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WSU Announces New Director of Community Engagement and StartUp
Winona State University announces Marshall Erickson as the new Director of Community Engagement and StartUp Winona State. The position will support the WSU College of Business in expanding existing efforts in entrepreneurship - one of five key initiatives in...

WSU Offers Free Application Month and Special Virtual Visit Days
Winona State University will participate in College Knowledge Month, a statewide effort to provide every graduating high school senior the opportunity to apply for college and waive its $20 application fee for both prospective students and transfer students. During...

WSU Recognized as 2020 Tree Campus USA
Winona State University has earned recognition as a 2020 Tree Campus USA university for the sixth year in a row by the Arbor Day Foundation. Tree Campus Higher Education, a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities...

WSU Alumna Bonnie Clipper Earns Lifetime Achievement
Winona, MN - Winona State University Alumna Dr. Bonnie Clipper ‘87 has been selected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She will be recognized at the Academy’s annual Health Policy Conference Oct. 7-9, 2021in Washington, DC. “It is an honor to be...

WSU Tops U.S. Best Colleges List
Winona State University has been recognized as the No. 1 public university in the State of Minnesota, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 rankings. WSU shares the top slot with University of Minnesota-Duluth. On the comprehensive list of all public and...

President Olson DJs for KQAL
Winona State University President Scott Olson will be a guest DJ for KQAL 89.5 FM on Wednesday, October 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. To listen online visit www.kqal.org Olson joins the KQAL team each semester to host his official program, “Working on a Dream.” This is his 18th...

WSU Among Best in the Midwest for 18th Year
Winona State University has been ranked among the “Best in the Midwest” for the 18th consecutive year by The Princeton Review in its 2022 Best Colleges: Region by Region listing. The publication evaluated 654 colleges nationwide that they consider “academically...
WSU Music Professor Awarded American Prize in Conducting
Dr. Melanie Brooks, Director of Bands at Winona State University, was recently awarded The American Prize in Conducting in the professional band/wind ensemble division for 2021. Brooks was selected from applicants across the United States. “My first feeling was that...

Warrior Game Day Experience Starts Sept. 2
The Warrior Game Day Experience is here! The 2021 football season starts Thursday 5-7 p.m. and continues through November 13. The event is free for the community with plenty to do ranging from giveaways to food trucks to live music. All members of the WSU...

TRIO Program Continues Crucial Student Support
For student May Hayes, the path to college was uncertain. That was at least until Hayes -- who is now a Winona State University student -- was introduced to a key program at WSU that worked to guide and support her through the journey. Prior to finding the support of...