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Warsame Warsame: Creating Opportunities
For Warsame Warsame, attending Winona State University was about creating opportunities for the future. Warsame found the beginning of his success story through the support of his mentors and the tight knit WSU community. “Winona helped to understand who I am and who...
WSU Hosts Faculty Art Show
Winona State University will host Faculty Show from Nov. 21 to Dec. 9 in the Paul Watkins Gallery. Danilo Bojic, Roger Boulay, Anne Scott Plummer, Mike Knox, Don Schmidlapp, Seho Park and Matt Winkler will speak at WSU from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the...
The Value of a Degree
All throughout his high school years, Brett Burger was determined to be an English and theatre teacher. However, by his second semester at Winona State University, he was having second thoughts. “I was still devoted to theatre, but I had doubts about whether teaching...
Josh Hanson: A WSU Legacy
For Josh Hanson, attending WSU was about continuing a legacy. “Winona State runs deep in my family, with both my mother and sister having graduated from here,” Hanson said. “Seeing both of their experiences at Winona and the lifelong friends they made really helped me...
Megan Kafer: Regaining Independence
During Megan Kafer’s freshman year in college, her life changed forever when she was involved in a tragic car accident. After the accident, Kafer developed severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder and anxiety, and had to take leave from...
Grant Gill: The Perfect Equation
Winona State University student Grant Gill changed his major twice before discovering his passion for teaching. He’s taken heavy classloads each semester and worked sometimes 80-90 hours a week to support himself. But in the end, he wouldn’t have it any other way....
Anacorina Velasco: Dream Big
Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Winona State University student Anacorina Velasco, better known as Cora, moved to Winona in 2012. Velasco received a scholarship to attend WSU but was initially hesitant to attend a university in Minnesota, far from her home, far...
Pushing forward: Lanesta White
When she was 13 years old, Lanesta White’s father died. Her mother was an alcoholic, so that left White and her brother mostly on their own. White ended up dropping out of high school in the 9th grade, had her first child at 16 and was pregnant with her second by the...
WSU Hosts Fall 2016 Commencement Ceremonies
More than 450 students will participate in the Winona State University Fall 2016 Commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 9, in McCown Gymnasium in Memorial Hall on the Winona campus. The morning ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. and include the College of Business,...
WSU Offers Cancer Exercise Specialist Advanced Qualification
Winona State University will host the Cancer Exercise Specialist Advanced Qualification workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 8-9, on the WSU Campus. The workshop will feature Andrea Leonard, a personal trainer for cancer survivors with over 20...
