Winona State University - Highlights

Highlights

1. E-Warrior Digital Life and Learning program: Students select from one of three laptop models and enjoy wireless access from anywhere on campus.
2. Sustainability is a core commitment. Winona State University is a signatory of the American Colleges and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment and a partner in Sustain Winona, a communitybased initiative dedicated to energy conservation, renewable energy technologies and pollution prevention strategies.
3. Breathe Free: In January 2009, the university became tobacco-free, providing a safe and healthful environment for work and study for students, employees and visitors.
4. Offers academic majors, preprofessional options, master's options and doctoral program at its campuses in Winona and Rochester.
5. Home of the National Child Protection Training Center, offering experience and training for professionals from the judicial system, social services and law enforcement from across the nation.
6. Lead institution in HealthForce Minnesota, a collaborative program that aims to advance Minnesota as a leader in health care education, practice, research and innovation. HealthForce initiatives include Scrubs Camps, which offer hands-on health care experience for students in grades nine to 12 and adults age 18 and up.
7. As part of the Path to Purple initiative, Winona State works with Rochester Community and Technical College to offer programs in which students are able to begin their undergraduate education at the college and transfer to the university's Winona or Rochester campuses.
8. In addition to offering upper-division undergraduate degree programs and courses, the Rochester campus also offers an array of graduate programs in the colleges of education and nursing, including a doctorate of nursing practice.
9. Daily campus visits at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visits include tours of the campus and residence halls and a meeting with an admissions counselor.
10. College of Business accredited by AACSB International.