The third annual Study Abroad Photo Contest winners have been announced.
• Ania McNamara got first place for “Railroad to Auschwitz” ($50)
• Courtney Keyler won second for “Venetian Alley” ($25)
• Rachel Elbert won third for “Waiting on the World” ($15)
To see these photos, go to www.smumn.edu/studyabroadcontestphotos.
SMU students, from left: front, Thomas Briese, Jennifer Koezly; back, Brian Kasel, Timothy McDonald and Luke Baertlein are spending their summers doing research at laboratories.
Two sophomore physics majors, two junior physics majors, and a senior biochemistry major will spend their summer doing research at laboratories in Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois:
• Jennifer Koezly, a junior double major in Chemistry and Engineering Physics from Ham Lake, was accepted into the Lando/NSF Summer Research Program in the chemical sciences at the University of Minnesota;
• Brian Kasel, a junior Biophysics major from Saint Anthony, landed a position in the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center Summer Fellowship Program;
• Luke Baertlein, a sophomore Biophysics major from Mazeppa, will work at the Mayo Clinic in the Department of Health Sciences Research - Epidemiology Division, funded through Mayo’s Undergraduate Research Employment Program (UREP); and
• Timothy McDonald, a sophomore double major in Chemistry and Engineering Physics from Ham Lake, and Thomas Briese, a senior Biochemistry major from Rochester, will both be working with Paul Nienaber SJ, associate professor and chair of physics, as part of the MicroBooNE neutrino experiment at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, IL. Funding for these students is provided by a Research at Undergraduate Institutions grant from the National Science Foundation.
“This is a singular contribution to undergraduate research in the sciences at Saint Mary’s,” noted Dr Nienaber. “These students are talented and well-motivated, and they’ve worked hard to get where they are. Placing this many students in these sorts of research projects at major universities and laboratories speaks volumes about the quality of the science program at Saint Mary’s University.”
Saint Mary’s students and a staff member will attend the Lasallian Convocation on the Rights of the Child April 25-27 at the United Nations in New York City.
Tim Gossen, dean of students, and students Shannon Nelson and Danielle Strebel will join with other representatives of Lasallian schools and colleges in the United States and Toronto, Canada, in their call for universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The Lasallian Convocation at the United Nations on the Rights of the Child is facilitated by the U.S.-Toronto Region of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in partnership with the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc., formally associated with the UN Department of Public Information and an NGO in operational relations with UNESCO.
Three jazz workshop combos directed by Dr. John Paulson and Eric Heukeshoven of the Music Department will present a free concert Sunday, May 2, from 2-4 p.m. at the Acoustic Café, 77 Lafayette St. This event will feature student musicians who have been playing together all year and it will serve as their “final exam.” They’ll be playing well-known jazz standards by composers like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis as well as some unique arrangements of popular jazz tunes by Heukeshoven and others. There will even be some blues harmonica in Heukeshoven’s combo.
Four student ensembles will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25, in Figliulo Recital Hall. Everyone is invited to a free afternoon of chamber music by Dvorak, Mozart, Purcell and others. Ensembles performing include the SMU Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Flute Quartet and Brass Ensemble. The ensembles are led by music faculty members, Janet and Eric Heukeshoven.
The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts is sponsoring a free stage combat workshop titled, “On the Edge of a Noodle: Safety in Stage Combat,” on Monday, April 26, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Valéncia Arts Center, 1164 West 10th St.
This workshop focuses on acting and safety challenges that arise when theatrical violence is required during a scene. Using pool noodles, students will explore action and reaction, safety and the appearance of danger in the context of a “West Side Story” rumble/knife fight. The class will end with a presentation of choreographed stage combat routines.
This workshop, taught by instructor Mike Speck, is open for anyone age 15 and older; younger students are welcome by invitation only, and observers are also welcome.
To register, e-mail mca@smumn.edu with the names and ages of those attending the workshop and a contact phone and e-mail address. Parent/guardian signatures are required for students under the age of 18.
For more information about this and other MCA programming, visit www.mnconservatoryforthearts.org or call Ext. 5500.
A manuscript based on Bridget Emmett’s ‘08 undergraduate thesis [“The Response of a Piscivore (Micropterus salmoides) to a Venomous Prey Species (Noturus gyrinus)”] has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Freshwater Ecology. This will be the 25th publication authored or coauthored by a student from the Biology Department since 2000. Emmett was an Environmental Biology major at SMU. Currently she is a first year graduate student at the University of Washington in Seattle working on a master’s degree in Marine Affairs, a blend of natural and social science.
She will be going to the Philippines this summer to do her thesis work with a local nongovernmental organization, the Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation. She will be conducting interviews with local subsistence fishermen who have gathered community support to establish a Marine Protected Area (a no take zone). She also will be presenting a paper at the Coastal Society conference in June “An Evaluation of the Marine Protected Area Planning Process in Washington State,”and serves as student editor for the Coastal Management Journal.
The Saint Mary’s Ceili Class will join the Flanagan Irish Dancers in a spring recital on Friday evening, April 30. The event, being held at the Valéncia Arts Center at 7:30 p.m., is free and open to the public. Both groups are under the direction of Dr. Kate Flanagan in the Department of Theatre and Dance.
Coral Henthorne, Development and Alumni Relations, has been diagnosed with Lupus and has gone and will continue to go through extensive medical treatments. Her family and friends are hosting a benefit for her. Tickets for the benefit are $5 and available at the Business Office windows, Saint Mary’s Hall. The event will be held 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 22, at the Winona VFW Club, 208 E 3rd St. A silent auction, bake sale, food and music are planned.
Dick Kowles, Professor Emeritus in Biology, gave two presentations at Winona State University on April 9. The title of his talk was “The Importance of DNA Endoreduplication in the Developing Endosperm of Maize.” The presentations highlighted the culmination of his research on maize endosperm tissue. He also included the data collected by nine of his Saint Mary’s students who did their undergraduate research and thesis under his supervision.
Mary Catherine Fox, Ph.D., professor of Interdisciplinary Studies has been appointed to the 10-member Regional Implementation Task Force for the United States/Toronto Region of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The Task Force will address the details of implementation of the new schematic at the national/regional level. The proposed new structure is responding to the call from the Regional and International Assemblies (Fox was an elected U.S. delegate to both) and the 44th General Chapter. The new structure is being established to give voice and vote to both Lasallian Partners and Brothers and is intended to help ensure that our various ministries remain strong and responsive to the critical needs of the persons we serve.
Several SMU faculty members will be performing this weekend at Michael’s Restaurant, located at 15 S. Broadway in Rochester. Michael Pappas has decided to put together two nights of musicians who have proven to be area favorites. The music runs 6:30 to 10 p.m. both nights and the groups include:
Friday, April 23
John Paulson, sax and flute
Eric Heukeshoven, piano
Bob Gardner, acoustic bass
Cliff Jack, guitar
Saturday, April 24
John Paulson, sax and flute
Larry Price, piano
Miles Johnston, drums, vocals and cornet
Mike Sloane, acoustic bass
Call Michael's for reservations at (507) 288-2020.
Heukeshoven and Paulson will also perform Saturday, April 24, from 2 -5 p.m. at the Salem Glen Vineyard & Winery at 5211 60th Ave. SW in Rochester.
Monta May, Office of Communication and Marketing, is one of the featured artists in the 10th annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour. The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour will be held from Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25. Visit her at 854 W. 5th St.
May’s art features an exploration of the ancient and the contemporary. The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information or to receive a free brochure, contact Historic Bluff Country at (800) 428-2030, www.bluffcountrystudioarttour.com.
Look ahead on your calendars. Next week is the last edition of ‘Campus Notes’ for the academic year. The deadline for the April 30 edition is Wednesday, April 28. Keep in mind that the Office of Communication and Marketing can still help you promote events, speakers, awards or other news throughout the summer.
Three Saint Mary’s University groups and organizations will receive Presidents’ Awards from the Minnesota Campus Compact in the areas of Student Leadership, Civic Engagement and Company Partnership on June 17 at the Minnesota Campus Compact’s Annual Summit and Awards Luncheon.
