Meet the Winning Writers

Ana Alexander ’16 English: Writing Major Winsted, Minn. When Alexander was seven years old, she wrote a letter 
to J.K. Rowling in crayon, giving her plot suggestions for future Harry Potter novels. She has an affinity for puns, an obsession with the Roaring Twenties,...

Reinventing the Way We Teach

In the 21st Century Education Village Enters Phase II Winona State University College of Education Dean Tarrell Portman knows almost every square foot of the Wabasha Hall-Wabasha Rec-Cathedral School complex a few blocks east of the main campus. She has walked through...

True Grit

Gets Hansen on the Road Again Justin Hansen ’99 knew he had found his true calling from the moment he put on the uniform of a Wisconsin State Trooper. Justin Hansen graduated from Winona State University, served in the Army, and worked for the Wisconsin Department of...

Scholarships are Key to Success

When Jennifer Welch made the decision to re-enroll at Winona State University in her 30s, she knew she was going to need help. The Winona native had attended WSU right after high school but struggled with some personal issues, and saw her GPA adversely affected....

Making a Difference

A Continent Away When Winona State University graduate nursing students Kayla Bachand and Jeremy Ganong began researching the health care system in Tanzania, the need for help became obvious. So did the potential to make a real difference in the Eastern African...