by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 5, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Events, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
When she was 13 years old, Lanesta White’s father died. Her mother was an alcoholic, so that left White and her brother mostly on their own. White ended up dropping out of high school in the 9th grade, had her first child at 16 and was pregnant with her second by the...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 2, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Events, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
More than 450 students will participate in the Winona State University Fall 2016 Commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 9, in McCown Gymnasium in Memorial Hall on the Winona campus. The morning ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and include the College of Business,...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 2, 2016 | Academic News, Events, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University will host the Cancer Exercise Specialist Advanced Qualification workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9, on the WSU Campus. The workshop will feature Andrea Leonard, a personal trainer for cancer survivors with over 20...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 1, 2016 | Events, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
For many parents, watching a child walk across the stage at college graduation is a proud moment. For Ka Vang’s mother, it’s that and so much more, a testament to her lifelong commitment for Vang to have a better life. Vang will participate in Winona State...
by Samantha Stetzer | Nov 29, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University’s new Success Coach Program, formed in partnership with the offices of Inclusion and Diversity and Student Life and Development, focuses on the success of traditionally underserved students, first-generation students, and those specifically...
by Samantha Stetzer | Nov 14, 2016 | Arts & Lectures, Events, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University’s Inclusion and Diversity Office will host Native American Flutist Joseph Firecrow as he presents “Native American Storytelling and a Journey into True American History,” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 in the East Hall...
by Samantha Stetzer | Nov 10, 2016 | Campus News, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
When Sergeant James Ulrich enrolled at Winona State University after being deployed to southeast Asia with the Marines, he was adamant about not living in the residence halls. The accounting and criminal justice student was in his early twenties and worried he would...
by Samantha Stetzer | Nov 8, 2016 | Achievements, Campus News, Featured Post, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University Biology Professor Neal Mundahl, in collaboration with the Landscape Arboretum at WSU, was selected to receive a grant from the Legislative Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) in May 2016. The $99,000, three-year grant is from the...
by Samantha Stetzer | Nov 1, 2016 | Achievements, Featured Post, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
In 2009, Winona State University alumna Kim Schultz traveled to the Middle East to meet with Iraqi refugees, in the hopes of bringing their stories to America. Instead Schultz brought back a story of her own, after falling in love in Syria with an Iraqi refugee named...
by Samantha Stetzer | Oct 25, 2016 | Academic News, Featured Post, Twitter
When Bill Koutsky saw Dave Marck and his jazz quartet perform in 2014, he immediately knew he wanted to bring them to Winona State University. As an added bonus, Koutsky decided to use the opportunity as a way to raise money for WSU music students as well. “Bill is...
