Category Archives: Health Sciences and Wellness

CPS Dean’s List announced for Spring 2015

Dean's List

Spring semester grades are in and a total of 482 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 158 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: 22 (8) Accounting: 23 (5) Business […]

More...

The adventures of Baotou

 Comments Off on The adventures of Baotou Tags: , , , ,

Our time in Baotou has been short, but full of great experiences! A long train ride, a night with a host family, a visit to a farm and a camel ride–we have done it all! My first night in Baotou was spent with a host family, who had a 16-year-old daughter who spoke very little […]

More...

Imagine this life

 Comments Off on Imagine this life Tags: , , , , , , ,

An unfinished brick building with bunk beds crammed into two small rooms, a small kitchen, no storage for household items, surrounded by more than 100 Chinese acres of fields. This is not the kind of orphanage I imagined. I imagined a building, with lots of beds lined up, kids playing and chairs to rock babies […]

More...

Mid-trip reflection and relaxation

 Comments Off on Mid-trip reflection and relaxation Tags: , , , , ,

I can’t believe we are about half way into our trip already! Today we had some free time and Prof. Li found a place for those of us who were interested to go for massages. It was the perfect mid-trip relaxation after a long flight, sleeping in hotel beds, and lots of walking. I got […]

More...

Chinese Education

 Comments Off on Chinese Education Tags: , , , ,

Hello from Tianjin, China! As of Monday, May 25 we have arrived in Tianjin, China. We are staying at a hotel in walking distance to Tianjin University. With the help of student ambassadors from the university, we are being able to visit many Chinese schools and learn about their education system. On Tuesday we went […]

More...

Hello UWSP from China!

 Comments Off on Hello UWSP from China! Tags: , , , , ,

Hello UWSP from China! We have all safely made it to China and enjoyed our first few days! We are a part of a three-week trip where we will be introduced to the most modern, and still developing, aspects of Chinese culture and family life. Professor Cuiting Li, who is originally from China, is leading […]

More...

Chancellor’s Leadership Award honors 2015 graduates

 Comments Off on Chancellor’s Leadership Award honors 2015 graduates Tags: , , ,

Each semester, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This spring, 16 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 UWSP have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated […]

More...

Students present at UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity

 Comments Off on Students present at UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Tags: , , , ,

Research on interior architecture of a Veterans Home and nutritional intervention during resistance training highlighted the work of six College of Professional Studies students from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point who presented at the 14th Annual UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity on April 24 at the UW-Milwaukee Student Union. Joshua Raether: […]

More...

Never lose sight of your dreams!

 Comments Off on Never lose sight of your dreams! Tags: , , , ,

I hope everyone had a great spring break and is now excited and eager to be back at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for the remainder of the semester! I wanted to share with everyone an inspiring story from an individual on our campus. I work as an office associate in the School of Health […]

More...

HPW Internship: Mary Greeley Medical Center

 Comments Off on HPW Internship: Mary Greeley Medical Center

HPW Student Internship Experience – Sarah (Dugenske)Meier 15′ Interning at Mary Greeley Medical Center has provided me with a wide variety of experiences as I have jumped around to different departments. My first week was spent at my home base in the human resource/education department where I learned some background knowledge on the former employee […]

More...