by Tesla Mitchell | Feb 16, 2022 | Blog Slider, Campus News, Community, Faculty Staff News, Top Stories, WSU News
In order to eliminate equity gaps in education, wealth, and upward mobility, institutions of higher education must take a hard look internally and follow up with intentional steps to undo harm, increase support for students of color, and build in new processes that...
by Roberta Kennedy | Sep 13, 2021 | Achievements, Faculty Staff News, Top Stories
Dr. Melanie Brooks, Director of Bands at Winona State University, was recently awarded The American Prize in Conducting in the professional band/wind ensemble division for 2021. Brooks was selected from applicants across the United States. “My first feeling was that...
by Tesla Mitchell | Aug 26, 2021 | Campus News, Faculty Staff News, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
For student May Hayes, the path to college was uncertain. That was at least until Hayes — who is now a Winona State University student — was introduced to a key program at WSU that worked to guide and support her through the journey. Prior to finding the...
by Tesla Mitchell | Jul 14, 2021 | Campus News, Community, Faculty Staff News, Features, Top Stories, Twitter, Update, WSU News
For the first time in more than 30 years, when Winona State University’s fall semester kicks off in August, there will be no residential students on the university’s West Campus. Creating a cohesive residence life community has been a goal for Winona...
by Tesla Mitchell | May 28, 2021 | Campus News, Community, Faculty Staff News, Featured Post, Features, Top Stories, Twitter, Update, WSU News
A well-known advocate and leader for mental wellness at Winona State University is leading an initiative statewide that will impact mental health support systems for students in nearly 40 colleges and universities. A bit more than a month in, she’s already made...
by Tesla Mitchell | May 17, 2021 | Academic News, Blog Slider, Campus News, Faculty Staff News, Features, Top Stories, Twitter, Update, WSU News
Nothing gives Associate Professor of Psychology Amanda Brouwer more excitement than when a student connects what they learned in psychology class to their own behaviors or personal life experience. “What’s important to me is that it goes beyond the...
