Tag Archives: first-year students

Making Friends at UWSP

By: Carolyn Czerwinski, University Communications and Marketing Intern Starting college can be intimidating. You are in a new place with a whole bunch of new people – it can be nerve-wracking to try and figure out how to start a conversation. Here are my recommendations on how to meet new people.   The best thing you […]

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Tips I’d Tell My Freshman Self

By: Sarah Zuern, Marketing Student Manager, University Centers Tip #1: Get involved! As an incoming freshman, there is an abundance of opportunities thrown at you. It is important to take a step back from the chaotic new stage of your life and look at what piques your interest. Then, take those sparked interests and narrow […]

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The Difference Between the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships and the Student Financial Services Office

Let’s be honest, having such similar titles for these two offices can be confusing, especially on where to go for answers to certain questions. Due to the fact that I work in the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships, I feel I have a fairly good idea on where to go. For other students, it could […]

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Welcome Week Fall 2019

Welcome Pointers! The summer has been a blast—binging the latest Netflix shows, tanning by the pool and sleeping in until who knows when. Now, stores are officially being stocked with fresh school supplies and the cute boots you didn’t get last fall are calling your name for the start of classes. Welcome week is just […]

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The Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships: A Student Employee’s Perspective

I think everyone struggles when asking important questions to authority figures. I especially felt that way when I would visit the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships to talk about my financial aid offer. Now that I am currently employed in this office as a work-study student, I have a different view. Spring semester, I […]

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