Top 10 tips for students attending a conference

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This past week, I traveled to Wheeling, Illinois, to attend the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association (GLATA) 48th Annual Meeting and Symposium. This is my third year attending the meeting, and I have loved it each year. There are six states that are in the GLATA region: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota and of course […]

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Education alumna earns $25,000 Allen Distinguished Educators Award

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Paul G. Allen Encourages Excellence in Classroom Innovation with $25,000 Award In the quest to ignite innovation in education, the Allen Distinguished Educators (ADE) program awarded $25,000 to an alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Education. Jodie Woodruff ’02, a teacher from Providence, Rhode Island’s Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center, was recognized as […]

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The art dropping a course

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Most of the time dropping things is not good. Dropping catches can cost you a game. Dropping a tray of food as a waiter/waitress can cost you your job. Dropping your phone can lead to weeks of miniature glass slivers in your fingers because you have a shattered screen on your phone. Accidentally dropping your flight ticket […]

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We Are Family – Athletic Training Family

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Hey everyone! I hope that you all have been enjoying the nice weather lately! I know I have! Let’s just hope that it stays around. Now why don’t I tell you a little bit about my family? Nope, not the family you were expecting. I’m talking about my athletic training family! These guys have been […]

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Sentry Insurance gives UW-Stevens Point largest gift in campus history

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News Release | Photos | Video | WSAU | WSAW | WAOW Stevens Point Journal | Stevens Point City-Times | Portage County Gazette Sentry Insurance presented the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the largest donation in the university’s 122-year history Tuesday, March 8. The gift of $4 million will endow two new faculty positions and […]

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An adviser’s perspective and the 3 things you NEED to do in order to register

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Hey everyone! This is officially my first blog post through the College of Professional Studies, and I am super excited about it. My goal with each article is to give you packets of information to help you throughout your time at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The majority of my expertise comes from advising business […]

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Okray Colloquium: Tested

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Education students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point got an inside look at fairness of educational opportunities for students with racially and socioeconomically diverse backgrounds during the annual School of Education Okray Colloquium on Tuesday, Feb. 23. View Photos “Tested” filmmaker Curtis Chin spent the day on campus discussing his documentary and helping future educators […]

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SBE presents Kickstart Your Career!

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From Networking 101 to a resumé clinic and LinkedIn guest speaker, the UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics hosted its first “Kickstart Your Career!” programming Feb. 15-23, thanks to a sponsorship by Northwestern Mutual. The highlights also included two career roundtable senior banquets. View Photos  

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HPW Internship: HealthPartners

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HPW Student Internship Experience –  Hailey Kunavich 16′ My internship at HealthPartners showed me all aspects of worksite wellness and health coaching. Health Partners is an insurance company that also offers health care for its members, meaning they have a true interest in the well-being of their clients. In my time here I worked for […]

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HPW Internship: Roberts and Associates Physical Therapy

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HPW Student Internship Experience – Dana Krug 16′ Interning at Roberts & Associates Physical Therapy allowed me to truly grow not only as a person, but as a health promotion professional. I worked in a variety of different sites, performing different roles and responsibilities. I was the gym manager at Inertia Fitness, which is the […]

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