“Balance, boundaries and communication are the keys to technology use,” emphasized Dr. Megan Moreno as she spoke with more than 500 local educators, parents, community members and UW-Stevens Point education students Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the Sentry Theater in Stevens Point. The event was the second of a three-part community series called Point in Common. […]
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Four health science students from UW-Stevens Point were recently involved in the inaugural Interprofessional Healthcare Case Competition, sponsored by the Area Health Education Center – WI System (AHEC). The team of Ashley Stangel, Carissa Robertson, Kayla Schultz and Julia VandeHei won third place and a prize of $1,000 for their health care case study. Faculty […]
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The most successful semester ever is in the books at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point as the College of Professional Studies Dean’s List was announced. A total of 544 students earned a GPA over 3.75, including 152 with a perfect 4.0, to earn dean’s list honors. Congratulations to all! Dean’s List by major (number of 4.0): […]
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Faculty and staff engaged in rich conversation at the 18th Annual UW-Stevens Point Teaching Conference “Heads. Hearts. Hands. Valuing Our Learning Community” held in the Dreyfus University Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. [Photo Gallery] The Teaching Conference Planning Committee assembled various panel discussions and presentations that demonstrate UW-Stevens Point’s ongoing commitment to quality teaching that […]
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A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point alumna is among 102 kindergarten through sixth-grade teachers nationwide to be named a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Cathy Fernan, a 1980 graduate from the School of Education, was notified of the 2012 Presidential Teaching award in mid-December. Fernan, of Milton, will receive $10,000 […]
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While other students wrapped up the semester during a blistery cold final week of classes at UW-Stevens Point, Mindy Olson took off for the warm sunshine at Walt Disney World and Sea World in Orlando, Fla. But she wasn’t there on vacation, rather the senior education student provided care during a trip for nine individuals […]
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Each semester, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s best and brightest student leaders are presented with the Chancellor’s Leadership Award. This winter, 17 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, […]
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A group of 12 athletic training sophomores from UW-Stevens Point traveled to the Waunakee EMS station on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to get a hands-on lesson using the simulation mannequin, or SimMan. Waunakee EMS staff members Mike Helt and Eric Furbe ran the students through simulated scenarios with the SimMan along with spineboarding and splinting. The students […]
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As I keep saying and saying and saying, I started my first year here as an English and German double major–and stick with me, I’m going somewhere with this. I can actually pinpoint the moment in my first UW-Stevens Point German class where I began to think that while I loved the language, teaching it […]
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I’m currently in the last semester of my business degree and therefore am taking the capstone course for all business majors: Bus. 480. It’s reputation can be frightening; it is known to be difficult, time consuming, stressful, and cover a lot of topics you probably forgot about from all your degree requirements. Being almost done […]
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