Category Archives: Academics

Fellowship Opportunities Enrich our Community

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Quyen Hom

Academic fellowships allow graduate students to collaborate with a non-profit or business to achieve a strategic goal for a specific project or a period of time. Fellows are professional MBA Candidates who enter the work environment to share experience and knowledge. Like interns, fellows can have a powerful impact on the growth of a business […]

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Issues in Aging students experience Virtual Dementia Tour

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Dementia

In partnership with the Aging & Disability Resource Center of Portage County and Dementia Care Specialist Carley Prochaska ’15, UW-Stevens Point students in HS 410 – Issues in Aging gained experiential learning last week to a Virtual Dementia Tour (VDT). The VDT is a sensory tour using technology designed to alter the senses to the […]

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School of Business Internships Build Local Businesses

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Internship Expo Participants

UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics, a nationally recognized business school, is one of three in Wisconsin that requires internship credits for graduation. The UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics (SBE) creates career-ready graduates in the majors of accounting, business administration, business economics, data analytics, finance, management, and marketing. Internships are an essential […]

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Dietetics graduates matched with internships

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Dietetics Seniors

It was a perfect match this spring as all seven dietetics students from UW-Stevens Point who applied for a dietetic internship were successfully matched for their 1,200-hour supervised internship that is a necessary prerequisite for becoming a Registered Dietitian. Six students will graduate in May, while one graduated from the program in December 2021. This […]

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School of Business and Economics honors students, donors at 2022 Awards Banquet

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SBE Banquet

The School of Business and Economics hosted its annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet on Friday, April 29 in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center, sponsored by Associated Bank. The school presented 113 scholarships and awards, totaling $145,030 to students. Congratulations to all the award winners and thank you to our donors for your continued support. […]

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Communication Sciences and Disorders celebrates 60 years at UW-Stevens Point

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CSD faculty

The Communication Sciences and Disorders program at UW-Stevens Point is celebrating 60 years of teaching, learning and serving the community. “I am grateful for the faculty, staff and students who have made and currently make our department a center of excellence for learning, professional preparation and community engagement,” said program directory Julia Fischer, Ph.D. “Everyone […]

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Fernholz’s literacy work in Nicaragua leads to CPS Faculty Heroes Award

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Lynda Fernholz

Since 2015, Lynda Fernholz from the UW-Stevens Point School of Education has served in a leadership capacity with several non-profit organizations to increase the literacy proficiency rates of children and adolescents living in rural communities in Nicaragua. She travels to Nicaragua frequently to provide teacher training for Nicaraguan adolescents and adults who teach literacy skills […]

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Operation Sparkle founder earns 2022 CPS Heroes Award

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Emma Dix

Emma (Dix) Geiser founded Operation Sparkle, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering the lives of area high school girls for a prom experience–free of charge. Emma believes every girl should be able to experience the magic and joy of simply being a teenage girl regardless of financial stability. The UW-Stevens Ponit School of Education student […]

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School of Education honors students, alumni at 2022 Celebration of Teaching and Learning

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School of Ed banquet

The School of Education hosted its annual Oscar W. Neale Celebration of Teaching and Learning on Monday, April 25 in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center. The school presented 92 scholarships and awards, totaling $130,340 to current students and alumni. Congratulations to all the award winners and thank you to our donors for your continued […]

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UWSP Business students present at UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, Creative Activity

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Symposium

Three students from the UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics were a part of the 20th Annual UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research, Scholarly, Creative Activity on Friday, April 20, 2022, at UW-Whitewater. [View Photos] Callie Wulk Avoiding Sour Grapes and Bitter Hops: How Wisconsin Laws can Nurture the Local Wineries and Breweries that […]

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