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Winona State University OpenRiver The inonW an - 2000s The inonW an – Student Newspaper 11-15-2000 The inonW an Winona State University Follow this and additional works at: https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s Recommended Citation Winona State University, "The inonW an" (2000). The Winonan - 2000s. 16. https://openriver.winona.edu/thewinonan2000s/16 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The inonW an – Student Newspaper at OpenRiver. It has been accepted for inclusion in The inonW an - 2000s by an authorized administrator of OpenRiver. For more information, please contact [email protected]. j winona State Unive,rsi t WIN() www.winona.msus.edu/winonan Established in 1922 Wednesday, November. 15, 2000 Volume 79, Issue 9 Local educators honored at WSU Kristen Berns Among the guests were Rep. Gene Celebration of Education" week. WINONAN Pelowski, elementary teachers and WSU Mayor Jerry Miller spoke shortly at the professors. Herber said the dinner would dinner and said that Nov. 12 through the 18 Educators from Winona and the start the week by honoring educators and will be dedicated to America's education surrounding areas kicked off "American the work that they've done through the week in Winona. Miller also said educators Celebration of Education" week at Winona years. prepare students to live in a diverse Herber said this event has been going on State University on Monday night with a democratic world and he appreciates what for longer than she can remember. dinner to honor educators. every educator does with youth today. Winona Area Chamber of Commerce At the dinner educators and Miller said he relies on educators to do their organized the week, which will involve administrators were rewarded with door jobs and they have helped democratize our rewards for area educators and admini prizes ranging from gift certificates, strators along with private schools and bowling and even airplane rides around the education. surrounding Winona towns. Winona area. On Thursday, Career Day will be held at Brian Hanson/WiNoNAN Autumn Herber of Winona Area Bill Murphey, a WSU marketing the Winona Senior High School where Students turned out in large numbers last Tuesday to Chamber of Commerce said the dinner at professor who organized the dinner, said surrounding businesses and teachers will the voting booths in the dining rooms of Kryzsko WSU was the largest turnout of educators everyone would leave with a reward for talk with students about careers they might Commons. and administrators she has ever seen. coming and helping to start off "American be interested in. Student voter Respect for veterans Professors turnout large receive advising Alex Ward in WSU's precinct (Ward 3 SPECIAL TO THE WINONAN Precinct 2), 774 people registered the day of the tips elections. The new polling place Maggie Howell "Voting is an important across from Jack Kane Dining WINONAN Center in Kryzsko Commons duty," said freshman Matthew Corcoran. attracted new voters from Open houses and displays Winona State University on Junior Jennifer Willuweit said, "My opinion counts." were offered last week to tweak Nov. 7. old and new faculty member's Voting took place in Minne Some students voted to make a statement skills for the upcoming 104 for the last registration. eight years. "I want to change the Barbara Oertel, director of "We regis- "The new advising and retention, made a tered a lot of majority of (polling) location voters from presentation during WSU's students," said advising week for new faculty. election judge attracted students the seniors to the younger In "Advising 101: A Survival Tom Schoen. from the cafeteria Course for New Faculty "The new line." voters," sophomore Advisors," a power point location attracted presentation, Oertel said an TOM SCHOEN Jamie students from the advisor's access code is like a Election judge Prantner said. cafeteria line." signature saying a student has Schoen said "We're the future, bring sought advising." it's hard to Oertel taught the basics of remember the last presidential up issues that are important to us." advising at WSU. She also election, "but so far it's going stressed the importance of the good, decent and brisk," The debates and campaigns had focused on topics like pre- appointment with the student. Other election judges the "Advisors should establish a turnout among students was scription drugs and social security. Issues that were relationship with their advisee," good. she said. "Not only should Monica Hennessy-Mohan, important to students were the environment and education. advisors form a rapport with city clerk, said of 1,039 voters their advisee but also encourage students to come back after advising period is over ... time and availability is