At the luncheon, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page will present the state’s third Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration. In addition, the event will recognize outstanding student leaders, community partners, and faculty and staff “stewards” of civic engagement through the new Presidents’ Awards.
The Presidents’ Awards provide an opportunity for university presidents and chancellors to give statewide recognition to effective leaders in the development of campus-community partnerships.
Receiving awards from Saint Mary’s are:
Presidents’ Student Leadership Award — SMU Inter-Cultural Awareness Association (ICAA). This award is for an individual student or a student organization that models a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership. The ICAA has shown tremendous initiative in planning and hosting events that foster understanding and awareness of different cultures, engaging students, faculty and staff, and local community members. Amira Sadek, president of ICAA and a senior public relations major, will represent the group.
Presidents’ Civic Engagement Steward award — SMU Literacy Clinic Project Team. This award is for a member of the faculty, administration or staff, or for a group (advisory committee, task force, project team) that has significantly advanced their campus’ distinctive civic mission by forming strong partnerships, supporting others’ civic engagement, and worked to institutionalize a culture and practice of engagement. Since 1988, the Literacy Clinic has assisted in the remediation of students with dyslexia and other reading disorders. The clinic serves K-12 students from the Winona area. The Literacy Clinic team includes Dr. Jane Anderson, dean of Education, who formed the clinic, as well as clinic supervisor Kärin Wollan and Denise Cichosz, who provides administrative support.
Presidents’ Community Partner award — SMU Apple Valley Partners in Learning. Saint Mary’s recognizes its community-based partners in Apple Valley — Dakota County Technical College, Inver Hills Community College and the City of Apple Valley. This award is presented for enhancing the quality of life in the community in meaningful and measurable ways and developing sustained, reciprocal partnerships with the university, thus enriching educational as well as community outcomes. In collaboration with Saint Mary’s and with the assistance of the City of Apple Valley, these partner institutions formed the Apple Valley Partners in Learning group in 2003 in response to increasing demand for education programs in the south metro area of the Twin Cities. Dr. Ron Thomas, president of DCTC; Mary Hamaan-Roland, mayor of Apple Valley; and Dr. Cheryl Frank, president of IHCC, are recognized for their collaborative efforts.
Minnesota Campus Compact leverages the assets of higher education institutions in partnerships with communities to educate students and develop creative solutions to society's most pressing issues. Minnesota Campus Compact is affiliated with Campus Compact, a national network of more than 1,100 campuses, 35 state Compacts and a national office. Minnesota Campus Compact is the only higher education coalition in Minnesota that includes a critical mass of public and private; two-year and four-year; urban, suburban, and rural campuses dedicated to the civic purposes of higher education.
Saint Mary’s is cosponsoring the Minnesota Public Radio “Play it Forward” used musical instrument drive this April. Around the state, listeners are being urged to donate their used and unwanted instruments at various collection points throughout the month. They will be passed along to schools and school children with financial need. At Saint Mary’s, instrument donations are being accepted at the Toner Student Center Info Desk, the Valéncia Arts Center and four graduate program locations. Other collection points in Winona include Cotter High School, St. Martin’s Lutheran School and Winona Senior High School.
At the conclusion of the drive, MPR will host a live, two-hour broadcast from the Saint Mary's Cardinal Club, featuring MPR artists-in-residence, the Parker Quartet. MPR hosts will also interview Saint Mary’s faculty and staff and Winona music teachers. All are welcome to stop by the Cardinal Club during the public performance and broadcast. The show runs from 1 to 3 p.m., Monday, April 26.
For more information, go to: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/cms/features/2010/02/play-it-forward/
Winona instrument dropoff points include:
Cotter High School, 1115 W. Broadway, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Needs: woodwinds, brass.
Saint Mary’s, Toner Student Center Info Desk, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Needs: guitars, drums, woodwinds, brass, strings.
Saint Mary’s, Valéncia Arts Center, 10th & Vila streets, 2 to 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Needs: guitars, drums, woodwinds, brass, strings.
St. Martin’s Lutheran School, 253 Liberty St., 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday. Needs: drums, woodwinds, brass, strings.
Winona Senior High School, 901 Gilmore Ave., 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Needs: drums, woodwinds, brass.
Staff and students pose with Dave Anderson of Famous Dave's BBQ Thursday following one of his presentations in honor of Entrepreneurship Week.
Everyone is invited to a full schedule of events in honor of Entrepreneurship Week through Friday, April 16. Events are hosted by the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies in an effort to recognize and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit both at the university and in the community.
Today, Friday, April 16
Celebrate Winona’s Entrepreneurial Spirit (luncheon and informal networking)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Toner Student Center Lounge
To conclude the weeklong celebration, a final gathering will highlight and celebrate the City of Winona’s rich entrepreneurial history. A special luncheon will bring students and entrepreneurs together for a unique networking opportunity. Business owners are encouraged to bring print materials for a community display highlighting Winona’s entrepreneurial spirit. Attendees will enjoy a light meal. Please RSVP to dlawrence@smumn.edu for catering purposes.
A two-person visiting team from the University Council of Jamaica, a council of the Jamaican Ministry of Education, will be on campus next week (April 20-21) reviewing the Master of Education in Teaching and Learning program. This visit is in connection to program accreditation being sought for the M.Ed. program in Jamaica, which is required by the Jamaican Ministry of Education for all institutions offering programs in Jamaica.
If you see a member of the visiting team on campus, please extend a welcome. Our colleague Dr. Sandra Hamilton, program coordinator of the M.Ed. in Jamaica and vice president of the Catholic College of Mandeville, will be here participating with us in the visit.
The M.Ed. program in Jamaica, offered in collaboration with the Catholic College of Mandeville, currently has two learning communities in operation. Jamaica 1 learners will be completing the program this semester. Nineteen students are scheduled to complete the degree; several of the learners from this community will be joining us for the May SGPP commencement in Winona. Jamaica 2, currently in its second semester, has 38 learners.
If you have any questions regarding the visit, please contact Tracy Lehnertz, university dean for Institutional Effectiveness, or Suzanne Peterson, M.Ed. program director.
The Biology Department will host the 36th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biology — free and open to the public — on Friday, April 16, in the Adducci Science Center.
Students from Saint Mary’s and other colleges and universities in the tri-state region will present the results of their undergraduate research projects. Morning refreshments will be available and registration begins at 8 a.m. Presentations begin at 8:20 a.m. and continue until the 11:45 a.m. lunch break; presentations will then continue from 2 to 4 p.m.
The symposium presents all attendees the opportunity to experience the process of open collegial assessment of experimental findings, the opportunity to encounter discoveries from a variety of scientific disciplines, and an excellent environment to develop personal contacts and acquaintances.
From 12:45 to 2 p.m., Saint Mary’s alumnus Dr. John Stegeman will present the R.V. Kowles Lecture in the Common Room. Dr. Stegeman is a senior scientist and the director of the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health. With an extensive list of publications, Dr. Stegeman has served in a multitude of capacities for National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He also recently participated in an expert panel discussion during the first UN World Oceans Day. He will present “Enzymes, Chemicals and Environment: Exploring the Evolution and Diversity of Cytochrome P450 Genes, and the Implications.”
The Entrepreneurship class is wrapping up their project of selling special discount cards benefiting the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin.
The “Red Card,” which is being sold for $10, includes reduced prices on merchandise from 19 local businesses including Westgate Bowl, Mugby Junction, Fantastic Sams, Tres Compadres, Electric Beach, Golden China, Spa Panache, Chula Vista, Jefferson’s, Warpzone, Perkins, Jimmy John’s, Ground Round, Sammy’s Pizza, GQ Hairstyling, Country Kitchen, Timber’s, Papa Murphy’s and Blooming Grounds.
The card can be used until March 1, 2011, and its value is not limited. If the card is used at each business one time per month, the approximate annual savings to cardholders is $800. For a family of four, the estimated annual savings are doubled.
The fundraiser benefits Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin, a team of volunteer medical staff that travels to Haiti several times each year to provide free medical care. A student in the SMU class is from Haiti and has served as a medical translator for doctors and nurses in this organization.
The Red Card will be sold during the following events:
• SMU baseball — home games — April 17.
• Earth Day — Unity Park, SMU table — April 17 from 2:30-7 p.m.
