CAMPUS NOTES
SAINT MARY’S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA• WINONA CAMPUS NEWSLETTER
November 22, 2013 • Volume 50, Number 14
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Senior class gathering Dec. 5
trees this week. Gifts for Winona’s main priority is to provide gifts to children 18 and younger
and individuals 60 and older.
The senior class gathering Thursday, Dec. 5, will
be held 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Toner Student
Center lounge. Beverages and hors d’oeuvres
will be served.
In addition to a tree in Saint Mary’s Hall, trees
will be located at the three Severson-Sinclair
locations, Walmart, the Winona Public Library,
the Winona Post, and Security State Bank of
Lewiston. Additionally, grocery cards can be
purchased for families at both HyVee and
Midtown Foods.
This event is intended to honor all senior students, with special recognition for mid-year
graduates of the College.
Basketball team invites
community to bring toys
for Gifts for Winona program
The SMU community is invited to take a tag
from the Saint Mary’s tree, shop for items on the
gift list and return wrapped gifts by Dec. 12 to
the Business Office. The recommended amount
for holiday gifts is approximately $35 per person. Tags should be securely taped to the outside of the presents or the bag of presents.
The Saint Mary’s women’s basketball team is
partnering with the Saint Mary’s University
Gifts for Winona program to collect toys.
As the gift distribution is early this year — midDecember — the community is asked to begin
their season of giving early as well. The success
of this program depends on the generosity of
the Winona-area community.
On Dec. 7, the women’s team will play the
College of Saint Benedict at 3 p.m. in the SMU
gym. Attendees are encouraged to bring along a
variety of new toys for girls and boys, which
will be wrapped and distributed through Gifts
for Winona.
For more information, call the Gifts for Winona
line at Ext. 8719. Other community partners that
join SMU to help make this program possible
are the Winona Post, Winona Radio and
Winona Volunteer Services.
The Saint Mary’s University Gifts for Winona
program, now in its 12th year, helps more than
1,600 people in the Winona area have happier
holidays.
Cardinals hosting fourth
Toys For Tots Teddy Bear Toss
Giving trees go up this week
for Saint Mary’s University Gifts
for Winona
The men’s hockey team will hold the fourth
annual Toys For Tots Teddy Bear Toss today,
Friday, Nov. 22, during the Cardinals’ 7:30 p.m.
home game against Saint John’s at the SMU Ice
Arena.
Saint Mary’s University Gifts for Winona giving
trees will be going up before Thanksgiving. This
communitywide program is providing gifts to
area children and seniors in need this holiday
season.
Fans attending are encouraged to bring a teddy
bear or stuffed animal — preferably new, but
those in good used condition will also be accept-
Tags, each labeled with a different person’s holiday gift wishes, will be placed on area giving
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Concert Band to present
‘Welcome Christmas’
ed and appreciated. Teddy bears will also be
available at the arena for a donation of $1. Drop
off your stuffed animals at Campus Ministry or
the first floor of Saint Mary’s Hall.
Celebrate the music of the Christmas season
with the Saint Mary’s University Concert Band
and Wind Ensemble 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, at
Page Theatre.
After the first SMU goal in the first period — or
at the end of the first period — fans will have
an opportunity to throw their teddy bears
and/or stuffed animals onto the ice. They will
then be collected and distributed to children in
the Winona area for the holidays.
The concert celebrates the rich musical traditions of the season, featuring Gene Milford's
“Festival Español,” Johan de Meij’s “Polish
Christmas Music,” and H. Robert Reynolds
beautiful transcription of “O Magnum
Mysterium.” More favorite music of the season
will be performed, featuring student conductors Marilyn Yennie (on “The Child and the
Kings”) and Katy Kosiek (on “Yuletide
Tapestry”).
The men’s hockey team will also have a collection bin in the SMU Ice Arena lobby for anyone
wishing to donate a toy other than a teddy bear
for Toys For Tots.
The U.S. Marine Corps Toys For Tots
Foundation was formed to collect new,
unwrapped toys during October, November
and December each year and then distribute
those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children
in their local communities.
After the performance all guests and performers are invited to stay for the traditional lobby
party Christmas cookie reception, with holiday
music provided by band members during the
reception.
‘Lessons and Carols’
Christmas service is Dec. 7
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students
and seniors and are available by calling the
SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Friday, or online at
www.pagetheatre.org.
The joyous and uplifting Christmas service of
“Lessons and Carols” will be presented by the
Saint Mary’s University Department of Music
at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7.
This concert is free to SMU faculty and staff, as
well as students (with IDs) arriving 20 minutes
before the performance.
The beautiful service, held in the majestic
Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels, features
the Saint Mary’s Concert Choir and Chamber
Singers, directed by Dr. Patrick O’Shea.
For more information, contact Director Dr.
Janet Heukeshoven at [email protected]
or Ext. 1675.
“Lessons and Carols” reflects on the Christmas
story through several short readings, hymns
and Christmas carols sung by the choirs and
audience. Music includes familiar carols and
selections by composers from the Renaissance
to the present.
