Gaining Hands-On Experience & Bridging Community Health Care Access

Students today are searching for more than a college degree.   They’re searching for academic programs that have a mission and purpose; that offer practical experiences within the community and prepare them for their professional field; that make the world a better...

WSU Celebrates Alumni in Healthcare

  At Winona State University, we pride ourselves in offering programs that help alumni follow their passions, climb the ladder in their careers, return to a field or come in from a different one, and serve highly in-demand areas.  January is Health Care Month in...

Determined to Make Every Moment Count

As a high school senior, the idea of college seemed farfetched to first generation student Diana Tapia Alvarado.   Tapia Alvarado’s mom was a hard-working single parent working low-income jobs who dedicated every waking moment to paying bills and being a good mother....

Using Experience to Inspire

Jose “Junior” Valtierra-Rangel’s parents immigrated from Mexico to St. Charles, Minnesota in hopes of one day giving their children the opportunity to live a better life.  They succeeded.  Valtierra-Rangel, who was born and raised in St. Charles, had a childhood of...

Turning Grief into Determination

For most new college students, Move-In Day is full of excitement, exhilaration and the promise of new fulfilling adventures.   For 2021 Winona State University graduate Kaylee Bayer, that was not the case.  Leading up to the big day, Bayer’s excitement at...

Professor Pop-Up: Athletic Training

Meet Dr. Brian Zeller, a professor in the Health, Exercise & Rehabilitation Sciences Department at Winona State University. He got into athletic training because he wanted to work in health care and be part of patients’ recovery journeys on a daily basis....