by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 10, 2014 | Achievements, Rochester, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Lee Bjorklund and his wife, Leah, know what it means to “just keep swimming.” A few years ago, Bjorklund and his wife lost their jobs. His mother-in-law was arrested for embezzlement. Their three-month-old son had to have open-heart surgery. All within a matter of...
by Eric Hawkins | May 2, 2014 | Achievements, Philanthropic News, Rochester, Student News, Top Stories, Twitter
While non-traditional students are often faced with significant obstacles in their path to an education, Carl White truly has faced more than his fair share. But according to him, the trials and tribulation endured on the way to earning his degree in social work from...
by Kylie Bridenhagen | Jan 16, 2014 | Campus News, Events, Top Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University will host Al Letson in “Bayard Rustin: The Untold Story of a Civil and Gay Rights Pioneer” in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, in East Hall, Kryzsko Commons. Bayard Rustin was a strategist and activist in the...
by Kylie Bridenhagen | Nov 15, 2013 | Campus News, Events, Top Stories, Twitter
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, Winona State University will host President of the Ho Chunk Nation and speaker, Jon Greendeer for “Civic Engagement: Becoming Your Environment” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, in East Hall in Kryzsko Commons. Greendeer grew up...
by Andrea Northam | Jul 18, 2013 | Academic News, Campus News, Events, Faculty Staff News, Student News, Top Stories
Winona State University-Rochester hosted the fourth annual STEM Camp July 22-25 at Riverside Elementary in Rochester. Two hundred twenty students in kindergarten through fifth grade participated in this summer enrichment program. Each student was enrolled in two...