crucial." Oertel mentioned the education department's -i;Tral111Ese.e ir 1 U.S.President :I 5 ICS.Felritirli :a kit:611E1B: 24-hour accessibility to in:*1:4:bibrre*::•- bleriv students in her presentation. Gore-48.9% Bush-40.5% Nader-8.2% or Imo- ' ej tiits tile; -2vif: Oertel said Rod Winters, head of the new WSU education Web U.S. Senate Vz-.111117-;' Dayton-45% Grams-39% site, at coe.winona.msus.edu/ :11-14 advising/has changed the face of advising on campus. Winona Mayor Patricia Nolan, student Brian Hanson/WINONAN Miller-40.2% Westpfahl-39.7% A color guard from American Legion Post No. 9 was on hand for the dedication of support services advisor, the "Symbol of America" sculpture. The monument, in front of Howell Hall, was presented a session entitled donated by Ervin Bublitz, WSU sociology and social work professor. "Helping Students Choose a Major." Advisors were taught to help students find resources available on campus to help Alumni on display in form of business cards them to declare a major. Nolan characterized Sara Edenhofer about the collection began to circulate, management classes to invite guest undecided students into two WINONAN Foegen began to receive an average of managers to speak with the class. major categories: developmen- 45 cards per year. Foegen then writes to the speakers, tally undecided and seriously Success is on display in Somsen "Soon, I started getting cards from especially any who are alumni, and asks undecided. Nolan said that Hall. In a lighted display case near room other faculty members, or the alumni them for their business cards. students "can't identify 326, approximately 450 business cards office would send over any cards they "Whenever I get a new card, I interests, are unclear about boast the achievements of Winona State received," Foegen said. "They didn't deliberately run it through all my abilities, lack values and University College of Business alumni. come in large amounts, instead they classes," Foegen said. "I'll tell them, 'I identities, find that there is only The growing project had a modest dribbled in steadily." got a new card for my collection. Have one right choice, believe that beginning. Business administration pro- When Foegen realized his pile of you looked in there lately?' " sex-role stereotypes are true fessor Joseph Foegen doesn't recall the business cards was growing, he started In Foegen's eyes the display of and may not be motivated to exact year his project began but thinking of what he was going to do business cards serves multiple benefi- decide." estimates it to be 10 years in the with the collection. An empty bulletin cial purposes. Nolan said that "follow- making. board in Somsen Hall sprung the idea. "Not only does the collection pump through" between advisor and "Every once in awhile some alumni "There are so many boards that no up the alumni," Foegen said. "But it o student was essential for would come back," Foegen said. "Often one does anything with," Foegen said. also serves as a networking tool for undecided students. She offered times, they'd be proud of the business "Here was a space that could be used students. Every one of those cards in tips to better advising for they were in and they'd pop out their for a better purpose." that case is a potential job contact." undeclared majors. The business card." Today Foegen advertises the Foegen also sees the vast array of Discovery test, the Strong test Business cards began to pop up often collection at least once a year through business cards as concrete proof that and the Meyers-Briggs test are enough that they began to accumulate. the college newsletter, the university WSU graduates get responsible jobs. all available in WSU's At first, Foegen received the cards more and local newspapers. In recent years, Businesses represented in the collection counseling center or less by chance. However, once word Foegen has asked students in his Somsen business card display See Business cards, Page 3 See Advising, Page 3 Page 2 WINONAN November r 5, 2000 STUDENT SENATE REPORT Cutting down on printing needs pus is only free because you there are a year and if find ways of printing the same have already paid for it. equipment is figured into the material on fewer pages. The cost of printing is part of cost of the prints, but as you can Students have told me that Today looks to be cloudy and your $4.90 per credit, and imagine, a lot of money is spent because of their major, they would be part of the proposed each year on printing. need to print well over 300 cooler. Snow flurries possi- Student increase for next year. There are A solution to this massive pages each semester. We are c,_ ble. Highs in the low 40s Sena approximately 300,000 prints print fiasco would be to limit aware that some majors require : tyi and lows in the high 208.