by Guest Blogger | Nov 15, 2016 | Improving Our World
There is a lot of mystery that surrounds mental illness. A group of four graduate students set out to tackle the stigma of mental illness in Winona County. While looking at resources available, we came across the National Alliance of Mental Health (NAMI) and Winona...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 8, 2016 | Improving Our World
As the end of the semester approaches and we feel the stress of finals, students in WSU’s campus organization SOAR took time out of their busy schedules to serve a community in need. On November 2, SOAR made a trip over to Rochester to spend their evening volunteering...
by Guest Blogger | Sep 22, 2016 | Campus Life Blog
Look around; the things we take for granted everyday started with a simple idea. These ideas often arrive in the form of discontent. People have used their mind to improve our setting since the beginning of mankind. Nothing has been done perfectly yet, even though...
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...
