by Samantha Stetzer | Apr 14, 2017 | Academic News, Achievements, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
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...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 5, 2016 | Academic News, Achievements, Events, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
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...
by Brian Waldbillig | Oct 21, 2016 | Arts & Lectures, Events, Featured Post, Twitter, WSU News
Nearly half of Winona State University students are first generation college students, meaning neither parent has a four-year bachelor’s degree. These students face many unique challenges on their path to a degree. For WSU alumni Allen L. Dittrich ‘77 and James...
by Samantha Stetzer | Apr 27, 2016 | Student News, Twitter, WSU News
The Choudhry family will have double the celebrating on May 6. That’s because brother and sister Momin and Khatija Choudhry will both be walking in Winona State University’s Spring 2016 Commencement ceremony. While the Choudhrys will be graduating on the same day, the...
by Samantha Stetzer | Mar 15, 2016 | Faculty Staff News, Twitter, WSU News
As a first-generation student, Lynda Brzezinski fell in love with higher education. “I greatly credit my mentors and professors for the path I have taken. Helping students is a way I can give back,” Brzezinski said. Now a counselor and Certified Wellness Coach in...
