In an emergency, communication is key. But what happens when someone is unable to communicate to first responders or medical personnel? First-year graduate student Jim McMahon and Professor Julia King, Ph.D. from the UW-Stevens Point School of Communicative Disorders visited the Stevens Point Fire Department this week to present about aphasia, an impairment of language […]
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The ability to attend national conferences where students can network with professionals is one of the opportunities students at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point take full advantage of. That includes four students from UWSP’s family and consumer science program who were in attendance at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference in Phoenix this […]
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College is time for experiences that last a lifetime. For Carolyn Matthews, a fourth-year interior architecture student at UW-Stevens Point, that once-in-a-lifetime experience came in the form of world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble visited UWSP Oct. 15-18, 2012, as part of the Sentry Insurance Invitation to the Arts in […]
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Every year, the UW-Stevens Point ROTC Department puts on the Joint Field Training Exercise (JFTX) and this year was no exception. The Pointer Battalion put on an exhilarating, high-tempo event. With students from MSL 101 and MSL 201, the Pointer Battalion set out for a very fun filled Saturday at Fort McCoy, Wis. Students were […]
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Fall in Central Wisconsin is a sight to see. Adding to the wonderful colors of the trees is the big business of the cranberry marshes. The end of September through October is harvest time, so Prof. Elizabeth Martin and a group of 24 School of Business & Economics students visited Glacial Lake Cranberries on […]
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Students in IA 411 Senior Studio explored the Dreyfus University Center to gain an understanding of how people with disabilities maneuver in and interact with a space for their class project designing a 40,000-square foot spa for clients with disabilities. Photo Gallery “Architectural and interior designs tend to communicate predominantly through visual components, while other […]
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From the DPI: In a surprise ceremony at her school, Amy (Mroczenski) Traynor ’98, a mathematics teacher at DeLong Middle School in Eau Claire, was named Wisconsin’s Middle School Teacher of the Year for the 2012-13 school year. State Superintendent Tony Evers made the announcement during an all-school assembly. As part of the Teacher of […]
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Two UW-Stevens Point business students, Sarah Wilkerson and Dan Konicek, accompanied by Prof. Elizabeth Martin, recently attended the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Society for Human Resources Management. Drawing HR professionals from around the state, the conference took place in Wisconsin Dells, on October 3-5. The students were active participants in the conference, assisting with […]
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Fourth-year UW-Stevens Point interior architecture student Meg Buchmann (second from left) received a $1,000 scholarship award from the Wisconsin Chapter of American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) on Thursday, Sept. 27. Also pictured are IA alumni Amanda Krause ’11 (far left) and Nicole Greuel ’11 (center). In addition, Veta Traxler ’09 was awarded the ASID […]
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UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics student Jennifer Haack ’12 went from interning at a local farm to living with the family and helping run the business with what she’s learned in the classroom. At the UW-Stevens Point School of Business and Economics: It’s not just business, it’s personal.
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