by Jake Leskovar | Feb 25, 2019 | Philanthropic News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
Students from the Winona State University social work club Student Association of Social Work-Rochester were featured in the news late last year when they pitched in to support the Jeremiah Program, a national program that helps single mothers. The WSU students teamed...
by Alex Carter | Feb 15, 2017 | Events, Featured Post, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
Winona State University hosted the inaugural Professional Oath of Honor Ceremony for Winona and Rochester nursing students Jan. 27 on the WSU main campus. According to Martha Scheckel, chairperson and nursing professor at WSU, the ceremony is a rite of passage into...
by Emily Dean | Apr 29, 2016 | Achievements, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News
Bernice DuBois’s dream of returning to her reservation and giving back to her community is finally coming true thanks to hard work, determination and Winona State University. DuBois will receive her Doctorate in Nursing Practice May 6 at the WSU Commencement ceremony,...
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...
