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Kinslow earns state athletic training educator award

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Nominated by students, Beth Kinslow was presented the 2019 Wisconsin Athletic Trainers’ Association Outstanding Educator of the Year award at the WATA Annual Meeting in Stevens Point on April 5. Kinslow is an assistant professor in the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions and a 2002 graduate of the university’s athletic training program. This […]

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2019 School of Communication Sciences and Disorders Awards Reception

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The UW-Stevens Point School of Communication Sciences and Disorders presented nearly $20,000 in scholarships at its 2019 Awards Reception Sunday, April 7 in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room. [Photo Gallery] A School Tradition: The School of Communication Sciences and Disorders developed the tradition of giving student and alumni awards in 1967 and expanded that […]

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2019 UWSP College of Professional Studies Faculty Heroes Award: Pam Terrell

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The Miles of Smiles student organization in the UW-Stevens Point School of Communication Sciences and Disorders helps raise awareness and money to support individuals with cleft lip, cleft palate and craniofacial disorders. Associate Professor Pam Terrell, adviser of the group, guided the students as they provided education, awareness and the proper tools to nurses and […]

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UW-Stevens Point students volunteer to help with tax preparation

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Getting taxes prepared can be, well, taxing. It can also be expensive, and a hardship for low-income families. Help can be found through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, offered in communities across the nation. Each spring, 20-30 students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volunteer with VITA through CAP Services in Stevens Point, […]

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Alumni selected as Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellows

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Ten alumni from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are among 100 teachers named to the 2019 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Fellowship program, chosen for their superior ability to inspire a love of learning in their students, their ability to motivate others, and for their leadership and service within and outside the classroom. Each fellow and […]

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MBA featured on Marshfield Community TV Campus Connections

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The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point MBA program was the topic of discussion as School of Business and Economics faculty Kevin Neuman and Lyna Matesi appeared on the Marshfield Community Television Campus Connections show on Feb. 22, 2019.

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College Life as a Cadet

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Hey Pointers! My name is Isabel Moritz, but you can call me Izzie! I’m a newly contracted cadet here at UW-Stevens Point and I will be taking over the blog. This is my first time doing anything like this, so I hope that you can hang tight until I get the hold of this. I’m […]

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Faculty/Staff Complete Resilience & Thriving Facilitator Certificate

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An increasing number of wellness practitioners are being asked to deliver training or coaching in the areas of resilience and thriving. To meet this need, eight faculty and staff members from the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion and Human Development completed the Resilience & Thriving Facilitator Certificate from the National Wellness Institute (NWI), in […]

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Practicums Placements set for Clinical Laboratory Science Students

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After an extensive interview process with health care organizations, 28 students in the clinical laboratory science (CLS) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are set to be placed at hospitals around the state for clinical practicums beginning in fall 2019. [View Photos] “Students benefit tremendously from these real-life experiences,” says Senior Lecturer Michelle Shulfer. “They […]

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Tokach Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

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In front of a crowd of family, cadets and military and university colleagues, Assistant Professor of Military Science Wendy Tokach was promoted from major to lieutenant colonel on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. [View Photos | Watch Video] LTC Wendy Tokach is promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. Posted by UW-Stevens Point ROTC on Friday, January […]

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