Category Archives: Health Sciences and Wellness – 2

Issues in Aging students experience Virtual Dementia Tour

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Dementia

In partnership with the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County and Dementia Care Specialist Carley Prochaska ’15, UW-Stevens Point students in HS 410 – Issues in Aging gained experiential learning last week to a Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT). The VDT is a sensory tour using technology designed to alter the senses to the […]

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Dietetics graduates matched with internships

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Dietetics Seniors

It was a perfect match this spring as all seven dietetics students from UW-Stevens Point who applied for a dietetic internship were successfully matched for their 1,200-hour supervised internship that is a necessary prerequisite for becoming a Registered Dietitian. Six students will graduate in May, while one graduated from the program in December 2021. This […]

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Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrates 60 years at UW-Stevens Point

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CSD faculty

The Communication Sciences and Disorders program at UW-Stevens Point is celebrating 60 years of teaching, learning and serving the community. “I am grateful for the faculty, staff and students who have made and currently make our department a center of excellence for learning, professional preparation and community engagement,” said program directory Julia Fischer, Ph.D. “Everyone […]

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2022 School of Health Sciences and Wellness Scholarship Banquet

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SHSW Banquet

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness celebrated students and donors in its first in-person awards ceremony on Friday, April 22. The school presented 96 scholarships and 30 Dean’s Awards totaling $70,500 in the Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center. Program Book Photo Gallery

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Students present about mask-wearing, alcohol laws at 2022 Research in the Rotunda

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UW-Stevens Point students Callie Wulk ’24 (business administration), Catie Gage ’24 (dietetics) and Sophia Reddan ’22 (health science – pre-athletic training) were among elite undergraduate students from around the UW System who shared their work with legislators, regents, faculty and fellow student researchers at the 18th annual Research in the Rotunda at the State Capitol […]

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2022 Clinical Laboratory Science placement signing day

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Clinical Lab Signing Day

After a comprehensive interview process with health care organizations, 23 students in the clinical laboratory science (CLS) program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are set to be placed at facilities around the state for six- and nine-month clinical practicums beginning in fall 2022. [View Photos] The CLS program at UW-Stevens Point is among the […]

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UW-Stevens Point alumni in key roles for Olympic team

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Haley Rock and Brian Idalski at Olympics

The Chinese National women’s ice hockey team may not be the first team you’d cheer on at the Olympics. But this team has the strongest ties to northcentral and western Wisconsin.   It is coached by Brian Idalski, and Hailey Rock is its athletic trainer. Both are University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumni, and Rock is from […]

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Navigating the ICU: Nurses reflect on the struggles of working on the frontlines of the pandemic

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Treazure Kotlowski

Hospital workers have been working long, stressful hours to provide care to COVID-19 patients.  The last two years haven’t been easy for SSM Health nurses working at local hospitals. UW-Stevens Point RN to BSN student Treazure Kotlowski is a registered nurse working at SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Baraboo. She says she’ll never forget the […]

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Students honored on fall 2021 CPS Dean’s List

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Dean's List

A total of 571 students had a GPA over 3.75–including 262 with a perfect 4.0–to earn dean’s list honors for the 2021 fall semester in the College of Professional Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Congratulations to all! CPS Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Accounting: 23 (14)Business Administration: 39 (17)Clinical Lab Science: […]

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Chancellor’s Leadership Award winners for fall 2021

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Chancellor Gibson

Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, 21 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 […]

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