by Guest Blogger | May 3, 2016 | Improving Our World
As we’re nearing graduation, if you’re graduating like me, you’re probably wondering: well, what am I doing next? That’s a good question, and I know I can’t answer that for you, but I can tell you what I’ll be doing next in order to improve the community (and world)...
by Guest Blogger | Apr 15, 2016 | Improving Our World
In the university setting, we’re exposed to a lot of new people, ideas, values and beliefs. It’s ever so more important to be aware of all these and be able to respect them. We’re lucky to have a diverse population in Winona where we can safely learn about different...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2015 | Improving Our World
I was pretty excited to volunteer at Zumbro Lutheran Church for the Interfaith Hospitality Network in Rochester (IHN). After learning about IHN through a guest lecturer, I was interested in seeing first-hand how they run their homeless shelters. The night started off...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 4, 2015 | Improving Our World
On Oct. 26, 2015, my classmate Josh and I volunteered at a church shelter for those without a home in Rochester. Robin Saner’s foundations of counseling class in the Graduate Studies of Counselor Education Program is working with IHN (Interfaith Hospitality...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 27, 2015 | Improving Our World
About a month ago, I spent the evening at a homeless shelter through Interfaith Hospitality Network out of Rochester. Typically families spend the night in various churches in the area that donate their space to the organization. Each week the families move to a...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 16, 2015 | Admissions
That’s right folks, Winona State has a Snapchat! Add the username winonastateu to keep up on live events on campus as well as other Winona State happenings!
by Guest Blogger | Apr 30, 2015 | Improving Our World
On April 25, one of the most powerful earthquakes took place in Nepal. This 7.8 magnitude earthquake impacted the whole country of Nepal and it’s neighboring countries too. It claimed the lives of over 5,000 people. While this earthquake happened close to eight...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 22, 2014 | Community Engagement, Social Justice
One in every five women will experience gender-based violence (GBV) while in college. This statistic is seen in every university across the country including Winona State University. But the good news is that instead of sweeping this problem under the rug, we’ve...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 19, 2014 | Community Engagement, Social Justice
As a final project in a Women and Gender Studies 150: Insights and Implications, we decided to make public service announcements about gender-based violence (GBV). There are similar projects directed towards this cause through the White House website. We wanted to add...
by Guest Blogger | Dec 11, 2014 | Improving Our World
This blog post contains some explicit material that some may find triggering. We have this friend, who for blogging purposes, we will call Betsy. Betsy is, quite frankly, a connoisseur of online dating. Now, we know what you are thinking, “Online Dating – isn’t that...