Get yours now to help a great cause! Contact Jana Schrenkler if you would still like one.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough will co-host “A Confluence of Voices II” with former Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong on Friday, April 16. “A Confluence of Voices II” will take place from 4-6 p.m. at Mugby Junction Coffee House, located at 451 Huff St.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State will read their original poems and an open mic will follow. This event — free and open to the public — is a continuing part of the Frozen River Fringe Fest.
For more information, contact McCullough at Ext. 8737.
The new outdoor athletic complex will host several track and field events over the next several weeks including:
• Saint Mary’s Open — Saturday, April 24,
10:30 a.m
• MIAC Championships — Friday, May 14, 1 p.m.
• MIAC Championships — Saturday, May 15,
10:30 a.m.
The annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 21, beginning with a reception in the President's Room at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and the awards program will follow at 7 p.m. in the Dining Room. For more information, contact Barb Schmidtknecht at Ext. 6678.
The next ‘Let’s Do Lunch’ is a tailgating party from 11:30 a.m. to 1 pm. today, in the ice arena lobby. Brats and burgers will be served. The event his sponsored by athletics and a chuck-a puck contest is planned. Desserts and serviceware will be provided. The Volunteer Committee hosts these fundraising events that are open to all faculty and staff.
In recognition of “Spruce Up Winona Day,” Saint Mary’s Volunteer Services is organizing a group of student volunteers to help out Winona nonprofit agencies. Workers will help with spring cleaning, raking leaves, painting and construction. Approximately 125 Saint Mary’s students will be teamed up from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 22. For more information, contact Molly Jewison at Ext. 1643 or e-mail volunteerservices@smumn.edu.
The first Iron Cardinal Strongman/ Strongwoman Fitness Competition will be held 9:30 to noon Saturday, April 17. The competition is open to all Saint Mary’s students, faculty, and staff.
Possible events include: a log press, stone carry, golf cart pull, tire flip and sprint, sheaf toss and farmer's walk.
The participants will be split into male and female divisions. If the number of participants is great, then the competition will also be split into weight divisions.
To register, sign up in the Student Activities office. The cost is $10 and all participants will receive an Iron Cardinal T-shirt.
If you have any questions contact Jamie Herrick, Ext. 6968; Jason Flanders, Ext. 6692; or Jason Richter, Ext.1648.
The fourth Saint Mary’s “Row, Ride, Run Triathlon” will take place on Saturday, April 24, at 9 a.m.; check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. on the west end of Lake Winona. The public is encouraged to take part in the triathlon.
Participants will canoe or kayak a 2.5-mile loop around Lake Winona, then bike 14 miles from Lake Winona to the SMU campus. Once on campus, racers will run 3.1 miles through the bluffs surrounding the university.
Proceeds assist Serving Others United in Love (SOUL), a program of SMU’s Office of Campus Ministry. Through SOUL, members of the Saint Mary’s community participate in national and international service trips.
Participants may begin registering now, either as an individual or as a team. Teams may consist of two, three or four members. The registration period ends April 16. The fees are $15 per individual or $30 per team; registration spots are limited. Event organizers have reduced the cost of this race to increase participation. This is a great event for beginning triathletes.
Racers are responsible for bringing their own bikes, and are required to wear helmets for the bicycling leg of the event. Canoeists and kayakers are required to wear life jackets; a limited number of canoes and kayaks are available to rent for a suggested donation of $5.
For more information, or to register online, visit www.smumn.edu/rowriderun. For information on reservations, call Ext. 7268.
“Saint Mary’s Hall” —a digital photo by Joe Krause, a senior graphic design major at Saint Mary’s University, is featured in the senior art show, “Figuring it Out,” through Saturday, May 8, at the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries, located in the SMU Toner Student Center. The galleries are free and open to the public; gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
This turtle, by Mariana Sanchez, a SMU senior graphic design major from Mexico, asks the question, “If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he naked or homeless?” Sanchez has done a series of digital cartoons for the Saint Mary’s senior art show. Other artists displaying will include: Ryan Anderson, Valerie Koch, Tatiana Martinez, Brandy Munson, Lincoln Nguyen, Zach Olberding, Ben Olson and Smith Thongbai.
The 18-piece Saint Mary’s University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo I will perform their final concert of the semester at 7:30 p.m. today, Friday, April 16, in Page Theatre. The featured soloist will be trumpeter Dr. Joe Morgan of Rochester. Both groups are directed by professor of music, Dr. John Paulson.
Guest musician Dr. Morgan has been performing, composing and teaching professionally for nearly 10 years. While pursuing a degree in trumpet performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, he had the opportunity to study with Edmund Cord, former principal trumpet of the Israel Philharmonic and Utah Symphony Orchestras, as well as do jazz improvisation with Pat Harbison and renowned jazz pedagogue David Baker. While at IU, Dr. Morgan led the acclaimed brass quintet 58 Feet of Tubing and organized a re-recording and performance of Columbia Records’ Grammy award-winning 1968 LP The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli by brass faculty and students, including two members of the original personnel.
Since then, he has performed with a variety of orchestral and big band ensembles, including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, and Bloomington Pops, as well as the New Millennium Jazz Orchestra, and has shared the stage with several notable jazz musicians, including Mark Colby, Tom “Bones” Malone, Bob Mintzer, Mark Van Cleave and Ernie Watts. He plays on a Bach Stradivarius trumpet and a Yamaha flugelhorn and has been published in national music and medical professional journals.
Dr. Morgan is currently a clinical research fellow in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors, and are available at the SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
A limited number of complimentary tickets are available to SMU faculty and staff for the Hendrickson Forum and Seminar on Wednesday, April 28.
If you'd like one of these faculty/staff tickets, e-mail Terri Nye at tnye@smumn.edu. Once the complimentary tickets are gone, tickets are $20 for the forum and $10 for the seminar for staff and faculty. Bob Biebel will organize a carpool/bus for faculty, staff and students who are interested.
More information on both events is available at HendricksonForum.smumn.edu. For more information, contact Barb Hall at (612) 238-4517, bhall@smumn.edu.
Jeff Hefel and Joe Dulak are planning a special KSMR broadcast of “The Black Hole of Radio” on Thursday, April 29, to raise money for the Saint Mary’s Habitat Women Build team. Hefel and Dulak will take to the airwaves from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a marathon show; special guests, a silent auction, an ice cream social and many surprises are planned. To contribute to the auction, contact Adrianne Olson at aolson@smumn.edu.To listen on-campus, turn to KSMR at 92.5; off-campus, turn to 94.3. KSMR also plays in the background of local access Channel 19. For more information, go to www.jeffandjoe.wetpaint.com.
Monta May, Office of Communication and Marketing, is one of the featured artists in the 10th annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour. The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour will be held from Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25. Visit her at 854 W. 5th St.
May’s art features an exploration of the ancient and the contemporary. The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information go to www.bluffcountrystudioarttour.com/
The SMU Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Patrick O’Shea, and Women’s Choir, under the direction of Lindsy O’Shea, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels, located on the Saint Teresa campus. The concert will also include several selections performed by the Winona Area Youth Singers, also under Lindsy O'Shea's direction.
Works on the concert include Mozart’s Missa Brevis in D Major, K. 194, Mass No. 3 by Russell Woollen, the haunting Carols of Death by William Schuman, as well as arrangements of folk songs and spirituals.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and are available at the SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts presents the Winona Area Youth Singers (WAYS) in a spring concert, American Music History, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at the Valéncia Arts Center Recital Hall, 1164 West 10th St.
WAYS members are students in grades four through eight from the Winona area. The youth choir started its second year this past September and has been rehearsing a variety of choral material. This winter the choir performed folk music from around the world, as well as some traditional holiday carols.
The spring concert will feature music from early Americana to contemporary musical theatre, showcasing both sacred and secular aspects of pour nation’s musical growth. Featured works include: The Star-Spangled Banner; America the Beautiful; God Bless America; How Can I Keep From Singing; Simple Gifts; Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel; O Music;The Merry, Merry Heart; Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off; It Don’t Mean a Thing; For Good; You’re Never Fully Dressed; and Do, Re, Mi.
