by Winona State University Communications | May 10, 2019 | Academic News, Commencement, Rochester, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
The Winona State University Department of Nursing has been providing high-quality nursing education in southeast Minnesota for more than 50 years, and they have the statistics to prove just how high that quality is. Today’s WSU nursing graduates have a 97.92...
by Kassidy Jackson | Apr 22, 2019 | Commencement, Events, Twitter, WSU News
More than 1,000 students will participate in the Winona State University Spring 2019 Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 10, in McCown Gymnasium in Memorial Hall on the Winona campus. The 9 a.m. ceremony will include the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The...
by Kassidy Jackson | Dec 14, 2018 | Commencement, Student News, Twitter
For Waheed Khan, two years working in a restaurant changed his life. “I did not take a normal route to my undergraduate degree,” Khan explains. “After my high school, I was not sure on what I wanted to do.” Instead of pursuing a degree right away, Khan decided to take...
by Winona State University Communications | Dec 14, 2018 | Commencement, Student News, Twitter
For St. Paul, Minn., native Melody Vang, coming to Winona State University to pursue her bachelor’s degree meant stepping outside her comfort zone and challenging herself in ways she never thought possible. A first-generation student, Vang felt adrift in an unfamiliar...
by Caitlyn Salinas | Dec 14, 2018 | Commencement, Student News, Twitter
From selecting a major to paying bills to getting help with homework, there are many choices and challenges that await the typical college student. Lucky for Amanda Kindvall of St. Francis, Minn., Winona State University TRIO Student Support Services was there to...
by Jake Leskovar | Dec 11, 2018 | Commencement, Student News, Twitter
First-generation students face many challenges on the path to a college degree, and Winona State University student Jared Lancette knows these challenges all too well. Lancette, who will be the first person in his immediate family to attain a bachelor’s degree, says...