by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 29, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Faculty Staff News, Top Stories
When Winona State University planetary geologist Jennifer Anderson, Ph.D., first heard the results of her NASA grant were posted, she was too nervous to look. Anderson had already applied four times for a grant from NASA that would help establish a better...
by Brian Waldbillig | Dec 9, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
For Warsame Warsame, attending Winona State University was about creating opportunities for the future. Warsame found the beginning of his success story through the support of his mentors and the tight knit WSU community. “Winona helped to understand who I am and who...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 8, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Student News, WSU News
All throughout his high school years, Brett Burger was determined to be an English and theatre teacher. However, by his second semester at Winona State University, he was having second thoughts. “I was still devoted to theatre, but I had doubts about whether teaching...
by Alex Carter | Dec 8, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
For Josh Hanson, attending WSU was about continuing a legacy. “Winona State runs deep in my family, with both my mother and sister having graduated from here,” Hanson said. “Seeing both of their experiences at Winona and the lifelong friends they made really helped me...
by Kassidy Jackson | Dec 7, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
During Megan Kafer’s freshman year in college, her life changed forever when she was involved in a tragic car accident. After the accident, Kafer developed severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder and anxiety, and had to take leave from...
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...