Winona State University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 34% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 31% of housing units are Singles.
• 54% of housing units are Doubles.
• 8% of housing units are Triples.
• 7% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 14 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 93% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 65% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Athanaeum Presentation Series, Children’s Theatre, Shakespeare In The Park, Cross-Cultural Campus Outreach (in local elementary schools), Lyceum Series (speakers and performers throughout the year), Mayo Lecture Series (featuring Mayo Clinic Doctors/topics), UPAC-Concert Series, Homecoming, Great River Shaekspeare Festival, Great River Reading Series, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Economic Summit, Environmental Summit, Education Summit, Frozen River Film Festival, Faith and Reason Lecture Series, Common Book Project, Original Peoples of the Land lecture and presentation series
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station
• In total, there are about 156 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Delta Mu (Social Work), Alpha Lambda Delta (All-University), Alpha Epsilon Rho (Broadcasting), Alpha Omega Honore (Honors), Alpha Sigma Lambda (Non-traditional students), Alpha Upsilon Alpha (International Reading Assoc. ), Beta Beta Beta (Biology), Chi Sigma Iota (Counseling), Delta Sigma Pi (Business), Golden Key National Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi (Education), Lambda Pi Eta (Communication), National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Alpha Theta (History), Pi Mu Upsilon (Mathematics), Psi Chi (Psychology), Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade For Christian Student Fellowship, Christians In Action- Chi Aplha, Cooperative Campus Ministry, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Lutheran Campus Center, Lutheran Student Fellowship, Muslim Student Organization, Newman Center (Catholic), True North WELS Campus Ministry, United Campus Ministries, WELS Lutheran Campus Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Club, Asian American Club, Bangladesh Forum, Black Cultural Awareness Association, Hispanic Association of Students, Hmong American Student Association, Intercambios, International Club, Jamaica Club, Japan Club, Malaysian-American Chapter, Muslim Student Organization, Native American Heritage and Awareness Club, Nepali Club, Palestinian American Club, Soka Gaki International, United Nations Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Brass Ensemble, Chamber Choir, Choral Union (University and community), Concert Band, Concert Choir, Dance Society, Forensics (Speech), Grub Street (English), Jazz Club, Madrigal Singers, National Press Photographer’s Association, Opera Workshop, Percussion Ensemble, Saxophone Quartet, Shakespeare In The Park, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, University String Quartet, Wenonah Players (Theatre), Woodwind Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet, Writer’s Bloc
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Winonan (weekly); Bravura (quarterly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Minneapolis (100), La Crosse, Wis. (30)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Winona (0)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Winona (0)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 40% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 36% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,780
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 6 fraternities
• There are 3 sororities

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited