by Winona State University Communications | Apr 27, 2026 | Academic News, Blog Slider, Commencement, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
For Abigail Knoernschild, the road to a nursing degree was paved with grit, and a firsthand understanding of life on the other side of a hospital bed. Originally from Mukwonago, Wis., Abigail came to Winona State seeking a “home away from home.” She had...
by Winona State University Communications | Apr 24, 2026 | Academic News, Blog Slider, Commencement, Featured Post, Features, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
Jenna Larsen’s path to becoming an educator took shape early. Growing up in Ramsey, Minn., she was often the one volunteering to be the teacher while playing with friends, drawn to a future where she could be creative, helpful, and fully herself. She also...
by Winona State University Communications | Oct 28, 2025 | Academic News, Achievements, Blog Slider, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
A team of Winona State University Computer Science students took first place in the College Bracket at the 2025 Northland Hackathon, a program that “empowers high school and college students across Minnesota to build real-world tech projects and gain their first...
by Winona State University Communications | Aug 1, 2025 | Achievements, Blog Slider, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
Winona State University is pleased to announce that Lauren Myrlie, Class of 2024, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to serve as a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in Bulgaria for the 2025-2026 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and...
by Winona State University Communications | Jul 23, 2025 | Blog Slider, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
Winona State University has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State for producing four Gilman Scholarship recipients this Spring 2025 cycle. The four WSU recipients of the Gilman Scholarship include summer faculty-led participants Jenna Eichman on the Escape...
by Winona State University Communications | May 16, 2025 | Blog Slider, Commencement, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, WSU News
When Luis Rodriguez walked across the Commencement stage on May 9 and accepted his diploma, he wasn’t the first in his family to do so as a graduate of Winona State University’s Composite Materials Engineering program. In fact, he followed in the footsteps...
