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Ashlyn Crawford: Leading Change
When Ashlyn Crawford started at Winona State University, she lacked motivation and direction. But the Minneapolis, Minn., native blossomed during her time at WSU, transforming from a follower to a leader. “Looking back to freshman year and then seeing where I am now...
Denver Robinson: Committed to Success
The moment Denver Robinson stepped on the Winona State University campus he knew he wanted to be a Warrior. “I knew I was going to be a WSU student when I saw the campus during my tour,” said Robinson. “It is a beautiful campus to spend your college years at.” The...
Finding Her Voice: Nasro Abbas
Nasro Abbas came to Winona State University mainly because her older sister already attended WSU, and it put her family at ease knowing they would be together at the same university. But she stayed at Winona State University because she realized it was exactly where...
Marissa Williams: Through the Ups and Downs
The typical college student deals with their share of struggles, but Winona State University student Marissa Williams faced much bigger challenges than most others as she worked toward her degree in marketing. “My hardest challenges were personal. In the past 12...
More Than a Student: Maria Hiyas Quelle
Maria Hiyas Quelle has always had a passion for helping young students with their education, something she learned from her 12-year-old daughter and working with children as a volunteer and a paraprofessional. Quelle and her husband, Scott, have a 12-year-old...
Success Through Support: Jonathan Moore
Winona State University was a second chance at an education for student veteran and student parent Jonathan Moore. After seven years out of school, Moore enrolled at WSU, hoping to balance the demands of an academic career with the demands of fatherhood. Moore was...
Intertwined: A Multidisciplinary Student Performance
Winona State University Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Intertwined: A Multidisciplinary Student Performance” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, and Wednesday, April 26, at the Vivian Fusillo Stage in the Performing Arts Center. “Intertwined” is an...
WSU-Rochester Offers New Psychiatric-mental Health Program
ROCHESTER, Minn. – April 21, 2017 – Winona State University – Rochester (WSU-R) will offer a new graduate certificate program in mental health with community needs at the center of this new program. It all began with the announcement of a local psychiatric inpatient...
Bringing Awareness to Child Abuse
In support of April as Child Abuse Awareness month, students in Winona State University’s Child Welfare course are partnering with the Family and Children’s Center of Winona to host a Child Abuse Awareness Walk at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26. “The issue of child...
Duc Nguyen: A Sense of Purpose
The most important lesson Duc Nguyen learned at Winona State University was about failure—more specifically, how a person can learn and grow from failure. “It took me a bit longer to learn this, but failure is not the end. Failure can only spawn two things—opportunity...
