I am proud of how active our campus community members are at the legislature. Last year we convened representatives from campus groups to discuss their top goals prior to lobby visits during the bonding session. This enabled us not only to gain appreciation for the...
Listen to President Olson’s 2015 Poem “Greetings, Friends!” Greetings, Friends! (With apologies to Roger Angell and Ian Frazier) Greetings, Friends, along the Mississippi; In country or city; square or hippy; You want to know what beauty is, sir?...
After extensive consultation and discussion throughout the community, Winona State University has withdrawn its request to the City of Winona to make improvements to Bambenek Field 2. In approaching this decision, we wanted the consultation process to be broad and...
President Scott Olson returned once again to serve as guest DJ for the Winona State University campus radio station KQAL this fall. Olson joins the team at KQAL each semester to host his official program, “Working on a Dream.” The theme for fall semester...
As an institution dedicated to learning, it is vital that Winona State University have the courage to grapple with the big challenges facing the world today. We are a long way from West Africa, but what can Winona State do to assist with the Ebola crisis? Ferguson,...
