Today! Election Information Display: Polling locations, registration and more

The WSU Library has an election information display located on the first floor of the Library. It will help you figure out questions like:

Where do I vote?
What do I need to register on election day?
Who are the candidates on your ballot?
Where can I research my candidates?

11/5 Athenaeum at 1pm - Eastern European Integration into the EU by Kathryn Ready

Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 1:00 pm for Kathryn Ready's presentation titled "Eastern European Integration into the EU."

Professor Ready will share her experiences and understanding of EU integration activities in Poland, Croatia, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. She has recently been on a study tour of businesses, universities and parliaments in the region (in May 2007) and will be going again in May 2008.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library, bluff side.

Fall 2008 Athenaeum schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

10/29 Athenaeum at 1pm - Taking the Devil Into Your Mouth - April Herndon

Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 1:00 pm
"Taking the Devil Into Your Mouth: The Christian Weight Loss Movement Meets Mainstream American Weight Loss Narratives"by April Herndon

This talk examines narratives of the U.S. Christian weight loss movement alongside secular U.S. weight loss narratives and explores how these two movements express similar themes. In particular, the talk investigates shared themes of sin, the impurity of the body, the body as a temple for the self—a temple that can be defiled—salvation, and the need to prove that one is saved or at least trying to be saved. By examining stories from individuals who have lost weight, this paper explores how a “spiritual hunger” (essentially unrelated to physiology but that suggests personal pathology and responsibility) is central to mainstream stories of weight loss.

The fall 2008 schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library.

10/22 Athenaeum at 1pm - Understanding Muslim and Islamic Culture by Ahmed El-Afandi

Join us on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at 1:00 pm for a presentation by Ahmed El-Afandi titled "Understanding Muslim and Islamic Culture."

Emeritus Professor El-Afandi (Political Science), who was a founding member of the Winona Islamic Center, will discuss Muslim and Islamic cultures to help foster a better understanding of significant cultural differences and similarities between Muslim and non-Muslim beliefs.

The fall 2008 schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library.

10/15 Athenaeum at 1pm - Costa Rica's Environmental Movement - by Downs and Hawkins

Join us Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 pm for this week's Athenaeum. Darrell Downs and Tex Hawkins will present "Costa Rica's Environmental Movement - Round Two."

Professor Downs (Political Science) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist Tex Hawkins will discuss their perspectives on Costa Rica's "Peace with Nature" initiative. Their remarks will be based upon interviews with political leaders and conservation advocates in Costa Rica. Downs and Hawkins will also discuss the Costa Rica travel-study course on environmental policy they led in May of 2008.

The Athenaeum Schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

10/8 Athenaeum at 1pm - Why I Read and Write Poetry by Orv Lund

Join us on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 1:00 pm for Orv Lund's presentation on "Why I Read and Write Poetry." Emeritus Professor Lund (English) discusses the importance of poetry in his personal life and professional life as a scholar/professor.

Then Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library.

The fall 2008 Athenaeum schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/