Dream Big

Nov 14, 2011 | Features, WSU Magazine

November 14, 2011 Adrienne Mitchell ’93 discovered her calling in the fourth grade when an aunt explained what psychologists do. A few days later, the young Mitchell used her newfound knowledge to mediate a fight between two classmates. “Even as a fourth grader, I...

The Currents Interview: White House Reporter Roger Runningen

Nov 10, 2011 | Features, WSU Magazine

November 10, 2011 “It sends a chill up my spine,” says Roger Runningen ’72 when he describes his arrival for work each day. Not surprising, perhaps, when your office is in the West Wing of the White House, a few floors below the Oval Office and steps away from the...

Best Job in the World!

Nov 10, 2011 | Features, WSU Magazine

November 10, 2011 Winona State alumnus Terry Lierman ’69 performs a delicate political balancing act as chief of staff for Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer. Writer Shari Kiple caught up with Lierman at his Capitol office, which looks out towards the White House and...

College of Business Hits Mark

Aug 16, 2011 | Features

August 16, 2011 By Margaret Cox In the world of college business schools, earning the most prestigious of accreditations is no small feat; however, it is one that Winona State University can proudly say that it earned with flying colors. Its College of Business...

Hometown Hero: WSU Alumni Katy Smith is Minnesota’s Top Teacher

Aug 15, 2011 | Features

August 10, 2011 By Margaret Cox When Winona State alumna Katy Smith was selected as the 2011 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, she became the first Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) teacher in the award’s history to receive the prestigious honor. “It was really...

Argentina Diary

Jul 29, 2011 | Features, WSU Magazine

July 29, 2011 By Megan Lund ’12 Education major recounts the return to Argentina of Winona State’s “American Teachers.” In May a group of Winona State University students, faculty, and staff travelled to Argentina to help celebrate the bicentennial of the...