Pakistani student: Alien enrollment may declineWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- A Winona State University student from Pakistan, Murtaza Masood, said the events of Sept. 11 would change the how Arab students look at applying to U.S. universities. "All the problems with getting and extending the visa are very discouraging," Masood said. In addition, right after the attacks, the reaction of U.S. media was "the heck with foreigners, the heck with Arabs, so now the reaction of foreigners is likely to be -- the heck with American degrees." Ten Pakistani students are studying at Winona State, as are almost 100 Muslims from around the world. "I haven't heard of any of the Arab students withdrawing from Winona State because of the events of Sept. 11 or the war in Afghanistan," Masood said. Masood said he feels comfortable both in Winona and on campus, which he considers a compassionate community. "We attended many meetings with the Winona community -- at schools, churches -- to educate people and answer their questions. People were very nice, open and receptive." They knew the difference between a terrorist and a true believer of Allah, said Masood.
Reporter: Agata Polanska
Background: Visa obstacles slow WSU foreign applications
Background: Foreigners must go home to renew visas
Life after deanship? Henderson: Sure isWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- The former liberal arts dean at Winona State University, Peter Henderson, says the transition back to teaching after five years in the deanship has been smooth. Interacting with students is one of the best parts of being in a university setting, said Henderson, who taught one class in the history department per semester when he was dean. Now he's carrying a full teaching lead. About being dean, he said: "It's a hard job. There are many responsibilities," he said. Even so, he misses aspects of being dean: "I worked with a wonderful team of people," Henderson said, specifically mentioning university president, Darrell Krueger, and the deans of the other four colleges. Henderson believes that Joe Gow, his successor, who was hired from New York, is doing excellently: "The faculty all like him a lot." Going back to teaching, Henderson took a pay cut from $92,000 to $57,000. Spending time with students is more important than salary, he said. With summer breaks again, Henderson, a published scholar, plans to travel more for research and writing. This fall he taught a lot of freshman, and he believes that their maturity has increased. "It's nice to see them go from the high school level to the college way of life," he said. Henderson, who has been at Winona State for 13 years, taught earlier at Nasson College in Maine and at the University of Nebraska. Henderson holds a law degree from Vanderbilt and a doctorate from Nebraska.
Reporter: Whitney Wolfe
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New workout gym in WSU dream stagesWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- The talk among phys-ed leaders at Winona State University is that a new fitness facility could be a reality in two to three years if a decision is made to fund it with donations. Jeff Reinardy, director at the workout gym in the old Maxwell Library, said $4 million to $6 million is needed. The new building would possibly be shared with the Winona hospital for rehab patients, he said. No one expects a major fundraising drive until after the university secures legislative funding for a proposed $40 million science building.
Reporter: Erin Dougherty
Other fields: New workout gym? Not yet
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| Nursing jobs may be plentiful, but becoming a nurse with a Winona State University degree is no easy matter. Students are required to maintain a GPA of 2.75 -- a B-minus. With only 90 students accepted into the undergrad program per year, though, the faculty look at the highest GPAs. The cut off usually 3.0 to a 3.1 -- a solid B or better. About 160 students apply each year. "There's quite a chunk that don't get in to the undergraduate program," said prof Cindy Bork. Students are fiercely competitive the first two years because of the limited admission policy. Students who aren't accepted must wait another year to apply again. Some transfer to easier schools. |
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| WINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- The national nursing shortage provides job opportunities for graduating nursing students, said Winona State University nursing prof Cindy Bork. "They can get jobs as soon as they pass the boards," said Bork. "It's so bad they can even say what shifts and hours they want to work," she said. "They can work pretty much anywhere they want." The nursing shortage affects hospitals, nursing homes, public health agencies and clinics, Bork said. "In a few years, it will affect nursing educators because there won't be enough nurses qualified to teach," she said. A lot of the nurses are leaving the profession, Bork said, because of the working conditions and the stress. "They're burnt out," she said. Since nurses are predominantly women, Bork said the pay is lower and this causes the women to get jobs in business. "The pay is higher and the liability is less," Bork said of a business job: "You sue nurses, but not too many people in business are sued." Bork said the next few years will be worse. A majority of the current nurses are from the Baby Boom era and they will be retiring soon, she said.
Reporter: Angie Anderson
Background: Hiring data dim
Background: Foreign students anxious
Background: Hiring data dim
Background: Foreign students anxious
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Accounting | Advertising | Art | Aviation | Aviation mechanics | Business | Communication | Computer science | Criminal justice | Elementary education | Engineering | Finance | Journalism | Nursing | Paralegal| Photojournalism | Public relations | Social work | Specialized education | Television | Therapeutic recreation |
WSU prof creating summer masscom programWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- A study-abroad program in London for Winona State University masscom students is being worked up, said prof Ron Elcombe. He spent two weeks at the British Broadcasting Corporation in London putting the program together. Elcombe said he aims for the program to be available in two summers.
