Category Archives: Outreach

Different Perspectives Collaborating for one Purpose

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Ray Ackerlund

Regional Economic Leaders Form Campus-Community Connection to Shape Workforce of Tomorrow The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at UW-Stevens Point (UWSP) understands the vital roles the local economy and a strong employment pool have on each other. Having direct connections to economic needs allows the school to shape the curriculum for students and adjust […]

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South Wood County Collaboration feature at UWSP Foundation Board Meeting

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Tami Swenson and Corey Huck present to the UWSP Foundation Board

The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness hosted the UWSP Foundation Board of Directors on Nov. 4 in the CPS Café. College of Professional Studies Dean Marty Loy welcomed the board and provided updates, followed by a presentation from Professor Corey Huck and our new Legacy Endowed Professor of Population Health Tami Swenson […]

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Food historian, author brings ‘High on the Hog’ to UW-Stevens Point campuses

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Jessica B Harris

The culinary historian who wrote the book that inspired the Netflix miniseries “High on the Hog” visited the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Oct. 25-27, 2022. [View Photos] Jessica B. Harris, who is considered by many to be one of the ranking authorities on the food of the African Diaspora – or scattering of the culture, […]

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Matesi Presents at Women in Business Luncheon

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A sold-out crowd heard from UW-Stevens Point Associate Professor of Management Lyna Matesi, Ph.D., at the 2022 Women in Business Luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 29, hosted by Portage County Business Council. The event provides an opportunity for women in the Central Wisconsin area to network safely, talk about issues that affect their daily professional lives, […]

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Connecting Businesses to Students and Alumni

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Networking

The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at UW-Stevens Point offers a Corporate Partners program to local businesses and organizations. Through the program, an organization will be invited to connect with SBE students throughout the academic year. They will be provided a menu of interactive events and one-on-one experiences meant to educate students about their […]

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Agile Leadership for Flourishing Communities

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Liz Nilsen

Supporting local economic growth with the latest offering in the Business and Society Lecture Series Staying at the forefront of business and local economic trends is of high priority for the School of Business and Economics (SBE) at UW-Stevens Point. Since 2020 business practices have had many shifts and changes, requiring agility. Understandably, it can […]

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Enriching Women Entrepreneurs and Trailblazers

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Mara Prausa

A trailblazer, as defined by the Cambridge dictionary, is the first person to do something or go somewhere, who shows it is also possible for other people. The School of Business and Economics, Continuing Education, and the MBA program from UW-Stevens Point are hosting their second annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference around this foundational idea of […]

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Students, professor help create translation guide for refugee families

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SLP students

Communication between Ukrainian refugees, their host families and agencies in European countries such as the Netherlands was helped by an unlikely source – the Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Two graduate students in speech-language pathology and a professor helped create a “Refugee Dictionary.” It is a compilation of 124 […]

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UWSP students assist with HEAR Wisconsin’s Mobile Audiology Clinic at Special Olympics

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HEAR Wisconsin

Special Olympics Wisconsin announced a new partnership for its Healthy Hearing programming this spring. HEAR Wisconsin—the state’s “premier provider of comprehensive services and resources for children, adults, and seniors who are deaf or hard of hearing”—will showcase new and innovative tools and techniques at select Special Olympics Wisconsin sporting events. UW-Stevens Point Doctor of Audiology […]

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School of Education hosts Academic Freedom in the Digital Age Thompson Speaker Event

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Academic Freedom event

Imagine our faculty members being put in prison–or even assassinated–just for being professors. That is what is happening in numerous countries around the world and was the topic at the “Academic Freedom in the Digital Age” event on Thursday, April 14 in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center Theater. [View Photos] School of Education’s own […]

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