The halls are alive... with the sound of music

 Southeast Technical musical instrument repair students showcase their talent at The Sheldon Theatre at "Strings, Winds & Brass"   

Strings, Winds & Brass
Saturday, March 28, 2015
7 pm (general admission, doors open at 6:30 pm)
Ticket information: Student tickets are only $5 at the Red Wing campus bookstore, sponsored by Red Wing Student Senate. Regular price advance tickets are $14.50 adults, $8.50 students (add $3 if purchased day of show).*

View a Facebook album of the day-of-show rehearsal
View a Facebook album of the 2015 Strings, Winds & Brass performance 

Every year Southeast Technical's talented college students (and handful of employees) audition for the college's variety showcase. This year, those who were selected to perform were featured in Strings, Winds & Brass at The Sheldon on March 28.

"The auditions were judged by a panel that included musicians, media, education, and entertainment professionals. We had 23 wonderful acts audition and the judges selected 15 of them to be featured in this year's performance," said Jo Poncelet, Southeast Technical Dean of Academics.

Southeast Technical's world-renowned band, guitar, and violin repair programs attract talented musicians from across the United States, from as far away as West Virginia, Texas, Colorado, and California. With everything from hurdy-gurdy to sousaphone to electric bassoon by composers ranging from Wolfgang Mozart to Taylor Swift, the concert presented a musical tour that surveyed the range of strings, winds and brass - hence the name of the show! 

The 2015 featured performers were:

• Carrie Allen - solo poet
• Chamfered - hurdy-gurdy, hammered dulcimer, electric bass and guitar
• Cymbalic Brass - trumpet, six trombones, and drums (pictured above)
• The Dentists - trombone, sax, bass, and drums
• Currren Effinger - singer-songwriter with guitar
• Flatt & Square - fiddles, bass, guitar, and mandolin
• Kyle Nelson - solo electric guitar
• Pushing Aether, electric hurdy-gurdy, electric bass, and drums
• Red Rot'n Rhythm - trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and sousaphone
• Ridiculous Reeds - bassoon and oboe
• Triple A-Team - clarinet, flute, and oboe (pictured above)
• Willie G. - electric bassoon with loop effects pedal
• Winter Birds - string bass, guitar, fiddle (pictured above)
• Wolf and the Gang - clarinet trio

View a photo gallery of our musicians (dropbox folder)

*$15.50 adult and $5 college student tickets available in the college bookstore. Regular price tickets are available at The Sheldon: call 651-388-8700, toll free 800-899-5759, visit the box office, or go to www.sheldontheatre.org.  All tickets are general admission; doors open at 6:30 day of show. 

Mayo Clinic to visit Winona campus, present on medical support and administrative assistant careers

Representatives from Mayo Clinic, Rochester, will on the Winona campus on March 25, 2015 giving a recruitment presentation for the following program areas:

• Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcriptionist
• Administrative Assistant
• Health Unit Coordinator
• Patient Appointment Coordinator
• Clinical Assistant

There are many positions available in the above areas at Mayo, Rochester -- for qualified applicants.  This meeting will help determine how to meet those qualifications.

The Medical Support Careers area along with the Administrative Assistant program area would like to invite all interested students and friends to attend this presentation.  

Mayo will show a video regarding the above positions.  This video also shows the benefit package Mayo Clinic has to offer (insurance, PTO time, bus transportation, etc.).

The presenter enjoys questions from the audience. She gives tips for resume writing, cover letter contents, interview preparation, phone interviews, and much more.  In other words, she explains what Mayo will be looking for in submitted resumes and cover letters.

Here are the details:

• Date:  Wednesday, March 25, 2015
• Time:  10 a.m.
• Place:  Room 205
• Attire:  Casual Business Attire -- please!

If you have any questions, please contact one of the following instructors.  RSVP is not needed; however, feel free to e-mail us with your plans to attend.

• Patty Watson: [email protected]
• Becky Korder: [email protected]
• Ramona Coron: [email protected]

If you will be looking for employment now or in the future, this is the meeting to attend!!

Charting the Future

As a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Southeast Technical is engaged in a collaborative process to develop specific actions to better serve MnSCU's 435,000 students and communities, strengthen our colleges and universities, and protect our unique character and autonomy.

Please join us for the spring Charting the Future Gallery Walk!

