HPW Student Internship Experience – Riley Charette Spring 17′ Interning at Kinema Fitness so far has been an extremely beneficial and exciting experience. I have worked mainly at the Schaumburg location, however, on certain days I have been going to different sites. It allows me to see different sides of different corporate facilities and exposes […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Ava Barr Spring 17′ Interning at the Old Mill Center (OMC) has introduced me to many new aspects of health and has inspired me to look more in-depth at the barriers many families face regarding health. The Old Mill Center began as an integrated classroom and has since added four […]
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Guest author Jacob Gilarski ’18, School of Business and Economics Peer Adviser The life of a college student is not something you are trained for growing up. Some students may not even decide that they want to venture into the college life until after they are out of high school, while others may spend a […]
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The Army ROTC program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point welcomed Major Wendy R. Tokach as the new department chair and assistant professor of military science in August 2017. MAJ Tokach was born and raised in Mandan, North Dakota. She enlisted in the North Dakota Army National Guard in 1995 as a photojournalist and after […]
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Rebecca Sommer has been named the associate dean of the College of Professional Studies and department head of the UW-Stevens Point School of Health Care Professions, announced CPS Dean Marty Loy. Sommer, who replaces Sue Raab as department head, holds a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and a B.S. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from UW-Madison. She previously […]
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Pointers, This is it. College is over. I still can’t wrap my mind around it. It’s been almost two months since I’ve graduated and commissioned and I have so much to catch you up on. First, commissioning was amazing. It was such a bittersweet moment. My entire family was able to make the drive from […]
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As the campus sits quieter than normal in the first few weeks of July, I came to find out that I’ve currently spend over 25% of my life either as a student or an employee at UW-Stevens Point. As I approach my eighth year on campus – four as a student, and quickly approaching four […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Kristyn Mattson Spring 17′ Interning at Portage County under the Human Resources department is a very interesting and exciting experience. Here you are housed with the task of coordinating an entire wellness program for all employees at Portage County. It may seem intimidating to run the company’s entire wellness program, […]
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HPW Student Internship Experience – Austin Ryf 16′ Interning at Bellin Health, specifically with the Strength & Conditioning staff, was a very rewarding experience. The knowledge and experiences I gained from UWSP coursework set me up perfectly to succeed and really enjoy this internship. I was able to learn from physical therapists, personal trainers, athletic […]
More...HPW Internship Student Perspective – Troy Atkinson 16′ Having my internship at the Aspirus YMCA was an extremely valuable and wholesome opportunity. During the course of my internship I was able to learn about and help with many different areas such as Diabetes and Chronic Disease Prevention, program creation and management, and wellness center logistics […]
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