WAYS members include: Philippa Armstrong, Lauren Callahan, Carina Dretske, Jessica Kohner, Justine Meinke, Alexa Morescki, Laura Schleich, Natalie Schleich, Audrey Schmidt and Korto Thrune. WAYS is directed by Lindsy O’Shea.
Reserved tickets are not necessary. Admission is $10 (cash or checks only) at the door for adults or free for children and students ages 2 to 21.
WAYS is the official youth choir of the Minnesota Conservator for the Arts. WAYS is dedicated to providing quality, artistic, and educational vocal music experiences for all young people, regardless of their financial circumstances. WAYS is offered tuition free to all students for the 2009-2010 academic year through a grant from Saint Mary’s University Friends of the School of the Arts.
For more information about WAYS or MCA’s other performing arts programming, visit: www.mnconservatoryforthearts.org, e-mail: mca@smumn.edu or call Ext. 5501.
The college deans and the vice president of Academic Affairs hosted a reception for faculty April 9, in the Presidents Room to celebrate the accomplishments of the college faculty during the 2009-2010 academic year.
The accomplishments of more than 20 faculty colleagues who had an article or book published, presented at a conference, directed a play, performed with an outside music group and other accomplishments were acknowledged at this reception.
The Dance Repertory Company’s performance season will conclude with a recital titled “An Evening with Benny Goodman,” at Saint Mary’s University. This performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, and at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 24, in Page Theatre, located in the SMU Performance Center.
For more than three decades, the Dance Repertory Company has delighted the Winona community with quality dance productions featuring local dancers in classical and contemporary works. This year, the DRC presents contemporary dance to the timeless music of Benny Goodman.
Heidi Draskoci-Johnson, Christine Martin, Andrea Mirenda, Juliana Piscitiello and the company’s artistic director, Tammy Schmidt, choreographed this year’s concert featuring tap, jazz, contemporary ballet, swing and modern dance.
“This year marks the 10th anniversary of “The Goodman Suite” and as our nation celebrates Benny Goodman’s 100th birthday as well as national dance week, this concert is the perfect way to spend an evening at the Page,” said Christine Martin, production coordinator.
The dancers of this performance currently train at the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts and at Saint Mary’s University. Cast members include: Dot Armstrong, Jarod Boltjes, Lauren Callahan, Jennifer Cambio, Fallon Devine, Genna Draskoci-Johnson, Keegan Eide, Lydia Feuerhelm, Jami Fonfara, Annie Garrigan, Charlotte Hardick, Caitlin Kaman, Kate Larson, Justine Meinke, Joanna Mills, Bryan Moore, Rachael Moore, Laura-Leigh Newton, Jocelyn Olson, Colette Penic, Matt Polum, Miranda Ruben, Danielle Schleich, Laura Schleich, Natalie Schleich, Claire Smart, Brian Smith, Phil Soulides, Danny Spiess, Eldon Vaselaar, Adelle Vietor, Kaitlyn Vietor, Nicole Volner, Calli Jo Wagner and Anna Wolner.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. The Page Theatre will admit children ages 5 and older to the April 23 evening performance. The April 24 afternoon performance is considered a family event and children ages 2 and older are welcome. At this time the Page Theatre/SMU Performance Center facilities and programs are not equipped to serve the needs of infants. Tickets are available online at www.pagetheatre.org or by calling the SMU Performance Center at (507) 457-1715 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
All Students, faculty and staff are invited to vote in the third annual Study Abroad Photo Contest in Room 132 of Saint Mary’s Hall. Polls are open until 1 p.m. today, Friday, April 16.
Vote for your three favorite pictures. Winners will be announced the week of April 19.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region Winona Office will be hosting a raffle with the Saint Mary’s University baseball team on Saturday, April 17. This event — free and open to the public — will take place during the doubleheader against Augsburg University, beginning at 1 p.m. at Max Molock Field.
Raffle tickets will be sold until the top of the seventh inning of the first game for a chance to win gift cards to Ground Round and Country Kitchen — totaling $50 — with all proceeds going to Big Brothers Big Sisters of the 7 Rivers Region Winona Office.
Tickets will cost $1 for one ticket and $5 for six, with no limit to the amount of tickets to be purchased. After the first game, raffle finalists will be drawn and will participate in a baseball bat spin race to determine the winners.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit organization whose mission is to effectively match children with caring mentors to share time, experiences, friendship and fun that will help children become caring, confident and competent adults.
For more information, contact David Timmons at dltimm07@smumn.edu or call (507) 398-3722.
Next week is Palestine Week at Saint Mary’s. The activities of the week are sponsored by Dr. Diehl and her Global Issues students. The events are free and open to the community. For more information, contact Diehl.
Monday, April 19, 4:30 in Salvi Lecture Hall — “Promises” — This film follows the journey of a filmmaker who travels in and around Jerusalem, from a Palestinian refugee camp to an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, where he meets seven Palestinian and Israeli children who exist in separate worlds, divided by physical, historical, and emotional boundaries although they live only 20 minutes apart. It explores the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the eyes of these children and tells the story of a few children who dared to cross the lines to meet their neighbors.
Tuesday, April 20, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at various sites around campus — Experience first-hand what travel is like in and around the Occupied Territories.
Wednesday, April 21, 6:30 in Salvi Lecture Hall —”Occupation 101,” a thought-provoking and powerful documentary film on the current and historical root causes of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The film also details life under Israeli military rule, the role of the United States in the conflict, and the major obstacles that stand in the way of a lasting and viable peace. The roots of the conflict are explained through first-hand on-the-ground experiences from leading Middle East scholars, peace activists, journalists, religious leaders and humanitarian workers whose voices have too often been suppressed in American media outlets.
Thursday, April 22, Saint Mary’s Hall — Seven posters will be displayed throughout the day on easels at the foot of the stairs on first floor. These posters represent student research on various aspects of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Students will be available between 1 and 4 p.m. to answer questions on their research.
Friday, April 23, World Room, time to be announced — Father David Smith, retired theology professor at St. Thomas, will be sharing his experiences traveling in Israel and the Occupied Territories and his reflections on the future of the region. He may be joined by Flo Razowsky, a member of the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network.
Seniors from five area universities will present the results of their historical research at the Student History Research Symposium on Saturday, April 17, at Saint Mary’s. The event — free and open to the public — is sponsored by the history departments of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Saint Mary’s University, Viterbo University of La Crosse, and Winona State University.
In addition to the student presenters, Dr. Donna Gabaccia, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota, will speak on “Imagining Nations of Immigrants.”
Saint Mary’s and Winona State have co-sponsored a student research symposium for nine years, with UW-La Crosse, Viterbo University, and UW-Eau Claire joining in the past three years. Each school asks senior history majors — and at Winona State, law and society majors — to write a senior thesis based on their original research of a historical question of their own choosing. In this way, the students actually do the work of historians, and in the process, deepen their research, writing and speaking skills.
All symposium sessions will be held on the third and fourth floors of Saint Mary’s Hall. The symposium opens at 9 a.m. in Salvi Lecture Hall (Room 332) with a short welcoming ceremony and coffee. Students will present their research in concurrent panels of three students each. The first panel session starts at 9:15 a.m., the second at 10:45 a.m., the third at 1:15 p.m. Dr. Gabaccia’s talk will start around noon and will be accompanied by a complimentary lunch.
For more information, contact Dr. Tycho de Boer, Ext. 6995 or tdeboer@smumn.edu.
The Spring Psychology Symposium will be on Thursday, April 22, at 3:15pm in Salvi Hall. Poster presentations will be from 3:15 until 3:45. Internship integration and thesis presentations will begin at 3:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
Presentation titles include:
• Effects of Socially Interactive Technologies on Adolescents, Abby Cooper
• Recidivism in At-Risk Youth, Juan Martinez
• Strategies to Help Promote Success at Leaving an Abusive Relationship, Amanda Mueller
• Learned Helplessness in Relation to Chemical Dependency Relapse, Mekenzie Reps
• The Influence of Personality on Facebook Use, Kelli Sholl
• The Young Adult Relationship Model, Lucas Volini
Posters reflect the work of the Collaborative Research Labs in Psychology and the work of students in Experimental Psychology. Titles of Collaborative Lab posters include:
Aggression Lab: Relationships between cyberbullying experiences, socioemotional outcomes, and other forms of aggression: A survey of college students — Nakisa Khosnevis, Samantha Franklin, Jackie Jones, Jake Clapham, Carissa McMoore, & Daniel Bucknam. (This poster will also be presented on April 24 at the Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference, held at Macalester College.)
