by Andrea Northam | May 5, 2015 | Achievements, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
For Narann Khath, social work is her life’s calling. Khath was born in a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand, and she and her family immigrated to the United States with only the clothes on their backs. At the age of 13, she found herself adrift in a strange country,...
by Brett Burger | May 1, 2015 | Academic News, Achievements, Campus News, Events, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
More than 1100 students will participate in the Winona State University Spring 2015 Commencement ceremonies Friday, May 8, in McCown Gymnasium in Memorial Hall on the Winona campus. The morning ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and include the College of Business and...
by Emily Dean | May 1, 2015 | Achievements, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
For statistics major Brian Barbeln, numbers are a way of life. But when he enrolled at Winona State University, he did so because he didn’t want to be just a number. He wanted to be part of a true community, in which students could form lasting relationships with...
by Samantha Stetzer | May 1, 2015 | Student News, WSU News
For Amanda Burggraff, being diagnosed with leukemia as a teenager, suffering a debilitating stroke, and having to relearn basic skills such as memory recall, reading and writing were all just “bumps in the road.” “We all have various challenges in our lives, but it’s...
by Ka Vang | Apr 29, 2015 | Achievements, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
For many students, going to college means packing up belongings and moving to a new city. For Hagir Abdelrahim, it meant leaving her family and home country, Sudan, and moving to a place where she barely spoke the language. Abdelrahim spent her first year in the...
by Brett Burger | Apr 27, 2015 | Achievements, Student News
Winona State University announces the selection of the spring 2015 Commencement processional banner carriers. The students honored as processional banner carriers are top-ranking juniors and will carry the banners of their respective colleges during the Commencement...