Jazz Ensemble to perform
jazzy twist on ‘The Nutcracker’
The jazz musicians of Saint Mary’s will bring a
modern classic to town as they perform the
amazing Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn
arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker
Suite” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, in SMU’s
Page Theatre.
The Chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels is located at Wabasha and Vila streets in Winona.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students
and seniors and are available by calling the
SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Friday, or online at
www.pagetheatre.org. Tickets at the door are
available by cash or check only.
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Recorded in 1960 by Duke Ellington and his
orchestra, this interpretation takes the classic
ballet settings and turns them inside out.
Noted jazz educator and historian Gunther
Schuller wrote, “There are leaps of high imagination on every page. In Ellington’s
‘Nutcracker,’ they seem to come in just about
every measure. I consider this one of the great
American scores, and you'll probably never
hear it at your local symphony!”
Conservatory news
The modern arrangement of Duke Ellington’s
original scores includes transcriptions of many
of the original solos – most notably those of
legendary clarinetist Jimmy Hamilton.
Regional woodwind virtuoso David Townsend
will be featured as guest clarinetist for this performance.
Fall dance recital
The Dance Repertory Company II, the
Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts’ youth
performing ensemble, will present its fall
dance recital 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 6, and 3 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Valéncia Arts Center
Academy Theatre, 1164 W. 10th St.
In addition to the Ellington masterpiece, Jazz
Combo 1 will perform two arrangements by
SMU jazz director A. Eric Heukeshoven that
also take familiar holiday themes and infuse
them with a healthy dose of jazz.
In addition to classes, a large portion of the
learning experience for all MCA students is
performing. Come support these talented students and choreographers. Dance forms
included are tap, jazz, hip hop, and ballet with
the second half of the concert highlighting the
upper-level students. No reservations are
needed; ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3
for seniors and students, with children
younger than 18 admitted for free.
Rounding out the evening will be vocal performances of seasonal favorites by SMU students
Keotta House and Gabriel Verges.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students
and seniors and are available by calling the
SMU Box Office, Ext. 1715, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. Monday through Friday, or online at
www.pagetheatre.org.
For more information contact A.
Heukeshoven
at
Ext.
7292
[email protected].
Conservatory jazz combos
to perform Dec. 4
Eric
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On Wednesday, Dec. 4, beginning at 5:30 p.m.,
the Minnesota Conservatory for the Art’s Jazz
Combos will perform at the Acoustic Café, 77
Lafayette St. This community outreach event
will showcase talented young musicians in
new jazz combos.
Chamber Orchestra
to perform Dec. 8
The Saint Mary’s University Chamber
Orchestra will perform a special birthday tribute concert, “Britten’s Centennial,” at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 8, at Figliulo Recital Hall, located
in the SMU Performance Center.
The Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts offers
programming in dance, music, visual art and
theatre year-round. Classes, lessons, workshops and camps are offered for children ages
3 and older through adults at the Valéncia Arts
Center.
The English composer Benjamin Britten was
born on Nov. 22, 1913. In celebration of this
centenary, this concert will include two of his
most famous works, “Simple Symphony for
Strings” and “Serenade for Tenor, Horn and
Strings.”
These activities are made possible by the voters
of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts
Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a
legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. Minnesota Conservatory
for the Arts is an affiliate program of Saint
Mary’s University.
The orchestra is composed of Saint Mary’s students and faculty, along with Winona community members, under the direction of Dr. David
Leung. The concert will feature the talents of
Dr. Mark Mowry, a tenor from the University
of Wisconsin, Eau Claire; and Regina Barbosa,
a senior public relations major, on French horn.
For
more
information,
e-mail
[email protected]; visit them on Facebook or
Twitter or call 453-5500.
Students visit area nursery as
part of Entrepreneurship Week
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and
seniors and are available at the SMU Box
Office, Ext. 1715, Monday through Friday from
10 am. to 6 p.m. or online at www.pagetheatre.org.
On Wednesday, a group of students saw plentiful greens while they learned about going
green. The students got an in-depth tour of
Pork and Plants, an area nursery that is diver3
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come to this event, in addition to their underclass student peers.
sifying into hydroponics and growing vegetables during the winter months. SMU alum
Maria Kreidermacher led the tour.
Truax exhibiting work
in St. Paul
Students took many cell photos of the greenhouse filled with poinsettias and of the lettuce,
strawberries and other seasonal fruits and vegetables being grown by the family-run facility.
Kreidermacher explained the history of the
business, the constant need to find their business niche, as well as to experiment with new
growing processes and time- and energy-saving methods. From renewable energy sources
to water conservation, the Kreidermachers are
constantly finding ways to improve their
processes as well as broaden their market.
Lisa Truax, assistant professor for the
Department of Art and Design, has an exhibition at the University of Minnesota Larson
Gallery at the St. Paul Student Center. The
show runs through Dec. 10 and is a two-person
exhibit titled “The World is a Stage: The
Natural Web of Artistry.” For more details, go
to http://sua.umn.edu/events/arts/currentexhibitions.
This event was part of a week-long schedule of
speakers and activities in recognition of Global
Entrepreneurship Week.
