9/30 Athenaeum at 1pm - Modern-Day Piracy on the High Seas by Greg Neidhart

Join us on September 30, 2009 for Greg Neidhart's presentation titled Modern-Day Piracy on the High Seas

Greg Neidhart, WSU Assistant Professor of Arts Administration, will discuss from Sumatra to Somalia, several high-profile pirate attacks have captured the world’s attention. This presentation will provide a historical overview of piracy, with a focus on its threat to global commerce, and discuss what the maritime nations of the world are doing to combat it.

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 Fall 2009 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

9/23 Athenaeum at 1pm – UNESCO'S World Conference on Higher Education by Sally Johnstone

Join us on Wednesday, September 23, at 1pm for a presentation by Sally Johnstone titled, " UNESCO'S World Conference on Higher Education."

The WCHE brings together Ministers of Education from around the world to deliberate on the critical issues for higher education now and for the next 10 years. As a delegate to the WCHE, Sally Johnstone will report on the highlights of the issues facing Latin America, Africa, and the Asia Pacific Region and translate those into issue for our local community.

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 Fall 2009 Athenaeum schedule and for additional information about the Athenaeum, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

9/17 WSU Celebrates Constitution Day at 1pm- Thoughts on Democracy by Matt Lindaman and Drake Hokanson

The American Democracy Project will host Constitution Day activities on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 in the Rotunda and on the second floor.

Multiple large scans of the U.S. Constitution will be available for viewing in the Library Rotunda.

At 1 p.m., a presentation on "Thoughts on Democracy"will be held in the Library Athenaeum area. ³Thoughts on Democracy² is an exhibit at The Wolfsonian-Florida International University. The exhibit is comprised of posters by sixty leading contemporary artists and designers asked to create a new graphic design inspired by American illustrator Norman Rockwell¹s "Four Freedoms" posters of 1943.

Matt Lindaman, professor of history, and Drake Hokanson, professor of mass communication, will comment on the historical context and visual elements of the exhibit. Caitlin Stene, president of the WSU Student Senate, will introduce a contest, asking WSU students to design their own interpretations of the four freedoms.

Pocket constitutions and refreshments will be available.

Contact Kara Lindaman klindaman@winona.edu or Allison Quam aquam@winona.edu .