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Early Separation Incentives Provide Fiscal Flexibility
There’s been a lot of excitement about the offer of Board Early Separation Incentives (BESIs), and while the bargaining unit leadership has been supportive, there has also been some concern about why we are offering BESIs at this time. Is Winona State in immediate...
Education Village Moves Forward
We Minnesotans have always been proud of our education system. Our preeminence began right here in Winona with the first normal school west of the Mississippi, a teacher training institution that today we call Winona State University. The vision behind the Education...
New Student Success Initiatives Underway
We know that some of our students are not achieving their goals at WSU. In response, Student Life and Development (SLD) staff members have initiated two important pilot programs to shrink our achievement gaps. Utilizing grant funding, three orientation instructors...
New Mandated Reporting Module
Last summer a dedicated group of faculty met and reshaped our CAST (Child Advocacy Studies) mission by placing greater focus on helping students prevent, identify and intervene when abuse is evident. During fall semester, a CAST faculty member developed a new mandated...
We Are Innovators
As we begin the New Year, I am reflecting on how we grow and change as a university. At times, it may feel to some that nothing changes. A closer look reveals there are many new beginnings underway through our planning efforts and the inspired work of groups and...
Hoping and Dreaming Update
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Greetings, Warriors!
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Charting Our WSU Future
Today, the MnSCU Board of Trustees will review the final version of Charting the Future. Although our Hopes and Dreams process preceded and was quite different in approach from Charting the Future, some areas overlap. You may remember that our process led us to focus...
Charting Our Future
Over the last few weeks, we have had extensive conversations across campus and in the community about a draft document called “Charting the Future” that was developed in response to questions posed by MNSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone. It’s encouraging to see how...
