Category Archives: Outreach

Marshfield Clinic Health System, UW-Stevens Point partner to expand health-related majors, clinical training program

Written by UWSPcps - September 17, 2018 at 3:23 pm. Comments Off Tags: athletic training, audiology, dietetics, family relations, FCS, food, health, health care, nutrition, speech-language pathology, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP, wellness

Marshfield Clinic Health System and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have entered a partnership that will advance the development of the health care workforce by providing new education and training opportunities for students. [View Photos] The partnership is focused on UW-Stevens Point’s academic programs with MCHS’s clinical training opportunities, and to further develop UW-Stevens Point’s […]

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Teen Leadership Portage County: Ben Formella

Written by UWSPcps - October 27, 2017 at 2:28 pm. Comments Off Tags: Pacelli, Portage County, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Guest blogger Ben Formella, a sophomore at Pacelli Catholic High School, is a participant in Teen Leadership Portage County who shadowed Dean Marty Loy for a day. As if Stevens Point wasn’t already enough a great community on its own, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point confirms this by having its own amazing virtues. Today I am […]

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UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics awarded accreditation by AACSB

Written by UWSPcps - February 16, 2017 at 5:28 pm. Comments Off Tags: AACSB, Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, business school, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has earned accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for its School of Business and Economics. Graduates will complete degrees from a program ranked among the top 20 percent in the nation and top 5 percent in the world. “AACSB accreditation is an external recognition of […]

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Monday with Marty

Written by UWSPcps - January 23, 2017 at 4:45 pm. Comments Off Tags: Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

by guest blogger Leo Knapp, a sophomore at Stevens Point Area Senior High Today I shadowed Marty Loy for a program called Teen Leadership Portage County. Marty is the dean of the College of Professional Studies at UW-Stevens Point. I’m a sophomore at SPASH (Stevens Point Area Senior High) and had a great experience today. […]

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Herr earns state camp award

Written by UWSPcps - October 21, 2016 at 2:43 pm. Comments Off Tags: Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

A camp organized by UW-Stevens Point Associate Professor of Education Maysee Yang Herr and alum Yauo Yang ’08 has been selected for a state award. The American Camp Association Wisconsin Local Council of Leaders has selected Camp Phuoojywg-Friend to receive the Excellence in Program Recognition award. Camp Phoojywg-Friend is a two-week camp that offers basic […]

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Motivational Interviewing Workshop with Laura Saunders

Written by UWSPcps - February 5, 2016 at 4:24 pm. Comments Off

More than 100 attendees–including students, faculty, staff and local health care professionals–learned motivational interviewing skills from expert speaker Laura Saunders, MSSW, at the first of three motivational coaching workshops Friday, Feb. 5 at UW-Stevens Point. [View Photos] Saunders discussed concepts and skills in motivational interviewing, a goal-oriented, client-centered counseling style with workshop attendees and introduced concepts […]

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Cub Scouts, Veterans Day and ROTC

Written by Rilee Newell - November 13, 2015 at 2:36 pm. Comments Off Tags: Army, ROTC, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP, Veterans Day

Hey Pointers! Every now and then ROTC is presented with opportunities to go out into the community and either teach members of different organizations about different aspects of the Army or help them out with anything they may need. This past Monday, a group of cadets were invited to give a presentation to the Cub […]

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A day with the dean

Written by UWSPcps - October 27, 2015 at 7:10 pm. Comments Off Tags: Leadership Portage County, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

by guest blogger Olivia Helbach, a sophomore at Amherst High School Today I am spending the day with Marty Loy, dean of the UW-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. I’m a part of a program called Teen Leadership Portage County, where each of us has a mentor. We meet 2-4 times within the year and see […]

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Campus to Community: Marshfield

Written by UWSPcps - October 14, 2015 at 10:57 pm. Comments Off Tags: Marshfield, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

In a proactive effort to connect the resources of UW-Stevens Point to its regional communities, the university launched a new program. The Campus to Community program introduces UW-Stevens Point students and faculty to the communities in north central Wisconsin. [Photo Gallery] Because our region requires a sustainable infusion of educated talent, it is incumbent to […]

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Hmong Bike-Ped Community Map receives grant with help from UWSP faculty

Written by UWSPcps - July 13, 2015 at 10:19 pm. Comments Off Tags: health, Hmong, Hmong Americans, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

An ethnographically-based bicycle/pedestrian activity map of Stevens Point will be funded in part by Saint Michael’s Foundation. The Hmong Bike-Ped Community Map aims to engage the Hmong community by creating a culturally relevant approach to physical activity. The collaborative efforts of Portage County Can Coalition and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will engage Hmong families […]

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