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WSU Helps Female Professionals Thrive Beyond the Hustle & Unlock Resiliency
Winona State hosted a Women of Wellness (WOW) Cruise event aboard the Cal Fremling cruise boat to equip women with strategies to navigate the currents of life.

WSU Offers Mental Health First Aid for Merchants Bank Leadership Team
Learn how Winona State helped Merchants Bank include Mental Health First Aid in their professional development “I Believe Leadership” program.

WSU Summer Events Build Connections & Celebrate Community
Every summer the Winona and Rochester communities come alive with events and meetings that bring folks together from near and far to mingle, celebrate, and enjoy community. At Winona State, we embrace our place within the communities we serve. As the event calendars...
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Inaugural Women of Wellness Conference Sold Out
The inaugural Women of Wellness (WOW) Conference took place in Rochester on May 11, attracting 76 attendees from around the Winona and Rochester region. Attendees were empowered and entertained through interactive wellness sessions, food demonstrations, and panel discussions. The energy was electric, and our event planners and contributors are still reveling in the afterglow.
WSU Alums Deliver Professional Development to Malaysian Educators
This past March, Winona State University's Adult & Continuing Education (ACE) department coordinated a 3-day in-person professional development workshop series for K-12 educators at Sri Acmar International School in Selangor, Malaysia. The workshop series was...
WSU Helps Professionals Serve Their Customers in a More Equitable Way
Winona State’s Multicultural Education Certificate Program (MECP) helps professionals understand how multicultural theory and research can inform their professional practices. Participants explore how their own demographic characteristics and cultural experiences...
WSU Supports the Minnesota Chief Engineers Guild Professionals with Safety & Leadership Strategies
WSU helped equip the MNCEG professionals with safety and leadership strategies to improve and advance their teams and operations.
WSU Supports Community Action Agency Professionals Statewide with Resiliency Strategies
Resiliency directly impacts employee recruitment, onboarding, retention, and overall engagement. WSU contracted with Sandy Anderson Consulting to provide resiliency training at the Minnesota Community Action Partnership's (MinnCAP) Recovery, Resilience, Response,...
WSU Training Helps Behrens Manufacturing Respond to Immediate Mental Health Needs
Mental health is an incredibly important part of overall health. With a growing number of people experiencing mental health symptoms, WSU believes it’s critical to offer workplace wellness training programs to advocate for employees’ mental wellbeing.
Stretching into the Role of Business Owner
Soon-to-be WSU alum Cheryl Ferrill returned to college after 40 years to not only switch career paths and earn her degree, but also to chase her passion and open her very own yoga studio in honor of her late mother.
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 Partners with LeadingAge Minnesota on Mental Health Resources
Winona State University partnered with LeadingAge Minnesota to showcase mental health and wellness training programs and resources at their recent Institute & Expo titled, “Momentum!”
Introducing WSU’s New Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing Education Program
Winona State University has achieved accreditation status through the WOCN Society for its newly developed Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Education Program (WOCNEP). WSU Adult and Continuing Education has facilitated the development of this program for the past...