Alcohol Use Lab: Perceptions affecting college drinking behavior — Kristina Empanger, Tiearra Johnson, Caiti Knudson, Casey Twardowski, & Elizabeth Seebach.
Body Image Impression Management Lab: A lens model approach to understanding clothing choice in regard to impression management — Kelsi Addabbo, Alyssa Habberstad, Bethany Hastings, Juan Martinez, and Elizabeth Seebach.
Body Image Survey Lab: Fat talk as a mediator of body image — Cassandra Berning, Amelia Bock, Katherine Drazkowski, Acacia Gammage, and Elizabeth Seebach.
SMU organ students will present a recital and hymn-sing — free and open to the public —from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 22, at Faith Lutheran Church, 1717 West Service Dr.
SMU students Gregory Bim-Merle and John Paul Trask, along with their instructor A. Eric Heukeshoven, will perform selected works by J.S. Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Flor Peeters and John Ferguson, as well as traditional hymn tunes. The recital will also feature the performance of “Journey’s Start and Journey’s Ending” based on an original hymn text by Father Paul Nienaber, associate professor and chair of the Physics Department at Saint Mary’s. Heukeshoven arranged the setting of Nienaber’s text for the recital.
For more information, contact Heukeshoven at Ext. 7292 or e-mail eheukesh@smumn.edu.
Saint Mary’s is hosting a boys’ and girls’ diving camp on Sunday, July 11, through Thursday, July 15, for students entering grades six through 12 in the fall.
This camp will consist of four days of intense training. Each day will include both dry and wet training programs. Sessions will also include extensive stretching, conditioning and spotting courses. JJ Jackson, SMU’s head diving coach, and Rob Murray, head coach and director of KidSport Gymnastics Center, will coach these sessions.
The boys’ and girls’ diving camp will feature video analysis, professional and individual coaching, instruction on 1-meter and 3-meter boards, a low athlete-to-coach ratio, training on required and optional dives, daily pool sessions, dryland and dryboard training, supervised recreational activities, gymnastics training and a final dive exhibition. Recreational activities will include float-in movie nights, free night at the gymnastics club, a dance, bowling, time at the ropes course and more!
Rates are $375 before May 1 and $395 on and after May 1, and the final deadline to register is June 11. Register and pay online at www.smumn.edu/camps. This registration fee includes lodging and meals, as well as access to the Recreation and Athletics Center, indoor pool, weight room, dance studio, hiking trails, disc golf course, track and soccer complex, ropes course and more. For more information, call Ext. 6921, or (507) 457-6921.
Saint Mary’s students and a staff member will attend the Lasallian Convocation on the Rights of the Child April 25-27 at the United Nations in New York City.
Tim Gossen, dean of students, and students Shannon Nelson and Danielle Strebel will join with other representatives of Lasallian schools and colleges in the United States and Toronto, Canada, in their call for universal ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
The Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, which administers about 1,000 Lasallian educational ministries throughout the world, has advocated for the human rights and guiding principles enshrined in the 1989 CRC treaty, which provides legal and moral standards for the rights of children. The Convention emphasizes the rights of children to survival; to develop to their full potential; to protection from abuse, neglect, discrimination, and exploitation; and to participate in family, cultural, and social life. This complements the Institute’s mission of providing human and Christian education to the young, especially those who are poor and marginalized.
The Convention was largely negotiated during the Reagan administration. During the 10 years of negotiations, the U.S. influenced nearly every substantive provision and proposed more articles on freedom of speech, association, assembly, and privacy than all other governments combined. Today, the United States and Somalia remain the only UN member-states who have not ratified the treaty.
The Lasallian Convocation at the UN is part of a global effort to promote a culture of action on behalf of the rights of children within the Lasallian world. The three-day event is packed with activities and presentations that are designed to inform, educate and inspire the way Lasallians think, judge, decide, and act as individuals within the community. The Catholic Church’s Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the UN has endorsed this gathering and will deliver an address to the assembly.
The Lasallian Convocation at the United Nations on the Rights of the Child is facilitated by the U.S.-Toronto Region of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in partnership with the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation, Inc., formally associated with the UN Department of Public Information and an NGO in operational relations with UNESCO.
JoAnn Kirsch, a junior Biology major from Wesley, Iowa, won a $1,000 scholarship from Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national honor society of Catholic institutions. Each year member schools are allowed to nominate one candidate for this national competition, and Kirsch was chosen to represent Saint Mary’s, the Beta chapter of DES. The national Board of DES then chooses its scholarship recipients from among the pool of candidates forwarded to them from its member universities. Qualifications for the award include excellence in scholarship, character and leadership. Kirsch was one of 12 students in the country to receive this honor.
Three jazz workshop combos directed by Dr. John Paulson and Eric Heukeshoven of the Music Department will present a free concert Sunday, May 2, from 2-4 p.m. at the Acoustic Café, 77 Lafayette St. This event will feature student musicians who have been playing together all year and it will serve as their “final exam.” They’ll be playing well-known jazz standards by composers like Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis as well as some unique arrangements of popular jazz tunes by Heukeshoven and others. There will even be some blues harmonica in Heukeshoven’s combo.
The SMU Staff and Friends Relay for Life team would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s event. Thank you to all of the team members and everyone who supported the team with monetary or other donation. Thanks to all who attended, supported and walked at the event. “This is such a moving event, to see our young people organize and run an event that raised $20,000 for cancer research is amazing. The entire team would like to thank the SMU community,” said Laurie Haase, team leader.
Brother William congratulates this year's retirees Sister Margaret Mear of the Art & Design Department and Dr. Dave McConville of the Biology Department. Retiree Georgia Curran of the Registrar's Office was unable to attend.
Everyone is invited to a full schedule of events in honor of Entrepreneurship Week Monday, April 12, through Friday, April 16. Highlights include presentations by nationally known speakers, and events are hosted by the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies in an effort to recognize and celebrate entrepreneurial spirit both at the university and in the community. All events are free with the exception of the women’s symposium.
Monday, April 12
Business Ethics Roundtable
7:30-9 a.m. — Toner Student Center Lounge
To kick off a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship, the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Hendrickson Institute for Ethical Leadership will partner to offer a roundtable breakfast event focused on white-collar crime issues in today’s society. Justin Paperny, a former UBS stockbroker and author of “Lessons from Prison,” will share his personal story of unethical business practice. Please RSVP to dlawrence@smumn.edu for catering purposes.
Dress to Impress
7-8 p.m. — Common Room
The Saint Teresa Leadership and Service Institute for Women along with the Kabara Institute will host a fun event aimed to educate young adults about what is appropriate to wear as a business owner and young professional.
Tuesday, April 13
Women’s Symposium
3:45-8:30 p.m. — Toner Student Center Lounge
Continuing the partnership with the Saint Teresa Leadership and Service Institute for Women, this four-hour symposium will be offered for individuals who would like to learn more about the challenges and opportunities women face in a business setting. The symposium begins with the reflections and findings of the “White House Project Report: Benchmarking Women’s Leadership,” noting women’s progress toward equality in the work place and community. The guest speaker will be Catherine Gray, Midwest director of Strategy and Engagement of “The White House Project.”
Attendees are then welcome to attend one of three breakout sessions that focus on women in the sciences, women in religion and women in politics. Students will also make special presentations related to their engagement in volunteerism, activism and women’s status.
The evening concludes with dinner and a keynote address by successful entrepreneur Martha Rossini Olson, owner of Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar, which sells millions of chocolate chip cookies each year at the Minnesota State Fair. The cost for the symposium is $25 or $10 for students. To register online, go to www.smumn.edu/womensymposium.
