Category Archives: Academics

Keep Calm and Study On: Oxford

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We arrived in Heathrow, London around 10 a.m. London time (4 a.m. Chicago time). Our British Airlines flight 296 was equipped with personal screens to play recent movies, music and games, so the seven hours seemed to fly between naps. Upon our arrival over the pond we found our coach bus that would take us […]

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It’s The Final Countdown!

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Just hours to go before we board a plane and start our adventure!! Don’t worry, I am still packing up my suitcase… Packing 101 Make a list of items to pack Wow, was that challenging enough! Prof. Caro sent us a list of all that she is packing and the International Programs Office sent us […]

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The Final Countdown: Two Days to Takeoff

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For those of you who don’t know, my name is Taylor Buresch, a senior special education major with minors in cognitive disabilities and Spanish. I am more than excited to not only embark on the trip of a lifetime to Namibia, Africa, with 14 fellow students and Professor Patty Caro, but also to share my […]

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More than 500 students earn CPS Dean’s List honors

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The grades are in for the spring semester and a total of 506 students had a GPA over 3.75, including 173 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Professional Studies. Congratulations to all! Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): Athletic Training: 17 (5) Accounting: […]

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Full Swing

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We are in the full swing of things here at UW-Stevens Point!! Myself and 14 other students are traveling to Namibia, Africa, a country just north of South Africa. We are going to be helping at a visually impaired school in Windhoek, where students were abandoned by their parents and have all different levels of […]

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In Review: Spring Commencement 2014

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Record number graduate from UW-Stevens Point More than 1,400 students earned their degrees from UW-Stevens Point Saturday, as Peter McPartland, CEO and chairman of the board at Sentry Insurance, told grads to create their own job market. View Photos   Faculty get one last goodbye Students walk through a tunnel of supporting faculty at commencement. […]

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CPS students among Albertson Award Recipients

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Nine students from the College of Professional Studies are among the 2013-14 recipients of the Albertson Medallion Award at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This is the highest award given by our university; less than one percent of the graduating classes has been selected. These students are a select group of graduating seniors who have […]

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Kluetz named ASID Fellow

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Emeritus Professor Patricia Kluetz of the UW-Stevens Point Division of Interior Architecture will receive the highest honor in her profession as the American Society of Interior Designers announced its 2014 ASID Class of Fellows. The title of fellow is awarded annually to individuals who demonstrate outstanding service and contributions to ASID, the profession and the interior […]

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Faculty and staff earn University Awards

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Excellence and service of UW-Stevens Point faculty and staff, including many from the College of Professional Studies, was recognized Monday, May 5 at the University Awards Reception in the Dreyfus University Center Alumni Room. Academic Staff Spirit of Community Service Award Eva Donohoo Assistant to the Dean for Communication, College of Professional Studies This award […]

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Student Named Hero for Saving Stranger’s Life

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By Ashley Remington ’15 How does someone save a life of a person they have never met? Dillon Huth, a senior athletic training student at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, did just that when he donated bone marrow to a stranger in need through the Be The Match Foundation. For his efforts and courage, Huth […]

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