by Elizabeth Doyle | Nov 6, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog
When I registered for classes back in June, I was pretty pleased with my schedule for my first semester. After Orientation Week, however, I realized that I wasn’t ready for my Intro to Public Speaking class. Even though it interested me (and is required), I...
by Caleb Bednarski | Sep 30, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog
Hello and welcome back to another year in beautiful Winona. I spent the majority of my summer back home in Milwaukee completely isolated from Winona and any events that may have happened over our long break. I had little contact with the Winona community outside of my...
by Olivia Wulf | Apr 10, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog, Art & Design Program, College of Liberal Arts
There was a sense of anticipation on the bus. Everyone, students and community members alike, was peering out the window, wondering if we had finally arrived at our first location. Within minutes, we’d hopped off the bus, passed through the doors and wandered beneath...
by Olivia Wulf | Feb 25, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
A little over a year ago, a small group of college students gathered inside Mugby Junction. We opened our laptops, pulled up our emails, and double clicked on something our friend and peer, Conlan Carter, had written: a play called “The Fractal Pattern.” Since that...
by Courtney McCaw | Feb 11, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog, Campus Life, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
It seems there is nothing better in winter than to approach a fire, feel its warmth and become entranced watching its flames dance. Gretchen Cohenour, WSU dance professor and founder of Dancescape, gently tells me that Dancescape is like approaching a fire–it is...
by Olivia Wulf | Jan 24, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
Lincoln, Nebraska is especially dramatic this week. Students in theatre programs from Minnesota to Missouri are all gathered here, both competing against and working with one another to celebrate their hard work over the past year. This week is known as KCACTF, which...