Winona State University

Winona State University is primarily an undergraduate university, the oldest of the schools that constitute Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU). It is not part of the University of Minnesota, the state's land grant institution. Founded in 1858 to train teachers, today it offers bachelors degrees in many areas. It has several masters programs, most relating to education, but no doctoral programs. The main campus is in Winona, Minnesota and there is a branch campus in Rochester, Minnesota (WSU Rochester Center). Its pre-medical program operates in conjunction with Mayo Medical School, affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. It competes in Division II NCAA athletics and its teams are called the Warriors.

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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities - University of Minnesota - Land grant - 1858 - Winona, Minnesota - Rochester, Minnesota - WSU Rochester Center - Mayo Medical School - Mayo Clinic - NCAA

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Winona State University is currently in the process of implementing a visionary program dubbed "The Winona Experience." Previously, and quite controversially, called "The New University" this radical series of changes in University operation and structure seek to better the vocational-education experience of each student. This change may not be popular with all students because of a hefty tuition surcharge.

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WSU is also noted as being one of the earliest universities in the country to offer a "Laptop University" program. In this program each student, upon acceptance, is required to lease his or her choice of either a Macintosh or Gateway (PC) laptop directly from the university. The purpose of this program is to increase the bond between education and technology. WSU's laptop program has been used as a model for many like it nation-wide.

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