Alexis Wright co-founded Fishing Inspires Special Hearts (F.I.S.H.) to enrich the lives of children with special needs by providing the opportunity to spend time outdoors and get hooked on fishing. During a one-day event each summer, special anglers are paired with experienced fishermen to try to catch the big one! With a double major in […]
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UWSP School of Education Celebrates Teaching and Learning at 2024 banquet
The School of Education hosted its annual Oscar W. Neale Celebration of Teaching and Learning on Monday, April 22 in the UW-Stevens Point Dreyfus University Center. The school presented 87 scholarships and awards, totaling $153,325 to current students and alumni. Congratulations to all the award winners and thank you to our donors for your continued […]
More...Craig presented CPS Faculty Heroes Award for passion of Healthy Hearing
Rachel Craig, associate professor of audiology, serves as a clinical director for the Special Olympics Wisconsin Healthy Hearing program. Through training UW-Stevens Point graduate student volunteers to provide hundreds of free hearing screenings and follow-up recommendations, Rachel is making a lasting impact on athletes’ communication ability, quality of life, social interactions and health. Without these […]
More...2024 School of Health Sciences and Wellness Scholarship Banquet
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness celebrated students and donors in an awards ceremony on Friday, April 19. The school presented 94 scholarships totaling $100,255 in the Laird Room of the Dreyfus University Center. Slideshow
More...Sentry School team wins RMA Case Competition
A team of two sophomores from the Sentry School of Business and Economics took first place and won a $2,000 cash prize in the 3rd Annual Wisconsin RMA (Risk Management Association) Commercial Lending Case Competition Friday, April 12 at the Wisconsin Bankers Association in Madison. UW-Stevens Point students Brooke Peterson ’26 and Mike Brierton ’26 […]
More...Spring 2024 UWSP Chancellor’s Leadership Award winners announced
Each semester, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This semester, nine 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 UW-Stevens Point have contributed significant leadership, demonstrated […]
More...She Means Business
I intended to spend a part of my evening at the Women In Business: She Means Business Panel listening to impactful, empowering, driven women of the community speak on their experiences throughout their careers. What I had not planned on, on the other hand, was meeting one of the panel members, Lyna Matesi, associate professor […]
More...Inaugural Case in Point Business Solutions Competition focuses on opportunities for local tourism
A champion was crowned in a competition that had students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point collaborating with the Stevens Point Area Convention & Visitors Bureau to help find funding solutions for local tourism efforts. The inaugural Case in Point Business Solutions Competition had four teams, made up by 19 students, working on a specific […]
More...UWSP at Wausau MBA student making her mark as an entrepreneur
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point at Wausau student Chee Yang has learned to overcome difficulties and form her own identity to make her impact in Central Wisconsin. From being a member of a first-generation Hmong American family to graduating with her MBA from the UWSP at Wausau campus this May, she has paved her way by […]
More...Fischer selected to lead School of Health Sciences and Wellness at UW-Stevens Point
Julia Fischer, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, has been named the assistant dean and head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Sciences and Wellness, announced College of Professional Studies Dean Rebecca Sommer, Ph.D. Fischer has been serving as the school’s interim assistant dean since June 2023 and replaces Sommer, who was named CPS dean in December. She […]
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