01/26 - Frozen River Film Festival

The Frozen River Film Festival is presenting movies and activities through Sunday. Check it out!
http://frff.org/wpsite/

4/25 - Word of the Week: verdant

Word of the Week - verdant /vur-dnt/ (adj):
1. green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass: a verdant oasis;
2. of the color green: a verdant lawn;
3. inexperienced; unsophisticated

4/7 - Word of the Week: reticent

Word of the Week - reticent /ret-uh-suh-nt/ (adj.): disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.

3/31 - Word of the Week: malediction

Word of the Week - malediction /mal-uh-DIK-shun / (n.): 1. the utterance of a curse against someone or something; 2. slanderous accusation or comment.

3/30 Athenaeum at 1pm - We the People: Preparing Students and Voters as Citizens for 2012

Join us on Wednesday, March 30, at 1pm for “We the People: Preparing Students and Voters as Citizens for 2012” presented by Kara Lindaman.

Winona State University’s American Democracy Project is collaborating with the Minnesota Campus Compact and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship to launch the two-year “We the People” project “which will develop student citizen leaders through a series of events designed to build their skills, connections, commitment and capacities to lead efforts addressing the issues they care about most. While students value leadership development and civic engagement opportunities offered at their campuses and in local communities, they also yearn for more opportunities to gather regionally and statewide, and the staff and faculty who work with them often request more events such as those proposed here. This project responds to that desire and builds on the distinctive strengths of both partner organizations to provide students with trainings and experiences that will support their leadership in all aspects of life.

The Minnesota We the People Project will engage at least 150 college and university students from across Minnesota in four regional workshops offered in Spring 2011 at campuses interested in hosting, followed by a weekend Student Citizen Leadership Summit held at a retreat site in Fall 2011. A variety of follow-up activities led by the participating students—with consultative support from Minnesota Campus Compact and the Center for Democracy and Citizenship available to them—will reach at least 1000 additional students. Through evaluation forms at the end of each event, surveys, and other follow-up communications, we will measures results. Indicators of success will include at least 80% of participants reporting increased ability to communicate their public narrative; increased capacity to build relationships with others who are different; a new framework for citizen leadership; personal growth; new ideas and intentions for action; and a better understanding of the organizational resources available to support them moving forward.”

3/14 - Word of the Week: jocular

jocular /jok-yuh-ler/ (adj):

1. Of persons: disposed to joking or jesting; speaking or acting in jest or merriment.

2. Of speech or action: said or done in a joke; comic, humorous, funny.

3/16 Athenaeum at 1pm - The Beatles and the Rediscovery of America by Paul Vance

Join us on March 16, 2011 at 1:00pm for our Library Athenaeum titles The Beatles and the Rediscovery of America presented by Paul Vance, Professor, Music Department.

The arrival of the Beatles in America in February, 1964 has often been called “The British Invasion”. This presentation will investigate the ways in which The Beatles and their music helped America recover from a National tragedy and revitalize the American art of rock and roll.

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

3/7 Word of the Week: placid

plac·id/ˈplasid/ (adj.)

1. (of a person or animal) Not easily upset or excited.

2. (esp. of a place or stretch of water) Calm and peaceful, with little movement or activity.

3/2 Athenaeum at 1pm - Recruit & Develop: Building a Championship Football Program

Join us on Wednesday, March 2, at 1pm for “Recruit & Develop: Building a Championship Football Program” presented by Steve Opgenorth.

This presentation and discussion will be focused on the recruitment and development of student-athletes within our football program here at Winona State University. It will focus on leadership and character development, as well as ways to identify the characteristics to seek in successful student-athletes. This recruitment discussion is applicable to any person in a leadership position looking to further his/her understanding of the recruiting process in athletics or business.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public.

For the complete Spring 2011 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

2/28 Word of the Week: protean

pro·te·an /ˈprōtēən/ (adj.)

1. Tending or able to change frequently or easily.

2. Able to do many different things; versatile.

2/23 Athenaeum at 1pm - The Decorative Unconscious: Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Judy Ledgerwood

Join us on Wednesday, February 23, at 1pm for “The Decorative Unconscious: Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Judy Ledgerwood” presented by Vittorio Colaizzi.

In modern art and criticism, “decorative” has been considered the ultimate insult, implying frivolity and capitulation to the needs of the privileged. And yet many artists have used decoration to expand concepts of the pictorial (Matisse) and to critique often male-dominated aesthetic orthodoxies (Miriam Schapiro). Upon closer examination, it is apparent that decoration is not an identifiable quality, but a field of overlapping ones. The three abstract painters mentioned here have explicitly denied the decorative in their work. Nevertheless, the way they produce meaning depends on their creative exploitation of aspects of decoration.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public.

For the complete Spring 2011 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

2/14 - Word of the Week: Nefarious

Word of the Week: Nefarious /ni-fair-ee-uhs/ (adj.): wicked, iniquitous, villainous.

2/7 - Word of the Week: Moxie

Moxie /mok-see/ (noun):

U.S. Slang - courage, determination, vigor 'guts,' 'nerve'; the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.

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2/9 Athenaeum at 1pm - How Genre Informs Contemporary Literature

Join us on Wednesday, February 9, at 1pm for “How Genre Informs Contemporary Literature” presented by Nicholas Ozment.

Margaret Atwood. Cormac McCarthy. Susanna Clarke. Michael Chabon. Chuck Palahniuk. Toni Morrison. You will not find these critically acclaimed authors in the science-fiction, fantasy, horror, or mystery sections of the bookstore, yet they have all written novels that are informed by those genres. Nicholas Ozment, who has long studied the intersections of genre and literary fiction, will discuss how these writers draw upon genre to create resonant works of literary fiction. He will also address this question: What raises a work of literature above genre?

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Library, bluff side. The event is free and open to the public.

For the complete Spring 2011 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

1/31 - Word of the Week: Tenacious

Word of the Week - tenacious /tuh-ney-shuhs/ (adj.):

1. not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object that one holds, a position, or a principle;

2. not easily dispelled or discouraged; persisting in existence or in a course of action.

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1/26 - Word of the Week - Copacetic

Word of the Week: copacetic /koh-puh-set-ik/ (adj.):
1. in excellent order;
2. fine;
3. going just right, OK.

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