Wednesday, April 14
Social Entrepreneurship with keynote Lisa Nigro, founder of Inspiration Café
7-8 p.m. — dining room
Lisa Nigro, a Chicago police officer, felt compelled to help the many homeless people she encountered in the Uptown area. She began loading up a red wagon with sandwiches and coffee to distribute on the streets. In 1989, she founded Inspiration Café on Chicago’s north side. Her business quickly expanded to not only providing meals but also offering case management, support groups, life skills training, financial assistance and other services to homeless men and women. Her inspirational story was chosen from more than 2,000 entries in the TrueNorth competition. TrueNorth debuted a 60-second commercial about Nigro and the Inspiration Café, directed by Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt, during the 2009 Academy Awards presentation. Learn more about Lisa’s passion at www.inspirationcorp.org. View the Inspiration Café commercial at www.smumn.edu/inspirationcafe.
Thursday, April 15
Professor for a Day: Dave Anderson, founder of Famous Dave’s Barbecue
11 a.m. to noon and 2 to 3 p.m. — Toner Student Center Lounge
Dave Anderson – entrepreneur, author and visionary – will share his views on integrity, work ethic, and his personal philosophy. After an outstanding response in April 2009, Anderson will be visiting the SMU campus again to share his motivational story as a visiting professor for the day. He will share his entrepreneurial perspectives with those who are seeking advice and inspiration to chase after their personal goals and dreams.
Friday, April 16
Celebrate Winona’s Entrepreneurial Spirit (luncheon and informal networking)
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Toner Student Center Lounge
To conclude the weeklong celebration, a final gathering will highlight and celebrate the City of Winona’s rich entrepreneurial history. A special luncheon will bring students and entrepreneurs together for a unique networking opportunity. Business owners are encouraged to bring print materials for a community display highlighting Winona’s entrepreneurial spirit. Attendees will enjoy a light meal. Please RSVP to dlawrence@smumn.edu for catering purposes.
The Saint Teresa Leadership and Service Institute is hosting the 2010 Women’s Symposium, “Cracks in the Ceiling” Tuesday, April 13, in the Toner Student Center.
As Hillary Clinton conceded the 2008 presidential race, she noted that there were 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. A recent report noted that in the first time in American history, women have surpassed men in the workforce. So has the ceiling been broken? “Cracks in the Ceiling” offers a look at women’s accomplishments and progress in the United States as they move towards gender equality.
Schedule of events:
3:45-4:15 p.m. — Registration & Reception
4:15-5 p.m. — Keynote “White House Project Report: Benchmarking Women’s Leadership” with Catherine Gray, Midwest Director of Strategy and Engagement, the White House Project. For the first time in American history, women now make up more than 50 percent of the workforce. But in what positions and at what pay? Gray will share highlights of the report, noting women’s progress towards equality in the work place.
5:10-6 pm Breakout Sessions (choose one)
•The Religious Perspective —While 87 percent of women say they have a formal religious affiliation, women currently make up about 15 percent of the leadership positions available to them in their religious faiths. What are women’s roles in religious faiths, is there a place for women leaders, and what is taking place to increase women’s involvement? An interfaith panel will discuss perspective and action toward increasing women’s leadership involvement in religion.
• The Stem of it — The representation of U.S. women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has risen dramatically in recent decades. Take part in the conversation of what is being done to increase women’s interest in — and preparation for — these fields and address the disparities in the STEM professions.
• The Political Scene — In 2009, the United States ranked 61st out of 130 countries in the number of women holding political positions in the country. Why is that? Join panelists as they share their experiences from holding political office, and learn how you can support women in office, and how you can become politically active in your community.
6-6:30 p.m. — Poster Presentation and Reception —Visit with student presenters and learn about their volunteerism, activism and academic research. Poster presentations on these topics are being sought for this reception. High school, undergraduate and graduate students are invited to be presenters. Students must be in attendance to present their poster. Posters should contain narrative, data and photographs/graphics on the topic of presentation. Presenters will need to submit the name of their presentations and brief descriptions when registering. Due to time constraints, not all submissions may be chosen.
6:30-8:30 p.m. — Dinner & Keynote Speaker – Entrepreneurship: Martha Rossini Olson, Owner, Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar — In recent years, Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar has sold more than 5 million chocolate chip cookies at the Minnesota State Fair. Off season, you can find the favorite ready-to-bake chocolate chip cookie dough in local grocery stores. Olson will share how she got started in the business and highlights of Sweet Martha’s Cookie Jar’s 30-year history. Hear what she does when she’s not selling cookies.
Register online at www.smumn.edu/womensymposium or call Ext. 1733. The cost for the symposium is $25, $10 for college and high school students or free for SMU students.
The symposium is partially funded by the School of Humanities and Sciences.
The Theatre and Dance Department is presenting their rendition of William Shakespeare’s infamous play “All’s Well That End’s Well” through Sunday, April 11. The play, a lesson of love and social class, will begin at 7:30 p.m. on April 9-10 and at 3 p.m. on April 11 in Page Theatre.
This comedy, set in the 1630s, takes the stage with full period costuming, supported by a beautiful, romantic setting and luscious lighting. The bawdy tale centers around a young nobleman named Bertram and an orphaned commoner named Helen. The King of France grants Helen the hand of Bertram, because she cured the king of an illness. Bertram reluctantly agrees, but immediately runs off to the wars in Italy. Helen, ever persistent, follows him to Italy and — with the help of a widow woman and her virtuous daughter, Diana — tricks him into consummating their marriage and exchanging rings. Upon hearing of Helen’s death (which she faked), Bertram returns to France only to find Diana and Helen waiting to confront him about his lies and schemes. The charming Bertram learns his lesson and vows to love Helen forever.
“Every four years the Department of Theatre and Dance produces one of Shakepeare’s plays as an essential component of the theatre training program,” said director Judy Myers. “This allows students in the Saint Mary’s community — and the Winona area — the opportunity to engage in Shakespeare’s work in conjunction with their classroom experience.”
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and are available at the SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
The Biology Department will host the 36th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Biology — free and open to the public — on Friday, April 16, in the Adducci Science Center.
Students from Saint Mary’s and other colleges and universities in the tri-state region will present the results of their undergraduate research projects. Morning refreshments will be available and registration begins at 8 a.m. Presentations begin at 8:20 a.m. and continue until the 11:45 a.m. lunch break; presentations will then continue from 2 to 4 p.m.
The symposium presents all attendees the opportunity to experience the process of open collegial assessment of experimental findings, the opportunity to encounter discoveries from a variety of scientific disciplines, and an excellent environment to develop personal contacts and acquaintances.
From 12:45 to 2 p.m., Saint Mary’s alumnus Dr. John Stegeman will present the R.V. Kowles Lecture in the Common Room, located on the third floor of Saint Mary’s Hall. Dr. Stegeman is a senior scientist and the director of the Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health. With an extensive list of publications, Dr. Stegeman has served in a multitude of capacities for National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. He also recently participated in an expert panel discussion during the first UN World Oceans Day. He will present “Enzymes, Chemicals and Environment: Exploring the Evolution and Diversity of Cytochrome P450 Genes, and the Implications.”
The Saint Mary’s Entrepreneurship class is selling special discount cards benefiting the Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin.
The “Red Card,” which is being sold for $10, includes reduced prices on merchandise from 19 local businesses including Westgate Bowl, Mugby Junction, Fantastic Sams, Tres Compadres, Electric Beach, Golden China, Spa Panache, Chula Vista, Jefferson’s, Warpzone, Perkins, Jimmy John’s, Ground Round, Sammy’s Pizza, GQ Hairstyling, Country Kitchen, Timber’s, Papa Murphy’s and Blooming Grounds.
The card can be used until March 1, 2011, and its value is not limited. If the card is used at each business one time per month, the approximate annual savings to cardholders is $800. For a family of four, the estimated annual savings are doubled.
The fundraiser benefits Haiti Medical Mission of Wisconsin, a team of volunteer medical staff that travels to Haiti several times each year to provide free medical care. A student in the SMU class is from Haiti and has served as a medical translator for doctors and nurses in this organization.
The Red Card will be sold during the following events:
• SMU baseball — home games — April 9 and 17.
• SMU softball — home game — April 14.
• Relay for Life — SMU Fieldhouse — April 9.
• Earth Day — Unity Park, SMU table — April 17 from 2:30-7 p.m.
The Red Card will be sold at the following locations:
• Blooming Grounds, 50 E. 3rd St.
