Category Archives: Partnerships

UWSP earns National Wellness Institute’s Circle of Leadership honor

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National Wellness Institute Award

Known as the birthplace of wellness, UW-Stevens Point became only the second university to receive the National Wellness Institute’s Circle of Leadership Award distinction. Jennifer Hess and Prof. Brian Krolczyk accepted the honor at the 2022 National Wellness Conference in Orlando. UWSP and the National Wellness Institute have a long history of collaboration, including the […]

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New transfer agreement between Mid-State and UW-Stevens Point creates affordable path to accounting bachelor’s degree

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Mid-State Accounting

Mid-State Technical College and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point have partnered to help accounting students more easily transfer to a four-year program to continue their education. The new transfer agreement allows students who earn their two-year associate in applied science degree in Accounting from Mid-State to begin as juniors in the Accounting major in the […]

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UW-Stevens Point, Skyward partner on new campus internship center

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Ribbon Cutting at Skyward Internship Center

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student interns for a local edtech software company have a new, convenient way to complete their work right on campus. The Skyward Internship Center, located in the university Science Building, is now open during the week to provide Skyward interns with office space and a direct Skyward internship manager for guidance […]

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UWSP Science Education, local teachers team up with UWM WInSTEP Program to study earthworm movements

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WInSTEP Experiment

A group of 10 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point pre-service teachers and three science teachers from Ben Franklin and PJ Jacobs junior high schools recently participated in a two-day training session alongside professors Perry Cook and Krista Slemmons as a part of the Wisconsin Inquiry-based Scientist-Teacher Education Partnership (WInSTEP) program with UW-Milwaukee. [View Photos] Participants completed […]

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Legacy Foundation gift of $3 million will enhance community health in South Wood County

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Legacy Gift

A $3 million gift from the Legacy Foundation of Central Wisconsin to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will create a partnership to improve health and wellness of communities in South Wood County. The collaboration will identify and address challenges and opportunities related to public health. Initial partners include the Legacy Foundation, Wood County Health Department, […]

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MBA and CREATE Portage County team up for Thriving Cultures Micro-Certificate at UW-Stevens Point

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Thriving Cultures

A Thriving Cultures Micro-Certificate is now offered through the MBA program at UW-Stevens Point and CREATE Portage County. This Executive Education Series includes courses that can be taken separately or together for the full certificate. Each class is one credit and is taken in four weeks with course materials such as podcasts, readings and notes […]

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UW-Stevens Point dietetics students use their kitchen skills to connect with the community

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CPS Cafe Soup

Nothing says comfort food more than a hot bowl of homemade soup, especially during the cold winter months. A partnership between the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Central Rivers Farmshed is bringing some of that comfort into homes in Central Wisconsin. Senior dietetics students are using a practicum class to create a variety of homemade […]

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MBA Program Fellowship: Central Rivers Farmshed

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Farmshed Fellowship

Introducing the UW-Stevens Point MBA #FellowshipFriday feature, a new nine-part series on the first Friday of each month when MBA candidate Abby Schmidt provides an inside look on her fellowship with Central Rivers Farmshed. November 2020: Introduction Starting a fellowship with Central Rivers Farmshed put me on a team whose mission was to produce “a […]

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UW-Stevens Point, National Wellness Institute partner for new health coaching certificate

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A partnership between two national leaders in wellness will offer a new certification program that sets a new standard in facilitating behavior change that creates healthy lifestyles for people of all ages and abilities. The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and the National Wellness Institute are launching the Health and Wellness Coaching Certificate program this fall. […]

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UWSP Athletic Training uses virtual reality hockey technology for research

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Jon Koth and Emily Miller

When graduate students Jon Koth ’20 and Emily Miller ’20 from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point athletic training program were exploring topics for their research project, they both knew they wanted to probe in the world of virtual reality. Koth and Miller previously worked with the Pointers hockey teams and were interested in concussion-related research. […]

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