Miracles Happen

Just ask Jean Abbott. Jean (Sharon) Abbot graduated from Winona State University in 1998, but only recently took her first walk across campus. During her years as an undergraduate, Jean believed going to classes and attending college on her own was a dream come true....

A Legacy of Leadership Comes Full Circle

Men of Influence Bob Keister answered his phone one day recently and heard a voice from the past. It was a man who played football at Winona State more than four decades ago. Keister, a Warrior coach from 1961–75, still gets calls like that from his “kids,” and they...

Gender-Based Violence

More than a decade has passed since Tamara Berg, Professor and Director of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, began her work on gender-based violence issues. Berg has served on many boards, including the Women’s Resource Center of Winona (WRC), and...

On A Mission

[rev_slider On_a_Mission] Josh Bolks, a senior from Prior Lake, Minn., returned to the WSU campus in late summer 2014 with two goals in mind: successfully complete his final year of pre-med studies at WSU, and engage in a real missionary experience. He knew he wanted...

Meeting the Needs of a Changing Environment

Ryan Sinning had been in the workforce for about three years after graduating from Winona State University in 2009 when he realized his career, as he said, “needed a boost.” Sinning believed the best way to achieve that would be to earn a master’s degree from his alma...

Dancescape Silver Anniversary

[metaslider id=481] It is easy to explain what DanceScape is NOT. It’s not the typical run-of-the-mill university dance show. But one has to experience WSU’s DanceScape to truly understand what it is. It is the culmination of skill, effort, sweat, and perhaps even...