It’s Time to Take Back The Night

by | Apr 11, 2014 | Improving Our World

You might not believe it, but you know someone who has been sexually assaulted. In fact, you probably know more than one person that has been sexually assaulted. These statistics from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) may convince you that sexual...

Dancescape 2014

by | Feb 11, 2014 | Admissions

It seems there is nothing better in winter than to approach a fire, feel its warmth and become entranced watching its flames dance. Gretchen Cohenour, WSU dance professor and founder of Dancescape, gently tells me that Dancescape is like approaching a fire–it is...

A is for Advocacy

by | Jan 29, 2014 | Improving Our World

You may be shocked to learn 1 in 4 women will be sexually assaulted in her lifetime 1 out of every 33 American men has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in his lifetime Approximately 50% of transgender people experience sexual violence at some point in...

Cooperating for the Community

by | Dec 4, 2013 | Improving Our World

A new club will be sprouting up on Winona State University come spring semester. The WSU Cooperative Club is currently developing in hopes of improving the world for many students. Cooperatives, or co-ops, are business that offers products and services like any other...

Campus Camp Wellstone at WSU

by | Oct 30, 2013 | Improving Our World

Campus Camp Wellstone, a set on Flickr. Last week on University Improvement day, a group of 50 enthusiastic students gathered at 8:30 am to learn how to improve their communities and, in turn, improve their world. The students were enrolled in a program called Campus...