Category: Blog
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Fall Favorites
September is here and that means fall is right around the corner. But if you’re anything like me, you’ve been pretending it’s fall since the beginning of August. Like many, fall is my absolute favorite season. There are so many things I love about fall, so I wanted to share with you my love and…
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Job Searching: Where Do I Even Begin?!
You spent four years at university studying hard and working toward your degree in hopes of getting a good job after graduation. But when the time comes that you have to apply for jobs where do you even begin? I’m currently in this situation. I just started my very last semester at Winona State and…
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How I Got Myself Into a Gym Routine While Struggling with Mental Illness
For as long as I can remember I have been insecure about my weight. I’ve struggled with Anxiety, Bulimia Nervosa and Depression throughout my childhood and young adult years, and have reached extremely unhealthy points. I went through extensive recovery programs in high school, but what they don’t tell you in is that even when…
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What I’ve Learned in College
When I first arrived at Winona State University in the Fall of 2017, I had no idea what the next few years would look like. You see, when I first arrived on campus as a freshman, I technically wasn’t even a freshman. When I was in high school I took part in the Post Secondary…
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Snap Streaks: The Solidity of Good Friendships or the Silent Killer?
Everyone wants to be liked, especially when it comes to social media. We all strive for likes on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Some of us even take extremes to create posts that will stand out in our friends news feeds. But one metric that has become increasingly popular among Millennials and Gen Z’s is the…
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How to Grow Your Network in College
It’s one of the most important lessons you will need to learn in your professional career, yet many professors don’t tell you this before you graduate. Luckily, I learned about the importance of networking while in my first year of college. But whenever I tell my friends how important networking is, they tell me that…
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5 Reasons You Need To Sign-Up For LinkedIn as a College Student
I am 20 years old and a junior in college, with 1,150 connections on LinkedIn. Most of the time when I excitedly tell my friends that my network is growing, they question why I even have a LinkedIn profile as a junior in college. My response? Because it is EVERYTHING. My LinkedIn profile has allowed…
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What’s In a Name? Why Your Username Is So Important.
The username. One of the most simple, yet most crucial factors of your online identity. With social media being a significant tool in today’s world, it may be time for you to re-think even the slightest details of your profile – starting with the username. But how do you come up with a good and…
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The Wanderlust Warrior: Travel Study vs. Study Abroad
Close your eyes for a moment and picture yourself abroad. Do you want to go on a faculty-led program, or a semester-long excursion? And how do you choose? That’s the hard part. There are countless programs students can choose from when planning to travel abroad, and for some, that’s the hardest part. The most common…
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Destination PR: Winona State Edition
Public relations, as described by PRSA, is a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics. With a degree in PR, professionals can be in careers such as: Brand Journalism, Crisis Communications, Events, Media Relations, Social Media, and many more disciplines. The PR industry is constantly changing, so it is…
Taylor Eck 