Reporter: Whitney Wolfe
Schotts: We can replace beer truck in WSU paradeWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- The Winona supervisor at Schotts Distributing Co. Bernie Schott, said he was sorry if a company beer truck offended anyone in the Winona State University homecoming parade. Schott said there were plenty of other things that the company could put in the parade next year. Schott declined to comment on a statement by homecoming parade manager Joe Reed that he would ban alcohol-theme entries next year.
Reporter: Lance Morgan
Background: Reed on Schotts: OK if not beer truck
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Dec. 17, 2001 | BASKETBALL (MEN'S): SMU guard Brett Johnson was named conference player of the week.
BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S): WSU 86, Loras 69. |
Krueger: Budget task force meets in JanuaryWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- A budget task force created by Winona State University President Darrell Krueger to deal with pending budget problems will move into high gear when classes resume in January. In charge as co-chairs are academic Vice President Steve Richardson and student President Jason Fossum. The largest constituency represented on the panel is students, with seven members. Other members: Two profs, one MSUAASF union member, one AFSCME union member, one MAPE union member, and
two administrators. Krueger assigned the task force to look at the two main budget forces: revenue and expenses. Task Force members will consider four components to present a balanced solution: restructuring of campus budgets and expenses, increasing tuition, increasing enrollment, and increasing fundraising.
Background: Prez: Budget realities not known yet
Background: Krueger's planning guidelines
Background: Fiscal forecast gloomier than expected
Bravura editor chosen; winter theme plannedWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- A masscom senior, Laura Putzer, will edit the lab-produced magazine Bravura this spring, said faculty publisher Drake Hokanson. Hokanson made the selection from two applicants. "It was a hard decision, but Putzer's experience won her the position." The job pays $750. Assisting Putzer, will be eight students in a small class that Hokanson teaches. Two issues of Bravura are planned. Hokanson already has an idea for one topic: Winter in Minnesota.
Reporter: Evelyn Ochwal
WSU wins grant for chemistry instrumentWINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- Winona State University's chemistry department has been awarded a $125,900 grant by the National Science Foundation to update and improve chemistry labs. The cost-sharing grant provides half the funding to buy a research-quality nuclear magnetic resonance instrument to study molecular structures. The instrument will be used in the second-year course in organic chemistry and in capstone research projects.
Stricken campus Lutheran organizer recovering slowly| Lutheran students held a banquet to raise money for Stephani Schauland's medical bills last spring at St. Martin's church. They raised $1,000 toward Schauland's first hospital bill, which totaled $95,000. "They've been supportive," Schauland said of the Winona State University students. "They keep the ministry together because of their desire." |
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| WINONA, Minn., Dec. 17, 2001 -- The human dynamo who ran the campus Lutheran Student Fellowship at Winona State University, Stephani Schauland, continued her recovery from a disabling brain aneurysm. Schauland, 49, said she hopes to be back by next fall. She said by then it will have been two years and she will know if she'll be able to handle the responsibilities. Schauland was stricken Sept. 17, 2000. In her 3-1/2weeks in the hospital, doctors cut off the aneurysm, but it triggered problems with thinking, computer and social skills. A year later, Schlauland still struggles with these things, but she's progressed to where the doctors no longer consider her handicapped. "I can't handle a crowd. I can't take a lot of stimulus" Schauland said. "My brain stops to protect me," She can handle most one-on-one situations, but a group is too much. Since the Lutheran Student Fellowship is group-oriented, she had to take a temporary leave: "I'm not able to handle the action and energy level." Schauland said the most important thing now is to be a good wife and a good mother. She is married with two sons, 12 and 13.
Reporter: Angie Anderson |
WINONA CAMPUS WRAPUP
TOP FALL NEWS
How one campus reporter ranks this fall's news:
1. House Partying. Epidemic house parties were busted and the unsympathetic,
frustrated police ticketed students in record numbers.
2. Alcohol task force.
Because of community pressure, a campus-city task force was formed to address partying and alcohol problem.
3. Employee strike.
A two-week strike by AFSCME and MAPE employees disrupted routines at
Winona State and Southeast Tech. Garbage cans overflowed.
4. Sept. 11. New York and Washington terrorism scared foreign students, who were warned to be alert to racism. Incidents were few.
5. Blood drive. The events of Sept. 11 fueled student sympathy, which manifested itself in many ways. A Winona State blood drive exceeded its goal.
6. Sex crime arrest. Former Winona State student Jude Wilson Halter was arrested in Eau Claire, Wis., and held for a Winona State neighborhood rape that led to Fall 2000 campus hysteria.
7. Tuition. State budget shortfalls could mean as much as 23 percent more tuition next fall, experts said. Students formed a team to research the fiscal realities.
8. Anthrax. East Coast bioterrorism prompted an assurance from the Winona State student health director that the campus was prepared to deal with anthrax.
9. Parking. Fines for alternate side parking violations were jacked up from $7 to $25, prompting an outcry in the Winona State neighborhood.
10. Soccer. The women's team at Winona State University earned its first ever recognition nationally and advanced to finals but lost.
Reporter: Angie Anderson |
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