The Master of Education in Teaching and Learning program is hosting a learning community mini-conference this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 28 and 29, at the Winona Campus. Nearly 700 second-year students and 40 facilitators are expected to attend the weekend's talks and seminar sessions. For more information, contact Dave Bernard , M.Ed. executive director, at Ext. Summer China program is accepting student applicants Dr. Ting Ni and the history department are sponsoring a trip to China next summer. Interested students would spend three weeks in Tianjin and visit Tiananmen Square, the Ming Tomb, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, among other points of interest.
Students can earn three to six credits of global issues or history credits during the trip.
Financial aid is available to qualified students taking six credits. For more information, contact Dr. Ni at Ext. 1524. Dr. Grover is chair of the political science department and director of the Global Studies Program at Winona State University. Dr. Grover will discuss India's management of its mix of Hindus, Muslims, and Christians, ethnic groups and social castes. His presentation is part of the India Series at Saint Mary's, a semester-long series of special events that examines Indian history, culture and politics.