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Dilemmas of packing

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Packing. An exciting process because you are one step closer to leaving for your trip. It is also a frustration: getting everything to fit, struggling to zip the bag close, trying to remember if you packed your deodorant, ripping apart the entire bag to find that pesky necessity, finding the deodorant, sighing in relief, and […]

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UW-Stevens Point student-athletes inspire local special needs children

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by Ashley Remington ’15 Friday was a special day of the week this spring for children with special needs at Jefferson Elementary School in Stevens Point. Every Friday, a different team from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Department of Athletics visited the school to spend time with the children, describe what it is like to […]

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Chancellor’s Leadership Award honors 2015 graduates

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Each semester, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This spring, 16 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at UWSP have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated […]

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Last meeting before our big trip!

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“Imkeli kaj oondoza ji etele iikulja” => “Peace fattens more than food” Cinco de Mayo brought more than the typical smell of tacos in the air. Today was the last meeting before we travel across the ocean to Namibia, Africa. The countdown of 20 days has begun and the room was filled with busy questions […]

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Defeating Cancer with Optimism: Student Earns CPS Heroes Award

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By Ashley Remington ’15 Graduate school is challenging in itself, but not too much for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point speech-language pathology student Alysa Firkus—even while fighting the battle of a lifetime. In March 2014, during her second semester in the UW-Stevens Point School of Communicative Disorders master’s program, Alysa was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Choosing […]

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Scholarships, awards earned by communicative disorders students

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The UW-Stevens Point School of Communicative Disorders presented nearly $20,000 in scholarships at its 2015 Awards Reception Sunday, April 26 in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room. [Photo Gallery] A School Tradition: The School of Communicative Disorders developed the tradition of giving student and alumni awards in 1967 and expanded that tradition significantly in 1982. […]

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Students honored at 2015 PEAT Awards Banquet

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The best and brightest future athletic trainers and physical education teachers were recognized at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Physical Education & Athletic Training 2015 Recognition Awards Banquet on Friday, April 24 in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room. [Photo Gallery] Outstanding Students ATHLETIC TRAINING Sophomore: Megan School Junior: Colton Funk Senior: Frederick “Max” Vermeern […]

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Students present at UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity

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Research on interior architecture of a Veterans Home and nutritional intervention during resistance training highlighted the work of six College of Professional Studies students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point who presented at the 14th Annual UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on April 24 at the UW-Milwaukee Student Union. Joshua Raether: […]

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Posters in the Rotunda features research from athletic training students

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Athletic training students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are shared research findings during the 12th annual Posters in the Rotunda event Wednesday, April 22, at the State Capitol in Madison. Studies show that undergraduate research leads to better job readiness, encompassing a broad range of student talents, interests and skills across academic disciplines. UW […]

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Inaugural Reeder’s Ruck honors cadet

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Scholar. Athlete. Leader. Friend. That is how we all remember Alex Reeder, and thanks to more than 100 participants and dozens of volunteers, the inaugural Reeder’s Ruck‬ was a huge success! [Photo Gallery | Official Results] The Ranger Club and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ROTC program hosted the eight-mile ruck march/walk on Saturday, April […]

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