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Minding Our P’s at Winona State
Last year I asked Winona State University’s students, faculty and staff, alumni and alumnae, and members of the Winona community to share their hopes and dreams. We received about 2,500 different ideas – an overwhelming number that tells me that we all still strongly...
Students Drive Changes in Student Union
By now, you have probably heard about the expansion of the south end of Kryzsko Commons. This portion of the building, which includes Baldwin Lounge and the Bookstore, has remained the same since its construction in 1975, while our student enrollment has almost...
International Students Arrive
In August we anxiously awaited the arrival of several students from Egypt. The turmoil in their country threatened to keep them from arriving for the first day of class. Thankfully, they all arrived safely and have settled into the academic year routine here at WSU....
We are in planning mode
In keeping with the focus on light from my opening address , expect a laser-like focus on our planning efforts this year. We have much to consider and accomplish. The end of September is our deadline for responding to the long-term strategies laid out in Charting the...
Cost vs. Price of Higher Education
The affordability of higher education is central to our planning efforts. Often there is confusion between the cost of a university education and its price. The “cost” is the expense we must pay to provide students with courses and a suitable learning environment....
Let’s Celebrate the WSU Foundation
Q: What is purple and dances the night away? A: A very special Gala to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Winona State University Foundation. Since the Foundation’s humble beginning in 1963, members of the Foundation Board have shared a “special conviction that...
Top Ten Things I Learned This Summer
1 - If you drive the river road, be sure to top off your windshield washer fluid first. 2 - William Shakespeare was writing for our times. 3 - Ditto Ludwig van Beethoven. 4 - In Shakespeare’s play “Henry the Fifth,” King Henry inspires his troops with the line “We are...
Welcome Week 2013: Lux Aeterna
1. Prometheus The flame has burned for 154 years and the flame burns still. A few weeks ago my wife Kelley and our daughter Katie and I were in New York to see the premiere of a play written by my friend Andy, whom you might have met at the inauguration. Katie wanted...
Another great year is set to begin
Another great year is set to begin at Winona State University. The 2013 Welcome Week program will kick off Monday, Aug. 19, with our annual Faculty and Staff Welcome. Please join me as we welcome new members to our community of learners and look forward to all that...
Community Connections Make WSU Strong
It’s been a full academic year since I came to Winona State. Kelley and I are settling in, gaining new insights on the culture and traditions of WSU, and the cities of Winona and Rochester. It is clearer than ever that this university thrives because it is an integral...
