WSU in the News – Nursing Grads Find Jobs With Ease

by Winona State University Communications | May 10, 2019 | Academic News, Commencement, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News

The Winona State University Department of Nursing has been providing high-quality nursing education in southeast Minnesota for more than 50 years, and they have the statistics to prove just how high that quality is. Today’s WSU nursing graduates have a 97.92...

WSU In the News – Nursing Students Organize Family Health Fair

by Winona State University Communications | Apr 3, 2019 | Academic News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Student News, Twitter, WSU News

Each year, Winona State University-Rochester Nursing students volunteer their time to coordinate and run an annual Family Health Fair at the Rochester Public Library. The event provides a family-friendly environment in which the nursing students can work with the...

WSU in the News – Alumna Receives Celebrity Help

by Jake Leskovar | Mar 6, 2019 | Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Twitter, WSU News

Winona State University alumna Regan Lonien and her class at Bear Cave Intermediate School in Stewartville, Minn., got a big surprise recently when Carrie Underwood retweeted their video message asking for her support in their fundraising efforts. It all started this...

WSU Appoints Acting Dean of College of Nursing and Health Sciences

by Winona State University Communications | Mar 6, 2019 | Academic News, Faculty Staff News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Twitter, WSU News

Winona State University announces Dr. Jeanine E. Gangeness has been appointed Acting Dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, effective immediately. As Acting Dean, Dr. Gangeness will provide leadership for the College while Dr. Julie M. Anderson, who...

Social Work Students Give Back to the Community

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...

WSU Announces New Master of Social Work Program

by Sam Beyers | Dec 11, 2018 | Academic News, Rochester, Rochester Feature Stories, Twitter

Winona State University’s (WSU) College of Nursing and Health Sciences has announced a new Master of Social Work (MSW) program starting the fall of 2019 to address the regional demand for licensed clinical social workers. Emerging societal issues of the aging...