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Jan. 14, 2005
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Jan. 14 |
First Faculty Forum, Noon-2 p.m., Jack Kane Kryzsko Commons
Men's Basketball Vs. Wayne State, 8 p.m., McCown Gym
Women's Basketball Vs. Wayne State, 6 p.m., McCown Gym |
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Jan. 15 |
Women's Basketball vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 6 p.m., McCown Gym
Men's Basketball vs. Southwest Minnesota State, 8 p.m., McCown Gym |
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| Tsunami Relief Effort Started |
A committee has formed at Winona State University to guide campus community relief efforts related to the tsunami wave tragedy. The committee is working with the Winona Tsunami Relief Fund to coordinate efforts to ensure efficiency and the greatest positive impact for the people in the affected countries. The committee has begun several campus events which are listed below.
*WSU international students are accepting donations for the Tsunami Relief Fund which will go to UNICEF. Tables will be set up in the lower hyphen of Kryzsko Commons on Jan. 14, from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Donations are also being accepted at the WSU International Services office in Kryzsko Commons and at the WSU Cashier's Office in Somsen Hall.
We've had many opportunities to help those less fortunate. This is another opportunity, with tremendous urgency, because of the need to provide clean water, clothing and shelter to help the hundreds of thousands of people who are hurting and homeless. It is an opportunity to truly live the WSU mission to help improve our world.
Cash can be accepted, or make personal checks out to UNICEF, designating tsunami relief in the memo line, and deliver them to one of the locations noted.
*A public forum regarding the impact of the tsunami in southern Asia is planned for Thursday, January 20, at 4 p.m., in the Science Laboratory Center Auditorium. Steve Allard, assistant professor of geoscience, and Jerry Gerlach, professor of geography, will provide an overview of what happened through their expertise in natural disasters and geoscience, as well as the geography of southern Asia. Students and faculty from the affected areas will share their accounts of the disaster from a personal perspective.
The forum will be open to the audience for questions and comments at the end of the session. The sponsors of the event are the WSU Tsunami Relief Committee, Global Studies, International Services, Global Village Living and Learning Community, the Departments of Geoscience and Geography, and University Advancement.
Additional information will be forthcoming about other ways in which you can become involved to help. |
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| First Friday Faculty Forum Scheduled |
The 2005 spring semester begins with the First Friday Faculty Forum on Jan. 14, from Noon-2 p.m., in Captains Room, Lower Level Private Dining Room, Jack Kane Dining Area, Kryzsko Commons. Lunch will be provided.
During the forum and lunch, faculty and staff have the opportunity to discuss teaching issues and strategies with other colleagues. Those planning to attend are asked to register online by Friday, Jan. 7, by going to: http://course1.winona.edu/ppaulson/FDC/ffff.htm.
The forum is an informal discussion, not formal presentations. For more information, contact any of the following: Steve Leonhardi, sleonhardi@winona.edu, Pat Paulson, ppaulson@winona.edu, or Rod Winters, rwinters@winona.edu. |
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| KQAL 89.5 FM Holding First General Staff Meeting |
KQAL 89.5 FM, the campus radio station, is holding its first semester general staff meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center, Room 224.
Applications for boardshots will be available.
Dedicated and interested students are welcome to attend or email if they can't make it.
For further questions, please email Afsina Yildiz at ayildiz2845@webmail.winona.edu. |
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| Asian American Club Hosts Annual Dinner |
The Asian American Club hosts its annual dinner, Blooms of Asia, on Jan. 22, at 6-8:30 p.m., in the East Cafeteria in Kryzsko Commons.
Tickets are on sale from Jan. 18-21, at the Cultural Diversity Office and the Lower Hyphen of Kryzsko Commons.
For more information, contact Sang See, ssee3053@webmail.winona.edu. |
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| Winona Environmental Group Hosts Physicist Video Visit |
Sustain Winona, a local environmental group, hosts a video visit from Physicist Amory Lovins on Wednesday, Jan. 19. This is the first of several events leading up to an April 30 Earth Day celebration at Winona State University.
Lovins, the co-founder and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute, is an important figure in the history of alternative energy.
