Tuesday, September 16, 2008

9/17 Athenaeum at 1pm - From Winona to Argentina by Vanessa Fernandez-Greene

Join us for Vanessa Fernandez-Greene's presentation "From Winona to Argentina at the Turn of the Century: Women Who Changed Education in the Americas."

Professor Fernandez-Greene will talk about several female graduates from the Normal School who traveled to Argentina between the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th to teach in the “wilds” of Argentina. Some actually founded Normal Schools in Argentina and had a profound impact on the educational there that continues to this day.

For the full Athenaeum schedule please go to: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/
The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library (the bluff side).

Friday, September 12, 2008

Want to know how to register to vote?

For information about voting in the upcoming general election, Tuesday, November 4, for voter registration, and for information about the candidates, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/eref/vote.html

If you haven't registered to vote, the WSU Student Senate has voter registration cards or you can download a form.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

9/10 Athenaeum at 1pm - Emilio DeGrazia and Intellectual Honesty

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 1:00 pm
The fall 2008 first Library Athenaeum presentation is titled "Intellectual Honesty"by Emilio DeGrazia, Emeritus Professor DeGrazia (English). He will discuss intellectual honesty as a core value in the university. Intellectual honesty is assummed to be operative in the university, but what is it? How is it discussed? How is it taught? Is it under threat? And what forms does "intellectual dishonesty" take?

The Athenaeum is located in the Darrell W. Krueger Library, second floor, bluff side.

For the full Library Athenaeum Schedule please visit: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/