9/29 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Civic Media by James A. Bowey

Please join us on Wednesday, September 29, at 1:00pm for “Civic Media” presented by James A. Bowey.

One of the important questions concerning media scholars and practitioners is whether the Internet is leading to a more polarized and insular society. This lecture will examine this issue and explore models and ideas for using Internet technologies to enhance civic engagement, and look at the role of journalism and higher education in developing a civic media. The lecture will also present findings and experiences from the Winona360 civic media project to illustrate these issues and ideas.

Winona 360 website

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

9/22 - Athenaeum at 1pm - A Novel Perspective on Southeastern Minnesota by Toby Dogwiler

Please join us on Wednesday, September 22, at 1:00pm for "A Novel Perspective on Southeastern Minnesota: How New Remote Sensing Technologies are Changing the Way We Manage Our Natural Resources” presented by Toby Dogwiler.

Over the past few years several new remotely sensed data sets have become available for southeastern Minnesota. These include very high-resolution color aerial photos, Pictometry, which allows all portions of the landscape to be viewed from at least four oblique angles and high-resolution digital elevation models that allow the landscape to be visualized in three dimensions. During this presentation Professor Dogwiler will introduce the audience these technology as well as LiDar and other high-resolution digital elevation models, show examples from the southeastern Minnesota data, and discuss how these data sets are helping to address natural resources issues from the local farm all the way to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone.

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

9/15 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Music and the Writing of Thomas Hardy by Ann-Marie Dunbar and Paul Vance

Please join us on Wednesday, September 15, at 1:00pm for "Music and the Writing of Thomas Hardy” presented by Ann-Marie Dunbar and Paul Vance.

This presentation will examine the musicality of Hardy’s prose and musical settings of Hardy’s poetry by Gerald Finzi, Benjamin Britten and others.

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

9/8 - Athenaeum - Promoting Early Intervention for a Safer/Healthier Campus Behavioral Assessment & Intervention Team (B.A.I.T.):

This Wednesday at 1:00pm the Library hosts the first Athenaeum event for fall 2010 titled “Promoting Early Intervention for a Safer/Healthier Campus”. The WSU Behavioral Assessment & Intervention Team (B.A.I.T.) will discuss its primary mission to provide a network of support as “Students of Concern” surface in classrooms, residence halls, student activities, performances, and the greater Winona community. B.A.I.T. members work as a resource to provide guidance for faculty, staff, and administrators who may become aware or involved with a variety of behaviors that are problematic to the university’s educational mission. B.A.I.T. will discuss their role on campus and the importance of early detection, reporting and intervention.

The WSU Behavioral Assessment & Intervention Team (B.A.I.T.) composed of:
Karen Johnson, Dean of Students
Pat Ferden, Director of WSU Counseling Center
Don Walski, Director of Security
Connie Kamara, Director of Health Services
Paula Scheevel, Director of House and Residence Life
John Ferden, Senior Advisor for Student Life and Development/Director of Student Conduct and Citizenship

Please join us this Wednesday September 8, 2010 at 1:00pm on the second floor of the Krueger Library.

For the full Library Athenaeum schedule please see: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

9/2 Library Labor Day Weekend Hours

Library Labor Day Weekend Hours

WSU Library Labor Day Weekend hours are as follows:

Saturday - Sept. 4 10:00am-6:00pm (regular hours)
Sunday - Sept. 5 1:00pm-9:00pm
Monday - Sept. 6 CLOSED (Labor Day)

Regular academic hours resume Tuesday, September 7. Please check the Library's hours web page for more information.