Sustain Winona will be presenting a video of Lovins' recent keynote address at the 2004 National Bioneers workshop, which is a national nonprofit organization that focuses on visionary and practical solutions for restoring the Earth. Lovins' presentation offers a realistic outline of how to achieve a prosperous post-petroleum economy through cutting-edge design innovations, racially enhanced resource efficiency and use of biofuels and hydrogen.
Lovins' most recent book on alternative energy is Winning the Oil Endgame.
The half hour video of Lovins' presentation will be presented at 7 p.m., at the Winona County Board Room, 177 Main Street, in downtown Winona. A facilitated hour-long conversation will follow, which allows local citizens to brainstorm ways to implement Lovins' ideas within the Winona area.
This video event is free and open to the public. Additional free screenings will start at 7 p.m., in the Country Board Room, on Feb. 15, March 15 and April 19.
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| WSU Offers T'ai Chi Classes |
Reduce stress, improve muscle strength and stimulate creativity through Winona State University's T'ai Chi class held every Monday throughout the spring semester.
T'ai Chi is an ancient Chinese form of exercise for health and self-development of the mind and body. T'ai Chi movements gently exercise every muscle, ligament and organ in the body.
The session begins Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, and continues through Monday, May 2, 2005.
Classes are held in WSU's Kryzsko Commons East Cafeteria, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The cost is $85.
Instructor Bahieh Wilkinson has a master's degree in counseling from WSU where she is an adjunct faculty member. Wilkinson has been playing and teaching T'ai Chi for 23 years.
For more information or to register, contact WSU's continuing education department at 507-457-5080.
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| WSU Raises Scholarship Money for Football Program |
Winona State University hosts the NSIC Champion Warriors annual Football Fantasy Nite, Monday, Jan. 31, 2005, at 6 p.m., at the Riverport Inn of Winona.
Tickets to the event are $100. Dan Schumacher, director of athletic development, said all proceeds from the dinner go toward scholarships for the WSU football program.
"This event brings the community together along with alumni," said Schumacher, "in conjunction with celebrating another championship season while raising scholarship dollars to build the football program."
The event begins with a happy hour at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m. There will be three $500 door prizes and ten $100 door prizes.
For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Dan Schumacher at
507-457-2771 or dschumacher@winona.edu.
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| Child Abuse Center at Winona State University Debuts Documentary |
The National Child Protection Training Center at Winona State University will debut a documentary film on recovering from boyhood sex abuse on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m., in the Tau Center.
The documentary, "Stories of Silence: Recovering from Boyhood Sexual Abuse,"
by award winning Seattle filmmaker Ethan Delavan, tells the story of recovery from the eyes and minds of child sex abuse victims in recovery.
Delavan has given these survivors a forum to break their silence and bring to light their paths to recovery.
The National Child Protection Training Center at Winona State University is sponsoring the screening, along with Delavan Dramaworks and Survivors Network Minnesota.
Survivors Network Minnesota, a volunteer organization of survivors of sex abuse and their supporters, promotes legislative and community initiatives that seek to hold individual perpetrators responsible, and their organizations accountable, in an effort to prevent further child sex abuse.
The public is invited. For more information, call 507-457-2890. |
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| ArtMuse Work on Display |
ArtMuse, a student juried exhibition, opens Jan. 13 in both the Watkins and Weber Galleries in Watkins Hall, and is on view through Feb. 2. All WSU students were invited to submit work for the exhibition that was judged by B.J. Shigaki, director of the Rochester Art Center. Awards for artistic merit as well as Purchase Awards will be presented at the reception, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public.
Works include paintings in oil and acrylic, prints, photographs, drawings, collage, reliefs, sculptures, mixed media and ceramics. Artistic approach is widely varied with many genres represented, including landscape, figurative, portrait, still-life, fantasy, cityscape and abstract work. Shigaki selected 55 artworks for inclusion from over a 100 submitted. Each student could enter up to three works. Many of the works are for sale.
The Paul Watkins and Weber Galleries are located in Watkins Hall at the corner of King and Winona streets on the WSU campus. Gallery Hours are Monday Friday 8 a.m. 4 p.m and Wednesdays 8 a.m. 8 p.m.. For more information, call (507) 457-5395.
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| Winona State University Now Accepts Payments by E-Check |
WSU students can pay their university bills (tuition, room and board, fees) by using E-Check, a new service available online. For complete instructions on making payments by E-Check, go to:
http://www.winona.edu/billing/
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