We have finally made it to Phase 4 of our IA 311 project. THE END IS NEAR!! This phase consists of tweaking, proofreading and tweaking our final technical drawings once again. Our technical drawing packet includes: dimensioned floor plan, coded furniture plan, coded finish plan, elevations, detail drawings, section cuts, lighting plan, reflected ceiling plan, […]
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It’s that time of year when you see smiling faces and and hear that familiar sound of a bell ringing. Three members of Sigma Mu Tau (Lynsey Kimmins, Zahira Jadavji and Mandy Proulx) took part of the longstanding holiday tradition by volunteering as Salvation Army Red Kettle bell ringers at Trig’s in Stevens Point on […]
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A design by Stevens Point architect and UWSP Senior Lecture of Interior Architecture Thomas Brown of the Mead Wildlife Area Education and Visitor Center has been honored with the “2011 Green Building Award,” from the WoodWorks Central United States Region this week. WoodWorks is an initiative of the Wood Products Council, which is a cooperative […]
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Doug Buehl, author of “Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning” spoke to School of Education students at UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Buehl presented on effective strategies for learning in middle and secondary level content areas. He used his wealth of knowledge, shared examples and experience, always sprinkled with a bit of humor. Buehl has […]
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Students from Amherst High School got an up-close and personal peek into the world of anatomy when they visited the UW-Stevens Point Department of Athletic Training on Friday, Dec. 2. Sara (Becker) Pate, ’01, a teacher and Licensed Athletic Trainer at Amherst, brought her Anatomy Physiology class to her alma mater for a special Athletic […]
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(from the Pointer Alumnus) Marsha (Kostechka) Herman, ’82, Sun Prairie, received a wonderful surprise on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at a special all-school assembly at Westside Elementary in Sun Prairie, where she has taught for 20 years. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s State Superintendent Tony Evers announced that she had won Wisconsin’s Elementary Teacher of […]
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“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success.” — Alexander Graham Bell UW-Stevens Point has been preparing outstanding teachers since 1894, so it’s no surprise graduates from the UWSP School of Education are some of the most talented teachers the country. Part of the educational training includes the Elementary Methods Block, which is taken […]
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While many people filled up on turkey, stuffing and cranberries during the Thanksgiving weekend, Deborah Tang, associate lecturer of dietetics at UW-Stevens Point, presented on “Maintaining Weight Over the Holidays” to the Healthy Habits group on Wednesday, Nov. 23 in the Oak Room at Ministry Home Care downtown Stevens Point. The group discussed and exchanged […]
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UW-Stevens Point students in Health Science 105 Survey of Common Disease showcased their findings of the importance of becoming culturally aware of a patient’s needs at a poster presentation in the Dreyfus University Center Laird Room Wednesday, Nov. 23. The students collaborated in groups and discovered how diverse backgrounds are related to major disease […]
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Hi, my name is Mandy and I am the fourth and final group member. We finished up our phase 2 of final drawings and final selection of materials, ordered samples and then moved onto the next phase. Phase 3, much to our liking, was pounded out very quickly because it only consisted of completing a […]
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