Congratulations Graduates! Commencement information available

Congratulations on your graduation!

Winona State University's Commencement is on Friday, May 9, 2014. For more information check out the WSU site for details:

http://www.winona.edu/registrar/commencementhome.asp

03/08 - Spring Break Library Hours

Over spring break the WSU Krueger Library hours will change.  Please visit our hours webpage for full schedule:    http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#spring

Please note that we are closed the Saturday before and after spring break and our hours are:

March 2014
8	Saturday	Closed
9	Sunday	1:00pm-9:00pm
10-13	Monday-Thursday	7:30am-9:00pm
14	Friday	7:30am-5:00pm
15	Saturday	Closed
16	Sunday	Regular Hours: 1:00pm-2:00am

02/12 - Athenaeum at 2pm - Living the Land Ethics through Restorative Teaching and Learning by Bruno Borsari

This Wednesday, February 12 at 2:00pm Bruno Borsari, WSU Biology Professor will speak about Living the Land Ethics through Restorative Teaching and Learning.

The Winona State University campus offers many acres of open space, which are topographically and biologically diverse. Our land asset can become a powerful tool for transformative education for all students and this presentation will illustrate a few, effective examples. The Land Stewardship & Arboretum Committee is leading this effort.

 

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Kruger Library, bluff side. For more information about the Athenaeum please visit our website.  

 

The last Athenaeum for the semester is on Wednesday, April 9th at 2:00pm.  WSU Students from Professor James Armstrong's Advanced Poetry Writing class will read their poetry to showcase their year-long education in the art of writing poems.

 

01/13 - Welcome Back! Library Hours Information

The Krueger Library resumes regular academic semester hours on Monday, January 13, 2014.

Monday-Thursday	7:30am-2:00am
Friday	7:30am-6:00pm
Saturday	10:00am-6:00pm
Sunday	1:00pm-2:00am

Note: Please check the Semester Break and Holidays section for changes in the library's hours.  For example, on Sunday, January 19th the library is open from 1:00pm-9:00pm.  On Monday, January 20th the Library is closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Please visit the Library Hours page for more information about other hours.

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html 

05/01 - A Visit from Winston the Therapy Dog - Wednesday at 1pm

Next Wednesday (May 1st) Winston, WSU's registered therapy dog, will be in the library from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Winston along with Lynda Brzezinski, PhD, LP from Counseling & Wellness Services will be available to help students relieve the s...tress of finals and other end-of-year pressures (they may also return on Thursday from 2-3pm).

So if you need a break, stop by and say hello to Winston. They will hang out on the first floor of the Library.

For more information on Winston, the registered therapy dog, check out  http://www.winona.edu/counselingservices/meetourstaff.asp .

04/17 - Extended Library Hours start on April 26th

Preparing for your final papers and exams?  Check out the library's extended hours which start on Friday, April 26th.

April 26	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
April 27	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
April 28	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

May 3	Friday	7:30am - 10:00pm
May 4	Saturday	10:00am - 10:00pm
May 5	Sunday	11:00am - 2:00am

http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#finals

04/11 - Research Help - Check Out Our Hours

The Library's Research Help/Reference Desk is located on the first floor of the Krueger Library.  Please see our Research Help hours here:  http://www.winona.edu/library/ref/

You can also set up an appointment with a librarian in your subject area.  You can find a librarian here:  http://www.winona.edu/library/liaisons/

04/10 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Advanced Poetry Writing WSU Student Reading

Join us at 1pm as we listen to WSU students from Professor Jim Armstrong's advanced poetry class.  They will read their original poetry to showcase their year-long education in the art of writing poems.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information please vist our website: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/  

03/13 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Assessment in the History Department: Outcomes for History Majors and GEPS Students

Come one come all!  Join us at 1:00pm on Wednesday, March 13, for "Assessment in the History Department: Outcomes for History Majors and GEPS Students" presented by Matthew Lungerhausen, Matt Lindaman  and Michelle Kuhl.

The panel will discuss the methods used by WSU’s history department to assess student learning among both majors and General Education (GEPS) students. Professor Lungerhausen will address the main focus of the Department’s assessment for majors, the senior thesis project. Professors Lindaman and Kuhl will discuss the way they have used Document Based Questions to assess historical thinking skills in GEPS students from Professor Lindaman’s Western Civilizations classes.

Please encourage your students and colleagues to attend.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side. For more information about the fall Athenaeum events please visit: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

03/06 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Introduction to Tai Chi and Chi Gong

Please joins us at 1:00pm on 6 March 2013 for our Library Athenaeum titled Introduction to Tai Chi and Chi Gong, by Brice Wilkinson, Retired Professor, Winona State University.

An experiential introduction to the science of Tai Chi. It has preventive medicine, every day you give yourself a self administered acupuncture treatment. It is a dance to many, a weapon system to some, they way of enlightenment for a few. If you can walk you can play Tai Chi. Oh yes, it reverses the laws of aging.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.  For more information about the Library Athenaeum please visit our website at:

http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/#six

3/27 - EBSCO Databases not available

WSU and other MN, ND, & SD institutions are not able to access all of our WSU databases which are provided by EBSCOhost. EBSCOhost is currently experiencing technical problems, which are linked to recent maintenance of their systems. Their engineers are working on this issue and it is a top priority. They hope to have access restored as soon as possible.

