by Andrea Northam | Jan 15, 2015 | Achievements, Campus News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a national policy and research center for higher education. “I am astounded at the level of integration and...
by Samantha Stetzer | Dec 10, 2014 | Achievements, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
Lee Bjorklund and his wife, Leah, know what it means to “just keep swimming.” A few years ago, Bjorklund and his wife lost their jobs. His mother-in-law was arrested for embezzlement. Their three-month-old son had to have open-heart surgery. All within a matter of...
by Adam Milbauer | Dec 9, 2014 | Achievements, Campus News, Events, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, WSU News
When Evan Mitchell enrolled in his first collegiate level course at Rochester Community Technical College (RCTC) three and a half years ago, he didn’t know that he had just taken his first steps toward achieving his dreams. Mitchell, from Rochester, Minn., grew up in...
by Andrea Northam | Sep 9, 2014 | Academic News, Achievements, Campus News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University holds strong as the second public university in Minnesota in the Midwest category of “Best Regional Universities” in U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 edition of “Best Colleges.” The university is ranked seventh overall in Minnesota, 16th...
by Eric Hawkins | May 2, 2014 | Achievements, Philanthropic News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter
While non-traditional students are often faced with significant obstacles in their path to an education, Carl White truly has faced more than his fair share. But according to him, the trials and tribulation endured on the way to earning his degree in social work from...
