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 […]
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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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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: […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Kylie Behnke 15′ Interning at the Fidelity Investments Fitness Center was an incredible experience. While working in this corporate fitness center I was given the opportunity to teach group fitness, facilitate fitness assessments, shadow personal training, exercise prescription, design programs, create promotional pieces, and above all developing relationships with the […]
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Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how Health Fitness Corporation 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 promotional and […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Elissa Albert 15′ As an intern at Ridge to Reef farm I came in knowing next to nothing about how to farm. With eagerness and excitement, Farm Manager Andy Pac showed me the way. I began week to week shadowing one of the five farm hands and learning their part […]
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Overall Goal of internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how SPYMCA 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 promotional and marketing projects […]
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Three University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point health promotion/wellness alumni have been named to the Top 100 Health Promotion Professionals by the Wellness Council of America (WELCO). Aaron Hunnel ’13 Hunnel currently works as a wellness coordinator for Network Health, a Health Insurance Company based in northeast Wisconsin. He help people live healthier lives by administering the […]
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