Spring Courses, Fall Experience, & Celebrity Shoutout

Our positive COVID cases are down this week with 15 new positive cases, and a current total of 48 active positive COVID cases. 

Thank you to those who are quarantining and isolating, which helps contain the virus and reduce the spread. See more details on WSU’s COVID dashboard.

While Fall 2020 course delivery options shifted over the summer after many students had registered, class delivery methods for Spring 2021 have been decided and are available online now.

Students will know which classes will be in-person, hybrid or online before registration begins in November.

Learn about all the course delivery options from Warrior Success Center advisors. Then discuss with your faculty advisor to determine which options are best for you.

We’re making decisions now for Spring and want to hear about your fall experience – the bright spots and the challenges – so the university can respond to your needs and use student input to make decisions that improve the Spring experience.

Often when people are struggling with mental health, they need someone to talk to who won’t judge them, someone to help them find resources for support. That’s the point of the Green Bandana Project.

By wearing a green bandana on your backpack, you are letting others know that you are a person they can trust to have a conversation about mental health.

Because there are fewer people around campus, there are new ways to virtually sport a green bandana and show your fellow Warriors that you support their mental health.

Many of us might get COVID and barely notice any symptoms, while for others – especially those of us with underlying conditions – COVID could be life-threatening.

We’re counting on every Warrior to do the right thing to protect one another’s health and wellbeing.

With less than two weeks until the election on Nov. 3, we encourage all Warriors to either vote early by dropping off your ballot at the County Government Center at 202 W. 3rd St., or vote at the polls in person on Election Day.

Have a plan, and find your polling location in Minnesota or out of state.

There is still time to request an absentee ballot, as long as you’re already registered, at: mnvotes.org.

Whether you’re registered or not, you can vote in person at the County Government Center at 202 W. 3rd St., 8am – 4:30pm Monday-Friday.

If you haven’t registered, bring proof of residence – a photo ID, or a utility bill, bank or credit card statement, or lease or mortgage payment with a name and current address.

Get ready to be mystified and mesmerized by Magician Derek Hughes in East Room, Kryzsko Commons this Saturday at 8pm. Follow the Warrior Entertainment Network on Facebook for details and a Zoom link.

Then enjoy some 90s-nostalgia with a showing of “Space Jam” at Saturday’s Lake Park Drive-In Music & Movies at the Band Shell, along with a performance by the Gully Boys from 6pm – 10pm.

And it’s not too late to get into spooky season and carve—or paint— some pumpkins!

President Olson provides the weekly COVID update and encourages students to share their fall experience so the university can make decisions to improve students’ Spring experience.

• COVID-19 Campus Info: COVID-19 Response Site
• Student COVID-19 Information: Ready for You Student Site
• Keep Campus Safe: Count on Me
• COVID Q&A: AskWSU
• Feedback questions and concerns: Email: covid19-info@winona.edu.
• Academic support: Reach out to your faculty advisor or the staff at the Warrior Success Center.

See all the prior COVID-19 Student Updates.