Monthly Archives: September 2013

Surviving Stroke Together

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Stroke survivors, their family members, friends and caregivers learned what happens to the brain during a stroke and how it affects communication from Mary Day, clinical professor of communicative disorders at UW-Stevens Point, at the “Surviving Stroke Together” Portage County Area Stroke Support Group on Monday, Sept. 30 at the Lincoln Center. Over one million […]

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Local vet earns the Distinguished Flying Cross

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After 43 years, a local Vietnam vet was presented with the Distinguished Flying Cross for service as a Huey pilot in 1970 at a ceremony hosted by the UW-Stevens Point ROTC program on Thursday, Sept. 26. Brigadier General John E. McCoy of the Wisconsin Air National Guard presented Warrant Officer One Steven C. Ellis with […]

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From overalls to suits: The business of potato farming

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Wisconsin ranks third in the nation for potato production and includes more than 35,000 jobs in the state. One of the oldest potato growers in the area shared its story with students in the UW-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics on Thursday, Sept. 26. “Exploring Careers in Agri-Business” featured a panel from Bushmans’, Inc. […]

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Accounting alum shares internship experience with students

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Kirk Booher ’86 returned to UW-Stevens Point today to listen to internship presentations and share his own accounting internship story from Clifton Gunderson (now Clifton Larson Allen) in 1986. Booher is currently a senior vice president at BB&T Bank in Chicago. Work History: BB&T Bank – BB&T Real Estate Funding, LLC, Chicago, Ill. Senior Vice President […]

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Back in school mode

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Hola chicos! Happy autumn everyone! I know I can’t be the only one would loved the cooler stretch of weather that we had here in Stevens Point. Fall is my favorite season and I’m so happy to get back in the full swing of things. As the second week of classes come to an end […]

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Running 50 for a Purpose

Students in Professor Tom Wetter’s First-Year Seminar course “Running and the Meaning of Life” may have found answers and inspiration from guest speakers David Chrisinger ’09 (social science history) and Brett Foley. The two childhood friends are running a 50-mile ultramarathon on October 26, 2013, to raise $10,000 for The Mission Continues, a national service organization that helps […]

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Turning Passions into Business: Part Two

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The past two years I had the opportunity to work at First Source Worldwide, LLC, a chemical manufacturer and distributor based out of Wisconsin. The company started 12 years ago out of CEO Dale Clark’s at-home office. As the business grew and opportunities presented themselves, First Source Worldwide quickly grew to a company with facilities […]

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Runnin’ Low on Motivation

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One thing I really struggle with during the summer is finding time and motivation to exercise. I call it my ‘curse of summer,’ my absolute refusal to work out in heat and the ever-so-popular excuse ‘I’m too busy’ line. Whether justifiable or not (probably not), my summers tend to turn in to a lot of […]

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Return to Stevens Point

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Hola Chicos! As one chapter ends another begins. Summer is over but that means that fall is around the corner along with many new adventures. About a week ago I moved back to Stevens Point and I couldn’t be happier. I haven’t been to Stevens Point since December, just before I left for Spain, and […]

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Veggin’ Out

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I recently read an article in the Vegetarian Times August 2013 issue, “The Cafeteria Report” by Juliet Pennington about a New York City public school that implemented an all-vegetarian meal plan for students. The initiative is a step in the right direction. There’s been a lot of buzz lately about healthy diets. Terms like vegetarian, […]

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