Living Learning Community
visits Mayo Clinic
Bake sale raises over $1,000
for Jamaica M.Ed. students
Members of the Wellness Inc. Living Learning
Community
visited
the
Center
for
Complementary Medicine at the Mayo Clinic
Wednesday. They attended a stress management/meditation workshop by Dr. Amit Sood.
A bake sale Nov. 15, raised just over $1,000 for
student scholarships for the M.Ed. in Teaching
and Learning program in Jamaica, offered by
SMU in collaboration with the Catholic College
of Mandeville.
All-campus student work
on display in art galleries
In the News
The All-Campus Undergraduate Art Exhibition
is on display in the Lillian Davis Hogan
Galleries.
Here are just some of the ways SMU is making
headlines this week:
• The Winona Daily News did a story about
the students who designed a scale model of
Winona
National
Bank.
Go
to
http://bit.ly/1ek2e3P.
This juried exhibition is always highly anticipated by both students and faculty, as entry is
open to all students, not just art and design
majors. This year there are more than 75 entries
from students majoring in human services,
computer science, education, music industry,
literature, theatre arts, Spanish, biology, chemistry, English, entrepreneurship, criminal justice, psychology, art studio, business, graphic
design and environmental biology.
Psychology Symposium
planned for Dec. 7
Students complete model of
Winona National Bank
The annual Psychology Symposium will be
held Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in
the President’s Room. The symposium will feature 11 student presentations on original
research projects; an alumni panel where recent
graduates will discuss their post-graduate
experiences; and a poster session that will highlight the research of the department’s collaborative laboratories. Students’ families often
Five students, under the guidance of Tamara
Honesty, assistant professor of scenic design,
completed a scale model of the original Winona
National Bank, in celebration of the building’s
centennial. The students, Ely Mattson, Karina
Kim, Miranda Leyson, Julie Frederickson and
Matt Schneider (along with adjunct faculty
Chuck Hatcher) put in more than 125 hours on
the process.
• Dr. Scott Sorvaag, Dean of the School of
Education, was interviewed Wednesday on
Winona Radio in honor of National Education
Week.
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Schneider worked on the model as part of a
class project; the others volunteered to help.
Each of the women gave up most of their fall
breaks to work on the project, as well as additional weekends.
tenor saxophone, plus various JPBB members
sitting in and demonstrating their solo skills.
The realization of this ambitious project is due
in large part to a grant from the Southeastern
Minnesota Arts Council and the McKnight
Individual Artists grant program. Last fall,
Paulson secured the grant to support completion of the writing, hiring of the musicians and
production of a concert at the Winona Arts
Center, which featured original music that he
has been working on for nearly 30 years.
Most of the students had no experience building models, and many had never visited the
historic bank. They built the model using original blueprints from 1914, as well as copies of
photographs.
The model is now part of the bank’s balcony
level historical display.
The JPBB features outstanding regional players
from Winona, Rochester, Austin and Red
Wing, Minnesota, and from La Crosse,
Wisconsin, plus several outstanding soloists
from the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Friday’s lunch supports
CTIE and typhoon victims
The JPBB CD and DVD will be available for
sale at the release party for $10 and $15. One
half of the profits from the DVD will go to support Paulson’s Music Access for All program,
which recycles used instruments and gets them
to needy students in the Winona Public School
system. The CD will soon be available from
iTunes and CDbaby.com. Along with music,
the release party will include light appetizers
and a cash bar.
Today everyone can support scholarships for
CTIE students in Nairobi, Kenya and the victims of the typhoon in the Philippines.
To be a part of this effort, go to lunch in the
cafeteria today, Friday, Nov. 22.
This event is sponsored by Mission Awareness,
a student ministry in partnership with the
Office of Campus Ministry. Special thanks to
Chartwells for the support of this event and its
benefactors.
The event is free and open to the public. For
further information on John Paulson or this
event, please visit his website at
paulsonjazz.com
Paulson to release first
Big Band jazz CD, DVD
Reminder: No ‘Campus Notes’
next week
Dr. John Paulson will release the long-awaited
big band jazz CD and DVD, “The John Paulson
Big Band Project” at a special CD release party
on Sunday, Dec. 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the
Westfield Golf Club.
Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, there will
be no ‘Campus Notes’ next week. The next edition will be Friday, Dec. 6. Look ahead on your
calendars. The deadline for that issue is
Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Paulson retired in 2012 after over 30 years of
full-time teaching. He is now an adjunct jazz
instructor at Saint Mary’s and Winona State.
Sympathy for Poling family
The CD will include eight original jazz compositions of varying styles arranged for a 17-piece
jazz ensemble; the DVD features video segments of “live” performances, interviews, all
the selections on the audio CD, plus three
bonus arrangements not included on the CD.
Veikko Jokela, father of Cindy Jokela and
father-in-law of John Poling (philosophy), died
Sunday, Nov. 17. The Saint Mary’s community
extends its sympathy to the Poling family.
The release party will include “live” performances of Paulson compositions by the core
rhythm section from the big band, including
drummer Rich MacDonald, bassist Eric
Graham, guitarist Scott Gerry, and Paulson on
“Campus Notes” is published for the faculty
and staff of Saint Mary’s University by the
Office of Marketing & Communication.
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