The UW-Stevens Point Chapter of Aspiring Educators (formerly Student Wisconsin Education Association) received six WEAC Region 9 Aspiring Educators of Wisconsin awards at the April Representative Assembly and Leadership Training in Wisconsin Dells. Each award required a paper and two letters of recommendation. Outstanding Friend of Student WEA Award – Patricia Okray The friend of […]
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Overall Goal of Internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how the Stevens Point Area YMCA 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 […]
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It’s not uncommon to find siblings attending the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. But not many sisters and brothers have the experience of starting college, taking nearly all their classes and preparing for graduation as a group of two – or three. As sisters and triplets, Rachel, Fran and Jackie Weiss have had this special university […]
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Overall Goal of internship At completion of this internship, the intern will gain an excellent understanding and knowledge of how The City of Boulder 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 […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Alecia Ahrens Spring 17′ During my time at ITT, I was given many opportunities to interact with the community of Austin. I attended expos, taught after-school programs, and coordinated Choose Healthier Street Team. At the expos, I promoted It’s Time Texas and the health benefitting resources it provides for the […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Promotion and Human Development recognized its top students at the 2017 Scholarship Celebration on Thursday, April 13. Special thank you to our featured donor speaker Catherine Lader ’73, MS ’79 and alumni speaker Aaron Hunnel ’13 for inspiring all of us! [Photo Gallery] Dean’s Awards Family and Consumer Sciences Outstanding […]
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Two exhibits of undergraduate research from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies were on display at the 14th annual Research in the Rotunda event Wednesday, April 12, at the State Capitol in Madison. UW-Stevens Point athletic training undergraduates Nicole Slovensky, Tara Schmidt, Teri Edlebeck and Mitchell Willert presented their research on “Does Chronic […]
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After his mom had a brain tumor, Logan Hermsen had to grow up fast and help raise his two brothers. Now, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point senior is a two-time NCAA wrestling national champion and wants to go into a career in health care, inspired by his mother’s journey. For that, he has earned the […]
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The Special Needs Aquatic Program (SNAP) at UW-Stevens Point was developed by Rory Suomi, Ph.D., in the fall of 1992. One of the missions given to Suomi as a new faculty in adapted physical education was to develop programs in the newly built therapeutic pool. Since usage of the therapeutic pool has limitations due to […]
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The UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions handed out dean’s awards and scholarships at its 2017 Awards Reception Friday, April 7 in the CPS Café. [Photo Gallery] Dean’s Awards Athletic Training Outstanding Sophomore: Alexandra Schanck Outstanding Junior: Bethany Anderson Outstanding Senior: David Londo Clinical Laboratory Science – Medical Technology Outstanding First Year: Isabel Cabrera […]
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