Charting the Future (CTF) Gallery Walk
Monday, March 30, 2015
11 am to 1 pm
Winona Campus, Main Lobby

The open-house style event is designed to provide students, faculty, staff, and community members an opportunity to react to the concepts and themes proposed by the CTF implementation teams. Please mark your calendar and plan to stop by. 

The spring Gallery Walk will present the work-in-progress of these four implementation teams:

• Academic Planning and Collaboration
• Competency Certification and Credit for Prior Learning
• Education Technology
• Information Technology Systems Design

About Charting the Future

Even though we remain steadfastly committed to our compact with Minnesota, we know too well that our ability to fulfill this promise is at risk – threatened by challenges that could weaken educational quality and our ability to deliver on our commitments:

• Funding shifts that threaten quality, access, and affordability;
• Increasing competition that affects enrollments in our degree programs, customized training and continuing education;
• Population shifts in which a larger share of Minnesotans are moving to a handful of metropolitan areas; and
• Threats to our authority to govern.

At the same time, emerging trends create opportunities for us to become stronger and serve students in new ways:

• Dramatic growth in the diversity of the students we serve;
• Growth in the number of students enrolled in multiple colleges and universities within our system;
• Changes in technology that create new opportunities for how students can learn, how we can teach and support their learning, and how we can work together;
• The changing nature of work and what it means to be well prepared for jobs and careers; and
• The growing need for us to demonstrate the capabilities of our graduates.

 

Download a PDF of the
Charting The Future
One-Page Flyer 

Tell us what you think 

Please consider actively participating in shaping this effort using the resources below:

• Visit the Charting the Future Blog
• Participate, Comment, Share an Idea 
• Get to know our Charting the Future Team Member: Daniel Bernstrom, Red Wing LRC (Diversity Implementation Team)
• Review the Implementation Teams Rosters 

• Check out the highlights from Implementation Team Meetings:
  • Student Success Team
  • Diversity Team
  • System Incentives & Rewards Team: 
  • Comprehensive Workplace Solutions Team
   

• Visit the Charting the Future FAQ
• Read the One-Page Overview Sheet 
• Follow @mnscu on Twitter and join the conversation using #ChartingTheFuture

The halls are alive... with the sound of music

Southeast Technical musical instrument repair students to showcase their talent at The Sheldon Theatre at "Strings, Winds & Brass"   

Strings, Winds & Brass
Saturday, March 28, 2015
7 pm (general admission, doors open at 6:30 pm)
Ticket information: Student tickets are only $5 at the Red Wing campus bookstore, sponsored by Red Wing Student Senate. Regular price advance tickets are $14.50 adults, $8.50 students (add $3 if purchased day of show).*

Every year Southeast Technical's talented college students (and handful of employees) audition for the college's variety showcase. This year, those who were selected to perform will be featured in Strings, Winds & Brass at The Sheldon on March 28.

"The auditions were judged by a panel that included musicians, media, education, and entertainment professionals. We had 23 wonderful acts audition and the judges selected 15 of them to be featured in this year's performance. It will make for a terrific show with lots of variety," said Jo Poncelet, Southeast Technical Dean of Academics.

Southeast Technical's world-renowned band, guitar, and violin repair programs attract talented musicians from across the United States, from as far away as West Virginia, Texas, Colorado, and California. With everything from hurdy-gurdy to sousaphone to electric bassoon by composers ranging from Wolfgang Mozart to Taylor Swift, expect a musical tour that surveys the range of strings, winds and brass - hence the name of the show! 

This year's featured performers are:

• A Luthiers' Duet - two guitars
• Carrie Allen - solo poet
• Chamfered - hurdy-gurdy and guitar
• Cymbalic Brass - trumpet, six trombones, and drums (pictured above)
• The Dentists - trombone, sax, bass, and drums
• Flatt & Square - banjo, fiddle, bass, guitar, and mandolin
• Nathan Glazier - solo fiddle
• Kyle Nelson - solo electric guitar
• Pushing Aether, electric hurdy-gurdy, electric bass, and drums
• Red Rot'n Rhythm - trumpets, saxophones, trombones, and sousaphone
• Ridiculous Reeds - bassoon and oboe
• Triple A-Team - clarinet, flute, and oboe (pictured above)
• Willie G. - electric bassoon with loop effects pedal
• Winter Birds - string bass, guitar, fiddle (pictured above)
• Wolf and the Gang - clarinet trio

View a photo gallery of our musicians (dropbox folder)

*$15.50 adult and $5 college student tickets are available in the college bookstore. Regular price tickets are available at The Sheldon: call 651-388-8700, toll free 800-899-5759, visit the box office, or go to www.sheldontheatre.org.  All tickets are general admission; doors open at 6:30 day of show. 

