Your Words about You Matter: Reflections on the WOW Conference

Winona State University’s 2024 Women of Wellness (WOW) conference featured sessions designed to raise curiosity about work-life integration, courageous challenges, the power of vulnerability, and the resources to renew one’s life. Bethany von Steinbergs, a...

Charting New Waters: Dr. Kairies-Beatty’s Impact on Ocean Policy

Meet Dr. Candace Kairies-Beatty, a professor in the Geoscience Department at Winona State University.  Dr. Kairies-Beatty was selected for a prestigious fellowship, giving her the opportunity to work on an environmental justice policy through the Biden-Harris...

Talan Memmott: Pioneering Mass Communication with AI

Meet Talan Memmott, a professor of Mass Communication at Winona State University.  Dr. Memmott is the founder of the Creative Digital Media program at Winona State—and recently an artist featured in a University of California Berkeley exhibition. Photographer:...

Winona State Supports Stress Management & Resilience

  Winona State University partnered with the Lanesboro business community to offer Mindfulness Is a Superpower, a workshop facilitated by certified resilience trainer Dr. Pam Whitfield. The workshop, held at the local Paddle On Coffee & Maker Emporium in...

Professor Barnard: Trailblazing Adventure Education

Meet Eric Barnard, an Assistant Professor in the Physical Education & Sport Science (PESS) Department at Winona State University. He not only helped develop a resource center for local outdoor enthusiasts, but also continues to adapt Winona State’s program based...