Monthly Archives: June 2016

Finding Jobs: Where to Look and What you Need

 Comments Off on Finding Jobs: Where to Look and What you Need Tags: , , ,

Max Trzebiatowski Hi there! Today’s conversation starts with the overall economy and funnels down into how you can become visible in today’s job market. If you’ve ever taken an economics course before, then you’ve heard of the unemployment rate. This is a measure of all the men and women in the workforce who are unable to find […]

More...

On Sunny Days the Tourist Comes Out

 Comments Off on On Sunny Days the Tourist Comes Out Tags: , , , , ,

After days of rain and clouds, six University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point students walked away from being working interns and turned into high-energetic crazy tourists. Okay, I was the only one that turned into an extreme tourist with my DSL camera hanging from my neck, selfie stick stuck nearby in my purse and my iPhone at […]

More...

Shooting for Ripeness

 Comments Off on Shooting for Ripeness Tags: , , ,

Basketball has never been my forte, that’s my brother’s specialty! In fact, he is the varsity basketball coach of the Sturgeon Bay High School Lady Clippers and when he caught me using a cantaloupe instead of a basketball, he started to prepare for the long hall ahead of training camp. Well the joke is on […]

More...

HPW Internship: Olmsted County Public Health Services

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: Olmsted County Public Health Services

HPW Student Internship Perspective – Melissa Mady Interning at Olmsted County Public Health Services has given me the opportunity to experience everything that the public health department does. From taking what I learned in Epidemiology and getting to experience a pertussis (whopping cough) outbreak in the Rochester area which included calling cases and writing case […]

More...

HPW Internship: Verizon Wireless

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: Verizon Wireless

HPW Student Internship Perspective – Tyler Cornell 16′ Interning within the Verizon Wireless Health and Wellness Center was an amazing experience! I was able to do a wide variety of things such as teach group fitness, personal train, coordinate events, perform fitness assessments, create a fitness incentive program, promote a healthy culture, and many more […]

More...

HPW Internship: Anytime Fitness-Plover

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: Anytime Fitness-Plover

HPW Student Internship Perspective – Seth Dominick 16′ I was an intern at Anytime Fitness in Plover and Stevens Point. I had a ton of fun and learned so much about myself and my career path. I originally wanted to open up my own gym and start a franchise, I think that might still be […]

More...

HPW Internship: St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Hospitals

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: St. Mary’s and St. Vincent Hospitals

HPW Student Internship Experience – Peter Feldkamp 16′ Interning at HSHS (Hospital Sister Health System) St. Mary’s and St. Vincent’s Hospitals has provided me with great professional tools and experience going forward. I was able to participate in every aspect of cardiac rehab in Phase 1 (St. Vincent’s) and Phase II (St. Mary’s). I learned […]

More...

HPW Internship: NX Level Sports Performance

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: NX Level Sports Performance

HPW Student Internship Experience – Alex Grahn 16′ Interning at NX Level Sports Performance is an incredible experience for anyone that is looking to gain more experience in the strength and conditioning field. From the moment I started I knew it was going to be a really interesting and great experience that I can take […]

More...

HPW Internship: Sarasota County Government

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: Sarasota County Government

Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Sarasota County Government 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 […]

More...

HPW Internship: Aspirus-Wausau

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: Aspirus-Wausau

HPW Student Internship Experience – Hillary Drake 16′ Interning at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital has been an amazing experience that I am very thankful for! While interning at the hospital, I had the opportunity to work in multiple areas of wellness, some of which included: community wellness, employee wellness, business health and cardiac rehabilitation. My […]

More...