Monthly Archives: November 2013

Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia

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Professor of Communicative Disorders Julia King, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has a new textbook out that can help speech-language pathologists provide the best support for adults with aphasia and help them make a successful return to daily life. “Supporting Communication for Adults with Acute and Chronic Aphasia,” co-authored by King, Nina Simmons-Mackie and David Beukelman, provides clear […]

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Staying healthy at UW-Stevens Point

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Hola chicos! As we make our way through November, I am realizing that it is around this time of the year that everyone suddenly seems less healthy. From colds to flu season, and leftover Halloween candy to holiday binge eating; it seems everyone partakes in at least some unhealthy activities. I have already had a […]

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School and stuff

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So the thing they never tell you about studying abroad is that you actually have to study sometimes … It’s rough. No, really it’s not too bad; I’m actually taking an Art and Architecture class and a Theatre class, and they’re both incredibly enlightening. You may think to yourself, “My, what’s that got to do […]

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View from the Top: Jim Weishan, Sentry Insurance

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A top executive from Sentry Insurance shared his “View from the Top” with more than 100 students from the UW-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics on Nov. 20. Jim Weishan, executive vice president and CIO at Sentry Insurance, oversees Sentry’s financial investments and its charitable foundation. He shared how he progressed through his career […]

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Je Veux McAroon

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  They serve macaroons at McDonald’s in France. No kidding; we couldn’t believe it! Just to clarify we only went into McDonald’s in Paris in the first place because we heard about the macaroons and just had to try. Now I’m no macaroon connoisseur, but we had one in the group and she said they […]

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Student Orgs: Why I get involved, and why you should, too

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  I’ve mentioned before that I’m involved in stuff. At the end of my last post I mentioned the importance of involvement with student organizations here on campus. I guess I realized as I continued to think about it that my feelings on the subject are more than what fits into a little blurb at […]

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Family & Consumer Sciences

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At stronggggg advisal from my parents, I spent my first year of college at a two-year in the UW system, about a 15-minute drive from the town where I grew up, Slinger, Wis. I commuted in my beat-up old Dodge Neon and lived at home. I transferred to UW-Stevens Point for my sophomore year rather […]

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Artist’s London

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One really nice thing about London is all the little (and big) art galleries everywhere. I know in my Tate rant I may have given a certain impression, but I swear I’m not an indiscriminate art hater–in fact I quite enjoy most of it. I had an interesting interaction with an artist who had a […]

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International exposure

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Although I like to think I’m a worldly, cultured person, the truth is I’m a small-town Midwestern girl who has yet to venture outside the border of the U.S. As pathetic as it may sound, it’s probably true for most of us. While I get the opportunity to go to Spain this January, there are […]

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Practical Tips for Teaching Diverse Students

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Future teachers from the UW-Stevens Point School of Education gained valuable professional development on “Practical Tips for Teaching Diverse Students” at the fall forum on Tuesday, Nov. 12. [Photo Gallery] Breakout sessions included: Professor Maysee Herr, education strategies for immersion experiences in culture, based on Camp Phoojywg-Friend Professor Kimiko Ott, Diversity and classroom/school issues Mary […]

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