by Taylor Matzke | Feb 3, 2015 | Academic News, Achievements, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
A total of 279 Winona State student-athletes have been recognized as Presidential Scholar-Athletes for their outstanding accomplishments in the classroom. The Presidential Scholar-Athlete award recognizes all WSU student-athletes who recorded a semester grade point...
by Andrea Northam | Jan 26, 2015 | Achievements, Campus News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University has been named to the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for the sixth consecutive year. In 2012-13, more than 5,100 WSU students contributed over 200,000...
by Andrea Northam | Jan 15, 2015 | Achievements, Campus News, Rochester, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a national policy and research center for higher education. “I am astounded at the level of integration and...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 30, 2014 | Academic News, Achievements, Campus News, WSU News
The Winona State Social Work Department recently received accreditation until 2021 through the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The department has been accredited continuously by CSWE since 1984. This is the fourth time it has received this accreditation....
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 10, 2014 | Achievements, Rochester, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Lee Bjorklund and his wife, Leah, know what it means to “just keep swimming.” A few years ago, Bjorklund and his wife lost their jobs. His mother-in-law was arrested for embezzlement. Their three-month-old son had to have open-heart surgery. All within a matter of...
by Adam Milbauer | Dec 9, 2014 | Achievements, Campus News, Events, Rochester, Student News, WSU News
When Evan Mitchell enrolled in his first collegiate level course at Rochester Community Technical College (RCTC) three and a half years ago, he didn’t know that he had just taken his first steps toward achieving his dreams. Mitchell, from Rochester, Minn., grew up in...
