Learn Programming for Non-Programmers at WSU

Most of us use computers every day, but are you ready to move beyond simply being a user of someone else’s program? Software development, the process of creative problem-solving using computers, is something that can be useful in all professions and job roles – even...

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...

Looking Forward to Protecting Water Resources

Mary Larson’s passion for science and the outdoors started when she was young.  “I really wanted to be a horticulturalist, but I didn’t really know what that was,” Larson said. “I had a little microscope that I kept putting stuff under, like plants.”  That passion...

A Childhood Dream Come True

As a kid growing up, Alex Tracy wanted to be a teacher.   When he was six years old, he would come home from school and teach his homework to his stuffed animals, family members, or to no one at all. That dream never changed.  The Fall 2021 Winona State University...

Speaking Up to Create Change

Politics wasn’t a career field that Ahmitara Alwal envisioned her skills to be used.  She was never a fan due to the nature of politics being “messy.” Instead, she imagined using her voice and skills to lead and advocate for others in a different way.  But the Winona...