2014 Outstanding Alumni Awards recipients Rick Spitzer and Brenda Stelter

Nominations open for 2015 Outstanding Alumni Awards

Established in 2005, Minnesota State College – Southeast Technical’s annual Outstanding Alumni Awards are presented at graduation to two outstanding alumni -- one from the Winona campus and one from the Red Wing campus. Now is the time to consider nominating someone for this prestigious honor. Nomination forms are due April 1, 2015 for this year's awards!

Criteria for Outstanding Alumni Awards

1. Earned a diploma or degree from Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical more than 5 years ago;  
2. Professional and/or personal achievement (e.g., career achievements, obstacles overcome, etc.);  
3. Service to others (e.g., community service, service clubs, church, volunteerism, etc.);  
4. Support to Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical (e.g., financial, board representative, advocacy, volunteerism, support/employment of grads, etc.);  
5. Able to attend the graduation ceremony in Winona (May 12) or Red Wing (May 13).

Nominations for 2015

To nominate someone, download and return the 2015 Outstanding Alumni Awards Nomination Form (PDF) and return to any of the campus reception desks, email to [email protected], or fax to 507-453-2424.

Nominations sought for "Business Professional Woman of the Year"

29th Annual Professional Women's Leadership Event coming up in Red Wing on April 15

Professional Women's Leadership Event
Wednesday, April 15, 2014
11 am-3:30 pm
Paradise Cove at Treasure Island, Red Wing, MN

Red Wing will celebrate the accomplishments of professional women in the community on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Paradise Cove,Treasure Island Resort and Casino when Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical hosts the 29th annual Professional Women's Leadership Event (previously known as the Business & Professional Women’s Colloquium). 

Nominations are being sought for the "Business Professional Woman of the Year" 

If you know of someone who deserves to be nominated as Red Wing's Business Professional Woman of the Year, please call Christy Rikli at 651-388-6331 or email [email protected] to make a nomination. All nominations will be evaluated by a panel of business professionals from Minnesota State College - Southeast Technical. We want to honor those individuals who contribute so much to the Red Wing business community. Nominations are due by April 3, 2015. Download a nomination form (.doc) 

Event Details

A women’s business expo, luncheon buffet, fashion show and the awards ceremony for "Business Professional Woman of the Year" are the hallmarks of the event, plus a keynote speech by nationally-acclaimed speaker and engagement expert Theresa Rose called "Find Your Mojo: How to Live, Work and Move in JOY" promises to be a highlight.

Tickets are $42.95; participants can register online or download a brochure/registration form.
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Event Schedule

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Business Expo
Almost 30 businesses will be featured with products and services of interest to women. The Expo is also a great time to network with other business and professional women! If you are interested in participating as a vendor, please email Calli Ekblad: [email protected]

12:15 p.m. Luncheon Buffet & Fashion Show
Indulge in a scrumptious luncheon buffet with decadent desserts. A spring fashion show will entertain over the lunch hour, presenting the newest business and casual fashions.

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Business Professional Woman of the Year Award
An awards ceremony honors the area's top Business Professional Women, as nominated by their peers. All of the nominees will be recognized with a special gift and certificate. The award winner will receive a prize package valued at over $300, compliments of Express Employment Professionals. Download a nomination form (.doc)

2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker Theresa Rose: "Find Your Mojo: How to Live, Work and Move in JOY!"
Have you become a stress bunny with too much to do and not enough time to do it? If so, you've lost your mojo! Join nationally-acclaimed speaker and engagement expert Theresa Rose as she shares lessons on how you can live, work, and move from a place of joy instead of struggling in a state of overwhelming stress. By living and working from a joy-centered perspective, you will increase engagement of your team, customers and future clients, improve your health and well-being, and get motivated to live the purposeful life you desire and deserve!