Monthly Archives: November 2012

Yoga, Hindu festival, and Packers…in London?

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Hello readers, I hope that you have enjoyed my articles thus far. Within the past two weeks, I went to a Hindu festival, had two of my friends from Kenya experience their first ever Packers game and attended a yoga and meditation workshop. I attended the Hindu festival with three friends; my friend Ravin, and […]

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Learning how to respond to people with aphasia

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In an emergency, communication is key. But what happens when someone is unable to communicate to first responders or medical personnel? First-year graduate student Jim McMahon and Professor Julia King, Ph.D. from the UW-Stevens Point School of Communicative Disorders visited the Stevens Point Fire Department this week to present about aphasia, an impairment of language […]

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Students lead speed mentoring at NCFR Conference

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The ability to attend national conferences where students can network with professionals is one of the opportunities students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point take full advantage of. That includes four students from UWSP’s family and consumer science program who were in attendance at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference in Phoenix this […]

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Stop, Collaborate and Listen

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Lately, I have been talking about the events that I have gone to or things I have been involved in. Yet, an important part of school is the actual classes you take as well. Currently, I am taking the following courses: Marketing Research, International Marketing, Geography, Religious Studies, Business Writing, Jogging, and Weightlifting … 17 […]

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