A Message on the Chauvin Verdict

Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd.  With this verdict of guilty, coming so...

United In Our Mission

As a campus frequently recognized by the Minnesota Secretary of State for encouraging voting, and one committed to the...

COVID Precautions at WSU

  There has been an increase recently in COVID-19 cases in Winona County, due in part to the return of college...

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Welcome to Insights Blog

You are valued partners of Winona State University, so I want to share with you some personal insights about campus during my first two months here. I plan to share my personal views about what’s going on at WSU from time to time. I look forward to getting to know...

Kicking off the Year

Fall semester is one of my favorite times of the academic year.  We have the honor of welcoming our students back to the campus and community, and the excitement and intellectual vitality they contribute is palpable.  It is the highest marker of our abiding quality...

“Flipped” Classrooms

As you know, Winona State is distinguished in part by its innovative use of learning technology.  In our efforts to develop robust learning environments, WSU is launching a pilot project this year.  Nearly 150 students will work with five members of the faculty using...

“Project GO”

We are especially proud at WSU of our connections in the community.  Students have created a new club this year and are partnering with the regional Project Get Outdoors (“Project GO”) headquartered in Whitewater State Park.  Project GO was founded to assist Minnesota...

Kirkland Hall

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

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

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

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...

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