University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point doctoral students recently came to Stevens Point and Marshfield from as far away as Germany and Hawaii and many places in-between to take part in a summer residency for a program unlike any other in the world. Starting its fifth year, the Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Sustainability program at […]
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The rate of inflation in the United States is generally measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is a weighted average of prices for a basket of consumer goods and services, including transportation, food, and medical care. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the change in the CPI each month. […]
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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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When you think of family and consumer sciences you probably time travel to home economics classes in middle and high school. These classes originally taught life trades to young adults such as culinary skills, nutrition, and personal finance. FCS in recent years has developed into much more than that, especially with the addition of the […]
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A total of 571 students had a GPA over 3.75–including 264 with a perfect 4.0–to earn dean’s list honors for the 2021 spring semester in the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Congratulations to all! CPS Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 20 (8)Business Administration: 45 (21)Clinical Lab Science: […]
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The end goal of becoming a Registered Dietitian is one step closer for nine students who graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in May 2021 as they have been matched with dietetic internships, a 1,200-hour supervised internship that is a necessary prerequisite for the profession. This year’s 77% placement rate (10 out of 13, […]
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This article was originally a part of the Center for Business and Economic Insight Spring 2021 Presentation. The United States is emerging from one of the most challenging and unique economic periods in its history. This challenging economic period was different from others. The economic downturn wasn’t the result of financial market problems or other […]
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by Greg Wright, M.A., executive director at CREATE Portage Countyand UWSP Professor of Economics Jason R. Davis, Ph.D. This article was originally a part of the Center for Business and Economic Insight Spring 2021 Presentation. Regional economic development has traditionally focused on using tax incentives to attract businesses and create jobs while leveraging strong public […]
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Looking to the Future The Center for Business and Economic Insight staff is looking forward to getting back to normal and that means reviving our bi-annual face-to-face breakfast meetings and physical publications, starting this December! As we look to the future, Chief Analyst Kevin Bahr provides needed context in The Economy–Where We’ve Been and Where […]
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Two awards are regularly presented to the best and brightest graduates at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point–the Albertson Medallion and Chancellor’s Leadership Award. For the spring 2021 semester, nine of the Albertson Medallion recipients and 28 winners of the Chancellor’s Leadership Award were students from the College of Professional Studies. These students are a select group […]
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