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Room Types
Winona State University has temporarily converted their residence hall room types to support a safe place for students to live while helping limit the spread of COVID-19. You still have your regular single and suite style rooms, but the majority of the doubles have...
Deciding on a Major
Still deciding on a major or maybe questioning the one you currently have? That is totally OK and normal! According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 80% of college students change their major at least once! My freshman year in 2015, I came into...
How to Prep for Travel
With summer break coming up fast, now is the time to start talking to your family about summer plans: if you are planning to stay in Winona for the summer or if you are planning on returning home until fall semester. Current COVID-19 guidance still advises...
Safe Travel during a Pandemic
Traveling increases your chances of getting and spreading COVID-19. Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19, even if you are vaccinated. - CDC We get it: the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of our lives, especially how we...
How to Make the Most of Your Spring Break Day
Sadly, there is no actual spring break at WSU this year. Instead, the university has decided to turn our would-be spring break into single spring break days spread throughout the semester. With our busy schedules and often enormous workloads, the anticipation of a...
What Being an Online Student at WSU is Really Like
As a student who has only taken online classes since the start of the pandemic, I can say that my world is now much smaller––physically. It seems I spend days upon days in my bedroom, sitting at my desk, staring at a screen. My vision becomes blurry and my lower back...
Discovering & Defining Who I Am: A Polish Cultural Educator & Data Analyst
Every year, Winona State has a University Theme that promotes partnerships and conversations between faculty, staff, students, and community members about important issues. For the 2020-21 academic year, the theme is “My Global Identity, Our Global Community.”...
Discovering & Defining Who I Am: A Latina Advocate
Every year, Winona State has a University Theme that promotes partnerships and conversations between faculty, staff, students, and community members about important issues. For the 2020-21 academic year, the theme is “My Global Identity, Our Global Community.”...
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