After finishing his master’s degree at the University of Chicago, Gary Mullins decided he’d had enough of academia. His mother had been a school teacher, his father the president at the University of Arkansas — Gary was ready for anything not set in a classroom. But he couldn’t escape it. During his time with Exxon […]
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Hola chicos, With the holidays around the corner, I am realizing how long it’s been since I’ve seen my family and how excited I am to see everyone again. However, I am not particularly looking forward to explaining to everyone all the details of what has been going on in my life recently. I don’t […]
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On Nov. 4, 1979, Kevin Hermening ’13 was a 20-year-old Marine sergeant assigned to guard the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran. In the blink of an eye, he was the youngest of the 52 Americans taken hostage and held for 444 days by Shi’ite Muslims in Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s revolution. After being psychological tortured and […]
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Hola Chicos, Welcome back to school, Pointers! I hope everyone had a wonderful end to their summer and is starting off this school year on a positive note. I couldn’t be happier with how my summer ended and I am immensely looking forward to this semester. I have a lot in the works in semester, […]
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Hola chicos, I love being a student at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. I know I’ve said that before and I’ve described countless times what it is like to be a student here at this wonderful university. However I don’t often talk about specifically what it is like to be a part of the College of […]
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A 2013 graduate of UW-Stevens Point has been awarded a fellowship worth $5,000 by The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Devin Christensen, who received bachelor’s degrees in philosophy and economics from the UW-Stevens Point, is continuing his studies in political […]
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The grades are in for the spring semester and a total of 506 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 173 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): Athletic Training: 17 (5) Accounting: […]
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Record number graduate from UW-Stevens Point More than 1,400 students earned their degrees from UW-Stevens Point Saturday, as Peter McPartland, CEO and chairman of the board at Sentry Insurance, told grads to create their own job market. View Photos Faculty get one last goodbye Students walk through a tunnel of supporting faculty at commencement. […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Business & Economics handed out 20 scholarships to 43 students at its 2014 Awards Reception sponsored by Associated Bank Friday, May 2 in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room. [Photo Gallery] Business Advisory Council Scholarship The School of Business & Economics Business Advisory Council (BAC) was formed to keep our […]
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Each semester, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This spring, 28 students from the College of Professional Studies have been selected for this honor. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who throughout their careers at UW-Stevens Point have contributed significant leadership, […]
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