Overall Goal of internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how UW Health provides a variety of health and wellness programs to employees/community-sponsored events. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including Health Risk Assessment, intervention, and reassessment, and will create promotional and marketing […]
More...HPW Internship: Suburban Hospital
Overview of Internship The intern will assist the Community Health & Wellness team in all aspects of hospital-based community education planning and implementation. The intern will perform duties related to the organization, development and implementation of health promotion programs, such as: educational materials design, logistics support, and research. The intern will gain new skills and […]
More...HPW Internship: Dan Abraham Health Living Center
Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how DAHLC provides a variety of health and wellness programs to employees/community-sponsored events. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including Health Risk Assessment, intervention, and reassessment, and will create promotional and marketing projects […]
More...Almost There …
Pointers! Fall semester has come and gone. I have so much to catch you up on; let’s get started! I was in charge of setting up and running Warrior Challenge during Welcome Week. It was a huge success. We had a rock wall, a HMMWV (High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle) pull, a pull-up competition, and a station where […]
More...HPW Internship: Portage County-Health and Human Services
Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Portage County Health and Human Services provides a variety of health and wellness programs to employees/community-sponsored events. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including Health Risk Assessment, intervention, and reassessment, and will […]
More...UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics awarded accreditation by AACSB
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 […]
More...Students honored on the fall 2016 Dean’s List
Fall semester grades are in and a total of 517 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 176 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. Congratulations to all! Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 37 (16) Athletic Training/Pre-Athletic Training: 21 (4) […]
More...Monday with Marty
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. […]
More...Education student organization at UW-Stevens Point receives national grant
by Lauren Gibbs ’19 An education student organization at UW-Stevens Point recently received a national grant to boost the teaching profession. The Student Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA) chapter earned a $900 CREATE grant from the National Education Association to aid in the production of recruitment videos for the School of Education that will encourage enrollment […]
More...Future Spanish teacher finds right career path
Like many students, Dacia Giordana began her college career without declaring a major. Unlike many, she had not decided by the end of her second year at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She was interested in every subject she studied. “I was in the undergraduate advising center every week. Julie Schneider (academic adviser) helped me […]
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