• Jimmy Johns, 155 E. 3rd St.
• Warpzone Video Games, 521 Huff St.
• SMU Information Desk, Ext. 1600
• SMU Business Office, Ext. 6655.
The Saint Mary’s Colleges Against Cancer group invites the community to its 2010 Relay for Life — to be held 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. April 9-10 in Gostomski Fieldhouse.
Teams comprised of friends, families and coworkers will join together for this fundraising effort which celebrates people who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost, and provides an opportunity to fight back against the disease.
Team members spend the night walking around SMU’s indoor track from dusk to dawn to represent the 24-hour fight against cancer. Each team raises money for the American Cancer Society. Activities planned throughout the night include a silent auction, bingo, games, and a performance by a musical alumni group, Koo Koo Kangaroo.
If you are thinking about creating a team; if you would like to come and support the American Cancer Society’s efforts; if you would like to celebrate cancer survivors and remember those you have lost; or if you would like to be recognized as a survivor and have your success celebrated, come to this event. Participants are welcome to stay for as much or as little as their schedules allow. For more information, contact Leslie Paquette at lmpaqu06@smumn.edu.
Winona’s Poet Laureate Ken McCullough will co-host “A Confluence of Voices II” with former Poet Laureate Jim Armstrong on Friday, April 16. “A Confluence of Voices II” will take place from 4-6 p.m. at Mugby Junction Coffee House, located at 451 Huff St.
Student poets from Saint Mary’s and Winona State will read their original poems and an open mic will follow. This event — free and open to the public — is a continuing part of the Frozen River Fringe Fest.
The Saint Mary’s Green Team is presenting the last of its five-part series on sustainability. On Monday, April 12, Dr. Tom Marpe, Chris Kendall and Andy Robertson will lead a discussion on “Green Economy” — how climate change impacts the way we do business including green purchasing, marketing strategies, and new careers related to sustainability. Everyone is invited at 7:30 p.m. in the Toner Student Center lounge.
The new outdoor athletic complex will host several track and field events over the next several weeks including:
• Saint Mary’s Open — Saturday, April 24,
10:30 a.m
• MIAC Championships — Friday, May 14, 1 p.m.
• MIAC Championships — Saturday, May 15,
10:30 a.m.
The annual Senior Academic Honors Banquet will be held on Wednesday, April 21, beginning with a reception in the President's Room at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and the awards program will follow at 7 p.m. in the Dining Room.
For more information, contact Barb Schmidtknecht at Ext. 6678.
The Student Life Awards Ceremony is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the Common Room. Ten significant student accomplishments will be recognized including: the James Miller Award, Brother Finbar McMullen Award, Outstanding Senator, Outstanding Student Organization Award, Outstanding RA, Outstanding Advisor, Volunteer of the Year Award and Winona Community Service Award.
The Service Recognition Awards and Reception will be 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15, in the Common Room. Awards will be presented to those celebrating anniversary years, as well as this year’s retirees.
Music faculty members Dr. John Paulson and A. Eric Heukeshoven will present “The ART of Jazz”at the Rochester Art Center today, April 9, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Also featured on the program will be Dr. Kevin Dobbe (RCTC) and Terry Grosskopf, a well-known bassist from La Crosse, Wis.
This event is sponsored by the Rochester Music Guild, the “Lunch & Learn” series combines performance and education in the Rochester Art Center's grand salon.
For more information about this event, contact the Rochester Art Center at (507) 282-8629.
The newly elected Student Senate Executive Board includes:
President — Ali Kremer
Vice President of Social Affairs (SAC) —
Sami Traxler
Vice President of Academic Affairs — Cullen Gibbons (1st Semester) and Elizabeth Shewmon (2nd Semester)
Vice President of International Affairs — Long Chen
Executive Assistant — Gabbi Langan (1st Semester) and Becca Sandager (2nd Semester)
Vice President of Financial Affairs — Robert Doyle
Vice President of Media Communications — Brian Kusek
Vice President of Student Life — Robert Rousseau
Vice President of External Affairs — Kevin Halpin
Vice President of Campus Life — Joe Richards
The next “Let’s Do Lunch” event will be held on Friday, April 16, and is sponsored by Athletics. The Volunteer Committee hosts these fundraising events that are open to all faculty and staff.
In recognition of “Spruce Up Winona Day,” Saint Mary’s Volunteer Services is organizing a group of student volunteers to help out Winona nonprofit agencies.
Workers will help with spring cleaning, raking leaves, painting and construction. Approximately 125 Saint Mary’s students will be teamed up from 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 22.
For more information, contact Molly Jewison at Ext. 1643 or e-mail volunteerservices@smumn.edu.
The Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s business plan competition. Kathleen Pawlowski, a senior accounting and human resource management major, was the first-place winner in the business majors division. Her plan was titled “KMCP Career Services.” Science majors Angela Lager and Caitlin O’Connor submitted the winning plan in the non-business major division. Their unique business was called “Picture You.”
The first Iron Cardinal Strongman/ Strongwoman Fitness Competition will be held during the morning of Saturday, April 17. The competition is open to all Saint Mary’s students, faculty, and staff.
Possible events include: a log press, stone carry, golf cart pull, tire flip and sprint, sheaf toss and farmer's walk.
The participants will be split into male and female divisions. If the number of participants is great, then the competition will also be split into weight divisions.
To register, sign up in the Student Activities office. The cost is $10 and all participants will receive an Iron Cardinal T-shirt.
If you have any questions contact Jamie Herrick, Ext. 6968; Jason Flanders, Ext. 6692; or Jason Richter, Ext.1648.
Father Andrew Beerman will present “The Evidence for Life After Death” as part of the Last Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge of Hillside Hall.
“The Evidence for Life After Death” will examine the evidence for the immortality of the human being — from the fields of science, philosophy and religion. An open discussion will question if it is important to know whether there is life after death.
Father Andrew Beerman is the rector of Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary. Refreshments will be provided.
The Office of Residence Life sponsors the Last Lecture Series, and it was created because SMU students were asked to nominate and recognize fantastic teaching faculty and staff by awarding them the opportunity to give what would be their last lecture ever.
The fourth Saint Mary’s “Row, Ride, Run Triathlon” will take place on Saturday, April 24, at 9 a.m.; check-in begins at 7:30 a.m. on the west end of Lake Winona. The public is encouraged to take part in the triathlon.
Participants will canoe or kayak a 2.5-mile loop around Lake Winona, then bike 14 miles from Lake Winona to the SMU campus. Once on campus, racers will run 3.1 miles through the bluffs surrounding the university.
Proceeds assist Serving Others United in Love (SOUL), a program of SMU’s Office of Campus Ministry. Through SOUL, members of the Saint Mary’s community participate in national and international service trips.
Participants may begin registering now, either as an individual or as a team. Teams may consist of two, three or four members. The registration period ends April 16. The fees are $15 per individual or $30 per team; registration spots are limited. Event organizers have reduced the cost of this race to increase participation. This is a great event for beginning triathletes.
Racers are responsible for bringing their own bikes, and are required to wear helmets for the bicycling leg of the event. Canoeists and kayakers are required to wear life jackets; a limited number of canoes and kayaks are available to rent for a suggested donation of $5.
For more information, or to register online, visit www.smumn.edu/rowriderun. For information on reservations, call Ext. 7268.
“Saint Mary’s Hall” —a digital photo by Joe Krause, a senior graphic design major at Saint Mary’s University, will be featured in the senior art show, “Figuring it Out,” Saturday, April 10, through Saturday, May 8, at the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries, located in the SMU Toner Student Center. An opening reception will be held 4 to 6 p.m. April 10. The galleries are free and open to the public; gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
This turtle, by Mariana Sanchez, a SMU senior graphic design major from Mexico, asks the question, “If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he naked or homeless?” Sanchez has done a series of digital cartoons for the upcoming Saint Mary’s senior art show. Other artists displaying will include: Ryan Anderson, Valerie Koch, Tatiana Martinez, Brandy Munson, Lincoln Nguyen, Zach Olberding, Ben Olson and Smith Thongbai.
New music by faculty and students of the Music Department will be highlighted in a free public performance Saturday, April 10. The event will begin at 3 p.m. in Figliulo Recital Hall.
