HPW Student Internship Experience – Kyle Johnson 15′ Interning at NTS has been a phenomenal opportunity to challenge my abilities and skills developed from my education through Health Promotion and Wellness. Serving as a strength and conditioning intern I was able to utilize my knowledge in exercise and physiology to aid athletes in properly training […]
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HPW Internship: Ascension Employer Solutions
HPW Student Internship Experience – Kathy Derks Summer 17′ Interning with Ascension – Employer Solutions being a EAP Intern was an eye-opening experience. I was pushed out of my comfort zone, forced to be able to adapt and gained valuable life lessons. Over the course of my internship I researched, created and co-facilitated numerous trainings […]
More...HPW Internship: Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Overall Goal of internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin provides a variety of health and wellness programs to employees/community-sponsored events. The intern will gain experience in behavior change facilitation including Health Risk Assessment, intervention, and reassessment, and will create […]
More...CPS Dean’s List announced for Spring 2015
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
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
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
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
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!
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
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 […]
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