by Guest Blogger | Dec 1, 2016 | Improving Our World
Advocacy can be tricky; sometimes we just have to dive in, take chances and learn from our mistakes. Diving in, I decided to target a population that is very near and dear to my heart: student parents at WSU. The Student Parent Program offers pregnant and parenting...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 30, 2016 | Improving Our World
To whomever may be reading this, I challenge you to take a moment and imagine yourself without a home, bed, job, family, healthcare, place to shower or groceries in a nice, cold refrigerator. This might be hard for you to wrap your head around, but hundreds of...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 29, 2016 | Improving Our World
I was lucky enough to be one of the film studies students who curated Our Digital Humanity: The Film Series, a series that supports Winona State University’s theme, “Our Digital Humanity.” The event was spread out into five days that included five feature films and a...
by Allison Mueller | Nov 22, 2016 | Improving Our World
It’s Thanksgiving time! That means endless turkey, stuffing, gravy and the expected food coma to follow. We all love our traditions with family and friends at this time, but what about those who are unable to participate in their much-loved traditions this...
by Allison Mueller | Nov 21, 2016 | Academics
Now that registration for next semester is open, I’ve been hearing different things about the fees part-time students have to pay and the requirements on campus for full-time vs. part-time students. Normally I would just ignore rules for part-time students...
by Guest Blogger | Nov 17, 2016 | Improving Our World
I currently work at the Mayo Clinic in the cancer unit. Every year, Mayo does a clinic-wide giving campaign with the United Way, and I helped collect contributions and sort them out into piles that would then be distributed to families in need. We spent two long...
by Grace Hromadko | Nov 16, 2016 | Campus Life
These 8 Campus Features are something that all students should be taking advantage of! From the library to different clubs on campus, there is a feature for everyone to use. Utilizing these features that our campus is providing to us will enhance your college...
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 Dana Scott | Nov 8, 2016 | Campus Life Blog, Residence Life
As the holidays get closer, Thanksgiving in particular, many college students may become homesick and just want to be surrounded by familiar traditions. However, as we grow older, it is important to accept that each year we may need to make new traditions. If you live...
