by Samantha Stetzer | Mar 3, 2017 | Achievements, Campus News, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter
Winona State University’s student-run publication, The Winonan, was awarded six best of show awards at the 2017 Associated Collegiate Press Best of the Midwest conference Feb. 16-18 in Minneapolis. Nathaniel Nelson won first place in the sports story category and took...
by Samantha Stetzer | Feb 24, 2017 | Events, Top Stories, Twitter
When Molly Noterman’s roommate dragged her to a Child Advocacy Studies Club meeting during her freshman year at Winona State University in 2015, she had no idea what she was getting into or how much the experience would impact the next few years of her life. Noterman...
by Samantha Stetzer | Feb 22, 2017 | Events, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University’s newest baseball player knows the value of perseverance, especially when things get tough. Fourteen-year-old Hunter Krusmark, from Lake City, Minn., will officially join the Warrior baseball team for the 2017 baseball season on Thursday, Feb....
by Samantha Stetzer | Feb 17, 2017 | Arts & Lectures, Events, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University-Rochester is celebrating 100 years of community and will host the WSU-Rochester on Broadway Speaker Series this spring as a part of its centennial celebration. The first speaker in the series is Duchess Harris, who will present “Hidden Fences:...
by Samantha Stetzer | Feb 9, 2017 | Academic News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Since 1858, Winona State University has maintained a proud tradition of education, from its establishment as the first normal school west of the Mississippi to its current focus on preparing educators for 21st century learners. Teachers need wide-ranging skills to be...
by Samantha Stetzer | Feb 8, 2017 | Achievements, Faculty Staff News, Top Stories
Winona State University Director of Inclusion and Diversity Alex Hines is motivated by the prospect of bettering the life of his students and recently, Hines’ hard work inspired by that motivation was recognized by diversity and leadership organizations. Hines was...
by Samantha Stetzer | Feb 3, 2017 | Achievements, Faculty Staff News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University has a new advocate in the fight against gender-based violence. The Office of Legal Affairs announced WSU alumna Heather Gerdes has been hired to serve as the campus Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Intervention Coordinator. In this...
by Samantha Stetzer | Jan 30, 2017 | Academic News, Arts & Lectures, Faculty Staff News, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University has partnered with the Winona Family YMCA and Winona-area families to promote a powerful idea: physical activity is not limited by ability. The program began as a response to public focus groups in Winona that indicated a desire for more family...
by Samantha Stetzer | Jan 30, 2017 | Campus News, Faculty Staff News, Top Stories, Twitter
Winona State University announces Mark Reitan (RYE-tahn) as the new Director of Alumni Relations. As director, Reitan will oversee the design, leadership, development and implementation of comprehensive alumni and annual fund programs that align with WSU’s...
by Samantha Stetzer | Jan 26, 2017 | Academic News, Top Stories, Twitter
This fall, Houston Public Schools teacher and Winona State University alumna Greta Goetting gave her elementary students the opportunity to feel “a little bit ‘grown-up’” by participating in some serious science experiments on a college campus. Goetting’s students...