p.m., at Central Elementary School. The presentation, "Books Your Children Will Love to Learn From: How to Choose the Very Best Ones," is led by Laura Armstrong, adjunct instructor in WSU's Department of English and consultant for Time Out. She is assisted by James Armstrong, associate professor in WSU's Department of English.
This session focuses on how parents and teachers can identify the qualities of books most educationally useful to children. The program is one of several partnership relationships being explored by WSU and the Winona Area Public Schools. All sessions are free and open to the public. Child care is provided during the presentations. Please call 507-457-9550 to register for child care. |
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