by Elizabeth Meinders | Aug 5, 2014 | Admissions, Campus Life, Residence Life
You are standing in front of your bedroom closet, then you turn to look at your desk covered in papers and knickknacks and the walls hung with photos and posters before glancing across the floor that is strewn with random objects you had forgotten you even owned but...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Jul 3, 2014 | Admissions Blog, Campus Life
This Friday, we as a country celebrate our history of political independence and our desire to govern ourselves as we see fit. In a way, the 4th of July is a foreshadowing of your personal independence day that is swiftly approaching—that is, the day you move in at...
by Jordan Gerard | Jun 25, 2014 | Improving Our World, Study Abroad & Travel Study
When I was young, I used to think that museums were boring and I suppose a lot of other kids my age did too. But as I got older, I started to appreciate the preservation of artifacts that were part of history. We visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and the...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Jun 10, 2014 | Admissions
This weekend wraps up the last of the high school graduations and I just want to say congratulations to all you 2014 graduates. Graduation is an achievement to be proud of and it adds a final push to the behind the momentum building up as you eagerly look forward to...
by Guest Blogger | May 5, 2014 | Improving Our World
This semester in our Women and Gender Studies class: Power, Privilege and Gender Studies, we learned about the prison industrial complex, the increase in the U.S. prison population over the last twenty years across the United States and the disproportionate...
by Sophie Kaplan | May 5, 2014 | Campus Life
The last few days I’ve spent on campus have been strange. People have been stopping me in the halls and on the streets to say “Don’t worry, we’ll stay in touch!” or “I’m really gonna miss you when you go!” I respond in kind and tell them my plans, but all the while...
by Caleb Bednarski | May 1, 2014 | Academics, Campus Life, Study Abroad & Travel Study
On a normal day last semester, I was sitting next to my friend in Spanish class. But then my professor came in to the room and told us about an incredible travel study opportunity he was offering called the Camino De Santiago, a bike trip across the northern...
by Brianna Bosshart | Apr 30, 2014 | Campus Life, Residence Life
Can’t figure out what to do with all the stuff you’ve accumulated over the year as move-out day approaches? Resist the temptation to toss everything in the garbage and instead look at donating or re-purposing items such as: Clothing If you know that some of your...
by Grace Hromadko | Apr 29, 2014 | Admissions Blog, Campus Life, Commencement, Community Engagement, Winona
If you are graduating soon and getting ready for the start of reality, here is a list of must-haves you MUST do before you graduate from Winona State University! Graduation can be bitter-sweet, so make the most of it by making unforgettable memories. 1) Eat at...
by Katlyn Plourde | Apr 24, 2014 | Campus Life, Campus Life Blog
College is about learning, growth and change. No one is the same person when they walk off campus for the last time, as they were when they first stepped onto it. We want to see how all of you seniors have transformed from a wide-eyed freshman to a savvy senior. Send...
