by Kim Schneider | Feb 17, 2015 | Academics, Admissions Blog, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
Upon entering Winona State University as a freshman two and a half years ago, I never suspected that I might get involved with the Theater and Dance department. Actually, I never thought I’d be in a dance performance period (unless you count the one I did in...
by Hannah Carmack | Feb 6, 2015 | Academics, Admissions Blog, College of Education, College of Liberal Arts, English Program, Teacher Education Program
Imagine if you will…an ordinary person– not unlike yourself– who wakes up every morning and goes to the office of the job they hate. Despite hating every minute at this job, they stay, telling themselves that if they just stick to it for 12 more years...
by Kim Schneider | Feb 3, 2015 | Academics, Admissions Blog, Campus Life, College of Liberal Arts, Theatre and Dance Program
On a warm night in September 2014, I found myself fumbling over my feet in the Memorial 300 dance studio at auditions for the 2015 Dancescape. How did I get here? The last time I danced in a studio setting was in third grade. Back then, I loved performing—I loved the...
by Leah Dobihal | Nov 18, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog, Feature Post
A marine biologist. That’s all my fifth grade self wanted to be. I loved dolphins and killer whales and just knew I was born to be a marine biologist. But then I took my first “real” science class in tenth grade. To say I struggled would be a vast understatement. As...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Nov 14, 2014 | Academics, Admissions Blog, College of Science & Engineering, Computer Science Program, Science & Technology
You don’t see it, but this blog is built with computer code. So is Facebook and Hulu and D2L. Every day you are using hypertext markup language (HTML) and cascading style sheets (CSS) but do you have any idea how they work? Steve Jobs once said that “I think everybody...
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...
