by Madeline Schonitzer | Apr 27, 2022 | Academics, Biology Program, Commencement, Feature Post, Featured Post
Jessica Anderson will be leaving Winona State University as a graduate this Spring, but the impact she’s left behind won’t be leaving with her. As she heads out into her new chapter, she has no plans of letting her effort toward making an impact fade after...
by Roberta Kennedy | Apr 27, 2022 | Academics, Admissions Blog, Adult & Continuing Education, Commencement, Feature Post, Featured Post, Healthcare Leadership & Administration Program
With the toll of the pandemic and the recent death of her mother weighing heavily on Cheryl Ferrill, she chose to step forward toward a future in holistic health and wellness in 2020. She had been practicing yoga for five years and at the age of 60 became a certified...
by Roberta Kennedy | Apr 25, 2022 | Academics, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Commencement, Feature Post, Featured Post, Nursing Program
At a young age, Zeinab Mohamed had to leave her homeland of Somalia due to war. She came to America to have the best opportunity to get an education and live a successful life. She took advantage of every chance she got. And now, graduating this spring semester from...
by Roberta Kennedy | Apr 7, 2022 | Academic News, Academics, Feature Post, Featured Post, History & Legal Studies Program
The Legal Studies Department gave 15 Winona State University students the opportunity to make a difference in someone else’s life by helping prevent certain legal cases from being an obstacle to employment and housing. Dr. Gregory Richard, an Associate Professor of...
by Guest Blogger | Mar 21, 2022 | Blog Slider, Community, Featured Post, Homepage Slider
Written by: WSU Alum Shane Carlson ’16 “It’s a small world,” is a mostly overused cliché, yet in this improbable story, the cliché happens to hold more than a little truth. Three former Winona State University alumni and student-athletes had never crossed paths...
by Madeline Schonitzer | Dec 7, 2021 | Academic News, Academics, Commencement, Feature Post, Featured Post
As a kid growing up, Alex Tracy wanted to be a teacher. When he was six years old, he would come home from school and teach his homework to his stuffed animals, family members, or to no one at all. That dream never changed. The Fall 2021 Winona State University...