Community Impact, New Director, & Alumni Events
WSU & SMU on Same Team Teaming up monthly since last summer to collaborate, share information, and offer resources, Winona State University and Saint Mary’s University are working to tear down the perceived walls of being in competition with each other. A recent...
Top WSU News
WSU Announces In-Person Learning In-person experiences are imperative to a student’s college experience. That’s why WSU plans to have 70 percent of classes in-person for the Fall 2021 Semester, with the other 30 percent a mix of online, hybrid, and in the field...
Spring 2021 Commencement
Ringing In a New Tradition On the crisp cool morning of May 7, this year's spring graduates got the chance to celebrate the ending of a chapter with a new meaningful tradition. The 2021 seniors grabbed ahold of a purple cord and rang the university's new 275-pound...
Professor Pop-Up Highlights
A university is only as good as its faculty and we are thankful to have some of the best around! Over and over again, we've heard alumni say how the faculty they worked with helped them to reach their highest potential. As a way to spotlight our outstanding faculty,...
Campus News
A NEW NAME FOR THE PAC The Performing Arts Center has a new moniker – The Robert A. DuFresne Performing Arts Center, renamed in honor of the contributions of the late president emeritus who passed away in 2015 at the age of 94. Serving as the 10th president of WSU...
Alumni News
Channel One In April, a group of WSU alumni came together at Channel One Regional Food Bank in Rochester, MN to take part in the fight against hunger. The team packed over 1,800 pounds of granola into bags to be used in the organization’s backpack program, which...
Alumni Happenings
Whether they’re organized by our alumni office or our alumni themselves, events near and far offer opportunities to have fun and reconnect with WSU and Winona itself. Check out some of the fun we’ve had this year and stay up to date on upcoming events! Shut Down Third...
The Whitewater Watershed – “Legotized”
Assistant Professor Dylan Blumentritt, of WSU’s Geoscience Department, was involved in a project to build a scaled, 3D topographic model of the Whitewater watershed in spring 2018. The project, spearheaded by Allison Bender of the Minnesota GreenCorps...
Fall 2018 Current News
Education Village Updates Groundbreaking The next phase of the Education Village project is officially underway, with a ceremonial groundbreaking taking place at the end of April 2018. The two-year project will create a spectrum of learning environments to prepare...
WSU Alumni Office Unveils Warrior Neighbors Program
In August 2017, the Winona State University Alumni Office launched the Warrior Neighbors program, a network of alumni across the country who have agreed to be resources for others visiting or moving to their city. So far, 66 alumni have signed up to be a neighbor to...
50 Years in Nursing
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Digital Faculty Fellows
Dr. Patricia Rogers, WSU provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, has been chosen as one of 32 academic leaders from across the country to participate in the Association of Chief Academic Officers’ Digital Fellows Program. Supported by the Bill &...
Campus Updates
Winona State’s campus is constantly evolving. Here are a few of the latest changes: Pedestrian Tunnels Fall 2017 brought the completion of the long-awaited pedestrian tunnels under the railroad tracks that bisect main campus. The University explored various options to...
Locust Named AVP for Inclusion & Diversity
In January of this year, Jonathan Locust, Jr. joined Winona State University as the Associate Vice President for Inclusion & Diversity and Chief Diversity Officer. As AVP and Chief Diversity Officer, Locust will work collaboratively with the WSU community,...
Current News & Highlights
College of Business Launches Engagement Center Located in Somsen Hall, the Engagement Center is a new space designed to connect WSU students, faculty, and staff with WSU alumni, community members, and business partners. “The Engagement Center will enhance the...
