The education program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point was ranked second in the nation for the second year in a row, according to Study.com. The site’s Best Colleges for Education Majors list ranked UW-Stevens Point’s education program highly, noting its: Variety of 20 undergraduate education programs Exemplary and award-winning student organizations, including Aspiring Educators, […]
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CPS students earn Albertson Medallion
Ten students from the College of Professional Studies are among the 18 recipients of the 2019-20 Albertson Medallion Award at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This is the highest award given by our university; less than one percent of the graduating classes has been selected. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who […]
More...School of Education Celebrates Successes via Virtual Banquet
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Education celebrated teachers and future educators in a virtual awards ceremony on Monday, April 27. [Photo Gallery] The School of Education awarded 66 awards totaling $98,330 as student award winners, alumni teachers, donors and cooperating teachers were recognized in a video presentation. Scholarship Descriptions Partners & Alumni Awards […]
More...Spring 2020 Chancellor’s Leadership Award winners announced
Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, 14 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, demonstrated […]
More...Bud Eagon: 1919-2020
Bud Eagon, former dean of academic support programs, died April 11, 2020, in Amherst Junction, Wisconsin. He was a member of the faculty at UW-Stevens Point from 1950 until he retired in 1984. He was a longtime administrator and teacher, and may have set a record in the number of different positions he filled. He […]
More...Ed.D. Cohort 1 Dissertations
The Ed.D. in Educational Sustainability program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hit a milestone today when Belinda Rudinger, a third-year doctoral student from Dallas, gave a public defense of her dissertation, “Beyond Access: Technology, Blindness, and Self-Determination.” She is the first student in the history of the program to publicly defend her dissertation. Keep […]
More...Nearly 500 CPS students earn Dean’s List honors for fall 2019
Another successful semester is in the books as 495 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 219 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors for the 2019 fall semester at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. Congratulations to all! CPS Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 26 (13)Business […]
More...Temple Grandin inspires, educates UW-Stevens Point students about autism
“Show them what you can do!” That was the empowering message Temple Grandin, Ph.D., one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism, shared during an intimate dinner with a group of UW-Stevens Point students Dec. 3. [Photo Album] The students included the Neurodiversity Alliance support group, the Student Council For Exceptional Children, […]
More...Chancellor’s Leadership Award recipients for fall 2019
Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, 14 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, demonstrated […]
More...UW-Stevens Point receives largest individual gift from Port Edwards teacher
A woman who devoted her career to helping children read has provided the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with the largest individual gift in its 125-year history. A gift of $4.3 million from the estate of Dorothea Harju, an alumna, has been made to the UWSP Foundation for the School of Education. This generous gift will […]
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