Kirkland Hall

Sep 18, 2012 | Insights

We do such a great job fulfilling our mission because of all those who came before us.  Our reach extends so far because we stand on the shoulders of giants.  On September 14 we had the opportunity to recognize two such giants.  Melvin and Lois Kirkland graduated more...

The River

Sep 18, 2012 | Insights

My address to the campus during Welcome Week included a poem encouraging everyone to recognize they have an important role in shaping WSU. You’re all part of the river … All the professors are part of the flow, Service faculty, with all that you know, Student Affairs,...

We are a Community

Sep 18, 2012 | Insights

In my Welcome Week address to campus I reflected on ways to develop shared purpose within the WSU community. This has two meanings: The community within: those of us who study and work at Winona State. The community without: those whom we serve in the community and...

Welcome Week 2012: The Great River

Aug 20, 2012 | Insights, Speeches

The day before Kelley and I started working at Winona State, we were at an AASCU conference in Santa Fe.  Not too far from the hotel flowed the Santa Fe River.  Anybody here been to Santa Fe?  What’s your assessment of the river?  The Santa Fe River flows the way a...