Each semester, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This spring, 18 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 the UWSP have contributed significant leadership, […]
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Empowering future generations by strengthening and extending the ability of schools and community organizations to raise the personal financial capabilities of young adults, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hosted a Family Economics & Financial Education (FEFE) workshop on Saturday, March 16. The workshop provided attendees, including eight UW-Stevens Point family & consumer sciences students, with […]
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Have you ever considered the importance of pleasing all five senses in a restaurant environment? Taste and quality of the food may be priority, but design and décor, scents and more, all play into the satisfaction of customers and the success that the food industry desires. As you walk past the CPS Café in the […]
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The most successful semester ever is in the books in the College of Professional Studies at UW-Stevens Point as the dean’s list reached a record number. A total of 529 students earned a GPA over 3.75, including 169 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors. Congratulations to all! Students with 4.0 by major: Elementary […]
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A new year, a new you–only better! That was the message as students, faculty and staff from the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion & Human Development (HPHD) took part in the You – Only Better Health & Wellness Fair at the Stevens Point Holiday Inn & Convention Center on Monday, Jan. 14. The goal […]
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Some of the best lessons are not found in a textbook, but rather come in the form of personal connections. That was evident as Sue Buck, president of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS), visited the FCS 290: Exploring Family and Consumer Sciences class at UW-Stevens Point. Buck spoke to Susan Turgeson’s […]
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I look at the clock and there are 10 minutes left. My heart is pounding and I’m sure everyone within a mile can hear it, yet I calmly give directions: plate the pumpkin cheesecake and garnish it with whipped cream and a mint leaf. I can only imagine how the Iron Chef contestants feel. Being […]
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The ability to attend national conferences where students can network with professionals is one of the opportunities students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point take full advantage of. That includes four students from UWSP’s family and consumer science program who were in attendance at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference in Phoenix this […]
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A research poster featuring data collected from one of UW-Stevens Point’s cornerstone courses, HPW 102: The Healthy American, earned the Award of Excellence – Research Poster at the 37th Annual National Wellness Conference. Three faculty members from the School of Health Promotion & Human Development – Tom Wetter, Ph.D., Kelly Schoonaert, Ph.D., and Annie Wetter, […]
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Offering an opportunity to bring together professionals and students in the wide variety of family life fields, the International Student Conference on Family Life Education and Wisconsin Council on Family Relations (WICFR) Annual Conference was held Thursday-Saturday at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The event was organized by Sterling Wall, Ph.D., an associate professor from […]
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