3/3 - Athenaeum at 1pm- Russell T. Davies’s Doctor Who: Myth for the Twenty-First Century by Gabe Dybing

Join us on March 3, 2010 at 1pm for a presentation by Gabe Dybing titled Russell T. Davies’s Doctor Who: Myth for the Twenty-first Century

Through his reinvention of the popular science fiction serial for the BBC, Doctor Who, writer and producer Russell T. Davies has proposed one of the new “myths” for the twenty-first century. This “grand narrative,” based on reason and focused on the now-fractured British Empire, assimilates and paradoxically validates belief systems that are more mythic or intuitive in nature. While working in many genres at once, Doctor Who repackages and re-presents content from spiritualist perspectives with “rational” explanations for those invested in dominant worldviews.

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

2/ 24 Athenaeum at 1pm - Micro Fiction Gets Big: Why “1,000 words or less” is all the rage - by Nicholas Ozment

Join us on Wednesday February 24 at 1pm for a presentation by Nicholas Ozment of the WSU English Department.

Nicholas Ozment will give a brief history/overview of micro fiction and define the various types —“flash,” “sudden,” “hint” etc. His presentation will conclude with possible explanations for why the form has become so popular in the last decade. The “performance” part of the presentation will be the actual reading of examples (for instance, Hemingway’s story that was six words long).

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

2/17 - Athenaeum at 1pm - WSU's New Approach to Web Communications

On Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 1pm on the second floor of the WSU Library, Cristeen Custer and Robin Honken will present, “WSU's New Approach to Web Communications."

Custer and Honken will discuss the complex process involved in redesigning the WSU website. This process included a needs analysis, intensive research and testing, a design and development process which resulted in the launch of a new WSU website.

Custer and Honken believe that this major undertaking has presented a new collaborative model for the University, which involved a realignment of resources and responsibilities. This collaborative model will continue now to further develop and maintain our new site.

The University has reconfigured its approach to web communications, and in the future will be moving towards Web 2.0 technologies, as well as embrace social networking as a method of communication and marketing.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor, bluff side of the Darrell W. Krueger Library. For the complete Spring 2010 Library Athenaeum schedule, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

Please encourage your students, friends, and colleagues to attend. Thank you.

2/10 - Athenaeum at 1pm - On the Road to Carbon Neutrality: WSU Addresses Climate Change

On Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 1pm on the second floor of the WSU Library members of the WSU Climate Commitment Committee will present a panel, On the Road to Carbon Neutrality: WSU Addresses Climate Change.

In May 2007, Winona State University's (WSU) president, Dr. Judith Ramaley, joined other college campus leaders by signing the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. This formal document provides a framework for sustainability and climate change action. The Winona State Climate Commitment Committee has a number of subcommittees working on everything from recycling to curriculum and from transportation to food concerns. Come to find out what they’ve been doing.

For more information about the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, please visit: http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/