Top 10 Reasons I Recommend Being Inaugurated

May 13, 2013 | Insights

My inauguration on April 19 was a celebration of all the good things we do at Winona State. Even though my list only reflects a lighter side, I was very moved by the tradition I became a part of that day. I am humbled to serve as the fifteenth president of this great...

KQAL Playlist May 2013

May 8, 2013 | Insights

Bangles Hazy Shade of Winter 2:47 Simon and Garfunkle Less Than Zero soundtrack Beatles Roll Over Beethoven 2:23 Chuck Berry U2/Green Day The Saints are Coming 3:21 Skids 1978 … Katrina … Rising Sun Johnny Cash  Hurt 3:36 Nine Inch Nails Bruce Springsteen Trapped...

Emerging Themes from our Hopes and Dreams

May 1, 2013 | Insights

Excerpted from Inaugural address. We don’t know yet where our thousands of hopes and dreams might lead us. We’re still immersed in those conversations. But based on what I have heard you all saying, reading thousands of the cards you wrote and online suggestions you...

The Winona Way

Apr 30, 2013 | Insights

Excerpted from Inaugural address This is what the “Winona Way” looks like to me: • Winona cherishes Independence – we don’t follow fads, and we prefer to be the leader; • Winona cherishes Excellence – we expect the highest quality; • Winona cherishes this Place – we...

Inauguration Speech: The Island of Hopes and Dreams

Apr 19, 2013 | Insights, Speeches

I. April Showers Knowledge is a river, powerful, ageless, and new. We’re a community of learners and, like a great river, we improve our world. This spring really made that river burgeon! In a literal sense, we’ve had endless rain, endless snow, and many a flood...