Featured selections will include the premiere of “Fantasia for Solo Piano” by SMU student Brian Heim, as well as the premiere of “I Miss the Moon” for jazz quartet by long-time faculty member and jazz saxophonist Dr. John Paulson.
Recently commissioned works by music faculty Dr. Patrick O’Shea and A. Eric Heukeshoven will also be performed. Heukeshoven’s “The Chief,” a work for narrator and chamber ensemble and O’Shea’s song cycle “The Dispossessed” are both based on poems by former Winona Poet Laureate James Armstrong. The two Armstrong pieces feature unusual combinations of folk and classical instruments, such as accordion and uilleann pipes with cello, flute and clarinet.
“Autumn Waves” by 2009 SMU music alumnus Jeremy Johnston will feature faculty member Dr. Janet Heukeshoven on flute, accompanied by her husband Eric on the piano.
The SMU Chamber Singers will perform A. Eric Heukeshoven’s “Pathway of Life” in memory of Ben Larson, the Luther College student who recently lost his life in the Haiti earthquake. The text for Heukeshoven’s choral work (written in 2006) was dedicated to Larson’s mother, the Rev. April Larson, former bishop of the La Crosse Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
The jazz quartet will also be featured on “Nyhavn Reflections” by A. Eric Heukeshoven — a work written for the world-renown Danish jazz saxophonist Marc “Kibrick” Bernstein.
This performance is made possible by the Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota School of the Arts. For more information, contact A. Eric Heukeshoven at Ext. 7292 or E-mail him at eheukesh@smumn.edu.
The 18-piece Saint Mary’s University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo I will perform their final concert of the semester at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 16, in Page Theatre. The featured soloist will be trumpeter Dr. Joe Morgan of Rochester. Both groups are directed by professor of music, Dr. John Paulson.
Some of the selections include a new arrangement of the “007” James Bond theme by recent graduate and vibraphonist Jeremy Johnston; an arrangement of “Secret Love” featuring the trombone section; the Wayne Shorter tune “One by One” arranged by Mark Taylor; and a new arrangement of Gershwin’s “My Ship” by Dave Rivello, featuring baritone saxophonist Benjamin Scott. Tenor saxophonist Ross Nixon of Winona Senior High School will play the solo part on “Midnight Voyage” by Michael Brecker, and alto saxophonist Vanessa Grams will be featured on the Grammy-winning Quincy Jones selection “Quintessence.”
The Jazz Ensemble has been recording their first CD “Staycation,” which they started recording during February break. Music technology students from Saint Mary’s are recording under the supervision of engineer and SMU adjunct instructor Brett Huus, along with input from Dr. Paulson. They hope to release the CD at Family Weekend next September.
Guest musician Dr. Morgan has been performing, composing and teaching professionally for nearly 10 years. While pursuing a degree in trumpet performance at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, he had the opportunity to study with Edmund Cord, former principal trumpet of the Israel Philharmonic and Utah Symphony Orchestras, as well as do jazz improvisation with Pat Harbison and renowned jazz pedagogue David Baker. While at IU, Dr. Morgan led the acclaimed brass quintet 58 Feet of Tubing and organized a re-recording and performance of Columbia Records’ Grammy award-winning 1968 LP The Antiphonal Music of Gabrieli by brass faculty and students, including two members of the original personnel.
Since then, he has performed with a variety of orchestral and big band ensembles, including the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, and Bloomington Pops, as well as the New Millennium Jazz Orchestra, and has shared the stage with several notable jazz musicians, including Mark Colby, Tom “Bones” Malone, Bob Mintzer, Mark Van Cleave and Ernie Watts. He plays on a Bach Stradivarius trumpet and a Yamaha flugelhorn and has been published in national music and medical professional journals.
Dr. Morgan also pursued his medical education at the Indiana University School of Medicine, finishing coursework in 2009. He is currently a clinical research fellow in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors, and are available at the SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
A limited number of complimentary tickets are available to SMU faculty and staff for the Hendrickson Forum and Seminar on Wednesday, April 28.
The Hendrickson Forum featuring Dr. Marcelo — a distinguished scholar and lecturer on immigration, globalization and education — will take place at the Nicollet Island Pavilion at at the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis from 3 to 5 p.m.
Suárez-Orozco is the co-founder of the Harvard Immigration Projects and is currently the Richard Fisher Membership Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, and the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University. He will speak about “Global Migration: Best Practices for Business and Society in a Changing World.”
Panelists at the Hendrickson Seminar will discuss, “Demographics and Development: Migration's Impact on Minnesota Businesses” from 1 - 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 28 at the Twin Cities campus in Minneapolis.
Panelists will explore how migration’s demographic and economic upheavals are impacting Minnesota, specifically businesses and their changes in owners, employees, customers and the culture of their markets. With 19 Fortune 500 companies headquartered here, Minnesota both leads and is vulnerable to market changes due to migration.
If you'd like one of these faculty/staff tickets, e-mail Terri Nye at tnye@smumn.edu. Once the complimentary tickets are gone, tickets are $20 for the forum and $10 for the seminar for staff and faculty. Bob Biebel will organize a carpool/bus for faculty, staff and students who are interested.
More information on both events is available at HendricksonForum.smumn.edu. For more information, contact Barb Hall at (612) 238-4517, bhall@smumn.edu.
Jeff Hefel and Joe Dulak are planning a special KSMR broadcast of “The Black Hole of Radio” on Thursday, April 29, to raise money for the Saint Mary’s Habitat Women Build team. Hefel and Dulak will take to the airwaves from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for a marathon show; special guests and many surprises are planned. A silent auction will be held. To contribute, contact Adrianne Olson at aolson@smumn.edu.To listen on-campus, turn to KSMR at 92.5; off-campus, turn to 94.3. KSMR also plays in the background of local access Channel 19. For more information, go to www.jeffandjoe.wetpaint.com.
Monta May, Office of Communication and Marketing, is one of the featured artists in the 10th annual Bluff Country Studio Art Tour. The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour will be held from Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April 25. Visit her at 854 W. 5th St.
May’s art features an exploration of the ancient and the contemporary. The Bluff Country Studio Art Tour is held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information or to receive a free brochure, contact Historic Bluff Country at (800) 428-2030, www.bluffcountrystudioarttour.com.
Phil Hull, director of study abroad and career services associate, went to Florence in March to do a site visit of the Study Abroad Italy program. He had a chance to meet with the SAI staff over there, as well as administrators at the Florence University of the Arts. Additionally, he met with five “inaugural” students and got their initial impressions and feedback on the program.
The Dance Repertory Company will perform Friday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 24, at 3 p.m. in honor of Benny Goodman’s recent 100th birthday celebration.
This year’s concert, which will be held in Page Theatre, will feature The Goodman Suite, members of which are all full of youthful, spirited and promising talent. The Dance Repertory Company will present contemporary ballet, tap, jazz and modern dance all set to the swingin’ music of Benny Goodman.
The Goodman Suite, debuted by the DRC in the Spring of 2000, features works to Goodman’s “Bugle Call,” “Christopher Columbus” and “Sing, Sing, Sing.” This year’s concert will present these restaged works as well as feature new choreography by the company’s artistic staff.
Tickets are $10, $5 for students and seniors and are available at the SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
The SMU Chamber Singers and Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Patrick O’Shea, and Women’s Choir, under the direction of Lindsy O’Shea, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at the Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels, located on the Saint Teresa campus. The concert will also include several selections performed by the Winona Area Youth Singers, also under Lindsy O'Shea's direction.
Works on the concert include Mozart's Missa Brevis in D Major, K. 194, Mass No. 3 by Russell Woollen, the haunting Carols of Death by William Schuman, as well as arrangements of folk songs and spirituals.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and seniors and are available at the SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
The chamber ensembles will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 25, at Figliulo Recital Hall.
Now in its second year, the Winona Area Youth Singers, under the direction of Lindsy O’Shea, will present a spring concert 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 18, at the Valéncia Arts Center. The community choir for fourth- through eight-graders is offered through the Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts. The event, which focuses on American music history, will include music from early Americana to contemporary musical theatre, showcasing both sacred and secular aspects of our nation’s musical growth. Tickets are $10 for adults or free for children and students.