Category Archives: Health Sciences and Wellness

UW-Stevens Point earns national Educational Excellence Award from HOSA-Future Health Professionals

Written by UWSPcps - July 10, 2024 at 11:59 am. Comments Off Tags: HOSA, Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

HOSA-Future Health Professionals recognized the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as the recipient of the 2024 Educational Excellence Award for its extraordinary leadership in the educational community to enhance HOSA’s ability to provide opportunities and experiences ultimately helping HOSA members achieve their educational goals to become future health professionals. Becky Konietzki, director of the School of […]

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Study Abroad: Family and Consumer Sciences in United Kingdom

Written by UWSPcps - June 13, 2024 at 8:43 pm. Comments Off Tags: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Through excursions in the United Kingdom, readings, discussions, and the International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) conference attendance, family and consumer sciences students from UW-Stevens Point will explore research, practice, and education related to the field of FCS June 12-30, 2024. The IFHE annual conference is an opportunity for students to learn about current global […]

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Students honored on the spring 2024 Dean’s List

Written by UWSPcps - June 10, 2024 at 7:00 am. Comments Off Tags: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

A total of 637 undergraduate students had a GPA over 3.75–including 289 with a perfect 4.0–to earn dean’s list honors for the spring 2024 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): CPS Dean’s List (* indicates 4.0):Students must […]

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UWSP earns Community Partner Award from Marshfield Clinic Health System

Written by UWSPcps - April 23, 2024 at 2:57 pm. Comments Off Tags: Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The School of Health Sciences and Wellness proudly accepted the 2023 Marshfield Clinic Health System Outstanding Partner in Community Health award for UWSP’s five-year partnership with MCHS on a Wisconsin Partnership Program grant for the Community Connections Team (CCT) program. [View Photos] Recipients of this award work closely with MCHS’s Center for Community Impact and Social Accountability (CISA) […]

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Craig presented CPS Faculty Heroes Award for passion of Healthy Hearing

Written by UWSPcps - April 19, 2024 at 3:28 pm. Comments Off Tags: Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Rachel Craig, Special Olympics Healthy Hearing

Rachel Craig, associate professor of audiology, serves as a clinical director for the Special Olympics Wisconsin Healthy Hearing program. Through training UW-Stevens Point graduate student volunteers to provide hundreds of free hearing screenings and follow-up recommendations, Rachel is making a lasting impact on athletes’ communication ability, quality of life, social interactions and health. Without these […]

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2024 School of Health Sciences and Wellness Scholarship Banquet

Written by UWSPcps - April 19, 2024 at 1:50 pm. Comments Off Tags: UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness celebrated students and donors in an awards ceremony on Friday, April 19. The school presented 94 scholarships totaling $100,255 in the Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center. Slideshow

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Spring 2024 UWSP Chancellor’s Leadership Award winners announced

Written by UWSPcps - April 12, 2024 at 9:47 am. Comments Off Tags: Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, nine 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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Fischer selected to lead School of Health Sciences and Wellness at UW-Stevens Point

Written by UWSPcps - March 25, 2024 at 8:20 am. Comments Off Tags: University of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

Julia Fischer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has been named the assistant dean and head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness, announced College of Professional Studies Dean Rebecca Sommer, Ph.D. Fischer has been serving as the school’s interim assistant dean since June 2023 and replaces Sommer, who was named CPS dean in December. She […]

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2024 Medical Laboratory Science holds signing day for placements

Written by UWSPcps - March 13, 2024 at 10:03 am. Comments Off Tags: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, UW-Stevens Point, UWSP

After a comprehensive interview process with health care organizations, 17 students in the medical laboratory science (MLS) 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 2024. [View Photos] The MLS program (formerly clinical laboratory science) at UW-Stevens […]

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AI Innovations at Work: The Impact of AI on Healthcare, Business, and Industry

Written by UWSPcps - February 23, 2024 at 4:35 pm. Comments Off

Regional professionals and UWSP faculty were in attendance to explore, learn and network as thought leaders gave a glimpse of AI’s transformative potential and uncovered cutting-edge solutions during the AI Innovations at Work: The Impact of AI on Healthcare, Business, and Industry one-day conference at UW-Stevens Point on Feb. 23. [View Photos] Presenters (read full […]

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