EBSCOhost provides access to the following databases (all of which are affected this downage) and others. These databases are currently not available:

• Academic Search Premier
• America: History and Life
• Business Source Premier
• CINAHL Database
• Communication & Mass Media Complete™
• Criminal Justice Abstracts
• Education Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
• ERIC
• Historical Abstracts
• MLA International Bibliography
• Points of View Reference Center
• PsycARTICLES
• PsycINFO
• Readers’ Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson)
• RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
• Social Work Abstracts

EBSCO has apologized for the inconvenience and hopes to have access returned to normal quickly.

02/22 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Laundry or Lawn Mowing? Housework as Gender Performance in Same-Sex Couples

Please join us for our Library Athenaeum on Wednesday February 22, 2012 at 1:00pm. Nicole Civettini, Assistant Professor of Sociology, will present Laundry or Lawn Mowing? Housework as Gender Performance in Same-Sex Couples.

Professor Civettini will discuss her test of an original theory that incorporated the idea of normative vs. non-normative gender displays with the "gender performance" approach and a trend toward gender liberalism among lesbians and gay men. In a survey of 244 members of same-sex couples, people who expressed high levels of gender-normative traits (femininity for lesbians, masculinity for gay men) did not use housework as way to create a gendered identity. However, women who expressed greater masculinity did a smaller share of housework than other women, and men who expressed greater femininity contributed a larger share of housework relative to other men in the sample.

02/08 - Library Athenaeum - Higher Order Thinking in the Dance Studio

Join us on Wednesday, February 8 at 1pm for A.T. Moffet's presentation titled Higher Order Thinking in the Dance Studio.

Professor A.T. Moffett's research focuses on ways dance teachers can invite students into advanced levels of engagement in the studio classroom. Partnering with students from her Modern Dance class, A.T. will discuss the unique ways dance allows for a full-bodied, robust version of higher order thinking. This presentation weaves together insights from dance education experts, anecdotal responses from WSU students, and live performance. It is conducted in conjunction with THAD's production of 'Dancescape,' which runs February 16-18 on PAC's main stage. Tickets are available at the WSU box office.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library facing the bluffs.

1/13 - Library Athenaeum - Check out the spring 2012 schedule!

Krueger Library Athenaeum - Spring 2012 schedule

The Athenaeum hosts events that explore and enhance the intellectual life of the University and the region through lectures, readings, performances, discussions, and other events.

By bringing together scholars, performers, students, and community members for intellectual discussion and the sharing of cultural experiences, the Athenaeum reflects the importance the University places on the humanities, the arts, and the sciences.

All Athenaeum events begin at 1:00 PM and are held on the south end of the Library's second floor, unless otherwise noted.

2/21 Word of the Week: irenic

Word of the Week - irenic /ahy-ren-ik/ (adj.): tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or concilatory.

11/21 - Submit a Library Athenaeum Proposal

We are now accepting proposals for Library Athenaeum events for Spring semester, 2011. If you are interested in presenting, please complete the linked Athenaeum Proposal Form , and either email it to me (http://www.blogger.com/aquam@winona.edu) or send it to office -Library Room 132. If you have a question about the nature of Athenaeum events, please review the current and past schedules.

Additionally, please contact any of the ad-hoc committee members with any questions you might have.

If you have not submitted your proposal by Wednesday, November 17, 2010, please contact Allison Quam to let her know you are preparing one (and your time frame for submitting it). Review of proposals begins after this date. Please submit proposals as soon as possible.

5/8 - Congratulations Graduates -WSU Commencement Information

Congratulations to all the graduates at Winona State University.

Commencement/Graduation information is available here: http://www.winona.edu/registrar/commencementinfo.asp

5/4 - Library Hours Finals Week

The Krueger Library has regular semester hours through Wednesday(5/5) evening. The library hours change on Thursday (5/6), and Friday (5/7). The library is closed Saturday (5/8) and Sunday (5/9). Check out our library hours page for May and Summer 2010 hours.

Check out finals hours here: http://www.winona.edu/library/about/hours.html#finals

May 3-5 Monday-Wednesday 7:30am-2:00am

May 6 Thursday 7:30am-7:00pm

May 7 Friday 7:30am-5:00pm - Commencement

May 8 Saturday CLOSED

May 9 Sunday CLOSED

5/3 - Study breaks (food/beverages) in the Library today

The WSU Alumni and WSU Library are sponsoring student study breaks all afternoon Monday (5/3). Stop by the first floor of the Library and enjoy cookies, veggies, and beverages.

Good luck with finals! And have a great summer.

4/7 -Athenaeum- Engaging Students to be Public Servants: Working as Election Judges during the 2008 Election by Ruth Charles

Join us on April 7, 2010 at 1pm for a presentation by Ruth Charles of the Social Work Department, titled Engaging Students to be Public Servants: Working as Election Judges during the 2008 Election.

Ruth Charles and students who participated will discuss what it was like to be an election judge and what we learned about our country and democracy through the process.